Such a helpful site, right? Great for selling stuff. Also great for buying stuff.
Hence I try to stay away from it otherwise I know I'll go tripping over an irresistible unbeatable deal. I will peruse the "free" section every once in a bit but even then on occasion I come across things worth good money and know a.) it won't fit in my little Rabbit, or b.) it's likely already gone, or c.) I can't scrounge up assistance fast enough. Sigh.
So "free" is trouble too. The whole thing....pfffft, you gotta be careful!
Like for instance, I searched tile recently for some reason utterly unbeknownst to me. Came across a major steal of three boxes of 12x12 Daltile Octagon Dot tile for a whopping $25. As you can see in that link, it's $2.57 a sheet regularly so the savings was piquing.
My idea: main floor bathroom floor. Menards' site says it's floor or wall, and amazingly way more expensive too. Weird.
The tile was way the heck up near the Wisconsin border which is a way the heck hike from the city so I very nicely asked my mom if she'd be willing to grab it for me and I'd pick it up from her, saving myself numerous hours worth of gas/stuck-in-traffic time plus I'd get to see her and keep up the acclimation of Finn to my parents by giving him a fun car ride.
Wow, that was all one sentence. Go Becky.
As per Craigslist usual, this wasn't the smoothest transaction with the tile owner and some pieces are broken but it all worked out ok. He tried to say the price was per box when my mom arrived; his ad was clearly not written that way, she pointed out.
The real danger of Craigslist lies in what follows.
See, I remember our first walk-through of this house with Pete the Rock Star Realtor clear as day. We brought Hailey along for a car ride because she loved car rides, therefore one of us stayed in the car while the other walked through. I went first and Pete and I were laaauugghing, laughing so hard at the staging, the paint colors, the tile, everything....I mean, Chuckle Central. Pete is so much fun.
Ouch. Here it was originally, staged. Oh my eyes. Do NOT miss that awful glass vanity. At all.
Mike was up next and speedily, maybe within ten minutes, he was back at the car saying "let's make an offer." Pete about passed out, dumbfounded we were even remotely interested, especially after the out of breath, uproarious laughter he and I had just shared.
But as we all know, finishes can be changed. And that was the discussion we had, Mike and I. After we got done laughing together as well.
But this bathroom tile has always been one of our biggest chuckles, like what the hell, what the heck is this?! Where does one even find sh*t like this?! I gotta admit though, in some very weird strange bizarro way it's almost, almost kinda likable in its awfulness -- the pattern in the small light brown square anyway, which you can barely barely see in the photos.
Ah, there ya go. Now maybe you can see it. And see? The new tile is going to be awesome.
But this crazy a** sh*t has gotta go. Especially since I put together that spiffy fab-a-roo vanity.
So already, note: a project.
When I found that Craigslist tile, well, after previously purchasing other tile which I can't seem to get to work in my head as it has a rusty orange metallic sheen which is cool but orange is my least favorite color. Other than on Mike's head.
Why did I buy it then? Because it is cool and I thought it was going to work, ease the transition between the wood floor and the kitchen floor and the bathroom floor which in toto is four different tiles plus hardwood, five different things within inches of each other. Eyeroll.
But then I built the vanity and it just, ehhh, it just, nope.
Telling original tile diversion story justified: buying this new tile for the bathroom made Mike's head hurt -- "why...what happened to...no!...didn't you already buy...what is going on?!" He wasn't as mad as that sounds. Or I hope not.
But starting to rip out tile and put in new flooring without figuring out the rest of the room seemed imprudent, whichever any tile.
For the longest time we haven't been able to figure out what to do with this bathroom. Considering, ridiculously, there are three other full bathrooms in this house there's zero need for yet another bathtub, especially on the first floor so we've always thought yank it out. Although, after Hailey's surgery, it is where she received a sadly-turned-out-to-be last bath so it was convenient one time.
But what to do with the former tub space? Closet? Shelves? Random openness? Um?
We'd ponder for about three minutes then change the subject and not revisit.
So finally recently outta nowhere Mike blurted out a great idea -- turn it into a walk-in shower. Not that we need one of those either because we don't but it's a clever solution. So bam, it will be.
Now I need to draw it up, figure it out, learn learn learn, plan plan plan, and hope to all get out I can pull off (and pull off well) this large undertaking of ripping out tub, remove toilet and vanity, take out all the tile, reconfigure into a shower, tile everything up, replace toilet and vanity. Hopefully the floor will finally be level by the time I'm done too.
Majority of which I have never done, by the way.
Though, as we know, that has never stopped me before but yeah, it's a wee intimidating for sure.
The other weekend we were out on the deck and I said something along the lines of "well I can drill a hole in it." That remark struck Mike awful funny and he laughed and laughed and laughed -- he said I had said it with I-just-learned-this-skill-yesterday sincerity, so obtusely, dumbly, dismissive of all I've done to and around the house...it was a most dopey simple-minded statement in contradiction to all I've accomplished, of my abilities he said.
So babe, this bathroom should be like drilling a hole then, huh? Yikes, let's hope so. Insert nail biting.
But ok, see?, see how Craigslist is dangerous? I went from idea of replacing thirty square feet of floor tile to buying tile two years ago to finding a new deal on Craigslist for totally different tile resulting in a decision being made into nearly a whole bathroom redo.
So, heh, I went from saving some dough on the new tile to um, spending more dough by revamping a bathroom.
