April 17th is National High-Five Day!
The third Thursday in April is a day for high fives. A day for high-fiving your neighbor as you walk past their apartment. A day for high-fiving your coworker as you pass them on the way to the water cooler. A day for high-fiving a random person in the grocery store who happens to like the same blend of coffee as you. Today, high fives should be your main form of greeting, congratulation, and display of agreement or general satisfaction. The high five is a wonderful way to send a non-intrusive and encouraging salutation to your fellow man.
Turn it into a dance. I find that dancing it out seems to get me out of many awkward situations.
Grab their hand and make them high five you back. YOU WILL NOT IGNORE ME! I will not be left hanging!
"Could've had a V8" them. Not your best option but I can guarantee that they will be disoriented enough to forget that you were trying to give them a high five in the first place.
Pretend to wave at someone behind them. Oh you? I wasn't trying to high five you. I was just waving at my friend, no big deal.
Run your hand through your hair. Smooooooth.
High five anyone and everyone that you can. Unless you think it will get you into trouble. Personally, I have a really boss, so she won't mind a high five when I get in to work. But some bosses may see it as a disrespectful or flippant behavior. Give your high fives with care. Check out these ten different types of high fives for reference.


UM Lohia Two Wheelers, the Indian arm of the American motorcycle maker, UM International LLC, along with Lohia Auto recently concluded its Hi-Land Quest, it's first ever tour of Ladakh with its motorcycle club ROAR – Rebels On A Renegade. The 15 day tour started in Delhi covering Manali, Sarchu, Leh, Hunder and finally concluded in Chandigarh covering a total distance of 2300 kms.
ROAR has been operational for the last 10 months with 18 chapters across the country. The club has been extremely active on-ground and on social media, conducting weekend rides. The ride initiatives are taken up by dealerships, wherein they organize breakfast and overnight rides for customers twice a month. ROAR has been building a lot of properties for its customers along with undertaking CSR activities involving members and communities around them.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajeev Mishra, CEO, UM Lohia Two-Wheelers Pvt. Ltd said, "We were quite excited to organize the 'Hi-Land Quest' as it was our first long distance expedition with ROAR. Not just the customers but we were also equally looking forward to test the durability of our motorcycles there along with the fact that it's the most breath taking terrain on the planet, one that not only tests machines but also man! The ride was an absolute success, and we're proud of our customers, motorcycles and our team that led this ride, ensuring everyone had a fabulous time. We're looking forward to having more customers for next year's Hi-Land Quest ".


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Sośnica japońska (Sciadopitys verticillata Sieb. & Zucc.) – gatunek zimozielonego drzewa, będący jedynym współczesnym przedstawicielem rodziny sośnicowatych (Sciadopityaceae). Jest żywą skamieniałością ze względu na brak bliskich żyjących krewnych. W mezozoiku gatunek był szeroko rozprzestrzeniony. Współcześnie występuje w stanie dzikim tylko w Japonii, gdzie zachował się na nielicznych stanowiskach w naturze na wyspach Honsiu, Kiusiu i Sikoku. Rośnie tam w górskich, wilgotnych lasach w wilgotnym klimacie o łagodnych zimach, na żyznych, głębokich i kwaśnych glebach.

Roślina charakterystyczna z powodu okółkowego ułożenia miękkich, dość szerokich igieł. Ze względu na efektowny pokrój jest uprawiana, przy czym wymaga stanowisk wilgotnych – źle znosi susze. W warunkach polskich polecana do uprawy tylko w zachodniej części kraju.

Morfologia
 Pokrój  W stanie dzikim dorasta do 40 m wysokości (po 30 latach osiąga zwykle ok. 10 m), w Polsce osiąga zwykle 7-8 m. Korona gęsta, stożkowata, u starszych osobników szeroka.
 Pień  Kora jest czerwonawo-brązowa i łuszczy się długimi płatami, pędy brunatno-szare pokryte długimi, łuskowatymi igłami.
 Liście  W postaci podwójnych igieł, osiągających do 14 cm długości i 3–4 mm szerokości, wyrastających w okółkach w kątach drobnych liści łuskowatych na końcach pędów, poza tym rozproszone wzdłuż nich.
 Organy generatywne  Roślina jednopienna, szyszki męskie kulistawe, wyrastają w skupieniach na końcach krótkopędów, żeńskie wyrastają pojedynczo. Dojrzałe mają kształt kulistawo-jajowaty długości do 10 cm, nie rozpadają się po dojrzeniu.

Zastosowanie
 Roślina ozdobna W Polsce uprawiana jest głównie w ogrodach botanicznych, arboretach, lecz coraz częściej sadzona jest także w ogrodach ze względu na swoją dostępność w ofercie handlowej.

Zmienność
Przykłady spośród rosnącej liczby kultywarów tego gatunku: 'Aurea', 'Big Filip', 'Gold Star', 'Golden Rush', 'Grüne Kugel', 'Sternschnuppe'.

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It's the latest buzz in business: to be a successful company these days, you need to attract and retain so-called "rock star" employees : highly talented, high performing, ambitious young professionals.
There's only one problem with that hype, authors Charles Duhigg and Adam Grant remind us in their latest books: it doesn't work. The real rock star companies aren't those with rock star employees. It's those with highly committed, one-company men and women.
It seems a bit counter-intuitive at first, both Duhigg and Grant admit in their respective books, Smarter, Faster, Better and Originals . Research from the first dotcom era indicated there are broadly five types of companies: those with a "star culture" with rock star employees, those with an engineering culture, those with a bureaucratic or authoritarian culture, and finally those with a so-called commitment culture. The latter, Duhigg clarifies, are like a throwback to a corporate culture from times past, where men and women remain at the same company for their entire careers.
When sociologists James Barron and Michael Hannan, who led the study, looked at the success rate over time, they found an odd result. While rock star employees often helped their companies reach success in terms of an initial public offering, as often they led a company to its demise.
But there was one blueprint far superior to the others, Grant says: commitment. "When founders had a commitment blueprint, the failure rate was zero," he wrote. The reason for that remarkable result was that the founders of such companies focused on finding people with a cultural fit over skills and potential. They also worked to build strong emotional bonds, rather than giving autonomy and challenging tasks, which was the case for star blueprint companies. It was a recipe for long-term success. Or as Grant summarized it: skills and stars are fleeting, commitment lasts.
If companies want be successful today, they might thus do well to foster an age-old corporate culture: that of the one-company men and women. To obtain such a culture among employees anno 2016, Duhigg advises, companies should invest heavily in training, avoid layoffs whenever possible, and offer generous maternity and paternity leave, daycare programmes and home office. Those strategies won't pay off in the short run, as they can be hard to implement and costly, but they work over the long term.
The benefits are legion, Duhigg says. In commitment cultures, a sense of trust emerges among workers, managers and customers. Employees are motivated to work harder and to stick together through the inevitable setback a company faces. And ultimately, a commitment culture also results in higher levels of teamwork and a higher psychological safety, increasing productivity and limiting absenteeism and people leaving the firm.
But for all the benefits of a commitment blueprint, the model also carries one potentially lethal shortcoming, Grant warns: a mono-culture. As an example, he points to Polaroid, a company that carefully and successfully fostered a commitment culture among its employees, but almost went bankrupt when the digital revolution took place. Even though digitization was known to Polaroid as early as 1980, the company and its employees dismissed it could ever replace printed photos. The company's founder had built a well-oiled, well-run company of committed employees, but they had also become a mono-culture blind to outside forces disrupting their industry.
To overcome that possibly lethal hurdle, Grant proposes companies find ways to keep in dissenting opinions, even if that feels awkward. "Dissenting opinions are useful even if they're wrong," he says, because disrupting consensus encourages group members to engage in divergent thinking. Combining a highly committed culture with one with dissenting employees is possible, he says, because group bonding is not affected by dissenting opinions. People can respectfully disagree, and still be highly loyal to each other and their company.
In all, it remains an intriguing thought: if you want to build a successful company, you should not attract the biggest rock stars. A loyal orchestra of employees will perform better – provided there is a dissenting tone every once in a while, to keep everyone focused.
Adam Grant is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a professor in the Global Leadership Fellows Programme. His book Originals is on sale now. Charles Duhigg is a New York Times columnist and author of Smarter, Faster, Better , on sale now. This post is part of a leadership series from the World Economic Forum's Global Leadership Fellows programme .


