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Internet providers in Belleville, IL
Shop the best Belleville internet providers. Compare internet plan pricing and speeds from cable, DSL and fiber-optic providers in your area.
Belleville, IL internet providers
AT&T $40 100 - 1,000 Mbps Fiber-optic 6.756%
Spectrum $44.99 60 - 120 Mbps Cable 100%
Mediacom $29.99 60 - 200 Mbps Cable 1.740%
Wisper Internet $44.99 5 - 20 Mbps Wireless 100%
HTC Holding Co. - - Wireless 82%
King Street Wireless - - Wireless 80%
Belleville internet service at a glance
3 providers - 2.53%
Cable - 100%
At 100%, broadband coverage in Belleville is comparable to the rest of Illinois - 95%, and comparable to broadband coverage across the U.S. - 95%.
The vast majority of those living in the Belleville area will have access to cable, which covers 100% of Belleville residents. DSL internet is also an option for many, offering service to 98% of the area. Fiber-optic is less available but still a popular internet option for roughly 6.760% of those living in Belleville.
There are eight internet providers serving the Belleville area, and 98.00% of households will have internet options from more than one provider. Among Belleville's eight internet providers, prices start at $29.99 and available download speeds reach up to 1,000 Mbps.
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Top high-speed internet providers in Belleville
The largest internet providers in Belleville are AT&T, Spectrum, and HughesNet bringing DSL, cable, and satellite options to Belleville.
DSL internet from AT&T is available to nearly all Belleville residents, covering 96% of households. Many will also have the option of cable from Spectrum, which covers 100% of the area. Belleville's third most-available internet provider, HughesNet, offers satellite to around 100% of Belleville residents.
DSL from AT&T offers broadband to nearly all households in Belleville covering 96% of the area.
DSL internet from AT&T uses telephone lines in Belleville to deliver service, which often leads to lower prices and higher availability, though download speeds are likely to be slower than cable or fiber-optic internet.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $30/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Belleville, $43.33.
AT&T customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 100 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $0.30 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Belleville, $0.72.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 75 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in Belleville. These download speeds are available to 96% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Belleville's providers, 242 Mbps.
Cable from Spectrum offers broadband to all households in Belleville covering 100% of the area.
Spectrum's cable network is likely to offer faster speeds than DSL or satellite service, but Belleville residents in densely populated areas may experience slowed speeds during peak usage times.
Internet prices for Spectrum start at $44.99/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Belleville, $43.33.
Spectrum customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 60 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $0.75 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Belleville, $0.72.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Spectrum offers download speeds up to 120 Mbps and upload speeds up to 5 Mbps in Belleville. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Belleville's providers, 242 Mbps.
Satellite from HughesNet offers broadband to all households in Belleville covering 100% of the area.
HughesNet satellite internet offers reliable connection in areas of Belleville where other internet types may not be available, but service is likely to come with low monthly data allowances and high latency, making streaming binges and real-time online gaming impractical.
Internet prices for HughesNet start at $59.99/mo.*, which is significantly higher than the average starting price for internet in Belleville, $43.33.
HughesNet customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 25 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $2.40 per Mbps, higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Belleville, $0.72.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, HughesNet offers download speeds up to 25 Mbps and upload speeds up to 3 Mbps in Belleville. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Belleville's providers, 242 Mbps.
What's the fastest internet provider in Belleville?
AT&T is the fastest internet provider in Belleville with download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps. These speeds are available to 6.756% of households in Belleville. The next fastest internet provider in Belleville is Mediacom, offering download speeds up to 200 Mbps to 1.740% of the area.
What's the cheapest internet provider in Belleville?
Mediacom offers the cheapest internet in Belleville with plans starting at $29.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Belleville, $43.33.
Is fiber internet available in Belleville?
AT&T is the largest fiber-optic internet service provider in Belleville, covering 6.756% of the city.
How much speed do I need for streaming?
Each video streaming service has varying recommended speeds, but speeds up to 10 Mbps will often handle streaming on one device. For HD and 4K streaming, consider faster speeds of at least 25 Mbps to reduce buffering and maintain optimal picture quality.
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Nigel Farage reveals he feared being ASSASSINATED so stood down as UKIP leader
By wmw_admin on July 11, 2016
Ben Glaze — The Mirror July 11, 2016
UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage. Click to enlarge
Nigel Farage stood down as UKIP leader due to fears of being killed, it is claimed.
The right-wing politician announced last week he was resigning after achieving his career ambition of Brexit .
But it has emerged would-be attackers were caught on at least two occasions trying to smuggle knives into EU referendum campaign rallies attended by Mr Farage.
Threats deemed "credible" by police are also thought to have been made against his two daughters, aged 11 and 16.
A source reportedly told a Sunday newspaper: "While there was a campaign to fight and a cause to stand up for, he put up with the s***.
"He's not running away but it's part of the mood music of a modern politician."
Footnote — July 11, 2016
It's testimony to his authenticity: Nigel Farage is not controlled opposition and powers that be would like nothing more than to have him removed from the political limelight. Permanently, if possible.
Apart from threats against his daughters and knives being smuggled into campaign rallies there have been what look suspiciously like two other attempts to assassinate Farage.
In May 2010 while out campaigning the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed after a banner it was towing became entangled, or so an inquiry found. Three years later and the pilot of the plane, Justin Adams, was found dead.
Then in January this year the wheels of the car he was travelling came-off in highly suspicious circumstances. According to police all the nuts on all four wheels had been loosened. Mechanics who examined the car afterwards were "absolutely certain" that this was deliberate. Ed.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's participation in the G20 Summit has been an opportunity for Western States to reconsider their relations with Beijing. After his bilateral meeting with Jinping, the President of the United States (US) Joe Biden said that they are "against the use and threat of using nuclear weapons." China, on the other hand, was careful about not to mention Russia's name in any way in its press releases.
From this point of view, Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies (ANKASAM) presents the views it received from Mateusz Chatys, Researcher at the Center for Asian Affairs-the University of Łódź, in order to evaluate the effects of the G20 Summit on regional and global geopolitics and the future of China-Russia relations.
The statement of "Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine" was included in the final declaration of the G20 Summit. What kind of messages do you think the leaders of India and China gave to the world at the G20 Summit?
In my opinion, China and India used the G20 summit to repair the loss of image in the international arena resulting from cooperation with Russia. Thus, they indicated that they are pursuing a responsible policy aimed at stabilizing the international situation.
What will be the reflections of the US President Joe Biden & Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting on regional and global geopolitics?
I am convinced that a large part of the international community breathed a sigh of relief after this meeting, given the growing tensions in bilateral relations over the past few months. Certainly, the high-level meeting eased fears of the looming Taiwan Strait conflict, at least for the time being. While there are still a number of areas of fierce rivalry, the G20 summit meeting laid the foundations for a constructive discussion of differences between superpowers, including at lower levels of officials. For example, the U.S. Secretary of Defense met today with the Minister of Defense of the PRC in Cambodia on the sidelines of ADMM-Plus. Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized the need to improve crisis communications. Therefore, we can see the will to communicate despite many differences. It is worth underlying that it was their second meeting in six months and the first since a visit to Taiwan by the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in August. It is far more promising than the posture of Russia, which is reluctant to move forward with negotiations with Ukraine. Resuming the talks between China and the US is a win-win situation because the rest of the world – especially countries from such regions as Southeast Asia – don't want to deal with another crisis.
