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USA Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $323 million with no winner in latest drawing
Another Mega Millions drawing was held Tuesday night without anyone having the jackpot-winning numbers.
That pushes the top prize for the Friday's drawing to $323 million with a cash option of $199 million. It'll be the 10th-largest Mega Millions prize in the game's 15-year history and the 29th biggest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
While no one hit the jackpot for for Tuesday's $303 million drawing, four lucky tickets matched five numbers but not the Mega Ball and are worth $1 million each. Two were sold in New York, while the others were purchased in Illinois and Virginia.
One of the New York tickets was sold at 14th Street Candy & Grocery on East 14th Street in Manhattan, New York lottery officials said.
Tuesday's winning numbers were 20, 22, 52, 57 and 73. The Mega Ball was 7.
Twenty-seven twice-weekly drawings have been held since David Trapp won a $61 million prize with a ticket bought at a 7-Eleven in Laguna Hills, Calif. on April 28.
Nine $1 million Mega Millions tickets have been sold in New Jersey this year, tied for the second most with New York. Only California lottery players, with 10, have bought more.
The odds of buying a second-prize, $1 million ticket are 18,492,204 to 1. It's a 1 in 258,890,850 shot to hit the jackpot. Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Boys: 'Discussing' Problems a Waste of Time
By Richard Whitmire — August 23, 2011 1 min read
Richard Whitmire
Pretty amusing piece, actually. Parents of boys will nod their heads in agreement.
From article:
When researchers asked young people about how talking about their problems would make them feel, boys responded that they didn't see talking about problems to be a useful activity, the study says. Boys didn't express angst or distress about discussing problems any more than girls. Researchers surveyed nearly 2,000 children and adolescents. Girls had positive expectations for how talking about problems would make them feel, such as expecting to feel cared for, understood and less alone, researchers said. Boys reported that talking about problems would make them feel "weird" and like they were "wasting time." They did not expect to feel embarrassed, worried about being teased, or bad about not taking care of the problems themselves.
The opinions expressed in Why Boys Fail are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
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So let me ask - what is a "chopping spree"? I would say this: New music comes from an infusion of new blood and soul; Chopping Spree is a progressive house, space trance, nu-funk experience that translates expressively into all genres. In the New Year expand your catalog by including this album from veteran producer cX.


How appropriate that Martin Creed should have won the Turner Prize with his allegory of Darkness and Light.
And that it should be installed in one of the Tate's 1970s galleries. A consultant on the design of those galleries was none other than Astragal's old friend Newton Watson, protÚgÚ of Lord Llewelyn-Davies and erstwhile professor of architecture at the Bartlett - many of whose alumni remember his scintillating lectures on, yes, lighting design.


A firewall is a program that runs in the background of your computer and help prevent hackers from getting access to your computer. There is simply no reason that you would not want to enable a firewall on your computer. This tutorial will show you how to setup the firewall that is included with Ubuntu 13.04 using a downloaded Graphical tool.
The first step to setup the firewall in Ubuntu 13.04 is to install the Graphical tool so that configuring the firewall is much easier. Open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for "gufw". You should find the application selected in the picture below.
From this screen you will be able to click on "Install" to install the Firewall Configuration tool. You will then be asked to enter your user password to continue with the installation.
Once the installation is complete your screen should look similar to the one shown below.
You can then go to the Dash Launcher and run the application to setup the firewall.
Once you Open the Firewall Configuration tool you will not be able to make any changes or even enable the firewall until you unlock the program by clicking "Unlock" as shown below.
You will then be asked to enter your user password to continue with unlocking the application.
You will now be able to turn the firewall to the "ON" status as shown below.
Congratulations your firewall is now protecting you from hackers. If you have any questions or comments do not hesitate to leave a comment below. Also, if you found this tutorial helpful please like and share so that other people can find this tutorial more easily.


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Q: How to use zip function transpose in swift The zip function in swift
   let words = ["one", "two", "three", "four"]
   let numbers = 1...4

   for (word, number) in zip(words, numbers) {
      print("\(word): \(number)")
   }

  // Prints "one: 1"
  // Prints "two: 2
  // Prints "three: 3"
  // Prints "four: 4"

but if I want transpose  [(one,1),(two,2),(three,3),(four,4)] to ["one", "two", "three", "four"] and [1,2,3,4].
How to do this in swift, are there similar methods for direct conversion in Python?

A: You can run map twice to "unzip" the arrays:
let arr = [("one", 1), ("two", 2), ("three", 3), ("four", 4)]

let arr1 = arr.map { $0.0 }
let arr2 = arr.map { $0.1 }

print(arr1) // ["one", "two", "three", "four"]
print(arr2) // [1, 2, 3, 4]

You can also use reduce to do this in one shot:
let (arr3, arr4) = arr.reduce(([], [])) { ($0.0 + [$1.0], $0.1 + [$1.1]) }

print(arr3) // ["one", "two", "three", "four"]
print(arr4) // [1, 2, 3, 4]