Crazy. Craigslist = danger zone. Ok, maybe this storyline is a smidge-y stretch but I'm blaming Craigslist and the new tile. I'll keep buying and selling there though I'm sure. Alas. As we do. Heh.
Goodness, I hope I spun all those disparate strings into one cohesive web for you! Ha, kinda tired I am.
But ok, right on, hardware, door pulls for the kitchen cabinets have been ordered so YAY!
And hey, Happy National Dog Week (last week), says Finn yucking it up. Silly boy!
Outdoorsy Stuff. And Product Claims, pfffttt.
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Each piece of jewelry is lovingly handmade to order at the time of purchase. Please figure in a delivery time of 2 - 3 weeks when placing your order.
A kumihimo necklace made with a selection of purple/white & clear glass beads. On one end is a lavender lampwork bead with strings. The strings have various Czech beads. Pendant is lavendar heart with 2 side faces , facing each other. .


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What American History Books Used To Say About Separation of Church and State
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The people, though thus engaged in moulding their political institutions, did not neglect to conform their systems of ecclesiastical government to the new order of things. The Revolution had changed the relation of the religious denominations to the State. In New England, Congregationalism was the established religion, and every citizen was required to aid in the support of some church. In all the southern colonies the Episcopal Church was equally favored, and partially so in New York and New Jersey. Only in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware, were all the Protestant sects on an equality, as to their religious rights. The Episcopal Church was more disorganized than any other. It had hitherto been attached to the diocese of the Bishop of London, but now that authority was not recognized. As yet there was no American bishop, and no means to obtain the consecration of any clergyman to that office, except by English bishops. Accordingly the Reverend Samuel Seabury, of Connecticut, at the request of the Episcopalians of that State, visited England to obtain ordination as a bishop. But the English bishops were prevented by law of Parliament from raising any one to that dignity, who did not take the oaths of allegiance, and acknowledge the King as head of the Church. Seabury then applied to the non-juring bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, by whom he was ordained. Some Episcopalians, however, were not satisfied with an ordination at the hands of the Scottish bishops. 1787.
A convention of delegates, from several States, met and formed a constitution for the " Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America." After some revision this constitution was adopted by conventions in the separate States. Titles were changed in order to conform to republicanism; such as "Lord Bishop," and all such as were " descriptive of temporal power and precedency." The Liturgy for the same reason was modified. A friendly letter was addressed to the English bishops, requesting at their hands ordination of American bishops. An Act of Parliament gave the desired authority, and William White, of Philadelphia, Samuel Provost, of New York, and James Madison, of Virginia, were thus ordained. Soon after these ordinations, a General Convention ratified the constitution, and the organization of the Episcopal Church in the United States was complete.
About this time came Thomas Coke, as superintendent or bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He had been an able laborer with Wesley, by whom he was ordained to that office. This sect spread very rapidly, especially in the south; in that section of the country were a great many vacant parishes, which belonged to the Episcopal Church, numbers of whose clergymen left the country during the troubles of the Revolution. At this time the denomination did not number more than ninety preachers, and fifteen thousand members.
The institutions of the Congregational and Presbyterian Churches required no change to adapt them to the new order of things.
The Presbyterians took measures to organize their 1788. Church government on a national basis. Four Synods were formed out of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia. A General Assembly, composed of delegates from all the Presbyteries of the land, was authorized to meet t annually.
Soon after the treaty of peace with England, the 1788ss. Pope's Nuncio at Paris made overtures to Congress, through Doctor Franklin, on the subject of appointing a Vicar Apostolic or bishop for the United States. On the ground that the subject was purely spiritual, and therefore beyond its jurisdiction, Congress refused to take any part in the matter. The Pope then appointed as his vicar apostolic, John Carroll, a brother of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton; the same was afterward raised to the dignity of Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
Almost immediately after the Declaration of Independence the Presbytery of Hanover, in Virginia, addressed a memorial to the House of Assembly, in which they petitioned for the separation of church and state. They 1776. preferred that the gospel should be supported by the free gifts of its friends; they asked no aid from the civil power to maintain their own churches, and were unwilling that any denomination should thus be favored. The movement thus commenced was ardently seconded by the Baptists and Quakers, who petitioned the Assembly to the same effect. These petitions were met by countermemorials from the Episcopalians and Methodists, who urged in behalf of the Establishment, that it was a system which " possessed the nature of a vested right, and ought to be maintained inviolate."
The separation of church and state soon became a prominent question in Virginia. Jefferson took an important part in the animated contest, but the most effective was the united influence of those who first opposed the establishment, and who never relaxed their efforts till the churches were declared independent of the civil power, and every colonial law interfering with the religious rights of the people was swept away.
The example thus set by Virginia was not without its influence; the union of church and state was dissolved 1788. in the other States soon after the close of the Revolution, except in Connecticut and Massachusetts, where the system was retained many years longer.
--- The history of the United States of America, from the discovery of the continent to the close of the Thirty-sixth Congress; By J. Harris Patton, A. M.; 1867
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Aircraft. EU "has not respected the verdict on subsidies to Airbus" (2)
The comment by Boeing on WTO ruling
US authorized to seek billions in retaliatory tariffs on imports from Europe
We receive from Boeing and publish the declarations diffused following the ruling by WTO of yesterday.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday in its final decision found that the European Union (EU) has failed to honor multiple previous rulings and has provided more than $22 billion of illegal subsidies to European aircraft maker Airbus. After examining this case for more than a decade, the WTO has determined the EU must end its unfair business practices and remedy the ongoing harm caused by the illegal subsidies.