Do you think that China has started to move away from Russia (especially because of its nuclear threats) and seeks harmony with the West?
I don't think China has begun turning its back on Russia. In official statements by the Chinese side, when there are references to the use of nuclear weapons, they never appear in the context of Russia. In addition, Chinese criticism of the use of nuclear weapons began to emerge as Vladimir Putin began to tone down his narrative about a potential nuclear attack, which is also not without significance. Moreover, in the official statements of the Chinese side, after Xi Jinping's meetings with Joe Biden or Emmanuel Macron, we will not find a single mention of nuclear weapons. In turn, in the Chinese media, we can read that the potential use of nuclear weapons by Russia would be in the form of self-defense against aggression by the West / NATO. Finally, let's take a look at numbers. According to the results of ten months of this year, the value of gas imports from Russia to China increased by 182%, amounting to $3.1 billion. Over the same period, LNG export from Russia to China increased by 32% to 4. 98 million tons. Oil supplies over this period increased by 9.5% to 71.97 million tons.
Simply put, it is too soon to think about divorce in China-Russia relations. Moreover, I don't think at this point that there is any chance of seeking harmony with the West by China. We are dealing with a clear ideological rivalry between the U.S.-led Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) and China-sponsored Belt and Road Initiative and the Community of Common Destiny, together with the recently introduced Global Development Initiative (GDI) and Global Security Initiative (GSI).
Mateusz Chatys
Mateusz Chatys is a Researcher at the Center for Asian Affairs-the University of Łódź. A graduate of the University of Lodz in the field of International Relations, Oriental specialty, second degree studies. PhD student at the Department of Eastern Asia of the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz. Member of a student research group of East Asia and the Pacific. Scholarship holder of the EU Window Chinese Government Scholarship program in China at Hainan University in 2015-2016. Participant of the China-EU Youth Thinkers Forum held in Shanghai in 2017. Team leader of volunteers during the summer school for Chinese students "Understanding Poland: Economy, Society and Science". Research interests: economic expansion, investment policy in Southeast Asia, territorial disputes in the South China Sea, China's foreign policy towards ASEAN countries.
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Silver Stream Public School, Richmond Hill
The Silver Stream school ranking represents an opinion of ours based on hundreds of hours of research with the end-goal of determining where the "best" schools in the Richmond Hill area are FOR young families.
Silver Stream EQAO Performance & Consistency (2020)
The EQAO performance for Silver Stream is recorded each year at SusiHomes and turned into the figures like the example you see to the left. These become the EQAO calculations used to determine our final annual rankings. A "consistency number" is then assigned to Silver Stream based on how dependable the school has been over the last seven years, and then all numbers are mixed with Teacher Support (below) before producing a final ranking. See a more detailed explanation of how we determine our rankings here.
Silver Stream Teacher Support (2020)
The Teacher Support receives at Silver Stream is critical to determining its final ranking. Exactly what we mean by this is laid out here, but in a nutshell, if a school rises above their demographical expectations, they then can be considered a more worthy school, than others, for the attention of young family purchasers.
Silver Stream Demographics (2020)
For an example, see an overview of the ethnic and religious diversity for Silver Stream in the graphic to the left.
The Silver Stream ranking at SusiHomes is heavily influenced by these demographics we have (the Fraser Rankings are not). See the Potency Rankings on this page for a detailed explanation of this invaluable process.
What is the SCHOOL RANKING for Silver Stream in 2020?
The Silver Stream school ranking from SusiHomes is the most reliable ranking in the region, in our opinion, and all rankings are available to our clients. When considering the best schools in Richmond Hill, these rankings heavily influence our recommendations.
We help our clients eliminate these mistakes with our school classifications: Premium Recommendations, Alternate Recommendations, Tertiary Recommendations, and Not Recommended – Silver Stream falls into one of these categories. As a preview, you can see the Top 5 Public elementary schools in the Richmond Hill area here.
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From: "Bill Anderson" bill@fedshra.org
Passenger service from Sacramento to Folsom ended in 1939. The last diesel freight run we believe was around 1986 (to Placerville). We have a photo by Alan Aske showing a steam locomotive at the Folsom Depot in 1956.
When was the last steam run to/from Folsom/Sacramento?
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From: "Wendell Huffman" wendellhuffman@hotmail.com
Bill, that's a good question. The answer – if it can ever be found – is probably recorded in some kind of internal SP motive power assignment records with which I am not familiar – and which may not even exist.
Diebert & Strapac (p.27) say the last steam freight train on the SP was 30 November 1956. That train photographed by Alan Aske on 5 July 1956 at Folsom and on the Fair Oaks branch may well have been the last. I wonder what motivated him to photograph that particular train. What did he know?
For all I know the last passenger train of any kind was the Sacramento County Historical Society excursion of April 1963, which went all the way to Placerville. It ran out town down Front and out R, just like the old SVRR line, but did not actually run into Folsom itself.
According to D&S again, the last steam powered train of any kind (north of Mexico and not counting the Owens valley narrow gauge) was an excursion on 19 October 1958. My memory (of a newspaper article--not the event itself) is that the locomotive piston road was torched on that locomotive (4460) while the locomotive was still standing with its returned train at the Sacramento depot.
However, there was an article in Trains some years back about a steam locomotive taken under its own power to some cannery to serve as power source well after that 1958 run. And I vividly recall a steam locomotive (an 0-6-0) operating under its own power, and without train, on R street. We were in recess at Coloma School when it passed, and even then it must have been remarably rare in our young minds as everyone on the playground ran to the back fence to watch it. I insist that had to have been in the school year 1958-59--and most likely the spring of 1959, because I recall the teacher – immediately after that event – recounting his summers as a locomotive fireman while he was in school. Which it means it had to have been while I was in 6th grade. It is entirely possible that these two events were related – they have to move a locomotive that hasn't run in a long time, so fire it up and take it out R street to make sure everything is working. In fact, the locomotive I recall ran out from the west (from the shops), went past the school at 47th street, and very soon returned heading back to the west – never to be seen again. (Now I'd really like to find that Trains article! it was after I moved here in 1991.)
From: mikadobear45@yahoo.com
The latest SPH&T quarterly has a feature on "last" of Espee steam and it seems there may have been quite a few late unofficial runs using handy steam power that was on hand and good for a few more miles. When was that "last" run to Folsom with duded-up SP Ten Wheeler 2248 – 1955?
A quick review of all the extant backissues of Western Railroader and Nor Cal Railfan and Ferroequinologist newsletters between 1956 and 1960 should nail down the bulk of them. CSRM has all those old periodicals, so it shouldn't be too hard. Nevertheless, the unofficial last runs may have escaped even railfan news reporting if something happened when no one was looking or expecting it to occur.
A quick review of all the extant backissues of Western Railroader and Nor Cal Railfan and Ferroequinologist newsletters between 1956 and 1960 should nail down the bulk of them. CSRM has all those old periodicals, so it shouldn'
From: "Arnold Menke" waspman@cableone.net
Wendell: I guess you are not a member of the SP Hist. Soc. otherwise you would be aware that the last issue of SP Trainline has an article by Tom Dill on Steam's Last Gasp. He chronicles all the final steam movements. For example, 2827 was under steam on the Arvin branch in Jan. 1959 for a movie. 2833 pulled train 418 on 12-1-56, perhaps the last such operation. March 7, 1959 2582 went to Pittsburg for stationary boiler service. Aug. 27, 1959, 2582 and 2836 went to Salinas for stationary boiler service. In 1960 2836 again was used as a stationary boiler in SF. No mention of an 0-6-0 such as you described, but according to Tom's records the only switchers still on the SP Oct. 9, 1959 were 1221 1272 and 1298. Arnold
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Colton's Block is an historic series of commercial buildings at 586-590 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Built in the 1860s, it consists of three separate yet similarly-styled buildings separated by firewalls.  It is the only surviving example of a commercial building style that was common in Worcester at the time.  The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.  It is now mostly occupied by residences.

