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'Tis The Season…For FALSE FLAGS! The Elites Need To Control Bitcoin
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You may think it's the fall season, but its actually false flag season in the United States. And humans have proven themselves very easy to manipulate with these staged events.
Mike Adams of Natural News put out a new video, in which he declares it to be "false flag season." And he says the big one could be right around the corner. "What kinds of agendas do the powers that be want to achieve?" Adams asks. "Now, under the Obama Administration, there were always mass shooting false flags."
With all of the known false flags (like Fast and Furious, Barack Obama and Eric Holder's gun-running scheme) you have to wonder what's coming next. Adams suggests looking at what the globalists and elitists want or need to happen in the United States in order to push an agenda. Adams says that Bitcoin has become a thorn in the government's side, and they will need a major terror attack funded by the cryptocurrency, so look for that in the near future. Once the false flag terror attack funded by Bitcoin happens, the government can blame the cryptocurrency and funnel it all into a regulated system that they can tax and regulate making it no longer anonymous or decentralized.
Adams also has a theory on North Korea. "Suppose the government wanted to attack North Korea," he says. "Couldn't they just fake like North Korea launched a missile that destroyed…let's say detonated 5 miles west of the major port in Long Beach; the Long Beach Port in California. Couldn't the government just set off its own bomb out there and say 'Kim Jong-Un did it;' and then use that as a justification to attack North Korea?"
Just keep your eyes open. False flags can take many different forms and the government continues to use them to manipulate the minds of the public and have them accept less freedom in exchange for more security. It all seems like this Hollywood movie, but unfortunately for us, its real life – and the elites are gambling with our freedom to expand a totalitarian state.
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Date: December 14th, 2017
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gandhi says:
haha worship the "blockchain"
fake news=false flages=false markets=NRA=gun permits is freedom=joke
Kevin2 says:
I can carry a gun legally in 37 states thanks to the NRA when it was eight 30 years ago. We're going for all 50.
durangokidd says:
"Adams says that Bitcoin has become a thorn in the government's side, and they will need a major terror attack funded by the cryptocurrency, so look for that in the near future."
Mike Adams is delirious. I call BULLSHIT Mike !!!
He is also less informed about BC than I am because at least I know that the advantage of blockchain technology is that it leaves a verifiable electronic TRAIL. No one in their right mind would use BC to fund a terror attack.
False Flags are NOT required by TPTB to control BitCoin. Governments across the world are moving to monitor and regulate exchanges, so they can tax BC profits. BC is only a threat to the newest speculators. It's a digital ponzi scheme.
Stick to Natural Health solutions Mike. I like your work in that area. 🙂
The Elites Need To Control Bitcoin. One glitch and no one controls Bit-Coin.
the elites slready control bitcoin. they control your mind too if you believe anything else?
nope, don't believe it.
Heartless says:
I wrote in another post – it's simple to stop Bitcoin. Just eliminate the means of connections. Stop the ability to communicate, to transfer digital information…… Bitcoin's trashed.
No advantage to "stopping" bitcoin. Every advantage in TAXING it !!! Its not money. It's a digital commodity.
Rule NO 1 ….. follow the money !!! 🙂
Got gold? No hacking, no internet needed, no electricity, no nuthin. Yeah, it's manipulated… right now. See how long THAT continues, and once the lid comes off, as Jackie Gleason used to say, it's "to the moon!"
Chartsky says:
Yeah, Gold is OK — IF you can ride-out the blatant manipulation that's been going on for DECADES and also IF, after riding-out the manipulations, once the fiat currency (U.S. Dollar) crashes, you can avoid the government confiscation based on it being a false-flag threat to "national security — oh, and anyone possessing or using gold as a means of exchange would be a "domestic terrorist."
Think it can't happen in the gold old USA?!
Funny how there has been radio silence re. the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Just like the ClimateGate faux global warming scam – e.g., "hide the decline" (in temps, per Ken Trenberth, leading BIG GREEN MONEY shill at East Anglia) Anyone even remember ClimateGate? You should – there has been ZERO to almost zero global warming for the past 20 years, and the Financial Stability Bd says $93 freaking TRILLION will be spent on this over the next 15 years. You got $93 trillion in YOUR pocket to contribute?
Watching the government operate is like watching professional wrestling. Everything presented is obviously phony but the audience, the citizenry, is in a Stockholm Syndrome trance.
Nice analogy. 🙂
baby new year says:
Say what you want about the nordic countries, I'll bet the Finns are not worried about what
their government is going to do next week or next year.
No, but the SWEDES are !!! 🙂
Haji says:
Already done.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-14/long-island-woman-indicted-funding-isis-bitcoin
Only a complete idiot would use bitcoin to fund terror: that's why the push is on globally to eliminate … CASH !!! 🙂
China's push to trade oil in yuan
– could signal a shift in global financial system, with a reduced role for the U.S. dollar
Bloomberg dot com
* In September, Venezuela ordered all oil payments to be made in the euro.
Yahooie says:
I'm wondering what might be afoot. I live along the flight path between the Pentagon and Quantico. The amount of chopper traffic varies with each administration. For the previous administration, there was so little I nearly forgot about it. With Trump there is more, but had not been anything I'd not seen in earlier administrations…until today.
Today there was an Osprey escorted by two choppers–once down to Quantico and an hour later back north. Never have sighted and Osprey before. I've seen all sorts of choppers singly or groups of 2, 3, 4 and 5. The more of them and the bigger they are means the more serious the world problem is. (The big ones–may be Chinooks; they have four 'feet' not the rails to land on and two large rotor blades–really rattle my windows and sometimes my teacup if they pass directly overhead.) 4 or more is usually a military action and watch/read the news (from a trustworthy source).
There's been a lot of other chopper air traffic on this flight path the last couple of days. If anything is in the offing, I suspect it will be soon.
Hope my descriptions are clear. I'm not an expert or big fan of choppers. Ospreys are quite unique though. I'm enough of an aircraft fan to find some of them fascinating.
tempus says:
Tax Bitcoin out of existence the way the US government taxed banknotes issued by State banks out of existence.


