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Raymond Arroyo on "The Thief Who Stole Heaven" and Cancel Culture+Review:"Roe v. Wade"+Preview:"The Mitchells vs. The Machines"
By John W. Kennedy
Here's the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 03/31/21
Raymond Arroyo just can't stop writing. The EWTN anchor, Fox News commentator and prolific author is just out with The Thief Who Stole Heaven, the second in his Legend series that kicked off with 2020's The Spider Who Saved Christmas. I spoke with him about that book in December and a lot has transpired since then – particularly regarding Cancel Culture. Regarding his latest work, the two-millennia-year-old story of the Good Thief who was crucified next to Jesus is surprisingly relevant to what has become one of the most debated issues of our time.
JWK: Why did you choose this particular story as the second entry in our Legend series?
Raymond Arroyo: Like you and so many, I knew of this Good Thief who is not named in the Gospels. He has no name there but tradition says his name was Dismas. I came across the origins of this thief among the writings of St. Augustine and JohnChrysostom, the ancient Church fathers. You go back to the fourth and fifth centuries of some of these writings and they all tell a similar tale – slightly different, but similar – where this thief may have met Christ at an earlier time in his life when he was a younger man.
So, when I started digging into those writings, it's really much more than a legend. It's probably a historical fact that over time has been lost. It somehow made sense to me and I saw this Good Thief as really a bridge between Christmas and Easter in that he probably met the Christ Child as a baby…when the family was fleeing to Egypt. (He had) the intention of robbing them and he doesn't because he's so captivated by this child.
You know, not only do you see the story appear again and again in some of these ancient writings but, as a storyteller, it makes sense to me because why, otherwise, at the end of his life – in the final moment when everyone is condemning this Preacher from Nazareth hanging on the cross next to him – does this thief suddenly rush to the defense of this guy having never really encountered him before that? So, now we know he probably did.
I love origin stories. I love anything that sheds light on a story we think we know and makes us consider it a different way. And, then I stood back from this story to realize this is the first tale of Easter. The Good Thief is the first tale of Easter. He is before saints and kings and queens and even the Apostles. It is this degenerate robber who is the first to enter Heaven. He is the first story of Easter. When I came to this (personal) discovery, I thought families should encounter and grapple with this story and consider it and the best way to do that would be in a picture book rather than a novel or a short story, all of which I considered.
I'm struck by the reaction this book has had. People understand, I think, the power of this story and that it's never too late. Hope endures till the very end and mercy does as well.
JWK: I was going to ask you what you hope people take from the book but I guess that, more or less, answers my question.
RA: I hope that people will appreciate that no one is ever truly lost. We should never give up on people….Look, there are very few Easter books that really capture what this season is truly about beyond the bunnies, the eggs and the chocolate – all of which I love but this gets at the roots of what this season is about and it explains what makes the Good Thief good.
JWK: I could definitely see this story as a movie. Have you given much thought to that?
RA: I would certainly lend itself to adaptation. I think kids love the kind of swashbuckling pirate of the desert that Dismas is and yet it's a kind of fascinating way into the story that we just take for granted. It's not unlike the Christmas tale. You take it for granted. I wanted people to reconsider the humanity and the real choices that are made here and how grace passes us by. Opportunities pass us by. In this case, this thief meets the Christ Child and he doesn't have a radical change of life. He makes all kinds of lousy and terrible decisions and then he gets a second pass. He gets a second chance to make it right. So, I loved that portion of it.
I also have a few letter here from children of prisoners, men who were actually incarcerated. One of the little girls wrote to me after reading it – and she read it several times with her father – that she realized that God had not given up on her dad even though he had done some pretty bad things. If that's the message that is taken away, I'm all for it. I get it. That's very gratifying to hear.
IMHO: Raymond's book couldn't be more relevant given how Cancel Culture is eating away at the very notion of mercy that Easter represents. Certainly comparing the current manifestation Cancel Culture to physical crucifixion is a huge stretch but, like Cancel Culture, crucifixion was merciless, was used to intimidate the population and to, in the case of Jesus, suppress ideas those in power held to be dangerous.
Cancel Culture is the direct opposite of what Jesus and Easter represent. As Raymond so eloquently says, "The power of this story (is) that it's never too late…Hope endures till the very end and mercy does as well."
Review: Roe v. Wade. The story behind the controversial 1973 Supreme Court ruling is the subject of a film that begins streaming via various platform on April 2. The star-studded cast includes Jon Voight as Chief Justice Warren Burger, John Schneider as Justice Byron White, Steve Guttenberg as Justice Lewis Powell, Robert Davi as Justice William Brennan and Corbin Bernsen as Justice Harry Blackmun. The film also stars Stacey Dash, Jamie Kennedy, Joey Lawrence, Tom Guiry and Nick Loeb (who also produces and directs) as abortion proponent-turned-abortion abolitionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson. My review follows the trailer below.
IMHO: In Hollywood it doesn't get more much more third-raily than making a movie that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal throughout America. It's almost as dangerous to one's career as it would be to produce a film suggesting that last November's election may not have been the most secure in the nation's history. The latter is unlikely to happen anytime soon. The former took nearly 50 years and is this movie.
So, if nothing else, producer/director/star Nick Loeb and his cast of established actors (who easily have found work on a "safer" project) deserve credit for even having the guts to take on such a film. They deserve even more credit because they have actually turned out a brave movie that works dramatically and, yes, features some very strong performances – especially from Jon Voight as Chief Justice Warren Burger, Jamie Kennedy as abortion proponent Larry Lader and Loeb himself in the leading role of the abortionist who eventually switches sides.
When assessing how even-handed the movie actually is, it's, of course, worth bearing in mind that it was at least partially funded by the conservative Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (which, BTW, is an independent organization unaffiliated with the Catholic Church) but, for the most part, the script rings true – particularly the basic medical facts and the part about how the Big Media of the time (i.e. the broadcast TV networks) were used to sway public opinion on the issue. Regarding the latter, we see the same dynamic is at work today (with the new wrinkles of social media and Big Tech) on a host of issues ranging from abortion to climate change to election protection to an ever expanding of list of other subjects that are supposedly settled beyond question. Debate is under attack in America and this movie dares to push back.
I do have some two criticisms though. First, though Loeb himself is a Jew and no doubt didn't intend it, there is a part of the film suggesting a role Jewish rabbis in promoting abortions that, IMHO, could be seen as, well, problematic. Also, the movie accurately notes that Norma McCorvey (whose pregnancy was used as the catalyst for Roe v. Wade even though she had already given birth to a child who was put up for adoption) later became a staunch pro-life advocate but fails to mention the controversy over her purported "deathbed confession" in which she apparently maintained that her conversion on the issue was done for money. I don't know the facts surrounding that and, either way, it doesn't change my beliefs regarding abortion but it probably should have been included.
Overall, however, Roe v. Wade is a powerful film that should be seen. Highly recommended.
Note: I'll be posting an interview with Nick Loeb on Friday.
On the light side: The animated family comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines lands on Netflix on April 30th.
Could be fun.
Synopsis: An everyday family struggles to relate while technology rises up around the world! From the team behind Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and starring the voices of Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Charlyne Yi, Blake Griffin, Conan O'Brien,
Doug the Pug, Sasheer Zamata, Elle Mills, Alex Hirsch and Jay Pharoah.
Encourage one another and build each other up – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
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If you have a MILLION random people in your network that you aren't engaging with, it's just popularity. When you engage with smaller numbers of the RIGHT people you're saving time and building your business faster. The big question is: If you're getting comments and likes on your LinkedIn content: Are you actually engaging with those people and getting clients?
Numbers Without Meaning: The LinkedIn post that got 10,000 comments. Now what?
You get 10,000 comments on a LinkedIn post – but then what? It's not about the numbers, it's about what you DO with those numbers and how you follow up with people. Engaging with the RIGHT 50 people will take you further than 10,000 comments that just sit there.
THE PROBLEM: Tricks to get numbers for the sake of numbers attract the wrong people and loses business opportunities.
THE STORY: Viveka tells her clients the end result of writing articles is NOT to get published on LinkedIn Pulse or media outlets to boost their numbers. The end result IS to create conversations with their target markets and gain new clients.
Are you keeping track of your comments?
Are you taking an opportunity when someone asks you a question in your comments to respond to them, get on the phone with them to answer their question and convert them into a client?
Everyone is commenting and commenting on the people commenting. But what are they saying about the person that posted it?
THE STORY: If you post things like that you're creating conversations with the wrong people and you've upset most of the right people. If you comment "This isn't appropriate for LinkedIn!" then it will keep showing up on your timeline because of all the comments. You lose either way.
Decide what you want to be known for. Bikini pics and genius games or professional expertise?
Create content that amplifies your brand to the RIGHT people.
Create a database of people commenting and reach out to them instead of "anyone that will listen" (Tip: Nimble does that for you!
Share those peoples' content and talk about them. Answer their questions, start dialogues and create opportunities to close new business.
Forbes listed Viveka as a top social media Influencer for 4 years in a row, and she has been cited in Entrepreneur, CNN, Forbes and more.