This landmark ruling by the WTO Appellate Body is the final decision in this case, which was initiated in 2006. Yesterday's decision ends the dispute and clears the way for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to seek remedies in the form of tariffs against European imports to the United States.
The authorized tariffs are likely to total billions in duties per year, unless and until Airbus addresses the illegal subsidies it received from European governments for its most recently launched airplanes. It is anticipated that US tariffs will be authorized up to the amount of annual harm this market-distorting tactic is causing. Tariffs could be scheduled as early as 2019. This is expected to be the largest-ever WTO authorization of retaliatory tariffs.
"Yesterday's final ruling sends a clear message: disregard for the rules and illegal subsidies is not tolerated. The commercial success of products and services should be driven by their merits and not by market-distorting actions", said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president and CEO. "Now that the WTO has issued its final ruling, it is incumbent upon all parties to fully comply as such actions will ultimately produce the best outcomes for our customers and the mutual health of our industry. We appreciate the tireless efforts of the US Trade Representative over the 14 years of this investigation to strengthen the global aerospace industry by ending illegal subsidies".
The US government, with Boeing's full support, has complied with WTO rulings stemming from the two cases the EU brought against the United States. One case has already ended in favor of the United States, and in the other, the vast majority of the allegations the EU made against the United States and Boeing were dismissed. Where there were narrow rulings against US practices, they have been fully addressed to the WTO's satisfaction.
Just one finding against the United States now remains before the WTO, which concerns a Washington state tax measure. It is under appeal and should be decided later this year or in early 2019. Boeing believes that ruling will be reversed, but if not, Boeing has pledged to do whatever necessary to come into full compliance in the interest of upholding rules-based trade, which is essential to fairness and the future prosperity of the global aerospace industry.
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ONE OF MY GREAT JOYS IN LIFE, aside from my wonderful wife, Dawn, Family, and Coffee, is Baseball. We are now into the 2018 Season and, of course, I am rooting for my team – The San Francisco Giants.
Last year the Giants sucked like an overworked Hoover vacuum. This year we are hoping that they will do better. In 2017 my boys lost 98 games. The season is 162 games and you aren't going to get into the postseason playoffs winning only 64 games – not unless you buy a ticket like everybody else.
A Reblog of some of the most stunning Photographs – all done with a drone.
Boyan Ortse is a talented photographer, designer, filmmaker and artist currently based in Ede, Netherlands. Boyan focuses on traveling, he shoots incredible landscapes and aerial shots. Ortse uses DJI Inspire 1 and DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone.
I began with multimedia design when I was a kid, playing around with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Flash, building websites and animations when I was 14. I knew what I wanted and started studying Multimedia design and graduated in 2014. During the last year of my study I started my business making graphic designs and websites for clients. This was the beginning of my career and it made me even more interested in the filming and animation industry. I bought myself a camera (the Panasonic GH4) and picked up one of the first Professional Drones with a camera (The phantom 1 with a GoPro) back then.
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George Clooney's wife Amal Clooney slammed President Trump's handling of Saudi Arabia following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Amal Clooney took aim at President Donald Trump on Wednesday for his treatment of the press.
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"The U.S. President has given such regimes a green light," she said, "and labeled the press in this country 'the enemy of the people.'"
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ZigBee Smart Energy (SE) is a standard for interconnecting and interoperating devices, via radio frequency, directed towards monitoring, managing and automating energy, gas and water usage. It seeks to be a useful tool for creating "Green Homes", and is aimed at coordinating energy usage, optimizing its generation and consumption.
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Notre Dame Forum 2021 will explore 'Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future'
During the 2021-22 academic year, the University, through its annual Notre Dame Forum, will engage in a series of conversations devoted to the theme "Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future." Inspired by Laudato Si' and the Holy Father's continued emphasis on these issues, the forum...
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Audit: Utah liquor stores not selling fast enough
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press | Posted - Nov. 18, 2014 at 3:11 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wine, beer and spirits are not flying off the shelves of Utah state liquor stores as often as officials had hoped, according to a report released Tuesday by Utah's state auditor.
The report presented to Utah's liquor control board Tuesday morning shows that from mid-2012 to early 2014, only 13 of 44 stores met a goal of selling and restocking all inventory every month.
In the Salt Lake City suburb of Murray, 90 percent of the inventory is sold at least once a month. In the southwestern Utah city of Hurricane, with about 14,500 people, the state liquor store sells only 40 percent of its inventory every month.
Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control had set the inventory goal to cut the cost of holding products.
The audit released Tuesday is part of new routine oversight of the alcohol agency following reports of mismanagement several years ago.
Audits in 2011 found years of mismanagement at the agency and led to the firing or resignation of seven top department executives.
The new report from Utah State Auditor John Dougall found no major concerns and zeroed in managing store inventories and cutting employee turnover at state liquor stores.
Dougall's office suggested liquor officials tailor their inventories to meet consumer demands and maximize space.
For example, liquor stores could receive high-demand products twice a week instead of once week and cut their stock of products that aren't selling as fast.
Dougall's office said selling the entire inventory every month is a reasonable goal, though they noted other industries, such as grocery stores, don't sell their inventories as quickly.
