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The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a supercomputer facility located on the western end of the Ohio State University campus, just north of Columbus. Established in 1987, the OSC partners with Ohio universities, labs and industries, providing students and researchers with high performance computing, advanced cyberinfrastructure, research and computational science education services.

OSC is member-organization of the Ohio Technology Consortium, the technology and information division of the Ohio Department of Higher Education. OSC works with an array of statewide/regional/national communities, including education, academic research, industry, and state government. The Center's research programs are primarily aligned with three of several key areas of research identified by the state to be well positioned for growth and success, such as the biosciences, advanced materials and energy/environment.

OSC is funded through the Ohio Department of Higher Education by the state operating and capital budgets of the Ohio General Assembly.

History
OSC was established by the Ohio Board of Regents (now the Ohio Department of Higher Education) in 1987 as a statewide resource designated to place Ohio's research universities and private industry in the forefront of computational research. Also in 1987, the OSC networking initiative — known today as OARnet — provided the first network access to the Center's first Cray supercomputer.

In 1988, OSC launched the Center's Industrial Interface Program to serve businesses interested in accessing the supercomputer. Battelle Memorial Institute, located just south of Ohio State, became OSC's first industrial user. Today, the Center continues to offer HPC services to researcher in industry, primarily through its AweSim industrial engagement program.

In the summer of 1989, 20 talented high school students attended the first Governor's Summer Institute. Today, OSC offers summer STEM education programs through Summer Institute and Young Women's summer Institute, which began in 2000.

Later in the fall of 1989, OSC engineers installed a $22 million Cray Y-MP8/864 system, which was deemed the largest and fastest supercomputer in the world for a short time.  The seven-ton system was able to calculate 200 times faster than many mainframes at that time.

Directors of the Center:
 William McCurdy, Ph.D., OSC Acting Director, 1986–87
 Charles Bender, Ph.D., OSC Executive Director, 1987-2002
 Al Stutz, OSC Acting Director, 2001
 Russell Pitzer, Ph.D., OSC Interim Director, 2001-2003
 Stanley Ahalt, Ph.D., OSC Executive Director, 2003-2009
 Ashok Krishnamurthy, Ph.D., OSC Interim Co-executive Director, 2009-2012
 Steven Gordon, Ph.D., OSC Interim Co-executive Director, 2009-2012
 Pankaj Shah, OSC Executive Director, 2012-2015
 David Hudak, Ph.D., OSC Interim Executive Director, 2015-2018, Executive Director 2018-

Systems
Production systems (Mar. 2022) include:
 Pitzer Cluster (installed 2019): A 10,240-core Dell Intel Gold 6148 machine + 19,104-core Dual Intel Xeon 8268 machine
 224 nodes have 40 cores per node and 192 GB of memory per node
 340 nodes have 48 cores per node and 192 GB of memory per node
 32 nodes have 40 cores, 384 GB of memory, and 2 NVIDIA Volta V100 GPUs
 42 nodes have 48 cores, 384 GB of memory, and 2 NVIDIA Volta V100 GPUs
 4 nodes have 48 cores, 768 GB of memory, and 4 NVIDIA Volta V100s w/32GB GPU memory and NVLink
 4 nodes have 80 cores and 3.0 TB of memory for large Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) style jobs
 Theoretical system peak performance of 3940 teraflops (CPU only)
 Owens Cluster (installed 2016): A 23,392-core Dell Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 machine
 648 nodes have 28 cores per node and 128 GB of memory per node
 16 nodes have 48 cores and 1.5 TB of memory for large Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) style jobs
 160 nodes have 28 cores, 128 GB or memory, and 1 NVIDIA Tesla P100 GPU
 Theoretical system peak performance 750 teraflops (CPU only)
 Storage Systems
 5.3 Petabytes of storage
 5.5 Petabytes of tape backup

References

External links
 Ohio Supercomputer Center website
 Ohio Technology Consortium website

Information technology organizations based in North America
Buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio
Science and technology in the United States
Supercomputer sites
Supercomputers


Some time during development you need to compare tables(same tables) of different different database , and things becomes tough if both database are on remote server.
At such time you need to query to separate database of remote server.
Using 'Linked server' you can query remote database.
Then by running 'cursor' on all tables you can achieve result.
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//
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//   ov.Field("Foo").Required().MaxLength(255)
//   ov.Field("Bar").Match(regxp)
//
//   ov.Eval(t)  // returns ObjectValidationError on errors found during validation.
//
type ObjectValidator struct {
	*BaseValidator
}

func NewObjectValidator() *ObjectValidator {
	return &ObjectValidator{NewBaseValidator()}
}

func (ov *ObjectValidator) Eval(t interface{}) error {
	return Eval(ov, t)
}

func (ov *ObjectValidator) GetValidationTarget(t interface{}) ValidationTarget {
	return &ObjectValidationTarget{reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t))}
}

type ObjectValidationTarget struct {
	v reflect.Value
}

func (ovt ObjectValidationTarget) GetFieldValue(field string) interface{} {
	fieldVal := ovt.v.FieldByName(field)
	if fieldVal.IsValid() {
		return fieldVal.Interface()
	} else {
		return nil
	}
}

type BaseValidator struct {
	field                map[string]*ValidationRegistrar // field validators
	*ValidationRegistrar                                 // object validators
}

// Create a new validator for t object.
func NewBaseValidator() *BaseValidator {
	ov := new(BaseValidator)
	ov.field = make(map[string]*ValidationRegistrar)
	ov.ValidationRegistrar = &ValidationRegistrar{make([]ValidationFunc, 0)}
	return ov
}

func (ov *BaseValidator) Registrar() *ValidationRegistrar {
	return ov.ValidationRegistrar
}

func (ov *BaseValidator) Field(name string) *ValidationRegistrar {
	v, ok := ov.field[name]
	if !ok {
		v = &ValidationRegistrar{
			make([]ValidationFunc, 0),
		}
		ov.field[name] = v
	}
	return v
}

func (ov *BaseValidator) FieldNames() []string {
	keys := make([]string, 0)
	for k, _ := range ov.field {
		keys = append(keys, k)
	}
	return keys
}

// func (ov *BaseValidator) GetValidationTarget(t interface{}) ValidationTarget {
// 	panic("Should be overridden.")
// }

