I get asked this question fairly often, and I now have a lot of data on what works, so I thought I'd share my response.
The secret is that any of these can be right answer, and you should make your decision based on the specific circumstances of each option. The critical point is that you want to do the thing that is most likely to get you on a path to do something great.
In making this decision, you want to take the right kind of risk. Most people think about risk the wrong way—for example, staying in college seems like a non-risky path. However, getting nothing done for four of your most productive years is actually pretty risky. Starting a company that you're in love with is the right kind of risk. Becoming employee number 50 at a company that still has a good chance of failure is the wrong kind of risk.
If you stay in college, make sure you learn something worthwhile and work on interesting projects—college is probably the best place to meet people to work with. If you're really worried you'll miss some critical social experience by dropping out of college, you should probably stay.
If you join a company, my general advice is to join a company on a breakout trajectory. There are a usually a handful of these at a time, and they are usually identifiable to a smart young person. They are a very good risk/reward tradeoff. Such a company is almost certainly going to be successful, but the rest of the world isn't quite as convinced of it as they should be. Fortunately, these companies love ambitious young people. In addition to the equity being a great deal (you might get 1/10th of the equity you'd get if you join a tiny new startup, but at 1/100th or 1/1000th of the risk), you will work with very good people, learn what success looks like, and get a W on your record (which turns out to be quite valuable). Spending a few years at a company that fails has path consequences, and working at an already-massively-successful company means you will learn much less, and probably work with less impressive people.
Incidentally, don't let salary be a factor. I just watched someone turn down one of these breakout companies because Microsoft offered him $30k per year more in salary—that was a terrible decision. He will not build interesting things and may not work with smart people. In a few years, when it's time for something new, the options in front of him will be much worse than they could have been.
One big pro for starting a company is that it's usually the way to learn the most in the shortest amount of time. One big con is that it's easy to start a company for the wrong reasons—usually so that you can say you're starting a company—and this makes it easy to cloud your judgment.
No matter what you choose, keep your personal burn rate low and minimize your commitments. I have seen a lot of people miss great opportunities because they couldn't afford a reduction in salary or because they couldn't move or didn't have the time.
Think about risk the right way. Drew Houston gave a great commencement speech where he said you only have to be right once. That's true. The risk is not getting on the path where you get to be right that one critical time.
Thanks to Lachy Groom and Nick Sivo for reading drafts of this.
 Sometimes, a 4th option is being a VC. This is usually a mistake—the best way to become a VC is not to grind your way up the ladder from junior associate intern. Even if you want to be a VC, you're much better off starting or joining a startup, and getting partner offers when you're 28. Plus, good founders want to work with an investor that has operational experience.
 Interestingly, no one is ever considering going into academia.
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In regards to , I as well think that is interesting. I have a solid idea that I am in love with, but plan go to college to meet other people who can give me feedback on the idea (15,000 potential beta users/people to validate the idea? Yes please!) and then help build it (depending on the size of the project most others won't need the help). Plus, having an immediate market to launch your product into is great. Imagine trying to launch Facebook without Harvard? If Zuckerberg built Facebook out in the Valley it would've ended up as "another social network". By building and launching (in this case exclusively) at Harvard, He had his peers to quickly use, validate, and share the idea which spread like wildfire (and kept spreading due to the way the site was distributed). College offers a chance to connect with like-minded people and start something great. In this sense, I think that most people overlook college because they see it as a distraction when in reality, it's ripe full of opportunities. *Plus having a college degree will be immensely helpful for future job opportunities (if the startup fails) because most (non-startups) won't hire you if you don't have a degree.
I bet the guy who turned down the offer really wanted to go with the breakthrough young company.
Lots of good stuff here-hard to break away from the social norms of going to college, etc but if you see a fat pitch you should take it as you point out.
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Yeah, it's such a bad idea to take a job at MICROSOFT instead of gambling with startups. You're a shitheel.
Advice only for 19 year olds? Much of this advice applys to anyone wanting to do interesting things.
"my general advice is to join a company on a breakout trajectory" I couldn't understand the meaning of' breakout trajectory'. please explain.
How can we know which companies are on a breakout trajectory?
^ There isn't a way to tell for sure, but you can use your good judgement and knowledge of the startup world to determine if: 1) The idea is solid and there is a demand for the product. (Don't join a startup that you don't have 100% confidence in) 2) It has gained some traction, or has the potential to gain traction. If you keep those two things in mind, you will have a higher probability of joining a company on the success track.
I have only one complaint about this post .. the title. This advice seems as applicable to an ambitious 29 year old, or for that matter an ambitious 59 year old, as to an ambitious 19 year old... "The critical point is that you want to do the thing that is most likely to get you on a path to do something great." Why wouldn't that apply to my dad (or mom)!?
Interestingly, I have considered, and definitely want to do . Then again, I'm not a CS major. Still, lots of good advice, however, do you really believe startups are 6-10 years of commitment? With the way acquisitions seem to be happening, wouldn't 3-7 be a more appropriate number?
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Between the time-consuming demands of work and family, unfortunately many women forgo an important, lifesaving medical check-up, their annual breast exam and mammogram, simply because "they don't have time."
The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is hoping to address that issue by opening on the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. The extended hours will allow women 40 years and older, with and without insurance, to meet with a nurse practitioner who will provide a clinical examination, followed by a mammogram.
"Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Mammograms can help detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread," the National Cancer Institute notes. A mammogram, or x-ray of the breast, which takes 20 minutes or less, is the "gold standard" when it comes to breast cancer early detection.
"We are now open on the first Saturday of every month to give busy moms and working women an alternative day to schedule their annual breast exam and mammogram," said Dr. Edna Kapenhas, Medical Director of Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. "Our goal is to help women in our community get the vital breast care they need."
Appointments can be made by calling 631-726-8400. The sole requirement is that it must be at least one year since the client's last mammogram.
The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center boasts state-of-the-art technology, including ACRDigital Mammography with Tomosynthesis (3D Mammography), High-Resolution Ultrasound, Hologic Affirm Prone Breast Biposy System, Breast MRI, Ultrasound guided biopsies, Stereotactic Biopsy, MRI Biopsy, and Nuclear Imaging.