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Letters From Seoul Nov 30, 2010
Credit: Ralph Dagza
Dark Twisted Fantasies
by Justin Stone
In November 2010, Kanye's new album exploded just as North Korea launched missiles.
While I was at work today, teaching vocabulary to second graders in a robust satellite city of Seoul, North Korea launched an artillery barrage off the northwestern coast of my host country.
To a colleague who's only been here three months, reacting to the artillery fire: "Did you call your cousin on the base?"
"Yeah, they said it was nothing," he said. "How do we get out of here if I don't have a car?"
"I'm going to steal a taxi," I said, trying to settle his nerves. "Hey, I'm heading out after work on Thursday to buy some of those little green pumpkins."
"They're gourds, right? You're making gourd soup? Aren't they decorative vegetables?"
In the background, Pitchfork Media Wingman is playing Kanye West's "Power" on the office computer. Between us, there is some mild head-nodding.
"I'm stealing that album tonight off a torrent so I can have it when I cook on Saturday," I said.
Someone else said, "I hope this doesn't turn into war and kill my dinner. My fridge is filled with ingredients."
Tuesday got hairy. Smoke plumes coming from the island. We wondered how much South Korea would fire back. The North has around 10,000 artillery pieces aimed at Seoul, we'd heard. Every one of us has a friend up there. When they say "sea of fire" in their state broadcasts, I think they mean it.
We made stock. I love making stock; it's the world's best humidifier. I'm coming down with something, so I hit the bed around 9:30 p.m. Hard to sleep when you've got your MacBook open in case the American Embassy sends out a warning e-mail for evacuation. I've received a warning already. Skype bonks in and out . Friends begin sending the "Are you OK?" emails. Strange dreams about highways. Nobody really knows how far away I live from the trouble.
Strange day at school. Kindergarten kids asked me about North Korea. I told them they're poor people with bad teachers. We rehearsed the Christmas play. I'm checked Google news alerts secretly while they did phonics work. They asked me to draw a bear eating beehives on the board to mark each page they finished. I forgot to do so. Very distracted teaching going on.
Thoughts about the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner permeate office discussion. We've scored three turkeys, and I found wine on sale for 5,000 won a bottle, a great price . A colleague wants to bake bread pudding with persimmons in my oven on Friday night.
This is traditional Korean brinksmanship. They need attention. Have you ever seen a turkey with a bacon yarmulke?
"Any of your friends in Seoul, the newbies, talking about leaving?"
"Janie's friend had plans to visit this week. She canceled."
"What are you making this weekend? I'm shopping on Thursday night."
"I'm putting Cool Whip on roasted sweet potatoes."
"How Idaho."
Yonhap News Agency out of Seoul was on point with most leads. The story shifted from retaliation to damage control and mourning. Two Korean Marines killed. Houses still on fire. The kids wanted to talk about what's happening. I told the older ones it's a mistake. Like good Koreans, they got back to work.
The foreigners in the office all have their say during lunch and such. I sequester myself in a corner room to watch TED talks for an hour. TED talks are a sedative.
Hitting the bed again at 9:30 p.m., I was up all night with Kanye lyrics in my head and dreams of China. Kanye and Red China weren't meant to spoon. At 4 a.m., I was talking to a woman in Seattle, drinking a French press of black coffee, and popping Advil.
"This is traditional Korean brinksmanship," I said. "They need attention. Hey, have you ever seen a turkey with a bacon yarmulke? That's what we're doing this year."
I spoke with my dad around 6 a.m., Korea time. Nobody else was around to take the call. He's a military man, but we didn't talk artillery.
I searched YouTube for "The Joy." Man, Curtis Mayfield is good over a decent sample. Good at 7 a.m. after a pot of coffee. I danced around a bit before hitting the shower.
To Pitchfork Media Wingman on the way to work: "I've been up since 4 a.m. reading analysis from all corners of the earth."
"That's a lot of coffee for you," he said, "isn't it?"
We both agreed it's odd how inflated the zeitgeist seems around this new Kanye album. We can't think of its antecedent. Outkast and "Hey Ya!", maybe. I'm more interested in talking about incendiary artillery rounds, the kind the North Koreans fired on Tuesday, but we talk about Jay-Z and the Richard James sample.
"Nobody who listens to Kanye knows who Aphex Twin is," he said, turning a corner.
"Hey, nobody knew where Korea was until Tuesday. It takes an innovator, or a madman."
In my art class, my kindergarten kids made artifacts out of white clay. I made a giant chicken with tiny skulls around its feet. The kids asked me if they could make death chickens, too.
That night, I mused over my dad's oyster casserole and mom's cranberry sauce. What was I going to do about it? I watched Richard Dawkins talk about Charles Darwin with Craig Venter, and drank more wine. I contemplated my genes. My genes let me feel my way into the night, straight after some more wine, past dinner, to a Korean pancake hut for some mung bean cakes and rice wine. Our neighborhood stood quaint as it ever has. We drank too much rice wine, but it came in a kettle, so it's easy to pour, fun to pour.
Field trip to the science museum. On the bus, I sat with some pre-school kids and they told me I have a big face. They wanted to play rock, paper, scissors, but I drank my thermos of coffee instead, looking at foothills as we ascended in the school bus to the superhighway that runs the entire length of the country.
"Justin teacher, do you like pumpkins?" the kids asked.
"I'm making pumpkin soup tonight. I'm going to use my head in the soup."
"Don't forget to take off your hat," said one boy.
I said, "Why don't you wear it instead?"
We sang a short verse of "White Christmas." In the back of my head, though, Kanye Fucking West told me about a bad bitch and a bag of weed.
Returning to school, the kids watched a movie and I ate homemade marinated beef with homemade bean paste on lettuce leaves. One of the mothers did this for me, made me the food. I tend to think of meals as totems of things to come. This lunch was a totem, an omen of sorts.
My last two periods should have been spent doing clerical schoolwork. Instead, I listened to a dubstep broadcast from RinseFM, "Blackdown and Dusk." Over the last year, I've grown to appreciate the minimal, drum and bass descendent that is dubstep. I switched over again to "The Joy" on YouTube.
"So Appalled" sounded good just before bed, especially the first few lines, "It's like that sometimes, I mean ridiculous, the shit ridiculous."
Alone, at a corridor computer, with nobody around, more nodding to what is a really good flow by Mr. West.
At home, I had company in the shape of a Canadian blonde from Nova Scotia. Company in the kitchen is always good, and it's still Thanksgiving in my head, even though it's Friday.
"Have you seen the ass on Nicki Minaj?" I said. "I saw her bend over at that NYC show on YouTube. Amazing."
"Did you just burn yourself?" she said, "Run it under cold water. I've got it."
"Yes," I said, "looks like you're picking up the slack. Scoop out those pumpkins."
Later in the album, she said, "Did Kanye just say Malibooyeah?"
"Chipotle peppers will finish this off," I said, hand under the water. I leaned over to look in the oven.
"How's my bread pudding looking?" she said.
"How's my ass instead?" I said, shaking around to "Devil in a New Dress." Rick Ross is fantastic. I didn't even know how I knew who Rick Ross was.
"Sipping rosé all alone," he said. Rosé mimosas, I thought.
So much to read. People said more retaliation was necessary. Things seemed very hot, even though there'd been no shooting since Tuesday. I turned on Richard Dawkins again. "So Appalled" sounded good just before bed, especially the first few lines, "It's like that sometimes, I mean ridiculous, the shit ridiculous."
I dreamt about China again. I made crab cakes in my dreams. I was searching for hairy crab in different markets. Where were the breadcrumbs?
Done with November, a week since nonsense crept back to our doorsteps. I still checked the news feeds on the hour. Laughs came in and out like cats. Saturday night was a good party. As an expat, you get to be very fucking good at throwing parties where you forgot quickly where you were, whether it was Paris or Seoul. Nobody discussed the possibility of getting shelled here, in Anyang. Some of folks at the party live in Seoul, within range of that artillery. None of us know how it would go if these storied enemies decided to put it all aside and see how it went down.
I've had dreams of riding a bicycle out through the country, heading towards the Air Force base about an hour south. In our more sauced moments, we've talked about just drinking through the worst of it. Nobody knows, it's a giant, dangerous guess.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a solid piece of 21st century work from a man who wants more than anything to be modern. We're all about departure here. Some of us will head home next month, some of us just got here last month. For Thanksgiving, we thought about recipes, some of us using things we inherited. The only thing I inherited was a tendency to burn myself on the oven. I've got a little scar growing to prove it. No telling how long it'll remain.
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Justin Stone is an English teacher and writer living in Anyang, South Korea. He is the author of Quomodo, a fiction serial featured on The Apartment: Broadcast. His first novel, The Adonis Luxury Machine is in the final stages of composition. Occasionally, he writes under the alias Divad Q. Nead. More by Justin Stone
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Why Co-Creation Is the New Customer Value Proposition
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In episode 57 of the CXO Minute, Tony Uphoff explains why co-creation is the new customer value proposition — more specifically, co-creation that integrates business resources, knowledge, and networks, allowing companies to expand their capabilities.
00:13 — It used to be that price was the main focus of business negotiations. Over time, the focus shifted from price to return on investment (ROI). While these thoughts still exist in terms of negotiation discussions, the concept of value has become the watchword in most business technology negotiations.
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01:38 — The notion of co-creation was further developed in the book "The Future of Competition" by Venkat Ramaswamy and C.K. Prahalad.
01:54 — Along with data modernization, co-creation is one of the major trends fueling the acceleration economy today. In his recent CXO Minute, Tony discusses three trends he did not see coming in 2022, and why they matter for business technology — the idea of co-creation being one of them. Co-creation partnerships are redefining industries such as retail, manufacturing, and healthcare.
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Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich submitted a first full draft (apparently after many, many iterations) on February 23rd, but won't be drawn on the plot.
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Hissrich has clearly been doing her research ahead of writing. Over the last week, she's compiled a list of Witcher characters and their characteristics in a Twitter thread.
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A December full of Surprises!! But all is well at the end!
Hi! Wishing everyone an uneventful Holiday season.
That's not happening here! December 7th, my DH failed a stress test spectacularly! Three ambulance rides and a Life-Flight took us from his visit at our Medical offices here in Brookings - to Curry Hospital in Crescent City to Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford. On Friday he had a very revealing Angioplasty test and Monday he had Quadruple Bypass surgery!
We were lucky - the only pain he had was during the stress test and again during the Angioplasty. His heart was not damaged. In fact, when one artery was blocked it made it's own capillary into the heart to keep it's blood supply going! It's true - my DH has a good heart!!
When telling anyone that DH had heart surgery, the most popular answer is "Him? Seriously??" A total surprise to all of us - even DH thought it was GERD!
Rogue Regional is a top 100 US hospital and you can tell. The facilities are great, the doctors are top-notch; the nurses are patient; the CVAs are awesome. Even the housekeepers were friendly. It was so reassuring to be there and be 'coddled' as we learned about this procedure.
The best thing about being a 'younger' Baby Boomer is that they have it all worked out by the time we have it!! We came home Saturday!(Just 5 days after open heart surgery!!) And he's doing great!
I must admit I missed a step walking out of the Medford Walmart last week - where the big sign said "Only X days until Christmas"!! WHAT? The whole world isn't in limbo with me - time is still moving?? Oh dear!
So we're going to see if Doni can do 'low-key' Christmas! No more cookies; I am decorated - did that the weekend before! We won't be traveling to the kids or having them come here - we hope to open presents with them all later next year.
A quiet Christmas - that will be a new experience, but oh-so-much-better than it could have been - if that episode would have happened outside a medical facility!
I'm putting a giant bow on his head - that's my present this year!!
Many thanks to our kids who made everything as easy as possible for us. From B&Bs services to hand-holding during the hard parts! We couldn't have asked for any better support.
Everyone should be thankful I'm not doing our letter this December - I have some really interesting photo possibilities ... that I'm absolutely not using!!
We discovered my DD is quite squeamish! She turned a little green just seeing the Black Marker lines on DH's legs marking the veins!
Here's to a new healthy (and quilty) New Year for all!
Good Gracious, Doni. I had no clue when I saw you in the store that you had just been through such a time! So glad all is well. Quiet Christmas's are often quite nice. Wishing for you a wonderful one and for happy times to come with family when you are ready.
I am so glad your Husband is OK! It could have ended much worse than it did. Ya, he'll be your best gift this year. Take good care. I know,I for one will be so glad when this year is DONE!
2017 - It's a wrap!