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JPMorgan Chase Blockchain Project is Scaling Effectively – Report
The DLT system, called Interbank Information Network, has shown its first significant results in transaction settlements, according to US media reports.
by Marin Marinov
US multinational bank JPMorgan Chase has conducted successful tests of its blockchain-based payment system, dubbed Interbank Information Network (IIN). The project is now able to scale transactions effectively, Financial Times reported on Monday.
II N scaling capabilities are working very well, but JPMorgan expects the system to settle around 300,000 transactions daily when fully launched. In comparison, the international Swift payment system manages 14.5 million cross-border transactions on an average every day. However, the IIN capabilities can grow if more banks join the project, which now has more than seventy participants, JPMorgan told FT.
Commenting on those results, David Treat, head of Accenture's capital markets blockchain practice said:
"Certainly from a size of ecosystem perspective and starting to do something in production, having [so many] banks [participate in IIN] and some of the world's biggest banks is a big deal."
JPMorgan Chase will focus IIN on the issues where blockchain can help banks to tackle the growing competition from fintech players like Revolut. The project will bet on speeding up the transactions, but will not expect cost savings as the JPMorgan is not sure whether the distributed ledger technology system (DLT) can be so effective in that area.
"Blockchain is frankly a great technology, however, I'm not sure that the initial hypothesis that everyone had about saving significant sums of money is where you'll see a lot of the new products being developed," Umar Farooq, the head of blockchain at JPMorgan said as quoted by FT.
"It will be much more about doing things that could not be done without blockchain technology, creating new products…When you look at it purely as an expense saving mechanism that limits the potential of the technology."
IIN recent tests have shown that the blockchain can manage problematic payments or resolve various errors instantly, much better results than the existing software solutions, which handles those process for around two days, mainly due to compliance issues.
JPMorgan Chase revealed IIN in October 2017 with two participants, Royal Bank of Canada and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. A year later, the project tapped more than seventy new banks, including Santander, Société Générale, Credit Agricole, and National Bank of Canada.
by Marin Marinov, 13 November 2018

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2019 New York International Auto Show Highlights
The highlights from the 2019 NY Auto Show. Went on a Saturday, shooting free hand on a smartphone and the place being crowded was a bit of a challenge. Would need to invest in a gimbal and camera equipment for future videos.
Tetsuo speedpainting on the iPad
I have been wanting to get into digital art for a while as I have always been awed and inspired by the talented digital artists out there.
While painting on the latest Wacom cintiqs would have been ideal. The most accessible way to get into digital art in recent years have been with either two-in-ones like the Microsoft surface or tablets like the iPad or MediaPads. Companies like Apple, Huawei and Microsoft all have quality pressure sensitive styluses on the market. Even the base iPads which retail for around $300 can support the Apple pencils. And this is what I used here.
Akira is an iconic animation film and Tetsuo is one of my favorite characters, this is about 3 hours in and still a work in progress. Obviously, there is much to learn and practice before I can get anywhere near decent at digital art.
Bruce x Jet x Donnie Tribute
Tribute to three of the greatest martial arts movie stars. Bruce, Jet and Donnie. Had fun editing this one.
Alan Teo Highlight
Edited this Highlight video for Professor Alan Teo. He is an accomplished and talented Grappler and my BJJ instructor. He is a third degree black belt under Renzo Gracie and is the head instructor of Renzo Gracie Fort Lee/Teo BJJ in Fort Lee, NJ.
Chris Civello Highlight (Remix)
Made an update to the highlight video for my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, professor Chris Civello. Check it out.
The Move Pens are coming back
Hope everyone is having a good start to the summer.
Well, you guys asked for it, so the move pens are now coming back in stock. They are being machined as we speak and will be ready to ship out next month (June, 2017). Thanks to everyone who emailed me letting me know that there is interest in the product. Every production run is for you guys.
Shinya Aoki [One Championship] Highlight
Made this video for ONE Championship Highlight editing competition.
A black belt in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Shinya Aoki is a grappling wizard known for his creative and often brutal submission finishes in the MMA world. He was consistently ranked as one of the top Lightweight fighters in the world during his prime and one of the top MMA talents to have come out of Japan.
He is the former Shooto Welterweight champion, former WAMMA Lightweight champion, former DREAM Lightweight champion and the current ONE Lightweight champion. He has won several grappling tournaments including All Japan Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Budo Open and ADCC and is a veteran of PRIDE, DEEP, Strikeforce, Bellator and Rizin.
Top 10 Fourth-Generation Jet Fighters
Some beautiful war machines. 4th generation is what I consider to be the golden age of piloted jet fighter designs, before stealth and drones take over in the following generations.
Just finished editing the highlight video for this year's New York International Auto Show. I remember going to the show back in 2002 and was impressed then. The show seems to be more impressive and draws larger crowds every year.
Move Pen review by The-Gadgeteer
A review of the Move Pen by Julie Strietelmeier of the The-Gadgeteer. Thanks for the review. I try to read each and every review of the move pen out there and will keep improving it based on the feedback and comments.
The Move Pens are back
You guys have requested it, so here they are! Well, they are almost here. All variation of the move pens are available for ordering now in the shop, but they won't be available for shipping out until early to mid August.
So you can place an order now if you don't want to miss out again. We really appreciate your interests in the pen, guys.
WWII Military Models (Set 1)
T-34, Jagdtiger & StuG III
This is the first three in my WWII military models collection. Like most fans of military history, WWII remains one of my favorite eras in terms of design innovation. The only true global war in human history. The existential threat to the main countries involved meant that the best and brightest of each were given enormous amount of resources and freedom to engineer and produce these mechanical monsters.
StuG III Ausf. F/8 (Assualt Gun):
This is a model of the StuG (Sturmgeschütz) III Ausg. F/8 Assualt Gun. The StuG III served with the artillery arm of the Wehrmacht and the Panzer Corps of the Waffen SS in WWII. It was Germany's most produced armoured fighting vehicle during the war. It was highly successful in both its originally intended role as a mobile assault gun as well as the role of a Panzerjäger (Tank-Hunter).
Built on the chassis of the reliable Panzer III, it features a casemate design as opposed to the turret design on a panzer (tank). Originally designed as an assault gun for close infantry support, it was fitted with a low-velocity 75 mm StuK 37 L/24 gun to destroy soft-skin targets and fortifications and fired mostly high-explosive rounds at enemy infantry.
However, after the Wehrmacht encountered the previously unknown and surprisingly capable Soviet armours such as the T-34 and KV-1 during Operation Barbarossa, large numbers of StuGs were urgently modified for the tank-hunter role. Its casemate design meant it could carry more powerful guns than a turret design like the Panzer III. Together with its low profile, good armour, reliability and mobility enabled it to be on par and even outperform the later JadgPanzers in combat effectiveness.
The Ausf. F/8 variant of the StuG III was fitted with a 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. With this gun, the StuG was able to confront the T-34 tanks and other Soviet armours as a tank-destroyer effectively. In fact, the StuGs achieved a claimed kill number of 20,000 tanks by 1944, more than any Panzers or JadgPanzers. Although it doesn't have the same fearsome reputation as the later Panther and Tiger tanks, StuG III was without a doubt one of Germany's best armoured fighting vehicle designs of the war.
Jagdtiger (Tank-Hunter):
This model shows a Jagdtiger of the Wehrmacht with a Henschel chassis. It is shown in three tone camouflage paint without Zimmerit coating. Unlike the StuG III, The Jadgtiger was designed as a true Panzerjäger (Tank-hunter). In fact, it was the ultimate tank-hunter of WWII in terms of specifications, better armoured and better armed than its little cousins the JagdPanther and JagdPanzer IV. It can easily outgun any tank fielded in WWII.
Its main armament is a modified version of the high velocity 128 mm PaK 44 L/55 heavy anti-tank gun. With it, the Jagdtiger could easily penetrate all enemy armours, including the formidable Soviet IS-series heavy tanks at a distance. It is equally well armoured, with 250 mm of frontal armor and 150 mm on the well-sloped glacis plate. It is a heavyweight that no tanks would want to trade shots with directly.
This is a true monster, at 72 tons, it was the heaviest armored vehicle of any type to go into production, heavier than even the Sturmtiger and Tiger II heavy tank (King Tiger), which it is based on. Like all Tiger variants, the Jagdtiger was excessively heavy and underpowered and was continuously plagued with mechanical problems.
Although it achieved an impressive kill ratio in combat. By the time of its arrival on the field, the overall dire situation of the German military meant that the Jagdtiger came too little too late for the Wehrmacht. It was nowhere near as effective as the smaller Jagdpanther, its heavy weight meant it could not travel easily on many bridges and roads in Europe. Only around 88 Jagdtigers were built, and more were lost to mechanical failures and lack of fuel than from enemy fire.
T-34/76 (Medium Tank):
The T-34 of the Soviet red army is widely regarded as the best tank of WWII. It was the most widely produced and most influential tank design of the war. When it arrived at the scene, it had an unmatched combination of firepower, mobility, protection, and ruggedness. German tank general von Kleist called it "the finest tank in the world" and Friedrich von Mellenthin admitted that there was nothing comparable in the German arsenal at the time. Hitler was furious that the T-34 and other soviet weapons such as the Katyusha Rocket Launchers were unknown to German intelligence prior to the invasion of the USSR.
Despite the overwhelming success of the early stages of Operation Barbarossa in which German Panzer groups easily steamrolled over older Soviet armour. When the Whermacht first encountered the T-34 tanks, there were little in their arsenal to deal with this new tank, a problem that became more and more apparent as the number of T-34s increased and Luftwaffe's ability for close air support decreased.
The T-34 tank was not a refined tank, it was crude in many ways compared to its early German counterparts such as the Panzer III's and IV's. The crew of the T-34 suffered from poor ergonomic designs, poor visibility and a poor 2-man crew layout that overwhelmed the tank commander during combat, greatly reducing its advantages in the early days. Regardless, the combat effectiveness of the T-34 continued to increase throughout the war. Its wide tracks and powerful diesel engine gave it excellent cross-country performance when compared to the thin-tracked panzers. This version of the T-34 was fitted with a F-34 76.2 mm gun, hence the name T-34/76. With this firepower, it could easily penetrate early German armour at normal combat distances.
One of its best known features was its well-sloped armour that gave it exceptional protection. Enemy shells would often be unable to penetrate this relatively thick armour even at close distances, and some would even be deflected off due to the extreme angle of the armour plates. The sloped armour would later influence all modern tank designs. Together with its overall ruggedness, it would earn a legendary status among the history of tank designs and is a symbol of Soviet resilience and might.
Approved: Mini EDC Pens
Very cool to see the Move Pen featured on the Approved: Mini EDC pens list on coolmaterial, one of my favorite gadget sites.
http://coolmaterial.com/feature/approved-mini-pens/
Why You Should Carry a Pen
Check out this great article by fellow EDCer and pen enthusiast Ed Jelley on why you should carry an EDC pen, featuring the Move Pen alongside the heavyweights of the pen world, the Fisher Space Pen and Zebra F301.
http://everydaycarry.com/posts/4405/Why-You-Should-Carry-A-Pen
TED Talks - How martial arts can help you achieve greatness in life by Chatri Sityodtong
This is a great TED talk by Chatri Sityodtong, who is the founder of Evolve MMA in Singapore. He examined how training martial arts has been beneficial to his own life and why he believes martial arts is the greatest platform to unleash human potential. Even with the sport of mixed martial arts becoming mainstream in many parts of the world, fighters and combat sport athletes are still being stereotyped negatively and the life-changing benefits of learning martial arts remains out of reach for most people simply due to negative preconceived notions.
As Chatri mentioned in his presentation, the true essence of martial arts is not about fighting, it is about developing self-confidence and striving to be the best one can be. Check it out.
A picture of my BJJ match at the 2014 New York Summer Open. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has definitely changed my life positively.
Have a great holidays and let's look forward to 2015.
-Oliver Sha
There is nothing you can't achieve
This is the first motivational video that I have put together. It features Muhammed Ali, Bruce Lee, Steve Jobs, Jeremy Lin, Manny Pacquiao and several athletes and public figures whom I found inspiring throughout the years. Training Jiu-Jitsu has taught me that there is no secret to anything in life, we can become great at anything we want as long as we are willing to put in the time. With enough repetition, dedication and determination, we can become masters at anything we want. There is nothing we can't achieve, persistence trumps all.
As the late president Coolage once said "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
Tags Motivational
Move Pen reviews by Ed Jelley and MyPenNeedsInk
Check out these cool reviews on the Move Pen. Thanks to Ed of EdJelley.com and Bob of MyPenNeedsInk.com for the honest and detailed reviews.
Review by Ed Jelley
Review by Bob of MyPenNeedsInk
Tags Move, Pen, EDC
Trio Charging Station
Check out my design concept for the Trio charging station on Yanko Design. Yanko Design has been one of my favorite design blogs since its inception and has been one of the sources that got me into the field of industrial design.
http://www.yankodesign.com/2014/09/23/trio-power/
I designed the Trio as I was envisioning a charging station that would help clear up the mess of cables, lamp and charging cradles on my desk, and I just wanted to try and render up an image of the new Apple watch. :)
Tags Industrial Design, Trio, iWatch, Oliver Sha, Design, Charger, Charging Station
Training No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu (Summer 2014)
Some No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu training with my friends and teammates.
Tags Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Oliver Sha
Training Jiu-Jitsu (Summer 2014)
One of my many passions in life has been the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I try to train as consistently as I can, and dedicate quite a bit of my free time to it. As Bruce Lee once said "Long-term consistency trumps short term intensity". Jiu-Jitsu promotes a really positive and healthy lifestyle. It keeps my body in shape, my ego in check, my mind sharp and has brought me many great friendships.
Here is a video that I put together of me and my teammates training at our school, Sakura BJJ.
©2019 Oliver Sha. All rights reserved.