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public class PagingManagerImplAccessor {
   public static void setDiskFull(PagingManagerImpl pagingManager, boolean diskFull) {
      pagingManager.setDiskFull(diskFull);
   }
}

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When it's chilly outside I keep plenty of this butternut squash lightly flavored with sage stocked in my fridge. It takes minutes to prepare and the bags will keep a good month or even more in your fridge. You can serve it as a side all by itself, put it on a fall salad, toss with some barley or farrow, add it to risotto or heat it up with some chicken stock and toss in the blender for a fast weeknight soup.
For those of you who "follow me" I realize there hasn't been much to follow recently.
Sorry I've been MIA lately but our kitchen currently looks like this. We are in the exciting (terrifying) process of rebuilding our home! Oh the joy of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the fights between our contractor and our architect, the money draining from our bank account at a startling rate. I could go on for days, but of course you're here for the food.
Butternut squash is pretty much at the end of the season but you can still find it in the market in some areas and for some reason Trader Joe's never seems to run out of the stuff! Most conveniently they've got it already peeled and chopped into perfect cubes for you so by all means take the shortcut. I like to make things more difficult than they need to be so I instead shlep to the farmer's market for the squash and then peel and cut myself. I also walk uphill in the snow the entire way.
I do these in large batches and so that I have a good stock on hand. It's my daughter's absolute favorite side and I find it incredibly versatile.
Preheat the Sous Vide to 180. If you are serving right out of the bag and want them less firm cook at 185. I like them more firm so that they reheat well.
Put in the preheated water bath.


Do you comply with the major data protection rules?
Following the daily news shows us: Data protection and data security are obviously underrated topics, otherwise there would not be, with great regularity, spectacular incidents involving stolen data in all industries. In addition, the number of unreported cases is certainly high; no company would like to see negative publicity of this kind. The legislature has obviously recognised this and is taking it into account by reorganising data protection law. On 25 May 2018, the transitional period of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the new Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG new) will expire.
This increases the intellectual property rights of those affected and the demands made on companies. Compliance with legal data protection regulations ensures the trust on the part of business partners and customers. If more than ten persons are dealing with personal data, a privacy officer has to be appointed. Responsible for the compliance of data protection is the person who is in charge of the process, not the privacy officer. The data privacy officer advises, uncovers irregularities and shows possible solutions.
We will be your guide!
Protect yourself against being ambushed.
The European General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) standardises the legal data protection provisions within Europe. This clearly governs cross-border data processing. The transfer of data to third-party countries (outside the EU) is subject to specific regulations. Particular attention was paid to the rights of data subjects, including the right to information and the right to take data to another company. Data may only be stored for a specific purpose, only with the permission of the person concerned and, in the case of minors, only with the consent of their parents.
For the processing of personal data, persons responsible are defined. Any transfer to another company (contract data processors) must be regulated by a contractual agreement that includes data protection. The supervisory authorities will be given more audit functions and more rights. The authorities should also be staffed up so that it becomes difficult to duck away in the future, secretly hoping that "they won't check me anyway". The new Data Protection Act (BDSG) has been adapted to the EU Regulation and confirms these provisions.
We are here to help you meet the confusing legal requirements and adapt them to your workflows and operations. Together with you, we define which requirements you need to implement individually. The most important task is to sensitise the employees. If each one keeps a watchful eye, many pitfalls can be avoided. In accordance with these agreements, we will go through your software systems and their interfaces, the premises, existing regulations, declarations of consent, and the contract data processing.
We subsequently prepare the necessary documentation and provide you with guidelines for the corresponding implementations. You can entrust us as your external privacy officer or contact us in case of difficult questions. We also support you concerning the introduction of new software.
In addition to the registration form and credit card information, hotel enterprises have special requirements because they also have access to data requiring special protection. For example, if the food intolerance of a guest is stored in your system, this means information about the state of health and is particularly worthy of protection. Together with you, we will go through your house and analyse your handling of personal data and the current level of protection.
Afterwards, we jointly define the necessary measures according to your favoured security level. Especially smaller hotels would like to appoint their own privacy officer. We will familiarise you with the most important details and provide you with documents for your own transactions. You can engage us at any time as an external data protection officer.
According to the DSGVO, a data privacy officer needs to have the appropriate qualifications and expertise. We have exactly these qualifications. In addition to specialist knowledge, a structured approach is essential.
We are a member of the Society for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD) and our employees are certified.
Do You Have Questions? Feel free to contact us here!


