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Technology and business merge at Plug in South L.A. – LA Standard Newspaper
by Derek Smith | Jun 14, 2018 | Startups | 0 comments
Will the next billion-dollar company come from South Los Angeles?
Access to capital is an issue with a lot of Black businesses. At the Urban Tech Connect, entrepreneurs were able to meet with venture capitalists.
By Jason Lewis
Facebook was created on a college campus by a teenager and his friends. Instagram was launched after a couple of computer programers secured a $500,000 loan from a a venture capitalist investment firm. Two years later they sold it to Facebook for $1 billion.
Technology is not the wave of the future, because that future is upon us now, and there are several organizations that are ensuring that South Los Angeles does not miss out on business opportunities that the rest of the world is taking advantage of.
Plug in South L.A. is one of those organizations.
"I created Plug in South L.A. with the goal of creating a tech echo system in South L.A.," said Derek Smith, digital marketing evangelist and branding expert. "Basically, L.A.'s economy is changing by the day, and we're seeing L.A. grow as a tech capital. That's an exciting thing, but the unfortunate part about it is that the growth isn't reaching all parts of the city in terms of education and opportunity. Plug in South L.A. was created to help South L.A. become a part of L.A.'s growth as a tech center."
South Los Angeles can greatly benefit from being a part of the tech industry.
"It's important for African Americans and Latinos to be involved in the tech industry because that's where a lot of the wealth creation is happening at this present time," Smith said. "Technology is changing by the second. When you look at the startups who are going on to create multibillion-dollar companies, they don't look like the people in South L.A. We want to change that. We think it's important that we help pipeline the talent that we know exists in our community to help build impactful and powerful companies that not only have a presence on a regional stage, but on a global stage.
"If we can support more founders (entrepreneurs) coming out of communities such as South L.A., who look like African American and Latino founders, we can create a local ecosystem that helps us solve some of the problems that plague communities like South L.A. When you look at food deserts, homelessness, and unemployment rates, technology has an impact that tackles these problems."
S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, math) programs are being heavily pushed in South Los Angeles, so there are many teenagers and young adults who have the skill set to compete in the technology fields. The key now is to equip them with business skills so that they can generate revenue.
"We want to make sure that the talented people in South L.A. have the tools and resources to cultivate and develop their ideas," Smith said. "To be a part of this innovation wave in Los Angeles, and more importantly across the country and in the world."
Technology is not limited to the tech field, as most small businesses use it to sell products, services, and attract new customers.
Plug in South L.A. recently held the Urban Tech Connect at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. Panel discussions featured tech entrepreneurs, corporate executives, software engineers, investors, and local politicians, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member Mark Ridley-Thomas.
While technology was the main theme of this event, business strategies were also heavily discussed, and venture capitalists were on hand to meet with entrepreneurs.
"In our community, I don't think that we're exposed as much to what venture capital is and how it works," Smith said. "So it's important that entrepreneurs and early stage companies that are in the process of building understand where and how venture capitalists fit into their long-term grown plans. They need to be connected to venture capitalists because with the funding that comes from those type of companies, we can see 10-times growth of that company. That benefits South L.A."
Plug in South L.A. provides mentoring for entrepreneurs, which is extremely valuable in terms of running a business, securing funding, finding talent, and marketing the product or service. They also host Lunch and Learn, where entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas to a group of successful business owners and venture capitalists.
"The goal of the Lunch and Learn is to help the founders navigate their roadmap to get to their next milestone," Smith said. "This is a group of minds coming together to lend their expertise and experience to help the founder overcome a hurdle or zero in on an opportunity."
Along with networking events throughout the year, Plug in South L.A. has a membership program, and they have a blog that has tech and business articles. For more information about Plug in South L.A., visit their website at www.pluginsouthla.com, and follow them on Instagram and Twitter.
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Address: 916 Springdale Rd Austin Texas 78702 work Phone: (512) 524-1488work Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: https://www.modernrocksgallery.com/
Modern Rocks Gallery in Austin presents a curated collection of fine art rock n roll photography and art, with signed limited edition, museum-quality prints from award winning photographers, artists and album cover designers.
The prints come directly from the photographers themselves, and our philosophy is to accord recognition to the art of rock photography and to help maintain the rights of its practitioners. Featuring works from legendary rock photographers such as Don Hunstein, Bob Gruen, Terry O'Neill, Allan Tannenbaum, Mick Rock, Brian Duffy, Baron Wolman, Geoff MacCormack, Art Kane and Jill Furmanovsky to name but a few, Modern Rocks Gallery features iconic images of rockers from Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, David Bowie and Pink Floyd to The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Ramones. All the prints are printed to the highest quality, signed by the photographer where possible and hand numbered.
We also proudly hold our own exclusive gallery collections, including the highly acclaimed outtakes from Kirk Weddle's iconic Nirvana underwater photo shoot from the band's groundbreaking "Nevermind" release. The Scott Newton Archive, is a fascinating snapshot of the early days of the vibrant Austin music scene at the beginning of the 1970's from the long time Austin City Limits photographer, and "The Smiths and Friends" from photographer Stephen Wright featuring arguably one of The Smiths best known album cover shots taken outside the Salford Lads Club for the inner sleeve of The Queen Is Dead.
Owner Steven Walker fell in love with Austin while touring as the guitarist for Modern English. As a professional musician for over twenty years with the likes of Modern English and Britpop darlings The Auteurs, Steven's love of photography began while documenting life on the road to ease the boredom that comes with constant touring. After taking a break from life on the road, Steven managed a highly successful gallery in London's exclusive Chelsea neighborhood dealing with top international interior designers on a daily basis. Steven continued to pursue his love of rock photography. He started shooting bands in his home town of London and soon became a published photographer. Over the years Steven amassed a wealth of experience in the world of rock and roll, in gallery management and rock photography. And so, Modern Rocks Gallery is a unique marriage of his life loves in his favorite city.