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If you have been reading my reports, listening to my radio show or watching me on Fox News and Fox Business, you would know that in the April/ May period, I started to turn bearish on the market. This did not come out of thin air. My stance on the markets comes from exhaustive studies of the markets. It is in these studies of the characteristics of both bull and bear, that I believe, keeps me in lockstep or one step ahead. It is not perfect, but it is darn good. You see, the fear and greed seen today is the same as it was 50 years ago, except that things are much faster. But the same characteristics of tops and bottoms today pretty much look just like it did back then. Thus, my thesis is that the past 5 or so months was nothing more than a classic topping out process after a 2 year bull market, which has now turned into a classic bear market…and this report, has been in front of it all the way down. In fact, just about everything that occurs in a topping process showed up making this bear somewhat easy to read.
So save the following. Why? Because after the next bull market is over, you will want to be able to recognize these same topping characteristics when they show up again.
For starters, I told you way back in the April/May period that this might not be a correction like last year. Why? Because the first thing you need to know is that bull markets have a shelf life. They do not last forever. When markets went into corrective mode in 2010, the bull was only a little over 1 year in duration. Bull markets usually last between two and two and a half years….thus this year's top had to be watched more closely as 26 months is just about right to end a bull.
I follow sentiment all the time but it only matters to me when it goes to extremes. Overly bullish sentiment was lining up just like it always does near tops. These contrary indicators work well at extremes…and as I reported to you early in the year, a laundry list of bullish sentiment showed up.
I reported to you outlandish bullish calls. These calls never happen at the bottom…but nearer to tops. Without mentioning names, two popular market pundits called for a 2600 S & P and 20,000 Dow respectively in less than 18 months. We are talking 50-100% predictions in 18 months. Please recall the books "DOW 36,000" and "THE ROARING 2000s" that came out at the worst time.
I reported to you a slew of stock splits. No trick here. Very simply, companies split their stocks after big moves. When many companies do the same, there has been a direct correlation that it is getting late in the game. Just another characteristic that shows up nearer to tops. I reported to you that a good number of secondaries and ipos were coming to the market. Firstly, this just adds supply to the market but most importantly, this is another characteristic that shows up nearer to tops as companies and investment banks take advantage of market conditions after a run in the market. They cannot get this done during bear markets.
I reported to you that cash in the coffers of the big boys was at multi-years low…in other words, running out of ammo. Mutual fund cash dropped to 3.8%, a multi-year low.
Ipos were becoming less and less stellar and more and more overpriced. This always occurs nearer to tops as greedy investments banks try to take advantage of market conditions. The only victim is the public as you can now scan the performance of some of this year's ipos. Not a pretty sight.
Lastly, under the category of sentiment are the insiders as insiders of corporate America were selling stock in numbers I had not seen in ages.
As I told you many months ago, it was a warning shot that Asian markets, emerging markets and many European markets topped out in advance of ours. This has always had a direct correlation with the start of bear markets. This was a real eye opener for me. It was a real negative when I saw the German Dax and the London FTSE roll over as they have a great record of leading the U.S.
I reported to you that the financials were starting to act like it was 07-08 all over again. Markets go up…financials sit. Markets go down…financials lead down. Since I started writing about this, names like BAC are down over 50%. I am not saying anyone is going out of business like they did in 08. I am saying some are acting like it.
As sentiment was lining up…as financials started to act poorly…deteriorating market internals started to show up. I reported to you that semiconductors looked to have topped. This was way before major averages topped. This was on heck of a 1-2 punch as I have always put a ton of weight on the action of financials and semiconductors as a harbinger of things to come. In other words, two important areas that lead both up and down…were now heading down.
I reported to you that every time, major indices rallied back to new highs, fewer and fewer stocks were moving into new highs…meaning the market was being led by fewer and fewer names…another warning shot! More on this in a bit.
This led into the trifecta of woe as I reported to you that the whole commodity complex looked to have topped. Oils, Metals/Mining, Aluminum, Copper…you name it…started to get hit and hit hard.
So…we now had overly bullish sentiment, foreign markets topped out, financials, semiconductors, and commodities topped out…but most major averages were holding up. Why? Simple! As I reported to you, money was flowing out of "risk" areas and parking itself into the most liquid, lowest beta megacaps that have a major influence on the market. So while "underneath" the surface, things were heading south, major indices were masking the damage…another classic sign of an impending bear. All that was needed was moving averages to break for the major indices.
As I reported to you, nothing bad happens to the major indices until and unless they break below the 50 day moving average…and more importantly, the 200 day moving average. Throughout market history, these 2 areas are the place where the big money crowd stand up and defend the downside vigorously. Breaking the 50 day is not the death knell. The 200 day is. But first, the 50 day. On June 20, the 50 day was breached for most major indices. I reported this to you, but for me, unless you break the 200 day, you are just in corrective mode. So upon the first break, major indices ran right down to the 200 day. I wrote to you that if the market was going to hold, this would be the place. The good news was that in mid-June, the all-important 200 day held…leading to a rally. But as I reported to you, the rally was less than meets the eye as fewer and fewer stocks were participating in any upside…another sign of trouble ahead.
The market rally lasted a whopping 8 trading days before distribution showed up. On August 1, the 50 day was again taken out…and the 200 day tested again. I then wrote to you that if the 200 day was taken out, expect some serious selling as the big boys would recognize the market was finally giving up. You don't need me to tell you what happened next as the market went into waterfall mode. It was one of the most vicious, quick and ugly drops I have seen in a long time. What led the way down? Correctomundo…the financials! The combination of too much bullishness, not enough cash in the coffers and the technical break was too much.
It was at this point that I reported to you that markets were about as stretched and extended away from the norm as they come. Knowing the markets eventually return to the norm, I pointed out to you to expect whippy rallies and drops until prices met the declining moving averages again. For a good 7 weeks, markets were as about as volatile as they come. We all watched in amazement as the Dow moved 500-600 points in a matter of hours. Combined with gaps and reversals on a daily basis, the market became all but unplayable. I took a step back and just made a series of short-term calls, some good…some not so good…as trying to call the short term in an environment like we saw is almost impossible.
I reported to you during those 7 or so weeks, several growth leaders continued to buck the trend but one had to be careful as most of the market looked horrid, but also the areas that were leading were all defensive…which is not a good thing (dollar discount stores, auto parts retail, utilities, food, drugs, beverages, tobacco). It has never been good for the market when recession-resistant, defensive areas lead the market. This led to the past couple of weeks where I had to note that after such a horrible drop, strategists stayed bullish, Barons was running a series of bullish covers and an air of "the worst is over" pervaded the air.
I wish I had a dime for every time I mentioned the term "bearish wedge!" This is a pattern that was building in the market for over 7 weeks. In classic bearish fashion, the S & P hit the 50 day average and sold off hard…leading me to tell you on 9/20 that the next leg down started. You know what has happened since.
I also noted that we had yet to see a "coughing up" stage, which always happens in a bear market. This occurs when more and more realize this is not a garden-variety correction. This leads the people who haven't already sold…to sell…leading to mutual fund redemptions…leading to more selling…leading to the vicious cycle getting into full swing. That led me to write to you "Good Bye Growth Leaders!… that the leading growth names that held up so well…would start to come in. Since, leading growth names have been crushed. Just check out the charts of names mentioned like Bidu and Priceline. Even the almighty Apple has finally started to break.
I must tell you that bear markets usually have three legs down. Some are saying we have just started the 2nd leg…some say the 3rd. In any case, the market has not only traced out a bearish wedge but looks to have traced out a bear flag. Any break below recent lows will complete this ugliest of all patterns and lead to lower prices. Unfortunately, I think odds favor this occurs…meaning bye-bye to recent lows.
I think all the %$#@&*$ who run this country, are out of all ammo they never had in the first place.
There is nothing I liked about last week's action…especially with the market now going after everything. I would just point out that this is going to remain a very tough environment for the bulls as they will become more disappointed as anything holding up gets taken down. Keep in mind, during bear markets; it is quite normal to have rallies lasting many weeks. We just had one 7 weeks in duration…so be on your guard. For me, there is not much to do except let this play out. I will never know how long a bear lasts or how far it goes. I just wait for the signs of a bottom before I get back into the market in a meaningful way. I do have to remind you another one of my big worries has been that the initial vicious drop off the top reminds me of bad bear markets and not something garden variety…so this bears watching. Only time will tell.
My continued worry is in the continued horrid action in financials, but I must add the action in the price of "stuff", like Copper, Oil and others, scares the heck out of me. Their prices are talking and they are saying demand is heading south. This will indeed have a direct correlation with markets, as price is the great forecaster of things to come.
I can count on my hands the number of stocks in good shape and those stocks continue to be defensive. I have not been able to find much in the way of positive, except, sentiment has turned bearish but after the recent drop. Strategists are finally lowering their targets for the market as well as the economy. This is quite normal at this juncture and after a big drop. Just keep in mind, this is not a pinpoint indicator. Sentiment is a secondary indicator. I would continue to play defense, as the overall picture remains gross. Not withstanding bounces, this is no time to be aggressive as many are being run over.
I start with silver because it topped out many, many months ago. I reported to you that silver experienced a classic climactic run which always ends a bull move. These patterns always look like an Eiffel tower. as they go straight up and straight down as the maniacal crowd goes into a buying panic AFTER a big run. Silver never recovered and is now breaking down badly! You may look at other climactic runs in names like JVA which occurred in early July and LVS which occurred last November.
Gold has now displayed the same climactic action as Silver only Gold revisited the highs one more time. I believe based on this action, Gold is now toast for possibly the intermediate term…joining Silver. Both had become over-owned and over-loved and were due to correct…especially Gold.
I hope this little missive goes into one of your files as a must read of the characteristics of bear markets that have shown up time and time again. This way, from your own study, you will be ready next time. I will soon be announcing a webcast showing you all of this and will have a complete write up on the characteristics of bottoms.
Thank you! I love this and I thank you for everything. You have been very helpful for my portfolio management in this trying times.
Awesome post Gary. Definitely one for the 'keeper' file!
You have no idea how much we appreciate a voice of reason in a storm of confusion.. thanks again Gary for your commitment to education and honest evaluation..
I have gone liquid as much as possible as I suppose most who listen to your daily show have, and for once I'm resisting the urge to jumping back in a market that is obviously headed in a negative direction despite the charlatans advice found on various television programs.
..and reading and re reading Bill O'Neil's excellent book.
Hopefully at some point the voting public will demand more than a window dressing approach and ubiquitous political pandering, but until the day I see concrete results I will remain skeptical..
Great post. As Bania says on Seinfeld "That's gold, Jerry..gold!.
I wanted a meal…not a sandwich!


