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Largest Lottery Wins and What the Winners Are Doing Now
Investments and hard work are the most common ways of making money and becoming wealthy. It is however not the only way. Playing the lottery is the other way of guaranteeing you riches without a hassle.
Although many people out there have no idea how to win the lottery, there have been tons of lottery winners who struck big only to lose it all, some translating into losing hundreds of millions of dollars.
Considering the amount of money capable of being won, the winners can choose between receiving their winnings as a lump sum, minus federal and state taxes or as annual allotments.
Regardless, the whole idea is that money has been won and is at your disposal in terms of how you intend to make use of it.
Here is a review of four of lotto winners who bagged some of the largest lottery wins in history and what they are doing now
$1.586 billion (Powerball)
Three players made Powerball and lottery history after winning a record-breaking jackpot amounting to $1.586 billion, after drawing on January 13.
The three lucky winners will each part with a pre-tax total of $528.8 million.
They came from different states including, Florida, Tennessee and California. John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, a couple from Tennessee, were the first to come forward to claim their share of the prize.
The family opted to go for the cash lump sum amounting to roughly $327.8 million before taxes. Despite this, John and Lisa decided to keep their jobs as a dermatologist and warehouse supervisor respectively.
They however declared to engage in numerous investment opportunities with the help of their financial and legal consultants.
David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith from Melbourne Beach, Florida was the second couple to come forward and claim their share of the prize.
Maureen, who has played the same numbers for over thirty years, said that she only realized that she had won, a day after the drawing.
The couple also opted for the lump sum pay, which they plan to use in investments, tax strategies and charity.
Marvin and Mae Acosta of Chino Hills, California were the last to claim their prize.
The couple also settled for the lump sum, which they intend to use to support a trust and charities sentimental to them.
$758.7 million (Powerball)
Mavis L. Wanczyk, a 52-year-old woman from Chicopee, Massachusetts broke the record after winning a total sum of $758.7 million from the Powerball lottery.
Her win is the single largest lottery win after the $1.6 billion was shared amongst the three players.
The mother of two had been working as a nurse at the Mercy Medical Center in Springfield for over three decades.
According to her, she employed easy to use lottery strategies, since the winning ticket comprised of numbers she derived from the birthdays of some of her family members.
Mavis opted for a lump sum pay amounting to $480m before taxes. She intends to use her newfound wealth to support her two adult children, engage in investments and support various charities and organizations.
$656 million (Mega Millions)
Besides Powerball, Mega Millions lottery also has its share of people who turned into mega-millionaires. Merle and Patricia Butler, a couple from Illinois was one amongst three lottery winners of a whopping $656 million.
Merle, who worked for General American Life Insurance in St. Louis for 25 years and Patricia, who worked as an IT expert opted for the lump sum pay of $218.6 million before tax.
They intended to use the money to support their children and grandchildren as well as a number of charitable organizations and trusts that are dear to them.
They also intend to buy a few properties and engage in a few investment opportunities.
A group of three, calling themselves The Amigos, working as school employees in Maryland State were the other winners of the lotto jackpot.
They opted for the lump sum pay but declined to offer any insights on the intended use of the money.
The third winner from Kansas claimed the prize but remains anonymous.
Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old woman from Florida became the second largest winner of lottery jackpot after winning a record $590.5 million.
The mother of four, grandmother and great-grand mother opted for a lump sum pay amounting to $370.8 million before tax drew her ticket almost 40 miles away from home to win the jackpot.
She intended to use her newfound wealth to support her entire family, invest in various fields and support trusts and charities.
Considering that she lived in a somewhat filthy abode and drove an old Ford Focus, Gloria also intended to upgrade herself by purchasing a new home and car.
Her neighbors praised her as a quiet and happy woman who deserved to win.
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The Operational Directorate "Solar Physics and Space Weather" is known internationally as the Solar Influences Data analysis Center, SIDC.
The mission of the "OD Solar Physics and Space Weather" is to advance knowledge on the Sun and its influence on the solar system, through research and observations. We provide this knowledge and expertise to the scientific community, to the society, the government and the industry through operational services and dissemination at both the national and the international level.
The Uccle solar equatorial table (USET) is our optical solar monitoring facility, imaging the Sun in visible light. The objectives of USET are the production, archival, distribution and exploitation of global information about structures and events in the photosphere and chromosphere, as part of the continuous world-wide ground-based monitoring of solar activity.
The international sunspot number , that we produce here at the World Data Center SILSO, is among the longest running time-series of solar activity. In this context, it is our objective to preserve, develop and diffuse the knowledge of the long-term variations of solar activity, as a reference input to studies of the solar cycle mechanism and of the solar forcing on the Earth's climate.
We provide operational space weather services through the "Regional Warning Center Belgium" (ISES) and our ESA/SSA activities. The objective is to provide high quality and timely information on space weather, both review reports, alerts and forecasts.
We have pioneered the application of advanced image processing techniques on solar images ( CACTus, SPoCA, soFAST, …).
The objective is to automate the production of metadata, event-catalogues and higher-level data products such that large data volumes can be efficiently and timely handled.
We have built key expertise in hardware technology such as wide band gap photodetectors and CMOS active pixel sensors. The objective is to develop advanced technology in support to the next generation of solar scientific instruments. In support to this objective, DeMeLab is a STCE/ROB facility that we use to perform high-quality characterisation and calibration of instrument components (e.g. detectors, LEDs, filters) and to calibrate flight models of future space-based instruments.
We operate a science operation center for the PROBA2 mission and we are preparing a similar facility for the EUI instrument onboard Solar Orbiter. The objective of this activity is to have critical influence on the detailed operations of space instruments, from the time they are designed, up till the time when they acquire essential data sets.
Various of our activities have addressed their need to distribute and visualize solar data (SWB, SDO data center, STAFF). Our objective on the long run is to even better address this need by setting up common services (FITS I/O service, a metadata service, an ephemeris service, a logging service, a workflow service, a data storage service) on which the other activities can depend.
A significant part of our research is embedded in, and applied to, the above observational and operational activities. Such applied research is only viable if it is in perpetual discussion with research at a more fundamental level, where our objective is to advance knowledge on the Sun and its influence on the solar system without constraints.
Just like research, a large fraction of our dissemination activities is embedded in the different activity themes discussed above. Some dissemination activities however are wider in scope and effort: provision of a coherent website that overviews all our activities and provides general information, the organization of big international conferences. The objective of our internal dissemination (seminars, student training, etc) is to share the pleasure of insight, build team spirit and reinforce mutual collaborations.