DABC director Sal Petilos said that since the auditor's review wrapped up in February, the liquor department has retooled their ordering system.
Petilos said 31 stores now meet the goal, which they may adjust need to adjust for stores such as the Hurricane location.
Jay Yahne with The Hive Winery in Layton said officials shouldn't focus solely on how fast products move through the stores.
"That means that you're only going to sell discount, mass-produced alcohol in Utah," he told The Associated Press. "If you go to our liquor stores, most of what we sell is mass-produced, not artisan products."
Yahne said craft products like his local wine are more expensive and don't sell as quickly.
With small-scale production and taxes and fees imposed by Utah, Yahne said local wineries and distilleries can't compete with the prices offered by big, out-of-state brands such as Robert Mondavi and Kendall-Jackson or Jim Beam.
David Gladwell, chairman of the DABC governing commission, said officials don't want to waste store space but are sensitive to the concerns of Utah makers of wine and spirits.
"They're a little higher end and aren't going to turn over quite as well, but they're outstanding products and somewhat in demand, not maybe as high as cheaper products."
Gladwell said the agency tries to balance high demand with specialty preferences, and that's why they allow special orders where customers can request a case of an item not stocked in state stores.
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One of the most unique recipes in Frugavore is this one for sweet potato hummus. It is a unique and tasty twist on the traditional Middle Eastern favorite made with chickpeas. Another awesome recipe from this book featured on this blog is Moroccan rabbit hot pot.
Recipe for sweet potato hummus that is a unique and delicious twist on the traditional Middle Eastern favorite using chickpeas.
Soak the chickpeas in water with a pinch of baking soda overnight to improve digestibility and nutrient absorption considerably. Drain, rinse and re-cover with fresh filtered water, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Coarsely chop the carrot and sweet potato and add them to the pot along with the garlic. Simmer for an additional 20-30 minutes or until the chickpeas and vegetables are soft.
Drain the veggies and chickpeas (do not use as aquafaba) and process together in a food processor along with the paprika and lemon juice. Taste and add sea salt as necessary. Add olive oil gradually, pureeing at high speed until a very smooth paste is formed. Use more olive oil to obtain the desired consistency.
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Be sure to refrigerate any sweet potato hummus leftovers in an airtight, preferably glass container (I like these).
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The Thing scores 6 out of 10 on The Movie Database.
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The Ohio State University, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Position ID: OSU-MAE-AY19MAE1 [#13238]
Position Title: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Product Design
Position Type: Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location: Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States [map]
Subject Area: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Appl Deadline: 2019/03/02 * finished (2019/02/05, finished 2019/09/08, listed until 2019/03/02)
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Product Design
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University invites applications from outstanding individuals for a tenure-track faculty position in the broad disciplinary area of product design. The new faculty member will be expected to develop and sustain active sponsored research programs, teach core undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advise MS and PhD students, and provide intellectual leadership and exhibit outstanding scholarship in their research field. The search preference is for individuals at the assistant professor level, but all will be considered. The undergraduate curriculum in mechanical engineering has a uniquely strong emphasis on experiential learning, including an early introduction to mechanical manufacturing, year-long capstone design experiences on product and system design, prototyping and evaluation, and technical electives on computer-aided design and manufacture and smart product design. It is expected that this position will play a central role in maintaining and renewing these curricular strengths over time. Outcomes of successful research in related areas include, but are not limited to, mentoring of graduate students, scholarly journal publications, industrial case studies, new product development, user-centric designs, and creation of intellectual property.
Candidates must have, by the start date, an earned doctoral degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. Prior experience in successfully teaching courses in the areas of primary interest noted below are required. Successful applicants for the position will possess expertise in the following topics, with primary interests in teaching and research in these areas: mechanical product design and manufacture, smart product design, and/or biomedical device design.
ABOUT OHIO STATE
To build a diverse workforce, Ohio State encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Ohio State is an EEO/AA Employer. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential.
Columbus is a thriving highly rated metropolitan community and we are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. For more information about the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at OSU, please visit http://mae.osu.edu/.
Applicant Instructions: To be considered, please submit your application electronically to the posting via Academic Jobs Online. Materials must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, as well as the names and contact information of four references.
The Ohio State University College of Engineering is strongly committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all areas including scholarship, instruction and outreach. In the cover letter, describe experiences, current interests or activities, and/or future goals that promote a climate that values diversity and inclusion in one or more of these areas.
The anticipated start date is autumn 2019. Screening of applicants will begin on February 15, 2019, and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the positions may be addressed to Professor Krishnaswamy (Cheena) Srinivasan, Chairperson of the Search Committee (Srinivasan.3@osu.edu).
The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC).
The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.
Requires the successful completion of a background check.
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Republic Report, which focuses on how money corrupts democracy, has met its abusive dream mate with the kleptocratic administration of President Donald J. Trump. Trump and his lieutenants personify how money and greed, mixed with disrespect for constitutional values, know-nothing ignorance, serious bigotry and misogyny, and an endless capacity for lying, can really, really corrupt democracy.
Schwarzman regularly gives Trump telephone advice and provides tons of campaign cash to Trump's racist, misogynist cause — and notably stood behind Trump in the wake of Charlottesville — I suppose with the hope that Trump won't wage too bad a trade and currency war against Schwarzman's business partners in China.