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A protester wears a face mask and holds a banner during an anti-pollution protest in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (January 28, 2017). The banners read "Smoke-free Ulaanbaatar," "No More Agony for Ulaanbaatar" and "The Solution to Reducing Air Pollution is Urban Development."
Image Credit: REUTERS/B. Rentsendorj
Mongolia's Democracy Under Stress
A wave of protests (and lack of any government response) is challenging Mongolia's political system.
By Bolor Lkhaajav for The Diplomat
It has been 26 years since Mongolia's peaceful democratic revolution. It was the 1990 peaceful revolution that created democratic, multiparty governance in Mongolia. Some political scientists say that 25 years is a good time to diagnose political institutions, and Mongolia's have seen mixed results. In recent years, notably during the tenure of President N. Enkhbayar and current President Ts. Elbegdorj, there have been a number of social mobilizations (some successful, some not) aiming to stop political corruption, police brutality, and a troubled judicial system. Since the late 2000s, Mongolia has experienced a number of intermittent protests in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and in the countryside in response to the government's negligence toward solving prolonged issues, further provoking the people to demand better governance.
As Mongolia's foreign policy and economic apparatus expand, there seems to be a growing gap between the government and its people. Mongolia is a country where politics, especially involving top government officials, plays an almost-too-important role in all sectors, including the Anti-Corruption Committee (which was created by Elbegdorj himself). As a result, government policies and actions are failing to serve as a good governance model and economic and social policies are failing to reach Mongolia's people economically, socially, judicially, and ethically.
Between 2014 and 2016, Mongolia experienced large numbers of social mobilizations both at home and abroad. Those studying and working abroad are well-informed about Mongolia's economic crisis, skyrocketing unemployment rate, and seeming inability to solve these issues. Other prolonged issues include poor air quality during the harsh winters, a corrupt legal system that is maneuvered and manipulated by politicians, and opposition party members and proxies in government agencies. The overall negligence attitude toward the people's right to protest has provoked Mongolians at home and abroad. Social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have been the major tool for communication and mobilizing like-thinking groups.
One prominent example is the "Battle of Noyon-Uul" or the "Protect Noyon-Uul" protests. From 2014 to 2017, protests have been successfully mobilized both at home and abroad by Mongolian students, workers, former politicians, environmental organizations, and herder activists to divert the government's decision to exploit historical, sacred land in Selenge Province, Noyon Uul in cooperation with Canadian mining giant Centerra Gold. Protesters have successfully managed to organize a large group of representatives similar to Kyrgyzstan's stand against Centerra Gold.
Ever since Mongolia implemented its mining-led economic development strategy, the country has experienced intermittent anti-mining, anti-exploitation protests. Although mining is an important sector for economic growth, the Mongolian people feel that unless the utilization of natural resources benefits employment, human capital, technology, and innovation, such business (and the heavy lobbying that comes with it) only expands the gap between the government and the people.
The year 2016 surprised both the people and the government with a number of peaceful protests. On May 9, 2016, confidential offshore information from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama, was revealed to the public through a number of media reports. Although it's important to remember that not all offshore transactions are illegal, the leak exposed a lengthy list of potential tax evasion, money laundering, and illegal transactions, which involved top government officials from number of nations, including Mongolia. Among the 49 Mongolian individuals and business entities named in the Panama Papers, there were accounts related to two former prime ministers of Mongolia, S. Bayar and S. Batbold; parliament member S. Bayartsogt; and other government officials. Following the leak, journalists and activists were arrested and their findings were confiscated by the authorities.
As the government ignored popular demands for transparency, activists established the People's Anti-Offshore Committee. On March 31, 2017, a large number of group members and their supporters, including the elderly and children, gathered in the heart of Ulaanbaatar to call for action and seek justice. Since late March, united anti-offshore Mongolian groups have been formed in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, South Korea, New York, San Francisco and expected to grow. These social mobilizations were highly organized and involved educated young adults seeking justice and united for the future of Mongolia. These groups demand that the implicated politicians reveal their offshore accounts; step down from office; use the offshore money to contribute to paying off Mongolia's foreign loans; and face legal actions.
As of April 9, 2017, representatives from the anti-offshore committee have reached out to the president, Anti-Corruption Committee, Central Intelligence Agency, chief of the police department, and the Office of the Prosecutor of Mongolia, but none of these agencies have responded to allegations against top government officials. Unlike governments in Iceland, Chile, Austria, Uruguay, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Spain, Armenia, and Hong Kong, the Mongolian government and the judicial system have been slow to react, raising suspicions of a deep web of bribery and corruption cases.
Prolonged political scandals, economic downturns, and societal disappointments driving a growing number of peaceful protests — not only in Mongolia but in Europe and in the United States, where there are large Mongolian populations. The mobilization of such protests are becoming a theme in Mongolia's political disarray. More importantly, government negligence and police brutality are provoking even more nationwide protests against a variety of issues: media censorship, corruption, offshore accounts, pollution, mining in national heritage and historical sites, and the "Moonies," a religious sect from South Korea.
Although social mobilization and protests are normal in democratic nations, there is a time and capacity limit to peaceful protests. For Mongolia, a developing country trying to expand its foreign policy, it is fundamental to have a stable society. Hence, it would be wise for the authorities to take these mobilizations seriously to prevent social outbreak. Mongolia's population reached 3 million in 2016; with a purposeful, powerful mobilization, the government should not underestimate their people both at home and abroad. History has been known to repeat itself, and there is no guarantee that a revolution like that seen in 1990 will not come again.
Bolor Lkhaajav is pursuing an M.A. in Asia-Pacific Studies at the University of San Francisco. She was formerly a Security Analyst with Horizon Intelligence.
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Mongolia's Crisis of Democracy Continues
The parliamentary speaker has been forced out, the latest twist in Mongolia's long-simmering political scandals.
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Rio Grande County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,539. The county seat is Del Norte. The county is named for the Rio Grande (Spanish language for "Big River"), which flows through the county.