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A Look Inside Cheney's Bubble
Even at the World Economic Forum, among the world's elite, the vice president remains happily isolated.
Orville Schell
Each January I take the narrow-gauge Swiss railway up through the snowy Alps to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum. Just as in the days when tubercular patients arrived "for the air" at the community's sanatoriums (made famous by Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain), this outpost still has the rare feeling of a self-contained place — a world unto itself.
During the five days of the Forum, this feeling is enhanced by the steel fence erected around the conference area, the thousands of Swiss police who guard the perimeter against demonstrators, and the bunker-like Congress Centre where many of the speeches, panels, discussions and much of the endless networking that characterizes Davos take place. Here, undisturbed by the chaotic world, the two-thousand-plus participants — from corporations, government, academia, politics, the media and civil society exist as if in a bubble, but an unusual bubble, because so many of the attendees rank high on the periodic tables of wealth, power and fame.
In fact, I often think of Davos as a global agora, the forum-marketplace in Periclean Athens where those with citizenship — as distinguished from the lower castes and slaves — gathered to deliberate on the affairs of the city-state. In one of the many available conversation corners, you may find yourself chatting with a friend or newly met acquaintance over a cup of coffee next to the likes of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, US Senator Marie Cantwell, financier George Soros, Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner, Warsaw Stock Exchange President Wieslaw Rozlucki, President of Columbia University Lee Bollinger, or the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kassymzhomart Tokayev. And it is perfectly within the etiquette of the Forum to say hello and take up a conversation.
Almost every prominent figure is in attendance without staff, much less the customary retinue that normally trails behind the high and the mighty. There is, in fact, a curious and unexpected equivalence among the participants. One is just as likely to find the president of some country as the lowly head of an environmental NGO wandering vacantly through a narrow street, or the CEO of a mighty corporation as a poorly paid professor struggling to get his e-mail at an internet kiosk.
It is, in a sense, a momentary democracy of the elite, and even though this elite is sequestered in a thoroughly privileged environment, there is an enormous amount of exchange because no one is fortified against anyone else. Global decision-makers, who might normally run into each other only in the Op-Ed columns, meet personally. One regularly finds heads of environmental groups at dinner debating oil-company chieftains; well-known literary figures in discussion with the owners of hotel chains or mining companies; human rights leaders challenging heads of oppressive regimes; and journalists contradicting owners of giant media outlets.
Whatever one might say about the rarified air of the World Economic Forum, no one in the Davos bubble is in an individual bubble as well — or at least that was true until Vice President Dick Cheney descended on Davos, roaring up the narrow valley in his helicopter, accompanied by a squadron of military choppers as if part of some misplaced Alpine search-and-destroy operation. On what was only his second trip abroad while in office, he brought with him the bubble of all bubbles.
Although this year such world leaders as French Foreign Minister Dominique Galouzeau de Villepin, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, former President Bill Clinton, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anan, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans were in attendance, Cheney proved the capo di tutti capi of this Godfather film, and wherever he went, even his unseen presence altered the prevailing chemistry.
Certainly, given our terrorized planet, one expected the vice president to be accompanied by a considerable security complement, but the security measures taken for him outstripped by a light year those taken for any other leader, even President Musharraf, who had just experienced two major assassination attempts. Helicopters swooped in; bomb-proof limousines appeared; caged attack dogs materialized; elaborate communications systems were set up; and scores of bulky Secret Service agents, emblazoned with tell-tale American flag lapel pins and armed with ear pieces (and who knows what else), fanned out in advance of Cheney's every movement.
Whole sections of major cities are closed off when the U.S. president and vice president travel abroad — and, as it turned out, not even little Davos was exempt. Cheney's arrival at the five-star Belvedere Hotel left the world's elite suddenly experiencing periodic lock-downs. Some complained that they were confined to their rooms whenever he was about to enter or exit. And when he arrived at the Congress Centre to give his well-delivered speech, the normally relaxed atmosphere of the Forum was suddenly transformed. Officious officials with clipboards bustled about, security guards fanned out, and yellow tape mysteriously blocked off certain spaces. It was as if the emperor himself had suddenly appeared among the scholar-officials of ancient China, who saw themselves holding sway not only over "the Middle Kingdom," but the known world.
Cheney alone seemed to have the droit de seigneur to trump the Davos ethos. While he answered a few unscripted questions from the audience after his speech, there was no schmoozing in the lobbies à la Bill Clinton, no chance encounters or random cups of coffee, and no real opportunity for him to participate in the back-and-forth that makes Davos, Davos. Like some potentate-of-potentates, he arrived, spoke, and then — as far as the rest of us elite mortals could discern – vanished behind his security shield.
To experience first-hand how alienated our Vice President and President have become from the world — and often the world from them — is deeply disturbing. If the Vice President needs such security in possibly the most secure place on the planet, then we are facing a truly tragic situation involving an incomparable loss for our country, not to say the world.
I came away from Davos sensing that the leaders of our country are ever more cut off from normal information-feedback loops so crucial to anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on how the world is turning. An administration little inclined to read the daily press, unmotivated by the kind of intellectual curiosity that makes people seek out discussion, and so tightly wrapped in fearfulness and insecurity that even Davos fills with frightening possibilities, is not an encouraging spectacle.
Hermetically sealed inside his bubble, Cheney for a short moment entered the larger bubble of the World Economic Forum. But like a missionary, his only urge was to deliver a message, to evangelize for his faith. Missing was any desire, perhaps even the ability to learn something meaningful about the heathen lands around him
Indeed, the Bush bubble reflects a spirit deeply evangelical. In its embunkered totalism, more concerned with justifying and converting than questioning and learning, it seems strangely akin in spirit to the party discipline of Leninism. What is most important to men like Cheney is "teaching" in the almost biblical sense of that word, which means "preaching." Not emphasized is "learning," in the sense of engaging in constant questioning or wrestling with ambiguity.
Whatever one may choose to say about Davos as a summit of elitist power-brokers, it is an institution deeply committed to asking questions in an informal setting that encourages spontaneous exchange. It would have been reassuring just once to spot Cheney on a couch quietly talking with some European counterpart or having a cup of coffee with an Arab journalist. But there were too many souls to be saved elsewhere for him to linger. His limousines, security guards, and helicopters were soon packed up and he was whisked away from Davos without, in a sense, ever having arrived.


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HomeBudget & Tax NewsColorado Considers Big Tax Hike on Small Businesses
Colorado Considers Big Tax Hike on Small Businesses
S. T. Karnick
One dollar banknote in a smiling piggybank of Colorado.(series)
The Colorado legislature is considering a hefty tax hike on small businesses in order to spend more on K-12 education.
Colorado House Bill 1420, the Tax Fairness Act, would make several changes to the state's tax code, Colorado Politics reports. The central element of the plan, according to the American Federation of Independent Business, is a clawback of the small-business deduction from the federal 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The federal law allows a 20 percent deduction of business income.
H.B. 1420 would remove that deduction for small businesses with adjusted gross income of $75,000 or more for a single filer or $150,000 or more for joint filers.
The plan "is a tax increase—plain and simple," the NFIB's comment states.
The bill would revoke the state's part of the tax cut small businesses received in 2017.
"At the heart of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in 2017, is the 199A small-business tax deduction of 20% of business income," NFIB states. "Because state taxes are tied to the final taxable income on an individual's federal forms, many Colorado small-business owners also had less state taxes to pay. Gray and colleagues, Rep. Emily Sirota, Sen. Julie Gonzales and Sen. Dominick Moreno, want to de-couple state tax calculations from the federal government's. In short, they want the 20% savings back."
The legislation "is expected to recover about $340 million for the state budget by closing a handful of new and existing tax loopholes that benefit wealthy businesses and wealthy business owners," argues Colorado Center for Law and Policy Communications Director Bob Mook in the Pagosa Daily Post.
Colorado Politics estimates "the bill would generate $248 million in general fund in 2020-21 and more in succeeding years."
The small business tax deduction is not a loophole benefiting the rich but instead a wealth-generating policy, and revoking the deduction will reduce employment, pay levels, and business in the state, the NFIB states.
"'That 20 percent small-business tax deduction helped produce record highs in hiring, employee compensation, and business expansion,' said [Colorado state director for NFIB Tony] Gagliardi, citing 46 years of small-business data from NFIB's Small Business Economic Trends reports," the NFIB states. "'And, it would still be doing so had not the coronavirus pandemic hit. We're asking small-business owners to re-open and re-hire while we're threatening them with a tax increase, providing them no liability protection from COVID-19 lawsuits, almost ruining their economy-calming, joint-employer rule, and still asking them to conform to the taxing regulations of more than 700 entities.'"
Colorado Politics summarizes the rest of the changes in H.B. 1420 as follows:
net operating losses for "C" corporation businesses would be capped at $400,000 annually.
repeals a deduction for "qualified net capital gains" effective at the end of the 2020 tax year.
repeals a tax exemption for the sale or use of electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke or nuclear fuel used for industrial purposes, effective August 1. The bill allows for a sales and use tax refund of up to $1,000, and provides exemptions for agriculture, diesel fuel purchased for off-road use, and fuel used to generate electricity. The bill states that repealing the exemption does not affect the sales and use tax base for counties, cities and special districts.
repeals a provision for insurance companies with regional home offices in Colorado that cut the tax on insurance premiums from 2% to 1%. On March 1, 2021, that goes up to 2%, the provision governing all other insurance companies.
institutes a tax on insurance policies issued in connection with an annuity plan.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has not yet agreed to sign the bill.
"Polis pointed out he had run on a platform of eliminating tax loopholes, but he also ran on a pledge to lower the state's income tax rate," Colorado Politics reports. "'We're happy to negotiate on this,' Polis said, but added that there is not yet an agreement on fiscal policy."
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
S. T. Karnick is a senior fellow and director of publications for The Heartland Institute, where he edits Heartland Daily News.
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Press and Reviews
Good Time'N Reviews
As we prepare for the release of our single and video, Good Time'N, it's already generating some buzz.
Too Much Love Magazine
The impact of the pandemic has been devastating to everyone in one way or another, and music seems to be one of the healers sticking it out with some fabulous releases in 2020, and Water To Wine's "Good Time'n" dops just in time to spread light on the situation. There will always be an audience for music, but this has been one of those times when performance takes a step back and the creativity that paved its way can once again thrive and this song shows what the results are like. It is undeniably awesome and does the business…
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Indieshark Music Magazine
The country sound of Water To Wine's new single – "Good Time'n" delivers a dash of freshness during the Covid lockdowns where music still thrives if you're paying attention. The song gets into the whole subject in the lyrics as it brings its own remedy with it and that is only some of the magic because it does beyond matters currently at hand as well. And although it can also be classified as a mainstream country song the band are far from what you would call your daddy's country, there is a lot more to their Americana style music at the end of the day…
The proper mix of folk and country with a classic rock foundation is what make Water To Wine's music so accessible…It is all about making a living and getting together and having a good time after earning it.
Colin Jordan on Medium
Water To Wine's single — "Good Time'n" is another great release by the Atlanta area band with tons of moxie and absolute positive vibes to spread around at a time when it could not be more needed….
.. "Good Time'n" restores faith in country and classic rock in a time that calls for more of the quality they bring and the prowess they possess, and it doesn't even take two spins to hear that much from this immensely satisfying group…
Independent Music and Arts, Inc
Lockdowns and music make string connections in 2020, and Water To Wine's "Good Time'n" deals with the subject of getting together at the weeks' end to have a good time even if it is only temporarily in the virtual sense…
Water To Wine put together something layered but also fresh sounding as if it were recorded in one take and it sounds cleverly easy but it's more of a magic all their own.
"Good Time'n" is one of the best country and rock songs for the masses in 2021, as I ponder it before it is out and reflect on the strong message it sends and predict it does the same to anyone hearing it…The band have loads of soul behind their country and rock rooted Americana sensibilities, all of which this song is chock full of.
IndiePulse Music
"Good Time'n" by Water To Wine is the next single in their string of releases with yet another quality gem produced. The credit goes to each-and every musician in this band of which I am not familiar with who is who, but as an entire unit that are fantastic. The lovely female vocals play twin lead with male vocals and they are backed by what are simply a killer band of musos to top it off and vice versa. Praise is not without hesitation here because of that, but I did get to know more of their music after being inspired by this upbeat track…
Sisters and Brothers Release
Water to Wine Releases song, "Sisters and Brothers"
Atlanta based artist, Water to Wine is releasing their second single this year with "Sisters and Brothers". The hope for the song and video is to spark reflection, in this moment of social unrest…
The song was written a couple of years ago and was recently finished and recorded in early 2020. "We had no idea it would land in such a timely moment, but we are very excited to get this message out. Maybe some will think about this message of decency, after hearing or seeing the video" says Matthew Russom, the writer of the song. "Kindness carried out on purpose, trying every day to be good to each other, in the line at the grocery store or at the bank. This purpose creates a more decent society and a better experience for all of us" says Russom, with a big smile.
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HERO Release
Water to Wine Releases Song, "Hero" to Benefit COVID-19 Charity
Local Atlanta band Water to Wine is releasing a new song to benefit Piedmont Hospital and support the individuals who are currently working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic…In these challenging times the members of Water to Wine wanted to do their part in supporting the efforts to flatten the curve. That includes celebrating the people who are continuing to work to ensure that our communities have the food, supplies, and healthcare we need right now.