VANCOUVER—A subsidiary energy company that would deliver natural gas to LNG Canada's Kitimat plant has filed an application for an injunction against the Unist'ot'en Camp, south of Houston, B.C.
Karla Tait, an Unist'ot'en house group member, said in a statement that the two people named in the application were not hereditary chiefs of the Unist'ot'en clan and that the injunction ignored the group's jurisdiction over the land, on which it operates a holistic healing lodge.
Huson and a spokesperson for Unist'ot'en, said they are currently looking into their options.
Correction - December 4, 2018: This article was edited from a previous version that included an incorrect photo.Clarification — December 7, 2018: This article was edited from a previous version to make clear that the two people named in the application were not hereditary chiefs of the Unist'ot'en clan.


Dane and Brookes has a 75+ piece value pack that comes with everything you need from balloons to banners and more.
I am nowhere near being a Pinterest-worthy mom when it comes to decorations (which I'm totally fine with by the way ;)), and this pack came with absolutely everything I needed and is available with Amazon Prime! There was no guess work on my part and no need to shop in multiple stores.
Everything was so seamless, cute and fun, and we had a blast!!!
More than anything, I'm glad the birthday girl enjoyed herself.
She felt special, ate multiple cupcakes, and laughed and giggled the entire afternoon.
I highly recommend this unicorn decoration set for a most memorable party.
Now that the festivities are over, I'm looking forward to a magical year that my Lily won't forget!
What a great party pack!! I love the unicorn theme!!
You totally should!! I'd come!!
Omgosh this is precious! My daughter would love it!! Hope she had a good time!
Isn't it so cute?!! She had a great time!!
We had a blast and those were so cute and delicious!!
Thanks Rachel! It was a good time!
Awww Happy Blessed Birthday, Lily!! Time has passed by so fast. My goodness. Beautiful daughters you have and I love the decorations!!


At this time of year, I'm usually enjoying my first garden grown spinach salad. In the fall, I sprinkle some spinach seed in the garden, confident that it will sprout and produce a wonderful crop before I've even gotten a chance to seed anything else. It's worked in the past couple of years.
Clearly, I'm not having spinach salad any time soon. Somebody has been devouring my spinach and I know who did it!
It's this black beetle with a red, horizontal stripe and long antennae. There were several of them on and around my plants. They're "hoppers" that tried to make a quick get away. Some of them were even trying to make more beetles - if you know what I mean.
Does anyone know who these guys are and what to do about them? Anyone know what else they eat? Do they have the same dietary preferences as flea beetles? Will they eat my cabbage patch plants?
Hello I recently stumbled upon your blog and love it!
I cant answer the questions you posed but I have one for for you!
Do you know if it's possible to grow sweet potato in this area? (I live just outside city limits) My sister asked me but I have no idea..
Glad you stumbled by and are enjoying the blog!
Great question about sweet potatoes. I don't know if we can grow them here, if we can I don't know a lot of people who do. Let's ask around and see if we can find an answer.


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Ulster Scots can't be lost for words, ye ken
All our languages give us a sense of identity and connection with the past
Laura Spence
Sunday September 20 2015, 1.01am, The Sunday Times
In the most general terms, Ulster people claiming an Irish identity tend to be Roman Catholic. They value their culture: Irish dancing and music, GAA, their church and the Irish rugby team. In equally broad terms, many Ulster-Scots folk are Protestant, chiefly Presbyterian, and they value their culture: Scottish Highland and country dancing and music, the bagpipes, their church — known as the kirk or "meetin' hoose" — and the Irish rugby team.
Irish people, although they don't all speak it, respect the Irish language; while Ulster-Scots folk, in just the same way, recognise there are many Scottish words in their own vocabulary which they may or may not use.
Now, what about Ulster-Scots? Four centuries ago the people of Scotland spoke a distinct language.