Description
The gateway to the San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande County is one of the highlights of the San Luis Valley. The county covers  ranging from approximately  on valley floor to several  peaks. There are three municipalities within the county, Monte Vista, Del Norte, and South Fork and all have been historically developed along the rail line that follows the Rio Grande.

Monte Vista is the county's largest community situated on the valley floor. "Monte", as locals call it, is the center of the agricultural aspect of the county. There are numerous festivals, events, and clubs that take place in and around Monte Vista, and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge is a stop for migratory Sand Hill Cranes every year.
Del Norte is a quaint town with a focus on its historic past; it is the county seat, home to the Rio Grande County Museum, and maintains a historic façade in its main street.

The newest town in Rio Grande County is South Fork. South Fork is surrounded by the Rio Grande National Forest and other public lands and has easy access to Wolf Creek Ski Area. Developed as a logging center it has become a gem of the Valley with a booming housing market, world-class 18-hole golf course, and the distinction of being the "Gateway to the Silver Thread" scenic byway.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties
Saguache County - north
Alamosa County - east
Conejos County - south
Archuleta County - southwest
Mineral County - west

Major Highways
  U.S. Highway 160
  U.S. Highway 285
  State Highway 15
  State Highway 112
  State Highway 149
  State Highway 368
  State Highway 370

National protected areas
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Rio Grande National Forest

Trails and byways
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Silver Thread Scenic Byway

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 12,413 people, 4,701 households, and 3,417 families living in the county.  The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km2).  There were 6,003 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km2).  The racial makeup of the county was 73.93% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 21.45% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races.  41.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,701 households 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.10% of households were one person and 10.30% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% 65 or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median household income was $31,836 and the median family income was $36,809. Males had a median income of $30,432 versus $23,005 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,650.  About 11.30% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Communities

City
Monte Vista

Towns
Center
Del Norte
South Fork

Census-designated places
Alpine
Gerrard

Unincorporated
Homelake

See also

Outline of Colorado
Index of Colorado-related articles
National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Grande County, Colorado

References

External links
Rio Grande County Government website
Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck
Colorado Historical Society

Colorado counties
1874 establishments in Colorado Territory
San Luis Valley of Colorado
Populated places established in 1874


There's nothing quite like the bond between a person and their dog. FIDO, or Fitness Interaction for Dog and Owner, is a dog toy designed to engage both the dog and owner in physical activity, turning a simple game of fetch into a fun, healthy, and interactive experience. FIDO consists of two handles connected by an elastic resistance band that is stretched tight between a person's hand and foot in order to create a large slingshot to launch a tennis ball, using the ball pick up device, for the dog to fetch. The human benefits from the strength building exercise of stretching the resistance band, while the dog benefits from the cardiovascular activity of fetching the tennis ball.
This kinematic structure is inspired by the biomimicry of flowers, and has a dual functionality of collecting solar energy and rainwater. The system consists of a stem base with three hexagonal solar panel planes arrayed around the top. The panels move independently of one another to adjust to the most efficient position for collecting sunlight. During rainy days all panels are tilted upward and the water is directed into the center of the structure and collected in the reservoir base. This system can be applied to rooftops to benefit a singular building, or on street level to collect energy for a city community.
"Grubbing" is the process of digging up earth and debris to create barriers that stop wildfires from spreading. This multi-tool is designed to make the physically demanding job of wildland firefighting less stressful. The central features of this design are the pistol grip style handles that rotate within the main body of the tool, allowing the user to keep their wrists straight to avoid carpal tunnel. The tool shaft rotates to bring the tool head closer to the ground, easing the stress on a firefighter's back. The rotating tool head has sides for four separate grubbing tool blades: a fire rake, a blunt pick, a sharp pick, and a long hoe. The tool is folded on itself for portability.


A well known and successful sales director would always say to the new person in the sales team - 'to achieve sales targets you need to know your customer'. In others words - to have a healthy flow of orders you need to understand how your target organisation works and the associated processes that can be engaged with so you can be part of the procurement process on an ongoing basis. To give a flavour how different organisations procure we have speakers from an SME, a Government Organisation and a Big Corporate that will explain what goes on behind closed doors in their organisations and give indications on how best to engage with similar entities.


Jana works with Sting's game incubator and game hub. Previously she led the Sting Test Drive Game program together with Jonas Lindqvist. She also runs the games accelerator Stugan. In her spare time, she often judges games competitions across the world.
Jana has a big passion for games and a wide knowledge of different aspects of the games industry and a strong international network.


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Halotus was an Ancient Roman royal servant who, despite being a prime suspect in the poisoning of Claudius in 54 AD, was granted royal stewardship by Galba in 68 AD, even when the public was calling for his death?
Facts on topics related to Halotus
the earliest written record of Scotland during the Roman Empire is the submission of the King of Orkney to the Emperor Claudius (pictured) at Colchester in the year 43?
whether Gaius Stertinius Xenophon, a Roman physician, was involved in the death of Claudius is debated to this day?
Gessius Florus became the Roman procurator of Judea due to his wife's friendship with Emperor Nero's wife Poppaea?
Joseph Throckmorton was called a "second Nero or Calligula (sic)" for his actions on his steamboat Warrior at the 1832 Battle of Bad Axe?
at the Roman festival of Quinquatria in 59, Emperor Nero invited his mother Agrippina to his villa, as part of his plan to assassinate her?
at the age of 21, Roman Emperor Nero (pictured) instituted the games of Juvenalia in recognition of the first shaving of his beard?
the Pons Neronianus ('Bridge of Nero') over the Tiber in Rome may actually have been built by Caligula?
the figures on the Gonzaga Cameo (pictured) were identified as Alexander the Great and Olympias, Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, Nero and Agrippina the Younger, and many other famous couples of antiquity?
the town of Sant'Oreste, Italy grew up around the site at which Saint Orestes was said to have been buried alive during the reign of Nero?
Julio-Claudian dynasty
Caesar Augustus, his wife Livia and numerous other members of Julio-Claudian dynasty were entombed in the Mausoleum of Augustus?
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Roman Emperor Trajan was heavily criticized for giving extravagant donations, called congiaria, to every citizen?
Roman Emperor Majorian issued a law that imposed a minimum age of 40 years to women who wanted to take religious vows?
Qabala treasures, monetary treasure troves discovered in Azerbaijan, contain drachmas of Alexander the Great and denarii of four Roman Emperors?
during the Gothic War in the 4th century, the Goths killed a Roman Emperor, destroyed a Roman army and laid waste large tracts of the Roman Balkans?
it was common for the Roman Emperor to be elected to one of two offices of the highest judicial magistrates known as duumviri, and the other position was left up to the emperor for the appointment of a praefectus?
the Roman festival of hilaria, which allowed anyone to masquerade as any rank, was used in a plot to assassinate Emperor Commodus, by conspirators planning to disguise themselves as members of the Praetorian Guard?
the Roman Emperor Maximian (coin pictured) was forced to abdicate on three separate occasions?
there were six claimants for the title of Roman Emperor in the Year of the Six Emperors (AD 192–193)?