Magnus Carlsen is the world chess champion. He became an International Grandmaster at the age of 13, the youngest at the time and the third-youngest in history. At 19, Magnus became the youngest chess player to be ranked World Number One and has retained that status since then as well as held the highest chess rating in history. In November 2013, 22-year-old Magnus became the World Chess Champion. He has won both World Rapid Championships and the World Blitz Championships, becoming the first player in history to simultaneously hold all three World Championship titles. In addition to his achievements as chess player, Magnus is an active philanthropist and popular as both a model and spokesperson. In 2013, Time 100 put him on its list of the most influential people in the world. Recently, Magnus played himself in a guest appearance in "The Simpsons" television show. Through his company, Play Magnus, he has also launched chess training and playing apps, hoping to use the game as a tool to make the world a smarter place.


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AFI Awards Reveal 2020 March of Time Video Celebrating the Best Movies and Television
Usually shown at the annual AFI Awards lunch, this year we can see the compendium of the year's best movies.
Anne Thompson
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Usually the annual AFI Awards luncheon is a lovely untelevised gathering that brings a who's who list of the film and television industries together at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate the AFI's Top Ten lists and work the room. And after everyone sits down, the AFI screens the year's March of Time video, celebrating the 2020 honorees. This year, they're releasing it.
The AFI is also posting new daily "Behind the Scene" content featuring filmmakers and cast from the Top Ten, including Spike Lee ("Da 5 Bloods"), Aaron Sorkin ("The Trial of the Chicago 7," Gary Oldman ("Mank"), Gillian Anderson ("The Crown") and Phoebe Dynevor ("Bridgerton"), and more beginning February 5 running through the virtual AFI benediction on February 26, which will premiere on YouTube.com/AFI and AFI.com/MovieClub.
AFI Movies of the Year
"Da 5 Bloods" (Netflix)
"Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros.)
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix)
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"Mank" (Netflix)
"Minari" (A24)
"Nomadland" (Searchlight)
"One Night in Miami" (Amazon Studios)
"Soul" (Pixar/Disney)
"Sound of Metal" (Amazon Studios)
"The Trial of the Chicago 7" (Netflix)
Phoebe Dynevor and Daphne and Regé-Jean Page in "Bridgerton"
Liam Daniel / Netflix
AFI Television Programs of the Year
"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
"Bridgerton" (Netflix)
"The Crown" (Netflix)
"The Good Lord Bird" (Showtime)
"Lovecraft Country" (HBO)
"The Mandalorian" (Disney+)
"Mrs. America" (FX)
"The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)
"Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
"Unorthodox" (Netflix)
AFI Special Award
"Hamilton" (Disney+)
"For 20 years, AFI Awards has been a moment to gather artists in one room with a singular goal — to create community over competition," said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO. "This year we cannot gather but will instead celebrate each honoree by creating exclusive content to be shared with a global audience through AFI Movie Club, shining a proper light on excellence."
To commemorate each of the AFI Awards recipients, AFI Awards sponsor Audi has created the AFI Awards Audi Scholarships initiative, to provide scholarships in the name of the honorees to women and BIPOC Fellows at the AFI Conservatory — for a total contribution of $250,000.
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European Journalists Support Action against Styria's Double Standards at Vecernji List
Today the International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ) and its regional group the European Federation of Journalists
(EFJ) expressed their support to the struggle of journalists at the Croatian
newspaper Vecernji list who will go on strike to defend their labour rights.
Journalists of the Croatian daily paper Vecernji
list, owned by Austrian media corporation Styria, will go on strike on 23
March to protest the management's refusal to sign the collective agreement.
This will cancel the existing Collective Agreement which has been renewed for
the last 15 years.
"The collective Agreement for journalists and
other media workers at Vecernji list was the first agreement of this
kind signed in the Republic of Croatia and it is a shame that this agreement is
now dismissed by the management" said EFJ President Arne König. "As
Croatia is supposed to respect EU labour standards, this is an extremely
negative move and we fully support journalists who will go on strike".
Despite conciliation talks, the Vecernji list management rejected all the demands of the IFJ/EFJ affiliate, the Trade Union
of Croatian Journalists (TUCJ) and maintained its intention to drastically
reduce existing rights of journalists by cancelling 0.5 percent wage increase
per year of service, Christmas bonus, wage adjustments to inflation rate and
other points of the agreement. A majority of journalists voted for the strike.
"The cancellation of the agreement at Vecernji
list strikes us as another evidence of double standards, in this case
an EU-based media company which does no respect rules when they operate
in other countries," said the IFJ President Jim Boumelha. "Professional rights
cannot be reserved to old and well-established democracies. Governments and
media owners in other countries, in particular those close to EU membership,
also have to respect social dialogue and collective agreements. Moreover, the
reduction of labour rights will inevitably affect the quality of the content of
Vecernji list".
"The fact that the EU based media corporation
Styria disrespects journalists at Vecernji list, a 50 years old and
widely respected newspaper, is a very bad signal for all the journalists in
Croatia," said the TUCJ in a statement.
The EFJ also regrets that Vecernji list will be published every day despite the strike with the help of so called freelance
journalists outsourced in another Styria owned company, Vecernji List Media.
These permanent freelance collaborators are in fact working as full-time
journalists and they do not have the right to collaborate with another
"The bypassing of labour standards by employing
false freelancers is something that we strongly condemn. It is an evidence that
national and European authorities have to look into fake self-employed media
professionals and make sure that labour rights and collective representation
also apply to them," said Arne König. "Unprotected and precarious work should
not become the norm. All forced freelancers should be fully considered as
employees".
Members of the EFJ and IFJ can send
messages of support to sinoh@hnd.hr
EFJ on + 32 2 235 22 00
The EFJ represents more than 250.000
members in over 30 countries