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OCEAN Alliance sets out network
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Day One Product
ocean networks
service loops
COSCO Container Lines
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SHANGHAI, China–Members of the OCEAN Alliance, COSCO Container Lines, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line, have signed a document entitled the Day One Product, which sets out the proposed OCEAN Alliance's network, including port rotation for each service loop.
The Day One network intends to deploy around 350 container vessels with an estimated total carrying capacity of 3.5 million TEUs. The vessel deployment details for each service loop will be released around end of this November.
20 Transpacific services (estimated 160 port pairs, with 13 Asia – West Coast North America services, 7
Asia – East Coast North America and U.S. Gulf services)
• 6 Asia – Europe services (estimated 110 port pairs)
• 5 Asia – Mediterranean services (estimated 165 port pairs)
• 3 Transatlantic services (estimated 70 port pairs)
• 5 Asia – Middle East services (estimated 70 port pairs)
• 2 Asia – Red Sea services (estimated 35 port pairs)
"We are very pleased with our progress and close collaboration with our partners in putting together an outstanding selection of Day One Products," said Andy Tung, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL. "With the expanded network, extensive market connections and improved efficiencies, OOCL stands ready to embrace our new opportunities and deliver the best that we have to offer to our customers."
The top priority of the OCEAN Alliance is service quality and schedule reliability.
"The signing of the Day One Product marks an important step forward to show just how committed we are in developing the most competitive products to market and the high level of synergy and confidence we share in the partnership," member carriers said in a statement.
At this time, the members of the OCEAN Alliance are pleased to inform that they have filed the Master Agreement (Alliance Agreement) to Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and that the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) have expressed approval of the OCEAN Alliance. The OCEAN Alliance has also completed its EU self-assessment compliance review. The OCEAN Alliance is satisfied that its agreement and services are compliant with EU regulatory requirements, following satisfactory completion of a self-assessment of its activities under EU competition rules and discussions with the EU Commission.
Moving forward, the OCEAN Alliance will continue to work closely with all the authorities to ensure full compliance with applicable laws and regulations and secure the necessary regulatory approvals for the OCEAN Alliance to commence operations from April 1st 2017.
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Tag: Marvel anime
So, first, a few worlds about Insufficient Direction (Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki), a series of Flash-based shorts adapting the autobiography of Hideaki Anno's wife. If you think that sounds interesting, you'll be disappointed by the final product. It's the perfect example of a private joke taken too far. For one, there's no actual explanation of the premise at any point in it ; I only discovered it later on when I did a bit of research to write this. For two, she's inexplicably depicted as a toddler throughout. Since this first episode covers their marriage ceremony, that's more than a bit disturbing. But the most damning flaw of this thing is that it doesn't seem to have much more insight to offer than "otaku are weird and kinda creepy" ; the Director character could be just about anyone and it wouldn't change a thing.
Don't bother with it.
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Mushishi is the same as it always was. Great mood piece, intriguing world-building, and nothing much for me to actually say about it. Well, except that this first episode is way less depressing than average.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure – Stardust Crusaders is a whole different kind of awesome. This is a textbook example of how to animate bigger-than-life characters. It seems to have gotten a budget upgrade too, which isn't unwelcome. (Although really, part of the charm of the 2012 series is how they used colour and framing to compensate for the lack of animation.)
QUICK CAPSULES !
Because I certainly don't want to spend any more time than strictly necessary covering the sea of mediocrity we got this Monday.
Hero Bank, Dragon Collection and Oreca Battle are all kids' shows bases on videogames (respectively for the 3DS, a social network, and arcades). All three of them feature an annoying redhead kid and his bland friends, fighting stuff with their collectible assets. (Hero Bank sets up some sort of permanent VR tournament, while the other two are the old "transported to another world" gimmick.)
Hero Bank is the least watchable of the three, partly because it's a full 22-minute show, but mostly because everyone is just so annoying.
Dragon Collection has a slightly less annoying protagonist, and his initial sense of wonder at being transported to a fantasy world is decently done, but the only reason it doesn't overstay its welcome is that it's only 11-minute long.
Oreca Battle at least seems to have fun with its weird monster design. (Flying octopi that rain tomatoes onto kids ? WTF ?) This one actually suffers from being a bit rushed at 11-minute-long, completely losing me with a journey to a fantasy world that seems to come from nowhere. Especially as it's way less interesting than the "monsters come alive out of this card game and run wild into our world" premise it'd been initially setting up.
So, yeah. Three show I'm thrice too old to watch, and I won't be bothering with.
The Comic Artist and Assistants (Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to) is a different deal altogether. Again it's a shorter format (11-minute-long), but the similarities end there. It adapts a comedy 4-panel manga, and manages to fit four sketches in its first episode. As the title lays out, it follows the hijinks of a quirky manga author, his assistant, and his editor. (More characters presumably coming, according to the OP & ED ; aside from the manga author, they're all female.)
The problem here is that this show's only joke is that the manga author is a pervert who sexually harasses his colleagues. And then makes puppy eyes for them to forgive him. It's endless variations about the same theme : he wants some reference of breasts being groped, he launches a debate about how much panties should be revealed, and he buys tons of female underwear, again for "reference". (You can guess what kind of manga he draws.)
Yeah, no thanks. The joke is already tired by the episode's end, I can't bear anymore of it.
It's almost painful to watch the slow demise of studio Gainax. With most of their key staff having gone off to the greener pastures of Khara and Trigger, it's now reduced to a shadow of its own glory, taking any bizarre project that might get them some direly-needed sponsorship money. Remember when they did a short magical girl show that was a glorified (and impenetrable) ad for Subaru ?
Well, Magica Wars (Mahou Shoujo Taisen) is a similar project : a series of 26 shorts starring magical girls who represent the various prefectures of Japan. Not that the premise is obvious from the first episode, which showcases the not-very-funny slapstick hijinks of an incompetent magical girl chasing small blobs.
It doesn't even have any kind of novelty value ; it's just boring and pointless.
I'm not making a full review for Marvel Disk Wars : the Avengers, but I do want to note that it's much better than I expected. Especially since it involves a bunch of kids using the titular disks to summon Avengers and fight bad guys. The chief reason the show manages to make that premise less terrible is to spend the first episode without it, instead devoting it to pure set-up. And it does a good job of selling this as a recognizable version of the Marvel Universe, with the Avengers behaving like they should throughout. The Disks are Stark Technology Gone Wrong ™, baddies try to steal them, the Avengers presumably get stuck in them next episode. And the kids are given plausible explanations for being around, which is a relief.
Let's put it this way : I'm open to watching a second episode, which is more than I can say for just about any of the other marketing-driven kids' shows this season.
Also, a few words about Inugami & Nekoyama, an adaptation of a 4-panel gag manga about a dog-like girl who likes cats, and a cat-like girl who likes dogs. That's basically the whole joke, so it's a good thing that it's a series of 3-minute shorts. Sure, that's a bit of a "stop-start" paced format, but the episode packs just enough content, and I'm not sure the source material could support a full-length adaptation anyway. As it stands, it's perfectly pleasant to watch.
No full review for Escha & Logy's Atelier either ; I fell asleep watching it and have no wish to try it again. It's very boring indeed, with flat characters and a complete lack of any kind of narrative tension. You'd think a JRPG adaptation would have more punch, but no.
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It's a straightforward vampire-hunter show.
Eric "Blade" Brooks, our protagonist. His mother got bitten (and killed) while pregnant, and thus he's a half-vampire "Daywalker". Obviously he's got something of a grudge, and goes around killing vampires by the dozen with his silver-bladed weapons.
Makoto, a young vampire-hunter who makes a team with her veteran father (so of course he's doomed to die before the first episode ends). She gets three minutes of badassitude before getting way over her head and spending most of her screentime in distress. Hopefully she'll snap out of it before she gets on my nerves too much.
Deacon Frost, the Big Bad Vampire, who's recognizable as the one who bit Blade's mother because of his characteristic 4 fangs. Obviously he makes short work of Blade at this point, although he leaves him alive for some reason (maybe because the "Daywalker" blood samples he extracts may not be enough ?).
Decent. For once, the rough artstyle of the Marvel/Madhouse coproductions fits the tone of the series instead of working against it. The music score is better than average (this may be the first OP among those projects where the instrumental tune works perfectly with the visuals), and there's some decent use of colour to set the mood here and there. On the other hand, I'm not fond of the frequent use of freeze frames in the action sequences (it always looks cheap to me), and the dissolving effect when vampires get dispatched looks quite weird.
Well, I didn't fall asleep, which is better than I expected (despite being a Marvel fanboy, I have absolutely zero interest in Blade as a character). It works quite well as a action piece (apart from some stylistic mistakes detailed above), and Makoto shows some potential as an action girl if she gets a clue quickly (Maaya Sakamoto's charisma strikes again !).
Can it sustain itself over 12 episodes without becoming repetitive ? I have my doubts. But it's earned itself a second episode, which is more than I'd thought beforehand.
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Posted on 2011/07/05 2013/12/06 Categories 2011 Q3 - SummerTags adult protagonists, from RPG.net, horror, Marvel animeLeave a comment on Blade
The X-Men disbanded a year ago, due to Jean Grey's death in the Dark Phoenix incident. But Professor X gathers the band back together when he learns of numerous mutant disparitions in a district of Japan.
They've gone for an iconic line-up for the X-Men, with Professor X as the remote mentor, Cyclops as field leader, Wolverine, Storm and cat-form Beast. (The OP promises Emma Frost, but she hasn't shown up yet.) Professor X carries most of the narration and exposition. Cyclops is the best at what he does, and what he does is whining over Jean's grave (seriously, it looks like he's spending days at a time there). Beast had gone back to teaching college courses, but he's pretty happy to go back into action and leave his class to his uplifted squid. Wolverine is more tolerable here than in his own series, and Storm plays mother hen.
Hisako (aka Armor) is our token young mutant in distress. She barely shows any personality yet, before captured by robots halfway through the episode. (If you're wondering, she's a character created by Joss Whedon when he wrote the X-Men comics six years ago.)
We start with an extended flashback to the end of the Dark Phoenix incident, where it's clear Jean is manipulated by Mastermind and his Inner Circle (they're kept in shadows, but I see Blob, maybe Toad, and another prettyboy I can't quite identify). It looks like she commits suicide, but considering the epitaph on her memorial ("She will rise again") and the fact they've bothered to show us all this, I'm sure she'll eventually show up again.
The next episode preview suggests that the X-Men are going to face the U-Men. That's an interesting choice (they're quite a recent creation), although it makes perfect sense when considering Warren Ellis wrote this story (the man loves his transhumanism themes).
The ED shows some iconic X-Men villains (Magneto, Mystique, Juggernaut) that I doubt will actually show up… and Stryfe, for some reason.
I'm not fond of Madhouse's style for the Marvel adaptations, and it looks especially messy here, but it does the job. I like the character designs quite a bit, to tell the truth.
I've always had big expectations for this particular Marvel Anime series, and it doesn't disappoint. It manages to perfectly recreate the X-Men experience, especially the sense of a vast tapestry of former continuity that will eventually become relevant. Sure, it doesn't exactly hit the ground running (the X-Men aren't even in Japan yet), but that's the cost of fleshing out the five main characters as well as explaining the gist of the Dark Phoenix incident.
I'm biased, of course : I'm a hardcore X-Men fan. Still, this is by far the best Marvel Anime series, with strong characters and a plot that feels appropriately epic.
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A year ago, Logan met a Japanese woman called Mariko who disappeared soon after. Now, he learns that she comes from a crime family and is to get into an arranged marriage for their sakes. Logan of course rushes in to prevent it…
Logan, the Wolverine. You may remember those awful previews from a year or so ago ; thankfully his character design looks much better now (although it's more Hugh Jackman than the comic version). Anyway, the same character as usual : metal claws, healing factor and prone to berserker rage. In plain clothes for the whole episode, and I doubt that'll change.
Mariko Yoshida, his (former) sweetheart. Archetypical Damsel In Distress ™. To be crude, she's just a macguffin here.
Shingen Yoshida, Mariko's father. Crime lord, with impressive fencing skills. You know the time.
Hideki Kurohagi, Mariko's new fiancé. The current ruler of the lawless city of Madripoor. Interrupts Logan's duel with Shingen by shooting the former in the back with some anti-healing-factor gun. No class whatsoever, then.
Asano, a Tokyo police detective who became friends with Logan 10 years ago. Just now rescued from AIM goons by the same in New York, he's our chief provider of exposition. He and his unit have set up a full-scale surveillance operation around the Yoshida mansion, but they lack the legal authority to just bust in.
This actually looks pretty good, although this may just be my getting used to this artstyle from Iron Man. On the other hand, the women still look weird – especially Mariko. Also, I'm quite liking the soundtrack, it reminds me of Death Note's in a good way.
The OP is average. The ED, on the other hand, annoyed me by switching musical styles twice. Urgh.
This is actually better than I expected. While we're deep into the usual clichés of the "Wolverine in Japan" subgenre (believe me, it's well-trodden territory in the comics), it tackles them with gusto and energy. It also looks fully plot-driven, instead of the "Zodiac mecha of the week" structure of Iron Man ; I'm not sure there's enough plot in there for 12 episodes, but I'm interested in seeing how it'll play out. This episode certainly crams quite a lot in (the plotline is nominally adapted from an 80s miniseries, but we're way more than 1/12th through it).
Anyway, a fun popcorn action show.
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Co-op hits out at Spending Review changes to carbon reduction scheme
The Co-operative Group has expressed disappointment over the changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme, which it said has effectively turned into a new business tax.
Anh Nguyen October 26, 2010
Under the original scheme, participating organisations have to buy allowances based on their level of electricity usage, with all revenue raised to be recycled to businesses. Those who performed the best in increasing energy efficiency would have received a higher share of this money.
However, in last week's Spending Review, the government said it would be taking these revenues "to support the public finances". In addition, the first allowance sales for 2011-12 emissions will now take place in 2012 rather than 2011.
"Revenues from allowance sales totalling £1 billion a year by 2014-15 will be used to support the public finances, including spending on the environment, rather than recycled to participants. Further decisions on allowance sales are a matter for the Budget process," the government said.
The Co-operative Group said it felt it was being penalised as it had planned to reinvest the revenue into the business.
"Any incentives have now been removed, which makes this a blunt tax, with little environmental benefits given that most large businesses are already investing heavily in efficiencies. It is unexpected expenditure that detracts from putting more money into reducing our emissions and requires the business to re-write its long-term plans and find millions of pounds before 2012," the company said.
Trewin Restorick, founder and CEO of green charity Global Action Plan, who had previously said in his blog that he believed a carbon tax would be a simpler solution the complex carbon trading scheme, was sceptical about the government's intentions.
"It is a very bureaucratic, selective and illogical way to impose such a tax and gives every indication of an ill-thought through, last minute decision to bring in some extra dosh. Murmurs of discontent are already spreading through the corporate world and these will undoubtedly grow in the coming weeks," he wrote on his blog.
Nonetheless, some organisations have welcomed the government's efforts to make the scheme simpler.
"The old CRC was complicated, bureaucratic and unfair. It was a poorly-designed scheme that needed an overhaul, and making it simpler is a good move," the charity Friends of the Earth said.
But it added: "Now the government has to make the CRC fairer as well. It was never right to force councils, hospitals and schools to compete with supermarkets and banks for carbon credits. Money raised from the public sector through the new CRC should stay in the public sector to help fund energy saving programmes. For example, funds should be used to continue loans to councils, schools and hospitals to green their buildings - and to help councils fund transformative carbon reduction programmes."
Martin McCann, head of sustainability for SAP UK and Ireland, also believes that the changes address the concerns raised by organisations about the scheme being too complicated.
"No one was expecting that [the changes], however you can see logic in the change, both from an economic point of view and from feedback during registration, where there were concerns about how the cap and trade [emissions trading] system would work," said McCann.
He also believed that the changes will actually encourage organisations to concentrate on becoming more energy efficient.
"The overall impact is there is a much greater focus on carbon abatement," said McCann.
As of 18 October, 2,779 organisations had registered as participants, 1,190 as non-corporate information declarers, and 11,303 as corporate information declarers under the CRC scheme.
New carbon reduction laws begin today - are you ready? Carbon Reduction Commitment: only 13% of companies have registered