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I really hate click bait and I apologize for that title. But it's time to pay attention again. Trends in the financial markets are really accelerating so this is the time to open our minds and let things happen as they are without applying assumptions or perceptions about the future. A "melt up" in stock prices has been in place since last September despite just making the headlines now. I'll finish with a refined amendment to Jonathan Clements' smart piece in the Humble Dollar, "Best Investment 2018" written on 12/30/2017. Settle in.
What is a Melt Up?
For those who weren't investing or conscious or born yet, the late 90's was a time when the US stock market experienced a wild Melt Up. The move began in early October 1998 and ran near vertically into mid-March 2000. Let's call it 18 months.
During that short time the S&P 500 gained 50%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 222%. Even our own risk managed Worldwide Sectors strategy made almost 90%. Yes, that happened and it appears to be happening again now, roughly 17 years later. This move began in September by my estimation. That was the time when the markets could have buckled but instead shot higher and have been moving vertically higher in a near lockout environment for anxious "me too" investors. Melt Ups happen when there is a shift in mass psychology that is finally more accepting of a positive outcome given all the broadcast bullishness. It's a time when investors, market gurus and those with a seemingly permanent bearish bias, just simply capitulate to the obvious trends that have been in place for many months, even years. In fact, capitulation buying only shows up after years and years of rising prices and disbelief. There's a reason they say that a Bull market climbs a wall of worry. That is, until that sense of worry disappears. That is where we are today. No worry, just pure unbridled optimism about the future of stocks, the market and our economy. Of course, this is the hallmark, the very calling card, of the end of the bull market – give or take 12 months! So yes, a melt up is and has been in the works now since the fall. We have been all in as they say with less than 5% cash in all but our bond models and making some very handsome gains.
How high can this go? I have no idea, no one does. The students of past bubbles know that it can go much higher than you think, much, much higher. On the way into work today, I heard three brokerage firms raise their year-end price targets for the S&P 500 to somewhere in the high 3000's. That's nearly 35% higher than today. If our starting point for the current melt up was, in fact, September, we've already seen a gain of 15%. Adding 35% to the current gain would ironically put us right on track with the last 18 months of the bull market into 2000 when the S&P 500 added a clean 50%. I don't expect that outcome this time but it's interesting to see the patterns match up. Human behavior is the only constant in the financial markets as we're really just monkeys that like shiny objects.
How Does A Melt Up End?
Selling pressure among institutional money managers rises with prices in every market. But in a melt up, the actual selling is put on hold as they, (like us), recognize the powerful potential of a melt up market. They literally ignore their short-term sell signals as they should and it becomes a pure game of chicken. You can imagine what happens when it finally turns and it becomes a death match to see who can take profits the fastest. The market top comes out of thin air with no reason whatsoever. Statistically, once the top is in, we see at least one month early in the decline that exceeds -20%.
Ben Carlson of a Wealth of Common Sense did an excellent podcast yesterday talking a lot about the glory and gore of "melt ups" in the past. It's a good one.
Well, this is a tricky answer because a lot depends on who you are, your temperament and your investment strategy. I'll sidestep and avoid a really detailed answer but offer this. We're in a global stock market environment that is accelerating to the upside. Gains are accumulating at eye-popping rates on a weekly basis. Finding new entry points into this type of market is nearly impossible so my best advice is: don't try. Hold what you have and I hope you have a lot on the table as we do given the clear evidence since last fall. Put your politics and your assumptions away and just pay attention to leadership. If any of your positions turn down and break trend while the markets are moving wildly higher, sell them to cash and leave it there. Gradually you'll find yourself with a heavier cash position as prices rise and some of your positions do not. That's a good thing but it takes a lot of discipline not to reallocate and chase something that has already run.
I would also continue to focus on value. There is a lot of value in the market today. If you must buy anything, look at the banks, energy, airlines, small cap value, mid cap value, materials, industrials, oversold consumer stocks and healthcare. Tech is everyone's favorite and I don't love it anymore, but again, hold what you've got because it's all ripping higher.
Finally, I would make sure that your risk management system is well oiled and working properly. If you don't have a risk management system that identifies when selling pressure shows up and prices have topped, you need one. That's what we do, so feel free to call us as well. Our Lighthouse Project is an excellent option for those who are feeling exposed. See the commentary from Alex Osmond, CFP in this update on the Lighthouse Project. I stand by my fearless forecast of the year. We will see at least one decline of at least 12-15% in the next 12 months (hint it won't stop at -15%).
The Best Investment of 2018 – Amendment to Jonathan Clements' piece.
First, take a look at Mr. Clements awesome advice at the end of last year.
The basic advice is pretty simple. Jonathan recommends paying off your mortgage as one of the best "investments" one can make in 2018. The concept is that the new tax rules are going to make mortgage interest less attractive for most as they won't use that expense as a deduction anymore, choosing instead to take the higher standard deduction. Therefore, we should increase our net income after taxes by paying down, or paying off our mortgages and increase our income after the standard deduction. For many, that might be a good investment if we are looking at higher income as the objective. But from our perspective, every financial choice is one of relativity. And from that perspective, paying down your mortgage doesn't make much sense relative to other investment options, current rates of return outside of certain situations. So I'm going to take Jonathan's advice and amend it to show you where it does make sense.
Don't sell stocks to pay down your mortgage. This much is obvious to me even if I factor in the risks of a bubble market, melt up and massively overvalued stocks. If one does stocks well, one can make a pretty conservative 7% over time and that's a lot higher number than the rate on your mortgage (say 3.5% on average). Furthermore, if stocks do crack and head lower, you can always sell them. Housing isn't so liquid as many discovered between 2007 and 2012. Paying down a mortgage is the same as adding money to your house bucket and that money is pretty solidly illiquid thereafter. Of course, real estate can fall and just as hard as stocks. We all know that now right?
What about cash? If we have cash sitting idle in the bank earning nothing and our mortgages still cost 3.5% / year, wouldn't that make sense? Well, I could argue that a person who is in their working years with a healthy job, a decent savings and investing plan for discretionary income should continue to regularly add to more productive investments, like stocks or even income producing securities that pay more than your interest rate on the mortgage. There are many things paying higher than 3.5% including many dividend paying stocks! Now if you have a huge crushing mortgage with interest expenses annually close to $24,000 and a giant unproductive bank account of cash, you could certainly reduce your mortgage.
But here's the real sweet spot for those wanting to entertain Jonathan's advice. If you are retired, with no replacement income and have either cash or unproductive bond holdings, it probably makes sense to pay down your mortgage as you can afford to do so. You are past the time in your life where you are adding regularly to your investment accounts so cash just tends to sit for long periods of time in unproductive bank products. Your bond holdings are dead money from a return perspective for the next 4-5 years at least. And you should be constantly looking for ways to reduce your cost of living. In these situations, paying down your mortgage could be one of the best, zero-risk, investments you can make.
For the rest of us working stiffs, we'll look back on these days with rates sitting at 3-4% and wonder why we didn't take on the biggest loans of our lives.
That's all the insight I have for today. Enjoy the melt up!