Viveka loves sharing her experiences through interviews; if an interview like this one would be helpful for your audience let her know!
Currently, she's focusing on speaking and consulting about third-party tools like Nimble that can help you FIND, CONNECT and ENGAGE with people and convert your connections into clients. If you need help with that reach out.
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That only which we have within, can we see without. If we meet no Gods, it is because we harbor none. If there is a grandeur in you, you will find grandeur in porters and sweeps.
"I don't think you're supposed to give away your wedding gifts before the ceremony's even been held," the sheriff drawls softly, climbing out of his car as he watches the boys and ponies racing toward the river.
"I see you found him," he quips, carefully watching her flustered face.
"It's pretty hard to miss 250 pounds of man and three ponies camped practically in the entryway to one's hovel."
"How'd he get so wet in this heat?"
Despina blows an exasperated breath up her face to move aside imaginary bangs. "He's just SO frustrating! Why won't he talk to me like a NORMAL person? English, Spanish, Náhuatl, ANYTHING is better than this infuriating SILENCE! I feel shunned."
"Sitting here, proposing marriage in front of the entire tribe is hardly SHUNNING."
"I won't be coerced into a marriage that has no hope right from the get-go."
Quite an audience has been drifting out of cooler doorways into better range to take in the fireworks.
Never the strong, SILENT type, Paul Peter lowers his oar into the churning waters. "You started it when you cuddled up and grabbed his..."
"I did NOT! I was asleep!" cutting him off at near earthquake-causing volume.
"Well, four White witnesses and the entire village beg to differ. You're crucifying him for trying to make an honest woman of you. You're not playing by the rules."
"HOW can I play by rules I never heard of?" Wrapping her huff around her, Despina spins on her heel and stomps into her hovel, flopping down on the chaise lounge.
That night at the campfire, Despina asks, "Why? Isn't that what he wanted? Water?"
Silence greets her outburst at first. Jacques eventually tackles her question. "Possibly, Cu won't accept you when you finally watered the ponies, because you made no bones about the fact that you had reacted on White humanitarian grounds, not Indian 'I pledge you my loyalty' ones. How could he accept that from a wife?"
"This whole thing is so frustrating. I've never had a proposal like this, so public, so HUMILIATING, so out in left field. I always KNEW when someone was getting close, because we TALKED FIRST. He doesn't talk to me, then proposes in public... Yikes! How do I know what to think?"
Despina subsides, thinking furiously. "Jacques, you tried to warn me, but I couldn't give the idea any credence. He just wasn't talking. I never realized how much I VALUE communication in a relationship."
She again becomes quiet. Soon, she slams her journal shut, unwritten in.
"Aren't you breaking a promise to your students?" Paul Peter leans back as though sunning his face in the pitch dark.
Eying him sardonically, she flips her journal open, scribbles briefly, then again slams it shut. "There! A night to remember, for sure. Do you have any tremendously important plans for the holiday weekend, PP?"
"That depends on if I get a better offer, or not. What's on the table in this discussion? I don't much want to run off with you and be scalped by an irate husband-candidate upon my return, especially if there's nothing in it for me."
"I was thinking you might be up for a truck ride home."
"To Iowa? Isn't that sort of far for just a three day weekend?"
"Yeah, that's why I thought a second driver might help."
Looking down, doing some real soul-searching, she mumbles, "So it seems."
When they return, a loaded horse trailer is hooked to her truck. Stopping in front of her hovel draws an instant crowd.
Inside, her students are excited when they find not one, but two, Pintos. Exquisite Pintos. Fiery Pintos.
"Cómo se llaman?" asks Juan, unable to ignore these prizes.
Snapping open the front door, she leans in and unhooks one of the two high percentage Arabians, while Paul Peter mans the back door. From the way they work together, it is obvious that this drill has seen a lot of practice en route.
Walking around to the back, she relieves a rather nervous Paul Peter of his charge.
"Se llama Lyre. Es un tipo de harpa, y se usa para crear la música de los cielos. Él mueva como esa música. Es de sangre Árabe, pero de color Pinto. Quiza vamos a usarlo por las yeguas de los indios que quieren usarlo."
Paul Peter pantomimes playing a harp as she tells the story of how Lyre got his name.
Handing Lyre's lead rope to an adoring Juan, she opens the door behind the mare on the other side. Paul Peter then gives her rope a flip, and Despina guides her out and down. She is eager to be with her stablemate, but excited by the strange surroundings and all the people. She also is a Pinto of Arabian blood. While not as magnificent as the stallion, she is still far superior to the local horses.
"¿Y ella? ¿Cómo se llama?"
Cu approaches, eying her stock with an appraising eye. "¿Adónde vas con ellos?"
"Al río para darle agua, y entonces a la finca de Genio."
Juan starts off toward the river with Lyre, and Miguel is delighted when Despina offers to let him lead Paradise, who does not want to be separated from her traveling buddy.
As Paradise calms down, Despina picks up Alberto and plops him down on her back. She proudly carries him along within the middle of the procession heading toward the river. Wading clear out into the center, both drink long and deep.
Suddenly, Lyre drops and begins to roll.
"Gracias a Dios que no esté en su bañera, Alberto."
Paradise begins to paw, splattering water all over herself and everyone else.
"Pandemonium strikes the reservation," quips Paul Peter in English, under his breath.
I wonder why Cu doesn't seem to care when Paul Peter uses English, but seems to get his nose so out of joint when I do?
Arrangements are made for Juan to water the horses night and morning, or tell Despina that he will not be doing it.
One morning a short time later, an agitated Juan comes into the village early, rushing straight to Despina's house.
Despina hurries off to the pasture with him, where she sees Lyre strutting his stuff for one of the Indian mares. The problem is that the fence is not sturdy enough to ensure that the two will stay separate.
"I thought one would be enough to hold him. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea."
"Juan, ¿De quién es?" Despina indicates the mare.
Paul Peter has also arrived, and looks at her sharply. "You intend to let the MARES choose if they want to be bred to Lyre or an Indian stallion?"
"Don't the Indian horses choose for themselves the way it is now?"
"Yes, but it is done by survival of the fittest. The fastest, toughest, most hardy one wins, and the breed, while obviously not beauty contest winners, are well-suited to their uses here."
"As long as one doesn't mind riding a cement truck when a Caddy is around and can also keep up."
Cu, having come to a decision, interrupts their good-natured bantering with, "Puedes dejarlo libre?"
"Si quieres, Cu. No sé si él lucha bien, porque nunca pongo dos juntos."
With a nod, he gives Juan his permission, and the gate is lowered. After some initial horsing around, Lyre, his work accomplished, returns to the good grass in the irrigated pasture. The Indian mare also enters.
"Uh, I doubt Genio would appreciate free ranging the grass he only collected board for two head on..."
Juan catches Lyre, leading him out. The mare dutifully follows her new hero.
Paradise watches for a while, then returns to the grass.
The gate is replaced, and Lyre is turned loose. The mare wants to return to the hills, but Lyre wants to investigate all the people. He knows hands are made for petting, and he wants his fair share. Finally, she leaves, and he takes off after her.
Three days later, when Despina is returning from the hospital, she sees Lyre. She calls to him, pets him profusely, and checks him all over to be sure he has no cuts that need attention. He doesn't appear to have been in any fights.
With a final pat, she goes inside to get dressed for school. Hearing steps behind her, she turns around. Surprised, she finds Lyre right in her hovel with her.
Grabbing his forelock, she leads him out. As soon as she releases him, he returns to her house.
"Lyre, this is NOT your loafing shed."
Twitters of laughter come from the delighted children. Despina gets into Baby Blue Ram and carefully positions the trailer so that the passage between it and the front entry to her hovel is no farther apart than the trailer door is wide. She opens the door, effectively closing off the area by tipping the front of the trailer closer to the building, then unhooks.
Going around to the back, she again grabs a hunk of mane and leads Lyre out, around the house and opens the manger to let him scour the last morsel from it. While he is thus occupied, she positions Baby Blue Ram so that the back door is blocked.
Dressing hurriedly, she exits through the trailer door, carefully securing it as she leaves.
As the heat increases, Lyre, seeking shade, loads himself into the trailer, which has a roof, with the sides with back open for ventilation.
When the children are released around noon, he unloads himself and accompanies Juan to his house.
After lunch, Despina suggests showing him the river again, hoping that will fascinate him more than the people.
"Tu caballo es muy manso," Juan observes.
"Sí. He is tame. Los Árabes son muy inteligentes y tienen un gran interés en la vida de su gente. Originalmente, viven en los habitaciones de su grupo. Cuando hay una lucha, se usa las yeguas para sobrevivir. Se las traten como niñas."
Turning, she nearly bumps into a tourist's camera. Pasting a stiff grin on her face, she tries to leave, but she is well and truly snared.
"Sure," Despina replies with a sickly smile.
"Good. I got the horse and the kid. Why is he following him around like that? He looked as if he'd go right into the house if he could."
"He did, with his owner. He's mostly Arabian blood. Originally, on the desert where that breed originated, they lived in the Bedouin's tents. They were bred for centuries for intelligence and tractability. When wars happened, the men rode the mares into battle. The horses were treated as if they were very beloved children."
Juan shows up, hand outstretched. Es $25.00 para la lección de historia."
Despina's eyes widen, her mouth opens to chide the scoundrel for his blatant attempt to commit what she considers to be highway robbery. These little imps know EXACTLY what to do with a college education, even though they've rarely had access to one!
As the laughing father leans forward to fish his billfold from a hip pocket, Despina glances down the road toward the hovels. Spirit Mountain's hulking bulk looms protectively behind them. This is the only home my charges have ever known, the only one some of them will ever know. Their poverty is spirit-crushing. Guess at heart, I'm willing to help any way I can, not just in the classroom where I'm most comfortable.
The father gladly passes over the requested fee. Despina heaves a sigh of relief as the imagined crisis passes safely and profitably. A wry smile twists her lips. That's the second time a tourist has assumed I'm a tribe member. Are they blind? Can't they tell I'm White from my pale, freckled skin and sun-faded flaming red hair?


