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Rep. Scott Taylor Paid Thousands To Alleged Signature Forgers As Recently As September
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 28: Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., walks down the House steps of the Capitol after the final votes of the week on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
October 16, 2018 4:58 p.m.
Since news first broke in early August that some of Rep. Scott Taylor's (R-VA) paid campaign staffers had allegedly forged signatures on official election filings, the congressman has promised to hold anyone involved accountable.
Filings from Taylor's campaign Monday night, covering campaign expenses from July 1 through Sept. 30, show the opposite happened. Taylor's campaign paid more than $40,000 to four of the staffers involved in the forgery allegations during that period, with payments continuing long after the staffers' alleged involvement in the massive scheme was public knowledge and the subject of a lawsuit and special prosecutor's investigation.
The payments for all four staffers occurred as recently as Sept. 12, weeks after the staffers' alleged forgeries were known, after the Democratic Party of Virginia collected affidavits from dozens of voters who alleged that their signatures had been forged, and after a state judge said Taylor's campaign had engaged in "out and out fraud."
The filings also showed more than $11,000 in payments for legal services to several criminal and election law firms.
Taylor's campaign didn't respond to TPM's questions about why the staffers were still being paid, nor if they will continue to receive salaries or consultant fees from the campaign in October and November.
The staffers are alleged to have forged scores of voters' signatures — including signatures from dead voters, elected officials and elderly and disabled people — in an effort to help the 2016 Democratic congressional nominee in the Second District, Shaun Brown, get on the ballot as an independent candidate in 2018. The goal, apparently, was to siphon votes away from Democrats' 2018 nominee, Elaine Luria, and help their boss' campaign.
"My campaign has a zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate activities," Taylor said in a statement on Aug. 7. A day earlier, he said in a since-deleted Facebook video: "You have my word, that if anyone in my campaign did anything that was wrong, that was illegal, or inappropriate or something like that, I would fire them in a second."
At the same time, a special prosecutor was appointed to look into potential criminal violations, including potential felony charges for the forged signatures. The Democratic Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit to remove Brown from the ballot.
A month after Taylor's Facebook video was published, on Sept. 6, Virginia Judge Gregory Rupe found "that every petition circulated by [Taylor campaign staffers] Lauren Creekmore, Heather Guillot, Roberta Marciano, Robert Catron, and David Boner [sic] must be struck," and that the court was "satisfied" that "every petition circulated by these five individuals was done so with the intent to defraud the Commonwealth and its elected officials." Brown was removed from the ballot.
From July 1 through Sept. 30, the recent filings show, Taylor's campaign paid Creekmore $7,424.06, Guillot $13,500, Marciano $7,635.48 and Bohner — in payments to his LLC Validus — $15,000
In mid-August and September alone, after the scandal made headlines and the staffers' names were public knowledge, they continued to receive checks from Taylor's campaign. Creekmore and Marciano remained on the campaign payroll, receiving $1,207.25 twice a month. Guillot received three payments of $2,250 in between Aug. 16 and Sept. 12 for "campaign consulting." And Bohner's LLC received $10,500 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 12 for "campaign consulting" and "legal services."
Another Taylor staffer who collected signatures for Brown, Nicholas Hornung, also continued to receive a $1,207.25 paycheck in August and September.
RollCall first reported on the election filings Tuesday.
In late August, TPM broke the story of Taylor personally calling a local Democratic Party volunteer, Lindsey Terry, in order to pressure her to take down the first public allegation of signature forgery against his campaign. Terry told TPM that Taylor was "threatening a lawsuit on [Guillot's] behalf." Taylor also said he'd had someone drive by Terry's house to confirm her identity, she recalled to TPM.
Three days after his call to Terry, in the since-deleted Facebook video, Taylor said, likely referring to Guillot: "They also accused this private citizen of committing a crime of fraud. I mean, she should sue them. They defamed her publicly. I hope she does sue them."
Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) is a reporter in TPM's New York office. Prior to joining TPM, he was associate editor of The National Memo and an editorial intern at Rolling Stone.