On behalf of Raymond Law Group on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
Connecticut employers should take note that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 9, 2013, issued a ruling upholding a class-action waiver in an employment agreement. In the case in questions, Sunderland v. Ernst & Young, LLP, the employee was making a claim for unpaid overtime wages, asserting that the employer improperly classified her as "exempt" for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The district court denied the employer's effort to compel individual arbitration, which had been agreed to by the employee in her original hiring. While on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court decided American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S.Ct. 2304 (2013). That decision compelled the Second Circuit to reverse the District Court's decision.
On behalf of Raymond Law Group posted in Contract Disputes on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.
The attorneys for Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. made their final arguments recently in their contract dispute over rights to Martha Stewart Living merchandise. The parties reconvened after the last of many breaks in the trial that opened in February. While scheduling issues caused most of the delays, the court halted the proceedings at one point -- in March -- so that the retailers could attempt to mediate the matter.
On behalf of Raymond Law Group posted in Contract Disputes on Saturday, August 3, 2013.
A large construction project on a university campus fell behind and cost more to complete because of the actions of a Connecticut subcontractor, a general contracting company claims in recent court filings. The general contractor is suing the Connecticut company for breach of contract and negligence.


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Still too young to be named, the most recent additions to the gorilla population in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas (DSPA) complex in the Central African Republic (CAR) are nevertheless making a name for themselves – as the first twins ever to be born to the area's habituated gorillas.
The infants were first spotted at Bai Hokou at the end of January, clinging to their mother, Malui – with their father, the resident silverback Makumba, loitering protectively nearby.
The gorilla habituation and research programme has been running in Dzanga-Sangha since 1998 – so Malui's twins have caused a stir.
"These are the first twins ever recorded in Dzanga-Sangha and their birth is an incredible moment for everyone who has worked so hard to habituate and conserve these gorillas over the past 16 years," said David Greer, WWF African Great Apes Programme Leader, who worked in Dzanga-Sangha for over eight years.
The DSPA is co-managed by the CAR government and WWF, which habituates gorillas for tourism and research through its Primate Habituation Programme.
Apart from being the major source of employment for local people, the programme plays a vital role in the DSPA's management strategy by generating much-needed revenue and strengthening the vital links with the community.
The project employs over 80 eco-guards for continuous surveillance of the area and actively supports the sustainable use of natural resources.
"These tiny twins are a sign of success in Dzanga-Sangha but gorillas continue to face serious threats from poaching, disease and habitat loss across Central Africa and their futures are far from secure, which is why WWF is working with governments and partners throughout the region to protect them and their forest habitat," said Greer.
Although multiple sets of twins have been recorded for eastern gorillas, it seems to be a rare occurrence for western gorillas. Another set of western gorilla twins was recorded in Mbeli Bai in northern Congo last year and both are still going strong.
Malui and her twins in Dzanga Sangha, CAR. The first twins ever born to habituated gorillas in the country.
Malui and her twins in Dzanga Sangha, CAR. Their father is Makumba, the resident silverback. The first twins ever born to habituated gorillas in the country.


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John Nash Column -- Young Met player could learn a thing or two from Frank Howard
July 13, 2010 Updated: June 17, 2016 6:12 p.m.
On an overcast Wednesday afternoon in Westport, a group of young players who represented baseball's future got to look up to a true blue Major League Baseball player.
The fact the player stood 6-foot-8 didn't matter. The fact he will turn 74 years old in just a few weeks didn't matter, either.
What truly mattered -- not just to the players, but to the sport of baseball itself and its future -- was that baseball legend Frank Howard, who in 15 years played for the Dodgers, Rangers, Tigers and Washington Senators actually showed up to help teach these young players the game of baseball.
Twice in the past month, the young, impressionable students who showed up at the Baseball World Training School at Staples High School, were supposed to be taught by Ruben Tejada, a current member of the New York Mets.
Twice, the 20-year-old Tejada was a no show.
Not once, mind you ... twice. Even after the Mets front office learned about the first diss and told him that not showing up was not the Mets way of doing things, Tejada still stiffed the camp and, even worse, the kids.
I guess he decided what he ever had going on in the city was far more important than heading to the upper-class suburbs of Connecticut.
Talk about classless -- and what a time in his career to be so stupid.
Tejada is a rookie infielder with the Mets and with Jose Reyes' multiple injury and health problems this year, it's been a great opportunity for Tejada to step up, win over some young fans.
Instead, he just blew them off. Twice.
To be honest with you, though, the kid is only hitting .217, so perhaps he's not the kind of player we want teaching our kids.
I'm sure he would have just showed up driving his Cadillac Escalade with all his bling, trying to impress anybody who cared. I'm sure it would have been a half-hearted effort in which he collected his appearance fee and went back to Citi Field to go oh-for-four.
Tejada will not be asked back. If he keeps up his hitting, he probably won't be asked to stick around with the Mets much longer either.
That's what made Howard's grandfatherly appearance on Wednesday so special.
Players like Howard -- who helped turn the game into the success it is today -- come to these events to promote the sport, not themselves.
With Howard there, the kids got to learn from the 1960 Rookie of the Year, a man with a World Series ring (1963) and a four-time All-Star.
That's somebody to look up to, not some clown like Tejada who better enjoy his cup of coffee in The Show because Buffalo and Binghamton are looking awful close to his career right now.
Later this summer, the camp is bringing in some other former Major Leaguers, too.
Guys like Von Hayes, Tim "Rock" Raines, and Howard Johnson are all slated to show up.
My gut feeling is they will because they care about the game and its future.
Camp director Vince Diaco said he's still trying to land one present day Met -- though he promised it wouldn't be Tejada.
He's hoping for somebody like Ike Davis, a present-day player who seems to realize how important the future is, but time will tell.
Hopefully, it'll be somebody who understands baseball's past and the importance of what it's going to take to keep the game alive and well into the future.
Somebody like Frank Howard, who at 74 years old showed up on a cloudy day to teach young children the game of baseball.


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Watch: John Cale, Mark Lanegan, and Sharon Van Etten Perform Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico
Nicole Powell January 18th, 2013 - 7:33 AM
Velvet Underground member, John Cale, led a legendary tribute to former bandmate Nico, through his Life on the Underground: A Tribute to Nico concert. Nico, who would have been 75 this year, died in a tragic bicycle accident in Ibiza in 1988.
Cale describes his friend and bandmate as, "having this very naïve, beatific view of the universe on one hand, and being tough and dominant on the other. She didn't put up with shit from anybody," on the liner notes of the Velvet Underground box set, Peel Slowly and See. Cale collaborated with several artists during his performances, as they gave their respects to the late singer. Meshell Ndeogecello performed a rock-styled version of Nico's "Frozen Warnings" alongside Cale. Other performers included Joan As Police Woman, Stephen Merritt, and Sharon Van Etten, described by Rolling Stone as, "perhaps the closest to sounding like Nico."
Check out a fan-shot video of artists coming together to sing "Ferrara"
Mark Lanegan singing "Roses In the Sun" (fan-shot)
Cale will continue to remember his musical past at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where he will perform his 1973 album, Paris 1919. To read more about this performance, click here.
Sharon Von Etten
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Nicole Powell


The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially announced late Friday on August 29th that Judge Manuel L. Real of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered on August 27, 2014 an emergency Order freezing and preserving assets under the control of Defendant Ralph Metters of Los Angeles, California. The court's Order also prohibits Metters from destroying books and records and grants the CFTC immediate access to the Defendant's records. Metters has never been registered with the CFTC.
The Order arises out of a civil enforcement Complaint filed by the CFTC on August 20, 2014, charging Metters, who uses the alias Malachai "Moe" Levy and operated Destiny FX, LLC, with fraudulently soliciting $500,000 from a member of the public in connection with off-exchange foreign currency (forex) transactions beginning in October 2013. Although Metters told his customer that the funds would be used to generate profits in a forex trading account, Metters in fact misappropriated at least $385,000 of the funds, according to the Complaint.
In its continuing litigation, the CFTC seeks disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, restitution, a civil monetary penalty, a permanent registration and trading ban, and a permanent injunction from future violations of federal commodities laws, as charged.
The CFTC appreciates the assistance of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this matter.
CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this case are Jennifer E. Smiley, Mary Beth Spear, Ava Gould, Scott Williamson, and Rosemary Hollinger.
To view the official release, click here.


