My skin always gets really dry and sore during the winter so I have been loving these skincare products.
The Soap and glory 'Face Soap and Clarity' Vitamin C Facial Wash is a great everyday wash that I use each morning in the shower and I have seen such a difference using it. Once a week I will use my little exfoliating brush to get a really good clean and every other day I'll just use my hands. The wash smells so good, of course! I just love Soap and Glory products and I'm so pleased with how well this face wash is working.
I am really simple with my skincare routine, which is fine most of the year but Scottish winters are so harsh on the skin, particularly the face, so I thought I would swap my Simple moisturiser for the Soap and Glory 'Speed Plump' All Day Super Moisturiser. Boy was that a good idea! This stuff is really good value for money as a little bit goes a long way. It also smells incredible! It is really hard to find such a long lasting moisturiser on the high street so I am glad I gave this one a try. I just put this and a wee bit of spot cream (if needed!) on when I'm out of the shower then put on my make up. It makes such a difference in the way my foundation sits and my skin hasn't dried out by the end of the day!
You can never go wrong with some Vaseline Lip Therapy Original! This is a definite winter staple for my handbag!
I have a new found obsession with berry lipsticks so I had to give the New Look 'Mulberry' Matte Lipstick a go. I was a bit sceptical at first but it is now my go to lipstick and I wear it almost everyday! It is so soft, really pigmented and really long-lasting, I am a true convert now! I am excited to try out some of their other colours.
By the end of the day I am usually exhausted and the thought of my bed is far more appealing than trying to get my make up off. The Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water makes it so much quicker and easier! One or two cotton pads with some of the cleansing water and all my make up is gone! And the best thing is it doesn't leave your skin all red and horrible from scrubbing away at make up. I also feel so refreshed and ready for bed after using it!
I don't know about you, but mornings are a real struggle for me. I wake up with really tired looking eyes no matter how much sleep I have had. I always feel like a good bit of eye make up makes all the difference! The Rimmel London 'Wake Me Up' Extreme Black Mascara was a great buy. It has cucumber extract in it so it is a perfect little wake up call for your eyes! I picked it up in Extreme Black cause I love dark eyelashes, but they have a slightly milder black version too!
The Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Baker Mini' Rose gold Watch was actually a graduation present from my mum back in July, but I just had to include it. I wear it everyday and the rose gold and chunky strap looks so good with lots of dark, cosy jumpers throughout winter. A great, stylish accessory!
The one thing I love about winter is getting to wear scarves all the time. I have a huge basket full of scarves but that never stops me from buying more! This beautiful one is The Tartan Blanket Company Classic Collection Lambswool Scarf in Mackellar Tartan. This was at the top of my christmas list this year. You just can't beat a good quality tartan scarf! The Tartan Blanket Company are a great wee company based in Edinburgh that lovingly make all their scarves and blankets here in Scotland. They are a must have!
My final pick is another christmas present, and thats the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Camera. I was super excited to get this and can't wait to start using it. It came with 10 mini films so I can snap away! Keep an eye on my instagram for the pictures!
That's all of my top picks for this month. Let me know what you have been enjoying in January, do you have any recommendations?
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It is so pretty, well worth trying it out!
I've never used soap&glory products, so I'll have to give them a try! I also use the Garnier Micellar cleansing water. I love it!
Oh you will need to give them a go, they are amazing and smell so good! I've loads of their body and bath stuff and even some make up!
I use the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water and would also recommend! I will have to also check out the Soap & Glory cleanser as I love some of their other products and I've wanted to try out some vitamin C stuff for a while.


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Los apartamentos 860-880 de Lake Shore Drive son un par de torres de apartamentos gemelas en el tramo norte de Lake Shore Drive, a orillas del lago Míchigan, en Chicago, Illinois. Las torres, de 82 metros y 26 pisos, fueron diseñadas por el arquitecto Ludwig Mies van der Rohe en 1949, y fueron apodados los Glass House apartments (apartamentos Caja de Cristal). La construcción corrió a cargo del promotor Herbert Greenwald, y la Sumner S. Sollitt Company. Los principios del diseño fueron expuestos por primera vez en 1921 en el concurso de rascacielos para la Friedrichstraße en Berlín, y son considerados característicos del Estilo Internacional así como esenciales para el desarrollo de la moderna arquitectura high-tech.

Los edificios no fueron muy admirados en el momento en que fueron construidos, no obstante, pasaron a ser el prototipo de rascacielos de acero y vidrio en todo el mundo. Inicialmente, fue difícil adquirir la financiación para el proyecto, rechazado por compañías como Baird & Warner, que consideraban que el diseño era demasiado extremo. Los Lake Shore Drive Apartments encarnan un tono moderno con su verticalidad, mallas de acero y muros cortina de vidrio (característicos de los rascacielos de Mies), y completa ausencia de ornamentación. Desde que Mies se convirtió en maestro de la composición minimalista su principio fue menos es más, como se demuestra en su autoproclamada arquitectura de "huesos y piel".

Controversia

Este edificio, como otras muchas de sus estructuras de gran altura en Chicago, causó controversia en la comunidad minimalista más purista debido a los maineles o parteluces. Mies es aclamado como el padre del "menos es más", no obstante, los Lake Shore Drive Apartments están cubiertos de perfiles verticales doble T sin función alguna. Mies explica que los maineles no violan su filosofía del menos es más en una entrevista en 1960: "Para mí, la estructura es algo como la lógica. Es la mejor manera de hacer las cosas y expresarlas". Los maineles de sus edificios reflejan la estructura interna y por lo tanto dan verdad a la estética del edificio. La idea de la verdad en arquitectura es acorde a los principios de la estética del Estilo Internacional como se enseñaba en la Bauhaus.

Renovaciones
El estudio Krueck & Sexton Architects de Chicago se encargó de renovar las torres. En colaboración con ellos estaban los arquitectos de conservación, Harboe Architects, junto con la firma de análisis forense y estructural Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Este equipo tenía por objetivo llevar a cabo las renovaciones prioritarias para los edificios. Las renovaciones precedentes habían partido de la exactitud histórica de las torres. Los arquitectos debían restaurar el distorsionado esquema de luces con vidrio translúcido, reemplazar la deteriorada plaza de travertino que conecta las dos torres y cambiarla por piedras con mayor precisión histórica.