"I don't want to go to school!" Who hasn't heard that phrase before? While we may chuckle remembering the lengths we might have taken to avoid school, there are many children and adolescents whose struggles with school are much deeper and demand more urgent attention. They are exhibiting school refusal behavior, and their actions signal that something is very wrong.
School refusal behavior is often associated with co-morbid disorders such as anxiety or depression and has far-reaching and long-term consequences. School refusersmay have serious problems with nightmares, temper outbursts, poor academic performance, stunted social skill development, and even physical ailments.
In this unique slant on an often-misunderstood phenomenon, Dr. George Haarman will show you how to simultaneously address two competing demands when treating school refusal- immediately meeting attendance expectations set by the schools while also digging deeperto uncover and treat underlying problems.
You will be able to more quickly differentiate school refusal from common phobic reactions by recognizing and addressing the presence of anxiety, depressive, and other disorders that may be co-morbid or causing school refusal. Armed with a better understanding of the particular motivation and reinforcement systems related to the school refusal behavior, you can then offer strategic, individualized intervention plans that have a much greater chance of success.
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Video Insights & Trends Destruction Content Is Blowing Up on YouTube
Destruction Content Is Blowing Up on YouTube
Bree Brouwer - May 23, 2017
In the spring of 2016, Reddit users lost their minds over one YouTube channel in particular and directly contributed to its massive growth. How massive? Well, within 30 days, the lucky Finnish-based Hydraulic Press Channel, which specializes in destruction content AKA as squishing just about anything with (unsurprisingly) a powerful hydraulic press, saw a 6000% growth in subscribers and almost a 3500% growth in views, all thanks to obsessed Redditors.
At first glance, it might seem odd for a channel which essentially does nothing other than destroy objects to gain so much popularity so quickly. But as it turns out, destruction-based videos have unequivocally grabbed hold of the internet's attention over the last year. In fact, Tubular's recent State of Online Video Report for Q1 2017 discovered views on clips in this very niche genre increased 366% over the same quarter in 2016!
The Sudden Rise in Popularity of Destruction Videos
Videos which crush, dismantle, or otherwise annihilate different objects have existed on YouTube for years. For example, who doesn't know about the "Will It Blend" video series? Professional- and home-grade blender maker BlendTec launched its YouTube channel way back in 2006, and has since made a name for itself as a granddaddy of the destruction genre by destroying items such as an iPhone, laser pointers, and even a 15-foot garden hose.
Another well-known name in the destruction arena includes the Slow Mo Guys channel, which boasts over 9 million subscribers and more than 1 billion total video views to date. That YouTube channel obviously specializes in videos filmed in hyper slow motion, but many of these impressive frame-by-frame shots feature items being smashed. For example, two of the channel's top ten most-watched clips of all time include a CD shattering and a watermelon ripping in half from the pressure of hundreds of rubber bands.
Beyond these two giants, destruction content didn't seem to interest the majority of internet users for quite a while. In Q1 of 2015, for example, Tubular discovered just 3 million views could be attributed to destruction videos. But then this number jumped more than 914% to about 35 million views in Q1 2016. Then, Q1 2017 saw roughly 165 million video views, a 366% increase over the previous year.
In addition to more views, audiences are changing their taste for which tools they want to see obliterate objects. By late 2016, viewers watched more videos where luxury items like gold and jewelry were destroyed (around 1200k average views per video) than clips which burned or "glowed" objects to a crisp (162k average views per video). But by Q1 of 2017, the average number of views per glowing video had spiked about 266% to hit 594k.
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So who's making these destroy-all-the-things videos YouTube audiences are watching? Simply put, influencers are leading the charge in the destruction niche, claiming 98% of the total views in Q1 2017 compared to just 2% of views from brands and other types of channels.
Here are some examples of top creators driving the destruction video trend:
Life Hacks & Experiments: Otherwise known as simply the Life Hacks Channel, this Serbia-based YouTube account boasts just over 298k subscribers and 80 million total views. Surprisingly, 14 million of those views alone were generated in March, and another nearly 16 million were pulled in in April. This means a whopping 37.5% of Life Hacks' total lifetime views came from the last two months alone!
The Action Lab: Previously known as Hydraulic Press Action, this YouTube channel is run by a chemical engineer with a PhD who describes his videos as "awesomeness in action." In addition to hydraulic presses, The Action Lab's creator also uses a vacuum chamber to experiment with and destroy objects; overall, the channel boasts almost 63 million total views, with 21.1 million of these (or 33.5% of the channel's total lifetime views) stemming solely from March and April of 2017.
Waterjet Channel: As the name implies, the Waterjet Channel focuses on cutting different items and products using nothing but the stream of a potent waterjet. The Utah-based YouTube channel has cut everything from a car battery to a dead tarantula in its videos, the latter clip of which is its most popular with 1.3 million total views. Out of almost 17 million total views, the Waterjet Channel claimed 4.2 million of these from March and April, the equivalent of nearly 25% of the channel's lifetime views.
When internet users latch on to something, they often do it with such zeal it's hard to understand, and sometimes it can even be hard to relate to. But fortunately for brands, publishers, and creators who want to get on board with current YouTube trends, the destruction phenomenon is one of the most entertaining and exciting fads to ever make headway on YouTube. As such, publishers creating their own destruction clips and tying them into current marketing campaigns should feel free to have fun and let the joy of destroying things take center stage.
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T-Series vs PewDiePie: The Race For The Top YouTube Channel Just Got Real
PewDiePie, current King of YouTube is about to lose his crown as the most-subscribed to channel on the platform. T-Series is set to surpass his total subscriber count by Sunday, October 28th 2018, and Tubular has all the data you need on the story.
Slime Videos Drove 25 Billion Views on YouTube Last Year
Slime content on YouTube exploded last year with creators, brands, and media and entertainment companies jumping in on the action to generate 25 billion views. Here's what else we discovered when we dug into this amazing trend from 2018!
Opening Up On… UK Unboxing Videos
Can't wait to open those presents? You're not alone. Viewers are turning to unboxing videos for the answer - and creators are coming up with the goods. So far, 22.9K unboxing videos have been uploaded to YouTube in the UK alone this year.

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The Bustamante High School is located in Lionel Town, Clarendon. The school houses 1128 students. The school's current Principal is Ms. Y. Calder. There are 55 teachers on staff. The school's motto is "Each Endeavouring , All Achieving".
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It's time for a revolution in my house. I determined this recently on Father's Day, which to me is largely a Hallmark holiday, so I have no real expectations for special treatment. Nonetheless, I woke to my two daughters arguing over something like, "Who's better Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift?" And it got me thinking about our life and what it means to be a father. First, let me say that my kids are great. They are mostly kind and generous to each other, well mannered and respectful, and they pitch in to do their part to keep our family on track. So let me be clear that I'm not in any way implicating them in this idea.
I think by most standards, my wife and I would be judged as a good parents. Our kids behave as well or better than other kids we know (most of the time). We know about sibling rivalry and we have some pretty good coping skills in place. We've seen Babies and know that kids will fight over rocks and sticks even if they don't have the abundant array of things we have. Our kids get plenty of sleep and have a well balanced diet full of super foods (but ice cream is more a rule than an exception). We're not as strict as the Tiger Mom, but we're pretty tough with our family rules and deliver consequences at least as well as Mike and Carol Brady. We certainly don't have parenting all figured out, but our family journey has brought my wife and I closer together, as we are totally outnumbered by the kids.
That's so seductive. Really seductive. I can pat myself on the back and feel great because I do so much for my kids. But you know the old joke about how fast you have to run to get away from a bear? (Faster than the other guy!). This is an absolute problem, not a relative one.
How fast do you have to run to escape the bear?
My wife and I have worked diligently to provide a safe, stable, and stimulating environment for our kids. But in doing so, I fear we've removed too much adversity and created a bubble in reality. I worry that my kids are not sufficiently aware of how things work for the overwhelming majority of people in the world. I hear constantly that great people are made by overcoming difficulties in their lives, yet when I look around our lives I don't see any real difficulties. That said, I certainly can't say I grew up under tough circumstances. My first 20 years were spent in a place akin to the town in Caddyshack,where I was more of a Danny than a Spaulding, but certainly not wanting for much.
My next 10 years were spent largely working in non-profit organizations, providing leadership and social skill building programs to "at risk" kids. These kids were "at risk" of things like teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse and not finishing school. During that time, I learned to see the world through their eyes and I came to understand how lucky I was to have the privilege of a safe comfortable home with resourceful parents taking care of me. When I met my wife we both agreed it was our top priority to create a happy home where our children could thrive, but now I'm struggling to make sense of the competing commitments of stability and adversity.
We can fabricate adversity. I played sports and went on outdoor adventures to test my limits. I recently watched Lucky Ducks, where wealthy New York City mom Tracey Jackson feels much as I've described above, and decides to make amends. She decides to create a film of her intervention, which consists of sending her daughter to India to teach street children instead of going to the beach for Spring Break. Great premise, but in my opinion, she gets lost in her desire to create a hit indie film and comes off looking worse than when she started. My least favorite scene is when she jets off to Montana to gather advice from a self described "Kid Whisperer" psychologist about how to help her daughter. Ugh.
You can't use the same thinking or resources that got you into the mess to get you out of it. What got you here won't get you there. Etc. etc. This is not about fixing the kids or the family. This revolution is about me. What am I willing to change about my life to help my children get more grounded in reality?
The afternoon of Father's Day, my daughter was sent to her room for somethingoranother and yelled back, "What am I supposed to do for food?" I replied that she could go to bed without dinner. Her response: "Fine, I'll just starve to death!" (insert door slam here). That was the last straw for me. We waste more food at one meal in our house (and we're pretty good at cleaning plates and managing portions) than some kids get in a whole day.
So this is my question… how can I create experiences where my kids will grow to see themselves in the context of the world and know better how to respect and appreciate their circumstances?
I don't want drive-by, tourist observation experiences, I want something natural, reciprocal, and sustainable. I don't want this to be the kid's problem (it's mine). I know this will be uncomfortable for me and my wife. We have to adjust our own lives to make this happen. It will mean we have to miss out on other things we've got built into our lives… perhaps sports, or Brownies, or a family vacation. What a luxurious problem to have.
Your advice is welcome, I'll keep you posted on our journey.