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17 July 2020 by Rhys Jones
British Airways and Avios
Here is the British Airways official Boeing 747 statement and some great vintage photos
Yesterday we broke the news that British Airways intends to retire its entire fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft in the coming months, four years earlier than planned.
British Airways has now provided us with a full press release including some excellent vintage photographs of the 747 in service during its time at BA.
Here is the official wording from British Airways:
Today (Friday July 17, 2020) British Airways announces, with great sadness, that its fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, fondly known as 'The Queen of the Skies', are likely to have flown their last scheduled commercial service.
After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, it is proposed that the airline's remaining fleet of 31 747-400 aircraft will be retired with immediate effect as a result of the devastating impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the airline and the aviation sector, which is not predicted to recover to 2019 levels until 2023/24.
Just a year ago, British Airways lovingly re-painted four of its jumbo jets in heritage colours to mark the company's centenary. The BOAC jet put in a guest appearance with the Red Arrows much to the delight of spectators at the Royal International Air Tattoo, and sadly the aircraft will shortly be heading towards its final resting place alongside 30 others.
The fuel-hungry aircraft were slowly being phased out by British Airways as they reached the end of their working life in order to help meet the company's commitment to net zero by 2050. The airline has invested heavily in new, modern long-haul aircraft including six A350s and 32 787s which are around 25 per cent more fuel-efficient than the 747. As part of the airline's £6.5 billion injection into customer experience in recent years, existing aircraft have been refurbished and the brand new arrivals have come into the British Airways' fleet complete with a luxurious business class Club Suite product.
Alex Cruz, British Airways' Chairman and CEO, said: "This is not how we wanted or expected to have to say goodbye to our incredible fleet of 747 aircraft. It is a heart-breaking decision to have to make. So many people, including many thousands of our colleagues past and present, have spent countless hours on and with these wonderful planes – they have been at the centre of so many memories, including my very first long-haul flight. They will always hold a special place in our hearts at British Airways.
"We have committed to making our fleet more environmentally friendly as we look to reduce the size of our business to reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on aviation. As painful as it is, this is the most logical thing for us to propose. The retirement of the jumbo jet will be felt by many people across Britain, as well as by all of us at British Airways. It is sadly another difficult but necessary step as we prepare for a very different future."
BOAC operated its first 747 London to New York service on 14th April 1971 and in July 1989 the first British Airways 747-400, the aircraft type the airline still flies today, took to the skies.
Plane spotters who lined Heathrow's perimeter fences would watch as the magnificent 747-400 would typically take off at 180mph and reach cruising speeds in the sky of up to 565mph.
For the next decade the airline took delivery of 56 more of the aircraft, with its final plane delivered in April 1989. At the time, it was the largest commercial aircraft in the world, and it remained so until the Airbus A380 first took to the skies in 2007.
At one point British Airways operated 57 747-400 aircraft. The original aircraft featured 27 First Class seats and 292 Economy seats. Initially, the upper deck, widely described as the bubble, contained a lounge, with lounge chair seating. It was known as the 'club in the sky' and the aircraft also played host to the world's very first flat bed seat which British Airways pioneered in 1999.
Today's aircraft can seat up to 345 customers in four classes – First, Club World (Business), World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy) and World Traveller (Economy). British Airways recently refreshed the interiors of a number of its 747 aircraft which were expected to remain in service for several years to come.
The airline's jumbo jets are currently grounded at various locations in the UK and are now only expected to reach heights of 35,000 feet as they make their final journeys.
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I am absolutely delighted that as a consequence of the climate EMERGENCY and for no other reasons, these aircraft are being scrapped.
Flyguy says:
Well you are prob alone in that
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We traveled to Belize in March 1996, and can't wait to go back. Belize is a small country located in Central America, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, between Mexico and Guatemala.
Belize was formally known as British Honduras and was a British Colony until September 21, 1981 when were granted independence by Britain. Belize is a beautiful country with magnificent reefs, jungles, and the largest concentration of Mayan ruins of anywhere in the Mayan world. Belize is about the size of Vermont and has a population of about 200,000.
Here are some snapshots from our trip.
On our way to Xunantunich, we bought slate carvings from some local boys. This is the one car ferry across the river to Xunantunich. My wife Sandy is posing with Edgar August, or very knowledgeable tour guide. This is the ferryman. The ferry is connected to a cable that crosses the river, and the ferry is hand cranked across the river.
This is the view from the top of one of the pyramids at Xunantunich. This is in the Cayo district of Belize, and we could see the Guatemalan border from the top. We could also see other ruins in the distance. Our trip to Lamani was by boat, through the Orange walk district. Besides lots of wild life, we passed these kids fishing from a dugout canoe, and passed Mennonite farms. On the way there we heard a mixture of English, Spanish, German, and Mayan spoken. Sandy at the entrance to Lamani. Lamani means "Submerged Crocodile" in Mayan. The city was named this due to large masks found depicting a ruler wearing a crocodile headdress.
The biggest pyramid at Lamani. This was the view I was waiting for. You walk out of the jungle, and into a clearing, and this is what you see. This temple is 33 meters high. Local kids visiting Lamani. It looked like a school field trip. Another view of the main pyramid at Lamani.
The main pyramid at Altun Ha. Altun Ha has a large man made reservoir. The name means "Rockstone Pond" in Mayan, and it was named for this reservoir. This pyramid is on the label of locally made Belikin Beer. A view of downtown San Pedro on Ambegris Key. Building sizes are limited to 2 stories due to the hurricane threat. San Pedro is a small fishing village with a growing number of hotels. It is a barrier island with the mainland several miles away across a bay. The island is not more than a couple hundred yards across in places.
The streets of San Pedro are still packed sand. Cars are discouraged, and people mostly get around by walking, bikes, and golf carts. A stilt house in San Pedro. The Belize Yacht Club, the resort we stayed at in San Pedro. Dive boats would pick you up at the dock at your hotel for dives on the barrier reef within sight of shore.
April the Tapair at the Belize Zoo. Policeman and dog at the Belize City airport. This was about as intimidating as the Belize authorities got. Taca airlines, the logo is a cool speeding parrot.
David McGriffy's home page. It includes a 1991 picture of Altun Ha in a less excavated state.


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Q: AWS Beanstalk - Share Database layer between worker and webserver I am building some web application using NodeJS.
I deployed the application to AWS beanstalk web server and I decoupled some heavy duty tasks,
And deployed the heavy tasks to different AWS beanstalk workers,
The main web server is executing the worker with SQS (aws queue).
The main web server has a big DB layer to connect, get and save to the database.
The workers do need some db actions, every worker type need different actions that already implemented in the DB layer of the main web server.
So I'm trying to find a way to use the DB layer of the web server without duplicate it in every worker type (that's what I'm doing now).
What I thought is to decouple the DB layer from the main application and to deploy it to a web server to it self, but that's looks like a waste because I don't need to listen to requests in DB layer all the time, I need some on demand actions.
I attached a picture of how it looks:

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*number 1 the main server (with full db layer)

*number 2 the queue

*number 3 the workers. (with duplicated db actions)

Is there any good solution to it?

A: Just use native RDS integration with your Beanstalk environment: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/using-features.managing.db.html

A: How many save/load operation you are doing from the workers? How many workers are running at the same time? I think it's hard to suggest single solution without understanding how much workers in there, and how much data to be saved.
In general, I can think of multiple solutions actually:

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*You can open API on the web server, so once the worker is finished, it will call the web server. If you are having many workers it will not work, so you might need a workers in between (let's call it the "save worker"), so current workers will enqueue the "save job", then the "save worker" will call the web server API, this will guarantee that the web server is not overloaded with save operations.

*You can create a duplicate instance of the web server (let call it "worker web server") which is for saving results from the workers, so workers will push the result to a new SQS, at this "worker web server" will be listening to the save requests in the SQS. You can control which mode the web server will work by setting environment variable for example.