Véase también

 America's Favorite Architecture

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Apartamentos Lake Shore Drive en Urbipedia

Obras de Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Edificios residenciales de Estados Unidos del siglo XX
Rascacielos residenciales de Chicago
Arquitectura del Movimiento Moderno
Arquitectura Estilo internacional en Illinois
Arquitectura de Estados Unidos de 1949
Edificios y estructuras de Illinois
Edificios y estructuras terminadas en 1949

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Houston, TX [April 10, 2019] – The 7th Annual Luncheon made history for The Rose, the Houston-based breast healthcare provider that has built a reputation of quality care for the insured and uninsured across southeast Texas.
The sold-out fundraiser held for the first time at the River Oaks Country Club had close to 500 guests that raised over $320,000, making the luncheon the most successful in The Rose's thirty-three years.
As guests arrived at the Club, Rosie, The Rose's Mobile Mammography Health Coach offering 3D mammography, greeted them. She was available to the attendees for tours to see firsthand how The Rose increases access to care. Last year, alone, The Rose's Mobile Program cared for more than 9,000 patients from 52 counties.
A committee of local philanthropists led by the chair Liz Rigney included Allison Allison, Nancy Craig, Janet Lionberger, and Collier Blades. Emceed by former local sports reporter, Lisa Malosky, the event reached women and men with messages of the importance of taking time for self-care.
Since its inception, the annual luncheon has underscored prioritizing health, and this year, was no different. The 2019 program honored, Kay Hedges and Flo McGee, Houston leaders who were both diagnosed with breast cancer and shared from their experiences. Hedges was diagnosed as a 43-year-old and is adamant that receiving a mammogram saved her life. McGee's mother died from breast cancer. So, when she was told she had a malignant breast tumor, she did not hesitate to take action to save her life. Their inspiring testimonies focused on the importance of mammography and advocacy for care.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Friedman, Chief of Plastic Surgery at Houston Methodist Institute for Reconstructive Surgery and Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College offered the keynote address. As he recapped over two decades of advancements in breast cancer reconstructive technology, Dr. Freidman reminded the audience of the importance of detection and challenged them to consider the plight of women who, due to barriers of finance or distance from specialists, lack access to screenings and the full spectrum of breast healthcare.
Attendees also "met" Juanita and Juana, two patients of The Rose, whose survivor stories are captured on video and vividly illustrated the impact a breast cancer diagnosis has on a family and the life events that become true celebrations as the family battles the disease together.
Over 1,100 roses were generously donated by 10-year breast cancer survivor Allison Allison and each table was adorned with the most beautiful arrangement of roses designed and created by Adele Spalding. Each guest was thanked and gifted with a long-stemmed rose as the program ended.
Among the guests present were Emily Crosswell, Lynda Underwood, Klinka Lollar, Carter Lee, Patsy, and Bob Speed, Anne and Currie Bechtol, Nancy and Harry Burrow and Linda McReynolds. The presenting sponsors were Kay & David Hedges and Flo McGee, while additional underwriters included The Jacobson Family Foundation, Dorothy Ables, Collier & Richard Blades, Houston Methodist, Susan Lawhon Padon, Mrs. Raye G. White and more.
To learn more about The Rose's annual programming visit www.the-rose.org.
Since 1986, The Rose has provided high-quality, patient-centered breast health care to all women, regardless of their ability to pay. Their mission is to save lives through quality breast health services, advocacy and access to care for all. As a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, The Rose is one of only 14 Breast Centers in the greater Houston area to receive this designation. Led by Fellowship trained physicians, The Rose's advanced digital technology includes 3-D tomosynthesis mammography, diagnostic work-ups including biopsies and its nationally recognized Patient Navigation Program ensures access to treatment and a continuum of care for all women. As a leading nonprofit breast health organization in Texas, The Rose is a strong advocate for quality breast health care, a major part of the Healthcare Safety Net and serves 40,000 insured and uninsured women annually. Two Houston based comprehensive Diagnostic Centers and two state-of-the-art Mobile Mammography Coaches provide services to women throughout 40 counties in Southeast Texas.


This bag is so BIG that you will be able to fit a King Size Quilt in it and have room for more! I love this bag I take it with me everywhere. It's easy to make and can be made out of your favorite colors of fabric. The pattern calls for a strip set of 40 – 2-½" strips plus yardage and don't forget the notions.


Small creditor qualified mortgages flowchart.
Transaction coverage and exemptions for the 2013 mortgage origination rules.
Comparison of the general Ability-to-Repay requirements with the requirements for originating Qualified Mortgage loans.
Coverage of the Bureau's 2013 mortgage servicing rules for loans and servicers.


It's time for my first classroom update of the year!
5th grade has been comparing realistic and abstract art by studying the art of Franz Marc and Henri Rousseau. They are creating their own realistic or abstract oil pastel drawings.
4th grade just finished studying Henri Matisse's collage art. They learned about geometric and organic shapes while creating their own unique collages.
3rd grade also learned about Henri Rousseau, and they are creating their own jungle drawings while they learn about foreground, middle ground, and background.
2nd grade reviewed some shapes and color theory while creating their own primary color robot collages.
Kindergarten learned all about painting in the art room when we read The Dot and painted their own dots. We also just finished learning about types of lines and reviewing our rainbow colors.