When I was asked to write the book Macs in the Ministry, I was tasked with showing how Mac applications like iLife and iWork could be used in a ministry setting. So I had to create a series of hands-on projects which the reader can complete using the materials supplied on the accompanying DVD. When it came to showing how to use iMovie, I created a brief promotional video introducing a preaching series about the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11.
The video began with a panoramic shot of Jerusalem taken from the PhotoGuide. It was a great shot, but there was one problem: if you looked closely, you could see several huge construction cranes on the horizon! The presence of modern construction equipment kind of shatters the illusion of an ancient city, so I had to resort to a few tricks to minimize it. I used the Ken Burns effect to move the viewer's eye away from the crane, applied an aged appearance to the photograph, and used an aging film video effect. All in all, it conveyed the feel I was going for, but using a modern photograph to depict an ancient city was not without its challenges.
Now, what if you could travel back in time to show the lands of the Bible before the rise of modern cities? As late as a hundred years ago, the land of Israel still looked much as it had for the preceding two thousand years. Wouldn't it be great if we had photographs of Biblical sites as they looked even as late as the early twentieth century?
As a matter of fact, we do have such photographs—thousands of them!
Back in the late 1800's, a group of Americans traveled to Jerusalem to establish a kind of religious commune that eventually became known as the "American Colony." The story of that community, which was led by the author of the famous hymn, It Is Well With My Soul, is a strange and fascinating one. The American Colony supported itself in various ways, including through the sale of photographs to tourists, news agencies, publishers, etc. These photographs are an absolute treasure trove which was eventually donated to the Library of Congress and made available to the public. Yet like most treasure troves, finding and accessing the right treasure involved a great deal of work. Thankfully, Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com has sifted through this enormous collection of photographs and put it together in a usable form. He has also graciously allowed us to make this collection available in Accordance.
The American Colony and Eric Matson collection is a massive (1.4GB) Accordance module containing more than 4,000 historic photographs of the Holy Land and its people. It is fully searchable, and its images will be included any time you use the Search All window to search by Caption. Once you find an image you like, you can drag its thumbnail onto a Keynote or Pages drop-zone to include it in your slide show or document. The module also includes a fascinating introduction by Todd Bolen which delves into the history of the collection and the people behind it. In fact, Mr. Bolen describes the value of this collection far better than I can in this article. The article also includes numerous sample photographs from the collection, so you can see how beautiful these photos really are.
If you're at all interested in teaching or illustrating the world of the Bible in a classroom or church setting, you owe it to yourself to begin exploring this incredible collection of historic photos. I promise that you'll never have to worry about modern construction equipment littering the skyline of these photos!
1) The standard edition of these images is delivered on 2 DVDS - this release is 1.4 GBs. This makes it sound as if much picture quality was lost in this process, even if taking into account any included powerpoints on the dvds.
2) When you save one of these pictures from acc. will it then save the original JPEG file or would it be a "remade" and re-compressed picture with additional artifacts?
Considering that the acc. edition is 50$ more than the raw images, this would be a really steep price just for the convenience of having them in accordance,if it also comes with these problems.
Jim, there's no need to be skeptical. We take image quality very seriously. We standardized the size of the images in our edition at around 1500 x 1000, which is smaller than the jpegs on the original DVDs but significantly larger than the images in the PowerPoint documents. We used roughly the same degree of compression as the originals, so did not introduce any additional artifacts.
With respect to getting the images out of Accordance, I saw no loss in quality using either copy/paste or Save as Jpeg.
As for the value of the Accordance edition, I think you'll find that Accordance makes it extremely easy to browse and search the entire collection. The text of each PowerPoint slide description is included with each image, so you can easily find images by a variety of search criteria, or just browse the photos and read about what you're looking at.


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'Laptop from Hell' Affirms Joe Biden Is the 'Big Man,' Expected 10% Cut from Deal with Chinese Giant
By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal November 29, 2021
The New York Post's October 2020 bombshell report of emails from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop should have upended the presidential election and delivered victory to then-President Donald Trump over Joe Biden.
Because of the corrupt legacy media acting in cahoots with Big Tech, however, the story and the damage it would have inflicted on the Democratic presidential nominee were largely contained.
The New York Post has been publishing excerpts from a forthcoming book that details the information gleaned from the notorious laptop.
The latest passage from "Laptop from Hell" by Post columnist Miranda Devine focuses on Joe and Hunter Biden's involvement in a business deal with a Chinese company that was closely tied to the Chinese Communist Party from which the family expected to profit handsomely.
It affirms earlier reports that our current president was "the Big Guy" implicated in the emails found on his son's laptop and that he was expecting a 10 percent cut from the deal.
The excerpt published Monday begins May 2, 2017, in the bar of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where Hunter, his Uncle Jim (Joe Biden's younger brother) and new business partner Tony Bobulinski sit waiting for Joe Biden to show up. The purpose of the meeting is for Joe Biden to "vet" Bobulinski, a third-generation Navy veteran and Democratic donor.
Hunter Biden tells Bobulinski, "We will not go into any detail about the business. I just want my dad to be comfortable with you."
The Bidens never want Joe to know the intimate details of any deal, according to the excerpt.
In fact, when Bobulinski asks Jim Biden the next day if he's worried that they may get caught in any of their influence-peddling schemes, he says he's not because Joe Biden never knows the details and thus can maintain "plausible deniability."
Joe Biden shows up and after speaking with Bobulinski, says that he trusts him.
Devine writes that this was a "crucial meeting because for the first time, an outsider would see the extent to which Joe was involved in Hunter and Jim's international business. Joe was the final decision-maker. Nothing important was done without his agreement."
The deal under consideration was a joint venture with CEFC China Energy. Its founder and CEO, Ye Jianming, would own 50 percent and the Bidens would split the other 50 percent.
On May 15, 2017, Bobulinski incorporated SinoHawk Holdings LLC, which, according to Devine, "would be a global investment firm seeded with $10 million of Chinese money that would buy projects in the US and around the world 'in global and/or domestic infrastructure, energy, financial services and other strategic sectors,' said the contract he had drawn up."
The Bidens' 50 percent would be owned by Oneida Holdings LLC, a new corporation.
On May 13, 2017, business partner James Gilliar sent an email to those involved that set out the percentages each would receive from the venture, according to the excerpt.
Mike Lindell Issues Challenge to Banks Allegedly Trying to Cut All Ties with Him
"The equity will be distributed as follows," Gilliar wrote.
"20 H [Hunter]
"20 RW [Biden family friend Rob Walker]
"20 JG [Gilliar]
"20 TB [Bobulinski]
"10 Jim [Biden]
"10 held by H for the big guy."
According to Devine, on May 20, 2017, Gilliar sent Bobulinski a WhatsApp message that said, "Don't mention Joe being involved, it's only when u are face to face, I know u know that but they are paranoid."
Bobulinski replied: "OK they should be paranoid about things."
May 20, 2017 text exchange obtained by #FoxNews – Tony Bobulinski is warned by business partner James Gilliar "Don't mention Joe being involved, it's only when u are face to face, I know u know that but they are paranoid", which I'm told is a reference to Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/TB0UlEfOg0
— Mike Emanuel 🇺🇸 (@MikeEmanuelFox) October 22, 2020
After the Post's initial stories about Hunter Biden's laptop in October 2020, Bobulinski issued a statement in which he confirmed the information that had been reported.
In one of the biggest bombshells, Bobulinski acknowledged that "the big guy" said to be receiving a 10 percent share of future earnings in a deal with the now-bankrupt Chinese energy company was indeed Joe Biden.
He also disclosed that the person identified by the initials "JB," who was also set to receive a 10 percent stake in the venture, was Biden's brother Jim.
The latest "Laptop from Hell" excerpt makes two things clear.
Do you think knowledge of this story by more Americans would have changed the results of the 2020 election?
Yes: 88% (7 Votes)
No: 12% (1 Votes)
First, it plainly demonstrates that all parties involved understood the impropriety of the former vice president of the United States taking part in these shady business deals. They knew his participation must be kept quiet.
Second, it shows that Hunter Biden was well aware that access to his influential father was the sole reason people wanted to do business with him.
The most significant takeaway from all of these revelations is that Biden was not only aware of his son's business activities but that he was actively involved and was benefiting financially. How many times has Biden denied that he and his son ever discussed business?
One could argue that in May 2017, Biden had left office and was no longer subject to the same code of ethics. However, on the day Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, Biden became the front-runner in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Foreign governments tried to buy future influence with the man who stood a more than reasonable chance of becoming the next U.S. president.
Has President Biden been compromised by his business dealings with China, and perhaps other countries, and does he represent a counterintelligence risk to the United States? Does this explain his softness on China?
It's too bad the majority of voters were denied access to this information prior to the election by Big Tech titans and the complicit establishment media.
And for those who knew about it, reassured themselves that it was Russian disinformation and voted for Biden anyway, shame on you.
2020 Election, Big Tech bias, big-tech, Books, censorship, China, Corruption, Democrats, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, politics, Scandal, TPP News
Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal


Come and meet Massachusetts author Janet Goodfriend on Thursday, April 7 from 6-8 p.m. at the Bellingham Public Library.
Goodfriend will talk about her debut novel, "For the Love of Art," a book about a friends' getaway on Martha's Vineyard which turns into an art heist puzzle. Themes emerge surrounding family, public education, environment, and support for the arts.
She will also be signing her book.
No registration is required. The library is located at 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham.