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Randall, Byrony. "Modernist Literature And The Everyday: Literature Compass." 7.9 (2010): 824-835.
The author notes major criticisms that have been shared over time about modernist literature. For one, modernists have been criticized for their disregard of tradition. Other critical works he addressed include transport, the cinema, and advertising. The author further looks at the similarities and connection between modernist literature and traditional literature. She analyses the works of famous writers of traditional literature like Walter Benjamin and George Simmel and compares it to modernist literature through the works of writers like James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Marianne Moore. The author further notes that modernist literature attempts to make new the everyday in modernity. She also analyses that modernists have been able to refocus their attention on focus considerations and temporality.
This article is appropriate for my research as it informs of the significance of modernist literature in everyday life. It also highlights traditional literature and its short comings that influenced the development of modernist literature. It shall help me understand better the traditional literature and the changes over time as brought about modern literature.
Kaplan, Carla. "On Modernism And Race: Modernism/Modernity." 4.1 (1997): 157-169.
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Kik Introduces $5 Million Crypto Funding Campaign As Aid Against US SEC Lawsuit
by KryptoMoney Staff
Kik, a Canadian tokenized social media startup launches a $5 million crypto initiative dedicated to funds its lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ted Livingston, Kik CEO announced during the crypto-focused Unchained podcast by Laura Shin on May 28.
Livingston also the founder of Kik's crypto project the Kin Foundation (KIN) states that a fund dubbed as DefendCrypto fund is formulated, that aims to legally challenge the U.S. SEC, so as to get regulatory clarity from the major U.S. financial watchdog. A few days earlier Livingston revealed that the firm has spent over $5 Million on negotiations with the SEC.
Notably, DefendCrypto.org, the fund's domain was registered 26 days ago as of prime time, its official announcement was made on May 28 with Patrick Gibbs, the partner at California-based law firm Cooley. The podcast further reveals that the fund will employ custody service of Coinbase, a major American crypto exchange and wallet service.
In late 2017, KIK raised $100 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) sale for its Kin token. The ICO also attracted SEC's attention, wherein the financial regulator issued a notice accusing the firm that Kik's Token Distribution Event (TDE) violated securities laws.
The SEC went on to propose an enforcement action for Kik and the Kin ecosystem in November 2018, obliging Kik to respond within 30 days. Following which, Kik warned SEC that they will fight back against the proposed enforcement action against them, in January 2019.
With the DefendCrypto fund, Livingston plans to resolve the regulatory issues around the company and to ultimately end the regulatory uncertainty around currently spread about the ecosystem. Livingston notes that the SEC's such action are hampering the industry growth rate and its ability to compete on the global stage. He concluded:
"Enough is enough, we need clarity, and the only way we're going to get clarity is if we go to court, so let's do that."
Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who is also known as the "crypto mom," raised similar concern in May this year that the cryptocurrency industry was being hindered by the relative slowness of the SEC's regulatory decision-making.
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Hallo allerseits! Ich benötigte dringend eine Geburtstagskarte (leider bin ich da immer knapp) für eine liebe Freundin und habe mir gedacht, ich nutze die Gelegenheit um euch zu zeigen, wie ich an personalisierte Karten herangehe.
Zu zweit schenken wir unserer Freundin einen Kinobrunch und da musst natürlich eine passende Karte her. Ich wusste also, dass ich eine Art Kino darstellen und ein paar Köstlichkeiten integrieren wollte. Ich hab da sofort an die Shadow Box Card gedacht, das hätte aber mit den anderen "Brunch"-Motiven nicht so gepasst und daher habe ich mich für die "Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up" Stanze entschieden. Ich wühlte mich durch meine Stempelsammlung und wurde bald fündig.
Zuerst habe ich einige Motive mit Jet Black Lawn Fawn Stempelfarbe gestempelt und mit Copic Stiften koloriert. Ich habe Motive aus "Be hap-pea", "Year Nine", "Screen Time", "Let's Toast" und "Sweet Friends" gewählt – alle von Lawn Fawn. Nachdem ich alles gestanzt hatte, kamen noch ein paar Details mit einem weißen Gel-Stift dazu.
Mit einer älteren Theater-Vorhangstanze von My favorite things (Hätte ich doch das Theater Add-On zur Shadow Box Card von Lawn Fawn gekauft 😉 ) habe ich passende Kino Vorhänge gestanzt. Die Stanze für das Glas mit Knöpfen von "Sewn with Love" eignete sich toll für Kinositzen, wenn man sie verkehrt herum platziert. Neun dieser Sitze habe ich gestanzt. Alle Teile bekamen dann mit der Distress Oxide Farbe candied apple noch das Kino-rot verpasst.
Für die Box Pop-Up Karte habe ich einen dunkelgrauen Cardstock gewählt und die einzelnen Rechtecke (im Set inkludiert) wurden ebenfalls mit candied apple eingefärbt.
Der Spruch kam noch vom Year Nine Stempelset hinzu und dann konnte ich auch schon alles befestigen.
Die Außenseite habe ich ebenfalls dekoriert, damit Platz für die Geburtstagswünsche ist.
Hello everyone! I was in need of a birthday card for a good friend of mine (unfortunately I am always late with them) and I thought that it is a great opportunity to share a personalized card with you today.
Another friend and I will invite to a cinema brunch where you first have a great brunch and then go to a movie together. I wanted a card which matches the present so I knew I wanted to create kind of cinema with some delicious food images. I thought about the shadow box card from Lawn Fawn but it wouldn't fit with the food images and so I decided to use the "Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up" die. I went through my stash and chose some Lawn Fawn sets.
First I stamped a bunch of images with Jet Black Lawn Fawn dye ink and colored them with Copic markers. I used images from "Be hap-pea", "Year Nine", "Screen Time", "Let's Toast" and "Sweet Friends" all of them by Lawn Fawn. After diecutting everything I added some details with a white gel pen.
With an older theatre curtain die from My favorite things (I should have bought the Theatre add-On of the Shadow Box Card from Lawn Fawn 😉 ) I diecut some matching cinema curtains. I used the die of the button jar from "Sewn with Love" as cinema chairs (just place them upside down). All the pieces were ink blended with the Distress Oxide color candied apple.
For the box pop-up card I chose dark grey cardstock and on the stitched rectangles I used again candied apple distress oxide ink. The greeting is from the Year Nine set.
I also decorated the back of the card so that there will be some space for the birthday wishes.
With personalized cards I always get my inspirations from the present or from hobbys of the birthday-person. After that I go through my stash and look for ideas/products which I can use for the card. The rest comes from alone most of the time.