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California: General Election Bellwether?
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As this election season comes to a close, the two major party candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are seldom seen in the Golden State. Since 1992, a general election victory for the Democratic Party has been a foregone conclusion in blue California. And with the exception of two anomalous year (2000 and 2004), since 1980 California has been a bellwether, with the victor in this state mirroring the outcome of the General Election. Prior to that, since 1964, Californians also voted for the winning candidate. Between 1964 and 2016, Californians have predicted the winner 84.6% of the time.
The election of 1964 bears some interesting similarities to the wild, rancorous, and unpredictable election season of 2016. In that year Barry Goldwater was the outlier Republican nominee, with Democratic Party stalwart, incumbent President Lyndon Johnson the Democrat's choice. As with this year, the views of Republican nominee Goldwater were seen by many to be too extreme to achieve victory. Prior to the convention, which was held at San Francisco's Cow Palace, the previous Republican president, Dwight Eisenhower, initially stumped for a Goldwater alternative, the moderate Sen. William Scranton of Pennsylvania. (This year, of course, the last two Republican presidents have refused to endorse their party's nominee.) That year also saw a first: Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine became the first woman to have her name placed into nomination at a major party convention. Both would go on to lose to Goldwater at the Republican convention. In the end, Lyndon Johnson trounced Barry Goldwater, winning 486 Electoral College votes to Goldwater's 52. In California Johnson beat Goldwater 59.1% to 40.8%.
By 1968, however, with Americans weary of civil unrest and the Vietnam War, California voted Republican, helping to hand victory to Richard Nixon over the Democrat, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Also in that year, as a backlash to the Civil Rights Movement, American Independent Party candidate and segregationist, Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, received 45 electoral votes, sweeping five southern states. (Wallace would run again as a Democrat in 1972, but an assassination attempt ended his campaign during the primaries.) In November 1972 Californians again voted for the victor, the incumbent President Richard Nixon who trounced Democrat George McGovern with 520 Electoral College votes to McGovern's 17.
In this presidential year there is little doubt that California will go blue, with Hillary Clinton the overwhelming favorite of voters. As this turbulent airplane ride of an election arrives at its November 8 destination, the question is: Will California continue to be the oddsmaker's best friend?
From our archives, a look back at some of the personalities of elections years 1964, 1968, and 1972:
Margaret Chase Smith Airport Arrival, July 12, 1964
Photo by John McBride, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, George Murphy, and Dwight Eisenhower, July 14, 1964
Photo by Ken McLaughlin, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Former President Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie en Route to the Republican National Convention, 1964
San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Lyndon B. Johnson and Unidentified Man, date unknown
Photo by Del Ankers, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Richard Nixon and Cousin Sally Milhous Fase, date unknown
Photo by Art Frisch, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Keith Greene and Pat Dever at George Wallace Campaign Headquarters, May 17, 1972
Photo by Joseph J. Rosenthal, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
Senator Eugene McCarthy Speaking at the University of California's Greek Theater in Berkeley, April 4, 1968
Photo by Peter Breinig, San Francisco Chronicle Collection, California Historical Society
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amoore@calhist.org
University of California, Santa Barbara, "The American Presidency Project,"
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php
at Monday, November 07, 2016
Labels: Barry Goldwater, Dwight Eisenhower, Election 2016, Eugene McCarthy, George Murphy, George Wallace, Lyndon B. Johnson, Margaret Chase Smith, Richard Nixon
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Busting The Service Industry's Biggest Myths
Working in the service industry is like a fraternity, even if you only waited tables for a summer, it'll affect you for the rest of your life. The same thing goes for cooking food, slinging drinks or parking cars at the valet.
The lessons learned from dealing with people daily teaches you a lot about humility, kindness, and what to do when everything is going very, very wrong. But, while there are many hidden secrets when it comes to restaurants and bars, there are plenty of myths, too.
What are some of these myths? Let's go.
Working in a bar means free drinks for all of your friends!
When you work in a bar, you're responsible for the register, but also making sure the stock accounted for matches what was sold. While there are perks of being a local like a "buy-back" when the bartender buys you a drink for being a loyal customer, that's different from when a pack of your friends come expecting to drink on the cheap. In high traffic places like Las Vegas or Bourbon Street in New Orleans, many of the busiest bars weigh their liquor bottles to keep tabs on making sure bartenders aren't over pouring, this maximizes the amount of liquor sold but also keeps bartenders accountable for what they're pouring.
Don't expect to get rounds of free drinks because many managers and bar owners know how many cases of Lone Star are moving every week.
Serving isn't a real job, or you're too dumb to work somewhere else
Serving is its own distinct animal. For some, it's a part-time gig that they pick up in between other jobs, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. And if you decide to make a career out of bartending or serving, that's cool, too. Many people like getting cash at the end of the day rather than waiting on a paycheck, it's just a personal preference. Many service industry workers realize they'd rather pour drinks or wait tables than work in an office and the rigid schedules that go along with the environment.
Just remember: service industry jobs from cooking to waiting, or bartending require a mental toughness that many lack. It's a hard job that's hard on the body, and many people love it.
That servers make minimum wage
Servers and bartenders live on tips. Sometimes, an establishment will pay above minimum wage, which is fantastic, but many of your favorite restaurants don't. The average server only makes $2.13 an hour so your tips really do matter.
A bartender's life is a non-stop party
Ask anyone who works in a bar where's the last place they want to be on their day off and it'll be the same every time: the bar. Just because someone works in a bar doesn't mean that every day it's a big party. Being a bartender is a fun job, but just like everyone else's job, a little peace and quiet go a long way.
What are some of the myths about your industry you wished people knew? Tweet us and tell us, we'd love to know! And for everything else, there's the Adia blog.