Americans usually feel pride in discovering Revolutionary War soldiers in the family tree, but there's also no shame in finding you have "Tories," more properly called Loyalists, among your ancestors. In some cases, as I did, you may discover that you have both not only within your family tree, but even within one family.
Not too long ago, I was researching a Loyalist family from New York who emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada, after the Revolution, and I wanted to increase my knowledge about these Americans who wanted so badly to remain British subjects that they would leave their homes for a new land.
In many more cases than not, Jasanoff tells us, Loyalists objected to the same injustices that spurred the Patriots to fight for independence, but they felt that justice could be achieved within a continued relationship with Great Britain.
I think there is a tendency to think of Loyalists as fat cats who were primarily interested in their own economic well-being. But Jasanoff, a Harvard history professor, shows us that Loyalism crossed socio-economic boundaries and was a result of a complicated interweaving of factors having to do with the heart as well as with the pocketbook.
Jasanoff follows the fortunes of Loyalists from all social strata and conditions, including the Indian nations who fought for the Crown and free and enslaved Blacks in the Revolutionary era. Slaves were offered freedom if they fought with the Redcoats, and many ran away from their masters and joined the British side. Thousands who remained enslaved became refugees along with their Loyalist owners after the British defeat.
I had been familiar with the evacuation of Loyalists to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as a result of my genealogy research, but I learned that the Loyalist diaspora was much more extensive than just flight to Canada. Loyalists fled to Britain, the West Indies, northern Africa, India, and other parts of the British Empire.
It's an amazing American story and Jasanoff tells it well.
Maya Jasanoff, Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011).
Thomas Bender, "The King's Men, After the American Revolution," The New York Times Sunday Book Review, 29 April 2011, online archives (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/books/review/book-review-libertys-exiles-by-maya-jasanoff.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 : accessed 02 September 2014).


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Loved ones..... Those whom are near and those who are far away... everyone has them, or at least I would hope that you have "Loved Ones"
Each of us is given 24 hours a day, and some days that 24 hours seems to go by so fast, and others seem to drag on........ But each of us is only given 24 hours to do what we choose, good or bad, high intensity, or relaxing.
Each and every day we have to spend with our loved ones, is a gift from God. He blesses us so much by the people he puts in our lives, our family, friends, church family, neighbors..... each and every person we come into contact with God knows about before it happens. When we stop to help someone in the grocery store, or talk to our waiter or waitress, God planned for you to be put in the path of that person at that moment in time, and our words and actions have lasting consequences to everyone we touch with our lives.
Your family was created specifically for a purpose, and is a gift from the Heavenly father. We are each given people in our lives that need us, and that we need, to make our lives better and full of love and joy. Sometimes it is to bring sorrow, and sadness or personal growth. How we look at our situation will depend of our own internal workings, and our relationship with God.
I has been 22 years that I have had to spend with my daughter Stephanie..... watching her grow up and become a wonderful woman of God. Years helping her with her schooling, and with her everyday life. Watching her grow deeper and deeper in love with the Lord, and grow to be a wonderful woman of God. The time has gone so fast.... 22 years in a blink of an eye. There have been so many happy memories that I could never count them if I tried, and I know there will be many more to look forward to in the future.
Things will change here in a couple of weeks... My little girl will be starting on a new path, and beginning her own life with her new husband, and making new memories. No longer will I be able to kiss her on the forehead before bed, or watch her try to wake up with her sleepy walk into the front room bouncing off the wall just a little because she isn't quite awake.... She will be in her own home, with her loving husband, making new memories for her family to be... I know it will be wonderful for them as they begin as newly weds.
Just remember that each day you should make the most of your loved ones that you have close, and also not forget those who are far away either. You will not always have them to tell "I love you " to. One day they might not be there to hear "I Love you", and you don't want them to wonder if you did.
Embrace those who are special to you and give them all the Joy and Love you can. Don't be afraid to become a little vulnerable... Share your love and happiness with everyone that you can, while you can.... Because when you share Love, you are sharing Christ.... and that is the best and most important gift of all.


Certain DNA mutations in bone cells that support blood development can drive leukemia formation in nearby blood stem cells, cancer researchers have found.
Many cancer-driving mutations are "cell-autonomous," meaning the change in a cell's DNA makes that same cell grow more rapidly. In contrast, an indirect neighbor cell effect was observed in a mouse model of Noonan syndrome, an inherited disorder that increases the risk of developing leukemia.
In mouse bone marrow, mesenchymal stem cells (red), which normally nurture blood stem cells, produce a signal that is attractive for monocytes. The monocytes (green) prod nearby blood stem cells to proliferate, leading to leukemia. From Dong et al Nature (2016).
The neighbor cell effect could be frustrating efforts to treat leukemias in patients with Noonan syndrome and a related condition, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). That's because bone marrow transplant may remove the cancerous cells, but not the cause of the problem, leading to disease recurrence. However, the researchers show that a class of drugs can dampen the cancer-driving neighbor effect in mice. One of the drugs, maraviroc, is already FDA-approved against HIV infection.
Editorial note: This Nature News + Views, aptly titled "Bad neighbors cause bad blood," explains JMML, and how the relapse rate after bone marrow transplant is high (about 50 percent). It also notes that a variety of genetic alterations provoke leukemia when engineered into bone marrow stromal cells in mice (like this), but Qu and his colleagues described one that is associated with a known human disease.


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Q: Converting NULLs in relational algebra I have a table as a result of an outer join, I want to SUM on an attribute but some tuples are NULL in that attribute. How would one go about converting NULL into an appropriate value (in this case 0)?
The book I'm reading doesn't really dwell too much on the NULL type in relational algebra, so I'm going to assume that the aggregate functions doesn't try to do the "right thing" and interpret null as Unit.

A: In the relational data model, a NULL value is not an ordinary value, and is not converted to any particular value according to different operators.
SUM, as the other aggregate operators, ignore NULL values, so in fact summing a column with null values is equivalent to sum all the non-null value, and this is, obiously, equivalent to treat NULL as 0. In the same way, if you try calculate the average of a numeric column, only the non-null values are summed up and than the total is divided by the number of non-null values (not all the values).
On the other hand, if you want to consider a null value in a special way for some operation, you can check for it and substitute it with the value you are interested in.
For instance, the following SQL query calculates the AVG of non-null values of column:
SELECT AVG(column)
FROM table

while the next one calculates the AVG considering NULL values as 0 (and so giving a result which is different from the previous one):
SELECT AVG(CASE WHEN column IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE column END)
FROM table

A: You may use MySql's IFNULL() function:
SELECT
    AVG(IFNULL(possibleNullValue, 0))
FROM
    table

IFNULL() will check if expression 1 is null and, if so, take the value you provided as the second expression - in this case 0.
If you're not using mysql, see equvivalents for other DB engines here

A: Alright, I solved it. The trick is to use the extended projection operator along with selection and union.
In my particular case we wanted to convert nulls into 0s, here we go:
Assume relation R
R - select(q = null, R) union project(pn, 0 -> q, select(q = null, R))
On the LHS of the union we remove all occurrences of q = null from R.
On the RHS we take all tuples where q = null and project them as pn and all q-column values are 0.
The union in bag semantics can be thought of as plus.