Trump's Central Casting / stereotypes approach to staff selection has meant generals for national defense, a black for urban, a woman for education, a third world person for the UN, and, of course, Jews for money. Trump's original Jewish White House economic advisor, Gary Cohn, supposedly thought about resigning over Trump's reprehensible comments about Charlottesville, but instead waited to quit over the moral issue of tariffs. Trump replaced Cohn with Unimpressive Older Man at Connecticut Cocktail Party Kudlow, who tolerates the tariffs and the nationalism so he can have a cool DC job.
Neither of them Jews, but that didn't stop pious Pence from presenting Messianic rabbi Jacobs at a Michigan political rally, ostensibly to honor the Pittsburgh dead but mostly to bless the GOP ticket.
Foreclosure king / Hollywood guy Mnuchin and minor starlet wife Louise Linton obviously got some coaching to tone down their entitlement optics after the military jets/eclipse/Instagram beefing debacles. But standing by the White SuPresident for so long is a worse disgrace.
With tens of millions donated to Trump and the GOP, Adelson has purchased one Jerusalem embassy and a Middle East "peace" team that is blatantly pro-Likud and anti-Palestinian. He's also gotten lower taxes and Trump help pushing Japan on a casino license. Does he really not care that the leader of the movement he funds hedges on condemning Charlottesville marchers who shout "Jews will not replace us"?
His family was welcomed in America, and achieved citizenship, after fleeing persecution and poverty overseas, yet dead-eyed Miller is central propagandist for Trump's Demonization of the Other campaign and hard-line anti-immigration, anti-asylum policies.
Their qualifications for senior White House jobs were limited to family ties and maintenance of their families' dishonest business practices. Now they provide a Kosher certification for our angry Nationalist president.
1. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. Last week's ranking: seriously?
With the midterms imminent, Grandfather of Jews Trump is laser-focused on his core message: Hi Racists, Anti-Semites, and Misogynists, Be scared, get angry, blame others. Blaming the "Fake News" media for racist, anti-semitic, and pro-Trump violence. Attacking Soros and Steyer. Failing to denounce White Nationalism and branding himself a Nationalist. Sending troops to the border to battle the terrifying Caravan. Announcing an end to constitutionally-mandated birthright citizenship. Calling Andrew Gillum a "stone cold thief" — yeah, someone who's been sued for running a scam university, pitching a series of fraudulent marketing schemes, and diverting cash from his charitable foundation should know what a stone cold thief really is.
Trump is again number one — the most disgraceful person in Trump world. Trump is not merely a disgrace; he's a total and complete disgrace.
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Automatic fall detection is included (most companies charge extra for this service)
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UnaliWear was established in 2015 to offer a medical device that assists users in medical emergencies without the need for that user to wear a bulky and stigmatizing pendant. UnaliWear's offering, the Kanega Watch, is a voice-activated smart watch with the ability to connect to a live emergency operator in seconds. The idea for the Kanega Watch came from UnaliWear's founder, who has decades of experience in the tech industry, and her worries about her mother's wellbeing. She wanted to help her mother age in place and extend her independence with dignity.
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The Kanega Watch is an all-in-one device, meaning that it doesn't require a base, phone, or pendant to work. When the user signs up, UnaliWear's customer success team inputs user and emergency contact information into the database so that emergency response teams can identify and locate users when they need medical assistance.
The Kanega Watch doesn't require professional installation. It arrives pre-customized even with the wearer's WiFi info, so it literally starts working straight out of the box. Once it arrives, users can refer to the Quick Start Guide or User Guide, which is available in a big print option, to get started right away.
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The UnaliWear website has integrated live chat support with live agents.
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There is no blog, but you can sign up for the monthly newsletter on the company's website.
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Some of us are genetically predisposed to hairloss, and a group of hormones disturbs the growth process. These hormones (androsteinedione, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone) are present in a man's body in greater amounts and in a women's body in lesser amounts. In time, some of the hair follicles die, and others are no longer able to produce or maintain normal hair growth.
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Other causes of female pattern hair loss include polycystic ovary syndrome (a female hormonal problem). Certain autoimmune disorders may cause inflammation of the scalp, and the hair comes out in patches or clumps. Women's natural hair growth patterns can also be altered by severe emotional trauma, childbirth, surgery, "crash" dieting, anemia, thyroid conditions, and certain medications.
Since the causes are varied, it is essential for women who suffer significant hair loss to obtain a correct diagnosis of their condition and find the underlying medical problem that should be treated initially. This is often done with blood tests or, when it becomes necessary, a scalp biopsy.


There's no end in sight for the Carter feuds in next week's episodes.
EastEnders has more drama lined up for the Carter clan next week as Stan's death leads to rows and repercussions among the various family members.
Stan will pass away peacefully in this Friday's episode, leaving his loved ones devastated as they struggle to come to terms with the sad news.
Shirley is the only person by Stan's side as he takes his last breath, so it's left to her to break the news to the rest of the family.
Unfortunately, the Carters are so distracted by their own grief that they forget to tell Stan's partner Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell) what has happened, leaving her furious when she heads to the hospice and hears of Stan's death second-hand.
Back at the Queen Vic, Cora angrily confronts the Carters and makes some big accusations, causing Mick (Danny Dyer) to snap as it's the last thing he needs at such a difficult time.
Shirley (Linda Henry) is also left upset when she and Buster (Karl Howman) head to the prison to tell their son Dean about the death of his grandfather.