*You maybe can extract the DB layer into a package or library that's used in web server plus the workers as well, but you need to be careful that you don't open a lot of connections in parallel to the database or performing a lot of db operations at same time.

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Q: my program can read txt file whilerunning on intellij but when i create jar file it can't read reader = new Scanner(Paths.get(userDirectory + "/src/file.txt"));

my txt file is on src and program runs normally in IDE but jar file can't read my txt file
how can i solve this problem.

A: I didn't get same problem, but I don't know What are you using for "userDirectory".
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    String userDirectory = "/home/ubuntu/Desktop/Personal/testjarcreate";
    Scanner reader = new Scanner(Paths.get(userDirectory + "/src/file.txt"));
    System.out.println(reader.next());
}

}
The content are "test,test" in file.txt's.
When it build with this main, I get "test,test" result on terminal.


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It's the late sixties, the W113 Pagoda has been on sale for approximately four years, with massive success across the European continent. What's more is that despite criticisms in the lack of power compared to its counterparts, the W113 Pagoda has propelled to the top in the US as affluent buyers relish open road top-down driving.
You might be wondering then, why did the prospect of a V8 powered Pagoda matter? If sales were strong and brand loyalty at an all-time high, why would an eight-cylinder variant by necessary? Well first of all, it was the 1960s – a time of post-war prosperity that remains unmatched today. The oil industry was thriving, fuel prices were cheap and emissions restrictions were not yet top of the agenda. This meant that manufacturers could explore the most absurd combustion configurations possible. This was an era of boundary pushing – to the Moon in a ball of flames or not… Or over the finish line with a trail of rubber crumbs…
THE SL – A HISTORY OF ENVIABLE POWER:
The W198 300SL rocked the automotive world when in its prime, producing 235bhp from a fuel injected naturally aspirated 6-cylinder alloy block. Such was the level of innovation that the a dry sump meant that when cornering at high-speeds, oil lubrication was efficiently maintained. This also reduced the height of the engine, which was tilted 50 degrees towards the driver to improve aerodynamics, also resulting in an intake manifold the full width of the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz even offered a sports camshaft as an optional extra when the vehicle was launched in 1957.
The essence of the SL at this stage was performance – highlighted by the fact this was the fastest road going car of its time. But this is something that would change with the introduction of the W113 Pagoda and thus the SL would be redefined as a luxury grand tourer, which wouldn't change until the fusion of AMG with the Mercedes-Benz brand in the 1990s.
CONSENSUS AMONG ENGINEERS – BRING BACK POWER!
Rumours of an eight-cylinder powered W113 SL Pagoda have circulated for several years, only emerging more recently as the vehicle has climbed to classic status. In 1967, Erich Waxenburger, the father of the 6.3 300SEL – once the fastest MB in production and a band of horsepower obsessed engineers devised the idea to shoehorn an M100 V8 into a 250SL Pagoda,as well as two other models. These included two W108 sedans with the 6.0 litre M100 engine, one uprated to 350bhp and each with a 5-speed ZF manual gearbox. The W113 featured the full 6.3 litres M100 engine paired to an automatic transmittion.
To achieve this, the air compressor at the left of the engine was removed to fit the 6.3 into the Pagoda. In 1967, the 6.3 litres was housed in a cast iron block fitted with mechanical uel injection and produced over 300bhp. More than double that of the standard 250SL M129 II engine. To cope with the new wedge up-front, a massive negative rear camber was setup, with stiff shocks and Dunlop 5.50 M114 racing tires added for stability.
THE RESULT:
All three vehicles featured in high-speed tests taking place at the Nurburgrin between July 3rd and July 7th, 1967. Over a series of rapid laps, the W113 6.3 would lap the Nurburgring anywhere between 10 minutes 40 seconds and 11 minutes. The current record is 6 minutes 43 seconds by a Porsche 911 GT2 RS. More than 50 years ago, the W113 6.3 litre was just 4 minutes slower than a modern performance car…
Waxenburger reported that the during the testing, despite the measures in place to give the Pagoda stability, there was ''severe instability when braking for bends'' and the front tires would only last nine laps, while the rear would only manage 16. The pursuit of immense Power Pagoda would end here.
Not one of the three cars configured for this sixties power trip was developed. he 6.3 W113 was dismantled and never to be configured again. Perhaps it wasn't deemed necessary by those in charge or more importantly, perhaps the V8 wasn't deemed synonymous with the Pagoda's grand presence… After all, its the taking part that counts. And these engineers certainly took part in the sixties culture of excessive speed, style and consumption.
THE RUMOURS ARE TRUE… W113 SPORTLINE:
Since we launched SportLine, we've largely left the Pagoda alone, simply trialing and testing new suspension setups, fitting modern ignition systems, and converting automatics to modern, manual gearboxes. But we're going to take this further. With thanks to global demand for the Pagoda and associated appetites for competition driving, we'll be formally launching our Pagoda SportLine offering over the winter period.
Our focus at present will be improving performance from the original engines, avoiding V8 conversions in the immediate future. Those with an appetite for competition driving and performance-orientated classics are urged to contact [email protected] to discuss the options for a Performance Pagoda.
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Modern classics: Ferrari F40
When Ferrari decided to celebrate their 40th birthday with the scintillating Ferrari F40, they made the
world a better place for petrol heads forever!
This brutal beast of a machine is still the fastest road car the Italian giant has ever made – and for
many, it's the greatest car to wear the iconic prancing horse emblem.
What made the F40 special?
Considering that the Ferrari F40 was designed, tested and brought to production in just 13 months,
it's incredible to think just how special it is. Chief designer Leonardo Fioravanti realised that the goal
was to create the fastest production car in the world, and you can clearly see that in the design –
that massive rear spoiler isn't just for show!
In fact, there's nothing unnecessary on the F40…
The car weighs as little as a Mark 1 Yaris and once you step inside you'll see why. Slip into the
driver's seat and you'll be forgiven for wondering what your money gets you because it's certainly
not luxuries – there's nothing in there except seats, a wheel, pedals and gear stick! But this weight
saving coupled with the legendary 2.9-litre turbocharged V8 helps propel this Italian rocket to
60mph in 3.7 seconds and on to over 200mph.
This would be incredible performance today, but when you realise that this is a car without
computer assistance and traction control to keep you on the road, you can see why it's such a
snarling beast. The F40 was the ultimate 80s driver's car… and it's just as exciting today.
Is it possible to buy an F40 today?
Surprisingly there are quite a few F40s on the classic car market, but unless you have very deep
pockets you won't be driving home with one. As little as five years ago, you could pick one up for
around £150,000, but times have changed. The market for modern classics is always fluctuating,
which means a decent F40 will set you back every penny of a million quid!