What: Removal of the jet-grout delivery trench and road surface restoration within the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East.
When: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. to Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 5:00 a.m.
Where: Crews will be working within the intersection at Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East.
Why: This is part of the restoration work to return the Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East intersection to its original condition. Trenches were installed in the winter of 2015/2016 to facilitate grout delivery pipes for the underground headwall construction for the future Leaside station.
At least one single lane of traffic in all directions will be maintained.
All turns will be maintained.
All driveways and sidewalk will be maintained during these stages of construction.
A City of Toronto Paid Duty Officer will be on-site during this work.
This trenching work to remove jet grout hoses/pipes will occur in the overnight hours. Crews will be completing restoration of the roadway overnight in an effort to minimize traffic impacts. As construction progresses, a trench east to west along Bayview will be installed.


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Abstract: In this article, we will create the simple Tic-Tac-Toe game for Windows 8 Store and save the winner of the game in a Leader Board on Azure using Azure Mobile Services, also known as Zumo.
In this article, we will create the simple Tic-Tac-Toe game for Windows 8 and save the winner of the game in a Leader Board on Azure using Azure Mobile Services, also known as Zumo.
If you are subscribed to our free magazine you would have already gotten an introduction to Zumo by our friend Filip W. Unlike his sample where WebAPI was consuming the Mobile Services directly, we will use Azure Mobile Services client side SDK.
Let's walk down the steps required.
You can use the 90 Day Azure trial subscription or at a minimum, a Pay-as-you-go subscription. Once you have a subscription, you have to activate the Mobile Services Preview.
Now here is something to be aware of, the Mobile Services Preview is free for most practical purposes but it needs a Database to function and there are no Database Preview options unless you are in the 90 day trial. Pay-as-you-go customers will incur a $5 per month charge at a minimum (check Azure for latest rates in your currency).
Once your preview is activated, you will see a tab for it on your Azure Portal. You can either Click on the Create A New Mobile Service as seen below (the first time) or launch the 'New' dashboard from the bottom of the page by clicking on the (+) button.
The URL you specify will be the subdomain of the public URL for the Mobile service. For example the above Service will have a URL http://dncleaderboarddemo.azure-mobile.net/ .
Notice the Database selection option. If you don't have a database, then you'll have to create a new one. 90 day trial users can select their 90 day trial Subscription.
On Step 2 of the above wizard, you create a new Database, select an Admin account and password. The Password strength is critical. Read the requirements popup that kicks in once you start typing the password out.
Once the DB is setup, click on the Check to finish the wizard and wait for the Service to be provisioned.
Setting up the pre-requisites on your development machine. Once the Service has been provisioned, you will see a quick launch screen that will give you several options as shown below. As you can see, it allows you to even create a sample Windows 8 Store app and provision it for you. We won't use this approach; instead we will create a Windows 8 Store app and link it to the Mobile Service.
However if you are creating a Zumo client for the first time, click on the 'Create a new Windows store App' to expand it. From Step 1, click on the 'Install Mobile Services SDK' to download the SDK.
Save it and execute it to install the SDK. I am assuming you have some variant of Visual Studio already installed that lets you develop Windows 8 Store Apps. If not use the provided link to download and setup the Express edition.
Click on the 'Data' tab for the current Mobile Service. It will show an empty list. Click on Create to add a new Table, give it the name 'LeaderBoard'. As you can see in the image below, you can have multiple security options, for now we use the default that is 'Anybody with the application key'.
Make sure Dynamic Schema is enabled while development. To do this, go to the 'Configure' table and check the 'Enable Dynamic schema' setting. Make sure it is 'ON'. This enables Zumo to update the schema if you change the model during development. Once development is completed, it's recommended that you turn it 'OFF' for performance reasons.
Copy the Application Key and save it on your dev machine somewhere. That concludes the Zumo Service setup. As you saw there was no code required as we setup a backend service.
For this example, we create a super-simple game the 'tic-tac-toe' using C# and XAML. I will not delve into the code or the XAML for the game but instead will highlight the Zumo integration (if we can call it that).
The final app looks like this.
The idea being Player 1 and Player 2 have to provide their name to start playing. Once the game concludes in a Win/Loss or a Tie, the result will be stored in the Zumo backend. This will allow for querying the data to create leaderboards as required.
You can start with a blank Windows 8 application template. From the 'Add New References' menu item, launch the references dialog and select 'Windows->Extensions' on the left hand side. From the list of References, select 'Windows Azure Mobile Services Management Client'. This was added by the SDK installation earlier.
The Mobile Services Client is a managed wrapper to call Zumo via HTTP mostly. You need one Service Client per service you use in your app. In our case, there is only one service and we'll create a static instance of it in the App.xaml.cs. The code is as follows. This is where you use the API key you had copied from the Zumo dashboard.
As we can see, it is an overly simplistic de-normalized data that saves the name of the players, the winner, status, and a GameId which is a string representing the game assuming we will have more than one variant.
Saving the data to Zumo is just a single call to the MobileServiceTable.
That's it, data is saved in Zumo. In our case, this method is called when the game completes in a win or draw case.
You can use the MobileServiceTable to query the Zumo data. It doesn't support all the Linq operators, but you can get by with some creative schema building. In this sample case, I just use bad ol' Lists. I pickup up the 'Wins' registered by the current set of users and get their counts. You can get as creative as you want with your analytics.
Zumo is a super easy way to setup backend services for you mobile apps. Apart from storage, it also offers Security and Push notification capabilities that we will explore in the future.
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I believe the official, or at least semi-official, shortened form (and in this case, a true abbreviation/acronym) for Windows Azure Mobile Service is WAMS, not ZuMo.
2 @ his own, but to me Zumo sounds like the name of a trendy, metrosexual type of beverage. "WAMS," OTOH, has a certain cachet to it.