At Mode 2 we are focused on quality, reliability, and also advancing the field of technology with FPV drones.
Our primary goal is a focus on advancing the technology behind unmanned flight. With that, you will expect to find most of our products and solutions fall within those categories.
We don't want to be your typical FPV superstore. We want to be where you go when you want quality.


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let gpio = require('rpi-gpio');
var readline = require("readline");
let outPin = 22;
let writeVal = true;
let isReady = false;

console.log("** setting up pins ***");

//read line to catch any key :-)
var rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout
});

//windows handler for crtl-c
rl.on("SIGINT", function () {
    process.emit("SIGINT");
});

//set up as on to start
gpio.setup(outPin, gpio.DIR_HIGH, ()=> {
    console.log("set up complete");
    isReady = true;
});

//writer function
function write() {
    gpio.write(outPin, writeVal, function(err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log("Writing...");
    });
}

console.log("Press enter to run gpio write.  When you are done press ctrl + c...");

rl.on('line', function (input) {
    if(!isReady) {
        console.log("Waiting for set up...");
    } else {
        writeVal = !writeVal;
        write();
    }
});

//clean up - unexport all pins
function closePins(callback) {
    gpio.destroy(function() {
        console.log('All pins unexported');
        if(callback)
            callback();
    });
}

process.on('SIGINT', function() {
    console.log("\nGracefully shutting down from SIGINT (Ctrl+C)");

    console.log("Closing pins");

    closePins(()=> {
        console.log("Exiting...");
        process.exit();
    });
});


Room for rent 17ft X 11ft Month to month with Private entry large semi private bathroom. In a nice quiet neighborhood with street parking. Utilities includes full use of kitchen laundry and internet. looking for a non smoking professional with no pets or kids. This room is for one person with no overnight guests. Responsible roommate. This is not a party house. no drama please. I'm a busy woman with a tiny old dog and cat. Comfortable room furnished or unfurnished close to freeway, beach, shopping, ymca, dinners. room is available the 1st of October. Please leave email or text. I have a long list of reasonable house rules for a roommate situation. I'm asking for first months rent and security deposit upon move in. Property rules include: No drugs or being drunk, no overnight guests, showers are limited to 15 minutes and no trash or dirty dishes in the rooms. No dirty dishes left in the kitchen, no smoking of any kind in the room, no animals of any kind and no visitors without permission. No alterations to decor the room. No holes in the walls and no hoarding of storage on premises. No leaving the house unlocked. Ever, whether it is windows or doors. If you break anything, you fix it.


SEOUL KITCHEN IS A MEDIUM TO LARGE FRUIT TYPICALLY WEIGHING 0.75-1.0 LBS. THE PULP IS SMOOTH AND SWEET, AND IT IS EXCELLENT WHEN CHILLED AND EATEN OUT OF HAND. THIS VARIETY IS SELF POLLINATING, AND IT WILL SET FRUIT WITHOUT HAND POLLINATION.