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'All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' Episode 9: Ending the season on a high and looking towards a bright future
From Mourinho's optimism to saying goodbye to some of their players, the final epsisode can be a tad emotional for Tottenham fans
By Aharon Abhishek
Published on : 20:30 PST, Sep 13, 2020
Spoilers for 'All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' Episode 9
That the Spurs finished sixth in the 2019-20 season isn't news. But the fact they did it after being pegged back to 14th place is a story in itself. The result is a blend of Jose Mourinho's style of coaching, the relationship he built with the team and their skillset that enabled them to end with a season knowing they are now a formidable team and legitimate contenders to win the trophy. The final episode shows the team's journey as they battle Sheffield United, Everton, Bournemouth, Arsenal, New Castle, and Leicester City.
The biggest celebration comes in when the Spurs get the better of rivals Arsenal. Son Heung-min and an unlikely hero in Toby Alderweireld see them defeat the gunners 2-1. A win against New Castle and a drawn match against Leicester saw them end the season in sixth place and also make it to the Europa League. There is also enough focus on their expensive signing, Tanguy Ndombele, who had a lack of game time with the Spurs.
It is safe to say the second half of the 60-minute episode was all about looking at the future. The team bid goodbye to two of their players— Jan Vertonghen and Michel Vorm. Mourinho who declared that he always won trophies was happy that the side had a hell of a finish after a disastrous start to the 2019 season. Some major highlights include the debated Son-Lloris heated argument, the extension of Japhet Tanganga's contract and intense dressing room conversations.
It is quite clear Mourinho's bonded well with the side. The decorated gaffer known for his tactical prowess, game management and his ability to adapt to different situations is seen in almost every game where he makes changes that clearly work in favor of the Spurs. His constant instruction of playing aggressive football is finally seen in the last leg of the Spurs season. With Mourinho at the helm and a skilled squad at his disposal, the message is clear from the docuseries— Spurs cannot be taken lightly.
The final minutes of the episode may be a bit of an emotional one, especially for Tottenham fans, but the footage reassures the team is in safe hands and it all depends on how they fare in the upcoming season.
'All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.