The "watchman at the gate" in essence, is the Conscious mind keeping an eye on what is delivered to the Subconscious mind . So taking baby steps I crossed out all the words "will" in The Scroll Marked I. Therefore, now I am deciding what to read and what goes into the Subby via me directing my Conscious mind. I have this gratifying feeling of control knowing that I AM creating and designing my life.
I read some where that Mother Teresa said one time that she would never attend an anti-war rally, but that she would be more likely to attend a Peace rally. The "watchman" is still feeding the Subby the visions of war with the term anti-war. Just like, when I ask you not to think of the Statue of Liberty, you instantly think of the Statue of Liberty. The logic of Mother Teresa and her Peace rallies makes sense to me now.
Part four starts out discussing the "I". The "I", strangely is something that I heard Dr. Wayne Dyer explain on a PBS program several months ago. So my interpretation of the "I" is that the "I" represents that every present energy or power that is always with me—it is ME. When we do self talk, most of us say things like: I go, I think, I run; the "I" tells the body and/or mind what to do. Some people think of it as GOD. It's in you…always there. The question might be: Are we all connected ?
One of the strongest affirmations is: I can be what I will to be". Mom used to say " you can do or be anything that you put your mind to". Funny thing, I don't think that Mom had time to study Philosophy. How was she so wise?…hmm.
This entry was posted in Master Key on October 19, 2017 by Chris.
This week Og started out by confusing me a bit. He states that we don't have the luxury of living forever, yet we must be patience like nature. The mighty olive tree requires a hundred years to mature. Obviously, I don't have a hundred years to secure the required knowledge to be the greatest of salesman. Apparently, I don't have the experience to realize greatness because I have already submitted to ignorance and self-pity. Then he says that unnecessary knowledge and meaningless experience is a handicap. And experience is wasted on dead men.
After reading this several times, something finally came trickling out of my "Subby" (subconscious mind). When I was in college I worked in a rib joint. Sometimes I would be commissioned to train new wait staff. Ironically, I discovered that the people with the LEAST amount of restaurant experience were the best students because they had no previous "bad" habits. I learned a long time ago that bad habits can only to be cleaned out by replacing them with good habits. I concluded that I am wise to embrace and take the necessary time to digest this new knowledge presented by Og in these scrolls.
One of the big messages of this week was the importance of adding FEELING into things that we do and say. I am working, editing and tweaking my DMP (Definite Major Purpose). Infusing FEELING(s) into my DMP this week has been my focus. I am incorporating words like: energized, ecstatic, liberation, joy, pride, gratitude, which I find is stirring something up inside of me while I read my DMP three times a day. I don't know exactly what it is yet, but I am liking it.
This entry was posted in Master Key on October 12, 2017 by Chris.
So far I am really digging this book. It's more of an exercise than a reading. I am reading the first scroll three times per day. I like reading the paragraphs aloud even though it is suggested that I read the assigned chapter in silence first thing in the morning and again after lunch, then aloud at bedtime.
The phrase: Failure no longer is my payment for struggle, threw me off at first, then I figured out that to me it means SUCCESS is NOW my payment for struggle instead of failure…Ah ha. I reject failure because now I am prepared to accept the wisdom and principles that will be presented in these scrolls.
In Part Two the conscious and subconscious minds are discussed. I learned that the subconscious mind makes all the decisions. The value of the subconscious mind is greater than I had any idea (at first). The subconscious mind controls and regulates our heart and our lung functions for example. It never rest or sleeps.
The Subconscious mind (the Subby) is much larger than The Conscious mind. The Subby is the equivalent to the size of an elephant and the Conscious mind that of an ant. Although, the Conscious mind is deemed "The watchman at the gate" because basically the Subby "listens" to the "Watchman" unconditionally.
So using the power of auto suggestion, the Subconscious mind receives any submissions as true. We are employing "Chore Cards" this week in order to start training our Subconscious mind with positive easy to medium achievements. However, the "Subby" never sleeps, never rest unlike the "Watchman" that is "off guard" at times. I am learning how better to manage this powerful "Watchman".
This entry was posted in Master Key on October 5, 2017 by Chris.
I'am back ! I am here to sharpen the saw and expand my horizons further. Looks like I am going to be working and having fun with a variety of supplies: 300 3×5 index cards, colored pencils, two 3-ring binders, 2 copies of the original The Greatest Salesman in the World, a Twitter account and a blog.
So week one has been a lot about getting organized and expanding my learning curve with regard to technology. I had to edit my MKMMA Blog and check on my Twitter account. I set up two 3-ring notebooks by printing: The Masters Keys, Master Keys Workbook and Week One Webcast notes. Next, was hand writing the Blueprint Builder exercise and reading Desire: The Starting Point of All Achievement from the workbook via excerpts from one of my favorite books: Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. I learned that in essences our Blueprint is an culmination of our habits. In order to rewrite our Blueprint we have to replace the old habits with new good habits. More content to come as I discover more about replacing old habits and Blueprints. There are two examples of DESIRE being the starting point of achievement that stick out in my mind. The first is the story of Edwin C. Barnes and his unwavering commitment to not just work with Thomas Edison, but to become the business associate of the great inventor. Second, is the inspirational movie RUDY about a young man's burning desire to play football for the University of Notre Dame, despite his rather small physical stature.
This entry was posted in Master Key on July 17, 2017 by Chris.


A couple of weeks ago I highlighted some of my key takeaways from Blogalicious 5 in Atlanta. There were too many to put into one or even two posts. But I had to try and share these additional takeaways that I had the opportunity to experience.
Create a support network for success in both: Your support network could be mentors, accountability partners, a counselor, coach or support group.
Set boundaries around business and family: This one is HUGE! Take care of yourself and make sure no one feels neglected. Be intentional and be present.
Discuss expectations and how to manage them on a regular basis: Ask yourself what do you need? Where can you ask for help? Are your expectations realistic?
This was seriously an awesome session and right up my alley! There were some great reminders as well as new info/tools that we were able to take home with us.
One other highlight for me was being a highlight in the Wells Fargo Perfect Pitch contest! When I initially read the announcement, I quickly clicked on the link to find out more details. And once I did, I just as quickly closed the e-mail out and decided that it wasn't for me.
I had decided that there was no way I would have enough time to get together all of the materials they were requesting in such a short amount of time (7 days). I had decided it was going to be too hard. Too much work. I didn't have anything good enough to pitch. I wasn't going to be able to put together an emmy winning video. I was making so many excuses for myself, that even I had to give myself the side eye coupled with a stank face.
What I was reminded of in this experience was the importance of continuing to get out of my comfort zone. My pitch couldn't have been further from perfect. But I was reminded that "done is better than perfect".
I had a great experience and connected with so many amazing people. CONGRATS to Arsha for winning the pitch for her Capital City Mumbo Sauce. A HUGE thank you to Alfred Edmond, Jr. of Black Enterprise and Jim Beach of School for Startups! While I lost the fan favorite to Lamar Tyler, I was still offered free business consulting from Alfred and an interview with Jim (you can check out the interview here which aired this week, starting at about 17:15). These opportunities alone were more than worth me getting uncomfortable for! So thank you Blogalicious and thank you Wells Fargo!
There were so many takeaways and so many great experiences that came out of attending Blogalicious. From the people and networking opportunities, to the learning and breakout sessions, it was better than a great first experience. I'm looking forward to many more great years ahead.