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Black TV Shows, Films, Comics, and Novels to Support in 2022
by Tai Gooden
Feb 1 2022 • 9:00 AM
Black creativity and content is a glorious and continuously flowing well. Contrary to some social media complainers' beliefs that there just isn't enough TV shows, films, and other entertainment with Black people at its core, creatives are offering a variety of stories with something for everyone. (And, of course, there is plenty of room for MORE.) Some of them are mainstream wavemakers like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, a level of representative storytelling that certainly matters considering its widespread reach.
However, these well-known properties and characters only scratch the surface of a plethora of offerings that tell Black stories. Independent filmmakers, novelists, and comic artists also play a vital role in showcasing and examining the full breadth and depth of Black experiences, whether they are rooted in reality or with a fantasy/fictional flair. And, when you support them, you are supporting a dream and opening the door for more rich stories about Black experiences.
While we cannot list every single piece of Black content coming out in 2022, we hope this list will be a great resource, a jumping off point for those who want to support Black creatives and enjoy a wide variety of Black stories.
Editor's Note: This list will be updated with changes, revisions, and additions as they materialize throughout 2022.
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New and Returning Black TV Show/Anthology Content in 2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Platform: Disney +
In a world of many reboots, remakes, and reimaginings, this is one that '90s kids didn't ask for but truly want to see. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is bringing back Penny Proud and her hilarious family with the original cast reprising their leading roles. Penny is 14 years old, dating, and making her Dad Oscar want to lose his hair. All the fan favorites are back, including Suga Mama, along with new characters and a host of celeb guest stars like Lil Nas X and Lizzo.
Criblore, a Horror Anthology Series
Platform: TBD
From the creator who brought you #JujuWebSeries, a story of three best friends who discover they are witches, we present to you...
Criblore, A Horror Anthology Series 😈
More witches, more vampires, more wolves, more ghouls.
Stay tuned. 2022 pic.twitter.com/vEHfOXEBrf
— FWM Productions - Home of #JujuWebSeries (@filledwmagic) November 28, 2021
The creative minds behind Juju: The Webseries are serving up witches, vamps, ghouls, and more in an upcoming anthology series. The details are sparse at this moment but we do know that these stories, like everything Filled With Magic Productions does, will center on Black characters. According to filmmaker/writer/producer Moon Ferguson, one story is entitled "F*ckboy." Black independent content often delivers what fans desire in a genre, so sign us up.
Platform: Peacock
Will Smith's trek from West Philadelphia (born and raised) to the ritzy streets of Bel-Air is a classic coming-of-age sitcom. Now Peacock's Bel-Air will take the spirit of that story and reimagine it through a dramatic, modern lens. Newcomer Jabari Banks takes on the role of Will and, if the trailer is any indication of what's to come, this might become appointment TV viewing.
Platform: FX
Return Date: March 24, 2022
Atlanta's third season is finally coming nearly four years after its renewal. The FX series, starring Donald Glover, Lakeith Stanfield, Brian Henry Tyree, and Zazie Beetz, will take fans to Europe on the crew's successful tour. The Georgia natives will have to adjust to the highs and uncomfortable lows of their newfound success. Prepare for more revelatory moments, weird conversations, and continuous growth from these characters.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The smartest person in the Marvel universe will skate her way into fans' hearts this summer. Lunella Lafayette's (voiced by Diamond White) animated adventures are heading to Disney+ and will likely follow the twisty trajectory of her comic series. She's a brilliant girl who would rather do experiments than hang out with her friends. And when she discovers the truth about herself and connects with a big red dino, the universe and its secrets open up in ways she never imagined.
Platform: ABC
Release Date: First season available to stream via ABC.com and Hulu
There are a fare share of shows that look at a certain era of America through a "nostalgic" lens. They tend to have white protagonists who reminisce on the "good ole days" of years gone by…you know, back when segregation reigned supreme. The Wonder Years follows Dean, a Black preteen growing up in 1960s Montgomery, Alabama. The balance between family dynamics, coming-of-age drama, and the realities of Black life during that era come together for a truly beautiful sitcom.
Platform: The CW
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The CW's Naomi is kicking off this year's slate of Black girl led hero offerings. The titular hero (played by Kaci Walfall) is a nerdy skateboarder who discovers the truth about her origins and powers. Of course, this discovery comes with drama and enemies abound, so Naomi must learn to control her abilities so she can save others.
Return Date: Currently airing season three through March 2022
Javicia Leslie is fully immersed in this titular role as a crime fighting heroine after claiming it in season two. Ryan Wilder dives deep into Gotham's darkness, foiling her foes and making every fight scene look like an action packed masterpiece. It's not clear if there will be a fourth season yet but we certainly live for more Black Batwoman.
Platform: Netflix
Return Date: February 1, 2022
This Netflix show's second season will deal with the aftermath of Dion and his mom Nicole's discovery of his incredible powers. A bevy of new dangers, events, and connections will continue to change Dion's young world as he comes up against yet another looming threat. Dion will attempt to suit up, get a new trainer, and more, as evidenced by the season two trailer.
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Found footage, occult mystery, and multiple timelines converge to create a psychological drama worthy of a weekend marathon watch. The Mamoudou Athie and Dina Shihabi led series follows a man who is commissioned to restore a series of video tapes from a fledgling filmmaker who gets caught up in a dark rabbit hole within a strange apartment complex. We love a psychological thriller with a Cozy Sweater King. After you finish streaming the series, check out our Archive 81 questions that need answers post for your speculative pleasure.
Release Date: Episodes airing through February 2022 (ABC.com/Hulu)
Hanging with the best cast in TV. #AbbottElementary pic.twitter.com/k1TD3DJPcM
— Lisa Ann Walter (@LisaAnnWalter) January 19, 2022
Quinta Brunson's rise from social media funny lady to sitcom lead is one to behold. Abbott Elementary follows a group of Philadelphia teachers and a principal as they try to help the student body become successful. A combination of sharp wit and real-life class woes, this series is already capturing the hearts of millions.
Platform: Cartoon Network
Return Date: Episodes release to HBO Max on February 17, 2022
Cartoon Network's gem of a series is currently in its fourth season, continuing to follow Craig, a kid who plays with his friends at a nearby creek. It taps into the nostalgia of childhood adventures and serves up some lovely LGBT representation along the way. The show's fifth season is already greenlit for a 2023 release in addition to a Craig of the Creek film and preschool spinoff series Jessica's Big Little World.
Platform: HBO/HBO Max
Return Date: 2022
You know how we do!
Season 2 was full of laughs, and although the season is over, the laughs are forever. 🤩❤ #ABLSS pic.twitter.com/166fsahanr
— A Black Lady Sketch Show (@BlackLadySketch) June 16, 2021
Sketch comedy is often very white and/or male driven. But this offering, as evidenced by its name, lets a crew of hilarious black ladies run the show. Starring Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Gabrielle Dennis, Skye Townsend, and more, the third season will storm to HBO some time this year.
Black Films Debuting in 2022
The sequel to the wildly popular and pivotal Black Panther is finally arriving this year! The film is a bittersweet continuation of its predecessor, a story that will have some significant changes after Chadwick Boseman's death in 2020. Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, and others are expected to reprise their previous roles along with newcomer Dominique Thorne, who will bring Riri "Ironheart" Williams to live-action for the first time. We think the highly anticipated return to Wakanda will tie into the end of No Way Home and can't wait to see if our theory is correct!
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
Yet another big movie sequel for Black nerds, Across the Spider-Verse will bring back our precious bean Miles Morales. There will be yet another adventure with Gwen Stacy aka Spider Gwen and a host of Spider folks as they face a new foe. Miles continues to grow up in front of our very eyes but he's still got that awkward charm that makes us love him. The film is also bringing the lovely Issa Rae in as Spider-Woman.
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— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) July 22, 2021
At the time of this post's original publication date (February 2022) there isn't much to write about Jordan Peele's next horror effort. We have an ominous poster with lots of potential clues as to what is happening. We know that Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya will star alongside Steven Yeun. But that is it. No plot. No teaser. Not a single crumb of further information outside of its release date. And that makes us want to see it even more.
The Creed franchise and legacy will continue this year. Michael B. Jordan put back on his boxing gloves as Adonis Creed and make his directorial debut. It is set to be the first Creed film (and film in the overall Rocky lineup) without Rocky Balboa in it. There aren't further details about the plot nor the next big foe (Clubber Lang's son, perhaps?), but we can presume that Tessa Thompson will reprise her role as Bianca and we will see more of their family life with their daughter.
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Why yes, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is indeed a Black person, in case you weren't sure. And he's bringing yet another superperson story to the big screen. He stars as the titular character, an antihero and the enemy of Shazam who has similar powers. The ever-so-talented Aldis Hodge will also appear as Hawkman, the leader of the Justice Society of America (JSA).
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Idris Elba heads up this survival film about a father who ends up in a dangerous situation. He takes his two daughters to South Africa and they end up being hunted by a massive lion who kills everything in its path. It turns out the lion has a vendetta against humans and looks to even the score. Honestly, we are rooting for the lion here but good luck Idris.
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Release Date: Sundance Festival 2022 (January 20, 2022) (wider availability TBD)