Description and history
Colton's Block is located in downtown Worcester, on the west side of Main Street between the Federal Plaza parking garage and the Babcock Block.  It consists of three separate four-story brick buildings with nearly identical styling.  Each is four bays wide, with a single storefront on the ground floor; the central entrance now provides access to the upper floors.  The three buildings are articulated by slightly projecting piers, which rise to a band of corbelled brickwork and a common projecting cornice studded with paired brackets.  The leftmost building has slightly larger windows on the second floor than those elsewhere (an alteration dating to about 1900).

The buildings were likely built in the 1860s by Samuel Colton, who published the Worcester Spy before branching out into other businesses, including real estate development.  These types of buildings were once quite common in downtown Worcester, and these are now the only ones left.  The earliest documented occupants were dry goods retailers and wholesalers.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

Commercial blocks on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Commercial buildings completed in 1860
Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts
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De Sint-Barbarakerk is een voormalige parochiekerk in het Oost-Vlaamse dorp Rieme, gelegen aan de Kanaalstraat. Het kerkgebouw uit de periode 1953-1955 verving een eerder kerkgebouw uit de jaren 30 dat tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog volledig werd verwoest. Vanaf juli 2013 werden geen diensten meer gehouden in het gebouw, waarna eind 2014 de kerk ontwijd en definitief buiten gebruik gesteld werd.

Geschiedenis van de parochie
In december 1927 werd in Rieme een nieuwe parochie, gewijd aan sint Barbara, gesticht. Op 20 april 1928 werd Jacques Claeys Bouuaert als eerste pastoor aangesteld. Op 9 september werd een kerkenraad aangesteld op het gemeentehuis van Ertvelde en kort daarna, op 27 september, werd de eerste kerkdienst gehouden, in een lokaal van de meisjesschool in Rieme. Een jongensschool was nog in aanbouw. Op 31 oktober kon een noodkerk worden ingewijd, waarna werd gekeken naar het bouwen van een nieuwe parochiekerk en een pastorie. De bouw van een pastorie werd op 24 augustus 1929 aanbesteed en op 31 januari 1930 was deze bewoonbaar.

De plannen voor een nieuwe kerk konden niet worden gerealiseerd op het stuk grond waarop de noodkerk stond, zodat een nieuw stuk grond moest worden aangekocht. In 1934 werd een ontwerp van architect Vaerewijck door de verantwoordelijke instanties goedgekeurd en kon in augustus begonnen worden met de bouw door de firma Heene uit Eeklo. Nog geen jaar later, op 31 maart 1935, werd de kerk, alsmede de klok, ingewijd en in gebruik genomen.

Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, op 10 mei 1940, raakte de kerk beschadigd na een luchtbombardement en was daardoor drie maanden buiten gebruik. Met name de toren, het dak en de klok waren beschadigd welke met hulp van het Provinciaal Kommissariaat werden hersteld. In 1944, op 27 juli, 7 en 18 augustus, werd Rieme zwaar gebombardeerd door Geallieerde bommenwerpers en volledig verwoest. Ook de kerk en pastorie werden vernield. Een maand later, op 16 september, werd Rieme bevrijd door het Poolse leger, waarna de inwoners terugkeerden en begonnen aan de heropbouw. De erediensten werden tijdelijk gehouden in de kerk van Ertvelde, totdat in oktober, een noodkerk in gebruik werd genomen.

Geschiedenis van het huidig kerkgebouw
Ongeveer negen jaar later, op 19 december 1953, werd de bouw van een nieuw kerkgebouw aanbesteed. De kerk werd opnieuw ontworpen door de architect Vaerewijck. Het ontwerp dat was ingediend leek veel op het eerste kerkgebouw maar met een strakkere vormgeving. Op 14 juni 1954 werd de bouw gegund aan de firma Heene, die ook al de eerste kerk had gebouwd.Tijdens de bouw werd enigszins van het nieuwe ontwerp afgeweken en kreeg de kerk, naast een hogere toren, een minder strak uiterlijk. Zoals in de eerste kerk werd gebruik gemaakt van een dakgewelf van gewapend beton. Het nieuwe kerkgebouw kon op 3 juli 1955 voorlopig worden ingewijd. Op 26 mei 1963 werd de kerk officieel ingewijd door de bisschop van Gent.

Door veroudering en vermindering van het aantal parochianen en kerkmedewerkers werd de parochie minder zelfstandig en ontstond noodgedwongen een nauwe samenwerking met de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Hemelvaartparochie van Ertvelde. Uiteindelijk werd besloten de kerk buiten gebruik te stellen en vanaf juli 2013 vonden er geen erediensten meer plaats. Eind 2013 werd verzocht de parochie op te heffen. Op 29 oktober 2014 werd de kerk definitief ontwijd. De parochie werd opgeheven.

De kerk is gesloten en niet toegankelijk voor publiek.

Klokken
In de eerste kerk hing aanvankelijk een enkele klok van 338 kg. Deze raakte op 10 mei 1940 beschadigd door een luchtbombardement en moest worden hergoten. Eind januari 1943 kon de klok worden teruggehangen. In 1944 werd de volledige kerk, waaronder de klok, totaal verwoest. Op de noodkerk die hierna werd gebouwd werd in een kleine toren een klok gehangen, afkomstig van de beiaardier Duquenne van St. Quentin uit Frankrijk. Vanaf juli 1955 werd de tweede kerk in gebruik genomen. In september werd hierin een nieuwe klok gehangen, gegoten door de firma Horacantus uit Lokeren, en woog 487 kg. In 1964 werden nog twee klokken aangekocht bij Horacantus. Het betrof een Onze Lieve Vrouweklok van 338 kg en een lichtere klok van 224 kg.