Palo Alto, Ca – CloudCar™ announces the release of their proprietary application justDrive™ for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the United Kingdom. The connected car application is exclusive to JLR vehicles and part of the company's InControl suite of applications.
On a grander scale, Popov hints toward a larger international presence for the infotainment application. "There is a lot going on at CloudCar™. We have multiple engines running and will be growing beyond the United Kingdom." It looks as though CloudCar™ will be the auto-tech company to watch in 2017.
justDrive™ is a voice activated, easy-to-use, connected car application created specifically for owners of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. With justDrive™, you can easily access your personal calendar, contacts and media via the InControl infotainment system. Connect your iPhone to the car, using USB and Bluetooth®, and justDrive™ will play your music and news shows, navigate to a destination, route you through traffic and find parking, find food or gas or make calls, all within justDrive™, without launching separate apps.
The application for the UK market is available for download today through the Apple Store.


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module Rpush
  module Client
    module Mongoid
      module Wpns
        class Notification < Rpush::Client::Mongoid::Notification
          include Rpush::Client::ActiveModel::Wpns::Notification
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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WATCH: Big Oil Teaching Love Of Oil Inside Public Schools
Oil companies are capitalizing on under-funded schools to push a revisionist, pro-fossil-fuel agenda.
By Redacted Tonight
The "Oil to School" pipeline, the fossil-fuel industry's effort to pour pro-petrol propaganda into K-12 classrooms, is more widespread and pernicious than previously thought, a new investigation shows. Oil can exploit the fact that schools are underfunded, and provide resources and then take the opportunity to write the resources which somehow
A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees
Mexico to Renationalize Oil Next Year If Current Laws Fail to Save Reeling PEMEX
While Trump Berates Portland Looters, the US Gov't Continues to Plunder Syria with Impunity
27 National Monuments At Risk Of Becoming Fossil Fuel 'Sacrifice Zones'
"Their natural beauty and scientific and cultural importance is indisputable, but Trump and his corporate friends claim to know better. Sadly it's just their greed talking," said Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Andrea Germanos
With the public comment period ending Monday, there are just hours left for the public to weigh in on President Donald Trump's order that threatens protections of 27 national monuments designated since 1996. "These monuments were protected by presidents from both parties for
Unpacking the Aftermath of Trump's Coup Attempt With Brian Becker
Non-MAGA Activists Caught in Social Media War as Twitter Begins Purge
"This Will Be Remembered as a Turning Point": Snowden Warns Against Trump Social Media Ban
South Korea To Phase Out All Coal & Nuclear Power
The step marks the first major new international commitment away from coal since Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement to limit global emissions.
By Damian Kahya
The new President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in has committed his country to phasing out all coal and nuclear power stations suggesting a major change in energy policy for the Asian state. The step marks the first major new international commitment away from coal since Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement to
Podcast: West Virginia's Exploited Communities Stand Up to Coal, Oil & Gas Giants
North and South Korea Steer Toward Peace Despite Heavy US Foot on the Brakes
North and South Korea Vow to "Eliminate All the Danger of War"
Documents Reveal How Shell Is Influencing University Curricula
Shell is strategically targeting young people, academics, and business leaders, as part of a PR push designed to position itself as a low carbon leader.
By Emma Howard
Shell has a contractual agreement with a major Dutch university, which allows the oil giant to influence its curriculum, according to documents seen by Energydesk. Shell also paid Erasmus university hundreds of
ExxonMobil Hit With $20 Million Penalty For Polluting Air With Hazardous Chemicals
Environment Texas described the fine against the world's largest oil company as the "largest penalty resulting from a citizen suit in U.S. history."
By Kiah Collier
In a huge win for environmental groups, a federal judge has ordered ExxonMobil to pay nearly $20 million for spewing millions of pounds of excess air pollution from its Houston-area industrial facilities. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas sued the energy giant in 2010, alleging that over a five-year period it had emitted more than 8 million
Escaping the Singularity: Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Save the Planet
Lee Camp: This Pandemic is Not Just a Crisis, It's a Gift
From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia is Creating the Next Fallujah in Yemen
REPORT: British Gov Subsidizing Controversial International Fossil Fuel Projects
Projects receiving government backing include a petrochemical refinery owned by Putin's son-in-law; oil fields owned by Petrobras – Brazil's state-owned oil company – which has been at the heart of the country's massive corruption scandal; and coal mines in Russia.
By Lawrence Carter
The UK government has provided fossil fuel companies with £6.9 billion in financial support since 2000, according to a joint investigation by Energydesk and Private Eye. The support came from UK Export Finance, the government agency that underwrites loans and insurance for risky export deals as part of efforts to boost international
"Sin Begets Sin:" The Fall of Jeremy Corbyn Will be Felt Around the World
UK Court Decision on Venezuela Gold Deals Blow to Regime Change Efforts
Video Shows British Soldier Being Arrested for Opposing UK Arming of Saudi Arabia

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Wow, writing a crime novel without a plotline. That must feel like flying an aeroplane without wings. Falling in Love, the 24th Donna Leon novel starring Venice detective Guido Brunetti, is published in the UK on April 7, 2015 by Atlantic Monthly Press.
Her Brunetti books have been translated into 35 languages, except Italian. With a television series currently being developed by the BBC, Leon's Brunetti looks set to become a household name. I haven't read her novels, now I am waiting with anticipation to start reading from book one, Death at La Fenice, first published in 1992. Have you read them? What did you think?
Click here to read the full article at The Times online if you have a subscription.
For more about Donna Leon, click here for her website.