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Markus Schlacher (* 23. August 1987 in Villach) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Eishockeyspieler, der zuletzt beim EC VSV in der Österreichischen Eishockey-Liga unter Vertrag stand.

Karriere

Schlacher begann seine Karriere in der Nachwuchsabteilung des Villacher SV. Bereits als 16-Jähriger debütierte er für die Kärntner in der Österreichischen Eishockey-Liga und gewann mit ihnen 2006 die österreichische Landesmeisterschaft. Im Anschluss wechselte er nach Schweden, wo er beim Skellefteå AIK nicht nur in der J20 SuperElit, der höchsten Nachwuchsspielklasse des Landes, spielte, sondern auch neun Spiele in der Elitserien der Herren absolvierte. Nach nur einem Jahr im hohen Norden zog es ihn wieder in seine alpenländische Heimat zurück und er schloss sich für vier Jahre dem EHC Linz an. Nach einem einjährigen Intermezzo beim EC Red Bull Salzburg, mit dem er die European Trophy 2011 gewann, wechselte er 2012 zu den Vienna Capitals in die österreichische Hauptstadt, für die er bis 2015 spielte. Dabei wurde er von Tommy Samuelsson vom Stürmer zum Verteidiger umgeschult. Im Juli 2015 kehrte er zu seinem Heimatverein zurück.

Nach fünf Jahren beim EC VSV erhielt er im Sommer 2020 keinen neuen Vertrag bei seinem Heimatverein. Anschließend beendete er seine Karriere.

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Für sein Heimatland spielte Schlacher bei der U18-Weltmeisterschaft der Division I 2005 sowie den U20-Weltmeisterschaften der Division I 2006 und 2007, als er zum besten Stürmer des Turniers gewählt wurde.

Sein Debüt in der Herren-Nationalmannschaft gab Schlacher am 11. Februar 2010 im italienischen Asiago beim 4:3-Erfolg nach Verlängerung im Freundschaftsspiel gegen Frankreich. An einer Weltmeisterschaft nahm er erstmals 2014 teil, als ihm beim Turnier der Division I in Goyang mit der österreichischen Equipe der Wiederaufstieg in die Top-Division gelang. Nachdem die Österreicher 2015 ohne Schlacher wieder abgestiegen waren, spielte er bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2016 und 2017 erneut in der Division I. Bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2018 spielte Schlacher zum ersten Mal in der Top-Division. Dabei gelang der Mannschaft aus dem Alpenland erstmals seit 2004 wieder der Klassenerhalt im Weltmeisterschaftsoberhaus. Auch 2019 spielte er in der Top-Division, musste aber mit seiner Mannschaft nach einer 3:4-Niederlage nach Penalty-Schießen im entscheidenden Spiel gegen Italien den Abstieg hinnehmen.

Erfolge und Auszeichnungen
 2006 Österreichischer Meister mit dem EC VSV
 2011 European-Trophy-Gewinn mit dem EC Red Bull Salzburg
 2016 Kärntner Eishockey Superstar des Jahres

International
 2007 Bester Stürmer bei der U20-Weltmeisterschaft der Division I, Gruppe B
 2014 Aufstieg in die Top-Division bei der Weltmeisterschaft der Division I, Gruppe A
 2017 Aufstieg in die Top-Division bei der Weltmeisterschaft der Division I, Gruppe A