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South Africa's top junior female surf stars lit up the waves at the Point in Jeffreys Bay on Day 2 of the Hurley SA Junior Champs, revelling in the clean 0.5 to one metre swell pulsing along the rocky shore fanned by a stiff offshore wind.
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Remembering the Victims of the San Bernardino Massacre
Their jobs were to keep the people of San Bernardino County healthy. They died together on Wednesday, shot to death at an office holiday party.
Remembering the Victims of the San Bernardino Mass Shooting
Dec. 3, 2015, 7:44 PM UTC / Updated Dec. 5, 2015, 4:19 AM UTC
By Daniella Silva, Gisele Lamarre, Molly Palmer and Erin Calabrese
Their jobs were to keep their friends and neighbors healthy. They died together on Wednesday, shot at an office holiday party, allegedly by a co-worker.
Twelve of the fourteen victims were San Bernardino County employees, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said at a press conference Thursday evening.
Many of those killed in the assault on the Inland Regional Center worked for the health department, making their living inspecting restaurants, pools, water treatment systems and other public facilities.
Here are some of their stories:
Michael Raymond Wetzel
San Bernardino shooting victim Michael WetzelChurch of the Woods via Reuters
Michael Raymond Wetzel, was a 37-year-old father of six who supervised a team of health inspectors in the county Environmental Health Services division.
His death was first confirmed by his church, Church of the Woods in nearby Lake Arrowhead.
His wife, Renee Wetzel, said she didn't know a better person.
"He loved his work and his family so very much," she said in a statement posted online. "Without him, this family will never be the same."
Nicholas Thalasinos
Nicholas Thalasinosvia Facebook
Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, a longtime inspector, was also among the dead, his wife told NBC News.
Jennifer Thalasinos said her husband was a devout Messianic Jew and very outspoken politically. She said she considered him a martyr for his faith.
She and Nicholas had recently renewed their marriage vows, according to The Associated Press.
"He was a wonderful person," Joey Shimoni, a friend of Thalasinos, told the AP. "A great husband and just a sweet soul."
Shooting Victim's Wife Says Husband was Martyred for His Faith
Damian Meins
Also gunned down was health inspector Damian Meins, a married 58-year-old father of two.
Damian Meins, victim of the San Bernardino photo. He was a married 58-year-old father of two.Courtesy of Riverside County Environmental Health
His death was being mourned at St. Catherine School of Alexandria in Riverside, where he worked as an aftercare director and where his daughter is a teacher. The school held a service in his honor on Thursday.
His daughter, Tina M. Meins, told the Orange County Register that her father came out of retirement in September to work for the San Bernardino County of Environmental Health Services. He worked alongside suspected shooter Syed Rizwan Farook.
Sierra Clayborn
Sierra Clayborn, 27, was a recent addition to the team of county inspectors. She was confirmed dead by her sister, Tamishia Clayborn, who spoke to local NBC affiliate KNBC.
Sierra Claybornvia Facebook
Mary Hale, who managed the property where Clayborn lived with her boyfriend, said she was "someone special."
"She was such a beautiful person. Absolute sweetheart," she said sobbing.
Hale said the last time she spoke to Clayborn was last Wednesday, when she came to wish Hale a Happy Thanksgiving before going to spend it with her family.
"Boy, the world's missing out on someone special," she said.
The county workers had gathered Wednesday morning in the Inland Regional Center for a holiday luncheon. One of their fellow inspectors, Farook, was among the group. He left in the middle of the party and returned a little while later with his wife and started shooting, authorities said. The couple fled the scene but were killed in a confrontation with police that evening.
Daniel Kaufman
Daniel KaufmanCourtesy of Ryan Reyes
Daniel Kaufman, 42, trained developmentally disabled employees at the Inland Regional Center's coffee shop, his boyfriend, Ryan Reyes, told NBC News.
Reyes said that he initially was told that Kaufman had been shot but survived. But on Thursday officials said he was dead.
"Everyone in my family is devastated," Kaufman's uncle, Gregory Johnson, told NBC News. "Daniel was a good person that we all loved. "
Harry Bowman
Harry Bowman died in the San Bernardino shooting.Courtesy of Ian Fagan
Harry Bowman, 46, of Upland, was a father of two daughters, ages 11 and 15, family member Bill Kraft told the Los Angeles Times.
Bowman, better known as "Hal," worked as a statistical analyst for healthy communities for the County Department of Public Health.
His family called him a dedicated Catholic, who often taught religious classes.
"Death at its best is hard to take. This type of death is extremely hard to take, especially when you have young children," Kraft, of Aurora, Ill., said. "There is no way you are going to make them understand."
Benneta Betbadal
Benneta Betbadal poses with her husband, Arlen Verdehyou, and their three children in a family photo.Courtesy of family
Benneta Betbadal, 46, of Rialto, fled Iran when she was just 18 to escape Islamic extremism and the persecution of Christians, her family said in a statement announcing a memorial fund.
Betbadal, a mother to two boys and a girl, ages 10, 12 and 15, worked as a San Bernardino County health inspector since 2006.
"Benneta left the house Wednesday morning, excited about a presentation she was scheduled to give to her supervisors and coworkers at their annual meeting," the statement said. "It is the ultimate irony that her life would be stolen from her that day by what appears to be the same type of extremism that she fled so many years ago."
Isaac Amanios
Isaac Aminios, fourth from left, with his family at his daughter's 2013 high school graduation.Abraham Amanios
New York Giants safety Nat Berhe said in a post on Twitter that Isaac Amanois, 60, was his cousin.
"Just got word that one of my cousins was among the 14 killed yesterday, I'm so sick right now," he said in a post earlier Thursday.
"My cousin's name is Isaac Amanios and he was a great human being," he said in another post after the coroner's list was released. "Thoughts and prayers are with my family back in CA."
My cousin's name is Isaac Amanios and he was a great human being. Thoughts and prayers are with my family back in CA.
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 4, 2015
Robert Admas with his daughter, Savannah.Family photo
Robert Adams, 40, of Yucaipa, was "a devoted father" to his 20-month-old baby Savannah and an Environmental Health Specialist with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, according to a statement from the agency.
"Robert always wanted to be a father and for the past 20-months, he was a devoted father to Savannah and cherished every moment with her," the statement said.
"All day we waited for news that he was safely coming home to his beautiful wife Summer and his absolutely precious daughter, Savannah," read a post on a memorial fund for the Adams family that was started by a friend of Robert's wife. "It is now confirmed this will not be happening."
Tin Nguyen
Tin Nguyen, 31, was a food inspector with the county health department, according to the Orange County Register.
Tin NguyenFamily photo
She stopped by the morning meeting at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday, her cousin Calvin Nguyen told USA Today.
Her mother tried to call her on Wednesday night after hearing news that Nguyen was inside the building that had been attacked, her cousin said.
"Her mom tried to call, and all people tried to call, but no answer," Calvin told the newspaper.
"She was very intelligent, a good girl, takes care of mom and family," he said.
Juan Espinoza
Juan Espinozavia Facebook
Juan Espinoza, 50, of Highland, worked as a health inspector for the health department of San Bernardino, his daughter Jerusalem told the Los Angeles Times.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra, 47; daughter, Jerusalem, 25; and son, Jonathan, 13, the Orange County Register reported.
Espinoza's family described him as a hard worker, who was fair and honest, and respected education. His daughter said he encouraged her to earn a bachelor's degree with honors, telling her "education is something that can never be taken away."
Aurora Godoy
Aurora Godoy, a 26-year-old mother-of-one from San Jacinto, was described as "bubbly" and "loving and giving" by family members.
Aurora Godoy was a victim at the Inland Regional Center shooting in San Bernardino.Family photo
Godoy and her high-school sweetheart husband, James Godoy, had a 22-month-old son named Alexander, James Godoy's cousin, Eric Godoy, told NBC News. "She loved her family. She loved her son," Eric's wife, Mary, added.
A crowdfunding page set up by James' sister said Aurora Godoy was "always willing to help all of her loved ones" and that "she loved to bake and cook."
"She was really creative and was always willing to help with birthday parties and functions," according to the page, which was established to raise money for the newly bereaved father. "She loved spending time at Disneyland with her family. We will miss her bubbly personality, always smiling, and her funny way of saying hello."
"Aurora was always happy and we will truly miss her energy," it added.
Shannon Johnson
Shannon Johnson was a 45-year-old from the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, according to a statement from Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Shannon Johnson was a 45-year-old from the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, and he was killed in the San Bernardino shooting.Mandy Pfifer
Garcetti described Johnson as "one of our own" and said he "rose before dawn each morning to get to his job as a San Bernardino County health inspector."
He lived with his girlfriend, Mandy Pfifer, who is a longtime member of the Mayor's crisis response team.
"We offer our full support to Mandy in this unimaginably difficult time, and I send my deepest condolences to Shannon's family and all who are grieving loved ones in the aftermath of this senseless tragedy," the mayor's statement said.
Yvette Velasco
Yvette Velasco, 27, of Fontana, was also among the names identified as fatalities by the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office on Thursday afternoon.Family photo
Yvette Velasco, 27, of Fontana, was remembered by her family as an "intelligent, motivated, and beautiful young woman."
She "was full of life and loved by all who knew her," her family said in a statement to Telemundo.
Velasco is survived by her parents, Robert and Marie Velasco, and her three sisters, Adriana, Erica and Genevieve.
Victims of Mass Shootings Honored as Americans Adjust to New Reality
Another 21 people were hit by gunfire and lived.
One of those injured, food inspector Patrick Baccari, happened to be in the bathroom when the attack began. He recalled standing at the paper towel dispenser when the gun blasts punched the wall in front of him, sending a puff of drywall dust into his face.
After realizing what was happening, Baccari, a retired Air Force Reserves medic, hit the floor; he and another man held the door closed with their feet until police arrived. "That may have saved me," Baccari said.
Later, Baccari was shocked when he found out who the accused gunman was; he and Farook shared an office cubicle and had sat at the same table at the party earlier that morning.
Another survivor, Julie Paez, arrived at the party expecting to receive an award for employee of the year. She ended up getting shot in the thigh and abdomen, her three children told the Los Angeles Times.
Another survivor, Kevin Ortiz, a 24-year-old health inspector who'd recently married, was shot three times but was able to call his wife and father, telling them that he loved them, they told the Los Angeles Times.
Denise Paraza, 27, also managed to call her family despite being shot. She told them she'd ducked under a table when the gunfire started and ended up getting hit in the back, the relatives told the Los Angeles Times.
From the floor of shooting scene, she texted her family: "Love you guys. Was shot." She was recovering in the hospital with a shattered pelvis, the children said.
Daniella Silva
Daniella Silva is a reporter for NBC News, focusing on education and how laws, policies and practices affect students and teachers. She also writes about immigration.
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Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of ten YA novels, including Scatterheart, Pink and Green Valentine. After studying Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne, Lili established the insideadog.com.au website, the Inky Awards and the Inkys Creative Reading Prize at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, and lives in Melbourne with her husband, son, dog and three chickens.
Books by Lili Wilkinson
The Erasure Initiative
A brilliant psychological thriller from one of Australia's finest YA authors.
Hodgepodge: How to Make a Pet Monster 1
A fantastically readable, gloriously funny and highly collectable new junior fiction series.
Clancy the Quokka
An adorable story about a mischievous quokka who learns his lesson... or does he?
After the Lights Go Out
What happens when the lights go off after what might truly be an end-of-the-world event? How do you stay alive? Who do you trust? How much do you have to sacrifice?
That Christmas Feeling
A warm family story that will give you those special Christmas tingles.
The Boundless Sublime
Ruby Jane Galbraith is an ordinary girl seeking peace in the wake of family tragedy. Her search leads her into a community that seems guided by love. And it's only after she's drawn into its web that she learns its sinister secrets.
Green Valentine
When Astrid and Hiro meet they give each other superhero names. She's Lobster Girl and he's Shopping Trolley Boy. Not an auspicious beginning. But it gets better. Then it gets worse. Much worse. Classic romantic comedy: girl-meets-boy, love blossoms, and is derailed. Incredibly engaging, upbeat, funny and smart.
The Zigzag Effect
Backstage mischief. Secret kisses. Mysterious mishaps. Is Sage's holiday job a little too interesting? This is highly entertaining, original, pacy rom-crime for teenagers who like their fiction fast, funny and chock-full of sass.
Love-shy
Penny is a schoolgirl investigative journalist in search of a story. And she finds one: a boy at her school who is painfully love-shy. Surely he's the perfect subject for a feature article. What could possibly go wrong?
A Pocketful of Eyes
When a dead body is discovered at the Museum, Beatrice May Ross is determined to use her sleuthing skills to solve the case. Sharp, sassy YA crime-fiction, with a dash of romance and a splash of funny.
A fresh and lively ride on the chaotic rollercoaster of love, friendship, musical theatre and the back stage crew, from one of the brightest voices in YA fiction.