Given any two distinct points, there is a line that contains them.
Any line segment can be extended to an infinite line.
Given a point and a radius, there is a circle with center in that point and that radius.
If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which are the angles less than the two right angles. (The parallel postulate).
A theorem is a logical consequence of the axioms. In Geometry, the "propositions" are all theorems: they are derived using the axioms and the valid rules. A "Corollary" is a theorem that is usually considered an "easy consequence" of another theorem. What is or is not a corollary is entirely subjective. Sometimes what an author thinks is a 'corollary' is deemed more important than the corresponding theorem. (The same goes for "Lemma"s, which are theorems that are considered auxiliary to proving some other, more important in the view of the author, theorem).
A "hypothesis" is an assumption made. For example, "If $x$ is an even integer, then $x^2$ is an even integer" I am not asserting that $x^2$ is even or odd; I am asserting that if something happens (namely, if $x$ happens to be an even integer) then something else will also happen. Here, "$x$ is an even integer" is the hypothesis being made to prove it.
See the Wikipedia pages on axiom, theorem, and corollary. The first two have many examples.
Based on logic, an axiom or postulate is a statement that is considered to be self-evident. Both axioms and postulates are assumed to be true without any proof or demonstration. Basically, something that is obvious or declared to be true and accepted but have no proof for that, is called an axiom or a postulate. Axioms and postulate serve as a basis for deducing other truths.
The ancient Greeks recognized the difference between these two concepts. Axioms are self-evident assumptions, which are common to all branches of science, while postulates are related to the particular science.
Aristotle by himself used the term "axiom", which comes from the Greek "axioma", which means "to deem worth", but also "to require". Aristotle had some other names for axioms. He used to call them as "the common things" or "common opinions". In Mathematics, Axioms can be categorized as "Logical axioms" and "Non-logical axioms". Logical axioms are propositions or statements, which are considered as universally true. Non-logical axioms sometimes called postulates, define properties for the domain of specific mathematical theory, or logical statements, which are used in deduction to build mathematical theories. "Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to one another" is an example for a well-known axiom laid down by Euclid.
The term "postulate" is from the Latin "postular", a verb which means "to demand". The master demanded his pupils that they argue to certain statements upon which he could build. Unlike axioms, postulates aim to capture what is special about a particular structure. "It is possible to draw a straight line from any point to any other point", "It is possible to produce a finite straight continuously in a straight line", and "It is possible to describe a circle with any center and any radius" are few examples for postulates illustrated by Euclid.
• An axiom generally is true for any field in science, while a postulate can be specific on a particular field.
• It is impossible to prove from other axioms, while postulates are provable to axioms.
Since it is not possible to define everything, as it leads to a never ending infinite loop of circular definitions, mathematicians get out of this problem by imposing "undefined terms". Words we never define. In most mathematics that two undefined terms are set and element of.
We would like to be able prove various things concerning sets. But how can we do so if we never defined what a set is? So what mathematicians do next is impose a list of axioms. An axiom is some property of your undefined object. So even though you never define your undefined terms you have rules about them. The rules that govern them are the axioms. One does not prove an axiom, in fact one can choose it to be anything he wishes (of course, if it is done mindlessly it will lead to something trivial).
Now that we have our axioms and undefined terms we can form some main definitions for what we want to work with.
After we defined some stuff we can write down some basic proofs. Usually known as propositions. Propositions are those mathematical facts that are generally straightforward to prove and generally follow easily form the definitions.
Deep propositions that are an overview of all your currently collected facts are usually called Theorems. A good litmus test, to know the difference between a Proposition and Theorem, as somebody once remarked here, is that if you are proud of a proof you call it a Theorem, otherwise you call it a Proposition. Think of a theorem as the end goals we would like to get, deep connections that are also very beautiful results.
Sometimes in proving a Proposition or a Theorem we need some technical facts. Those are called Lemmas. Lemmas are usually not useful by themselves. They are only used to prove a Proposition/Theorem, and then we forget about them.
The net collection of definitions, propositions, theorems, form a mathematical theory.
For example -- the parallel postulate of Euclid was used unproven but for many millennia a proof was thought to exist for it in terms of other axioms. Later is was definitively shown that it could not (by e.g. showing consistent other geometries). At that point it could be converted to axiom status for the Euclidean geometric system.
I think everything being marked as postulates is a bit of a disservice, but also reflect it would be almost impossible to track if any nontrivial theorem does not somewhere depend on a postulate rather than an axiom, also, standards for what constitutes 'proof' changes over time.
But I do think the triple structure is helpful for teaching beginning students. E.g. you can prove congruence of triangles via SSS with some axioms but it can be damnably hard and confusing/circular/nit-picky, so it makes sense to teach it as a postulate at first, use it, and then come back and show a proof.
Theorems are then derived from the "first principles" i.e. the axioms and postulates.
What is the difference between two variables being proportional versus being directly proportional?
What is the difference between variable, argument and parameter?
The similarities and differences between *function(s)*, *mapping(s)*, *operator(s)*, projection(s)*?


The Doctors Clinic Building includes 25,000 square feet of medical and medical administrative space. It is located adjacent to Harrison Hospital in Silverdale, WA. The building is now being completely renovated and remodeled for The Doctors Clinic. The Doctors Clinic will be open at this location before the end of August, 2009. Besides the hospital, neighbors include such great retailers as Costco, Eddie Bauer, Pearle Vision, Best Buy, and Loews Home Improvement.


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Six Famous Paintings on Gambling Throughout History
Gambling and art may not go hand in hand, but for centuries many famous artists have used gambling in their art works. Some of these paintings are even very well known and are very expensive. Therefore, we decided to take a closer look at some of the most popular gambling-themed paintings in history.
Gambling Painting
In the era of online gambling, we are a bit forgetting the history of gambling. Gambling has existed since ancient times; it has been believed that playing rumors began in China and eventually spread throughout the world. When the popularity of the dice game declined during the 15th century, rummy became a more popular form of gambling. Although only reserved for the upper classes, but in the mid-15th-century gambling, especially card games such as the poker and domino99 is a normal thing for men to do.
Gambling Inspired Works of Art
Not just painting people playing rummy, but gambling inspires some of the greatest works of art. In fact, there are many amazing gambling-themed paintings throughout history, so we decided to name some of the most famous works in history.
1. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (The Cardsharps)
Painted by Baroque artist Iltalia Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (The Cardsharps) was made in the 16th century, around 1594. This painting depicts two boys playing rummy, one of whom has an extra card behind his body. Also, there was an old man looking over the shoulder of one of the players who did not have an extra card, gesturing for cunning on a boy he knew. They are bound to a life drama that takes place, which is part of a bigger game.
2. Georges de La Tour (The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs)
Created by Georges de La Tour between 1626 and 1629, The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs depicts the scene of two women playing rummy with a man, who uses devious methods to cheat and keeps two aces in his belt. At the same time, the servant and the woman on the right show signs of anxiety and suspicion. This part is very lively because it shows movement that signals the next step. The latest version of the original painting, The Cheat with Ace of Diamonds, was made in 1635, with some differences.
3. Jan Steen (Argument Over a Card Game)
The next work on our list is owned by the Dutch Golden Age. This work is one of the most famous paintings of all time, Argument Over a Card Game, painted by Jan Steen. This iconic work was made in the 17th century and portrays the art of gambling, turning it into drama through a classic playing game. In his paintings, Steen paints people's daily lives, and turns chaotic situations into real works of art.
4. Paul Cézanne (The Card Players)
The Card Players represent a series of oil paintings, made by Paul Cézanne. Cézanne is a French Post-Impressionist artist who produced several paintings and conducted studies on famous card players. In total, there are 5 paintings made in this series, made in the early to mid-1980s period. Each Rummy Player in Cézanne's painting depicts drunk farmers at the tavern, players who smoke while playing, rummy is the only way for them to establish communication.
5. Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (Dogs Playing Poker)
The Dogs Playing Poker painting series, by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, is a very famous gambling-themed work of art, for people of all ages and backgrounds. The artwork is Dogs Playing Poker, which is the sixteenth sequence of oil paintings, made from the mid-1900s to the mid-1910s, requested by Brown & Bigelow to advertise cigars. All parts of the painting are anthropomorphism of dogs playing poker. The paintings are widespread throughout the United States.
6. Fernand Leger (Soldiers Playing Cards)
Inspired by Picasso and Cézanne, Fernand Leger earned a track record as the 4th member of Cubism. His main work, Soldier Playing Cards reflects his interest in the use of machines in World War I. Leger combines Cubism with the aesthetics of the machine, while also alluding to the mechanical nature of war and the anonymity of volunteers. This painting was made in 1917, when Leger was treated in Paris after the Battle of Verdun, this is one of his best works of art.
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In physical terms space is a framework of distance and direction with time mostly refered as spacetime in known universe. Astronomical bodies and their properties are part of space.
Galaxies, stars, planetary systems, quasars, black holes are some of the known objects of space in the universe.
Humans are only the known intelligent species in the known universe involved in exploring space analysing behavior of space objects and spacetime.