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Q: Jquery AJAX not sending Data on other webpage I am new to jQuery and Ajax. I am currently working on a list of table that will filter the information by dates. It's not working then I tried to recreate the same logic I used in a separate file and I found out that the Ajax is sending but the second PHP file is not receiving the data.
This is my first file code :
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#submit").click(function(){
        $.ajax({
        url:"ech1.php",
        method: 'POST',
        data:{
            testing: "testingd"
    },
        dataType: 'JSON',
        success:function(data)
        {
             $( "#resulta" ).html(data);
        }
         });
    });
});

This is the second file code :
<?php
    echo $_POST['testing'];
?>

The 2nd php file should print the word testingd from the first PHP file.
but it returns an error :

Warning: Undefined array key "testing" in C:\xampp\htdocs\trashbin\apis\ech1.php on line 2

A: You could try the following on your second file
$inputJSON = file_get_contents('php://input');
$input = json_decode($inputJSON, TRUE); // convert JSON into array
echo $input['testing'];

The second parameter in the json_decode will make sure that the output will be an array.
Hopefully it works. =)

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If you're a horse lover, you've spent your entire life around horses. Not just the animals themselves, but their image too.
We become to accustomed to their shape, their form and their contours, that we can see their shape in almost anything.
READ MORE: 10 Masterpieces of Art With Horses in Them.
READ MORE: Cost to build an indoor riding arena.


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Натаниэль Фиш «Нэтэн» Мур второй (;  — , Чикаго) — американский гольфист, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1904.

На Играх 1904 в Сент-Луисе Мур участвовал в двух турнирах. В командном он занял 28-е место, и в итоге его команда стала первой и выиграла золотые награды. В одиночном разряде он занял 19-е место в квалификации, но пройдя в плей-офф, закончил соревнование уже во втором раунде.

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Ссылки
 Натаниэль Мур второй на sports-reference.com

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Чемпионы летних Олимпийских игр 1904 года
Гольфисты США
Гольфисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1904 года
Олимпийские чемпионы от США
Олимпийские чемпионы по гольфу

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In a skillet, cook chopped shallots with butter over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add heavy cream, marinara and red pepper flakes. Heat thoroughly. Stir in parmesan and vodka. Season with salt. Toss with pasta of choice.


Fans of the Pokémon series have no doubt got November 16 circled on their calendars, since that's the release date for Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the two newest titles in the franchise and also the first to appear on Nintendo's Switch console. But you don't have to wait that long to have some fun with the upcoming Pocket Monster installments, since there's a brand-new mini chain of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! pop-up restaurants opening in locations across Japan (separate from the permanent Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo, which is awesome in its own ways).
The eateries are the newest tenants of department store Parco's The Guest Cafe and Diner, which hosts a periodically changing collection of themed restaurants (previous projects have included salutes to anime classic Ranma 1/2 and celebrated director Mamoru Hosoda). Just like the Pokémon: Let's Go game is a paired release with both Pikachu and Eevee versions, many of the cafe's menu items ask you to pick between the two popular Pokémon species, such as the baked rice and cheese doria (1,290 yen [US$11.50]), shown directly above and below.
You'll also need to make the tough Pikachu-or-Eevee choice for the cafe's pudding (1,390 yen), which is served in an adorably chubby glass, or the eye-catching lattes (790 yen hot, 890 yen iced).
Of course, while Pikachu and Eevee get more time in the spotlight than any other Pokémon, they're not the only creatures from the franchise with loyal followings. Diners with a soft spot for Dragonite, for instance, can order the Dragonite Hyper Beam Ramen (1,390 yen), which features a salty broth and juicy shrimp dumplings.
For fans with big appetites, the Pewter Gym Beef Stew (1,690 yen) not only comes garnished with an Onix, but also provides you with a gym badge sticker.
Sleepyheads with a sweet tooth will appreciate the Good Night Snorlax Parfait (1,290), which has a string of Zs floating above its snoozing star, and a special Poké Flute spoon to wake him/eat with.
Another deep dive into the series' lore is embodied with the Ghost's True Form Sweets Plate (1,490 yen), a cotton candy-like reference to the spirits of Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower which hides another dessert inside.
Meanwhile, the inspiration for the Team Rocket Cream Puff Plate (1,490 yen) is immediately recognizable to even casual fans, but no less mouthwatering.
…or a Lapras Adventure Gelatin Drink (990 yen), in which the gentle giant is accompanied by a small school of Magikarp.
All diners also receive an illustrated placemat to take home, which doubles as a map of the new games' Kanto Region.
▼ It's also a nice gesture for old-school game fans who lament the lack of physical maps for modern RPGs.
As is the norm for The Guest's collaborations, there's also an attached gift shop, selling all sorts of cute and cool trinkets.
Sadly, the Poké Flute spoon doesn't appear to be available for purchase. There is a special mug, though, and also a T-shirt, which is a relative rarity for Japanese marketing.
▼ The Pikachu and Eevee pawprints are a nice touch.
And if you buy more than you can carry home, don't worry, because you can also pick up a tote bag to stuff your haul into.