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Android vs. iOS – A Comparison of the Platforms
Contributor: Sawda Alvi, Nascenia
According to a research, by 2020, an estimated 4bn people are expected to be connected to some form of internet device. Understandingly, this is why most businesses now have a website up and running. However, it is important to know which device they use to connect to the internet, as this can influence their engagement behaviour. From studies as recent as 2016, we see that over 90% of internet users own a smartphone. The rising importance of smartphones as an access point to the internet has caused new categories to emerge, such as Mobile-First, Mobile-Heavy, and even Mobile-Only internet users.
If we dive a little further, interestingly enough, apps are dominating the mobile browsing scenario.
It becomes a no-brainer that you need mobile applications to reach your audience. Now, the question remains, which application platform will enable you to garner the highest audience reach? There are lots of mobile operating systems, but Google's Android and Apple's iOS dominate the market share. I have compared the two platforms and their relative advantages to create a guide as to which platform best supports your requirements.
TARGET CONSUMER OF THE APP
The use of Android devices is much more prominent in developing countries and low-middle income dominant areas. iOS devices are more commonly visible in corporate and higher income dominant states. This reflects the contrasting marketing strategies of the two giants. While Android's goal is to dominate the market share (80% as opposed to iOS's 15%), Apple is more focused on being premium, and, thus, has a much smaller customer base. The lifestyle demographics of the users can also be an indicator of which platform would be more suitable for your app. For example, a professional slide making app is likely to be more successful on iOS because corporates are more likely to use Apple mobile devices for work. A photo editing app is likely to be more successful on Android because iPhone cameras produce uniformly good images while Android cameras vary from device to device, which calls for editing.
TYPE OF APP
Different types of app require different platforms. For example, gaming apps are much easier to launch on iOS as Apple devices have uniform screen sizes and resolutions. This is one of the reasons why most gaming apps are first launched on iOS before Android. A lot of mobile gamers have been shifting to iOS because it can be frustrating to wait for Android releases, although, according to gamers, Android gaming experience is often better than iOS ones. So iOS is quickly becoming the go to platform for reaching mobile gamers. If the app is related to productivity, or aimed towards gaining a higher reach, it makes more sense to launch it on Android first as it has a higher market share.
APP STORE STATISTICS
One of the main setbacks of developing an Android app is that it is a highly fragmented platform. It takes time to develop an app that is supported across most Android devices, given the differences in screen size, resolution, OS version, etc.
However, the Apple App Store takes a lot of time to approve an app, and the slightest error can result in rejection. For Google Play, the app submission process is much easier and results in faster deployment. Although Apple App Store has been around longer, Google Play Store now has 2.6 bn apps compared to Apple's 2.2 bn. This shows a preference towards building Android apps despite the fragmentation.
According to App Annie, iOS apps generate about 75% more revenue than Android apps. However, to keep things in perspective, paid app downloads is much much less compared to free app downloads, as can be seen from the graph below.
The reason behind the revenue gap is, simply put, a reflection of the income differences of its users. iOS users are more willing to pay for a good app, whereas Android users prefer free ones. This is why, most Android apps are ad supported.
Google Play Store is more open so as to make app deployment faster, which leaves loopholes in security, making it vulnerable to piracy. If the business is one that sells apps, iOS is a better option as it prioritizes copyright protections. Given that Apple users are five times more likely to make purchases, if the app is designed to make money, iOS is the better option. Again, demographics is also important in this case if the app would be more attractive to a certain type of lifestyle. For apps that require subscription, at some point the app must be available on both (maybe even more) platforms so that all users can subscribe irrespective of what device they use. However, it makes more sense to initially launch it on Android as it generally has the most users. For a start-up, it is advisable to develop an app for iOS first because of the revenue benefits, the possibility of creating a buzz amongst influencers, and to avoid the fragmented Android platform which can cause the app to be buggy on certain devices.
Generally, it is a common practice to develop an app for iOS first, and then to move on to the next platform when the iOS audience has matured to some extent (Instagram). Android apps are developed first if a majority of the target audience are Android users. Apps for both platforms are launched at the same time when the company has significant resources to be able to do so.
Whichever platform is prioritised first, the fact remains that at some point, apps have to be developed for both platforms in order to cater to your audience irrespective of what device they use.
If you can't wait to have your app up and running, but are unsure as to where to start, here are some links to help you get started:
Finding the Best Mobile App Developer
Steps to Hire a Web/Mobile Application Development Company
Single Developer vs. Multiple Developers
Key Benefits of Outsourcing Software Development
4 Steps to Outsource App Development
Tags: Andriod, Android vs iOS, iOS,
Anees Shah
The first question when buying a mobile phone is usually: Android or iOS? Often a landmark decision for many years – and a question of faith. Today we show the Android vs iOS comparison and the strengths and weaknesses of both operating systems.