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Yesterday was my first visit. I experienced a very professional and friendly atmosphere. All my insurance paperwork was handled in advance. I walked in the office to meet the Doctor right off the bat. His staff is very friendly and knowledgeable as well. I have always dreaded going to the dentist but this office is very different. They take the time to explain everything from my dental condition to my out of pocket costs. They also take the time to detail your options without promoting the "most expensive" route. Really a great experience overall.
Everything was great. Checking in is always easy. The cleaning with Joe was easy and pain free. My next scheduled appointment was already set up with the day and time best for me.
I have been going to Dr. Huang since I was young and the experience has always been great. He uses the newest technology and always makes sure the patients are comfortable.
I highly recommend Dr. Huang. He and his staff are personable and professional. They take you in right away; no long waiting which is great when you're in a hurry. The hygienists are thorough and knowledgeable. Excellent office and I highly recommend.


'Rio Olympics 2016' Gymnastics: Get to Know the Biggest Superstar in Rio 2016, A 4 feet 9 inches Simone Biles!
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT Team USA grabbed the gold medal in gymnastics event at the most prestigious global competition 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Isadora Cerullo Accepts Marriage Proposal At The Game; The Aussies Slated To Go Toe-To-Toe With The Unbeaten South Africa!
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT Brazilian rugby player Isadora Cerullo was proposed to by her girlfriend Marjorie Enya after Australia won the first women's rugby sevens event in Olympic history.
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT On Tuesday, Melissa Tancredi powered the Canadian Olympic women's soccer team to its first-ever victory over Germany in their 13 matchups.
Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps vs. Chad le Clos, Who Wins, How To Watch Live Streams[VIDEO]?
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT U.S. Swimmer Michael Phelps won over South African swimmer Chad le Clos. Read the full details.
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT It's getting closer to the first badminton match in Rio Olympics. And here's our prediction for men's doubles.
Aug 10, 2016 AM EDT Argentina and Croatia are square in terms of commands in court. But tonight, the other dips the losing team into damp court while another keeps the fire.
Rio Olympics 2016 FREE LIVE STREAM: Greece and Serbia Finished in a Tie; USA Loses to Spain in Water Polo!
Aug 09, 2016 PM EDT For the second day of the most anticipated Water Polo event in Rio Olympics 2016, Greece and Serbia finished in a tie with a score of 9 all while USA had its second loss but this time with Spain.
Rio Olympics 2016: Australia's Women's Rugby Sevens Team Wins A Gold Medal; Canada Wins Bronze Beating Great Britain 33-10!
Aug 09, 2016 AM EDT The Canadian women's rugby sevens team won the bronze medal on Monday, August 8 at the Rio Olympics beating Great Britain 33-10.
Aug 09, 2016 AM EDT The 2016 Rio Olympic Badminton will kick off August 11 and Chinese badminton team has arrived safely on Sunday including the two-time Olympic champion, Lin Dan.
Aug 09, 2016 AM EDT Egyptian beach volleyball players caught the eyes of the world on their Olympic debut during the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Aug 09, 2016 AM EDT Watch the livestream of the tightening Serbia vs. Australia matchup. See how the thrills creep into the large crowd.


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May in Photos at Illinois Wesleyan
In May, we celebrated our graduating seniors – richly deserving of the hoopla – and other Titan highlights on the athletic field, in the classroom, and far beyond the Quad (including at the Parthenon in Greece, pictured right).
Student Studying Behaviors at Food Psychology Lab Internship
Nghi Nguyen '18, an art and psychology double major, expects to draw on both interests as she explores how and why humans relate to food as an intern at the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab.
Chang Selected for Economics Research Fellowship
Hsin-Jou (Lily) Chang '18 will spend the summer conducting independent research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, supported by the Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics.
Student Shares Study Abroad Experiences with High Schoolers
Crystal Ocampo-Fernandez '18 made seven presentations on her scholarship-supported semester in Russia to nearly 200 students at her high school alma mater.
Titan Athletics
The Titan football team defeated the Waseda University Big Bears in the Global Bowl Tokyo 2017 on Sunday, June 4, at Amino Field in Chofu, Japan.
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 28 (of 325 ranked schools) in the final rankings of the 2016-17 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Show your Titan Pride! Last summer, alumni and friends showed their Titan Pride through our first-ever sock campaign. We're excited to announce Titan socks have returned for a second year, and you can get in on the fun with a minimum gift of $25 before the fiscal year ends on July 31, 2017. Visit titanpride.org/socks to make your gift. Once you receive your socks, be sure to share a photo wearing them using #TitanSocks on social media.
Charlene Carruthers '07 was featured among "emerging power players" who are poised to make big changes in their fields and beyond.
WGLT Radio
As part of their May Term class on Social Work in Action, a group of Illinois Wesleyan students staged a free workshop on how to expunge or seal a criminal record.
The Pantagraph
At sites as varied as their majors, 34 IWU students have internships in Asia this summer – thanks in large part to a grant from the Freeman Foundation.
More Titans in the News
Class Newsletter Highlight
In recent updates, IWU connections took Krista (Webber) Borbely '92 by surprise when she enrolled in the Leading Age Illinois Leadership Academy: She discovered two IWU alumna had also signed up: Hannah (Detig) Meyers '10 and Andrea (Peirce) Luke '06. See more.
Associate Professor of Business Administration Fred Hoyt participated in the Faculty Development in International Business program in Cuba in May. Read his blog.
Associate Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr published "A new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga" with Jiří Moravec, Juan Carlos Cusi, Václav Gvoždík, in the European Journal of Taxonomy.
This marks the 1,000th species published in the journal.
Associate Professor and Information Literacy Librarian Chris Sweet was featured in an episode of the show Impossible Engineering on Discovery Science. The episode focuses on how Tesla cars are made. Contacted because of his research into bicycling history, Sweet discussed metallurgy basics and industrial stamping developed in the 1890's by a Chicago bicycle company called Western Wheelworks.
In his 13th season at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Associate Professor and Director of the IWU School of Theatre Arts Tom Quinn will star as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and as Cymbeline (along with other roles) in Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline, a six-person adaptation in which five actors and a musician play all the parts.
Also representing Illinois Wesleyan, Libby Zabit '18 has an Acting Internship with this year's festival. She will be appearing in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Theatre For Youth show and the green show.
Melissa Bailey '75 joined the new cast of David Lynch's Twin Peaks (2017) in a part written especially for her after an initial interview taping. The return of the cult classic is currently airing on Showtime.
Pride Alumni Community Chicago Connection
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Q: Dialog doesn't work on onStart or onCreate but works great after minimizing and opening back I Implement a dialog which asks user  to enter the PIN for security, The dialog displays when app runs but keyboards showing qwerty keyboard but in xml I has set inputType="numberpassword" and pressing any keys in quetry doesnot takes any input in EditText. BUT After minimizing the app and opening again it will show a number keyboard Which I need to disply when App starts at first.
 Which might be the problem?? Below I have pasted the code and Screenshots.
onStart
protected void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
    SharedPreferences SP = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getBaseContext());
    lock_app = SP.getBoolean("lock_app", false);
    LockImmediately(this);