It's clear that Dean (Matt Di Angelo) is struggling with life behind bars and Shirley ends up rushing out in an emotional state as she can't bear to see him like this.
Later in the week, the Carters clash again when Buster offers to pay for Stan's funeral and Mick stubbornly insists on footing half the bill.
With Linda growing fed up with so much tension within the family, she tries to get things back on track by inviting Shirley and Buster over for a meal.


ANZ Singapore offers mortgages for properties located in Singapore, and Australia only. For Australia properties, they are doing within the catchment area of their approved list in Sydney (NSW), Melbourne (VIC) and Perth (WA). Brisbane (QLD and NT are not in the list.
Their mortgage products offered for Singapore properties range from fixed rates to variable rates pegged to 3M SOR or 3M Combo (Average of 3M SOR + 3M SIBOR). For Australia properties, only variable rates are offered in either 3M AUD COF or 3M SGD COF.
Refinancing customers of Singapore mortgages may enjoy subsidies to cover conveyancing fees.
On 31 October 2016, DBS Singapore announced the acquisition of ANZ Singapore wealth and retail businesses.
Swap Offer Rate (SOR) is set by the Association of Banks in Singapore, and is also publicly available. It is based on the foreign exchange rate with the US dollar. It projects what the interest rate would cost if the same amount of money were borrowed in US dollars.
ANZ will obtain at 8pm fixing from Association of Banks in Singapore, on the last business day of the previous month.
ANZ offers interest rates pegged to average of 3M SIBOR and 3M SOR. 3M SIBOR (Singapore Interbank Offered Rate) is a reference rate based on the interest rates used by banks in Singapore when lending unsecured funds to each other, which is obtainable from Association of Banks in Singapore.
ANZ will obtain from Association of Banks at 11am fixing on the first business day of the month for 3M SIBOR and 8pm fixing on the last business day of the month for 3M SOR. In a situation where the rate are not obtainable, Bank will take an alternative substitute that they deemed reasonable.
ANZ's Cost of Funds means, in relation to the Facility in a particular currency for a particular period, the cost to the Bank of funding in that currency. The first 3 month period shall start from the date on which the Facility is disbursed and shall be revised on the first business day of the 4th month from which the loan is disbursed. The currencies offered are AUD and SGD.
The Borrower shall fulfil all of the following conditions to the satisfaction of the bank (in form and substance), within 14 days from the date of this Facility Letter, failing which this offer lapses unless otherwise agreed by the Bank.
Interest on the loan is calculated on a monthly rest, where the advertised rate is the same as the effective interest rate, because interest is calculated based on the reduced balance of the loan.
The Borrower is required to open a saving account, be it for Singapore or Australia property for monthly debiting of the instalment.
In the event the applicable SIBOR/SOR/COF falls below zero, Bank will use 0.1% as the benchmark or any other rates that they deemed reasonable.
Extension of loan tenure is viable up to 10 years, from age 65 to 75. It is computed based on 75 less age or date of purchase, whichever is lower, capped at 35 years for private, 30 years for HDB. This guideline is part of MAS TDSR Exemption framework.
The Property shall be owner-occupied for the full tenor of the Credit Facilities. The Bank reserves the right to recall and/or cancel the Credit Facilities immediately if, at any time the Mortgagor rents out, sublets, licenses or parts with possession of the Property without the Bank's prior written consent. Always declare the purpose of the Subject Property accurately, be it Owner-occupied or Investment. In addition, a property that is owner-occupied may qualify for TDSR exemption.
Redemption of the Loan may be made subject to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) served 3 months' prior written notice or in lieu of such notice, pay the Bank 3 months' interest, AND (b) pay the Bank a redemption fee if applicable.
If the Loan is cancelled after acceptance of this Facility Letter or left undrawn on the expiry of the Availability Period, a cancellation fee of 1.5% flat on the amount cancelled or left undrawn, shall be payable for Singapore property loans, and 1% for Australia property loans.
Establishment fees and other fees may be payable for loans granted for properties in Australia.
Note that valuation fee is to be borne by customers. ANZ will only proceed with the loan if the settlement date is 3 months from date of loan application.


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Q: Form data not getting submitted on Button Click to PHP File I'm using the following code to do a simple login in php.I have set an action to test.php but nothing happens when the login button is clicked.

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setup(
    name='PyZOGY',
    version='0.0.1',
    author='David Guevel',
    author_email='guevel.david@gmail.com',
	entry_points = {'console_scripts': ['pyzogy = PyZOGY.__main__ : main']},
    license='LICENSE.txt',
    description='PyZOGY is a Python implementation of the ZOGY algorithm.',
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Are abortions free and do I need a parent signature if I'm under 18?
Keep in mind that Teen Clinic does not offer abortions. We can however tell you a little bit about the law in Colorado.
In Colorado, minors do not need parental consent to receive an abortion. However, state law does require that they notify their parents/guardian before. A minor can choose to notify their parents themselves (with a certification form), or they may choose to have their abortion provider send notification by certified mail. They may also ask a judge to excuse them from this requirement, particularly if telling their parents would place them in danger.
Pricing is going to look different in different clinics, but many places offer assistance.
If you are pregnant and need to discuss your options you can call us at 303-442-5160.
You can also visit prochoice.org to find information and clinics near you.