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Seix Corporate Bond
Portfolio Characteristics
Performance & Risk
A C I
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SAINX
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$9.38 (as of 01/17/2020)
Total Assets by Class
$5,643,400.64 (as of 01/17/2020)
Total Assets by Fund
$39,497,139.03 (as of 01/17/2020)
Morningstar Category
Investment Overview
The Fund seeks to maximize total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified bond portfolio, including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government agency debentures. Seix's bottom-up focused, top-down aware investment approach seeks to provide superior risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle, as well as competitive absolute and relative returns over shorter horizons.
Investment Partner
Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Seix Investment Advisors is an investment management boutique focused exclusively on managing fixed income securities since 1992. Seix seeks to generate competitive absolute and relative risk-adjusted returns over the full market cycle through a bottom-up focused, top-down aware process. Seix employs multi-dimensional approaches based on strict portfolio construction methodology, sell disciplines and trading strategies with prudent risk management as a cornerstone.
Learn more about Seix Investment Advisors LLC
James F. Keegan
Chief Investment Officer and Chairman, Senior Portfolio Manager
Industry start date: 1982
Start date as fund Portfolio Manager: 2008
Jim Keegan is chief investment officer and chairman of Seix Investment Advisors LLC, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Keegan has oversight responsibilities for the Seix investment teams and specific portfolio management responsibilities within the Investment Grade team. He serves as senior portfolio manager of the Virtus Seix Investment Grade Bond Funds. In addition, Mr. Keegan leads the Seix Investment Policy Group, which determines firm-wide asset allocation policy.
Prior to joining Seix in 2008, Mr. Keegan was head of investment grade corporate and high yield bond management for American Century Investments. In that role, he was responsible for portfolio management, strategy, credit research, and trading. Previously, Mr. Keegan was chief investment officer at Westmoreland Capital Management and managing director of investment grade and high yield fixed income at UBS Global Asset Management. At UBS, he was chairman of the investment strategy and credit policy committee and directly responsible for management of a number of funds. Earlier in his career, Mr. Keegan served as director of research and chairman of the credit strategy committee at Bankers Trust.
Mr. Keegan earned a B.S., magna cum laude, in business management from St. Francis College and an M.B.A, Beta Gamma Sigma, from Fordham University. He has been quoted or featured in a number of national publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, is a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg, and authors the "Seix Investment Advisors Perspective." He has worked in the investment management industry since 1982.
Carlos Catoya
Portfolio Manager, Head of Investment Grade Credit Research
Carlos Catoya is head of investment grade credit research at Seix Investment Advisors, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. He serves as portfolio manager of the Virtus Seix Investment Grade Bond Funds.
Before joining Seix in 2001, Mr. Catoya was a vice president of the global banking energy group at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and responsible for rating agency relationships. Previously, he was director and group leader of Standard & Poor's oil and gas corporate ratings team. Mr. Catoya was responsible for the ratings of independent oil and gas producers, refiners and marketers, and oilfield service companies. In addition, he led the corporate rating team's input into rating decisions for certain sovereign and selected project finance ratings. Prior to joining the rating agency, he was a commercial banker having served in different analytical and lending relationship manager capacities as an officer at Credit Suisse U.S. and First Fidelity (now Wells Fargo).
Mr. Catoya earned a B.S., magna cum laude, from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. in finance, with a concentration in international business, and accounting, with a concentration in financial statement analysis, from New York University. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1987.
Perry Troisi
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Perry Troisi is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Seix Investment Advisors, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners, where he focuses on government-related and securitized (residential mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and asset-backed securities) asset classes. Mr. Troisi serves as senior portfolio manager of the Virtus Seix Investment Grade Bond Funds. He is also a member of the Seix Investment Policy Group, which determines firm-wide asset allocation policy.
Before joining Seix in 1999, Mr. Troisi was a portfolio manager at GRE Insurance Group, where he was responsible for all North American fixed income assets within the group. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager and analyst at Home Insurance Company, focused primarily on mortgage-backed securities. Mr. Troisi began his career as an account analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Company.
Mr. Troisi earned a B.S. in economics and computer coordinate with economics from Trinity College and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1986.
Jonathan Yozzo
Portfolio Manager, Head of Investment Grade Corporate Bond Trading
Jon Yozzo is a portfolio manager and head of investment grade corporate bond trading at Seix Investment Advisors, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. He serves as portfolio manager of the Virtus Seix Investment Grade Bond Funds.
Prior to joining Seix in 2000, Mr. Yozzo was a natural gas commodities broker at PVM Oil Associates, responsible for brokerage of domestic natural gas products and foreign and domestic crude oil. Previously, he was a member of the capital markets group and energy derivatives group at Prebon Yamane (USA) Inc., responsible for brokerage of short-term euro dollars and forward rate agreements. He also was a sales associate at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., working primarily on the investment grade corporate sales desk.
Mr. Yozzo earned a B.S. in history from Syracuse University. He began working in the investment management industry in 1991.
High-Quality Corporate Credit
Emphasizes income, quality, diversification, and liquidity with a focus on investment grade corporate credit exposure
Extensive Fundamental Research
Combines macroeconomic and fundamental analysis to identify undervalued securities with the strongest risk/reward profiles
Strict controls around portfolio construction, sell discipline, and trading strategy strive to mitigate downside exposure
Top Holdings (% Fund)
Baker Hughes a GE Co LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc, 2.7730% 12/15/2022
Costco Wholesale Corp, 2.3000% 05/18/2022
American Honda Finance Corp, 2.2000% 06/27/2022
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, 3.3750% 03/15/2022
Wells Fargo & Co, 3.0690% 01/24/2023
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.4523% 05/04/2021
Credit Suisse AG/New York NY, 2.1000% 11/12/2021
Nationwide Financial Services Inc, 3.9000% 11/30/2049
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.3750% 02/15/2078
Schlumberger Holdings Corp, 3.9000% 05/17/2028
Holdings are subject to change.
Characteristics4
Effective Duration (years) 8.07
Sector Allocation (% Fund)
Growth of $10,000 Investment
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on for Class ddd shares including any applicable sales charges. Performance assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.
Quarterly As of
Monthly As of
Since Inception
Performance data quoted represents past results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Sales Charge and Expenses
Yields / Distributions1
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30-day SEC Yield (unsubsidized)
Distribution Rate (at NAV)
Distributions Current Month
Distributions YTD
Distribution History2
Ex-Date
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Reinvest NAV
Risk Statistics3
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Risk Considerations
Credit & Interest: Debt securities are subject to various risks, the most prominent of which are credit and interest rate risk. The issuer of a debt security may fail to make interest and/or principal payments. Values of debt securities may rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates, and this risk may be enhanced with longer-term maturities.
High Yield-High Risk Fixed Income Securities: There is a greater level of credit risk and price volatility involved with high yield securities than investment grade securities.
Derivatives: Investments in derivatives such as futures, options, forwards, and swaps may increase volatility or cause a loss greater than the principal investment.
Prospectus: For additional information on risks, please see the fund's prospectus.
Virtus Seix Corporate Bond Fund Fact Sheet - I
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Virtus Seix Corporate Bond Fund Fact Sheet - A
Seix Market Review - Leveraged Finance
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Seix Market Review - Investment Grade
Financial Materials
Virtus Asset Trust Statutory Prospectus
Virtus Seix Corporate Bond Fund Summary Prospectus
Virtus Asset Trust Prospectus XBRL 485B 04 25 2019
Virtus Asset Trust SAI
Virtus Asset Trust Annual Report
Virtus Asset Trust Semi-Annual Report - Fixed Income
Mutual Fund Distributions
Virtus Seix Corporate Bond Monthly Holdings
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Virtus Mutual Fund before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Please contact your financial representative, call 1-800-243-4361 to obtain a current prospectus and/or summary prospectus. You should read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Average annual total return is the annual compound return for the indicated period. It reflects the change in share price and the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. NAV returns do not include the effect of any applicable sales charges. POP and w/CDSC returns include the effect of maximum applicable sales charges.
Returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative total returns.
1 Yields/Distributions: 30-day SEC Yield is a standardized yield calculated according to a formula set by the SEC, and is subject to change. 30-day SEC Yield (unsubsidized) is the 30-day SEC Yield without the effect of applicable expense waivers. Distribution Rate is calculated by (a) annualizing the latest distribution for fixed income funds or funds less than 1 year old, or (b) summing all distributions over the preceding 12 months for all other funds, and dividing the NAV on the last business date of the period.
2 Distribution History: Distributions are represented on a cash basis and may be reclassified at year end for tax purposes. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. STCG: Short Term Capital Gain, LTCG: Long Term Capital Gain
3 Risk Statistics: R2 is a statistical measure that represents the percentage of a fund or security's movements that can be explained by movements in a benchmark index. Beta is a quantitative measure of the volatility of a given portfolio to the overall market. Alpha is a risk adjusted measure of an investment's excess return relative to a benchmark. A positive Alpha indicates that the investment produced a return greater than expected for the risk (as measured by Beta) taken. Standard Deviation measures variability of returns around the average return for an investment fund. Higher standard deviation suggests greater risk. Risk Statistics are calculated using 36 monthly returns.
4 Characteristics: For Equity Funds: Trailing P/E Ex-Negative Earnings: Per-share stock price divided by the latest 12-months Earnings per Share; Price/Cash Flow: Per-share stock price divided by the per-share operating cash flow; Price/Book: Per-share stock price divided by the latest 12-month per-share Book Value; 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: Average of earnings per share growth for latest 3-year period. The 3-Year EPS Growth Rate is not a forecast of the fund's performance.
4 Characteristics: For Fixed Income Funds: Effective Duration represents the interest rate sensitivity of a fixed income fund. For example, if a fund's effective duration is five years, a 1% increase in interest rates would result in a 5% decline in the fund's price. Similarly, a 1% decline in interest rates would result in a 5% gain in the fund's price.
Morningstar Disclosures:
The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Ratings do not take into account the effects of sales charges and loads.
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Cupcakes are the cutest little sweetest treat. Check out some of the fantastic and creative cupcake recipe ideas!
Vanilla Chai Cupcakes – A delicious cupcake recipe that has beautifully soft hints of chai spices. Vegan and refined sugar free.
These Butterbeer Cupcakes truly are the best ever! Moist, fluffy butterscotch-vanilla creme cake topped with a fluffy butterscotch frosting and caramel sauce. Incredible!
Any chai tea lovers in the house? If you're a chai-fanatic like myself, you'll fall in love with these Chai Spice Cupcakes! Moist, tender cupcakes flavored with authentic chai spices and topped with a brown sugary chai buttercream.
Today I'm showing you how to make these fun, surprise-inside Pinata Cupcakes! Made with my favorite vanilla cake batter, these cupcakes are light and springy and topped off with my recently shared vanilla frosting recipe.
These Churro Cupcakes fit the bill – they're moist cinnamon spiced cupcakes topped with a luscious vanilla buttercream and garnished with a crispy baked churro. They're positively divine for any serious cinnamon lover, and they have the same churro taste in a sweet and fluffy cupcake. In one word? Irresistible!
Samoa Cupcakes: toasted coconut, quick homemade caramel, and chocolate coating over a pound cake cupcake is sure to please lovers of the Girl Scout's most divisive cookie.
Peanut butter and jelly never tasted so good!
My daughter always begs for Chicago Mix popcorn, and then only eats the Cheese Popcorn half of the bag. It drives me crazy! We always end up with a half-full bag of caramel popcorn, so I came up with this easy recipe for Caramel Popcorn Cupcakes with a Vanilla Butter Cake and Caramel Buttercream for a fun caramel cupcake perfect for a Circus theme or Baseball Birthday Party.
This is a great cupcake that combines some of my favorite Kraft ingredients… vanilla pudding mix, Kool-Aid, Philadelphia cream cheese, and Cool-Whip topping!
Birthdays are pretty wonderful no matter what age you are turning though. It is a nice feeling to have someone plan a party all around you and I think that is true no matter your age.
Fluffy white cupcakes filled with creamy animal cookie-speckled filling, topped with a pink and white ruffly swirl of buttercream and crowned with my all-time favorite cookie!
Moist pink velvet cupcakes with whipped cream cheese frosting. A fun homemade treat for Valentine's Day or any day!
These Cookies and Cream Cupcakes are full of surprises! From the cookie in the bottom to the cream filling, they are over the top delicious!
The Best Maple Buttercream Frosting is creamy and delicious and it tastes just like the icing on a Maple Donut. What a great frosting for your Fall desserts!
Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting is a unique twist on a classic frosting that combines the tang of cream cheese with the flavor of cookie dough. Yum, yum!
Our Butter Rum Buttercream Frosting is soft, creamy and delicious this frosting tastes just like a Butter Rum Hard Candy. Homemade frosting has never been better.
I wanted lemon in the frosting. So I came up with this recipe!
These Orange Crush Cupcakes have a pop of yummy Orange flavor. Perfect for a summertime dessert. They are super simple to make since they start with a boxed cake mix.
These light, moist red velvet cupcakes are easy to make and topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting!
Moist cinnamon pancake cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting and mini pancake toppers! Enjoy breakfast for dessert!
I first made these Nutella Bueno Cupcakes for a bake sale almost a year ago, but I didn't have a chance to take any photos so I could share them with you. Luckily I got to bake them again recently for another bake sale and now I can share this recipe with you!