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— Sha'Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) January 18, 2022
This documentary, executive produced by the late Virgil Abloh, will focus on Sha'Carri Richardson, the 100m sprinter who took the world by storm with a record-breaking performance during the 2020 Summer Olympics. Richardson will ruminate on her life: the losses, the challenges, and how time plays a critical role in it all. It is a great chance to see the young woman behind the headlines and interviews through a lens of introspection and grace.
Marte Um (Mars One)
Release Date: Sundance Festival 2022 (wider availability TBD)
Filmes de Plástico
This independent film by Afro-Latino director/screenwriter/producer Gabriel Martins focuses on a Black family in Brazil (Martins' native country). The Martins family is lower class and living a quiet life in a major city, parsing through challenges, love, unrealized dreams, and other themes typical of a family narrative. It not only includes queer love but also looks at the political shifts within the country and how they affect the everyday person.
Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams join forces for this Afrofuturist story set in Rwanda. It's a musical science fiction story following Neptune, an runaway who falls in love with a coltan miner. Neptune Frost takes place in a village comprised of computer parts and touches on anti-colonialism and anti-capitalism themes.
Platform: Prime Video
There's truly nothing that Regina Hall cannot do. She was the funny heart of the Scary Movie franchise and an all-around media mogul in Girls Trip. Now, Hall takes on Ivy League racism and a darker witch story in Master, which made its debut at Sundance 2022. The debut feature from writer-director Mariama Diallo follows Hall's Gail, who makes faculty history at a college and a young girl (Zoe Renee) as she acclimates to her settings. It's dark, timely, haunting, and will perhaps rank high as one of this year's best films.
Platform: HBO Max
Natalie J. Harris
Writer/Director Natalie J. Harris' coming-of-age short film Pure follows a Celeste, a Black queer girl who discovers a new love on the heels of her cotillion ball. Celeste goes on a journey of discovering her true self and accessing personal power and freedom. This movie has made its festival rounds with over 40 appearances and it will land on HBO Max for everyone to enjoy.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is the writer and director of this film based on real events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey (now southern Benin), a powerful state in the 18th and 19th centuries. The film boasts a packed cast, including Viola Davis (!!!) as the leader of an all-woman army, John Boyega, and Lashana Lynch, among others.
New Black Novels in 2022
Ashes of Gold
Author: J. Elle
Release Date: Out Now
2022 is a year of brilliant sequels and January began with the second part of J. Elle's wonderful Wings of Ebony duology. Following Rue, a young Black girl who discovers she's descended from Gods, this second book takes us far deeper into the world and lore of her Ghizoni heritage. Immersive, magical, and moving, Elle has created something truly special with Rue's story.
Akata Woman
Another sequel fans have been desperate for is Okorafor's latest foray. The third entry into The Nsibidi Scripts series, this book is steeped in African magic and Nigerian folk beliefs for a truly unique fantasy story. Readers will rejoin Sunny Nwazue as she heads out on a dangerous quest that could change the fate of the world.
Author: Tochi Onyebuchi
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Onyebuchi became one of our favorite writers with his incredible debut Riot Baby. His follow up is the kind of ambitious, groundbreaking sci-fi that will be seen as a watershed moment for the genre. Reimagining gentrification through a space colonization lens, the world as we know it has become uninhabitable for the richest, and those who remain must fight for their lives and loves.
Black Girls Must Be Magic
Author: Jayne Allen
Following on from Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, Allen continues the story of Tabitha Walker. The 33-year-old whose life was turned upside down by an unexpected diagnosis in the first book is back on her quest for happiness, love, and satisfaction. A charming slice of life centered on a Black woman and her search for the life she deserves, this is a much needed novel and series.
Author: Akwaeke Emezi
Knopf Books
The first of two entries on our list by Emezi, Bitter returns us to the world of the author's stunning novel Pet. In this book, we learn more about the world of Lucille and begin to see the seeds of revolution sowed as the younger generations begin to fight against the oppressive culture they live in. Transgressive, experimental, and radical, Bitter and Pet must be read to be believed.
Surviving the White Gaze
Author: Rebecca Carroll
Release Date: February 8
This powerful memoir from Carroll is a timely examination of race in America, as well as a stirring tale of resilience. From her childhood as the only Black person in her rural New Hampshire town with her adoptive parents to the impact of reconnecting with her white birth mother and her adulthood search for racial identity, Carroll's story will certainly be a vital, necessary memoir.
Okoye to the People
Authors: Ibi Zoboi & Noa Denmon
Marvel Press
Black Panther fans rejoice, we're getting a ton of great Black Panther books and comics this year. The first is this stunning novel about Okoye, the brave Dora Milaje who has become many fan's favorite MCU character. Here she heads to America and becomes torn between her duty to Wakanda and her need to help the young New Yorker she meets fight gentrification.
Blood Scion
Author: Deborah Falaye
Release Date: March 8
Raised under the brutal rule of the Lucis, 15-year-old Sloane holds a deadly secret. She's a Scion, a descendant of the Orisha gods, with the power to incinerate an enemy at will. When she's conscripted into the Lucis army, she fears her truth will be uncovered, which would mean certain death. But soon she realizes she can take the Lucis regime down… from the inside.
Amari and the Great Game
Author: BB Alston
Returning to the magical world of Amari and the Night Brothers, this highly-anticipated sequel can't come soon enough. Amari has saved the world before, so her first summer as a Junior Agent should be easy. But soon she's up against anti-magic headteachers, supernatural forces, and she even has to compete in the Great Game to decide the fate of magiciankind!
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Hyperion Avenue
The queen of romance takes on Beauty and the Beast in this contemporary reimagining of the iconic fairytale. Isabelle is tired of being a publishing assistant, stifled and stuck. So when she hears about a beastly author who needs to be wrangled, she heads to his Santa Barbara mansion. Soon the pair are connecting and feeling something there that wasn't there before.
One romance is not enough for this list and we cannot wait for Emezi's first foray into the genre. It's been five years since the accident that killed the love of Feyi Adekola's life. She's rebuilt her life and she loves it, but then a steamy encounter on a rooftop sends her summer into a whirlwind of romance, adventure, and self-discovery.
Author: Leila Mottley
Release Date: Jun 7
This debut novel from 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Leila Mottley is one of our most anticipated books of the year. Kiera is a young Black woman trying to survive in Oakland. Struggling to keep her brother and their young neighbor alive and safe, she finds herself swept into the bleak world of Nightcrawling. Vital and brilliant, this will be the book to pick up in 2022.
Protectors of Wakanda: A History and Training Manual for the Dora Milaje
Author: Karama Horne
Release Date: Sept 13, 2022
Ever wanted to know how to become a Dora Milaje? In this new book from The Blerd Girl founder Karama Horne, you'll be able to do just that. The book will combine an in-universe history of Wakanda's brilliant warrior women as well as working as a handbook for those who want to join. We've always wanted to know more about the elite female protectors of Wakanda so we can't wait.
Black Comics Coming in 2022
Laneha House Comics
Authors: Breena Nuñez, Lawrence Lindell, and others
Release Date: Monthly through 2022
Laneha House
One of the most exciting and awesome self-publishers out there, Laneha House publishes work by Lawrence Lindell, Breena Nuñez, and The BAYlies Magazine Comics. This is indie comics creation at its finest as the pair deliver relatable and radical auto biographical comics. Laneha House recently switched to a self-run subscription, so you can join to support and enjoy their comics!
What if…? Miles Morales
Author/Creatives: Cody Ziglar, Paco Medina (penciler)
Marvel/Sara Pichelli/Paco Medina
Cody Ziglar has been playing a huge role in reshaping the Spider-Man universe of late, and he's taking on another fan fave spider-character in March. What If…? Miles Morales will imagine a world where Miles didn't get bitten by a radioactive spider but instead became some of the Marvel Universe's other most famous heroes. It begins with Miles as Captain America.
Shuri and T'Challa: Into the Heartlands
Author: Roseanne A Brown
Illustrators: Dika Araújo, Natacha Bustos, Claudia Aguirre
Marvel/Dika Araújo/Natacha Bustos/Claudia Aguirre
This original Black Panther graphic novel sounds like a total delight. Not only does it have an unreal creative team but it also follows our two favorite Wakandan siblings. 12-year-old Shuri just wants to help the home she loves so much, but everyone's more interested in her brother. When a sickness starts to infect Wakanda, the pair must go on an adventure together.
Heart Takes the Stage
Author: Christina "Steenz" Stewart
Simon & Schuster/Steenz
Collecting Stewart's lovely syndicated strip Heart of the City, this graphic novel will hopefully bring the delightful daily comic to an even wider audience. In case you haven't been keeping up, Heart of the City follows the titular Heart Lamarr, a young girl in Philly, as she goes to school and pursues her dreams of a life on stage. Cute, inclusive, fresh, and fun, we love this comic!
Author and Artist: Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith
Jamila Rowser/Robyn Smith
Expanding on their wonderful award-winning comic Wash Day, Rowser and Smith return with this gorgeous graphic novel. Wash Day Diaries follows a group of Black girlfriends through an interconnected series of stories that look at Black joy and sisterhood through the lens of hair. Beautiful, joyous, moving, and exciting, this is the kind of comic that you just can't miss.
Additional reporting by Rosie Knight.
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A Cedar Falls woman has won a $250,000 lottery prize.
Nancy Hammer claimed the eighth of 18 top prizes of $250,000 available in the lottery's "$250,000 Riches" scratch game. She claimed her prize Monday at the lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.
Hammer bought her winning ticket at Casey's, 5226 University Ave. in Cedar Falls.
The $250,000 Riches scratch game is a $20 ticket. More details about how to play this game, and number of prizes still up for grabs in it can be found on the Iowa Lottery's website, www.ialottery.com.