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"Britain's Big-Deal Election, Explained", The Interpreter (TNYTimes)
Mr. Johnson during a campaign event in London on Wednesday.Leon Neal/Getty Images
Britain held its third general election in five years on Thursday, and the results are as surprising as they are consequential:
The right-wing Conservative Party gained 47 seats, from 317 to 364.
The left-wing Labour Party lost 59 seats, from 262 to 203.
The center-left Liberal Democrats lost 1 seat, from 12 to 11.
The Scottish National Party, a pro-independence party, won 13 seats, from 35 to 48.
What follows is a brief, simple primer on those results and what they mean, in practical and political terms.
(1) The big winner was Brexit
The election was framed around what to do about Brexit, which has now hung over Britain for more than three years since the country narrowly voted to leave the European Union.
It was not so much a matter of deciding whether the nation was "for" or "against" Brexit — polls now show a slight majority opposes Brexit — as the more practical matter of how to proceed.
Boris Johnson, the prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, worked to channel public exasperation, promising the quickest possible resolution and painting the opposition as likely to delay things further.
The Labour Party's message was more muddled. It offered to negotiate a softer Brexit, but also to put that option to a new national referendum and respect the public's decision either way. It wasn't quite a pro-Brexit or an anti-Brexit stance. This was due in part to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's personal leanings in favor of Brexit, as well as his desire not to split the Labour coalition, which mostly opposes Brexit but includes a big chunk of voters who voted to leave the European Union.
Labour, perhaps knowing this wasn't a Brexit message to rally the nation, tried to refocus the election on other issues, such as the fate of the National Health Service, on which Labour tends to significantly outperform the Conservatives in polls.
In the end, Mr. Johnson's strategy worked. His party consolidated the half of the electorate that voted to leave the European Union, breaking away much of Labour's base.
The result was not so much a groundswell of support and enthusiasm for Brexit itself as for Mr. Johnson's message that Brexit was going to happen, so the country might as well get it over with.
(2) The big loser was Jeremy Corbyn, who will own Labour's historic defeat
This election will deliver Labour's smallest share of Parliament since 1935, smaller even than its minority during the era of Margaret Thatcher. Though Brexit will almost surely be the biggest consequence of this election, Labour's historic defeat is the biggest political story.
The primary owner of that loss is not the movement to remain in the European Union (which is popular), left-wing politics (also popular), or the Labour Party as a whole, but its leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr. Corbyn is one of the most unpopular figures in British life. His national disapproval rating, 61 percent, is about triple his national approval rating, 21 percent — meaning that he is disliked three-to-one, a staggering figure.
He is also broadly seen as on the opposite side of his own party electorate on the issue defining this election and his nation's future: Brexit.
And consider these poll numbers. Labour's major non-Brexit policy positions are wildly popular. Polls show strong support for Labour's plans to raise taxes on the wealthy, nationalize the railways, put workers on corporate boards, and so on.
This should be a popular party. But Mr. Corbyn failed to capitalize on that, and may have been a severe liability.
In an article titled "Labour economic policies are popular, so why aren't Labour?," Matthew Smith, a data analyst for the polling firm YouGov, noted that voters expressed little confidence in Mr. Corbyn to carry these plans out, or to lead the nation in general.
"People are more likely to trust Boris Johnson (34 percent) with the economy than Jeremy Corbyn (16 percent)," he wrote — an astonishing statistic given the popularity of Mr. Corbyn's economic proposals.
That trend shows up again and again in polls. Voters express discomfort with the Conservatives' stewardship of the National Health Service, to which they have imposed steady cuts. But one poll found that voters trust Mr. Corbyn even less with the service, with only 36 percent saying Mr. Corbyn would best run it, to 46 percent in favor of Mr. Johnson.
Consider that Mr. Corbyn also lost seats to the Scottish National Party, underscoring the degree to which voters seemed to be motivated by a desire to vote against Labour.
(3) Brexit is now all but certain to happen
There were two things holding Britain back from actually going through with Brexit.
No single plan — which would also be a vision for what sort of Brexit to have — was popular enough to win a majority of votes in Parliament. And there was too much ambiguity in popular sentiment, which has seemed to waffle between slight majorities for and against Brexit, to push it through.
This vote potentially resolves both of those issues.
The size of the new Conservative majority in Parliament will make it harder for any one faction, such as the Brexit hard-liners, to block Mr. Johnson. And Mr. Johnson will simply have more options for finding a majority to support his plan.
Maybe most of all, the vote will be taken as a resounding public mandate for Brexit and for Mr. Johnson's plan in particular, which is largely the same plan as that of his predecessor, Theresa May.
That will not necessarily be an accurate perception. The vote was framed mostly as expressing a desire to get the process over, which doesn't resolve that the public found every actual plan to be objectionable. But so much of the now three-year-plus Brexit drama has turned around political interpretations of popular sentiment and the strange ways that the electoral system channels that sentiment, rather than on popular will itself (which, as we've mentioned, leans slightly in favor of remaining in the European Union). So this vote may be enough to resolve the issue in the minds of political leaders.
The European Union will also read this as a mandate and help to push things through, as it also very much wants to move on from endless Brexit dramas.
The big problems with Brexit itself still remain. There are multiple distinct plans, none of which enjoys sweeping public or political support. And each of which is expected to bring significant and long-term economic pain. But this vote may be enough to overcome those issues, if not actually resolve them.
(4) Scottish independence? Maybe, but maybe not
The sweep by the Scottish National Party is a big deal, effectively cutting off the two main pan-British parties, Labour and Conservative, from Scotland.
But we would urge some caution around predictions that this will bring Scottish independence.
It's true that Scottish voters overwhelmingly oppose leaving the European Union. And they rejected a 2014 independence referendum in part on the arguments that staying in the United Kingdom offered greater stability and a surer place in the European Union — two arguments that no longer apply.
But the S.N.P. victory might not necessarily reflect, or create, a surge of support for Scottish independence.
For one, voters may have simply chosen the party because they saw it as more attractive than the alternatives, not because they have changed their minds on independence. The Labour and Conservative leaders are both unpopular, especially in Scotland, so this might be more about their decline than S.N.P.'s rise. And the Scottish National Party has a clear position against Brexit, which the other parties didn't. Maybe most importantly, opinion polls show that Scots are still against independence, albeit by slightly narrower margins than they were in 2014.
Predictions of Scottish independence may also be slightly overheated because many of those predictions came on Thursday night, when exit polls projected a much bigger S.N.P. win. The actual results show a more modest (but still significant) S.N.P. sweep.
If and when Brexit happens, and Scots find themselves ripped from the European Union that they so cherish, this could all change. Certainly the Scottish National Party is now in a better position to capitalize on any rise in Scottish independence sentiment. But even then, huge procedural hurdles would remain. For one, Mr. Johnson would have to allow an independence vote to go ahead. In all things, the status quo is usually the safer bet.
(5) If Brexit goes relatively smoothly, it's Boris Johnson's Britain for the foreseeable future
This kind of public mandate usually grants two things: the political space, and the time in office, for a leader to bring his or her vision for the country to fruition.
That most likely means a more nationalist, inward-looking Britain, with significantly tighter controls on immigration.
The realities of post-Brexit economics are likely to be harsh. Britain will have to form new trade agreements with just about every country on earth, a process likely to take many years and with Britain negotiating from a position of urgent weakness.
The likelihood of significant deregulation also hangs in the air, at a time when years of austerity have already greatly weakened the social safety net and the National Health Service is struggling under budget cuts.
But it is difficult to say with great certainty how Mr. Johnson will govern because of his reputation for untrustworthiness and fabrication. His zeal for intra-party knife fights could also become a distraction.
The irony is that Labour's policies are actually more popular. But, as it is often said, elections have consequences, and this is one of them.
(6) Be skeptical of anyone claiming clear lessons for the U.S. election
With the American Democratic primary in full swing and the presidential election looming, there will be a natural desire to draw lessons, but we'd urge caution there.
There are already claims that Mr. Corbyn's loss shows that Democrats will suffer if they select a candidate who is too far left.
But Mr. Corbyn's left-wing policies were popular. It was Mr. Corbyn himself who was deeply unpopular, to a degree that no Democratic candidate comes close to matching. There is simply no clear parallel.
And there is no equivalent in the United States to Brexit, an issue that, in addition to defining this election, has scrambled party politics and lines of political identity.
If anything, the trend in the United States has been the opposite, toward ever-clearer lines of partisan polarization and identification.
There is much in common across the United States and United Kingdom, particularly in the era of right-wing populist backlash. But this particular election was driven by forces, events and personalities that are particular to this country at this moment.