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The Hip-Hop has mobilized and joined relief efforts in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake that's left the nation's capital Port-au-Prince in shambles.
The efforts are led by Haitian-born Wyclef Jean, who reached out on CNN immediately after the magnitude-7 quake hit on Tuesday (January 12).
Jean's organization has been accepting donations at www.Yele.org, and automatic $5 donations by texting "Yele" to 501501.
As of today (January 14), humanitarian relief from other nations such as the U.S., Cuba, and China have begun arriving.
The International Red Cross estimates 3 million people are in need of help, and many of the dead litter the streets and rubble of collapsed buildings.
Although Haiti President Rene Preval declined to commit to a casualty total, estimates are as high as 500,000 fatalities.
"There will be no better way to say happy birthday to Martin Luther King," Sharpton said in front of the Haitian Consulate in Manhattan yesterday (January 13). "We all have some Haitian in us, and we stand in solidarity with the Haitian people until Haiti is restored."
Haitian rap legend Kangol Kid of UTFO is also an Ambassador of Hope for Haiti. He almost missed the chance to visit the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, due to media portrayal and stereotypes.
The incident has affected Kangol Kid personally, as his father has been missing in the country since the earthquake hit.
"Today, I feel great sadness for my people as my mother who lives in Miami, Florida, is frantically trying to reach my Father who is currently visiting Port Au Prince with no word of his condition. I asked that my Hip-Hop Community, my fellow Haitian-Americans and people alike pray for the safety of Haiti and for my father," Kangol Kid stated.
Rap mogul Russell Simmons called upon the Hip-Hop community to act immediately to help the millions of people affected by the devastating earthquake, the worst to ever strike the country.


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Ernst Christoph von Koppelow (* 11. November 1659; † 23. Juni 1721 in Ivenack) war Geheimer Rat und mecklenburgischer Rittergutsbesitzer. Auf ihn geht der Wiederaufbau von Schloss Ivenack und Kirche Ivenack im frühen 18. Jahrhundert zurück.

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Koppelow war Besitzer der Güter Bakendorf, Gammelin, Vietzen und Kadelübbe im ritterschaftlichen Amt Wittenburg, die zum bevorzugten Jagdrevier des mecklenburgischen Herzogs Friedrich Wilhelm (I.) (1675–1713) nahe dessen Residenz zählten. Im Jahr 1709 drängte ihn Friedrich Wilhelm zu einem Tauschvertrag, durch den Koppelow im Tausch für seine bisherigen Besitztümer das bis dahin herzogliche Amt Ivenack mit den zugehörigen Höfen Bauhof, Zolkendorf, Fahrenholz, Krummensee, Goddin, Basepohl und Wackerow erhielt. In den Urkunden ist bezeugt, dass sich Koppelow nur schweren Herzens auf den Tauschhandel einließ. In Ivenack hatte sich einst ein Zisterzienserinnenkloster befunden, das durch die mecklenburgischen Herzöge säkularisiert wurde. In der Folge war dort ein herzogliches Amt und ein Herrensitz entstanden, die jedoch im Dreißigjährigen Krieg verwüstet und bis zum Zeitpunkt des Tauschvertrags nicht wiederhergestellt worden waren. Der Vertrag beinhaltete darum auch eine Ausgleichszahlung von 5000 Talern zum Bau eines neuen Herrenhauses.

Koppelow veranlasste den Wiederaufbau vom Schloss Ivenack und der Kirche Ivenack, in der sich auch sein um 1721 von Heinrich Johann Bülle geschaffenes Epitaph befindet.

Familie
Er war mit Juliane von Francke verheiratet, Tochter des Geheimen Rats Christian von Francke († 1697). Das Paar hatte keine Kinder. Durch diese Heirat kam er in den Besitz der Bakendorfer Güter, die er 1709 gegen Ivenack tauschte. Nach seinem Tod heiratete seine Witwe Helmuth von Plessen, wodurch das Gut Ivenack in den Besitz der Familie von Plessen kam.

Weblinks
 http://worldhistory.de/wnf/navbar/wnf.php?oid=13877

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Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch: Album Mecklenburgischer Schlösser und Landgüter. Band 1. Schwerin 1860
Kirchenführer Schlosskirche Ivenack. 2007

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See Music Video for Juice WRLD & The Weeknd's "Smile"
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Last month, the late Juice WRLD's third studio album, Legends Never Die, was posthumously released. Though not originally included on that album, its sixth single is "Smile" featuring The Weeknd. It came out last Friday and has since been added to digital versions of Legends Never Die. Today, "Smile" gets an animated music video.
Juice WRLD kicks off "Smile," rapping over a heavy but buoyant beat. He sings the chorus first, an endearing promise to do anything he can to make a loved one smile. The first verse is ominous when he predicts he may die soon, but he quickly brushes it off and redirects his attention to alleviating his girlfriend's sadness. Following a second chorus, The Weeknd croons his verse about being desensitized. He sings of a breakup and why it didn't work out, yet he still wishes for his ex's happiness. "Smile" closes out with a final, uplifting chorus.
The music video was animated and directed by KDC Visions. It starts with Juice WRLD through a sort of paradise, with sunshine, flowers, and butterflies making a heavenly backdrop. We then see his surviving girlfriend, on a bed and gazing at photos of her with Juice WRLD. All that's left of him now is his memory in the pictures and in a bedside snow globe. Later, The Weeknd stumbles out of his car after a crash, but he just takes the other victim's car and drives off. By the end, Juice WRLD is depicted as an angel.
Watch the animated music video for "Smile" by Juice WRLD and The Weeknd below:
You can stream or download "Smile" from all the major music providers here. It also appears on updated versions Juice WRLD's album, Legends Never Die.
The Weeknd's last album, After Hours, is out now. It's launched the singles "Heartless," "Blinding Lights," and "In Your Eyes," plus videos for "Until I Bleed Out" and "Snowchild." Early in May, The Weeknd also shared a music video for his "Blinding Lights" remix with Chromatics. Soon after, we got one for the remix of "In Your Eyes" featuring Doja Cat.
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Sam Powers (Pictured) is a third-year College student and is the University Judiciary Committee vice chair for first-years.
On Sunday, January 27, elected University Judiciary Committee representatives unanimously approved two proposed constitutional amendments. The first modernizes language, including a shift from gender binary "he or she" pronouns to gender neutral "they" pronouns while the second refines the UJC Statute of Limitations. Given the demonstrated Committee support, both amendments will be up for referendum between February 26 and March 1 during University -wide elections. Not only are these important changes for the University Judiciary Committee, but they fit within the UJC's dedication to student rights and current trajectory toward a more equitable student system.
The first proposed amendment, modernizing language, should be a given among student voters. The UJC deserves no special recognition for putting up an amendment that seeks to include all individuals in its grammatical construction. We are not pushing the envelope here, but rather catching up to the status quo, an opportunity we missed in 2017 when the UJC chose to move from male-dominated pronouns to a gender binary "he or she" construction as opposed to opting for gender neutrality.
As a governing document of one of the University's core student-self-governing institutions, how the UJC references members of the University community makes a statement about the values of the community as a whole. While some may argue that its adjudicatory position within the Commonwealth of Virginia should compel the UJC to follow the precedent of male pronouns encoded within our current legislation, I argue that this is more of a reflection on the antiquated tendencies of the Virginia legal code and less a prescription for our operations. Furthermore, while concerns of ambiguity are often raised in regard to gender-neutral pronouns and the use of the singular they/their, the UJC executive committee debated a few rephrasing options, settling on the one proposed. We maintain that the shift to gender-inclusive language will not substantively change the intent, interpretation or implementation of UJC procedures.
The second proposed amendment –– a refinement of the UJC statute of limitations –– was developed by UJC Chair Kevin Warshaw in response to recent case filing trends. It fills a vital hole in current operations and bolsters the UJC's dedication to student rights. The current statute of limitations from the UJC constitution reads as follows — "Complaints must be filed with the Committee within 45 calendar days of the time the complainant first knew or should have known the identity of the alleged offender." As long as a complainant files a case against an accused that includes the accused's name and some description of an event that corresponds to a violation of the University Standards of Conduct, it falls within our jurisdiction to accept.
However, not all complaints are completed up to investigation-ready quality. For example, under Standard 6, Violations of the Record –– the compendium of University rules and regulations –– complainants must cite which specific portion the accused allegedly violated. This does not always happen. Since the Record is comprehensive of actions ranging from alcohol consumption in residence halls to copyright protection and organizational hazing, accused students have the right to know which specific violations are being filed against them as opposed to digging through the record with their counselor to anticipate all possible violations befitting the situation. When the code sections are omitted, a complainant must refile.
In the past, when a complaint fits within our jurisdiction but is not up to our filing standards, we asked complainants to refile in deference to the accused students' rights to clearly defined charges. But, this contrasts with the statute of limitations. Since students are not notified of charges until a complaint against them is accepted by the UJC, notification is markedly delayed by re-file. For example, if a complainant files an incomplete case 44 days after learning of the incident and then takes 30 days to refile, the accused would learn of legitimate charges against them over two and a half months from the incident date. Currently, the UJC has no means of rejecting refiles which take an inordinate amount of time.
The new amendments will cap the refile window to 14 days and enumerates several conditions under which a complainant can be asked to refile. While this may prove less convenient for complainants in the future, chiefly individuals in the Office of the Dean of Students who pursue cases against students found in violation of Housing and Residence Life Code or those arrested by UPD, we owe it to students to uphold a system that provides efficient case-processing.
This proposal comes on the heels of a series of other UJC reform efforts designed to increase equity in case processing. These include the integration of SIS Demographic data into the case processing system to provide detailed demographic reports on our accused population, the creation of a new ADA-accessible student website, a detailed overhaul of the recruitment process to enhance support officer quality and representation and incorporation of implicit bias awareness activities into UJC operations. While the UJC still has abundant room for progress, particularly in its relationship with minority communities across Grounds, we maintain that constant and persistent steps over time change a culture. And we believe these amendments are representative of the course we wish to chart for the next century of the University.
Sam Powers is a third-year College student and the University Judiciary Committee's vice-chair for first-years.