If the "mom jean" is the high-waisted, wide-cut through the hips and skinny through the calves, faded monstrosity made popular by the talented women of SNL, then the "mom face" is the hurried makeup look done by countless women every morning where you slap on just enough concealer and mascara not to look exhausted, but typically feel like doing your makeup is just one chore among many on a busy weekday morning. I've seen plenty of "mom face" YouTube videos, which typically emphasize speed and minimalism. While there is certainly a place in everyone's beauty arsenal for a quick five-minute face, I feel like we're doing a real disservice to moms to suggest that this look is theirs and theirs alone.
We've defined "mom" in our society as busy, stressed, and tired. She is vastly competent yet always on the verge of failure. She is ever-present yet always on the go. She is supposed to engage in self-care, yet be completely self-sacrificing. She is rarely celebrated when life runs as it should, but is the first to be blamed when it doesn't. In terms of makeup, she is supposed to look effortless and rested, but not too effortless and rested lest those around her think she is not working hard enough. Circles under her eyes? She needs to take better care of herself. A full face of makeup? Obviously she's too self-indulgent.
As a mom who loves makeup, I am tired of these contradictory standards that restrict not only mothers, but how we're allowed as a society to perceive mothers. I am tired of the twinge of surprise and judgment that follows any statement about taking joy in makeup, the backhanded compliments from people who say they wish they had "that kind of time" to shop for lipstick or play with eyeshadow. I am tired of a society that expects mothers to perform their dedication to their families by making sure no one suspects them of enjoying themselves.
I know plenty of women who say that taking care of themselves helps them to be better moms. That's true, and very important. But why can't we realize that it's even bigger than that? Indulging a passion helps us all become better people. Making time for something you enjoy is about you, but it has a positive effect on those around you. You can simultaneously do something for yourself and for others–it doesn't have to be either/or.
My Mommy Makeup? It's whatever I want it to be that day.Mornings can be busy, so I typically pack my makeup bag with whatever eyeshadow, foundation, etc., I want to use the night before. Then I wake up a little before my preschool-aged son and husband, take that makeup bag downstairs, pour a cup of coffee, and start to play. (Ironically, or perhaps poetically, I do my makeup in my son's playroom.) I love to start my day with that quiet, peaceful, almost meditative practice of smoothing on moisturizer, blending in foundation, patting on concealer, watching bronzer and blush wake up my skin, adding a little highlighter for glow. It's not about correcting flaws or trying to look as others expect me to look, somewhere between Real Housewife and Walking Dead. It's about me starting my day with my passion.
Your passion might not be makeup. You may hate makeup and want to spend as little time as possible with it. That's fine. If it doesn't bring you joy and it's not a concrete requirement in your day, don't do it. Your passion might be something you can only do on the weekends rather than every morning. That's also fine. Just remember that whatever you love to do, it's not only okay to do it for you, it's essential.
Moms are people, too. And people are busy and stressed. People work hard and struggle, succeed and fail.People have passions and hobbies. So in the end, there's nothing wrong with a five-minute makeup look (or no makeup at all for that matter) but it has nothing to do with motherhood. It's about recognizing your needs as a human at any point in your life. And that's an experience we all share.
Thank you!! I know what you mean–without that time to myself I go crazy and feel rushed through my day! I get where we come from when we say we're too busy–feeling like we're never good enough or like if we just try a little harder it will all be okay. But like you said, I'm actually more productive when I take a step back! We need to take care of ourselves!