Our rack of Welsh lamb won a gold in the Wales True Taste awards 2011-12. Cook it lightly seasoned with olive oil, salt and pepper to add to the outstanding flavour. Other popular choices include chops and our homemade lamb burgers.


While there are plenty of easy to purchase products on the market for skincare, often using the most natural ingredients will work just as well, if not better, on your skin. Women have created and tried recipes for millennia to smooth, soften and perfect their skin, and many of the same food ingredients have been found to consistently work wonders.
These do-it-yourself natural skincare remedies are made with simple ingredients that you most likely already have in your kitchen, and allows you to create products at a fraction of the cost of purchasing in-store.
1. Combine both ingredients in a bowl and microwave to warm for 10 seconds.
2. Standing over an easy to clean surface (I recommend placing either newspaper or paper towels beneath you) place as much of the mixture as you can over cellulite spots and wrap in plastic wrap.
3. Remove plastic wrap after 20 minutes and gently wipe mixture off your skin.
4. Repeat 2-3 times per week for 8 weeks for best results.
1. Separate egg white from egg yolk and discard the yolk.
2. Beat egg white in a small bowl until stiff.
3. Add witch hazel to the egg and mix well.
4. Using a small makeup brush apply the mixture to puffiness around eyes.
5. Let application sit for 15 minutes then rinse off with warm water.
1. Mash the strawberry and baking soda in a small bowl.
2. Using fingers apply the mixture to your teeth.
3. Allow for it to sit for 5 minutes, rinse, and then brush as usual.
2. Using fingers gently apply exfoliant to face, massaging skin in small circular motions.
3. Rinse face with warm water.
4. Repeat 1-2 times per week or as needed.
1. Combine and mix the avocado and honey in a bowl and mix well.
2. Using fingers apply mixture to your face and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
3. Rinse face with warm water, a gentle face wash, and washcloth.
4. Repeat once per week.
Let me know in the comments down below your experiences with any of these time-tested beauty recipes, and don't forget to share any tips and tricks!
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Intentional Growth
#160: Get Your Business Out of Your Brain & Increase the Value of Your Company
Apple Podcasts Stitcher Overcast
Today I'm talking with Chris Ronzio. He is an author, a coach, a speaker, an investor, and an entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of a tool for growing businesses, called Trainual, as well as a business consulting agency, called Organize Chaos.
How Chris fell in love with entrepreneurship
How to effectively and smoothly sell a business
Finding a hidden value of your business
The importance of "There has to be a better way"
How Chris builds a business
Why a playbook is important
The first steps in order to adopt a playbook
You need to capture the things you and your employees have learned in your business. The asset in your business is your knowledge of the business.
Links and Resources:
Chris Ronzio
Trainual
Trainual Worksheet
Organize Chaos
100 Hacks to Improve Your Business
ARKONA Boot Camp
About Chris:
Chris Ronzio started his first business when he was 14, and throughout his entrepreneurial journey, he developed a passion for technology, efficiency, and making business easier. Chris spent a decade building a national video production company that would net over $3 million and sold that business before turning 25, at which point he started a consulting agency called Organize Chaos. After working directly with hundreds of entrepreneurs, Chris and his team created a software tool to help organize small and growing businesses.
He is also an investor, part-owner, and/or on the board of 5 other companies, an Inc Magazine columnist, and the author of "100 Hacks To Improve Your Business." As a speaker, Chris combines his experience as a life-long diabetic, a serial entrepreneur, startup leader, and athlete to share unique lessons and actionable insights that resonate with all types of professional audiences.
Brought to you by Ryan Tansom of Intentional Growth