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Eishockeyspieler (Skellefteå AIK)
Eishockeyspieler (EHC Linz)
Eishockeyspieler (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
Eishockeyspieler (Vienna Capitals)
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December 29, 2014 December 22, 2014 Derek Hudgin3 Comments
This past year was another strong year for female artists. You wouldn't know it if you turned on award shows, country radio, or looked at the charts, but female artists who made country music this year made some quality music; some of the best. There were many good selections for our nominees; many great albums and great performances that these women stood upon in 2014. Josh and I spent a good amount of time thinking and debating with ourselves over who to choose. We felt there were four or five women who could conceivably win this award with all fairness and votes from readers were across board. With all that said, your 2014 Country Perspective Female Artist of the Year is a tie! Your co-winners are Lee Ann Womack and Karen Jonas!
Now six of our seven nominees had fantastic album releases this year. All those albums were top-tier country albums that impressed both Josh and I. However, Karen Jonas' Oklahoma Lottery is simply a damn good debut album. As Josh said, "When it comes to Oklahoma Lottery though, I just can't find anything wrong. I mean if you're really nitpicking you could say it's too raw at times, but I think the rawness adds another layer to the album. Really it enhances it and makes the more emotional songs stand out. I find it very hard for anyone who likes traditional country music to not like this album." The thing is, Karen accomplishes this on her own. She brought the band together and got them in the studio to record. She spearheaded the production of Oklahoma Lottery. Karen Jonas didn't have connections like Lucette with Dave Cobb or Angaleena Presley; she wasn't already established like Tami Neilson or Sunny Sweeney. Karen Jonas put in the blood, sweat, and tears to create an album that stands up next to the best of the mainstream and established artists. For that, Karen Jonas must be recognized for the quality outcome from her hard work.
Let's be frank here: Karen Jonas' dark, witty vocal delivery on the album is brilliant, and her song writing is fantastic.
Lee Ann Womack also had a hell of year. The Way I'm Livin' has captured critic's ears across the board. This album from Womack came six years after her previous release, and Womack's first release from an independent label. Lee Ann Womack cut some great songs from Nashville songwriters and released an album from her roots and made a grand return to country music. The biggest news for Lee Ann this year, and a big reason for us awarding her alongside Karen Jonas, is that The Way I'm Livin' received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. Gaining a nomination for one of music's most prestigious awards is fantastic and certainly well deserved for Lee Ann Womack.
However, Womack's return to the country spotlight has brought out some great TV appearances and performances. She and Jamey Johnson sang George Strait's "Give It Away" at the George Strait All Star Concert in honor of his retirement. And back at the CMT awards in June, Lee Ann Womack and Kacey Musgraves honored Alan Jackson by singing his hit, "Livin' On Love," before Jackson accepted the Impact Award. The rendition was the show's top moment, and one of country music's best moments this year. Jackson himself complimented the performance saying he'd never heard the song sound more beautiful.
Both Karen Jonas and Lee Ann Womack stood out the most in a year where women stood out in country music. It's a shame that the Nashville machine and the mainstream circuit ignores these women. You could argue that these females are some of country's most talented artists. We at Country Perspective don't ignore these female artists, we praise them and enjoy their music. Thankfully, these women are determined to make their music in their own way, and they don't let anything stand in the way of making it happen. Karen Jonas and Lee Ann Womack are a glimpse of what talent and drive are capable of achieving. While they certainly aren't the only ones who do that, in 2014, these two stood out among the crowd with great albums and have both earned Country Perspective's (co-)Female Artist of the Year award.
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Time to Finally Confirm Trump's Pick to Lead ATF, Say Top Law Enforcement Organizations
Chuck Canterbury
By Steve Neavling
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President Trump's pick to lead the ATF has been derailed by Republicans who are uneasy about position on gun control.
Five months ago, Trump nominated of Chuck Canterbury, leader of the national Fraternal Order of Police, to head the ATF, which has been without a permanent leader since 2015. Without someone at the top of the ATF, many officials are worried the agency will lack stability and operational effectiveness.
It's time for the Senate to confirm Canterbury as head of the ATF, according to a Hill column written by leaders of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers' Association and the National Sheriffs Association.
"This lack of permanent leadership compromises the effectiveness of the ATF's law enforcement mission," they wrote. "We need Chuck Canterbury as director of the ATF and we strongly believe he should be expeditiously confirmed."
The authors say there's no doubt that Canterbury respects Americans' Second Amendment rights.
"Canterbury is a proud supporter of the Second Amendment; everyone knows this," they wrote. "We also know that Chuck is a cop's cop with a reverence for the rule of law. If confirmed, he will enforce the laws written by Congress because that will be his job. If you know Chuck Canterbury, then you know he gets the job done. We have every confidence in him, and we urge the Senate in the strongest possible terms to confirm this excellent and highly qualified nominee."
Read the entire column here.
Posted: October 18th, 2019 under News Story.
Tags: ATF, Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, Guns, politics, Republicans, second amendment, Senate
FBI Asked to Investigate Trump's Alleged Violent Threat Against Clinton
Concerns over Donald Trump's suggestion that second-amendment supporters could stop Hillary Clinton from making Supreme Court picks were forwarded to the FBI.
The super PAC Democratic Coalition Against Trump contacted the FBI after believing Trump was encouraging violence against Clinton. The PAC sent this to the FBI:
The Democratic Coalition Against Trump immediately reached out to senior officials from the FBI to raise alarms about this call to violence, and to demand that Trump face felony charges under 18 U.S.C. § 879 for making these threats.
"There is no place in American politics for this kind of disgusting rhetoric," said the organization's senior advisor, Scott Dworkin. "Donald Trump should immediately drop out of the race, and he should be arrested for committing a federal crime. He's proven himself to be nothing more than a thug, and anyone supporting him after this grotesque display should be publicly shamed. It's truly abhorrent and we must all stand united – regardless of party affiliation to say loudly that Americans reject this kind of hateful and dangerous rhetoric."
The question is whether Trump intended to incite violence against Clinton. Trump quickly said he was misunderstood when he said second-amendment supporters could stop Clinton.
Posted: August 10th, 2016 under News Story.
Tags: donald trump, FBI, Hillary Clinton, politics, second amendment, supreme court
Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
By Lois Beckett
In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight.
Kansas' "Second Amendment Protection Act" backs up its states' rights claims with a penalty aimed at federal agents: when dealing with "Made in Kansas" guns, any attempt to enforce federal law is now a felony. Bills similar to Kansas' law have been introduced in at least 37 other states. An even broader bill is on the desk of Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell. That bill would exempt any gun owned by an Alaskan from federal regulation. In Missouri, a bill declaring federal gun laws "null and void" passed by an overwhelming majority in the state house, and is headed for debate in the senate.
Mobilizing the pre-Civil-War doctrine of "nullification," these bills assert that Congress has overstepped its ability to regulate guns — and that states, not the Supreme Court, have the ultimate authority to decide whether a law is constitutional or not.
The head of the Kansas's State Rifle Association, an affiliate of the National Rifle Association, says she put the bill together and found it a sponsor. While the NRA regularly lauds passages of states' gun-rights laws, it stayed silent on Kansas' law, and, so far, has kept a low profile on nullification. (The group did not respond to our requests for comment.)
Many observers see nullification bills as pure political theater, "the ultimate triumph of symbolism over substance," as UCLA law Professor Adam Winkler put it. He said he doubts the laws will ever be enforced, and, if they are, expects them to be struck down by the courts.
Winkler and others say nullification laws violate the Constitution, which makes federal law "the supreme law of the land…anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." Indeed, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter last week to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, asserting that Kansas' law is "unconstitutional." (Brownback, who signed the bill into law, did not immediately respond to our requests for comment.)