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As a military family, we move often and have learned with time that we can find the good in every location chosen for us. But there's this thing about moving with the military. The process from start to finish tends to never work out quite the way you expect. We have gotten used to upheaval.
One time, my husband got his orders with no time to spare and we started working to set up the packing/moving team. The only thing we could get scheduled would leave us sitting in an empty house with no beds and no furniture for a while. That's kinda hard.
We had already maxed out our allowed days in hotel rooms, planned the perfect "moving" vacation from one station to the next, set up our maximum number of days of temporary living quarters in our new location, and this is just how the timing worked out. And we certainly didn't have the money to add hotel days on our own.
So, we did what we had to do. We bought air mattresses. We kept our basic kitchen supplies and crammed them into our cars after. We threw out an actual mattress that we kept off the moving truck for the tired mother to sleep on. We sat on the stairs instead of chairs. And we managed.
Goodness, I wish I had known then what I know now about the military discount offered by CORT Furniture Rental. We could have had on-demand furniture for a fraction of the cost and lived in hassle-free comfort! (Military packages starting at $139/mo.*) Whether you are moving between states, across country, or around the world, once you arrive at your final destination and move into that new house, you are ready to be done. You are ready to be home. And I've learned a few things that help tremendously to make that new house feel like home even before your "stuff" arrives.
How to make your house more like home before your household goods arrive.
Flowers. It might not seem like much, but beautiful real flowers feel like home. Whether it is a fresh cut bouquet sitting on top of the refrigerator, or a few flower pots hanging on the porch – flowers bring comfort.
Food. You'll need enough kitchen supplies to cook home-cooked meals. In the beginning eating out is exciting, but by the time you've been eating out for fourteen days straight, nothing says "home" like a favorite meal cooked in your very own kitchen. Of course, this can be tricky because you have to keep enough of your stuff to make cooking possible. Pots and pans, baking dishes, sharp knives, a cutting board, the list just adds up very fast and has to fit in your car. Unless you rent the Kitchen Essentials package from CORT Furniture Rental.
Wall color. Before your household goods arrive is the perfect time to get some paint on the walls and there is just something about personalizing the wall colors in a house that makes it yours – especially in kids' bedrooms. It's another step toward feeling at home.
Something new for the walls. Whether it's a new painting or a new bookshelf, a little something new to make your walls less bare while you wait on your stuff helps.
Splashes of color. Whether it's a few bright pillows and a vase in the living room or fresh fruit on the kitchen counter, or even the flowers I mentioned earlier – color creates a sense of home.
If you are waiting for a while on household goods delivery, rent furniture from CORT. You will all be more comfortable and more at home with furniture in the house. And you don't have to lift a finger. CORT will deliver and stage your furniture for you and come get it whenever you are ready to return it. It's furniture on-demand!
Make it smell good. Bake something. Baked goods bring wonderful smells into your home. Or light a candle.
Unpack picture frames first and get those on the wall, especially family portraits.
Set up the kids' rooms first. Packers will usually set up beds for everyone but once they are gone, unpacking the kids is usually quick and easy and will get them access to treasured friends (stuffed animals or dolls) and toys.
Get help so that unpacking can move fast. Our last move unpack was so incredibly fast because my in-laws came to help and my teenagers were amazing. The faster you can get your "stuff" unpacked and put away the faster you will feel at home. It's not always possible to have in-laws or teenagers but if you have children you should try to get some help when you unpack. It might be as simple as hiring a neighboring teen to keep the kids busy.
Get working blinds and window treatments hung. Finished window treatments allow privacy and help the room look complete.
Start running your bedding through the washer the minute you get the bedding boxes into the house. Nothing says "yuck" like bedding that has been in storage for weeks. And nothing says home like freshly washed linens.
What are your tips for making your new house "home" quickly?
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Engineer of the week No.90: Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan (Mrs Fleming) (1899-1985) BSc, AMICE
Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan, the first woman in Britain to gain qualification as a civil engineer, was born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire where her father, the Reverend James Donaldson Buchanan, was a clergyman. Perhaps because her upbringing was surrounded by the bridges and other local works of the great engineer Thomas Telford, Dorothy Buchanan's earliest ambitions were to become a civil engineer. She was edducated at Langholm Academy, the Ministers' Daughters College and Edinburgh University, she gained a BSc in Engineering in 1923. She studied under the Nobel Laureate Professor Barkla, but was delayed in graduating by illness. Another tutor, Professor Beare, recommended her to contractors, S. Pearson & Sons, but they would not take her until she had some experience. Fortunately, at just that time, (Sir) Ralph Freeman was recruiting staff for his work as consultant to Dorman Long's on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He appointed her to the design office at £4 a week- the same as the "boys". She worked for a while "running out weights of members, panels, girders etc" but then sought work on the drawing office, to work on the southern approach spans to the bridge.
Having gained the necessary experience, she was taken on by Pearsons in 1926 and worked on site at the Belfast Waterworks scheme in the Mourne Valley, where a reservoir was being built. This scheme ran into geological problems and the novel technique of using compressed air to dewater silty strata was used, giving Buchanan very interesting experience. Site work was apparently not a problem, with workers being content to see her as an engineer.
She returned to Dorman Long's drawing office to work on the George V bridge in Newcastle and the Lambeth Bridge in London as well as the Dessouk and Khartoum bridges in Sudan.
In 1930 she left to get married (m. Fleming), feeling that to do both family and professional roles well would not be possible at the same time.
Dorothy was an active member of the Women's Engineering Society, to which she gave a paper on the designs of some of 'her' bridges, which was published in The Woman Engineer in 1929. She successfully sat the exams in 1927 to become the Institution of Civil Engineers' first female chartered engineer (then known as associate membership), which she regarded as a highlight of her life. In later years she took up rock climbing and painting and she died in 1985. The Institution of Civil Engineers now has a room named in her honour.
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Very proud of my great aunt. She was allegedly disappointed to find another female student sitting the finals exam. " Oh no" said the other woman " I'm not a student - I'm your chaperone " !