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State Dept denies knowledge of document linking PM to 'Dudus'
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Golding... angrily denied and dismissed as "extremely offensive" the ABC News report
THE US State Department yesterday denied knowledge of any document referring to Prime Minister Bruce Golding as an affiliate of Tivoli Gardens don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
In his daily press briefing in Washington DC, Assistant Secretary Philip J Crowley said he was not aware of a report cited by ABC News in an article on its website, http://abcnews.go.com, Tuesday that made serious claims against Golding.
The article had also claimed that the Kingston Public Hospital was taken over by criminals loyal to Coke, who is wanted in the United States to answer charges related to drug- and gun-running. That claim was eventually dimissed by Health Minister Rudyard Spencer and staff at the hospital.
But responding to questions about the article yesterday, Crowley said he was "not familiar with the report cited in that story".
"We certainly support the efforts of the Government of Jamaica to strengthen the rule of law and arrest Christopher Coke. The Government of Jamaica and the prime minister have taken bold steps in the last few days, and we continue to work closely with the Government of Jamaica to counter illicit trafficking," he told journalists.
"I would just simply say we here at the State Department (have) no information to substantiate that report," he emphasised.
He lauded Golding for the steps he had taken in the past week to serve an arrest warrant on Coke.
"…To us, actions speak louder than words. It is the prime minister who signed (authorised) the arrest decree and it is under his leadership that the Government is aggressively pursuing the arrest of Mr Coke," Crowley added. Earlier in the day, Golding angrily denied and dismissed as "extremely offensive" the ABC News report, which was still on its website at Observer press time last night.
He also expressed outrage at a report in The Independent (United Kingdom) newspaper, which he alleged was trying to link him personally with Coke. He said both reports "were clearly part of a conspiracy to undermine the duly elected Government of Jamaica".
Where is 'Dudus'? Search for Coke points to US
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Skydiving History & Trivia
By quade, February 4, 2008 in Skydiving History & Trivia
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12 minutes ago, ParrotheadVol said:
You are correct, I do not know. I never said that I knew. What I said is that there is no reason to believe that his murder is related to the Cooper case. If someone presented something that suggested otherwise, then great. But other than wild speculation, there is nothing that points to his murder having anything to do with DB Cooper.
If you'd listened to Laurens recordings you'd notice that both Carl and Walter were referring to him using his initials. Did you even wonder why they would still be trying to protect him in 2008? He knew Walter and Don. He was spreading massive misinformation about the Cooper case. The FBI was allowing it. Flyjack says it was common knowledge that he was lying. So why was it allowed? Or was it directed? I think you folks are far too close to see the forrest for the trees. After 50 years of failure I'd think you'd be open to some different viewpoints.
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2 hours ago, Slim King said:
Looks like the pilot could have easily flown the normal route. He can get over the pass with a 14,000 foot limit.
305 didn't fly East... Reca was not Cooper...
14 minutes ago, FLYJACK said:
I am not 100% committed to any suspect. But the Flight Path is in question. There is no hard data. Only testimonies of government influenced employees. No Black Boxes... No radar data.
The simplest route for the hijacked airliner to get from Seattle to Reno is the one it took.
In the Oakland Air Traffic Control area, the airliner was also under radar coverage from the handoff from Seattle ATC to its arrival at Reno. The Oakland controller told the airliner where he had him on radar and also discussed the airliner's location on radar with the Reno controller.
The airliner climbed to 11,000 feet in California in order to get over the mountains between V-23 and Reno.
Except for the Portland area, there are no questions about the airliner's flight path.
1 minute ago, Slim King said:
There is data and evidence, it is not in question. It went South, not East.
Of course the Reca narrative has zero data and evidence just a wild story from Carl leading Reca for a book, and he got the case info wrong and was weak on details..
Reca can be eliminated easily..
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August 25, 2022 (edited)
4 hours ago, Robert99 said:
Tautology: it is what it is. Brilliant! A Tautology is a repetition of ideas rather than words in order to avoid critical thought and misdirect. A form of subterfuge. Primary tool of the hoser.
The simplest correct kind of cat is a cat !
Edited August 25, 2022 by georger
or the logical fallacy..
argumentum ad nauseam
(also known as: argument from nagging, proof by assertion)
Description: Repeating an argument or a premise over and over again in place of better supporting evidence.
Explanation: Restating the same claims, even rearranging the words or substituting words, is not the same as making new claims, and certainly does not make the claims any more true.
On 8/23/2022 at 11:43 AM, Slim King said:
rotflmao.....I'm 100% neutral. However it seems you can't answer the important questions so you melt down. I have no dog in the fight. There seems to be a lot more evidence to review for McCoy and Peca/Reca than any other suspect so I'm following those stories now. The distance from Seatac to the drop zone is basically the same as the distance from Seatac to Cle Elum. Only a fool wouldn't look into the possibility. You say yo have proof it's not Peca ... I'm ALL EARS!!!!!
No, it isn't "basically the same distance" not even close..
SeaTac to Cle Elum is 66 miles,, SeaTac to the drop zone at 8:10-12 is 103-109 miles..
Only a fool would claim it was the same..
So, you guys need to dream up another narrative patch for your Reca fiction...
Edited August 25, 2022 by FLYJACK
1 hour ago, FLYJACK said:
You need to prove that is when he jumped. Some say he jumped right away and some say he jumped over the Columbia River. None of the stories match up. The black boxes would explain all this but the FBI won't let you look will they....????
Edited August 25, 2022 by Slim King
7 hours ago, georger said:
Excellent, Georger, excellent!! In the next class period we will cover why 2 + 2 = 4!
At no time on this forum have I made the statement that Walter Peca is the hijacker. Any of you who say that are spreading disinformation. Why would you do that? I am pointing out that there is no REAL HARD DATA for the flight path(Such as Black Boxes and Radar Data)....Just testimony by people who are under the influence of the FBI. (Same people that are hiding the Cigarette butts and the Hair sample) After 50 years of failure you need to up your game.
24 minutes ago, Slim King said:
At no time on this forum have I made the statement that Walter Peca is the hijacker. Any of you who say that are spreading disinformation. Why would you do that? I am pointing out that there is no REAL HARD DATA (Such as Black Boxes and Radar Data)....Just testimony by people who are under the influence of the FBI. (Same people that are hiding the Cigarette butts and the Hair sample) After 50 years of failure you need to up your game.
All you have done is mimicked the unsubstantiated Reca narrative including the gross errors..
There is evidence and data for the southern flight path and claiming it is a big conspiracy to cover up the Eastern path is just ridiculous...
At this point you are just trolling this forum.. repeating unsubstantiated and ridiculous claims over and over gets nauseating..
The butts were destroyed after testing and the hair sample was lost..
Reca was not cooper and yes I can prove it,, and no I am not giving you my research.
Man are you triggered. Such a name caller too. I'm a TROLL. I'm a SHILL,... Is the N- word next? Check out number one...
Ad hominem — Thou shall not attack the person's character, but the argument.
Straw man fallacy — Thou shall not misrepresent or exaggerate a person's argument in order to make them easier to attack.
Hasty generalization — Thou shall not use small numbers to represent the whole.
Begging the question — Thou shall not argue thy position by assuming one of its premises is true.
Post Hoc/False cause — Thou shall not claim that because something occurred before, it must be the cause.
False dichotomy — Thou shall not reduce the argument down to two possibilities.
Ad ignorantum — Thou shall not argue that because of our ignorance, claim must be true or false.
Burden of proof reversal — Thou shall not lay the burden of proof onto him that is questioning the claim.
Non sequitur — Thou shall not assume "this" follows "that" when it has no logical connection.
Bandwagon fallacy — Thou shall not claim that because a premise is popular, therefore it must be true.
You are trolling, you keep repeating the same unfounded nonsense over and over with passive aggressive attacks toward people that aren't falling for it..
You are wasting your time here though, this forum is far too knowledgeable about the case to accept the BS Reca narrative and inaccuracies.
Anybody who claims the plane went East is completely discredited..
Your 50 years of failure are very telling. You have trusted the most untrustworthy people in the US...... You Chase the Goose and the Red Herring and you'v gotten nowhere it seems. It's not just an Inept FBI ... They lied... They hid evidence. They ushered in a new level of suppression of your freedoms. They ushered in the TSA and all the BS that comes with them. Hindsight is 20/20. Look at all the freedoms we've lost since 1971.
Your vacuous and caustic bromides don't advance the case knowledge base which is the purpose of this forum.
Suspect narratives like Reca and others that are easily dismissed are a waste of energy.
as for failure, you have no idea what research other people have done that is not shared publicly.
The Reca narrative is out there and it fails on all fronts due to lack of evidence, false/misleading evidence and exculpatory evidence.
Just because the Government lies, is inept or hides evidence does not give you or anybody cover to make up your own reality..
Reca/Peca is not a legitimate suspect, your 15 minutes are up. We need to get back the actual case.
THIS line of illogical thinking is why you have failed so far. The FBI covered up the Cossey lies. The FBI covered up the cigarette and the hair. The FBI covered up that Cossey, Brennan and Peca all jumped together in the Seattle area and all were friends. The FBI covered up the fact that they never even questioned a prime suspect who fit the description but they contacted Cossey and Brennan who were all part of the same group. Peca had applied for government work. They knew his skill set. Please explain why he was never questioned even though he still lived in Washington and was easily accessible? I'm still researching and please stop with the straw man BS ... I've never said on this forum that Peca is DB Cooper, however I am exploring every possibility! Sounds to me like you no longer want the truth but you want this thing to never be solved. Funny that....
7 minutes ago, Slim King said:
Unless you have evidence of something new and based on facts, I am not interested in your alternate reality,, sorry
can't speak for others of course..
On Reddit Carr is mocking the claim of a Cooper suspect involved in the Bay of Pigs and a CIA operative..
Unfortunately Carr is wrong.... again.
https://www.reddit.com/r/dbcooper/comments/wx43sx/additional_clues_on_db_coopers_identity/
His name is Bradley Earl Ayers. He was investigated by the FBI but both stews rejected his image.
last line in FBI doc
"who apparently participated in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and other CIA sponsored activities."
Here is a rabbit hole for somebody to go down..
CIA files on Ayers..
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4178918/CIA-OP-FILES-ON-BRADLEY-EARL-AYERS.pdf
and regarding Flo, she was hounded by somebody trying to prove the Cooper suspect Coffelt was Cooper, somebody he was in prison with claimed he was Cooper, so perhaps the two "suspects" got conflated in the story. It isn't clear..
5 hours ago, FLYJACK said:
Same here sorry to say. Suspects have become boring and uninteresting. Carr uses the word "actionable". If someone has an "actionable" suspect with finger prints, dna, and Cooper $20s, the parachute, clothes, or other hard evidence .... let us know.
May have news about the money find in the coming days. People are discussing it in the background... stay tuned.
Good... I suggest you get out of my way and quit attacking me while I apply logic and reason to the information provided. My goal is to provide some success to this inquiry rather than failure. I intent to be skeptical of everything until it is proven. Sounds to me that you think everyone is a shill and troll who doesn't agree with you.
No, people here often disagree on different aspects of the case but everyone agrees that the plane flew South and Reca is an absurd suspect.. Not everyone is a shill, there have been a few.. and you can advocate for a suspect without being a shill.
If you believe there is a massive conspiracy to cover up for the plane flying East instead of South then you've already failed... and rejected logic and reason.
you have the flight path wrong..
you have the airplane door wrong..
you have the distance to the LZ and Cle Elum wrong..
you have a suspect narrative with no evidence..
you have a suspect that doesn't match the suspect description..
and you expect success... well, good luck
It is all yours go ahead.. lay out all your evidence..
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11 hours ago, FLYJACK said:
Which user is Carr on that Reddit post? I did not realize he had posted there.
11 hours ago, Slim King said:
If you're interested in Recca, then by all means have at it. But if you're interested in the case as a whole, there is not enough time in the day to go down the Recca rabbit hole and research the many other aspects of the case.
31 minutes ago, CooperNWO305 said:
Yes, if Mr Slim King wants to advocate for a suspect that's all good, but it is dishonest to present no evidence, uber-crazy speculation and misinformation.. we are far too knowledgable on the case here to fall for that nonsense.