It's worth it though because you're buying what is essentially a road-legal racing car, and it's unlike
anything a modern manufacturer would get away with releasing today. The F40 is about as health
and safety compliant as a rocket strapped to shopping trolley… but, boy is it fun!
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In the 1980s, my parents' primary financial ambition was to pay off their mortgage as quickly as possible. Like many of their peers, their strategy was to ensure that, come the age of 40, they may be able to afford a cottage, a sporty car, or their children's post-secondary education. They figured (rightly so) that once that main debt was erased, they would become financially independent and free to spend their money on enjoyable things.
Thirty years ago, such goals were much more viable than today. Typically, the mortgage on our parents' homes was approximately double to triple ONE person's annual gross income. That ratio has grown exponentially over time, leaving this generation with mortgages that are six times (or more) ONE person's salary. This spring, the average Canadian house price was $375,000, while the average annual salary was $44,000 – making average house prices 8.5 times greater than the average salary!
So I ask the question: are we struggling towards a financial freedom that is at least six times harder to attain, and expecting to achieve it in the same timeframe as our parents? It would appear that our dream is outdated. It may be time to reconsider our modus operandi?
Should you use the equity in your home?
If over the years you have managed to pay down a chunk of your mortgage, why not use that equity towards other savvy investments you feel would pay significant dividends in the long-run, such as a rental property. Perhaps you would like to borrow against your healthy equity to purchase a cottage to enjoy the outdoors with your family for years to come.
By no means am I encouraging you to over-extend yourself financially to the point where money becomes a stress, where you become house-poor, or get into trouble once interest rates rise. Quite the contrary, I believe it is wisest to spend conservatively and invest only once risks have been calculated and worst-case scenarios have been explored. I am simply suggesting that if you wait until your mortgage is fully paid off before you begin to live your life, it may be too late. Do you really want to buy that cottage at 60 years of age? What happened to the 30+ years you could have been enjoying your investment? It is necessary to plan for the future, but not to the complete sacrifice of the present. However, keep in mind that the key factor to success is established financial stability. If you continue to live paycheck to paycheck, this approach is not appropriate.
And if you do find yourself stuck in a big house with a matching big mortgage, and unable to accumulate equity; if you have nowhere to go and nothing to do (because you cannot afford the extras); if the thought of your debt weighs on your mind constantly, maybe you should consider downsizing. Living in a smaller home, allows for extra cash to spend on outings, vacations, education and all the other extras. It all comes down to priorities. Do you want to live in a big house or do you want to maintain a more modest dwelling while taking full advantage of what life has to offer?
I totally agree with your suggested approach. In the 1960's, my parents lived to "pay off the mortgage" as quickly as possible so that they could "enjoy life" in their 40's. Unfortunately, he suffered a terrible work accident at the age of 39 and never got to enjoy the life he had so carefully planned. In my case, a divorce in my mid-40's with less than $20K left to pay on the mortgage had me starting over with a new mortgage which I can only hope to pay off by my early 60's. All this to say that you never know what life will bring; very little happens as planned. I agree that if you're not already living pay cheque to pay cheque, you should not sacrifice the present.
So true that life rarely happens as planned. Thanks for sharing your story.
We're not too worried about paying off our mortgage as fast as possible… however, we do pay an accelerated rate, put down lump sum payments, and bump up our payments whenever we have the extra money. We have 7 years left on the mortgage on our rental (have owned it for 9 years), and 19 years left on the mortgage on our current home (have owned it for 3 years).
I'd like to pay each of them off in 15yrs of less… but I also want to live life, take vacations, and enjoy the little extras.
I don't know if I am just old fashioned, but much like my parents, I spent 15 years, from 25 to 40 years of age, focused on paying off my mortgage. Now, at 47, I am thrilled that this financial burden is behind me, enabling me to channel a significant chunk of my savings towards the education of my two children, while keeping a nice nest egg for yearly trips abroad. I don't know that the idea of paying off a mortgage as soon as possible is outdated. Doing so should indeed always be in balance with other key priorities in life, including "living". Having said this, perhaps what should be reconsidered is the size of houses that we purchase. I am the first to have been guilty of this, wanting in my thirties to have the big house and all that comes with it. Perhaps too many of us get seduced by a lifestyle that exceeds our means. While it is true that average salaries have not kept up with rising housing prices, it may also be true that baby boomers and gen x (and y) have lost a bit of the sense of living within one's means. The financial crises of 2008 (and beyond), notably in the US, and the ensuing number of foreclosures, certainly offers pause for reflection on whether our parents didn't in fact have it right: living within your means is timeless wisdom.
You're absolutely right. TO a lot of people, their big house is no longer an asset but a liability, because they're chained to it, making hefty payments each month for 20 years.
I especially agree with the option to use equity for a rental property. It's one of those investments that continues to give back if you do it right. Using the equity to purchase a rental should generate a healthy monthly income after the mortgage payment and expenses. That money can then be put toward other investments that will also generate more wealth. Again, you have to do it right, but it's a great formula for investment success.
To piggy back on Tom's comment, I would add that "doing it right" means working with a company that can really help you leverage the opportunity by finding the income property for you, filling it with the right tenants, managing it for the length of ownership, and even assuring rental stream for a given period of time. It's the ultimate in passive investments.
Any examples of such companies to look them up and what they are about?
Hi Jen, very interesting article and I'll add my point of view.We are all in the rat race. Were trying to achieve some goals,and when we achieve them we want more and get into more debt.And our goals are not economic or logical – they are purely emotional.
Think about it – Instead of buying a new huge house, buy a small one. Invest the rest of the money on financial assets and investments – such that will give you monthly income. Then you have more money coming it. Invest in assets and not in liabilities.
Unfortunately, that not how most of the people act… and the result is lack of money until your last day.
I always did and still believe that real estate is a good investment. In the past few decades, even with the downfall of many world economies, real estate has still been booming in many countries. In Canada for example, home sales are booming with many home owners realizing that they have equity in their homes and are using it to their advantage which allows them to sell their home and buy something a little cheaper, leaving them with a lump sum of cash in their possession when they net the sale.