Posted: May 3rd, 2013 under News Story.
Tags: felony, Guns, Kansas, second amendment
Jon Stewart Talks About the Crazy Restrictions Blocking ATF From Doing Its Job
Posted: January 17th, 2013 under Uncategorized.
Tags: advertising, ATF, Barack Obama, constitution, controversies, crime, death, government, Guns, Jon Stewart, laws, lobbyists, Michael Moore, NRA, police business, pranks, restrictions, safety, school, second amendment, security, violence, weapons
Method to Track Firearms Stalled by Foes
By ERICA GOODE
Identifying the firearm used in a crime is one of the biggest challenges for criminal investigators. But what if a shell casing picked up at a murder scene could immediately be tracked to the gun that fired it?
A technique that uses laser technology and stamps a numeric code on shell casings can do just that. But the technology, called microstamping, has been swept up in the larger national debate over gun laws and Second Amendment rights, and efforts to require gun makers to use it have stalled across the nation.
"I think it is one of these things in law enforcement that would just take us from the Stone Age to the jet age in an instant," said Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld III of the Baltimore Police Department. "I just can't comprehend the opposition to it."
To read the full story click here.
Posted: June 13th, 2012 under News Story.
Tags: commissioner frederick bealefeld III, Guns, second amendment, tracking
Montana Atty.Gen. Disputes ATF Policy on Guns and Medical Marijuana
By Danny Fenster
Flair-ups continue between local and federal law enforcement over a recent ATF letter to arms dealers regarding guns and medical marijuana users.
The Belgrade News reports that Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock wrote the Justice Department this week to voice his opposition to a recent ATF letter sent to guns dealers telling them they cannot sell weapons to people taking medical marijuana.
Federal law prohibits selling firearms to any "unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance." Because marijuana is a federally controlled substance, and because there are no federal exemptions for medicinal use, ATF stated that it is illegal to sell to users of marijuana.
As Montana begins its hunting season, people are buying guns and ammunition, Bullock wrote U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and residents are "preparing to enjoy an activity that is deeply rooted in our heritage and culture."
Bullock claims the policy defies his state's constitutional right to hunt, and that it "implicates serious legal issues under the Second Amendment, and the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fifth Amendment," according to Belgrade News.
The paper reported that Bullock wrote that some medical marijuana cardholders may not use the drug all of the time, yet the firearm restriction would apply to them for as long as the card was valid.
"The ATF letter does not take this into account, even though the controlling federal regulation recognizes that a person who uses a controlled substance in a manner prescribed by a physician is not disqualified from possessing or buying ammunition or guns" under federal law, he said in the letter.
To read more click here.
Posted: October 5th, 2011 under News Story.
Tags: ATF, firearms, marijuana, second amendment
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The man who put the Costa del Sol in Almeria
Rodolfo Lussnigg did his best to advertise Almeria to foreign tourists in the 1920s.
The Austrian diplomat and businessman Rodolfo Lussnigg first put the words Costa and Sol together to advertise the most eastern province of Andalucía in the 1920s
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Today Spain is doing its best to bring back tourists from abroad. In the 1920s, the tourism businessman Rodolfo Lussnigg was doing the same. He tried to attract foreigners to the Mediterranean coast of Andalucía by using the year-round sunshine as a magnet for people from the north of Europe who 'suffered' from the lack of sunny days and clear blue skies.
In 1928 Rodolfo Lussnigg first named the picturesque Mediterranean coast the Costa del Sol, followed by the slogan "Almería, the city where the sun spends the winter".
He began by using the term to promote Almeria, the province he had chosen to make his home, although later the brand Costa del Sol was adopted by the Malaga coastline.
Rodolfo Lussnigg's hometown was Vienna, where the future promoter of Andalusian tourism was born on 6 July 1876. In Austria he studied Tourism Management and there he started his career. Rodolfo Lussnigg took various hospitality positions abroad - in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Egypt, France, Belgium, Switzerland and England. Before moving to Spain in 1906, he worked as director of the Braganza hotel in Lisbon.
The hotel owner advertised Almeria as "the place where the sun spends the winter"
The entrepreneur first focused on Spain in collaboration with the Franco-Spanish Society of Large Hotels. In Alicante he was responsible for the management of the Reina Victoria hotel. At the same time he dedicated himself to building, furnishing and opening the Reina Victoria hotel in El Escorial. He also worked on the installation and opening of the La Parisina restaurant in the Moncloa neighbourhood of the Spanish capital.
Much later his name was also related to the biggest gastronomy project - the first international cocktail contest in Madrid - which he organised for representatives from Europe and Egypt.
In the end, he bought the Simón hotel in Almeria and settled there. He liked the coast of Almeria and did his best to make foreign tourists come and enjoy the picturesque landscapes.
He would mention his beloved Almeria at any opportunity and promoted it as the most attractive place in Spain where the sun shines almost 300 days a year. That's why, when Rodolfo realised that the Ibero-American Exposition in Seville and the International Exposition in Barcelona in 1929 could be a unique opportunity to spread the name of Almeria worldwide, he tried to mention the Almeria coast in all his interviews, presenting it as the sunniest place in Europe and each time exclaiming that it was the Costa del Sol.
Rodolfo was sure that it could work as well as similar brands in neighbouring countries had done before. By that time, there had been two centres of international tourist attention - the French Riviera and the Portuguese Riviera. The name Costa del Sol was first published in the Almeria newspaper La Crónica Meridional on 16 February 1928.
Rodolfo kept on spreading the name, highlighting the city of Almeria, where according to his words, "the sun spends the winter". He promoted the brand Costa del Sol generously. The businessman paid for PR and published brochures in English.
Though that Costa del Sol was not directly associated with Malaga coast, personally Rodolfo had connections with the province. In 1907 the Austrian businessman met María Teresa Arjona from Antequera and fell in love. The wedding ceremony took place in the very centre of Malaga - in the church of San Juan.
They had two daughters, Resi and Concha, born in Almeria. Resi took over the family business, becoming chief executive in 1944. Resi Lussnigg was active in tourism until 1965 when the iconic Simón hotel in Almeria was sold.
Rodolfo Lussnigg died in Madrid in 1950. In 1966 he was posthumously awarded the medal Medalla al Mérito Turístico for developing tourism in Spain.
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A lot has happened in the first half of 2018: the agency expanded, we gained new team members and our offices have been taken by storm by a French tornado…. a bit like World Cup 2018!
Ian Meagan came on board in February 2018, to lead out our Human Resources recruitment practice. Having commenced his career within the Financial Services sector, he then moved into the recruitment industry and subsequently ran his own HR consultancy business for 9 years. His impeccable communication skills, deep sectoral and functional knowledge, professional customer-centric driven approach, coupled with a great sense of humour makes him a key addition to our team.
Executive Connections is also delighted to introduce Deirdre O'Dowd as a new member of staff on our Accountancy & Finance team. Deirdre joined Executive Connections in May 2018 as a Senior Recruitment Consultant and is fast becoming an integral member of the team with a strong results-driven approach for those who she partners with. She focuses on Part-Qualified and Junior Accounts roles across all industries.
Stephen Harrington is our latest recruit, coming in as Head of Regulatory and Compliance Recruitment in July 2018. Stephen has built a strong career path in recruitment, working with international clients across Financial Services and Technology. He is also an avid sports fan and a brown belt in Kickboxing, which we suspect, is the source of his sensei-like calm and focus!
The office also gained an international touch with the arrival in June 2018 of Clémentine Agron-Burke. This Parisian-born marketer moved to Ireland 10 years ago and has worked mainly in communication, PR and marketing, specialising in the FMCG and fine foods industries. At Executive Connections, Clémentine takes care of all things Marketing and Front Office, always looking for innovative and efficient ways to communicate, organise and improve the company's processes and brand.
We are currently on the lookout for our next star consultant, so if you are looking for a new opportunity or a career change, send us your CV and a brief note about yourself on info@executiveconnections.ie or call 01 661 87 40 for more information.