}
 public void LockImmediately(Context context) {
    if (lock_app) {
        final View myview = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.activity_pwd, null);
        enterPWD = (EditText) myview.findViewById(R.id.pwdValue);
        Log.d("myerror", pwd);
        AlertDialog alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_lock_black_24dp).setCancelable(false)
                .setView(myview).setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        String user_text = enterPWD.getText().toString();
                        if ((pwd.equals(user_text))) {
                            dialog.dismiss();
                        } else {
                            dialog.dismiss();
                            MainActivity.this.finish();
                        }
                    }
                }).create();
        alertDialog.show();
    }
}

    @Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    if (bottom_addView!=null){
        bottom_addView.pause();
    }
}

activity_pwd.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/layout_root"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dp" >

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Enter PIN "
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/pwdValue"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:maxLength="4"
    android:maxLines="1"
    android:inputType="numberPassword"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</EditText>
</LinearLayout>

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  02-24 20:38:11.769 13795-13795/com.developersqueen.wishlater V/BoostFramework: mReleaseFunc method = public int com.qualcomm.qti.Performance.perfLockRelease()
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  02-24 20:38:11.775 13795-13795/com.developersqueen.wishlater V/BoostFramework: BoostFramework() : mPerf = com.qualcomm.qti.Performance@7268965
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) celebrates after scoring against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa…
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) celebrates after scoring against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Carson Wentz 'much better' as Colts' rematch with Titans looms
by: Mike Chappell
Posted: Oct 27, 2021 / 05:51 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 27, 2021 / 05:54 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS – It's debatable whether we're seeing Carson Wentz, circa 2017-ish.
What's not up for discussion and is more pertinent: we're seeing a much different Carson Wentz – a much healthier Carson Wentz – than the Tennessee Titans saw in week 3 and will face Sunday in a critical rematch at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"Much better,'' he said Wednesday.
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That Sept. 26 afternoon in Nashville was a three-hour study in how a mobile quarterback was robbed of anything resembling that mobility, and how it impacted his ability to play the position and contributed to the Indianapolis Colts' 25-16 loss to the Titans.
Wentz suffered sprains to both ankles in the previous week's loss to the Los Angeles Rams – Aaron Donald did much more damage to the right one – and didn't practice until Friday of game week, then on a limited basis.
To his credit, Wentz was on the field for all 61 offensive snaps against Tennessee. But he was more non-impactful participant than play producer.
Unable to move around in the pocket and extend plays, he completed 51.3% of his passes and averaged 5.2 yards per attempt, both season lows. More damning, when it came time to escape the pocket and perhaps move the chains with his feet, his feet wouldn't allow it.
"A handful of times I was like, yeah, I'm stuck in mud out there,'' Wentz said.
The offense finished with 268 yards and averaged 4.5 yards per snap, again, season lows.
"It's definitely different for us,'' offensive coordinator Marcus Brady said. "Schematically I assume it's probably going to be very similar. I mean, they are going to have their wrinkles because it's the second time we're playing them, but it was different for us gameplay-wise.
"We were trying to get the ball out of Carson's hands as quickly as possible. He was limited as far as movements and things like that. It will change. Obviously, he feels more comfortable now moving around as you guys saw in that (San Francisco) game.''
As Wentz gets further removed from the ankle injuries, the more he resembles the quarterback the Colts envisioned when they acquired him in the offseason trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
"This is the guy I knew in Philadelphia. He can be a big-play machine,'' Frank Reich said after Wentz passed for a career-best 402 yards in a 31-3 demolition of the Houston Texans.
In the 30-18 win over the San Francisco 49ers and the nasty elements at Levi's Stadium Sunday night, Wentz not only passed for two TDs for a fourth straight game, but once again could trust his legs.
In the second quarter, he gave the Colts a 13-12 lead with a 1-yard TD on a deceptive RPO (run-pass option) around the right side. In the fourth quarter and in the driving rain, Wentz kept a drive alive that resulted in Michael Badgley's 42-yard field goal by breaking containment on second-and-15 and scrambling for 17 yards. He would convert a third-and-2 a few plays later only to have it erased by a holding penalty against right tackle Matt Pryor.
It's clear: Wentz is capable of doing Wentz-like things again.
"For sure, no doubt,'' he said. "When there are plays there to be made – improvising or scrambling, running or whatever that is – I'm not going to shy away from it,'' he said. "We're going to try and make those plays.
"Still be smart, protect myself, all those things, but that's the type of player I am and the competitor I am.''
Over the last four games – three wins and the collapse in Baltimore – he's 77-of-113 (68.1%) for 1,003 yards with eight touchdowns, no interceptions and a fat 119.5 rating. Wentz and Peyton Manning are the only Colt QBs with a four-game stretch of multiple TD passes and no interceptions.
He will stand alone if the streak hits five.
More important, though, Carson Wentz is playing like Carson Wentz, pre-2020, of course.
Reich offers a knowledgeable perspective on now and then. He was Philadelphia's offensive coordinator in 2016-17, and helped Wentz author an MVP-caliber season in '17 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in week 14.
For those interested, here's a comparison of Wentz in '17 and this season:
2017: 143-of-232 (61.4%), 1,852 yards, 17 TDs, four interceptions, a 104.0 passer rating. He was sacked 19 times.
2021: 141-of-219 (64.4%), 1,695 yards,11 TDs, one interception, a 102.8 rating. He's gone down 15 times.
"That was a great year when I was with him,'' Reich said, "but I probably need to do a better job of focusing on he's here now. I'm really looking for the Colts' version of him where he just keeps getting better and better.
"But what we are seeing is he's playing good football. I really like the way he's pushing the ball down the field, how aggressively he's thinking but still making good decisions, checking it down when he needs to.''
Wentz's aggression has increased as his ankles have healed. In the last four games, he's had 16 completions that have gained at least 20 yards, and six that have covered at least 40.
"A lot of it is getting more confidence in the system, in the players and then just more reps,'' Reich said of Wentz's week-by-week development. "More practice reps have bred more confidence not only in him but in our whole team, and it's been good for me as the play-caller and working with him again, just getting a feel for our offense with him as our quarterback.
"It doesn't just happen like that. It's just a little bit of a feel as we go.''
Wentz was a bit evasive when asked if he's starting to feel like the player he was in 2017 and '18.
"I've been confident in who I was as a player and everything all the way through,'' he said. "I think it's been fun just seeing the development of this offense and myself, the coaches and just all the pieces coming together.''
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You can follow Mike Chappell on Twitter at @mchappell51.
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There are many people that inspire a generation and motivate them to be better. Today, we tell you about such an athlete named Henry Kiprona Kirwa.
Having eye problems from birth which got worse after his sixth grade, Henry Kiprona Kirwa left school in early age. The school of his small, rural hometown doesn't had the means to help him when he needed it the most. Regarded out of the cast by many. Kirwa grew wheat, corn and raised cattle in along with his parents in their small farm. He was surrounded with poverty and disability but his life came to a halt after becoming blind.
He started to follow a group of local runners as there was nothing to do. It became his daily routine to follow runners. His older brother Paul Tergat started training him. He made Henry to reach at the potential that can a marvel a distance runner.
In 2007, Kirwa competed for the first time in All-Africa Games. He showed his full sprint that helped him earn gold and silver medals. He selected for the World Athletics Championships for the Blind in Brazil along with others. As the lone Kenyan in the games, he found the perfect coach for the training.
Henry Kirwa knows what it is like to a disabled child and outsider in school. It made him to gave his prize money away to aid the disabled children for their schooling.
It is his hard work and determination that helped him to win a bronze medal in the 1,500 meters. He outran the Rio Olympics 2016 gold winner.
Blindness in no obstacle to Henry Kiprona Kirwa's success. Training is not easy and with the struggles he found this position.