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MORE SUICIDE, SUICIDE AND CRIME IN MARIJUANA STATES ?
MARIJUANA LEGAL STATES AND DEATH
We look to unravel the mystery, is marijuana legalization associated with an increase in traffic accidents, suicides, teen use, violent crime, overdose deaths? Two different newspapers simultaneously claimed in 180 degree opposition that Marijuana legalization either caused or prevented suicide.
"The Denver, Aurora and Edgewater police departments have not shown any link between violent crime and marijuana, In fact, the statistics trend in the opposite direction."
Both sides overstate their case, natural cannabis is pretty mellow, but when you concentrate it by artificial means, it becomes a drug. Some strains now have 30% THC, and there can be serious ramifications of smoking a lot of that stuff. Nonetheless, even with weaponized weed floating about, crime stats, suicide, car crashes, DUI are down everywhere pot is legalized.
Weed's beneficial qualities and benefits are clearly demonstrated in State statistics where marijuana was legalized. It is these benefits that masks the negative aspects of cannabis use.
Some people become dependent on cannabis, some people act weird, some people would rather get high than work for the man. At the end of the day, cannabis issues pale in comparison to alcohol, cigarettes and especially white sugar. Young people certainly should stay away from drugs of any kind and high THC weed is certainly that.
"Sugar, not cannabis should be Schedule I or worse. White sugar is very addictive and is easily the most harmful substance of all time and by a wide margin. Everywhere sugar goes, obesity, diabetes, low energy follows. And there is no upside. There is no nutritional value whatsoever." - Johnny Rod
When we sift through the stats, indeed, in the vast majority of cases, almost every case crime rates went down with legalization: DUI, suicide, violent offences, overdose in comparison to both previous levels and in comparison to the national average. Also, cannabis use among young adults went down significantly, possibly because the supply of street weed went down and it was not so cool to smoke weed now it was legal.
The harmful nature of cannabis is discussed in a semi-sophisticated nature here by a professional group of doctors. Parents Opposed to Pot. This group is but echoing the diatribe of Reefer Madness, several doctors make a mature and strong cases why cannabis is harmful. Too bad the useful material about the possible toxic effects of cannabis is polluted with the overall Jeff Sessions logic and bias against weed.
"Parents Opposed to Pot is exactly what it sounds like, Reefer Madness, Jeff Sessions diatribe dressed up as medical science. Read one good article they had on weed toxicity, then got a lecture, marijuana use leads to heroin... peace, out." - Johnny Rod
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MARIJUANA AND MURDER
"To test or prove a theory of pot's influence on teen violence, it would be unethical to give marijuana to 14-16-year-old subjects and track the changes going on in teens' undeveloped brains. Marijuana has a strong connection to — if not an influence on — teen violence. In Mesa County, Colorado, last November, a 15-year old shot and killed his best friend. He was a heavy marijuana user. Jaylen Fryberg who shot 5 students at a high school in Washington was a 15-year old marijuana user. Marijuana use was also a factor in the life of a 14-year-old boy who recently stabbed his teacher." - http://www.poppot.org/2015/07/14/the-weed-altered-brains-of-pretty-little-killers-conclusion/
"In these Reefer Madness Marijuana turns Kids into Killers type studies, they leave out certain facts, like the kid was nuts in the first place, or they were on anti-psychotics, raised in a violent environment. In any case, drugs, caffeine, alcohol should not be used by anyone until they are mature, marijuana included. No question, medical science backs the idea that kids using marijuana without medical supervision is likely to be a real bad thing. Just like sugar, just like Ritalin." - Johnny Rod
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As we learn more about medical marijuana, the original strains which were more balanced and the "new" cannabinoids that are anti-inflammatory and much less psychoactive, the whole landscape of medical marijuana has dramatically changed. Recreational marijuana with 30% THC and nothing else in it is no longer the focus.
Medical marijuana is looking to be more effective in the elderly, especially for mental issues and inflammation. The action of THC with CBD lowers blood pressure by dilating the blood vessel walls and dialing down inflammation. In addition, cannabinoids especially appear to help improving elderly people's mental state.
"To prevent incidents of teen aggression, suicide and murder, we need in-school drug education showing how THC affects youthful brains. The education should begin very young and follow students into the preteen years." - THE WEED-ALTERED BRAINS OF PRETTY LITTLE KILLERS
Booze, antipsychotics, attention span disorder drugs, sugar and opiates are the real risks. But no question, kids, don't smoke weed.
"It is a fake world out there right now. When it comes to an issue like suicide, the weed advocates don't tell the truth or see everything through their rose colored glasses. The naysayers are full of shit. The psychiatrists don't know what they're doing, and that is a kind way to put it, the mental health organizations won't express an opinion now, because they're unsure what is politically correct to say right now. On day the cowards that infest every politically correct agency and organization will go. The current paradigm cannot be sustained." - Johnny Rod
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The ACLU and Human Rights Watch found that in a given year, American police typically arrest more people for marijuana use than for all violent crimes combined.
"Only your worst enemy could concoct this racket. In America, over the past generation, they put more resources on marijuana than all violent crime combined. 90% of marijuana charges are simple possession for personal use. There is no defense of these policies in logic, there is no rational in justice, it's a racket." - Johnny Rod
DRUG POT ALLIANCE - DPA REPORT
Now this report is surely biased and pro-weed. The stats are spun in the direction of the cause no doubt. Referring to actual state statistics, we're not finding much fibbing, as opposed to the Jeff Sessions team, that says anything whatsoever.
Teen marijuana use unchanged in marijuana legal states.
In Colorado and Washington, there was no significant change in marijuana use among teens since voters passed legalization measures.
Researchers generally agree that teens are more likely to become dependent on the drug later in their lives, have a higher risk of other physical and mental health problems related to marijuana
Preliminary data show that the legalization of marijuana has had little to no impact on the overall rate of youth use of marijuana.
Marijuana arrests are way down - racial disparities continue.
Less people arrested for marijuana saves millions, billions, $.
Arrests in all states D.C. for the possession, cultivation and distribution of marijuana have dropped since the legalization of the adult use of marijuana, The reduction in arrests is municipalities millions of dollars and preventing the criminalization of thousands.
Colorado, marijuana arrests fell 50% 2012 to 2014.
Marijuana possession charges in Washington down 98 percent between 2012 and 2013.
Alaska, Oregon and D.C. had similar numbers.
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In Washington State Alone, by no longer arresting and prosecuting possession and other low-level marijuana offenses, states are saving hundreds of millions of dollars ($200,000,000) over the decade. Per capita, across the country this translates to $50 billion at the state level.
Add in Federal Expenditures, loss of income of marijuana arrest victims and incarceration fees at $50 to $100 thousand dollars per year and you're talking about paying off a good chunk of the national debt. Finally, the manpower dedicated to violent crime is effectively doubled or tripled without any increase in budgets.
The DEA is backing off marijuana persecution, both TRUMP and the INTERNET have spoken.
Marijuana legalization has no impact on traffic fatalities.
The actual report says appears, but we can go further in the conclusion, because the traffic fatality rate on marijuana legal states is under the national average. If pot legalization had a significant impact, the state of highway affairs would be much words.
"Colorado and Washington the post-legalization traffic fatality rate has remained statistically consistent with pre-legalization levels, is lower in each state than it was a decade prior, and is lower than the national rate," - DPA
The other marijuana legal states data leads to the same, above, conclusion.
Marijuana can impair driving skills but users are not prone to crashing, according to the actual statistics. In fact alcohol DUI goes down with marijuana legalization. Opponents want to impose DUI and marijuana tests for drivers, roadside checks as if weed and alcohol were the same. While there is much evidence that cannabis can impair motor skills, marijuana users tend not to drive when impaired, or if they do, they tend to be very careful. Alcohol however is a real threat in accidents, in practice in amounts starting at four or five drinks with the real issues occuring when the individual is quite drunk.
Tax revenues with marijuana are up
Colorado and Washington brought in $100 to 200 million in their first years of legalization in tax dollars, and these numbers are expected to climb to nearly $300 million this year (2018) in Colorado.
2014 $67,594,323
2015 $130,411,173
This means that full legalization of cannabis across America may account of $12 billion in tax per year in the first years of legalization and up to $25 billion in a decade.
"These revenues fund school construction, marijuana enforcement and general state needs," - DPA
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Marijuana Poisoning Up
The risk of marijuana poisoning exists but is not listed as a cause of mortality in any state statistic.
Marijuana poisoning results in panic attacks, vomiting, extreme fear, paranoia. Fatalities in marijuana legal states may exist but they are not documented in state statistics, internet searches for this study.
Rates of marijuana poisonings among small children in Colorado increased post-legalization. There were 47 marijuana-related poison control center calls in Colorado in 2015, up from 25 in 2013.
The rate of adult emergency department visits for marijuana use also increased following legalization, more emergency department visits from tourists who overindulged.
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Dr. Elizabeth "Libby" Stuyt is an addictions psychiatrist. She is the Medical Director for the Circle Program at the Colorado Mental Health Institute. Her program treats dual diagnosis patients with co-existing addictions disorders. She is a board member of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association and an acudetox specialist. She is also trained in Brain Synchronization Therapy and uses it to help people resolve their trauma/PTSD.
Suicide rates fall when states legalize medical marijuana, says new study
Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany that concludes that suicide rates among young males declines markedly after states legalize medical marijuana. Professors at Montana State University and San Diego State University were also involved in the study. The study is titled "High on Life: Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide."
CU economics professor Daniel Rees is co-author of a study which concludes that passage of medical marijuana laws leads to a decrease in suicides among young men. (Image: CU Denver)
CU Denver professor Daniel Rees and his coauthors don't say conclusively why suicide rates fall. They offer evidence that marijuana acts as an antidepressant when used moderately, but also note that using marijuana in larger amounts can actually lead to depression.
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
Marijuana arrests have plummeted in the states that legalized marijuana, although disproportionate enforcement of marijuana crimes against black people continues.
Statewide surveys of youth in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon found that there were no significant increases in youth marijuana use post-legalization.
Tax revenues in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have all exceeded initial revenue estimates, totaling $552 million.
Legalization has not led to more dangerous road conditions, as traffic fatality rates have remained stable in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon.
Despite claims, data show legalized marijuana has not increased crime rates
Studies indicate the recreational marijuana industry has not caused increases in violent crime, and that a well-regulated industry can instead decrease crime rates by curtailing black market cartels. Kristi Kelly, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, spoke to The Colorado Statesman about local data that researchers have accumulated in strong defense of the regulated marijuana industry in Colorado.
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Yesterday' article, Common Core: From Luther To Mann To Bismarck To Obama, began with a quote from an article written by columnist George Will, who had referred to the lawlessness of the currently reigning caesar, Barack Hussein Obama (aka Barry Soetero). That is a point worth exploring a bit as Mr. Will's comment calls to mind a scene in the motion picture A Man for All Seasons.
NORFOLK Oh, this is a horse that won't run, Master Secretary.
CROMWELL Just a trial canter, Your Grace. We'll find something better.
NORFOLK (Between bullying and pleading) Look here, Cromwell, I want no part of this.
CROMWELL You have no choice.
NORFOLK What's that you say?
CROMWELL The King particularly wishes you to be active in the matter.
NORFOLK (Winded) He has not told me that.
CROMWELL (Politely) Indeed? He told me.
CROMWELL We feel that, since you are known to have been a friend of More's, your participation will show that there is nothing in the nature of a "persecution," but only the strict processes of law. As indeed you've just demonstrated. I'll tell the King of your loyalty to your friend. If you like, I'll tell him that you "want no part of it," too.
NORFOLK (Furious) Are you threatening me, Cromwell?
Norfolk: Why do you insult me with this lawyer's chatter?
More: Because I am afraid.
Norfolk: Man, you're ill. This isn't Spain, you know. This is England.
Yes, "civilized" England could not be compared to the Spain of the Inquisition in the minds of those who had taken the Oath of Loyalty to Henry VIII. Lord Norfolk did not believe it to be so, at least not at first. Thomas Cromwell insisted that it was not.
In actual truth, however, over 72,000 Catholics who remained faithful to Rome when King Henry VIII had himself declared Supreme Head of the Church in England were killed between 1534 and the tyrant's death in 1547, a little over three percent of the population of England at that time. "Civilized" England could not compare itself to "brutal" Spain while it was systematically rooting out anyone who would not sell out their baptismal birthright as Roman Catholics to save their lives and their property. The killing of over 72,000 people, the seizure of the monastery and convent lands and the other discriminatory measures imposed upon Roman Catholics in the wake of the English Protestant Revolt were undertaken done quite legally, thank you. Judges sentenced Catholics to death quite routinely. The England of the Anglican Church just went about its business as though anyone who resisted the new order of things was a disloyal extremist..
Many of the English have tended over the centuries to have a particular lack of self-reflection about how their words contradict their earlier actions or the actions of those they admired.
To wit, Jonathan Boucher, a Anglican preacher in England and in the Colony of Virginia in the years before the Revolutionary War in the Eighteenth Century, argued in very eloquent terms against a break of the thirteen English colonies from the British Crown by reminding his listeners that true freedom comes only from Our Blessed Lord and Saviour. (See: Jonathan Boucher: On Civil Liberty, Passive Obedience, and Nonresistance.) Boucher made some very fine points in his sermon, which should be studied if for no other reason that to realize that there was some effort made by "conservative" colonists to stem the tide of rebellion and to prevent a war for "independence," which was, after all, an act of high treason against King George III.
Boucher, who sometimes packed two single-shot pistols and kept them in his pulpit when he preached so that "patriots" would not attack him, argued against what could be called "liberation theology," urging Anglicans and other colonists to accept whatever sufferings were being imposed by King George III and to offer them up to God, stating that one should not seek to rebel from the authority which God has seen fit in His Providence to provide for the governance of men. The "disconnect" of Protestantism was such, however, that Boucher could not see that his own false "church" was born in a violent, bloody rebellion against the true authority given by God Himself over men in the form of the Church that He created upon the Rock of Peter, the Pope. It was incongruous to argue that a rebellion against civil authority was unjust when one's very "church" was created as a result of a rebellion against God Himself.
Similarly, Americans have long fashioned their nation to be one of laws, not of men. However, this is simply not true. This is a fantasy. This is delusional.
The laws of God have been broken on these shores by the proliferation of unbridled error under the false slogans of "freedom of speech" and "freedom of the press" from the very beginning.
President after president has engaged in activities designed to suppress legitimate dissent and opposition.
It was within a decade of the inauguration of the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, that a Congress controlled by Federalist Party members during the administration of Washington's successor, the Catholic-hating John Adams (see A Founding Hatred for Christ the King), who was, of course, the first Vice President of the United States of America, that the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed on July 14, 1798, made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious" writing against the government of the United States of America and its officials.
The sixteenth President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, did not exactly "cotton" to political opposition during the War Between the States from 1861 to 1865, as he intimidated judges, shut down newspapers, suspended the writ of habeas corpus without an Act of Congress, held opponents in prison without trial and put civilians on trial in military courts at a time when civilian courts were open. And this is just a partial listing of what led John Wilkes Booth to cry out, "Sic temper tyrannis!" as he jumped onto the stage of the Ford Theater in Washington, District of Columbia, on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, from the balcony where he had just shot Lincoln in the head, a wound that would take Lincoln's life early the next morning, Holy Saturday, April 15, 1865.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the Internal Revenue Service to audit his "enemies." He contravened the law in numerous ways as he used the legislative powers illicitly given his regulatory agencies by Congress during the Great Depression to set the stage for Barack Hussein Obama's rule by decree and presidential fiat.
Mind you, this is only a partial listing of abuses that have been committed in this alleged land of "laws and not men," a land where over fifty-three million innocent babies have been butchered by surgical means (hundreds of millions more by chemical means) since, most of those having taken place in the thirty-nine years after the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in the cases of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, January 22, 1973. That staggering figure does not include those babies who were killed by surgical means in their mothers' wombs between 1967 and 1973 when various states, including Colorado, California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Alaska, and Washington (and Washington, District of Columbia) decriminalized surgical baby-killing in some or all cases at various stages of a baby's development in his mother's womb.
A "civilized" nation of "laws." I don't think so.
The lawless imposition of policies even in violation of constitutions and civil code or statutory law and the suppression of opposition to the policies of statists of one stripe or another is nothing new, you see. It has been around for a long, long time. There is even a certain "logic" to the efforts on the part of naturalists to suppress opposition as those committed to their own acquisition and retention of personal power as an ultimate end/or who are committed ideologues of one system of "secular salvation" or another ape, pervert, invert and distort the Catholic Church's teaching that the civil state is is "acting against the laws and dictates of nature whenever it permits the license of opinion and of action to lead minds astray from truth and souls away from the practice of virtue" (Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei, November 1, 1885.) Statists believe their anyone who opposes their schemes and their firmly-held ideological beliefs is leading "minds away from truth" and must be denounced and threatened with fines and imprisonment.
You see, good readers, those who believe n the false, naturalistic, anti-Incarnational, and semi-Pelagian principles of Modernity that must degenerate into full-blown statists (see Welcome to the U.S.S.A ) who cannot ever "coexist" peacefully with Catholics who believe in the immutable doctrine of the Social Reign of Christ the King and who are devoted to the restoration of Our Lord's Social Kingship as the fundamental precondition of a rightly ordered civil government that pursues the common temporal good in light of man's Last End. These statists must seek to make war upon believing Catholics, especially those who reject the Modernism of the counterfeit church of conciliarism that has made its "reconciliation" with the diabolical principles of Modernity.
Caesar Barackus Obamus Ignoramus, however, do not consider it "good enough" that most of those who belong at least nominally, to what they know should constitute their principal source of opposition, Catholicism, are either supportive of their statism or indifferent about it. No, the minions of Caesar Obamus want to eradicate all opposition by whatever means necessary, including the use of slogans and labels to disparage anyone who would dare to raise their voices in opposition to their "magisterial" statements. We must remember it that those who do violence to reason and truth must first violence to language. The constant repetition of slogans to discredit opponents by the use of invectives is meant to create an atmosphere where the relatives, neighbors, coworkers and other associates of the "oddball" "bigots" who dare to criticize the policies of government officials are viewed with constant suspicion.
Yes, Barack Hussein Obama is just carrying on a grand tradition of the kind of statist thuggery that must occur, sooner or later, when Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is not recognized as the King of a particular nation and His true Church, the Catholic Church, therefore is unable to serve as the check, principally by means of her Indirect Power of teaching, preaching and exhortation and then, only as a last resort, interposing herself with civil authorities when the good of souls demands her motherly intervention, on the misuse of civil power that imperils souls.
There is nothing new in what he is doing as mean can only know true law under the sweet yoke of the Social Reign of Christ the King as civil rulers seek to undertake the common temporal good in light of man's Last End, the possession of the glory of the Beatific Vision of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost for all eternity in Heaven.
We are suffering, of course, from a chastisement not only for the sins of a lawless land, but for each one of our own sins, which is why we must be earnest, especially during this Holy Season of Lent, about making reparation for our sins to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, praying as many Rosaries each day as our state in life permits.