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A commodity must be fungible. The value of a bushel, barrel, or ounce of a given commodity comes not from its uniqueness, but from the fact that it is functionally identical to every other bushel, barrel, or ounce of the same commodity. Insuring fungibility is exactly the reason commodities contracts have explicit specifications. In addition, many different types of commodity are highly interrelated and as such, so is their price. Consider for example the relationship between oats and corn, both used frequently as livestock feed. If corn gets too expensive ranchers might begin feeding their livestock more oats. As more people forgo corn in favor oats, corn prices will inevitably fall as oats' go up, which will ultimately cause more folks to switch back to the (now cheaper) corn, and the cycle repeats. Obviously, the more related two commodities are, the more their prices are correlated. Nowhere is this fact more salient than in the various types of crude oil globally traded. And, unlike corn and oats, which have several non-overlapping uses, there's really only one thing to do with any type of crude: refine, then burn it.
The two major crude oil contracts traded in global markets are West Texas Intermediate, which is the American standard (what media outlets have traditionally meant when they talk about the "price of oil") and Brent Crude, which is the British standard. The former is traded on the NYMEX, the latter the ICE, and you can read their contract specifications here and here, respectively. Both are high-quality, refineable oils (referred to as "light, sweet crude") with the primary difference being that WTI contains less sulfur and is somewhat less dense than its British counterpart. Now, I'm not an oil man, so someone who's worked in petroleum engineering and/or regularly wears a huge cowboy hat could do a better job explaining the specifics, but my understanding is that less sulfur and a lower density means WTI is easier to refine, making it technically the superior oil. In theory, this should make for an obvious reltionaship between the contracts: higher quality, higher price. Not so.
There are a few key things to notice. First, as mentioned above, observe Brent's breakaway from WTI beginning right around 2011, a pattern that seems to have more or less stabilized today, with Brent now consistently trading $10 - $20 higher than US crude. Think about that for a minute: two products with identical uses, the only difference their respective qualities, and the inferior product is valued by the market ~15% above the superior. That's like paying $45,000 for a Volkswagen Jetta when an A4 costs forty grand, or dropping $12 on a pound of Folgers when Shade-Grown Artisanal Hipster Roast™ only costs $9.
Brent most likely overtook WTI for three major reasons: the glut of domestic crude created as American supply has gone up from new oil discoveries; the decreased demand for oil domestically due to economic stagnation; and the ongoing, wrongheaded legal restrictions preventing the exportation of US crude. That a literally inferior product is more expensive in open global trading is a testament to just how screwed up the US oil market has become, and further proof, as I've written before, that it's time to lift restrictions on US oil exports.
That said, the other thing to notice about the chart above is how synched up the movements of the two crudes has been over the last five years. Even when they're at their furthest apart, a movement by one crude usually coincides with an almost identical movement by the other. This, of course, makes sense, as these two commodities are almost the exact same thing. In this way, any savvy oil investor should be knowledgeable about both types of crude, as the market climate may at any given moment favor one contract over the other, or in absence of a preference between the two, the other variety might be used as a powerful hedge (e.g. going long three contracts of WTI, and short one of Brent).
Not bad. The R_squared is .7840, not as strong a correlation as pre-2011, but definitely moving back towards the lock-step we became used to seeing.
The takeaway point here is that highly related commodities tend to have high degrees of correlation, except when they don't. That first tidbit (related commodities are correlated) may not seem like news, but it's a fact commodities investors all too often overlook when thinking about risk. As mentioned above, using related (or near identical) commodities as a hedge is a great way to protect oneself in what are inherently risky markets, and taking a complimentary position in the other type of crude is a great way for oil investors to mitigate risk. That said, the more a market is caught up in politics (and it'd be hard to find a more politically charged market than US crude) the more likely it is to be reactive to exterior, non-market forces.
Though it may not seem like it, this difference between the price drivers for the two crude contracts is actually good news for oil investors; that the prices fall in and out of correlation allows investors to trade on different types of information. For example, an investor who's very attune to the geopolitics of oil would be well suited to make her play in the US crude market, where policy can affect the price as much or more than the underlying market factors. Conversely, an investor who's largely ignorant of US oil policy but has a very good understanding of global oil market fundamentals might want to stick to Brent Crude (though of course being aware that major shifts in US oil policy ought to effect all oil everywhere). Both investors then, as described above, could in theory use the other type of oil as a hedge.
Regardless, any oil investor needs be acutely aware that the powers governing oil prices can and frequently do have nothing to do with the underlying market forces, and one's strategy in these markets needs to take this information into account.
Wow, I just wrote a long comment and I think it got destroyed in the ether.
I think the differential, and decoupling, is due almost exclusively to effects of tight oil production expansion.
First, though -- refiners don't, by law, prefer "lighter and sweeter" crude. Some refiners have invested in complex processing equipment to take advantage of light-heavy differentials. Perversely, depending on the local supply-demand balance (which crudes are available to which refiners), prices for heavy, sour crudes could be bid up to parity (or theoretically above a lighter crude). It all depends on the output a refinery can expect.
Next, the decoupling in price for WTI is probably due to first and second order effects of tight oil production growth. There are transportation bottlenecks to get crude to the gulf refiners, from Cushing to Houston and even from Eagle Ford to the coast. Thus, there is a location discount applied to the crude, on top of a general "greater supply" problem. I think you're right to identify the crude export ban as also having an impact.