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Castilla y Leon, the largest of the autonomous regions of Spain, sits in the Northwest part of the country. This is one of the coldest areas in the country, although it's still bright and sunny for most of the year. An old Castilian saying describes the weather as "nine months of winter and three months of hell,' as the summer months can be unbearably hot. The fact that it's a mountainous region helps to explain the low temperatures.
The area takes its name from the castles built by the Christians to defend themselves against the Moors in the Eighth and Ninth centuries. Castilla y Leon, known as "The Land of the Castles," has some 300 medieval castles, more than any other region in all of Europe. The romantic name suits the area well with its pretty medieval villages and its breathtakingly beautiful cities, such as Segovia and Salamanca.
Castilla y Leon is steeped in history. Here, the Spanish language was born in the 11th century, developed from the Latin. It's the land of El Cid, who was born near Burgos and resisted the might of the Moors. It's the land of St. Teresa of Avila, the great 16th-century Christian mystic. And it's the land of Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain's iconic medieval monarchs.
Castilla y Leon covers around 20% of Spain's land mass, but its population of 2.5 million makes up only a bit more than 5% of the total of Spain's inhabitants. The regional capital of Valladolid is the most densely populated area, with a population of 300,000, rather modest for a city of its generous size.
Spain is famous for its fiestas, and Castilla y Leon holds more fiestas than anywhere in Spain. There are numerous bull runs and bull fights, although not as many as in Murcia, where almost every town and village has some sort of fiesta associated with bulls. The Bull Carnival in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, is one of the most famous bull-running events in Spain.
Castilla y Leon also hosts a number of pilgrimages, as well as jousts and re-enactments of the battles between Moors and Christians. It's considered a great honour to represent El Cid, who was responsible for much of the resistance to the Moors in the region. There will be at least one fiesta every week somewhere in Castilla y Leon; they are far too numerous to mention here.
Some 170,000 inhabitants of Castilla y Leon are non-Spanish. When converted to a percentage of the total population, the immigration rate in the region is about half the national average. Immigrants to this area tend to be younger than the indigenous population, and they are partial to the towns and cities rather than into rural areas. Because of the relatively small number of immigrants, Castilla y Leon remains intrinsically Spanish, with few international influences.
House prices in Castilla y Leon are among the lowest in Spain. Even in the desirable cities of Valladolid and Segovia, average prices for a house are around €175,000. While there are the inevitable drug problems in the cities, crime is generally low in the region.
Transport connections are good; the road network is particularly impressive, with no less than 14 motorways criss-crossing the region. An extensive rail network and airports at Valladolid, Burgos and Leon make Castilla y Leon easily accessible from the rest of Spain and Europe.
Castilian Spanish is the main language of the region, and there are few dialects, as the form of Spanish spoken in the region is very pure. Leonese and Galician Spanish are also spoken in the outlying rural areas.
Unemployment is the region is higher than the EU average at around 15.9%, youth unemployment is particularly high. Around 34% of those under the age of 24 are unemployed in the region, compared to the EU average of 21%. This may have implications for families with children of working age who plan a move to Castilla y Leon.
The region has four car manufacturing plants: Renault in Valladolid and Palencia, Fiat in Valladolid and Nissan in Avila. In addition, there are also about 1,000 information technology companies and 40,000 logistics companies. Therefore, there would seem to be numerous employment opportunities for those qualified in car manufacturing processes, IT and transport.
About 67% of Castilla y Leon's Gross Domestic Product comes from service industries, with industry, construction and agriculture also providing employment opportunities. The region has a number of large cities, so there should be openings in the retail sector, although it may be necessary to speak fluent Spanish to apply for these positions. For those who do speak Spanish, there are a number of Spanish language schools in the area that may offer job opportunities.
Castilla y Leon is not an obvious location choice for most English speakers. Its people tend to be formal, austere and conservative, so integration – except in the more cosmopolitan Salamanca – maybe difficult. Salamanca is the home of Spain's oldest university, and it offers more nightlife than other cities in the region.
The region's rural areas are very sparsely populated, and most people who live here are older, Spanish people. While people with a good grasp of Spanish and some knowledge of Spanish culture may settle down well in Castilla y Leon, many people may find the region intimidating. That said, for those moving to Spain to find peace and tranquillity, Castilla y Leon could turn out to be a real Spanish idyll.
Food in Castilla y Leon concentrates on good quality meats, such as steak, lamb, suckling pig, local sausages and Iberico ham. Green vegetables are not so plentiful, although Avila is famous for its beans. The cuisine is a little like the people – conservative, with no frills – and vegetarians will find it even more difficult to follow their preferences than in the rest of Spain. As a bonus, the region does produce some of the best wines in Spain, with the Ribera del Duero wines rivalling some of the best Riojas in quality and flavor.
For those who really want to embrace the Spanish lifestyle and culture and are comfortable with leaving their former lives behind, Castilla y Leon can make a good choice. However, many people may find the lifestyle in the region difficult to adapt to.
1) The Moorish Alcazar (Palace) and the Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
3) Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), the pilgrimage route from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela.
4) The city of Avila.
5) The town of Santo Domingo de Silos.


Welcome, then, to the Panel Discussion Dozen Trio, where I pick out just-released or out-soon comics that I think are worth paying attention to. Ready? Then, let's meet the sequential art that'll be draining your wallet this week. Be sure to chime in with the books you'll be picking up or that you think everybody should be ready in the comments.
There's an old saying about bad people never thinking they're bad. The interpretation of Oswald Cobblepot that we get in this collection of the series by Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski differs. Yeah, we get sympathetic flashbacks of Batman's bird-obsessed nemesis but Hurwitz also makes it clear that when the Penguin lies, cheats and kills in the present day, he knows exactly how horrific he's being. Kudranski draws a Batman who's got the imposing affect of a bully, rendering the Dark Knight in a way that channels how the Penguin must see him. Very well-done.
Tom Baker played the Doctor that I used to catch on PBS when growing up. Dave Gibbons drew superhero stories that imprinted strongly on me when I was a little older. The fact that two things from my youth can come back in a new collection is enough to pique my interest. I really want to see how Gibbons tackles the occasionally busted look of the Baker-era Doctor episodes in his clean illustrating style. He's got that scarf down, though.
I really hope Matt Murdock isn't crazy. But I'm dying to see where the storyline that plumbs his sanity will take us. The core tension in Mark Waid's Daredevil Run has come from the idea that a man who succumbed to the worst life had to offer could suddenly turn away from all that angst. We've been led to believe that the blind superhero is psychologically okay. I can't tell whether I want that to be true or not.