White House, official name of the executive mansion of the President of the United States. It is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., facing Lafayette Square. The building, constructed of Virginia freestone, is of simple and stately design. The porte-cochere on the north front, which forms the main entrance, is a portico of high Ionic columns reaching from the ground to the roof pediment; it is balanced by a semicircular colonnaded balcony on the south with a second-floor porch, completed in 1948. The main building (four stories high) is about 170 ft (52 m) long by 85 ft (26 m) wide. The east and west terraces, the executive office (1902), the east wing (1942), and a penthouse and a bomb shelter (1952) have been added. The colonnade at the east end is the public entrance. The executive office is approached by an esplanade. Large receptions are usually held in the East Room, which is 40 ft (12 m) by 82 ft (25 m). The elliptical Blue Room is the scene of many social, diplomatic, and official receptions. The Red Room and the Green Room are used for private and quasi-official gatherings.
The White House, designated the Palace in the original plans, was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington. It is the oldest public building in Washington, its cornerstone having been laid in 1792. John Adams was the first President to live there (1800). The building was restored after being burned (1814) by British troops, and the smoke-stained gray stone walls were painted white. Despite popular myth the cognomen White House was applied to the building some time before it was painted. The name became official when President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery. Part of the house was rebuilt (1949–52) on a steel-supporting frame.
The grounds, which cover about 18 acres (7 hectares), are attractive with broad lawns, fountains, trees, and gardens. They were planned by Andrew Jackson Downing . The White House and its grounds are part of the larger President's Park , c.82 acres (33 hectares), which also includes Lafayette Square, the Ellipse, and the White House Visitor Center. Pennsylvania Ave. between the White House and Lafayette Square was closed to vehicular traffic in 1995 for security reasons.


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Danny Garcia faces a trap fight when taking on journeyman Adrian Granados on Saturday
Danny Garcia, left, and Adrian Granados stare each other down during their official weigh-in Friday.
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By Manouk Akopyan
Trap fights are one of boxing's recurring scenarios. When a marquee fighter has more significant matchups looming on the horizon, for the sake of bigger business, promoters will set up their prizefighter with one last hurdle before a more palatable fight and payday can become a reality.
Danny Garcia will be presented with a potential trap fight Saturday when he takes on journeyman Adrian Granados at Dignity Health Sports Park in a nationally televised fight on Fox.
Garcia (34-2, 20 knockouts) is aiming to reclaim his stake atop the stacked 147-pound division and will be looking to rebound after losing to Shawn Porter last summer for a shot at the World Boxing Council belt.
If Garcia, 31, gets past Granados, he will be poised for a potential title opportunity against a who's who of welterweights such as Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence Jr., Mikey Garcia, Adrien Broner and rematches with Keith Thurman and Porter to avenge losses. Garcia, who's lost two of his last three fights in close decisions, is not planning that far ahead — yet.
"I'm ready for anybody, but I'm also not looking past Granados. At the end of the day, I have to get this victory," said Garcia, a former two-division champion. "There's a lot at stake, so I know Granados will be ready."
"Danny has to look great and dominate," trainer Angel Garcia said of his son. "He has to put Granados down. When Danny starts dropping leather, Adrian won't be able to handle it. He's a different-level guy."
Garcia, a Puerto Rican who fights out of Philadelphia, is one of the biggest names in boxing. He has a decorated resume that features wins over Erik Morales (twice), Amir Khan, Zab Judah, Lucas Matthysse, Lamont Peterson, Paul Malignaggi, Robert Guerrero and Brandon Rios.
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Granados (20-6-2, 14 knockouts), a Mexican American from Chicago, does not come close to presenting the same pedigree as Garcia's previous opponents. His best career showings arguably came in disputed losses by decision to Porter and Broner.
Granados, 29, wants to secure his breakthrough and spoil Garcia's plans of landing a career-defining fight. He admitted it's his last chance to become a star in the sport.
"I'm tired of being known as a steppingstone and gatekeeper. I'm a legitimate fighter," Granados said. "I have a lot more to give than what I've been known for. I don't think Danny is looking past me, but I know he has bigger plans. I'm here to interrupt those plans."
Garcia and Granados will walk into the ring Saturday with something to prove. Their fighting styles should mesh well and deliver an action-packed fight.
"I want the war. I hope he brings it to me," Garcia said. "The more he throws, the more he's going to be open for a big punch to land."
The Fox broadcast begins at 5 p.m. Pacific time and also includes heavyweight title challenger Andy Ruiz (31-1, 20 knockouts) of Imperial, Calif., facing Russian veteran Alexander Dimitrenko (41-4, 26 knockouts) in the co-main event. To open the broadcast, Brandon Figueroa (18-0, 13 knockouts), the younger brother of Omar Figueroa, challenges Yonfrez Parejo (22-3-1, 11 knockouts) for the World Boxing Assn. interim super-bantamweight belt. An extra broadcast billed as "PBC Fight Night" will air at 7:30 p.m. on FS1.
Manouk Akopyan has been a member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011 and has written for USA Today and the Guardian.
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DUNE 3 is now available!
A major evolution of DUNE is finally available: DUNE 3! The new version adds many frequently requested features and comes with a new beautiful Full HD skin (in various sizes)!
The revised filter section in Dune 3 now sports a dual multimode filter plus an insert effect. Different routing modes like serial/parallel and seamless blend via the Balance knob allow for unlimited creative input! New filter types have been added as well, and include zero-delay feedback filters derived from our latest analog modeling technology. For creative applications, new insert effects like the formant/vowel filter or phaser greatly increase the range of sound design possibilities.
Two arpeggiator units instead of just one greatly increase the sound design capabilities of DUNE 3. The Arpeggiators can be programmed independently and support both classic Up/Down arps, as well as playing back different sequences or even MIDI files. Furthermore, new features like the Random mode or programmable Arp Hold make the arpeggiator more powerful than ever before!
At the heart of DUNE 3 are its powerful oscillator blocks. DUNE 3 supports VA, FM and Wavetable synthesis. With a maximum reserve of 8320 oscillators at full polyphony, DUNE 3 is a true unison monster, unlikely to ever run out of oscillators. New in DUNE 3 is the "Swarm" mode, an evolution of the classic Supersaw oscillator. Each oscillator gets its own subtle modulation in this mode, breathing a lot more life into the sound than possible previously!
DUNE 3 offers many new effect algorithms in all categories, Distortion, Dynamics, Chorus, Phaser, EQ, Delay and Reverb. One of the most important additions is the new Equalizer, which sports technology from our GQ-7 Graphic Equalizer rack extension.
Designed as a professional mixing and mastering equalizer, the new EQ offers four bands with high-quality parametric and shelving EQs, plus two additional low- and high cut filters with variable slopes. All filters in the EQ are designed to handle modulation without artifacts, such that the EQ can be used for creative purposes outside the realm of traditional EQ applications.
Another great new effect algorithm is the new Shimmer Hall, an exclusive feature of DUNE 3 - ideal for lush ambient sounds, wonderful pads and leads!
The new Wavetable editor introduced in DUNE 3 is one of the most powerful around. Waveforms can be created via free-hand drawing, segments, a dedicated partial editor or by entering formulas. A variety of functions like morphing, fade in/out, normalize, DC remove, Invert/Reverse make creating new wavetables a breeze. Waveforms and Wavetables can be imported and exported in WAV format and are thus compatible with a wide range of third party software.
Like its predecessor, DUNE 3 is NKS-ready. It features support for the LightGuide and its factory library is automatically integrated into Maschine, Komplete Kontrol etc., with all presets properly tagged and a custom parameter map.
Despite the many additions, DUNE 3 is fully patch-compatible with DUNE 2 and contains its entire factory library. Now the total factory library exceeds 1000 patches, all nicely sorted into categories like Arp, Bass, Lead, Pads, Textures etc.
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yay! im off to see aquaman.
sorry, the idea that nks is a standard of some kind will always make me laugh. approved for the worst control surface on the market? gee, that's good to know.
companies shouldn't support or give credence to nks, noobs wasting their hard-earned money on this dead-end excuse for a platform is the only thing it can lead to.
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Interesting. I always thought the biggest weakspot in Dune 2 was its preset browser.
Can they lock that puppies thread now?
At that upgrade price, a no brainer.
First synth I've really been excited about this year.
Is the copy protection C/R now like The Legend?
Anyone knows when Dune 4 will be released?
Looks exactly as Dune 2. But seems like a great synth nonetheless. Congrats on the release Richard.
Download taking forever. Site must be getting hammered or file must be huge.
No drag and drop mod matrix ? Is it right?