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U.S. National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence: A Listening Session to Inform the Development of a National Action Plan
09/01/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Sandra Henriquez and David S. Lee
Rosie Hidalgo and Carrie Bettinger-Lopez
On Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 2-3pm ET (11am-noon PT) ValorUS will be hosting a listening session to inform the development of a U.S. National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence.
As you heard from Rosie Hidalgo at the National Sexual Assault Conference, the White House Gender Policy Council is developing a U.S. National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence. In this listening session, Participants can share their insights and recommendations on what should be included in a National Action Plan. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input on a series of questions about national priorities to address all forms of gender-based violence.
Sandra Henriquez, (she/hers/ella), CEO, ValorUS
David S. Lee, (he/him), Deputy Director, ValorUS
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, (she,hers), Special Advisor, Gender Policy Council, The White House
Rosie Hidalgo, (she/hers), Senior Advisor on Gender-Based Violence and Special Assistant to the President, White House Gender Policy Council
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Are you a prevention practitioner or part of our national project PreventConnect community? We will be hosting a prevention-focused session on the National Action Plan on Friday, September 3, 2021. This session will be similar in structure to the September 1 session. Learn more here.
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BY ELIZABETH ROWE
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Editor's note: The following article was written with contributions from someone in our community who is choosing to recover from opiate dependence. It is our hope that his story might help others in similar circumstances by reinforcing the message that recovery is possible. At the subject's request, his name has been withheld. This article was written in cooperation with the Hazel Pittman Center.
From Addiction to Treatment
A homecoming 150 years in the making
In the cemetery at Harmony Baptist Church in Edgemoor a long-awaited dream came true on Saturday. Robert Lee Ferguson, 50, of Piracicaba, Brazil travelled almost 4,000 miles to America with his wife Graziela to see where his ancestors came from. At the cemetery he found the tombstone of his fourth great-grandmother Sarah Ferguson who died in 1847 after her son Green Ferguson relocated to Brazil.
Going to the polls: Now, then, forever
Editor's note: Doris A. Ezell-Schmitz taught Language Arts at Chester Middle School for 27 years and taught for one year at Lewisville High School and four years at Indian Land High School. She also taught for four years at Union County School District in Weddington, North Carolina. She has lived in Rock Hill for the past 60 years.
Art and Ag in the South – Part two
An autism mom speaks
(Editor's note: Autism Awareness Day is April 2. Don't forget to wear blue to show your support. In an effort to understand what life is like with an autistic child, The N&R recently sat down with Kristin Fairfax. In addition to her duties as a mom, Fairfax is the executive director of the Chester County United Way.)
For most of us, Autism Awareness Day will be April 2 this year. For Kristin Fairfax, every day is autism awareness day. Her three-year-old son Layne was diagnosed with autism when he was about one.
Cinemax series looking for local extras
A forthcoming Cinemax series is looking for extras and stand-ins from Chester County.
Blueberries, blackberries, peaches and strawberries – mmm mmm Bush and Vine good
So last week I called my girlfriend Cathy and said, "You want to go pick some blueberries and blackberries?" She immediately said, "Where you going?" I said, "I think I'll go to Sheldon's cousins, at the Bush and Vine in York. You want to go?"
Of course she said yes, and so our plan was hatched and next morning after I finished my chores, off we went to the Bush and Vine to pick our bounty.
Truckin' to the prom
After he was invited to the Chester Community eighth-grade prom, Marty Catledge had to do one thing before before accepting...ask his wife if it was OK.
Catledge isn't in eighth grade, hasn't been in a while, but he still had a secret admirer, or at least a secret admirer of his truck.
The prom was this past Saturday. Kennia Feaster, an eight-grade student who possesses good grades, plays multiple sports and has a deep love of the Dallas Cowboys, had plans to attend but didn't want to arrive in a limo or sports car like most students.
Sitting down with the author of "Chiefs"
Best-selling author Stuart Woods returned this past weekend to the town he created – sort of. Woods was in Chester as part of the celebration of the making of the CBS miniseries "Chiefs," based on his novel of the same name.
His bike, his church
A Chester County native, hailing from the small hamlet of Blackstock, he's an avid thinker, doer and maker of things happening. A graduate of Chester High School and a retired Non-commissioned officer from the U.S. Army, he is a personal trainer, motorcyclist and former ROTC instructor. And, in his own words, he engages in "thinking of ways to enhance the community."
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One of the great annual French traditions will kick off at one minute past midnight on Thursday when wine lovers and revellers alike will raise a glass of the 2013 vintage of the Beaujolais Nouveau wine. The Local looks at why the custom has become so big in France.
The much-hyped annual launch of the Beaujolais Nouveau, has developed into a big event in recent years and enjoys pride of place in the French cultural calendar.
And rightly so, says Jean Bourjade of the Beaujolais tradeboard, who tells The Local that it's a tradition that is here to stay, despite the fact the wine often comes under fire for being poor quality plonk.
"The Beajolais Nouveau tradition is massive in France. The French love their traditions, especially when it comes to drinking and eating. It's also a huge night in Japan and in the United States.
"Normally in November we don't have a lot to celebrate in France, apart from the fact we are going to the World Cup, so Beaujolais Nouveau night is great way for us all to go out and have fun."
Producers are promising a particularly fruity and lively vintage this year and are hoping to challenge the prejudices of those who dismiss the credentials of a wine that, because of the way it is made, can feature aromas ranging from bananas to bubble gum.
"The French often make the mistake of thinking a great wine is one that costs a lot money, even if they can't afford them. Beaujolais Nouveau is marketed to be inexpensive. It is normally sold for between four and six euros which is intended to cater to the core market.
"The wine is very easy to drink. It's an initiation wine. There are still people who like to slag it off, but it's unfair," Bourjade said. "It's true that in the 1990s because we were producing so much it the quality of the wine was not as good as it should have been, but we realised it could not go on like that.
As ever, the annual festivities will kick off in Japan, which snapped up 8.8 million bottles of Nouveau last year and is the biggest export market among the 110 countries that take the region's wines.
Nouveau accounts for 200,000 hectolitres out of a total of 700,000 hectolitres of total wine production in the Beaujolais, a picturesque area of steep hills just north of Lyon and bordering the Maconnais, a southern outpost of Burgundy that is largely white wine territory, famed for its dry, usually unoaked, chardonnays.
The new wine is made by a process known as carbonic maceration which enables juice to be extracted from the Gamay grapes with almost no tannin secreted from the skins. As such, it is far removed in terms of complexity and ageing potential from the best bottles from the top Beaujolais villages, which include the evocatively titled Brouilly, Chiroubles and Moulin a Vent.
In its home market, Beaujolais Nouveau has suffered in recent years from the wider decline in wine drinking, tighter controls on drink driving and its association with hard to forget hangovers.
But Cedric Vallance, manager of the Louis D'Or bar in central Paris, does not feel it has fallen out of fashion.
"Maybe the 50-plus crowd are a bit fed up with it but the young still appreciate the festive side of Beaujolais Nouveau. All the tables we have booked tonight are by people in their 30s. It is a party wine."
And what about the 2013 Beaujolais Nouveau?
"This year's Beaujolais is great. It's very fruity, very silky and very smooth," Bourjade said. "It's very clear, which is a good thing. We had the most sunshine in August in the Beaujolais region that we have had in 50 years, which has resulted in a really good wine.