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Why aren't Trump and Republicans pilloried for failing to 'reach out'?
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The Washington Post's Paul Waldman writes:
The presidential campaign has begun, which means that Democrats are being asked again and again why they aren't doing more to "reach out" to Republicans. But there's something important missing from this discussion: any acknowledgement that we treat this subject with an absolutely ridiculous double standard.
…The only problem with that as a reason for appearing on a network that is a propaganda organ for the White House is that it implicitly assumes that there's just no other way to talk to conservatives besides going on Fox.
But consider this: When was the last time you heard some chin-scratching pundit say that President Trump will never be able to reach liberals if he doesn't go on MSNBC?
The fact that you've never heard anyone say that isn't just because of how we think about the media choices politicians make. It's because of something even more fundamental. Nobody asks whether going on MSNBC is the best way for Trump to talk to liberals because nobody even suggests that Trump should talk to liberals in the first place.
And while it's true that we've never seen a president more contemptuous of people who didn't vote for him and more singularly focused on pleasing his base than Donald Trump, this applies to the whole Republican Party. We may discuss the demographic challenges the GOP faces as the party of white people in an increasingly diverse America, and what effect it might have on the next election.
(click here to continue reading Why aren't Trump and Republicans pilloried for failing to 'reach out'? – The Washington Post.)
This is such a good point. I saw statistics about how often Democrats appear on Fox vs. Republicans appearing on MSNBC, and while that is not a perfectly balanced comparison1 the numbers are quite significant. I don't have the exact numbers, but I recall it was something to the order of Democrats being 300% more likely to appear on Fox than Republicans on MSNBC.
Do Republicans even give interviews to left-leaning comedy hosts like Stephen Colbert or John Oliver? Nope, rarely, they only speak to the Fox nation, and are not criticized for this decision.
Elizabeth Warren is right to call out Fox:
In the harshest criticism to date from a presidential contender against Fox News, Ms. Warren used a series of Twitter messages to accuse the network of giving "a megaphone to racists and conspiracists" and providing cover for corruption. She also returned to one of her campaign's central themes, framing the channel as the sort of corporate "profit machine" she has railed against.
"Hate-for-profit works only if there's profit, so Fox News balances a mix of bigotry, racism, and outright lies with enough legit journalism to make the claim to advertisers that it's a reputable news outlet," Ms. Warren wrote. "It's all about dragging in ad money — big ad money."
"A Democratic town hall gives the Fox News sales team a way to tell potential sponsors it's safe to buy ads on Fox," she continued. "I won't ask millions of Democratic primary voters to tune into an outlet that profits from racism and hate."
(click here to continue reading Warren Calls Fox News a 'Hate-for-Profit Racket' and Refuses an Appearance – The New York Times.)
Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it's designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that's rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
But Fox News is struggling as more and more advertisers pull out of their hate-filled space. A Democratic town hall gives the Fox News sales team a way to tell potential sponsors it's safe to buy ads on Fox—no harm to their brand or reputation (spoiler: It's not).
Here's one place we can fight back: I won't ask millions of Democratic primary voters to tune into an outlet that profits from racism and hate in order to see our candidates—especially when Fox will make even more money adding our valuable audience to their ratings numbers.
I've done 57 media avails and 131 interviews, taking over 1,100 questions from press just since January. Fox News is welcome to come to my events just like any other outlet. But a Fox News town hall adds money to the hate-for-profit machine. To which I say: hard pass.
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An Oscar® and BAFTA winning Production Designer (Sleepy Hollow), Heinrichs has been a frequent collaborator with that film's director Tim Burton. Other credits with him include Dark Shadows, Planet of the Apes, and Frankenweenie. Heinrichs was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA and Art Directors Guild award for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, directed by Gore Verbinski, and received another Academy Award nomination and won the Art Directors Guild award for the Brad Siberling directed Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events. Other Production Design credits include the Coen brothers' Fargo and The Big Lebowski, as well as the Ang Lee directed The Hulk, Verbinski's POTC: At World's End and two films with Joe Johnston, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Wolfman.
Heinrichs began collaborating with Burton on the animated short Vincent and live-action Frankenweenie when the two were in their early studio days at Walt Disney Pictures. Heinrichs started his art department career working with Burton as Art Director (Visual Effects) on the director's first feature film Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice, and as Set Designer on Edward Scissorhands and Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King. He continued as Art Director on films such as Burton's Batman Returns, Michael Hoffman's Soapdish, and as Supervising Art Director on Tall Tale, directed by Jeremiah Chechik.
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I 3 sono un gruppo statunitense di rock progressivo/alternativo formatosi nei primi anni novanta a Woodstock.

Inizialmente la band aveva tre componenti: Joey Eppard (chitarra e voce), suo fratello Joshua (batteria) e Chris Bittner (basso). A seguito della loro performance al Festival di Woodstock nel 1994, richiamarono l'attenzione della Universal che propose loro un ingaggio per il 1998 che però non si concretizzò per vicende interne della major. I 3 decisero perciò di pubblicare il loro primo album con la Planet Noise, una piccola etichetta indipendente e quindi di autoprodursi fino al 2005, anno in cui firmarono il contratto con la Metal Blade.
La carriera dei 3 è stata contrassegnata da parecchie variazioni di formazione, la più importante delle quali è stato l'abbandono da parte di Joshua Eppard per unirsi ai Coheed and Cambria.

Formazione

Formazione attuale
 Joey Eppard - voce, chitarra
 Billy Riker - chitarra
 Daniel Grimsland - basso
 Chris Gartmann - batteria, seconda voce

Ex componenti
 Jason Foster - chitarra (1999)
 Chris Bittner - basso (1994 - 2001)
 Joe Cuchelo - basso (2002 - 2003)
 Joe Stote - percussioni, tastiere (2003 - 2008)
 Joshua Eppard - batteria, seconda voce, percussioni (1994 - 1999)

Discografia

Album in studio
 1999 - Paint by Number (Planet Noise)
 2003 - Summercamp Nightmare (Planet Noise)
 2004 - Wake Pig (Planet Noise)
 2007 - The End Is Begun (Metal Blade)
 2009 - Revisions (Metal Blade)
 2011 - The Ghost You Gave to Me (Metal Blade)

Album dal vivo
 2002 - Half Life (Planet Noise)

EP
 2007 - These Iron Bones (digitale)

Partecipazioni
 1994 - Where Woodstock Lives con Summer
 2005 - Metal Massacre XIII con Alien Angel

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"...who by the absolute courage of his defiance of moral and social taboos becomes "the unconfessed hero of humanity."...He is the expression of our social insecurity, our distrust of our fellows, our dissatisfaction with authority, our disillusionment with social achievement. He is the symbol of our defiant refusal to accept the insignificant role of the individual ego in society or the universe which modern knowledge forces upon us. In short, he represents the ego in conflict with the forces battering to subdue or destroy it--the ego which triumphs in the moment of defeat."