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Dopo il diploma ha pilotato aerei A-7E per la Marina degli Stati Uniti d'America. Nel 1984 ha iniziato a lavorare per la NASA al Johnson Space Center. È stato selezionato come astronauta nel 1992.

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Yet the festival, running from June 23 and 24 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, features some exceptionally un-metal acts like UK pop-punks Arctic Monkeys and Cali dreamboats Best Coast. In the promo video, Metallica drummer and expert pontificator Lars Ulrich said the band aimed to provide the wide diversity of acts seen at most major festivals. "There's only two kinds of music: Great music and less-great music," he breathlessly opined. But which one of these metal legends is secretly jamming Titus Andronicus? Through painstaking research and elaborate data-mining techniques, I have come to some conclusions.
James Hetfield: Hot Snakes, Avenged Sevenfold, Roky Erickson
This is an easy one. After penning such introspective lines as "My lifestyle/Determines my death-style," Hetfield can surely appreciate the vocal intensity of hardcore garage rock band Hot Snakes (who are coming to the Crescent Ballroom on March 28 -- so no need to fly to Jersey). Avenged Sevenfold, while arguably not as influenced by Metallica's style as other popular acts, could still be considered metal contemporaries. I also think Hetfield would have a morbid fascination with the plight of Roky Erickson, the psychedelic rock songwriter who was arrested in 1969 for possession of a single joint and ended up receiving experimental, permanently altering electroshock treatment in a Texas mental asylum. Harsh toke.
Kirk Hammett: A Place to Bury Strangers, Black Angels
I imagine Kirk Hammett would have an immediate appreciation for A Place to Bury Strangers; the band uses hand-built guitar pedals to create their impenetrable, shoegazey whorl. The festival roster lists Black Angels as a confirmed act, but I'm not sure if it's referring to the Austin psych-rock quartet or one of 6,000 metal bands with that moniker. Either way, Hammett picked them because Black Angels is a fucking heavy-ass name.
Rob Trujillo: Liturgy, Fucked Up, Best Coast
Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and Black Label Society, is a career shredder. I'd like to think he'd be down with Liturgy's geometric black metal compositions as well as Fucked Up's anthemic take on classic hardcore. I'm also betting that Trujillo made the biggest what-the-what? pick of the lot, Best Coast, simply because he has same headbang-perfect length of jet black hair as BC guitarist/professed metalhead Bobb Bruno. Again, this is all very scientific.
Lars Ulrich: Arctic Monkeys
I'm going to take a cheap shot. My already low opinion of Lars Ulrich, the king of bonehead slog-metal beats, became totally unsalvageable after that scene in the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster where Ulrich auctions off his art collection at Sotheby's for millions of dollars. Ulrich laments the hiatus the band was undergoing due to Hetfield's stint in rehab, all while sipping champagne. I could see Lars traversing the European countryside with a foxy Swedish weathergirl, popping an Arctic Monkeys CD into the 5.1 stereo system of his prototype Lexus coupe, pounding on the steering wheel and saying inane shit like, "It's so great hearing young musicians have this much fun, you know? The biz can really start to sour if you let noxious fame trappings distract from your collective aesthetic vision. I mean, this song is about a girl who looks good on the dance floor, but it's just so visceral."
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Yesterday was Fat Tuesday. I largely let it slip past without observation this year, which is kind of unlike me – I'm not one to overlook any excuse to relax and do a little good-natured partying. Granted, Mardi Gras isn't exactly a core tradition to someone mostly German and Scotch-Irish, but, hey, I'd celebrate Guy Fawkes Day if there was even a tenuous excuse to have a few beers.
Case in point: If I recall correctly, I made a big deal out of Cinco de Mayo a couple of years ago. For the record, it's not like my life has been affected greatly by who won or lost the Battle of Puebla in 1862, but that hasn't stopped me from making margaritas and dancing around under an oversized sombrero.
Anyway, because I'm old and lame, and it's been a busy week, I skipped the Fat Tuesday revelry and instead spent the evening watching Downton Abby. Yeah, that's right, I rock that hard. Nothing says party like kicking it with a PBS English period series.
Of course, if yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, that means today is Ash Wednesday. First admission: I'm Catholic. Second admission: I'm not really a to-the-letter-of-Roman-policy Catholic. Still, I am better about observing certain practices today than I was in my wild and crazy youth. Back in The Day, I'd roll in to work with an ugly Fat Tuesday hangover – likely still absent-mindedly wearing a string of beads or two – and be dumbfounded by the dark ashes adorning many of my coworkers.
I do live in the greater Cincinnati area, mind you, which I'm pretty sure has more practicing Catholic folks per capita than just about any other city on Earth outside of the Vatican itself*.
At any rate, in those days, once I realized the ashy forehead crosses weren't some new-fangled body art fad, like, um, earrings and, uh, the tattoos all the kids were getting, I'd acknowledge the beginning of the Lenten season by spending 0.723 seconds considering whether I'd give anything up.
The answer was almost universally no.
It's not that I was just being contrary and refused to participate as the basis of some kind of personal crusade or anything. It takes much too much time, energy, and passion for even that sort of activism, if you ask me. Truth is, I've just never really seen the point. Exactly how does giving up, I don't know, pepperoni pizza, or coffee, or crack smoking** prepare me for the upcoming Easter season?
I do have to admit that it's a pretty timely thing, though. Just as everyone has officially thrown in the old white towel on those New Year's resolutions to get fit, quit smoking, or stop parading around the neighborhood in a full Nell Carter costume at 3 am, here's this brand spanking new opportunity to make some a sacrifice and better ourselves. So if you're down on yourself for giving in already, you've got a clean slate and another shot.
To me, though it seems like there are other, better ways I could be more serious about Easter. Like maybe by being a better person all the way around; be slower to anger, quicker to forgive, less judgmental, more accepting.
So tell me, are you giving up something for Lent this year? Me, I just made up my mind.
I'm giving up being a jerk.
Man, it's going to be a long 40 days.
*Almost certainly not true at all. I make facts up to suit me, as needed.
**Just kidding. Obviously that'd be a good first step for Easter.