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Black Students Ejected From Trump Rallies Amid KKK Debate
An estimated 30 Black students were squired away from a Donald Trump rally in Valdosta, Georgia by Secret Service agents who said the Republican presidential candidate had requested their removal before he began speaking, reports USA Today.
The incident occurred Monday at Valdosta State University, causing a stir on the campus that was Whites-only until 1963, the report says:
"We didn't plan to do anything," said a tearful Tahjila Davis, a 19-year-old mass media major, who was among the Valdosta State University students who was removed.
"They said, 'This is Trump's property; it's a private event.' But I paid my tuition to be here."
Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks in an email late Monday night denied that the students were shown the door "at the request of the candidate."
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Trump was confronted by more Black protesters early Monday on the campus of Radford University in Virginia. They were removed from the rally by Secret Service after they began chanting: "No more hate! No more hate! Let's be equal, let's be great!" the report says.
Black Lives Matter protesters have challenged the Republican front-runner at past rallies, but he is being hit from all sides after failing to immediately condemn support from David Duke, a prominent White supremacist.
The campus protests come just a day ahead of high-stakes Super Tuesday, when 11 states hold early primary elections.
Trump is expected to receive the lion's share of delegates, as he is predicted to prevail over rivals Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
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When you think about business in general, a major component is customer service. It's so easy to upset customers (and potential customers), so it's crucial to have a plan to win them back so they remain loyal. But when you think about the Cubs as a business, they really have no "customer service" so to speak. They lose games and end up frustrating their fans, but they don't improve. Yet fans remain loyal despite the disappointments (maybe it's because the Cubs seem to win a good portion of games against the Cardinals, and that makes up for the rest of the season). I would challenge you to find any other business that can continue to let down their customers and keep business going as strongly as the Cubs do.
Maybe there's much more to the game than just winning to Cubs fans. Perhaps it's historical Wrigley Field or the bustling atmosphere of Chicago. Maybe it's the bond between fans, since most of the fans really do love their team (I'm guessing there aren't many fair-weather fans with this team). But like all sports, at the end of the day it is a competition and people want to see their team win as much as possible. Because Cubs fans are so incredibly loyal, though, the team doesn't have to win to fill the stadium. Most fans don't quit buying or wearing their memorabilia when the team loses or has a bad season, unlike many fans of other teams. So what incentive is there for Cubs owners and management to make the team any better?
The Cubs are a perfect example of what every business hopes to have–loyal customers without the costs. The Cubs don't have to be good to bring in money, so as a result management doesn't necessarily need to try to improve their game. Of course they may want to so they can say they were the ones to finally take the Cubs all the way to the World Series (and therefore summon Armageddon), but from a money standpoint they probably don't have to. That's an incredible spot for a business owner to be.
What do you think? Will the fans continue to support this team forever, winning or losing? Or will they eventually get fed up and force the managers to try harder to build a winning team?


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Artist: Ramp
Label: Blue Thumb
Orig. Released: 1977
Catalog No.: LPBTHU6028
RAMP was an American soul/jazz band from Cincinnati, Ohio. RAMP has mistakenly been said to stand for "Roy Ayers Music Production" and "Roy Ayers Music Project", but Ayers was not a member, though he did write and produce songs on their debut album. Bandleader and drummer John Manuel states: "The name actually refers to taking you on a journey, elevation, as in an on or up ramp, an access to another place as in highway ramps. It, contrary to some belief, does not mean Roy Ayers Music Production, though that fits the acronym." The group released one album, Come Into Knowledge (1977), which is now considered a classic among rare groove collectors, artists (such as PM Dawn and A Tribe Called Quest who have used RAMP samples in their music) and Roy Ayers fans. Featuring the female vocals of Sharon Matthews and Sibel Thrasher, the album was recorded in New York and California. The group were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong. Released in 1977, the set featured a version of Roy Ayers' "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" along with the 'rare groove' track "Daylight".
A1. THE AMERICAN PROMISE
A2. I JUST LOVE YOU
A3. GIVE IT
A4. EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE
B1. COME INTO KNOWLEDGE
B2. TRY, TRY, TRY
B3. DAYLIGHT
B4. LOOK INTO THE SKY
B5. DEEP VELVET
PRODUCED BY ROY AYERS CO PRODUCED BY EDWIN BIRDSONG & WILLIAM ALLEN FOR RAMP PRODUCTIONS ARRANGED BY ROY AYERS, EDWIN BIRDSONG & WILLIAM ALLEN MANAGEMENT: RO AYER PRODUCTIONS ENGINEERS: JAMES GREEN, JERRY SOLOMAN, RON JOHNSON RECORDED AT ELECTRIC LADY, N.Y.C. RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO EVERYBODY IN CINCINNATI A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS: DUDLEY RILEY III, FARRIS MALONE, DONALD CLARK, IVORY MILES, THE CORNWELLS. COME INTO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPIRITUAL LAW PEOPLE YOU'LL FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE
"RAMP": JOHN MANUEL: DRUMS, PERCUSSION SHARON MATTHEWS: LEAD VOCAL SIBEL THRASHER: LEAD VOCAL NATE WHITE: BASS LANDY SHORES: GUITAR SPECIAL THANKS: CHARO O'FERRAL, STEVE COBB, PHILLIP WOO, CALVIN BANKS, CHUCK ANTHONY, JUSTO ALMARIO, JOHN MOSLEY. COVER ILLUSTRATION: MASAKI SATO ART DIRECTION: KATS ABE LETTERING: BILL FRANKS �1977 ABC RECORDS, INC., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90048; NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019. WARNING: UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECORDING IS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Pleasure - Future Now
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Donald Byrd - Black Byrd
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Marie ''Queenie'' Lyons - Soul Fever
The Fatback Band - People Music
Wood Brass & Steel - Wood, Brass & Steel
Edwin Starr - Hell Up In Harlem Original Soundtrack
Willie Hutch - The Mack Original Soundtrack


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Workhorse Group Reports Q1 Loss, Sets Sights on Production of W-15 Electric Pickup
May 11, 2017 by Carly Schaffner, @carlyschaffner
Workhorse Group's new W-15 electric work truck. (Photo: Ryan ZumMallen/Trucks.com)
Workhorse Group Inc. reported a first quarter loss of $7.9 million loss as it gets ready to start production of its W-15 electric pickup truck.
The Loveland, Ohio-based manufacturer said revenue surged to $1.8 in the first quarter compared with just $236,000 during the same period a year earlier as its vehicle sales to shipping giant UPS increased.
The company is building delivery vans for UPS as well as prototypes of its W-15 hybrid electric light duty work truck that will go into production late next year.
The stock has rallied since hitting a low over the last 52 weeks of $1.86 on March 21. Shares closed Wednesday at $2.95. That's still down from its $7.06 close on Dec. 30, the last trading day of 2016.
"As we continue to deliver our battery-electric medium-duty trucks to our customers, we are experiencing a wide adoption of this innovative technology," said Steve Burns, Workhorse's chief executive. "We will continue to ramp up production and execute delivery of customer orders on a fast pace."
This month the company announced a deal with Ryder Systems Inc. that will have the fleet management firm sell and service its line of vehicles.
The strategic partnership "unlocks more than 800 service locations in North America," Burns said on a call with investors Wednesday. "It will also provide additional sales, and address warranty and service claims."
Ryder also has ordered 2,500 of the new W-15 trucks. Workhorse has secured about 5,000 nonbinding orders for the extended range pickup that represents about $250-million worth of initial sales.
In the first quarter of 2017, Workhorse delivered 153 medium-duty vehicles and is preparing another 218 vehicles for production.
Workhorse made its third delivery of 125 medium-duty electric step vans to UPS. And the parcel delivery service has already requested 200 more vehicles, which is the fourth sequential order.
The company intends to leverage components in its medium-duty step vans to tap into the light-duty market.
"Pickups are 20 percent of all vehicle sales," Burns said. "In 2016, there were 2.5 million sales of pickups versus 20,000 step vans."
This is a growth opportunity, he said.
Having Ryder as a sales partner will not yield immediate results, but it has begun to ramp up.
"We've already spoken with a number of their clients, so they are already ahead of starting cold," said Duane Hughes, chief operating officer for Workhorse. "Now it's simply a matter of closing the business."
The company will begin to see the fruits of the partnership "sooner rather than later," Hughes said.
"We are staying close to 'just in time' production," he said. "We purchased most of parts up front with orders and fully expect to increase inventory needs as year continues."
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I dont think is much efficemt rather does 2.7. .. No electric nat much difference money 52.000 is to much.
Ford amost there w out electric we see 2.7 w 10 speed trasmission


The Apple SE: Apple Under Spindler?
As a past advisory board member of the University of Washington Human Interface Technology Lab and a member of the board of directors of WorlDesign – perhaps the world's first Virtual Reality applications company – I've been optimistic about VR and Augmented Reality (AR) for a long time. And as the world ramps up for the Next Round of Getting Excited about VR, I am all for it.
Well, there might be a couple of caveats. First: VR, when and if it finally comes into mass acceptance, will mostly be feeding an entertainment market. There's nothing wrong with that, and it's a very large market, but VR, in my opinion, will never really break out. If you think about all of the videogame players together, plus some, that's the future of VR – at least for now.
Second: , There seems to be an increasing amount of conflation between VR (often driven by smartphones in a holder) and 3D. Let's put it this way: when View-Master comes out with its own VR set, you know things are getting way too confusing.
On the other hand, AR seems to have unlimited potential.