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Official website of The Home Road documentary film. The Home Road is inspired by the pioneering journey of 19 year-old Israel Shevenell, who walked nearly 200 miles in the Spring of 1845 from his home in Compton, Quebec to find work in Biddeford, Maine. He became the city's first permanent French-Canadian settler and is the great-great-great grandfather of filmmaker Tonya Shevenell.


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Q: AS3 save previous frame while going in next to do something Is posible something like this: in frame1 I have some user interaction (drag drop graphics etc), when user click some button I open frame2 or frame3 where are fields for taking some input from user, then when user finish, I back him to frame1 but frame is not "reset"? I tried what described here, and I can even send data from frame 2 to frame 1 using global vars, but frame 1 is "reset" all user actions are clean, so is there a way in this situation to keep frame1 in memory or something?

A: Previous or next go to a frame if the frame is being initialized is natural. There's no way to save it. In other words, move the frame is The following concepts, removeChild(previous-stage), addChild(next-stage)
In my experience, the script code to control the frame, increasing complexity are highly undesirable. Maintenance is difficult and in the future, the readability of the code is very poor. Recommend to handle than that in a single frame. Something like a single frame of the object location, size, status, and stored as a variable because it can restore it, it's more reasonable to think that.

A: If you are working with Flash & AS3 together you can put the code:
gotoAndStop(3); // 3 is the number of the frame
If you are using:
gotoAndPlay(3); // it will begin to play the frames from 3 till the timeline finds a stop mark.
So, you'll need to put a stop on the frame you want.
e.g. stop();
check out this tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N9vE7wjoc4

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El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Carrollton-Farmers Branch (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District o C-FB ISD en inglés) es el distrito escolar del estado de Texas, Estados Unidos. Su sede está en Carrollton. Sirve partes de Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Dallas, Addison, Irving, y Coppell.

Escuelas

Escuelas secundarias
 Creekview High School
 Newman Smith High School
 R. L. Turner High School
 Ranchview High School
Early College High School

Escuelas medias
 Charles M. Blalack Middle School
 Barbara Bush Middle School
 Vivian Field Middle School
 Dan F. Long Middle School
 DeWitt Perry Middle School
 Ted Polk Middle School

Escuelas primarias
 L.F. Blanton Elementary School
 Carrollton Elementary School
 Central Elementary School
 Country Place Elementary School
 Dale B. Davis Elementary School
 Farmers Branch Elementary School
 Bernice Chatman Freeman Elementary School
 Furneaux Elementary School
 R. E. Good Elementary School
 E. L. Kent Elementary School
 Tom Landry Elementary School
 Las Colinas Elementary School
 La Villita Elementary School
 McCoy Elementary School
 Charlie C. McKamy Elementary School
 Neil Ray McLaughlin Elementary School
 Kathryn S. McWhorter Elementary School
 Annie Heads Rainwater Elementary School
 Riverchase Elementary School
 Rosemeade Elementary School
 Janie Stark Elementary School
 June Rhoton Thompson Elementary School
 Dave Blair Intermediate School
 Donald H. Sheffield Intermediate School
 L. P. Montgomery Primary School
 Donald H. Sheffield Primary School

PreK
 Centro de Preescuela Kelly

Escuelas alternativas
 Centro de Educación Mary Grimes

Notas

Enlaces externos

 Distrito Escolar Independiente de Carrollton-Farmers Branch (en inglés)
 Distrito Escolar Independiente de Carrollton-Farmers Branch (Archivo de páginas en español)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Educación en Dallas


For this year's Character Animation Gallery, myself, Chris Sturgulewski, and John "Duze" Dusenberry collaborated on a piece of James Bond inspired art that we called "From Valencia With Love". (Picture of all three of us next to our piece at the show above) Each of us did a group of drawings inspired by characters from the world of James Bond. Here is the logo from our piece and the drawings I did for the piece. Enjoy!
Dude, I love these.. you guys did a really fantastic job!
Sweet! You definitely captured the difference between Sean Connery and Daniel Craig. Funny thing is, Sean Connery's the one who is a former Mr. Universe. So, no Blofeld? No Mr. Bigglesworth?