Ohio's unemployment rate in July was 5.7 percent, well below the national average of 6.1 percent. That's a sharp reversal of the situation four years ago, when unemployment in Ohio hit 10.6 percent, significantly above the country's overall jobless rate at the time, as manufacturers here and elsewhere hemorrhaged jobs. In the Youngstown area, the jobless rate in July was 6.7 percent, compared with 13.3 percent in early 2010.


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White Trash in the White House Talks Education, Immigration, Taxes
August 2, 2017 by Doug Porter
So much outrage, so little time. Here's what I read about over coffee this morning:
One. Does anybody remember when Republicans got mad at Barack Obama for not wearing a tie in the Oval Office? The current President thinks the White House is a "dump," and the silence of his sheeples is deafening.
Two. Donald J. Trump is President of the United States of America, and we're really supposed to believe mediocre white people aren't getting a fair shake. The New York Times reported on a Justice Department scheme to begin "investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants."
Three. If you think the administration's plan for health care reform was a sadistic attack on regular working people, wait until you see Trump's tax plan.
The President sat down for an interview to be published in the August 7 edition of Sports Illustrated.
In "First Golfer: Donald Trump's relationship with golf has never been more complicated," we learn the President is a good golfer ("He has clubhead speed," says Phil Mickelson) who's been known to forget a duffed shot or two (per game, according to 18 witnesses interviewed for the story).
His comments comparing his Bedminster property to the White House is the part of the story getting the most notice:
Chatting with some members before a recent round of golf, he explained his frequent appearances: "That White House is a real dump." (A White House spokesperson denies this occurred.) Trump is often at his most unguarded among the people who pay for their proximity to him. Last November, the President-elect hosted a cocktail reception and dinner at Bedminster on the same weekend that he was holding interviews at the club with candidates for his Cabinet. At the dinner, Trump addressed the members of the club by saying, "This is my real group. You are the special people. I see all of you. I recognize, like, 100% of you, just about." Then he issued an open invitation to drop in on his Cabinet interviews the next day.
This statement somehow struck a more emotional chord with me than many of his other profane proclamations. Lots of other folks agreed with my sentiment.
If @realDonaldTrump truly thinks the White House is a "dump," many of us would chip in to pay for the Uhaul to take him back to Trump Tower.
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) August 1, 2017
The abject racism of the Trump administration continues to be more evident every day.
Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions' Justice Department has already said it would no longer pursue a case against Texas's voter-ID law, since discrimination isn't real in the Lone Star State. Also, the AG isn't sure whether racist police departments should really have to reform under consent decrees.
But there is one cause the Justice Department will be pursuing, according to the New York Times, "investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants."
Philip Bump at the Washington Post called this story "one of the least surprising scoops from inside the Trump administration::
Anyone with even a passing awareness of the focus of conservative media over the past eight years or so will understand that this was inevitable. Trump, an eager consumer of conservative news, has no doubt seen scores of Fox News segments focused on the effects of affirmative action, a subset of a broader focus on how Democrats — usually meaning people of color — undeservedly get things free: phones, education, housing, etc…
…There's a difference between affirmative action and free college educations, obviously, but for some conservatives, they overlap in the same place: Someone, usually a nonwhite person, is getting something that isn't deserved. And, moreover, those conservatives think the beneficiaries are doing so at the expense of someone else — in this case, whites who are denied admission or whites having to pay for it with their taxes.
It's worth noting, first of all, that black and Hispanic college students are more likely to have to borrow to pay for a college education and that they end up having to borrow more money to cover college costs. A study from Demos analyzing federal data found that 86 percent of black students and 87 percent of Hispanic students got loans to attend private universities, compared to 72 percent of whites. (At public universities, 81 percent of black students got loans to 61 percent of whites.) A 2016 study found that low- and middle-income black students ended up accruing $7,721 more in education debt than whites from the same income brackets.
This group of current WH interns pretty much sums up the urgency of ending discrimination against white achievers. pic.twitter.com/zeSp1s9rKh
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) August 2, 2017
One would hope we'll see more stories in the coming weeks about White House son-in-law Jared Kushner's incredible trek from mediocre high school student to Harvard University. Oh, the agony! It only took a $2.5 million bribe to get him past all those ne'er-do-wells.