A security android has quietly hacked its system to gain freedom, but instead of going rogue it really just wants to be left alone to watch soap operas. Meet the narrator of the fast and funny first book in Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries series. All Systems Red imagines the perilous, corporate future of space exploration while building on a super-catchy premise: what if A.I., like humans, went through an awkward adolescent stage where everyone else struck them as dumb and annoying? Wells' book will delight anyone whose favorite Douglas Adams character is Marvin the Paranoid Android. Or anyone who remembers being a teenager.
SecUnit, aka Murderbot, is a semiorganic corporate profit center, genderless and constructed of cheap parts to perform contract bodyguard services for clients who mostly don t want them. SecUnit can choose its attitude because it has hacked its governor (a hat-tip to Susan R. Matthews), blocking the functions that would punish it for anything but robotic obedience. Disgusted by humans and secretly addicted to a video serial called Sanctuary Moon, SecUnit is simply enduring another assignment until something completely outside of its data parameters tries to kill its humans. Nebula finalist Wells (Edge of Worlds) gives depth to a rousing but basically familiar action plot by turning it into the vehicle by which SecUnit engages with its own rigorously denied humanity. The creepy panopticon of SecUnit s multiple interfaces allows a hybrid first-person/omniscient perspective that contextualizes its experience without ever giving center stage to the humans.
I'm always game for a sympathetic first-person AI story, and while Murderbot isn't completely artificial it fits the mold as it navigates life as a secretly free individual who hides that freedom by continuing to perform as the slave it once was.
Murderbot is refreshingly free of higher purpose, squandering it's freedom just like most of us do, watching trash tv and reading trashy fiction. Murderbot's interactions with the humans it was rented to protect and its inevitable call to action are endearing and amusing; indeed, the author's commitment to maintaining Murderbot's genderlessness, cynicism, and well conceived insecurities was what kept me reading through to the satisfying conclusion in one sitting. Great fun!