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Glenn Beck live-blog, 1/26/11
Last night I gathered with a group of knee-jerk liberal types who, nonetheless, packed a bar in Cobble Hill and managed to stay respectfully silent for not just almost all of the State of the Union address (some derisive hooting against John Boehner's sopoforic appearance aside), but even the dual responses. Paul Ryan leaned on Fox News keywords pretty heavily — "the wisdom of the founders" — and claimed to be "speaking candidly, as one citizen to another," but he behaved with far more decorum (and less buffoonishness) than Bobby Jindal last year or (especially) Michelle Bachmann's frankly embarrassing performance. In the hours leading up to the speech, Glenn Beck conducted a program that began with him stroking a bunny, then getting out a chainsaw and comparing Obama's "we need to keep spending or die" rhetoric (quick, reductive version) to threatening to kill a bunny (the economy) with underspending (the chain saw). Whatever.
Today it's snowing in Brooklyn, I'm bored, cabin fever. Let's see how Beck follows up the president's speech.
4:59: Cavuto just said he's a real patient guy.
5:01: Beck has a 16mm projector! First talking point: Obama's "Reagan rhetoric" last night ran hollow.
5:02: Cookies are "Reagan's yumminess." Fish sticks are Woodrow's politics. Bake them together, you get cookie fishsticks. Inedible!
5:05: "I've never heard anyone say 'I'm just a teacher.' But I've heard people say 'I'm just a mom.' I hate that."
5:06: Obama was wrong to call for more respect for teachers. (Beck appears not to understand how salary levels are a key component of how much we value education.) We should respect moms and dads more. Also, Obama looking at a Lincoln portrait is a liar, for some reason.
5:07: Lengthy Paul Ryan excerpt. On China: he was talking about "how bad we are, because they're building choo-choo trains."
5:09: He's said "choo-choo trains" at least four times now. "I think we can all agree on one thing: America doesn't need more choo-choo trains." Beck's unconvinced faster, more reliable service would change Amtrak. I'm not sure he's ever taken Amtrak. It would!
5:10: We can't invest in high-speed trains because, apparently, they would constantly collide into regular trains and kill everyone. I guess he's not into American engineering skills.
5:11: "Chugga-chugga CHOO CHOO!" Starting to feel like I'm watching a weird adaptation of "I Am The Walrus."
5:12: Obama compared to Dr. Evil's ransom, to Obama's disadvantage.
5:15: "So he gave a shout-out to a SHINGLE COMPANY. Hey Obama, you're giving me shingles." 30 seconds later: "he also said he wants to invest in biomedical insurance. Can you find that one in the Constitution?
5:16: Comparison of Obama and recently deposed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
5:17: This is one of those thing I find totally infuriating. You can't constantly praise oil and endorse anti-solar/green energy all the time, then be surprised and claim green power's a total failure if you've been actively rooting against it the entire time.
5:20: First commercial break. "Hi, I'm Bill Kristol. I write The Weekly Standard." Yeah you do! Followed by the first gold ad of the hour. Then an add for solar generators. Struggling to imagine the mind of someone who opposes solar power except as a life-saving back-up, in which case it's OK.
5:24: Back to familiar motifs from the past few weeks, with an emphasis on The American Experiment ("Can man rule himself?") and the 4 E's (don't ask).
5:27: A brief lecture on the spacing of tree rings (far apart when healthy, close together in times of distress). "Even mother nature knows, better than congress or the government," etc. We must slow down to survive.
5:29: Another argument for slowing down: that's what pilots do during turbulence. Followed by gold ad #2 (the Rosland Capital ads featuring G. Gordon Liddy).
5:31: One strongly suspects "Americans Against Food Taxes" is powered by, say, the same people who make those pro-corn syrup ads.
5:34: Oh snap. Glenn's about to explain his daily routine! "It's insane what we're doing! It's insane what I do." ... "I didn't understand Frank Sinatra's song 'New York, New York' until I moved here. [...] There's about 9,000 people waiting to stab you in the back." Sounds like the Fox News jealousy situation in a nutshell.
5:37: I don't understand who Beck's friends are, obviously, but why does it take them a minimum of 75 minutes to commute to work each way? Even if they're in New Jersey, that seems flat-out wrong.
5:38 "Then your wife is like 'YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME.' So then you have to listen to her."
5:39: "Where's the god stuff? Where's the good stuff?"
5:40: Third gold ad.
5:44: OK. How to fix the overworking of America. First, prioritize: God, family, country. Eliminate "stuff." Such as: Beck does not carry a cell phone, so neither should you.
5:46: Some people do charity, some people think "the IRS is your charity."
5:47: You can't separate your personal and professional life. Prime example: Bill Clinton (!). Can't be a good president, because it's all one. Very zen.
5:49: More stuff about his wife (off-camera, someone named "Oscar" snickers). More stuff about post-9/11 values. 4th gold ad.
5:53: "Yes you can do something about your tax problems." Riffing on Obama to sell tax services. Nice!
5:56: "The middle seat" is a metaphor for being generous enough to let someone sit in the middle chair on public transport and talking to them. It's one of seven steps, the first of which is "work the problem," yet another invocation of Beck's former addict status.
5:57: Fifth gold ad.
Wrap-up: Like "The 700 Club," pretty much every single episode of Beck's show features at least one batshit moment, but it has to be said that Beck's far less compelling now than he was a year ago. After about 20 minutes of what passed for a point-by-point rebuttal of the state of the union address, Beck settled down into the same points he's found his stride in repeating and hammering home. Like the Breitbart websites (except, oddly, slightly less political), this comforting repetition keeps his audience in a self-created loop, while all the spiritual talk imbues the nasty politicking, endlessly ridiculous comparisons (Dr. Evil? Cookies and fish sticks?) and noise-making with a quasi-religious ambiance.
The conclusion I'm increasingly arriving at about Fox News (and the Tea Party in general) isn't just that it panders to people afraid to contemplate a post-American world. Americans watch a shit-ton of TV, or at least they did before the internet (I don't know the numbers anymore, but it's hard to believe the average household set is still on for 7 1/2 hours a day, as it once was). Judging by the many, many ads for life insurance, medical care, etc., the show's audience is very geriatric, old folks who were going to have the tube on anyway. All the god/crisis/constitution talk imbues a normally acceptable-but-hardly-laudable activity with patriotic dimensions, giving viewers the feeling of political engagement while asking nothing of them.
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Gravity's Rainbow, pg. 267-268
In the Kronenhalle they find a table upstairs. The evening rush is tapering off. Sausages and fondue: Slothrop's starving.
"In the days of the gauchos, my country was a blank piece of paper. The pampas stretched as far as possible, inexhaustible, fenceless. Wherever the gaucho could ride, that place belonged to him. But Buenos Aires sought hegemony over the provinces. All the neuroses about property gathered strength, and began to infect the countryside. Fences went up, and the gaucho became less free. It is our national tragedy. We are obsessed with building labyrinths, where before there was open plain and sky. To draw ever more complex patterns on the blank sheet. We cannot abide that openness: it is terror to us. Look at Borges. Look at the suburbs of Buenos Aires. The tyrant Rosas has been dead a century, but his cult flourishes. Beneath the city streets, the warrens of rooms and corridors, the fences and the networks of steel track, the Argentine heart, in its perversity and guilt, longs for a return to that first unscribbled serenity . . . that anarchic oneness of pampas and sky. . . ."
"But-but bobwire," Slothrop with his mouth full of that fondue, just gobblin' away, "that's progress—you, you can't have open range forever, you can't just stand in the way of progress—" yes, he is actually going to go on for half an hour, quoting Saturday-afternoon western movies dedicated to Property if anything is, at this foreigner who's springing for his meal.
Squalidozzi, taking it for mild insanity instead of rudeness, only blinks once or twice.
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Board index G Classifieds G Parts FS/FT/WTB Finally live and working!
Re: Finally live and working!
I have the same type of storage under the sun visors. Originally it came with some self tapping screws - that won't hold. Did a proper 6mm bolt going thru the headliner, backed by a large piece of sheet metal to spread the load and keep the headliner in good shape.
The front mounting tabs of the storage goes in under the mounting points for the sun visor.
Tested it on a couple of months worth of horrible corrugated roads in Morocco and Iceland. No squeaks - rattles or any deformation.
I like the idea... any issues with your gear raining down on you when climbing steep trails?
Yes I had a book come flying out the window when taking a uphill hairpin turn a little too fast. There is a raised lip, but it won't stop heavier items. So after that I have added some fabric to close the end.
For a traveling vehicle like mine, that extra storage space is priceless.
Any reason the sun visor storage would not work on a W460?
There is a little difference in shape between 463 and 460 / 461 versions. Maybe Marc could get the 460 version as well?
I should have noticed that!