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Mavuba Mafuila (15. prosince 1949, Kinshasa – 30. listopadu 1997 Francie) byl konžský fotbalový útočník. Jeho synem je bývalý fotbalista Rio Mavuba, který hrál i za AC Sparta Praha.

Fotbalová kariéra
Byl členem reprezentace Zairu na Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1974, ale do utkání nezasáhl. Na klubové úrovni hrál za AS Vita Club, se kterým získal 7krát mistrovský titul.

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Fotbalisté Konžské demokratické republiky
Fotbalisté AS Vita Club
Narození v roce 1949
Narození 15. prosince
Narození v Kinshase
Úmrtí v roce 1997
Úmrtí 30. listopadu
Úmrtí ve Francii
Muži
Hráči Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1974


Robert Egger, founder and CEO of L.A. Kitchen, a non-profit in Los Angeles that engages, empowers, and nourishes the local community. Photo Courtesy of L.A. Kitchen. Photo Credit: J Wiley Photography.
Fighting hunger is more than just about food for Robert Egger, founder and CEO of L.A. Kitchen, a non-profit in Los Angeles that engages, empowers, and nourishes the local community "by reclaiming healthy, local food that would otherwise be discarded, training men and women who are unemployed for jobs, and providing healthy meals to fellow citizens," according to the organizations mission statement.
L.A. Kitchen is modeled after Egger's first enterprise, D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington D.C. A chance experience of accompanying friends to feed the homeless there highlighted some inadequacies Egger couldn't ignore, such as purchasing the food when so many people in the food industry he knew lamented over wasting food at the end of the night.
He decided to investigate what it would take to salvage the leftover food and prepare healthy meals with it.
After receiving little enthusiasm from other charitable organizations, Egger took the idea and did it himself, forming an agreement with the Republican National Committee to recycle the food waste from the Inaugural parties to feed the homeless.
Since opening D.C. Central Kitchen in 1989, the organization has served more than 35 million meals from food that would have been thrown out, trained 1,500 men and women for food service jobs, and seen its social enterprise businesses started in 1996 grow to generate 60% of its income.
Egger was also the first to fully embrace the concept of using imperfect food from local farmers that would have been throw away. He says this action was in response to research showing the need for other sources of food, as restaurants and catering businesses became more sophisticated.
The move to California was only partially about the wealth of produce in the state. Egger also recognized a growing senior population as the Baby Boomer generation continues to age. In his quest to understand what senior meals in the future would look like, he found assistance from a $1 million grant from AARP to help solve the imminent food crisis for older Americans.
"Every city has senior meal contracts through its department of aging, which often means processed meals made with low wages," says Egger. "I wanted to bore down on what seniors will eat and how it will be served.
Leading the way means acknowledging the differences between this generation of seniors and others. Egger points out that seniors now include women who marched for equality, civil rights activists, people who went to Woodstock, and those who integrated America. What they want to eat needs to be examined through a more modern lens.
"The baby boomers will have really profound issues because most haven't saved any money, they are more nutritionally sophisticated, and they are more aware of the importance of healthy food as it applies to their physical health. This is the first wave of old people looking at different diet plans," Egger says.
The L.A. Kitchen Tasting Squad is a diverse group of diners that helps the organization develop healthy meals for seniors. Photo courtesy of L.A. Kitchen.
L.A. Kitchen has invested much time over the past two years determining what seniors want. Its volunteer program includes ambassadors who eat with seniors to discover what they like, and they have a senior tasting squad who test menu items. This work has generated clear data showing a 90%-95% approval of plant-based and whole grain menu items.
Toward that endeavor, L.A. Kitchen will be opening 50 senior meal sites in the communities of Watts, Crenshaw, Inglewood, and Boyle Heights, a decision made after continuing push back from the Department of Aging. The centers will provide meals and engage older people in arts, exercise, and politics, among other activities.
L.A. Kitchen also pairs older volunteers with younger volunteers, a practice also seen within their Empower job-training program, which brings youth aging out of foster care together with older adults coming out of incarceration. Egger believes creating an intergenerational bridge through food helps re-explore the connectivity between young and old held for centuries before industry pushed society further away from agriculture. This bridge also creates stronger foundations for effecting changes in food policy at the government level, Egger says.


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Nationwide to lend first-time buyers five times their income on long-term mortgage
First-time buyers with deposits as low as 10 per cent will be able to borrow five and a half times their income when taking out a longer-term mortgage, the UK's biggest building society said this morning.
Nationwide Building Society said that under its "helping hand" initiative, first-time buyers across the UK will have the option when taking out a five or 10-year fixed-rate mortgage at up to 90 per cent loan-to-value (LTV).
The initiative will launch next week, on 26 April, and products will have the same rates and features as Nationwide's current standard mortgage range.
The change would mean, for example, that a couple with a joint income of £50,000 would be able to borrow up to £275,000, rather than £225,000 previously, assuming a 10 per cent deposit and no other costs impacting affordability.
Nationwide said there will be £1bn of helping hand mortgage lending available to support more first-time buyers on to the property ladder, meaning thousands of aspiring buyers will be helped.
The society said that in the past 10 years the average price of a first-time buyer property has increased by 41 per cent, while the average income has risen by 18 per cent.
First-time buyers benefit from £500 cashback on completion of their mortgage.
Applications will still be subject to robust underwriting checks, Nationwide said, including full assessment of credit scores and additional credit commitments, to ensure the society continues to lend responsibly.
The scheme will be available to applicants who are employed but not those who are self-employed.
Low-deposit scheme
The announcement was made in the week that several high street giants returned to 5% deposit mortgage lending under a new UK Government guarantee scheme.
Lenders including Lloyds, HSBC UK, NatWest, Barclays, Santander and Virgin Money are taking part in the scheme.
The choice of low deposit mortgages on the market plunged in the early days of the coronavirus crisis as lenders became cautious about "riskier" loans.
Nationwide said it is focusing on its 10% deposit offering.
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Rising construction costs will led to further house price growth
House prices: Growth rates surge across UK, with London homes averaging £509,000
UK house prices: Growth rates surge across UK, with London homes at £509k
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Nationwide customer savings more than double over the pandemic to £10.6bn


A local artist with a passion for animal welfare has generously offered to sell her fine handmade jewelry, known as Lovey Couture, at a discounted price and will donate 100% of the proceeds to Columbus Pet Rescue. All pieces are made by hand using a wide range of semi precious stones, often accompanied by gorgeous fresh-water pearls, handblown glass beads, and Givenchy and Chanel crystals. Each piece is a unique design, from the intricate metal working to the meticulous selection of stones. Lovey Couture is sold around the country in upscale boutiques and jewelry shows in the $300-500 range. Purchase through Columbus Pet Rescue for half the price and 100% of the money you spend will be put into rescuing and rehoming more animals! If we have sold the piece your heart desires, please contact us directly at columbuspetrescue@gmail.com for more information!