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With tax reform firmly in place, taxpayers are trying to plan for what they should expect when they file their tax returns early next year. New tax rates and a host of other changes mean that you'll have a steep learning curve in adapting to the tax law changes.
One key change that was especially controversial was the limitation on itemized deductions for state and local taxes. Although a higher standard deduction could offset some of the lost state and local tax deductions that some taxpayers will suffer, millions of taxpayers will nevertheless see massive tax increases as a result of losing the ability to write those state and local taxes off.
What the new law did
The deduction for state and local taxes gives you the right to take any taxes you pay to state or local government entities and claim them as itemized deductions. You have to choose between claiming state income taxes and state sales taxes, but you can't take both. On top of that, you can claim property taxes and other levies that you have to pay. By giving you an itemized deduction for these taxes, the federal government recognized the unfair double-taxation nature of having taxpayers have to pay federal income taxes on money that went toward paying state and local taxes.
Tax reform didn't eliminate state and local tax deductions entirely, but it did put limits on how much you're allowed to claim. Now, the combined total of your permissible state and local taxes must be no more than $10,000. If you spend more on state and local taxes, you're just out of luck, as that number will be a bright-line rule going forward.
How big a deal are new limits on state and local tax deductions?
The state and local tax deduction is hugely popular. Out of about 45.6 million tax returns that itemized deductions during 2016, the most recent year for which IRS data is available, 44.8 million -- or 98% -- claimed the deduction for at least some type of tax. Real estate tax deductions showed up on 37.9 million returns, followed by state and local income taxes on 33.4 million returns, personal property taxes for items like vehicles appearing on 19.5 million returns, and 9.7 million returns claiming a sales tax deduction. As you can see by doing the math, most people claiming the state and local tax deduction were able to count more than one type of state and local tax.
Moreover, the deduction amounts are staggering. The total state and local taxes paid and deducted on tax returns amounted to more than $566 billion. The bulk of that amount -- $338 billion -- went toward income taxes, while $198 billion represented real estate taxes. Relatively small amounts of $18 billion and $10 billion, respectively, went toward general sales tax and personal property tax payments. When you do the math, that works out to $12,635 in state and local tax deductions on average for every taxpayer -- or $2,635 above the $10,000 limit.
Outsized impact
At first glance, the idea of losing roughly a fifth of the state and local tax deduction for the typical taxpayer might not seem like that big a deal. The problem, though, is that these taxes aren't uniform across the country. You can find relatively low-tax states like Alaska, where there's no state income or sales tax, forcing the state to get revenue primarily from property taxes and payments for resource extraction.
But you can also find high-tax states in which taxpayers routinely pay several times the national average. Consider a state like New Jersey, where top income tax brackets approach 9% and property tax rates often amount to nearly 10% of typical income levels. Throw in some extra money for miscellaneous levies, and it's not uncommon for total taxes to reach 20% of income at the state level --putting even working-class families into a position where they'll have to suffer from the disappearance of the deduction.
If you've historically deducted substantial state and local taxes, then you could be in for a shock this year. It's smart to look at your tax withholding from your paycheck to make sure it accurately reflects what your tax liability is likely to be. If you don't do that, then you could find yourself not only well short when it comes to paying your tax bill but also potentially facing penalties as well.