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If you would like financing options and you are in the market to purchase a used car, SUV or truck, we will provide assistance to help you find financing options that fit your needs! Whether you have bad credit, no credit, or are a first time car buyer, you can trust that Nyhus Family Sales will get you into the car, SUV or truck you choose with professionalism and attention to your needs.
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Are you planning a hen party, team building day, garden party or simply want to enjoy a fun activity with friends and family? If so, you should consider enjoying one of our bespoke flower arranging classes.
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A two-hour class teaching you how to create beautiful festive arrangements for the home. The art of decorating a mantlepiece using seasonal foliage, ribbon bows and other traditional decorations. Following on from this we will show you how to make festive garlands and a lovely candle centrepiece to take home.
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Our florists create an enjoyable, hands-on experience for you to learn new skills. Our classes involve seasonal flowers and at the end of the session, you take home your arrangement in a The Brighton Flower Company branded bespoke bag, along with flower care advice so you can make the most of your display.
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The Trailer Horizon Forbidden West presents new machines
December 17, 2021 by astro90
The long-awaited survey of Zero Dawn approach. In just a few months, Horizon Forbidden West will be on hard drives of all Fans of the PlayStation family. A new trailer of the game came out and focuses on the new enemies that Ally will fight.
As you may know, the enemies of the Horizon games include robotic animals. Not like the one you would see at Freddy Fanfare's Pizza. They fill the West forbidden and patrol his land, his sky and his waters.
The machines viewed in the trailer are all new in the series. Some have already been revealed and classified, but others need a little more familiarization. We have the Sunning similar to the pterodactyl, Clamber jaw similar to the tiger, the mechanical raptor ClawStrider and the submarine Tripper. All this can be fought, tamed and used for different purposes.
There are some unnamed that seems very dangerous. One of them is a giant machine resembling a Thou / Stegosauri which can use the surrounding scrap to protect yourself and ride at dangerous speeds. Another seems like a huge cobra machine. It is big enough to wrap around a skyscraper and sneaked into the deserts.
Ally is not the only one who can tame these animals. There will be human enemies that will also be able to ride them in combat and fight with them by their side. As I said, some of them have no classification yet. There are only a few months left before we know enough about the battle with them.
Horizon Forbidden West will be released on February 18, 2022, on PS4 and PS5.
Are you looking forward to fighting new machines? Let us know in the comments below.
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Shooting in NYC, 2020
Quality of life / Broken Windows policing has basically ended in NYC. There simply is no proactive enforcement. Every category from open container to public pissing to being in a park after hours. Collectively all these categories (listed below) resulted in tens of thousands of police public contacts. It correlates with the largest increase in violence in New York City…
Storming of the Capitol
The these clips are all taken from a 40-minute video by John Sullivan, aka Jayden X. (He was clearly into this, by the way, assisting and cheering along. But document he did.) I'll taken some clips from his video. The full video is here. It's worth watching, because these events always are about the passage of time, and not just…
2020: A Bad Year
I'm just playing with charts and data presentation. If I graphed the number of people shot in NYC and the percent change on the previous year, it's a challenge when a number that is between -20 and +7 suddenly goes to 100best I can come up with is something like this. Without 2020 it's much easier to do. Though without…
The Violence Reduction Project
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Murders in concentrated locations
There's an article by Frank Main in the Chicago Sun-Times about the deadliest police district in Chicago. It's a small area on the West Side of Chicago. My eyes went to the blue area, below. About 3 by 15 square blocks. Maybe 34 of those blocks are residential. Perhaps about 650 houses in all. Nice housing stock. Maybe 5,000 residents?…
Tony Timba
I just want to put this out here so *I* don't forget. I somehow hadn't heard of Tony Timba until like two weeks ago. This is an egregious Floyd like case of a man killed by cops. But only Floyd, here there was also a cover up and there was no accountability. Cops did nothing wrong, they say. I disagree.…
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Disparities in Police-Involved Shootings by City and County
So I've done a little work using the data from FatalEncounters.org on people shot and killed by police. Fatal Encounters is like the Washington Post database, but for adults. I combined/merged this with a city or police department's population, number of cops, average number of murders in the jurisdiction (over 4 or 3 years), median household income, percentage Black, and…
Paterson police-involved shooting
In some ways this is a very typical police-involved shooting, not that police-involved shootings are are typical. But it's all here: a man with a gun, probably mentally disturbed, confronted by police. And not for the first time. The man is white. You hear cops saying, "We can help you." You also hear the de rigueur,"Drop the fucking gun!" He…
When fear of being a victim hits home
I saw some tweets from a certain kind of professorial class saying: "COVID fatality rate is now about 125/100K in NYC. So why do people over-react to small rises in the murder rate, which is just 5/100K." In high-crime neighborhoods, such as Baltimore's Eastern and Western Districts, the murder rate is 125 per 100,000 EVERY DAMN year. What I don't…
Murdered in the Park
Just last month, I swear I told my class, "People won't talk about crime until a cute white girl gets murdered." Tessa Majors, unfortunately, is that woman. Would her murder be getting as much press if she had been black? I doubt it. But who knows? Turns out not a lot college students of any race get robbed and killed.…
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Digital trends reports that the government minister in charge of overseeing the U.K. leaving the European Union has said that even in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit, the recently introduced free data roaming and reduced charging plans will stay in place. Dominic Raab is the Brexit secretary. He has said several carriers have already agreed not to re-introduce charges. the government wants to force other operators to do the same. Expensive roaming charges were scrapped in June last year. At the time, however, there was confusion over what would happen after Brexit, and concern that networks would back out of the scheme. Currently, all EU citizens — which includes people living in the U.K. — pay the same amount for calls and messages made abroad as they do at home. Additionally, all mobile plans in the U.K. include the ability to use included data and minutes throughout the European Union. These are EU laws, and therefore will not be part of U.K. law after March 29, 2019.