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Lions for Lambs Preaches Leftist Politics
2007 9 Nov
DVD Release Date: April 8, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: November 9, 2007 (limited)
Rating: R (war violence and language)
Run Time: 91 min.
Director: Robert Redford
Actors: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Pena, Derek Luke
In Lions for Lambs, you've got three of the biggest, heavy-hitting actors together on-screen: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. No doubt you've heard this film is an edgy, political drama centered on a war.
So, with that in mind, what do you think of? Maybe Cruise trouncing a Marine Colonel in the thrilling courtroom scene in A Few Good Men? Or Redford as a hot-on-the-trail reporter in All the President's Men? How about Streep, known as "the greatest living film actress," in Rendition?
Well, forget all that. Though it's a star-studded cast, Redford delivers us a heavy-handed, low budget, political lecture that, mercifully, only lasts about ninety minutes.
When movies like this come out around election time, we should take pause and realize that such timing is quite intentional. Lions follows on the heels of an even more disturbing, political war film, In the Valley of Elah, which released earlier this fall. Tommy Lee Jones's role in Elah is parallel to that of Redford's here, and both movies bring audiences one-sided portrayals of the war in Iraq.
In Lions, Streep's character, Janine Roth, is a liberal television journalist, and Cruise plays Republican Senator Jasper Irving. Irving has called Roth to his office, where his goal is to convince his former ally to use her pull in the media to promote his new idea to win the war on terror.
For an hour (in real time … believe us), he pontificates about his plan, while we periodically cut to Professor Stephen Malley (Redford), who is trying to convince one of his students to stop wasting his life and start making a real difference in society. Malley isn't clear about how exactly that's to be done, but he is clear that it's not in volunteering for the war. After all, two of his former favorite students (Derek Luke and Michael Pena) volunteered, against his better counsel, and are now in the worst throes of harm's way.
We then cut to Afghanistan, which is where Senator Irving's plan is quickly unfolding. He wants to head off a strike against coalition forces and catch the enemy by surprise, before winter, by positioning small groups of soldiers on various key ridges in the mountains. We soon see that the professor's student/soldiers are merely sitting ducks—pawns of the starched senator who has only worked in military intelligence and whose boots have never touched the soil of war. Thus, the meaning behind the film's title.
Some of the dialogue is thought provoking, and the actors do their best with the script they were given. Streep's character bombards the senator with tough questions that imply parallels to Vietnam, and the senator questions her patriotism and reminds her how eager the media was to sell the war in Iraq. Roth admits that perhaps her ideals have been compromised. She goes back to her network and tells them she won't run the story, and her boss tells her that her job is at risk, that her elderly mother won't get the care she needs if Roth loses her job. These scenes are played out cleverly and evoke deep thought on complicated subjects.
All that being said, in the end Lions for Lambs breaks the number one screenwriting rule: show it, don't say it. With ninety-eight percent lecture and two percent visual action, it's just a long, boring diatribe. So save your money and skip this rehash of the endless "what mistakes did we make in Iraq?" debate.
Drugs/Alcohol: Few, if any, portrayals.
Language: Several obscenities and profanities, including numerous "f" words.
Sex: None.
Violence: War violence shown, with soldiers shooting at each other, killing each other, etc. No bloody body parts or gruesomeness.
Worldview: Liberal, anti-American in places. Basically says there's no good answer to the war on terror, enlisting in the military is not the way to go, and Washington leaders make uninformed, uncaring, seat-of-the-pants decisions that put brave, overly-idealistic soldiers at too much risk.


I have a lovely pink and white 'Martha Washington' geranium — actually a pelargonium, botanically speaking — that has been blooming outside my kitchen door for many years. I've named her Trudy and she thrives in bright sunlight and blooms practically year-round in my Mill Valley garden.
Both geraniums and pelargoniums are members of the Geraniaceae family and name confusion dates back decades. True geraniums are also commonly known as cranesbills.
One day in May I realized Trudy was looking rather leggy with long bare woody stems supporting flowers and foliage at the stem ends. While the blooms were still lovely, the plant was on its way to becoming an eyesore. Clearly, help was needed!
Pelargoniums are identified as woody-based perennials and many are easily rooted. I took multiple cuttings to insure Trudy's progeny would live on. After much hacking, I left the root ball with a few woody limbs attached destined for the compost. A week or so went by as this dry lump just sat there. Imagine my surprise when I noticed tiny leaves emerging from the soil and from every lifeless appearing limb! I have since replanted this tough gal in a container filled with fresh potting soil and am amazed to watch her regeneration.
Lesson learned: don't be afraid to prune pelargoniums. I thought I was doing my job by deadheading spent blooms, but removing the flower stem at its base is really necessary. Pinch back growing tips of young plants to force side growth. Keep pinching back to encourage a full, shapely plant. Don't be afraid to dramatically prune older, scraggly growth to rescue overgrown specimens.
Late fall is an ideal time to cut back pelargoniums by 1/3 to 1/2 if you live in a relatively frost-free area or will be overwintering your plant in a sheltered location. If you live in an area with frost, where your pelargoniums regularly go dormant during the winter, wait until early spring to do major pruning.
Allow pelargoniums to dry between waterings. Due to years of drought, I was in the habit of emptying half-filled water glasses into the containers around my kitchen door. Regular overwatering encouraged leggy growth. Witnessing the rebirth of Trudy in the bone-dry root ball helped me realize the value of letting the plant drain thoroughly.
While Trudy is rejuvenating in the back garden, I installed a lush hot-pink pelargonium by the kitchen door and suddenly its blooms ceased. Upon close examination, I discovered it is host to tobacco budworms! These caterpillars can be tricky to spot, as their colors and markings can vary considerably. Signs of infestation include buds riddled with holes where the larvae have entered to eat the petals lack of blooms opening, and a trail of dark specks of frass (feces) on the plant. Once the buds are devoured, these hungry larvae begin eating the foliage. The small, light brown budworm moths emerge from overwintering pupae in spring and lay their eggs primarily on pelargoniums, petunias, nicotiana and snapdragons.
Control budworms by handpicking caterpillars and dropping them in a pail of water with a bit of liquid dish soap. Consider spraying with bacillus thuringiensis, or BT, as it commonly known — a naturally occurring bacteria that kills worms and caterpillar-stage insects, but has no effect on birds, earthworms or beneficial insects like honeybees and ladybugs when used as directed. BT comes in liquid form and is available at most garden supply stores. Spinosad products are sometimes recommended for budworm control, but can be more harmful to beneficial insects and should not be used as the first line of defense.
Regular pinching and pruning, as well as monitoring for pest infestations, will keep your pelargoniums shapely and blooming for many, many months.


We love a chance to curl up on the sofa with a warm blanket and our favorite people and watch a little Netflix. This week on our Mamas on Magic 107.9 radio segment, we talked about some of the most popular TV shows and movies on Netflix right now.
The radio segment airs weekdays at Magic 107.9 around 7:40 a.m.
Just in case you missed it, click the play arrows on the audio bars below to hear the Netflix suggestions now.
We hope some of this info helps make your next Netflix night a great one!


We are long time admirers of the amazing work of Baked-by-Lou. If you have not already seen her work, go check out her colourful instagram and browse her shop here.
We are teaming up with Lou this April to bring your a very special workshop. We will be creating Trinket Dishes and Macramé Plant Hangers. Learn to make a colourful trinket dish and a double macramé plant hanger, perfect to hold your trinket dish and a lovely plant. There is just one place left, so click on email if you would like to join us.
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