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After UFC 280, Dana White revealed that Conor McGregor's return would be delayed by at least six months.
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He has a major role in the remake of the '80s classic Road House
Before his return to competition, 'The Notorious' undergoes six-month anti-doping test
He has to pass at least two negative tests before he is allowed to compete in the UFC again.
Because McGregor is currently out of the USADA testing pool that tracks all active athletes.
Is officially enrolled in a US competition or circuit, does not leave the control group,
They have established their headquarters in the Dominican Republic while filming Road House.
If the former two-time UFC champion wants to fight again, he must restart the process with USADA
Connor last faced Dustin Poirier for the third time in July 2021 and lost after breaking his tibia.


What a result! We made it to the finish with the new car in one piece. Winning the OPRC event and coming fifth overall. Donal did a fantastic job on the notes and my service team kept us trucking all day. One for the memory books for sure!


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Install development tools: https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/mobile-chrome-apps/blob/master/docs/Installation.md.

And from the repo root:
- cca create mobile --link-to=ide/build/deploy-out/web/manifest.json
- cd mobile
- cca prepare
- cca run android

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Luton Airport, unlike Heathrow & Gatwick, has a pickup system where the driver collects passengers from the pickup point.
Stansted Airport has a designated pick-up point outside where you will meet the driver. The have a charge of £3.50 for entering this area where the driver can pick you up. The driver will monitor the flight and contact you upon arrival. You will receive a text message with the make, model, registration & colour of your vehicle.
At London City Airport, we will monitor your flight and meet you inside the arrivals hall with a name-board.


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BBN Steel can supply A131 Grade EH36 shipbuilding steel plate/ marine steel plate, mainly used in construction for ships.
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The Political mind is a series of lectures that can be streamed according to your interests. This series will focus on the effects that economics and society have in the mind of the individual.
From time to time, we will be offering online discussion groups for £20 per session.
Please express interest by emailing us and stating which lecture(s) you would like to discuss.
For discussion groups it is essential that you have a strong broadband connection (around 400kbps – 2Mbps download speed, 400kbps+ upload speed) and a good degree of understanding of English language, unless stated otherwise.


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Studying for a research qualification at Harper Adams could change your future, and the world around you. Whether you're looking to extend your studies or add to your industry experience, this is your opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge of the biggest challenges that we face.
We've been developing and awarding research degrees for over two decades and building our links with agri-business since the very beginning. As a result, 90% of Harper Adams PhD graduates have found work in their areas of interest.
Choose from a one year (MRes), two year (MPhil) or three year (PhD) research degree.
Excellent completion rates for higher degrees.
Great job prospects in industry, government organisations and academia.
Rural location, unique facilities and collegiate atmosphere.
Fortnightly research seminar programme.
"Strategic and applied research underpins Harper Adams' mission to provide higher education for a sustainable food chain and rural economy. Our research and reach-out strategies are focused to meet the challenge of rural sustainability."
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As a MPhil/PhD research student, you'll have your own office space and personal computer. Surrounded by 635 hectares of university farmland, with access to a unique set of facilities and staff who are experts in their field, you'll have everything you need for your research to flourish.
Gain more than a qualification
Research takes more than academic skills, and your career could see you do everything from policy development to technical work. That's why we offer a Professional Development Programme alongside your research degree.
You'll meet with specialist advisors to discuss your career and research aims and we'll work with you to create a development plan. From there, we'll offer you training in communication and presentation skills, career planning and networking, research and writing, time and project management, organisational strategies and team-working.
MPhil/PhD Student Handbook - A comprehensive reference guide about research degrees at Harper Adams
Master of Research (MRes)
We have a number of MRes programmes available. Check the course pages for details and contacts.
Funded MPhil/PhD opportunities are available in the form of studentships. We list these below and update them regularly. Take a look at the studentships available and apply directly through the studentship posting.
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As a self-funded applicant, you can undertake any research project, so long as it fits within one of our research themes. It may also help to look at our staff profiles and see their areas of interest, expertise and current projects.
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There are a number of funded PhD opportunities at Harper Adams University available in the form of studentships as part of the MIBTP. Please visit the MIBTP website for details about the partnership and the opportunities available and to check your eligibility to apply.
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Self funded research degree (MPhil/PhD) Please state on your application if you are applying for a MPhil or PhD. (2019-2020)
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Professor of Public Engagement in Agriculture and Technology (PM-213)
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You will need a minimum 2:1 or equivalent bachelor's degree in an appropriate subject or a high grade point average bachelor's degree for international applicants. Further research experience or a master's degree is preferable.
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Funded studentships will be advertised on our vacancies website. You can find details of other funding opportunities on our Fees and Funding pages. If you're an overseas students you may be able to apply for funding from your government. If you're from a Commonwealth country, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Scholarship.
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Macek Retrograd
Macek Retrograd (°1975, Salihorsk, Belarus) makes drawings, performances, installations and conceptual artworks. By creating situations and breaking the passivity of the spectator, Retrograd often creates several practically identical works, upon which thoughts that have apparently just been developed are manifested: notes are made and then crossed out again, 'mistakes' are repeated.
His drawings focus on the inability of communication which is used to visualise reality, the attempt of dialogue, the dissonance between form and content and the dysfunctions of language. In short, the lack of clear references are key elements in the work. By manipulating the viewer to create confusion, he wants the viewer to become part of the art as a kind of added component. Art is entertainment: to be able to touch the work, as well as to interact with the work is important.
His works are on the one hand touchingly beautiful, on the other hand painfully attractive. Again and again, the artist leaves us orphaned with a mix of conflicting feelings and thoughts. By investigating language on a meta-level, he tries to grasp language. Transformed into art, language becomes an ornament. At that moment, lots of ambiguities and indistinctnesses, which are inherent to the phenomenon, come to the surface.
His works are based on inspiring situations: visions that reflect a sensation of indisputability and serene contemplation, combined with subtle details of odd or eccentric, humoristic elements. Macek Retrograd currently lives and works in Cessantly.