Many people consider Edgar Allan Poe to be the creator of the modern horror, mystery, and science fiction short story. Because of that, most students read at least one Poe story in middle or high school, and even reluctant readers admit he's pretty cool. What's not to like about a talking raven or a heart beating under the floorboards? So, when visiting Baltimore, why not take your own reluctant readers/Poe fans to visit some of the city's well-known Poe Places?
The Edgar Allan Poe House, a National Historic Landmark dedicated to the man who lived and wrote here. According to Enrica Jang, Executive Director of Poe Baltimore, the house retains much of the original plaster walls and woodwork from the 1833-1835 period when Poe lived there, so even though the house isn't furnished, visitors can still walk on the same floors and stairs the writer did – hopefully without a beating heart underneath.
Visitors can also see Poe's own portable writing desk and chair, and explore exhibits that tell the story of his life and death, including bottles of cognac left by the Poe Toaster, an unknown stranger – or more likely series of strangers – who visited Poe's grave from 1949 until 2010.
After learning about The Poe Toaster, it seems fitting to visit Poe's grave. The final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe, his young wife, and her mother is in one of Baltimore's oldest cemeteries at Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, which is only about a 10-minute walk from the museum.
The Toaster was given that name because he left a partial bottle of cognac and three roses on Poe's monument every January 19, the anniversary of Poe's birth. Nobody knew why he left the cognac, but it was assumed the three roses were to honor the three people whose remains lie beneath the monument. The identity of the stranger was never discovered – and nobody ever tried to stop him – but nevertheless he made his last visit in January of 2010, disappearing as mysteriously as he appeared. But that's not the end of the Toaster tale. In 2016, the Maryland Historical Society decided the important Baltimore tradition shouldn't end just because the original Toaster was gone, so they organized a competition to pick a new Poe Toaster to continue the annual tribute.
Originally, Poe was buried in an unmarked grave towards the back of the cemetery, but in 1875, Baltimore school children started a campaign called "Pennies for Poe," and raised money for a monument at the entrance of the cemetery.
Poe's grave is not the only cool thing to see at Westminster Hall & Burying Ground. The restored historic church has beautiful stained glass windows and an 1882 pipe organ, but true Poe aficionados won't want to miss the catacombs. This area was created in 1852 when the building was constructed on top of the graveyard so its foundation straddles the gravestones and burial vaults. While Poe's famous story "The Cask of Amontillado" is not set in Baltimore, Poe readers with morbid imaginations (like my family) will undoubtedly think of the tale's unfortunate – and ironically named –Fortunato who was buried alive in underground catacombs.
Kids love puzzles – and so do many adults – so the perfect way for families to test their newfound Poe knowledge is to solve the puzzles in the Edgar Allan Poe-themed room at Charm City Clue Room in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
The current Poe room is designed around his story, "The Oval Portrait." With an escape rate of just 35%, the challenge is on to release a mysterious woman whose soul is trapped in a painting. When the current room is retired (rooms change every 18 months or so), it will be replaced with a new challenge based on a different Poe story.
In 1930, after several years of regularly writing letters of complaint to local newspapers, [Fontaine] finally took a chisel to the statue to remove "the offending letter … for the good of my soul," he explained at the time. Fontaine was initially arrested for chiseling off the "s" but was later released with a warning.
When the statue was moved in 1980s to its current location, they replaced the original base and fixed the typos.
The statue has become a mascot for the university where it stands. If families visit during the NFL playoffs, they can see Poe bathed in purple light to support the Baltimore Ravens, the city's football team named after the famous poem.
One cool Poe-tober experience is the annual Poe bus tour with David Keltz. Keltz first performed as Poe at the writer's grave on Halloween night in 1991, and his Poe repertoire now includes hours of Poe's writing, including poems, short stories, essays, and letters. The tour begins at Annabel Lee Tavern, a Baltimore pub named after the subject of Poe's last complete poem about a woman the narrator loves so much that his love continues after her death. Even if families aren't planning to take the bus tour, the Annabel Lee Tavern is a cool Poe-related spot to have a meal and toast the writer – maybe even with a shot of cognac!
This year, the city is honoring Poe with the first annual International Edgar Allan Poe Festival. Held on October 6 and 7 – to mark the anniversary of Poe's death – the free event will celebrate the writer's legacy with Poe-themed performances, special Death Weekend Tours that include visits to Poe's house and grave (and re-enactment of Poe's 1849 funeral), and Poe Baltimore's annual Black Cat Ball, a three-hour dinner cruise in Baltimore's Inner Harbor aboard the aptly-named steamship yacht, Raven.
NOTE: The Death Tours have already sold out for the 2018 festival, but there are many other activities and events to enjoy.


We are located in the business park Vega Norte, in Alcobendas, Madrid. Our offices are in a four-story building that can be seen from Burgos N-I highway. There are plenty of ways to get here: public transport, metro (toward commercial zone Diversia – Metro Norte), bus or car (parking available in our visitor's lot).


The Rector of the United Nations University, Dr. David M. Malone had lauded Ghanaians for their zeal in education.
The Rector made the remarks when he paid courtesy calls on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Minister of Education in separate visits to Accra.
Dr. Malone noted that Ghana is gradually becoming a hub for education in the West African sub- region, indicating that the UN University continues to receive excellent Ghanaian students in its PhD and Masters programmes.
He added that a Ghanaian scholar, Yaw Agyeman Boafo, has excelled in the UN University's first PhD programme in Sustainability Science.
On her part, the Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Opoku Agyemang, thanked the Rector for the compliment and indicated that the Government is working hard to improve the country's educational system to produce more excellent students.
She further added that, Ghana is working to develop a national agenda on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and her ministry is keen on implementing the localized SDGs on education.
The Education Minister, Prof. Opoku Agyemang, therefore urged UNU-INRA to collaborate more with Government agencies in Ghana on its projects.
Dr. Malone seized the opportunity to brief the Ministers on the activities of the United Nations University (UNU), more particularly on the programmes of the UN University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA).
He stated that the institute, which is one of the fourteen institutes / training programmes of the UN University and currently the only one in Africa, focuses on promoting the sustainable management of Africa's natural resources through research, capacity development and policy advice.
He emphasized the commitment of the UN University to working with Governments and partners, especially in the developing world to promote sustainable growth.
The UNU Rector used the visits to thank the Government of Ghana through the ministries on the country's contributions to the UN University's endowment fund for UNU-INRA.
He indicated that Ghana is among four African countries that are currently contributing generously to the UNU- INRA endowment fund, which was established based on a resolution taken by the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1986, for African Governments to provide funding support for UNU-INRA.
The Director of UNU-INRA, Dr. Elias T. Ayuk, presented recent natural resources management policy briefs and other publications of the Institute to the ministries visited.


Ice Cool Video Review – Penguin High School Drama With Added Flicking!
The Critical Twits review Ice Cool, a skill-based board game designed by Brian Gomez and published by Brain Games. Players take turns flicking their penguins around an Antarctic High School, trying to sneak some excess fish (or playing as the hall monitor handing out detentions). Find out if it's a critical hit or critical miss!