The go-to civil rights authority responding to this story in various media accounts was Vanita Gupta, president, and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
She issued a statement saying the Justice Department's move to "challenge efforts that colleges and universities have undertaken to expand educational opportunity is an affront to our values as a country."
"Longstanding Supreme Court precedent has upheld the constitutionality and compelling state interest of these policies," Gutpta noted, "and generations of Americans have benefited from richer, more inclusive institutions of higher education."
The extra-white icing on this racist cake being baked up by the Trumpian set is the immigration legislation highlighted at the White House earlier today, with appearances by xenophobes Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Georgia Sen. David Perdue.
Gosh, I wonder what the GOP is afraid of?
It's designed to significantly reduce the level of legal immigration into the United States, bringing it in line with what the sponsors call the "historic" average.
President Trump's comments included a reference to his long-standing and oft-refuted claims about immigrants living on the dole:
"This competitive application process will favor applicants who speak English, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that contribute to our economy."
The good news about this bill is that it's only got the support of perhaps 30 U.S. Senators. The bad news is Trump & company got to stand in front of the media and spew false claims about immigrants, which we all should know by now is really just code for skin color.
Shifting the focus away from Washington DC for a second, I'd like to call attention to the Sacramento Bee's reporting on the threats and racism being directed at California State Legislators.
While hate being directed at elected officials is hardly a new phenomenon, the incidence of derogatory racial references has seen a sharp increase in recent months.
A stranger accosted Sen. Ricardo Lara outside Ella, a restaurant on K Street, earlier this month and screamed profanities and racial epithets in his face, he said. Sen. Holly Mitchell's Los Angeles district office representatives report getting a call once a month from someone who uses the n-word to describe her or her staff members – something they said didn't happen before the election.
A fervent group of Trump supporters, who disrupt Democratic town halls and other political forums in Southern California, called de León an "anchor baby" and "illegal alien scumbag" at a Latino summit in May at UC Riverside, where academics and community leaders gathered to strategize ways to fight Trump's agenda. The protesters continue to post YouTube videos of themselves heckling politicians.
"In my mind there's no doubt that Donald Trump has opened up this Pandora's box," de León said. "There's no question about it because he's done nothing as president of the United States to temper it down or heal the nation."
Finally, a note about what's next in Congress after labor day.
The New York Times reports Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers astroturfing political action group, will be active in 36 states in the coming weeks promoting the Republican plan for 'tax reform.'
They'll be joined by the center-right American Action Network in launching the Middle-Class Growth Initiative. The group will spend $5 million during August recess (TV, digital, radio, and mail), beginning with a $1 million radio ad campaign in 34 House districts.
Sound familiar? Republican leaders in both the House and Senate have already decided on a fast-track "reconciliation" process to enact a tax bill without any Democratic votes.
The main selling point for this legislation will be a special, lower top rate for pass-through income (business income that's taxed at the owner's individual tax rates rather than the corporate rate).
As the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities points out, this break for 'small business' isn't what it seems:
Contrary to claims that "small businesses" would benefit, most small businesses are actually small and pay relatively low tax rates, so they'd see no benefit from the proposals. Rather, cutting taxes on pass-through income is a back-door way to cut the top individual tax rate for wealthy investors, including Wall Street hedge funds, real estate partnerships, consultants, and other professionals. It would also create new opportunities for large-scale tax avoidance by high earners, who could reclassify their salaries and wages as pass-through income. The increase in tax complexity and large revenue losses would move the tax code in the opposite direction from true tax reform.
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thoughtfulbear says
So – is he now seeking RFPs to demolish the Statue of Liberty? Along with her sacred, inherent vow of inclusion? (He hates women, after all.) Makes about as much sense as that (censored) wall of his…
Or, perhaps, seeking yet another end-run around the courts? Hmm…
Fact: multiple peoples have ALWAYS inhabited this continent; and long – LONG – before even the idea of a "United States" ever became a thing…
No, this smacks more of the likes of "social engineering;" and even before it's begun, it's already FAILED.
Really? Really. Trying to turn back the clock, to a time that never was; ie, all-white and nothing else. Simply. Never. Was.
He and his are far too ignorant of history, to know that. Or even care…