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We all want to be happy. Yet often feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear fill our daily life, disturbing our peace and happiness of mind. At times Not feeling "good enough" can saturate very air we breathe. When we learn to really work with these difficult emotions, instead of being hooked by them, and get into some kind of organized way of exercising, meditation and other alternative healing therapy. They can open up a path to contentment, creativity, presence and a vibrant compassion for ourselves and others. Let's commit to release, relax, rejoice and return to your true self through a sustained time of meditation, yoga and Reiki healing. simply sit comfortable, close eyes, observe your body and thoughts, be like a witness and enjoy the calmness.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what meditation is and what meditation isn't. Many people are put off meditating thinking that it's reserved solely for hippies, mystic guru's or those that have plenty of time on their hands. Some people believe you have to be religious to meditate; that you have to sit in uncomfortable positions for hours on end trying to achieve enlightenment, well that's simply not true. Meditation is available to anyone and everyone, young or old, regardless of your belief system or bendy yoga capabilities!
What if we told you that through regular meditation you can actually gain time! From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep our minds are constantly active. During this time, we are bombarded by 60-80,00 thoughts! That's one thought every 1.2 seconds! Through meditation we can learn to quiet this incessant 'monkey chatter'.
Meditation enables our thoughts to clear and when we have clarity, we can become far more productive in every aspect of our lives. Enhanced productivity = more free time and who doesn't need more of that in this fast-paced life? During our meditation classes you will learn lots of different techniques including some Qigong (meditation to movement) that you can apply in your day to day life. Still think time is an issue? What if you could learn a meditation technique that you could do anywhere at any time? Would time still be an issue? Once you begin to experience the benefits of meditation, I guarantee you will find the time. I've not yet once met anyone who prefers constant busyness over the feel-good factor!
The health benefits of meditating are simply astonishing but don't just take our word for it, do an internet search on meditation studies and you will find a myriad of clinical scientific studies that have found evidence to show that meditation is a powerful tool for enhancing our physical and emotional well-being.
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title: Account
description: Get your SparkPost account information, including subscription status and quota usage.