Lastly, refiners are considering investing in topping capacity, and producers / midstream players are considering investments in "light processing" for light oil / condensate, e.g. from Eagle Ford, so that they can export "refined products" that don't look so different than the 45'+ API crude coming out of the ground, but are legally exportable.
In the medium- to long-term, if this extra capacity comes online, and the transportation bottlenecks are solved, we may see the Brent-WTI diffs return to normal with or without a lifting of crude export ban.
Thanks Eric, really great comments. I'm curious to know, when you say: "we may see the Brent-WTI diffs return to normal with or without a lifting of crude export ban" what, specifically, do you mean by normal?
That is, to the historic norm, of WTI trading 5 - 15% above Brent? Or just normal in terms of the two oils' correlation being back in lock?


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Daily Archives: 17 November 2004
by Joel | 17 November 2004 · 8:17 am
Robert Kaplan's "Modest Degree of Fatalism"
On 14 November 2004, Robert Kaplan published an op-ed piece (filed from Guam!) in the New York Times headlined Barren Ground for Democracy.
After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, communist satellites like Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary promptly evolved into successful Western democracies. This transition was relatively easy because the countries boasted high literacy rates, exposure to the Enlightenment under Prussian and Hapsburg emperors, and strong industrial bases and middle classes prior to World War II and the cold war. In retrospect, it seems clear that only the presence of the Red Army had kept them from developing free parliamentary systems on their own.
But the idea that Western-style democracy could be imposed further east and south, in the Balkans, has proved more problematic. Beyond the Carpathian mountains one finds a different historical legacy: that of the poorer and more chaotic Ottoman Empire. Before World War II, this was a world of vast peasantries and feeble middle classes, which revealed itself in Communist governments that were for the most part more corrupt and despotic than those of Central Europe.
Unsurprisingly, upon Communism's collapse, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania struggled for years on the brink of anarchy, although they at least avoided ethnic bloodshed. Of course, Yugoslavia was not so lucky. Though democracy appears to have a reasonably bright future there thanks to repeated Western intervention, it is wise to recall that for 15 years it has been a touch-and-go proposition.
Undeterred, Wilsonian idealists in the United States next put Iraq on their list for gun-to-the-head democratization. But compared with Iraq, even the Balkans were historically blessed, by far the most culturally and politically advanced part of the old Turkish Empire. Mesopotamia, on the other hand, constituted the most anarchic and tribalistic region of the sultanate.
In addition, the Balkans are affixed to Central Europe, and were thus a natural extension of it as NATO expanded eastward. Iraq is bordered by Iran and Syria, states with weakly policed borders and prone to radical politics, which themselves have suffered under absolutism for centuries.
Western intellectuals on both the left and right underplayed such realities. In the 1990's, those supporting humanitarian intervention in Yugoslavia branded references to difficult history and geography as "determinism" and "essentialism" – academic jargon for fatalism. In the views of liberal internationalists and neoconservatives, group characteristics based on a shared history and geography no longer mattered, for in a post-cold war world of globalization everyone was first and foremost an individual. Thus if Poland, say, was ready overnight for Western-style democracy, then so too were Bosnia, Russia, Iraq – and Liberia, for that matter.
That line of thinking provided the moral impetus for military actions in 1995 in Bosnia and in 1999 in Kosovo: interventions that reclaimed the former Yugoslavia into the Western orbit. But the people who ordered and carried out those interventions, liberal Democrats in general, were canny. While they agreed with the idealists' moral claims, they realized that it was the feasibility of the military side of the equation that made the interventions ultimately worth doing. Yes, they also favored democracy in places like Liberia, but they were wise enough not to risk the lives of Americans in such endeavors. They intuited that a modest degree of fatalism was required in the conduct of international affairs, even if they were clever enough not to publish the fact.
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I certainly share Kaplan's "modest degree of fatalism"–if not downright pessimism–but I think he overstates his case as a result of his unfortunate inclination toward historical and cultural determinism (and essentialism), which I don't share to the same degree. In fact, I'm adamantly antiessentialist. That's why I like to focus on exceptions and outliers.
For one thing, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland did not "promptly" transform themselves into respectable democracies. They started rather painfully well before 1989. Hungary revolted very bloodily in 1956, Czechoslovakia more peacefully in 1968, and Poland all during the 1980s. Each led eventually to very modest reforms and tiny cracks through which civil society could begin to sprout.
Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania didn't get the same headstart. I remember a Romanian telling me in 1983-84, "We're not the Poles. When trouble comes, we take our sheep up into the mountains until it passes." Maybe this only supports Kaplan's case for cultural determinism–or essentialism.
A second issue is Kaplan's claim that Bosnia and Kosovo are now within the "Western orbit." That doesn't speak too well for the Western orbit. Remember the exit strategy? It was just around the corner in 1998, and still just a few corners away in 2002. I'm sure European wisdom will prevail eventually, perhaps before the next fin de siècle.
Finally, I think Kaplan underestimates the power of redemptive suffering. I suspect redemptive suffering might help explain how Japan and Germany overcame their catastrophic militarism after World War II, and even how Afghans have begun to overcome their self-defeating fractiousness–at least enough to complete a national election of historic import. But perhaps my notions of redemptive suffering just betray the determinative cultural legacy of my Judaeo-Christian heritage. Or perhaps it was my Shiite, or Hindu, or Buddhist, or Plains Indian Sundance heritage in a prior life.
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