How Old Must You Be to Have Facebook: Established in 2004, Facebook is a social networking website with over 900 million individuals worldwide. In 2009 a study showed that Facebook was the most utilized social media network worldwide with over 40% of the US population having an active account.
With its popularity so high, it appears like everyone intends to be a part of the Facebook celebration. Yet with age restrictions in position, this can be a source of contention for younger children. Presently, Facebook's Declaration of Legal rights as well as Responsibilities requires customers to be at least 13 years old prior to creating an account. Nevertheless numerous under 13's usage the solution anyway, either by lying about their age or having an older event subscribe on their behalf. This suggests that several parents do pardon making use of Facebook in their preteen children by granting them using it and even helping them join.
Mark Zuckerberg, the owner and also developer of Facebook, concurs that age limitations are unnecessary as well as hopes to have the under-13 guideline gotten rid of in the future. He feels that educating youngsters about the internet need to begin at a very early age. Talking with CNN, he likewise included "My viewpoint is that for education you need to start at a truly, actually young age. Because of the constraints we haven't also begun this finding out process. If they're raised after that we 'd begin to find out what jobs. We would certainly take a lot of precautions to earn sure that they [more youthful kids] are secure."
With research studies showing that 43% people teenagers have actually experienced some type of hostile behavior in the direction of them on the internet, virtual bullying is a real issue. Facebook provides a number of reporting centers whereby individuals can report a team, private or instance of cyber intimidation. Yet unfortunately this doesn't seem to be sufficient to stop the heartbreaking quantity of teen self-destructions that happen every year because of online misuse, with a minimum of three high profile instances of children in between the ages of 12 and also 13 taking their very own lives after being preyed on online.
Specialists believe that harassing in the on-line globe is a lot more prevalent than bullying in the real life as it opens the opportunity to privacy. Hiding behind a computer system screen, many people really feel able to act in such a way that wouldn't be socially acceptable in the real life. There is additionally a distinct absence of supervision on lots of online discussion forums and sites that regulations as well as recognition projects are wanting to take on.
Childhood weight problems isn't really simply down to comfy seats and TV. In the UK, a surprising 25% of young boys and 33% of girls under 19 are obese or obese as well as in The U.S.A. these statistics are also greater. There are several adding aspects to this other than Facebook and computer system use, but with their social lives being so readily available without them also having to leave the house, many children are coming to be lazy as well as choosing to communicate with their friends online rather than going out to play.
This lack of in person call and also excitement could likewise have effects on mental wellness with psychologists recommending that youngsters are ending up being lonely, isolated and uninformed of fundamental social methods.
Various other factors such as peer stress and denial can additionally cause alienation, stress and anxiety and also clinical depression. Simon Foxely, a British musician, unfortunately hung himself after being unfriended by a woman he satisfied on Facebook. In spite of never ever really fulfilling the lady, he ended up being obsessed with her via the social networking website as well as eliminated himself when she opted to end their online friendship.
For kid predators, the net and Facebook are devices they can utilize to connect with and also take advantage of innocent youngsters. The old proverb that you never recognize that you may be speaking with online is sinisterly true below, and typically youngsters are enticed into communication with hazardous people by phony photos as well as accounts. It is difficult to understand truth purposes of someone you satisfy online, as 17 year old Ashleigh Hall uncovered when she was unfortunately murdered by a guy she satisfied on Facebook back in 2009.
Limiting access to your account by upping personal privacy settings and also not revealing any type of personal information can assist. Yet eventually the only failsafe method to avoid being gotten in touch with by any individual harmful online is to stay away altogether.
Lots of people are uninformed of the lawful effects that Facebook could have. Offensive, individual statements as well as cyberbullying can result in a harassment claim and people have actually been known to shed their work or health relevant benefits after being spotted socializing on Facebook.
Whilst exactly what you post of Facebook today might seem amazing now, often the web content online can be around for life as well as could come to be compromising in the future.
Of course all of these problems can affect older customers as well as children however the recurring dispute is that under 13's don't have the psychological knowledge or reasoning to take care of them at such a young age. Whilst some moms and dads say that permitting your youngster to have a Facebook account subjects them to no different risks to letting them go to the shops without supervision, others suggest that we must be shielding our youngsters by maintaining them away from any type of added pressures or threats. In any case, with children coming to be a lot more computer literate and also no ways of enforcing any tough rapid policies to keep them off Facebook, perhaps education as well as guidance are the most effective ways to keep them safe.


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