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Top Ten things to see at Papago Park
Top Ten Things to do in Scottsdale
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Papago Park is a hilly, desert park covering 1500 acres and is known for its distinctive red sandstone geological formations. The Park also has a wide variety of typical desert plants, including the giant saguaro cactus. It's as easily half-mile walk along McDowell Street to Papago Park where you can use the Cross Cut Canal Multi-Use Path for walking, jogging, roller-blading or bicycling. Within the park there are places to picnic and ponds for fishing. Most of the places to visit in the park are within easy walking distance of the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn.
The whimsical map by artist Per Berg gives you an idea of the layout of the park. These are the places to see:
Hole in the Rock – An interesting geological formation and it is one of the area's most visited sites. Mile Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 1 mile.
Phoenix Zoo – Home to more than 1,400 animals, including 30 species that are endangered or threatened. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 1.9 miles
Botanical Gardens - A vast 140 acres area containing 21,000 different plants, including over 100 endangered species. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn – 1.1 miles.
Hunt's Tomb - An unusual, twenty-foot high mausoleum modeled after an Egyptian pyramid. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn -1.7 Miles.
Sun Devil Stadium - Formerly Phoenix Municipal Stadium and now home of Arizona State University Sun Devil's Baseball Team. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 2 miles.
Arizona Historical Museum - Diverse topics are examined such as World War II's effects on Arizona, the rise of desert cities, pop culture and sports, Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 1.7 miles.
Papago Golf Course - Long considered the finest public golf course in the state. It was designed by esteemed golf course architect William Francis (Billy) Bell, who's known for Torrey Pines in San Diego. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 2.2 miles.
Arizona Military Museum – The museum's mission is show the history of the Militia of Arizona and the Arizona National Guard. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 2.3 miles.
Open-Air Theater - This 3,500-seat amphitheater was constructed in 1933 by the CCC and hosted Easter sunrise services, concerts, and community events. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Pagago Inn - 1.2 miles.
Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path -The canal was built by pioneers in 1888 to bring irrigation water from the Arizona Canal to the Grand Canal. Today, it has a popular, multi-use trail that runs alongside the canal the length of Papago Park. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - half a mile.
Hall of Flame - The Hall of Flame has over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating back from 1725. The museum honors firefighters who have died in the line of duty or who have been decorated for heroism and also includes a gallery dedicated to the history of wildland firefighting. Distance from the Magnuson Hotel Papago Inn - 2.5 miles.