I continue to experiment with overriding these cyclic programs. It has become increasingly clear to me that it is possible to do so as did those in the workshop. We opened up the conversation and began to unlock those possibilities from inside each of us. We spoke about the benefits of doing so. Life is not just about dying, sure nothing dies but there are locked away truths coded in our DNA! Come join us!


You know there's an "uncensored" version of this where Sven is out there pulling gold teeth out of corpses, and that armor glove at the right in panel two is a severed hand. Honestly, given the level of editorial oversight the syndicated comics have seen lately, that probably could've run in the paper and nobody would've noticed.
Sadly, this plotline continues to spiral downward away from wacky hijinks, and today has reached the depressing end state of far too many Gil Thorp plots, where Gil And Kaz Solemnly Decide To Do The Right Thing Even Though It'll Cost Them. BORING!
Oh, hey, you're probably wondering what's going on in Mark Trail! Specifically, you're probably wondering "Is Rusty's mouth becoming an increasingly puckered and inhuman orifice, a baffling and unnerving opening in his face-flesh?" I regret to inform you that the answer is yes.


Have you ever wondered if there was a way that you can save time and give your hands a break while doing things on your computer? Well luckily, there it is! If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows 7 installed on it, it also includes speech recognition. Speech recognition can help you get things done faster on your computer, and also gives your hands a break so that you don't have to use them as much. In this post, I'll show you how to set it up and what things it can be used for.
Speech recognition is pretty easy to set up. If you have Windows 7 all you have to do is go to "All Programs", "Ease of Access", and then choose Speech Recognition. The first time you run Speech Recogntion, you'll have to set it up. The setup process is pretty easy, you just need to go through a tutorial so that your computer can begin to learn what you sound like.
What kinds of things can I do with speech recognition?
No, it's is not 100% accurate, but the more you use it, the more accurate it becomes. Even as I dictate this post, I've already had to make some changes. However, it has saved my hands a lot of work, up to this point I've written almost 300 words mostly by dictating with speech recognition.
Can it be used with all programs?
No, it can't be used when all programs- I can use it with Microsoft Word and Microsoft OneNote, however I can't use it with programs like the Evernote to dictate like I'm doing now. I can also use speech recognition with Express Scribe to automatically transcribe voice recordings that I have made. This is useful if you are, for example, writing an eBook, and can't afford to hire a transcriptionist. I will show how to do this in another post.
If What kinds of things can I do with speech recognition?
You can use speech recognition to do all kinds of things. For example, you can use a speech recognition to open programs, and you can also use it to type and documents. However, keep in mind that speech recognition does not work with all programs. I've had success using it with Microsoft Word and Microsoft One Note, but I haven't had success using it with programs like the Evernote desktop application. However, I can use voice recognition on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Android phone to type documents in Evernote.


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Q: Clear app data and cache on FORCE_INSTALLED apps when kioskCustomLauncherEnabled is on We have a few private apps we distribute to dedicated Android devices, when we move them between users I want to be able to clear the app data from the apps. A few months ago, this was working but recently when we go to clear app data (from Settings) it isn't allowed by the policy.
We don't want users to be able to uninstall the apps but we do want to be able to clear app data so it doesn't retain user data from the prior user.

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*Is there a way to just clear a single apps data?

*Is there some policy setting which controls whether or not you can clear app data?

Our current workaround is to manually switch to a profile without the apps (the ones we want to clear) then switch them back to the pertinent profile which forces and uninstall then reinstall of the apps. However, this is more cumbersome than we would like.

A: I think this is working as intended. +1 on kioskCustomerLauncher however being an app running in kiosk mode isn't a "secret", it's just transparent to the policy for ease-of-use, in my opinion :)
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Duterte admits wiretapping narcopoliticians
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'It was a whisper from god I was listening to. So they were all tapped,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in Marawi City
MARAWI CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he ordered the wiretapping of drug personalities, including narcopoliticians.
In the middle of a rant about Iloilo Mayor Jed Mabilog and the late Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, Duterte said he listened in on certain conversations.
"I was listening to him. Don't ask me what kind of listening device. It was a whisper from god I was listening to. So they were all tapped," Duterte told the media in Marawi City on Thursday, September 21.
"I was the one who ordered it. I cannot name the people there – the police or," Duterte added without finishing his sentence.
According to the Anti-Wiretapping Law (Republic Act No 4200), wiretapping is only legal if authorities are able to obtain a court order.
Asked if Duterte waited for a court order before instructing law enforcers to wiretap suspects, Presidential Abella said on Friday, "I'm sure that, being a lawyer, he was operating within bounds of legality."
Duterte is standing by his allegations against Mabilog, who he called the "number one" drug protector.
"I was not saying Mayor Mabilog was making shabu. I said he was protector number one. Remember my statement the early days when I was president. I called the attention of Iloilo people. Your city or your province is the most shabulized, if that is a word," Duterte said.
The President alleged that Mabilog is still out of the country because "he is afraid to suffer the same fate with Parojinog."
The Iloilo Mayor previously left the Philippines for Japan to attend a conference.
Mabilog has denied protecting drug syndicates but that hasn't stopped Duterte from making other claims about him, such as describing his home as a "palace." The President made this claim after supposedly ordering a lifestyle check on Mabilog.
Parojinog was killed in July during a police raid in his city. His family is notorious for its close ties to criminal syndicates and drug lords.
Both Mabilog and Parojinog are in Duterte's list of suspected drug personalities. – Rappler.com


I found the hair dresser became very personally upset if I didn't let her do my hair her way. I am the one paying and it's my decision yet she got rather rude several times because I asked for something done differently from what she wanted to do. I wouldn't recommend this particular shop.
I had my haircut by Kelly, as a spur of the moment decision for a walk-in a while back while stuck in a traffic jam on out on Baldwin Road. By far the very best haircut I've ever gotten! I seldom am out that way, except when I have to attend a meeting for work out that way, but I would highly recommend anybody who is looking for a good hairstylist to go see Kelly. I wish I lived closer, so I could make an every 4 to 5 week appointment. Very reasonably priced salon, and she was a very sweet, talented young lady!
My hair is really, really irreparably messed up. I asked for my hair shaved everywhere but a long bob-like bang at the top, the sides being shaved so that there was a distinct line down each side. She shaved huge uneven lines part way down the side of my head. One is a full in higher than the other and they are shaved down to the scalp so I get to wait a few weeks before I can have someone fix it. She even pointed out that they were uneven and said that I should wear it to the side. When I said I didnt plan on doing that she gave me a look and pulled the cape off of me anyway. Now I have a weird not quite mohawk mess. She didnt even shave the sides all the way back. One side stops at the top of my ear and the other stops half an inch back from my ear at least. Asked for my hair to be thinned with a razor, she hacked at it roughly for probably less than two minutes and didnt show me the finished hair style at all, just hustled me out of the seat. Didn't give me or my friend a receipt.She also had her kid in the store with her and was yelling to her family and other coworkers over my head even while I tried to explain what hairstyle I wanted.I really, really dont recommend this place. I would give it zero stars if possible.
Stylist accused my daughter of having 3 eggs (head lice) on her bangs (more than 1/2 inch from her scalp). Took her to a different salon that specializes in that, she scratched her scalp and it turned out to be dandruff. No live bugs were found anywhere, no sign of eggs at expected places such as back of neck or even close to scalp. Stylist was extremely rude for NOTHING she walked away with no tact whatsoever. I would NEVER recommend this place. Go somewhere else.
it was great had a shampoo, wax, and talked about color. for next time. I totally recommend going to see Jennifer. she was very sweet and gentile made me feel like home. hope you enjoy your salon experience as much as I did.


What is Howard Roark's career?
When Roark ______ Dominique, she realizes that is what she needed, and goes out looking for him again.
Who wins a court case against Roark, causing Roark to lose his business?
Who does Dominique agree to marry because she believes that he is even worse than Keating?
After Roark and Wynand become friends, they go on a summer-long ______ trip.