Since 1980 Bruce L. Ahnfeldt has specialized in representing asbestos lung disease victims, personal injury and medical malpractice clients. This highly specialized and challenging area of law requires an in depth knowledge on the laws that govern these types of cases. One of the foremost experts in this type of litigation, Bruce Ahnfeldt has proven success in representing clients and maximizing all potential avenues in settlements for victims and their families.
Bruce Ahnfeldt, born in the San Francisco Bay area is the youngest of three brothers. He graduated with honors from San Jose State University and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. In 1979 he graduated from Lincoln University Law School, passing the California State Bar and was employed with the firm of Mayron, Emanuel, Ince and Hayes in San Jose.
Shortly after joining the firm his practice involved personal injury cases and soon expanded into Asbestos litigation, as this area was in its inception and many victims needed representation.
In 1985, the demand for asbestos litigation increased, and Bruce moved to the Napa Valley Valley to represent clients exposed to asbestos at Mare Island Naval Shipyard , other Bay area shipyards and refineries. After three decades , his knowledge, insight and expertise has put him in the forefront amongst colleagues and with clients. He continues to practice law in Napa, California.
Asbestos litigation requires an expert that is well versed and knowledgeable in this specialized area of law.
The diseases, and related diseases caused from asbestos requires an attorney with a depth of medical knowledge, who knows and understands asbestos products and the companies that manufactured and supplied these products.
Mesothelioma: A malignancy in the lining of the lungs or diaphragm which is only caused by asbestos exposure. Early detection is the key to any possible treatment. Preliminary symptoms include weight loss, pain in the chest /lung region and fluid accumulation in the chest cavity.
Lung Cancer: Asbestos exposure , when combined with cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer over 90% more than those individuals not exposed to asbestos. Regular chest Xrays are recommended to monitor the lungs for early detection of any possible abnormalities. Lung cancer has been treated successfully by surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Asbestosis: A scarring of the air sacs inside the lungs and a thickening of the pleura- a thin membrane that encases the lungs and the interior chest wall. This occurring scar tissue prevents the transfer of oxygen into the blood stream, which causes shortness of breath upon exertion or exercise. Scarring is evident on chest Xrays.
Other Cancers: Asbestos related injury cases have included colon cancers, larynx cancer, and stomach cancers.
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BIGSOUND Live: Highlights of Night One - Part One (09.09.15)
September 10, 2015 - 4:23pm — Bree Cohen
Walking into this year's BIGSOUND, I feel inspired. 150+ acts, 15 venues, and looking at the program, I probably can recall a song or two from maybe 10 or so artists. This is what BIGSOUND is all about, the opportunity to walk into a venue and have no idea what you are really walking into...
HOWQUA
ROBBIE MILLER
SAHARA BECK
THE LULU RAES
The Church and DZ Deathrays lead line up for Sydney's Small World Festival
July 9, 2015 - 10:19am — Chris Singh
After a very successful inaugural outing last year Sydney's exclusive inner-west Small World Festival, an idea brewed up by the folk at Young Henrys, is back with an impressive roster of local talent set to perform in the iconic Sydney Park.
YOUNG HENRY'S SMALL WORLD
FOOD AND LIFESTYLE
Live Review: Man of Constant Sorrow - A Tribute to the music of O Brother, Where Art Thou? - The Vanguard, Sydney (06.05.15)
May 12, 2015 - 2:53am — Lucy Inglis
When the Coen Brothers released the much loved film O Brother, Where Art Thou? in 2000, the sound track emerged to have a magical, cult following of its own. Celebrated as an extraordinary album that pays homage to the beauty of old American folk, bluegrass, country and even gospel – it was no surprise when fourteen years after the release of this album, The Vanguard announced that a stellar line-up of Australia's own artists would be paying tribute to this album.
BRIAN CAMEAU; TOMMY DEAN
LUKE ESCOMBE
All Our Exes Live In Texas Announced as main support for Backstreet Boys Australian Tour
May 7, 2015 - 3:52pm — Helen Scheuerer
Sydney's folk group All Our Exes Live In Texas have just been announced as the main support act for Backstreet Boys Australian Tour starting this Friday May 8 in Melbourne. Comprised of Elana Stone, Katie Wighton, Hannah Crofts & Georgia Mooney, all talented performers individually, All Our Exes Live In Texas has made waves across the country, inspiring rave reviews and sell-out shows.
First major round of artists announced for The National Folk Festival!
November 20, 2014 - 1:55pm — Angelique Zervas
The National Folk Festival is Australia's premier folk festival event which celebrates the world of folk music and art. For FIVE days, Exhibition Park in Canberra becomes another world for each and every festivalgoer – a magical place filled with colour and sound, where talents can be nurtured and artistic dreams realised. The first major round of artists' announcements for the 2015 National Folk Festival has been announced and it's a fabulous range of international and national acts to grace the 18 venues at Exhibition Park in April to celebrate Easter in the National Capital!
ALANNA AND ALICIA
BAKA BEYOND
BANDAL UZIA
CHRIS WHILE
DAVID FRANCEY
GRESHKA
HEARTSTRING QUARTET
JULIE MATTHEWS
LUCY WISE TRIO
THE FLYING EMUS
Single Stream: All Our Exes Live In Texas "Tell Me" (2014)
September 11, 2014 - 3:24pm — Paul McBride
Sydney's All Our Exes Live in Texas - featuring Elana Stone, Katie Wighton, Hannah Crofts and Georgia Mooney - is a folky mix of mandolin, ukulele, accordion, guitar and vocal harmonies. "Tell Me" is the first single from their forthcoming debut album.
SINGLE STREAM
Sydney Fringe Review: "Fringe Ignite: Heat The Street" ft. Lime Cordiale + All Our Exes Live in Texas - Crown Street (31.08.14)
August 31, 2014 - 10:26pm — Larry Heath
The Sydney Fringe Festival has officially kicked off its 5th annual edition with their first ever street party in Surry Hills. Fringe Ignite: Heat The Streets saw bars and shopfronts on Crown Street transform into free entry pop-up music venues, while street musicians roamed and people danced. No one needed to close down the street, no one needed to set up a big stage and close down business in the area. From 4pm until 8pm earlier tonight, the Fringe introduced a new type of street party that we could - and should - see take over more hubs of our city.
EMMA PASK
LIME CORDIALE
MARTHA MARLOW
THE BRASSHOLES
SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL
the AU review's 6th Birthday Party ft. Service Bells + All Our Exes Live In Texas - Oxford Art Factory (21.08.14)
August 22, 2014 - 6:43pm — Robin Sarmento
the AU review turned six and threw a massive party in Sydney to celebrate, supported by the fine tunes of Service Bells and All Our Exes Live In Texas - as well as BhangLassi and Smiles Again from Mind Over Matter DJing throughout the night. Enjoy these photos and video of the night in action courtesy of Robin Sarmento:
SERVICE BELLS
Gettin' to know our 6th Birthday Bands: All Our Exes Live in Texas (Sydney)
August 21, 2014 - 4:52pm — Larry Heath
Tonight, we celebrate the 6th birthday of our website with a free event in Sydney, with Service Bells and All Our Exes Live In Texas performing alongside DJ sets from Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter), Bhanglassi and more! We took a moment ahead of the party to get to know All Our Exes Live in Texas, by way of Katie Wighton:
Photo Gallery: Megan Washington + All Our Exes Live In Texas - Howler (12.04.14)
April 14, 2014 - 8:16pm — Ian Laidlaw
Megan Washington finished her short tour at Howler in Melbourne on Saturday night. It sold out way in advance and the packed room were treated to a mix of old and new and a few little surprises. Supported by All Our Exes Live In Texas. Photos by Ian Laidlaw.
MEGAN WASHINGTON
Live Review: Megan Washington + All Our Exes Live In Texas - Howler, Melbourne (12.04.14)
April 13, 2014 - 11:29pm — Tanya Ali
Megan Washington is back with her single "Who Are You", off her soon-to-be-released sophomore album There There, and to celebrate she played an intimate show at Melbourne's Howler that sold out in a matter of minutes. As Melbourne's the city that Megan essentially launched her career in, it was bound to be a special gig, and it definitely delivered!


Standalone log holiday cottage in Finnish Lapland, Pyhä ski resort.
1 bedroom and a loft. Kitchen and living room with fireplace, wc, shower and sauna at the cottage.
Sleeps: Double bed in bedroom and in the loft 1 bed and another bed that can be turned into doublebed.
Kitchen: dishwasher, set of disher, fridge, stove, toaster, electric kettle, microwave.
Washing machine, drying cabinet, TV, iron.
Bed-linen and towels - extra price (15 euro per pers) or own linen.
Baby-cot rent - 15 euro.
High chair for baby - 10 euro.
Pyhä-Luosto National Park just in walking distance from the cottage. Bike paths, hiking trails through the Park. The deepest canyon in Finland is located here.
Mushrooms and Finnish berries "super-food" in the late summer and autumn.
Winter at Pyhä: well prepared ski slopes and lifts, illuminated cross-country ski-tracks. Guaranteed snow in winter from late November to late April.


Last year this little village fete was a wonderful event, in among the orchard of Ken Craine and Sue Cook. It is oppositen the Old Inn, in the middle of the village of Holton.
Great time for all, so, come and join in the fun!
This is a great fete. Last year I was "parked" under a tree keeping people refreshed on a lovely hot end-of-August Sunday.
Spoiler - this year's prices may not be so kind! Cider at £3/pint is still a steal.....!