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10 Best Photo Editor Apps for Android
Smartphones these takes some very good photos but sometimes they fail to capture the perfect photo and you might want to fix it using the photo editor or you might want to add the cool filter to make it look good. In this guide, we will share 10 best photo editor apps for Android for 2019. Let's get started.
Best Photo Editor Apps to fix your photos
There are hundreds of photo editor apps available on Play Store and it is not easy to try all of them so we have picked the 10 best Photo Editor Apps for Android which you can use to fix or edit your photos.
Adobe Photo Editor Apps
Adobe is considered the king of the editing tools and the company have been the choice of the pro photographer, videographers, graphics designers for many years. The company released the mobile versions of their popular software on the Play Store and you can use them for free. These apps include Photoshop Express, Photoshop Mix, Adobe Lighting, etc. All of these apps are awesome and they come with pro-level editing option to edit your photos and make them look awesome.
Photo Editor Collage Maker Pro
Photo Editor Collage Maker Pro is another very popular photo editor out there with more than 150 millions downloads. Here you can edit the photos and pick the best filters to make your photos look more beautiful. You can also make a collage of photos and you can up to 15 photos in each collage. The app also features hundreds of frames, backgrounds, stickers , live camera effects, and other useful features.
Bonfire Photo Editor Pro
Bonfire is a relatively new photo editor app but its popularity has increased a lot in a very short time and now it is considered one of the best photo editor apps. The app is geared toward the beginners as it comes with basic edition tools. The main highlight of Bonfire is its tons of filters which you can apply to your photos. It also has unique filters such as Fancy which turn your photo into the watercolor photo. If you want an app with a variety of filters and basic editing options then Bonfire is a great option.
Cupslice Photo Editor
Cupslice is another photo editor geared towards the beginners and it relies on filters to give the good experience to its users. It comes with a variety of filters as well as stickers which you can add to your photos. Developers also regularly update the app and add new filters to it. There are also some basic editing options but don't expect Adobe Lightroom level editing here.
Fotor Photo Editor
Fotor is one of the oldest photo editors out there and it is also considered one of the best. It comes with tons of editing options including crop, rotates, brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure and many more. It also offersa one-tap tool to fix your photo. There are also over 100 filters available. The app is free to use but there are in-app purchases.
LightX Photo Editor
LightX is another editor which got its popularity on App Store and now it has come to the PlayStore. It is considered one of the best photo editors out there as it offers tons of editing options as well as some unique features. It comes with a unique background changer tool where you can change your background and photo merge feature where you can merge two different photos. If you are looking for unique features then LightX has a lot to offer.
PhotoDirector
PhotoDirector is one of the best photo editors out there and it is geared toward the pro photographers. It offers tons of manual adjustments like HSL Sliders, RGB color channels, white balance, brightness, darkness, exposure, white balance and many more. It is one of the most powerful photo editors in this list. PhotoDirector has so much to offer for pro photographers but if you are beginners you won't find it interesting.
Photo Lab is not a very popular photo editor but it is good. The app comes with more than 640 filters, frames, and effects which you won't find in many photo editor apps. It also offers some basic editing options but the main highlight of the app is its filters. The free version comes with Ads and watermarks and the paid version is available for $9.99.
Photo Mate R3
Photo Mate R3 is the successor to the popular Photo Mate R2 and it is considered one of the best photo editor out there. The app features a variety of editing tools as well as support for RAW files. You will also find the Lens collection here which includes distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting. It comes with a free trial but after the trial, it will cost you $7.99.
PicsArt is one of the oldest yet very popular photo editor. It is used by millions of people around the world and it is one of the very few photo editor apps which got their own community. PicsArt offers tons of editing options as well as stickers, filters, collages, text and many more. You can also use it to generate animated GIFs. It is a balance between the editing options and filters and if you want best of both world then PicsArt is a great option.
These are the best Photo Editors available on the PlayStore. We would also like to give the shoutout to other photo editors such as Snapseed, VSCO which are also very good but they lack in some areas. Let us know which favorite editor you like, in the comment section below. Also, visit our website to learn about the best video Editor apps for Android.
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The front yard has grown very green in our absence.
It is good to be home. We are settling back in to old routines and creating new ones.
I am so happy to have the dogs again, but I think they regret being back with us (there is no Jak to play with them every day, take them for rollerblade runs or swims in the river, etc.). I've been trying to walk them more than usual and play Frisbee with Edie at least once a day to make them love me again. Hard to tell if it's working.
History of domestic American architecture. Once you see (and learn how to see) a properly and stylistically restored home, you can't unsee it. I see spindly porch columns and bad banisters everywhere in and outside our house, and now my eyes burn. I suddenly loathe the asbestos siding, the structural incongruities. Would that I had a cool $100K to re-do the entire exterior of our circa-1959 house. I am chock-full of renovation ideas that I utterly cannot fund.
Maggie Nelson. Maggie Nelson! Reading The Argonauts very slowly and drinking it all in. The past year has been filled with these utterly breathtaking women writers who are simultaneously under-read and deeply revered by those who have found them (see: Anne Carson, Lydia Davis). Up next in this vein: Clarice Lispector. Just bought myself a copy of The Passion According to G.H.
Things to be happy about: Donald Trump seems to be trying to tank his own candidacy. We might get to save America from itself after all! Also: So many new babies in town. And dear friends getting puppies and kitties. And today was only 90 degrees, so it felt almost cool.
What a nice take and a beautiful script. I like it.


The brisket is cooked in the oven. Jeff Rubin, a member of the Temple Emanu-El and a Marblehead native, prepares some dishes for a traditional Passover seder. He will prepare a brisket, charoses, passover rolls and a potato kugel.