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Cora also noted how he believes Eduardo Rodriguez's strong outing will pave the way for Rick Porcello to go deep into the game Saturday.
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The same rule is applied when you are planning to buy a new car. Before doing anything, it is always recommended to decide on the budget that you are going to spend on the new car. While deciding on the budget, you have to make sure that you take all your requirements and needs into consideration.
You also need to think logically while deciding on the budget and make sure that you stick to your budget to avoid overspending. Do not buy a car that crosses your budget limit just for the sake of showing off. Be smart in your approach.
After you have decided and planned your budget, the next thing that you need to do is conduct a research on what type and model of the car are you looking forward to buying. Again, buying a car is no child's play, hence you should be focused when you are planning to buy a new car. There is no point of visiting a car showroom when you do not have enough information about the cars. Times have changed. The world has become digital and so you should also become one. All the information that you need about a car is easily available online. So, you should conduct a proper and enhanced research on the models of the car before making a visit to the car showroom. Another advantage of conducting a research is that it minimizes all the types of confusion that come in your mind.
There are different people with different types of needs. After you have decided the budget and have conducted the much-needed research, the next step for you is to differentiate between your needs and wants. Buying a car means making a huge investment. One wrong mistake and you could possibly face huge losses. For this reason, it becomes very important for you to recognize your needs. You should see if the car is quite comfortable according to you and provides you with a high level of satisfaction.
Everyone has a unique set of requirements when it comes to buy a new car. So focus on that model of the car which not only suits your budget but is also inclined with your needs.
As said earlier, purchasing a car involves huge investment and so you should have a picture perfect idea of all your needs and wants. After you have decided your list of needs, it is now time to focus on your wants with respect to buying a new car. The wants can be related to the styling, image, colour, reliability, fuel economy, safety, capacity etc. While buying a new car, you should be highly specific to what you want. Do not settle for less, if you want more and even capable of making the right payment as well.
This step comes when you have decided your budget, conducting a research and determined your needs and wants. For collecting the price quotes, you should contact various car dealers. You can either fill the contact form that is available on their website or send an email regarding the price quote. The advantage of collecting price quotes is that you can now compare the prices and deals provided by different car dealerships and then choose the best from all the available options.
Take a test drive of the car that you would want to purchase. It is really important to test drive the car for many obvious reasons. Make the comfort option your priority while taking the test drive. If you feel that you are not feeling comfortable while driving the car, you should perhaps just leave that particular car.
While taking the test drive, you should preferably focus on the following points. Ensure that the car is comfortable, smooth and quiet. You should also assure that the view from each of the mirrors is proper. You should also have a proper view of the dashboard gauges. To check the control of the car, locate the turn signals and turn in the windshield wipers. Make sure that everything is easy to use. Now, this is very important, it becomes very important to see if the car responds well if you push the accelerator or brakes. A test drive helps you to make sure that a car meets your requirements and reduces your confusion regarding the model of the car.
After you have targeted a car, the next thing that you should focus is on getting a proper price from the car. You can contact the sales department of the car dealerships via call, text or email. You can ask about the selling price of the car including the cost of additional accessories that have to be installed in the car.
As far as the warranties are concerned, you should ask for the list of products that the dealership plan to offer you after you buy the car like extended warranties and maintenance plan.
The next important step is to decide the payment option through which you are going to make the payment for the car. There a number of payment options available to you but the ultimate decision lies in your hand as to which of the available options to use. You can make the payment in cash. You can also go for financing or leasing. When you are looking forward to making the purchase via cash, all you need to know is the cost of the car inclusive of sales tax, registration fees and insurance premium.
If you have decided to go for leasing or financing, you need to know the amount that you have to pay each month. Consider the insurance premium, annual registration fees and the fuel charges.
Now the time is to negotiate the deal on the new car that you are going to buy. Now is the time to decide how much are you going to pay for the car, how are you going to make the payment and from where are you going to buy the car. Keep a constant check on the website of the manufacturer to sure of the current rebates, leasing and financing deals. You should also know that the vehicles that are plentiful in supply can be purchased at or close to the invoice price. Whereas, the vehicles which are not in plentiful supply charge a premium charge. Sometimes, rebates are paid to the customer in order to reduce the price of the vehicle.
If you are well satisfied with the price and financing, you can now close the deal. You can either buy the car from the dealership as it is or gets it delivered to your home. A lot of people prefer to close the deal at the dealership. When you finalize a deal, carefully review the contract and make sure that there are no additional charges or fees. After you sign the contract, the car becomes all yours.
The next thing is to take the delivery of your car. Ensure that the car is clean and the fuel tank is full. Give a final check up to your car and look for any dents or scratches that might have occurred during the transport.
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There are few things I like better than guacamole. The flavor and texture are amazing, and it seems you can't avoid feeling festive when you serve it.
Another thing I've noticed, sampling guacamole throughout the US, is that there are often subtle but distinct differences in what goes into it and how it's prepared.
Along with those differences come some surprisingly strong opinions about what makes for the "best-ever" guacamole. Smooth or chunky? Spicy or mild? Simple or complicated? I'm pretty passionate about my own recipe, which you'll find below. The one constant among all opinions? The best-ever guacamole starts with ripe, high-quality avocadoes.
With that in mind, I'd say 2012 was a banner year for guacamole lovers, with more to come in 2013! Avocado production declines in the US and Chile led to a 30% reduction in available US supply in 2011. But that decline rebounded with a vengeance in 2012. By year's end, nearly 1.5 billion pounds were produced or imported into the US, and the forecast for 2013 projects an increase of 200 million more pounds over last year! Guac lovers, get those big bowls out!
More than half of the avocadoes come from Mexico, with the state of Michoacán being the leading source for the early months of the year. US production (mainly from California) starts to overlap with Mexico later in the spring, followed by Chile and Peru later in the year. These overlaps in availability from different growing regions throughout North, Central and South America are extremely important to securing the best fruit. Lots of supply means we don't have to stay with one growing area too long. It also means avocadoes should remain reasonably priced throughout the year.
Avocado trees produce fruit (yep, an avocado's a fruit) year round but the key to a good eating experience is the avocado oil content. If the oil's too low the fruit can be watery and flavorless, too high can also be undesirable. That's why we here at Whole Foods Market's Produce Team keep a close eye on those avo's and move from one growing area to another to get the fruit with just right oil content and the very best flavor and quality.
When I'm buying avocadoes at the store, I try to get them a couple of days before I need them. This way I get firmer, bruise-free fruit that I can soften at home. Ethylene gas (gas produced by other ripening fruit) will speed the ripening process, so if you are in a hurry, place an avocado in a paper bag with a banana, apple or orange. Ripe avocadoes should have a slight give when pressed.
The final ingredient for the best-ever guacamole is opinionated friends. In all honesty, while I have my favorite go-to recipe, I'm always on the hunt for new and interesting variations.
If you have a great guacamole recipe, unique variations or secret ingredients please share them in the comments below. There's no reason the best can't get even better!
Many thanks to Rodrigo Velasquez for contributing to this post.