Sometimes I feel the need to defend why we homeschool. I don't know why exactly, just insecure I guess. I don't really think it needs defending, but I guess I think that maybe most people feel the way I felt before I was a mom. I didn't understand why anybody would homeschool. I thought it was absolutely crazy. I still think it's a little crazy. The public school system wants to take my kids FOR FREE Monday-Friday for 8 hours, 9 months out of the year. FOR FREE!!! And I have decided to keep my kid home and teach him myself and give up hours of free time every day. Why? Why would I do that?
There are so many positive reasons to homeschool, but I guess if I could narrow it down to just one reason, I would say it is to protect my child's worth. Or rather to protect my child's feeling of worth. So much of school is worrying about how others feel about you.
I think all of us can identify with this stuff. Some of us are scarred well into adulthood because of these questions. We carry them into adulthood and they continue to permeate every aspect of our lives. We carry insecurities. We carry shame from things we did to be accepted and loved. And I understand that some feel this is just a necessary rite of passage to adulthood. Many people argue that children who are homeschooled aren't being "socialized" whatever that means. Any public school teacher can tell you that kids aren't really allowed to socialize all that much in school anyway and much of the socialization isn't even positive. Some feel that if we don't sort through this as a child we won't know our place in society or something along those lines.
But is it really necessary? Is it really beneficial? Can you honestly look back at some of your worst memories of elementary school, middle, or high school and say that those experiences made you a better person? Did feeling inadequate because of your weight or your Pro-Wings or your acne really prepare you for college? Did having to look perfect everyday help you become a better mom? Did going to all those parties really make you a more committed employee? Did dating her really make you a better husband?
I think that right now my child needs to find his self worth from people who adore him. He needs to be built up. He needs the foundation of knowing that he is good. He needs to know that God created him and that God doesn't make mistakes. He needs a firm grasp of these things so that he doesn't believe the lies that the world will tell him. He doesn't need his education clouded by wondering what the kid in the next desk over thinks about him.
Do I think homeshooling is best for every kid or every family? No, I definitely don't. Every kid is different and every parent is different. Some kids take everything that others say to heart, while other kids are able to take it with a grain of salt. Some parents are able to provide a safe at home learning environment, while others aren't. Some parents are very involved with their child's education even if they are in public school, while other parents turn a blind eye and trust that the school system is doing a fine job without their help.
I know myself well enough to know that if I truly want to be involved in Jackson's education, then I need to teach him myself. I also know my own tendencies toward anger, and I know that I have to keep that in check to be able to provide a safe environment for my kids at home. I know Jackson well enough to know that at this time in his life his spirit can be crushed by what others might say or think about him. I'm trusting my instincts and God's guidance to show me when the time comes that homeschooling may not be what Jackson needs. As far as Mikey, I'm not sure at this time if we'll homeschool him or not. My guess is that we probably will at some point. Mikey and Jackson are as different as night and day. And the way I'm able to relate to them both is different too.
Many children have wonderful public/private school experiences. They thrive in ways that they simply wouldn't have at home. Parents of kids in school should remember though that their kids are getting 40 plus hours a week of influence that they know very little about. They need to recognize when these influences are harming their kids, and they need to be willing to step in if it's too much for their kid to handle on their own.


Teachers in the Philippines held protests in several cities today against new professional development regulations which would see them having to pay out of pocket to private providers.
These latest protests are just the latest moves in the long struggle of the ACT and teachers in the Philippines for properly funded and safe public education and against privatisation. They deserve all our support and solidarity.


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Hong Kong residents who attempted to flee to Taiwan have been imprisoned for up to 3 years
Two defendants accused of organizing illegal border crossing were sentenced to two and three years' imprisonment, respectively. The other eight were convicted of participating in the border crossing and were all sentenced to seven months in prison. The Yantian People's Court said the ten pleaded guilty. All defendants received fines ranging from $ 1,500 to $ 3,000.
Earlier Wednesday, China handed over two suspects under the age of 18 who were on the boat to Hong Kong police. Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen said they had confessed to crossing the border illegally but had not been charged.
All 12 people were held for more than 100 days before this week's trial in Shenzhen, as their parents and politicians in Hong Kong, the United States and the United Kingdom pressed for their release. A group representing the families of the defendants said that their loved ones were ill-treated in Chinese custody and denied access to their lawyers.
Police and prosecutors in Shenzhen previously denied accusations of ill-treatment and claimed that the 12 had access to legal advice, although the practice in mainland China of denying defendants their attorneys by appointing a government-chosen attorney has been well documented in the past.
On Monday, a US State Department spokeswoman urged Beijing to release the 12 and allow them to leave the country, adding that their alleged "crimes" are fleeing tyranny.
"The treatment by the People's Republic of China authorities of these 12 individuals, some of them minors, was appalling," the spokeswoman said. "The Beijing authorities continue their campaign to eliminate the remaining rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people, and falsely equate their system of government by party decree with the rule of law."
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The fate of the 12 activists has attracted great attention both in Hong Kong and beyond, symbolizing the deterioration of political freedoms and the climate in the city since the passage of a new national security law earlier this year. The law – which Beijing has imposed on the city, bypassing Hong Kong's quasi-democratic legislature – criminalizes secession, sabotage, and collusion with foreign forces, and has already had a chilling effect on politics and debate.
Many prominent activists, including former lawmakers Nathan Law, Ted Howe, and Baguio Leung, They have all fled the city abroad, While many other protesters also left, fearing arrest in connection with the anti-government unrest that rocked Hong Kong for most of 2019.
On Tuesday, Tony Chung, Hong Kong independence activist Who is also facing charges under the National Security ActHe was sentenced to four months in prison for illegal gathering Desecration of the national flag In relation to last year's protests.
Chung reportedly tried to flee the city in October by seeking asylum at the US consulate, but was turned away.
The ways to escape have grown continuously this year, exacerbated by closures and closures around the world as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The once viable, albeit risky, sea route to Taiwan was closed once the Chinese Coast Guard explained that they were monitoring the waters around the city.
Some commentators have speculated that the 12 activists were allowed to leave so that they could be held publicly and tried as a lesson to others. In October, open source flight data revealed a file A government plane was monitoring the area When the activists left Hong Kong then they appeared to be following their path.
Carrie Lam, the Beijing-appointed chief executive of the city, has refuted any indication that the Hong Kong government had known about or was involved in the case prior to the arrest of the 12.
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She said in October that the fugitives "chose to flee, and as they fled they entered another jurisdiction and committed the crime of entering another place illegally." "They have to face the legal consequences in that jurisdiction. It's that simple and clear."
The prospect of facing trial in China has been a major source of opposition to the proposed extradition bill that sparked protests last year, and the fate of the 12 appears to demonstrate many of the concerns that Hong Kong has felt. The activists were allegedly denied access to adequate legal representation, and little information was provided on their condition.
Chinese courts – along with prosecutors and police – are overseen by the powerful Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Communist Party of China and its local branches.
In a statement, Amnesty International's Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Yamini Mishra, said the sentences "issued after an unfair trial reveal the dangers faced by anyone who finds himself being tried under the Chinese criminal system".
"The Chinese authorities have shown the world once again that political activists will not get a fair trial," she added.
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