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Soros, Clinton-Linked Teneo Among Donors to McCain Institute
GOPUSA Staff | Jun 20, 2017 | Fresh Ink | 0
(Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain in 2012 turned over nearly $9 million in unspent funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to a new foundation bearing his name, the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
The institute is intended to serve as a "legacy" for McCain and "is dedicated to advancing human rights, dignity, democracy and freedom." It is a tax-exempt non-profit foundation with assets valued at $8.1 million and associated with Arizona State University.
Conservative and liberal critics, however, believe the institute constitutes a major conflict of interest for McCain, The Daily Caller News Foundation's Investigative Group has learned.
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Man pays it forward at Dunkin' in honor of late wife with amount she would have spent
Updated: 5:05 AM CST Dec 10, 2020
six months ago today, on June 5th, 2020 My mom passed away. Suddenly, while there is much sadness, we have many wonderful memories with my mom, including the day she passed our family began our family Friday in the drive through at Duncan, along with that memory. We want to take you on a road trip with us today as we remember Mom at least four times a week. My mom ran on Duncan. Yep. Just like America runs on Duncan. So today we decided to share some memories and even create a new one for some people. Since it's been six months, that would be four medium coffees a week at $2 apiece for the last 26 weeks. Equaling 208 dollars, please. Doughnuts. Something you're gonna get all together. Just just to Did you want the chocolate cake? Yes, please. Okay, what else? To medium ice waters. And then also, I need a gift card, please. All right. We'll have to have your gift. You know You know how much your Yes, One gift card for $208. Place one. Just stand for 208. Yep. All right. Is that all? That's it. Okay, We'll have your address. The window sounds good. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. How are you? Hey. Hey. Yeah. Yep. Can you do that? Let the office know. So So here's what I need you to do. So today is six months ago today that my wife passed away. She would come here about four times a week and get a cup of coffee. So I need you to take the $208. That's how much coffee she would've drank over the last six months. I need you to pay for everybody behind us until it runs out. You do that, so make sure you do that. We're just gonna sit right over here and watch it for a little while. Merry Christmas. Thanks, Y'all. Yep. Merry Christmas. Thanks for doing it. By you all. Thank you.
A pastor who lost his wife six months ago found a unique way to honor her memory.Laura Peters died suddenly of cardiac arrest on June 5, 2020. Barry Peters, a pastor at Main Street Church in Alexandria, Kentucky, said he first met his wife more than 15 years ago in her hometown of Greenville, North Carolina, where their music groups shared the same stage. Together, Laura and Barry Peters have a son, Davis, who was only 11 when his mother died. ABOVE VIDEO PROVIDED BY BARRY PETERSSix months later, Barry and Davis decided to give back to the community in her memory. The pair went to a local Dunkin' — one of Laura's favorites. "Our family began the 'Family Friday' in the drive-thru at Dunkin'. Along with that memory, we want to take you on a road trip with us today as we remember mom," Davis said in a now-viral video. "At least four times a week, my mom ran on Dunkin' — yep, just like America runs on Dunkin'. So today, we decided to share some memories and even create a new one for some people. Since it's been six months, that would be four medium coffees a week, at $2 a piece, for the last 26 weeks, equaling $208."Barry purchased some coffee, doughnuts and a $208 gift card, asking the workers at Dunkin' to use that gift card to pay it forward. "So here's what I need you to do," Barry said in the video. "Six months ago today, my wife passed away. She would come here about four times a week and get a cup of coffee. So I need you to take the $208 — that's the amount of money she would have spent over the last six months – and pay for everyone behind us until it runs out."The pair sat alongside the drive-thru line for a short time after, waving and offering Christmas greetings to those who drove past.
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A pastor who lost his wife six months ago found a unique way to honor her memory.
Laura Peters died suddenly of cardiac arrest on June 5, 2020.
Barry Peters, a pastor at Main Street Church in Alexandria, Kentucky, said he first met his wife more than 15 years ago in her hometown of Greenville, North Carolina, where their music groups shared the same stage.
Together, Laura and Barry Peters have a son, Davis, who was only 11 when his mother died.
ABOVE VIDEO PROVIDED BY BARRY PETERS
Six months later, Barry and Davis decided to give back to the community in her memory.
The pair went to a local Dunkin' — one of Laura's favorites.
"Our family began the 'Family Friday' in the drive-thru at Dunkin'. Along with that memory, we want to take you on a road trip with us today as we remember mom," Davis said in a now-viral video. "At least four times a week, my mom ran on Dunkin' — yep, just like America runs on Dunkin'. So today, we decided to share some memories and even create a new one for some people. Since it's been six months, that would be four medium coffees a week, at $2 a piece, for the last 26 weeks, equaling $208."
Barry purchased some coffee, doughnuts and a $208 gift card, asking the workers at Dunkin' to use that gift card to pay it forward.
"So here's what I need you to do," Barry said in the video. "Six months ago today, my wife passed away. She would come here about four times a week and get a cup of coffee. So I need you to take the $208 — that's the amount of money she would have spent over the last six months – and pay for everyone behind us until it runs out."
The pair sat alongside the drive-thru line for a short time after, waving and offering Christmas greetings to those who drove past.
Parents of 2 Kentucky kids killed while playing mini golf thank first responders with food


Das Apocalypse T-Shirt von TSPTR ist aus hochwertiger Baumwolle hergestellt und spielt auf das Apocalypse Now-Logo an. So sagte Jack Kerouac schon über Los Angeles: "LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets godawful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle."


What is the best way to configure ActivityWatch in VMs (VMware Workstation) and host to monitor both on the host?
I configured a setup that works, altering aw_client.ini to point to host's real IP address. The problem is it seems to only work when the host is assigned an IP.
A wrinkle to this is the host machine is a notebook which may be switching networks. So the real IP will change. It would be nice to have a setup where the INI's do not need reconfiguring every time the network changes or a new IP issued.
I thought setting up the host as 127.0.1.1 in aw_server.ini and the same in aw_client.ini in the VM would do it, but it doesn't seem to be working. 127.0.1.1 is known to both when VM network card set up as NAT.
I believe I found a solution. Create a host-only network adapter for the VM and host to use. It's a private host to VM connection.
Initial results look good for anyone in this situation. I'll be moving networks soon and will see if connections remain.
Exposing the server to the internet by setting a non-local port to bind on in aw_server.ini is a terrible idea security-wise.


Still not sure what that bucking bronco in the shop is actually for? Well, while we're not ones to blow our own trumpets here at Ten-Point (Okay, okay, Brian is excluded from that statement…) we are very happy when someone else does a little trumpet blowing on our behalf!
Just a few weeks ago Helen went to carry out a bike fit. She was filmed doing so and also interviewed….by Bikeradar! And they've put a little story online talking about the GURU Dynamic Fit Unit and the process they went through. It really is worth a watch if you're even remotely interested in finding a comfortable position on a bike.
You can find the article and video right here!


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Q: Javascript checkbox if condition I wanted to trigger an if condition based on a checked or unchecked checkbox, by clicking a button.
The code segments of interest are:
 Out-Projekt: <input type= "checkbox" id= "OUT">

 <button  class = "buttonz" onclick = "berechnung()">Berechnen </button>

For some reason, it does not work. I read other topics regarding this but found nothing suitable. Hope someone can help

A: You're checking to see if the input assigned to variable checkbox is checked, but you didn't define that variable.

Out-Projekt: <input type= "checkbox" id= "OUT">

 <button  class = "buttonz" onclick = "berechnung()">Berechnen </button>