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Das Fernsehgerät FE 852 Rembrandt war das erste, ursprünglich für den Verkauf in der Sowjetunion entwickelte, Fernsehgerät der  DDR und kam, weil die Sowjetunion aus unbekannten Gründen die Abnahme verweigerte, ab 1953 in der DDR zum Verkauf. Es besaß eine Bildschirmgröße von 24 mal 18 Zentimeter und wurde im VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg (später Rafena) hergestellt. Der Sendebeginn des Deutschen Fernsehfunks in der Versuchsphase war am 21. Dezember 1952. Schon 1947 wurden in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone testweise Fernseher gebaut. In der DDR wurden erste Fernseh-Rundfunkempfänger vom Typ Leningrad ab 16. November 1952 verkauft. Das im VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg hergestellte Gerät Leningrad kostete anfangs 3500 DM, bei einem damaligen durchschnittlichen Monatseinkommen von rund 300 Mark. Bis zur Produktions-Einstellung 1954 sind jedoch nur ca. 3000 Geräte Leningrad in der DDR verkauft worden, die Hauptproduktion von ca. 130600 Geräten musste als Reparations-Leistung an die Sowjetunion geliefert werden.

Der FE 852 Rembrandt hatte eine Rundkolbenbildröhre (im Gegensatz zu der aufwändigeren Rechteckbildröhre), und wurde ursprünglich für die Ostblock-Fernsehnorm OIRT mit einem Ton-Bildabstand von 6,5 MHz statt der im Westen üblichen 5,5 MHz gebaut. 1954 hatte die Führung der DDR beschlossen, eine einheitliche Fernsehnorm für Deutschland einzuführen, alle später gebauten Modelle empfingen nach der CCIR-Norm. Die Umrüstung älterer Fernseher war jedoch einfach zu bewerkstelligen. Mit diesem Gerät konnten neben den zehn VHF-Fernsehkanälen auch zwei UKW-Radiokanäle empfangen werden. Vorbestückt waren jeweils nur zwei Module für 2 Programme, für andere Sender musste man entsprechende Baugruppen nachkaufen. Da es zu dieser Zeit in Ost und West nur jeweils ein Programm gab, war dies in der Praxis damals kein Problem.

Vom Gerätetyp Rembrandt sind bis zur Produktionseinstellung 1956 insgesamt 42206 Stck. produziert und ausschließlich in der DDR verkauft worden. Gekostet hat der Fernseher damals etwa 1400 DM.

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 Foto des Rembrandt-Fernsehers
 Fernseher der DDR
 frühe Fernseher der DDR
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Rembrandt van Rijn als Namensgeber

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Charles Pritchard - Oneida Daily Dispatch Children search in the sand for gold dubloons for Pirates Weekend on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Charles Pritchard - Oneida Daily Dispatch Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, R-22, hands out candy at Sylvan Beach for Pirates Weekend on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Charles Pritchard - Oneida Daily Dispatch Pirates invade Sylvan Beach for Pirates Weekend on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Charles Pritchard - Oneida Daily Dispatch Senator Joe Griffo, R-47, in the Pirates Parade for Pirates Weekend at Sylvan Beach on Saturday, July 21, 2018.


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Roman Casas
The anime show Tokyo Revengers revolves around a middle aged man in Japan who has bad luck. Takemichi Hanagaki has never really achieved anything in his life and is just trying to survive. That all changes when he finds out he has the ability to travel back in time after experiencing a near death situation. Being able to travel back in time,, he now wants to change the past in order to save the love of his life from the infamous Tokyo Manji Gang.
During its manga release the fans were hyped for the anime adaptation. When released many fans were pretty happy with how the anime had been by the end of the first season. With good animation, a strong story, likable characters, and epic fights there was enough to keep the fans entertained. With the anime ending with the Valhalla Arc many fans were left in suspense with the cliffhanger ending. Those who only became fans because of the anime even went to the manga to continue the story of Takemichi. The anime has an overall of 4.7/5 from IMDb which is pretty good.
With anime, first it's a manga that is made. Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. With that being said, anime is animated works. So before an anime is animated, the manga should be released with some chapters. With Tokyo Revengers, while the anime has only one season complete, the manga is still going so the anime has something to work with that is canon to the story. The term arc refers to a significant story within an anime series that is given focus through more than one episode. The episodes within an arc are all interconnected and generally follow a linear progression, having a beginning and an end. The arc story may or may not be part of the overall plot.
With the show being so popular there will be a season two following up with the Black Dragons arc. Although there isn't a confirmed date for season two the studio Liden Films confirmed that they're already working on animating the Black Dragons arc, although fans don't know if the most popular arc will also be animated with season two that arc being Tenjiku arc.
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Some of these myths can be damaging to our industry, so it is important to take any advantage to educate clients about the products you put on their nails.
We know how important it is to take care of our health. If we get sick, we miss work and miss income. It drains our pocketbook when we have to pay for medicine and doctor's visits. Nothing new there.
NSI USA recently did an online survey of about 400 nail technicians around the world. They use a variety of different nail products. Here are some of the questions that we asked, and the answers were fairly consistent across the board.
Overexposure to acrylic liquid can cause: rashes, blisters, itching, skin irritation, lifting, allergic reactions and loose of clients.
Advice for salon owners, technicians and therapists on how to control odours in the salon and righting some common Acrylic and Gel myths.
The nail industry received some negative press when an article was written regarding the safety of UV nail lamps in the salon.
Give your clients the best advice when it comes to looking after their new enhancements with these simple aftercare steps.


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Joone is an American entrepreneur, photographer, director and producer. For directing pornographic films, he won AVN Award twice. In 1993, Joone founded American pornographic movie studio Digital Playground and was a co-owner of the company until it was acquired by Manwin in 2012.

Career

He founded the Digital Playground company in 1993 when he was 25 and still a student, initially making adult CD-ROM computer games.

Commenting on the transition of the pornography industry from the underground economy to mainstream corporate acceptance, the company's founder said: "I look at the porn business where Vegas and gambling was in the 70's… Vegas was still mob-owned and they were making the transition between these small groups of people to being corporate owned… I feel the same exact thing is going to happen with adult".

Joone has directed the pornographic films Pirates and Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge.

In January 2012, alongside his ex-wife Samantha Lewis—who was co-owner, CEO and President of Digital Playground—he reached an agreement with Fabian Thylmann to sell the company to Manwin. On the acquisition, Joone commented: "To me this deal is no different than the acquisition of Pixar by Disney, The consumer is going to see more blockbusters, big-budget productions, and it's our goal to create the next genre of adult entertainment. This acquisition is a marriage between two industry leaders. Adult entertainment is changing and Manwin has a lead on technology." The price or terms of the deal was not disclosed, but it was announced that Lewis and Joone will "continue to oversee the studio"; however, it was reported in March that Manwin had released Lewis and some other employees.

Other ventures
Joone is co-owner of "Diosa Spirits" tequila, Jesse Jane and her husband Rich.

Partial filmography

As director
 Pirates
 Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
 Island Fever 1, 2, 3 & 4
 Forbidden Tales
 Virtual Sex line of DVDs:
 Virtual Sex with Jesse Jane
 Virtual Sex with Taylor Hayes
 Virtual Sex with Tera Patrick
 Virtual Sex with Jenna Jameson
 Rocki Roads' Wet Dreams

Awards and nominations
 2006 AVN Award – Best Director, Video (Pirates)
 2006 XRCO Award winner - Best Director
 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Director, Feature (Pirates II)
 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Screenplay (Pirates II) shared with Max Massimo
 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Videography (Pirates II) shared with Oliver Henry
 2009 Eroticline Awards winner - Best U.S. Director
 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Screenplay (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)
 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Movie (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)

References

External links

 Adult Film Database

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American pornographic film directors
American photographers
American sex industry businesspeople
University of Southern California alumni
American film producers
American people of Iranian descent