# Group Account

This endpoint lets you retreive information regarding your SparkPost account and set account options.

## Using Postman

If you use [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) you can click the following button to import the SparkPost API as a collection:

[![Run in Postman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/postman-static/run-button.png)](https://app.getpostman.com/run-collection/5d9ae743a661a15d64bb)

## Account Properties

| Property               | Type   | Description |
|------------------------|--------|-------------|
| customer_id            | number | Account ID number |
| company_name           | string | Account holder company name |
| country_code           | string | Account holder 2-letter country code |
| anniversary_date       | string | ISO date of billing anniversary |
| created                | string | ISO date account was created |
| updated                | string | ISO date account details were last updated |
| status                 | string | Account status. Possible values: `active`, `suspended`, `terminated` |
| status_updated         | string | ISO date status was last updated |
| status_reason_category | string | Category for some account statuses, e.g. 'NONPAYMENT'. Empty string by default |
| service_level          | string | Account service level. Possible values: `priority`, `standard`, `premium`, `enterprise`, `regulated` |
| subscription           | object | Current subscription details. See [Subscription Properties](#header-subscription-properties) |
| pending_subscription   | object | Pending subscription details representing an upgrade or downgrade. |
| options                | object | Account-level tracking settings. See [Options Properties](#header-options-properties) |
| usage                  | object | Account quota usage details. Specify 'include=usage' in query string to include usage info. See [Usage Properties](#header-usage-properties) |
| support                | object | Support entitlement details. See [Support Properties](#header-support-properties) |

### Subscription Properties

| Property       | Type    | Description |
|----------------|---------|-------------|
| code           | string  | The account's plan code |
| name           | string  | The account's plan name |
| effective_date | string  | ISO date of when this subscription has been or will be effective |
| self_serve     | boolean | `true` if the subscription is managed through the UI |
| type           | string  | Type of subscription. Values include `aws` and `manual`. |

### Options Properties

| Property                    | Type    | Description |
|-----------------------------|---------|-------------|
| smtp_tracking_default       | boolean | Account-level default for SMTP engagement tracking |
| rest_tracking_default       | boolean | Account-level default for REST API engagement tracking |
| transactional_unsub         | boolean | Set to `true` to include `List-Unsubscribe` header for all transactional messages by default |
| transactional_default       | boolean | Set to `true` to send messages as transactional by default |
| initial_open_pixel_tracking | boolean | Account-level default for Initial Open tracking |
| click_tracking              | boolean | Set to `false` to turn off click tracking (overrides smtp_tracking_default and rest_tracking_default) |

### Usage Properties

| Property  | Type   | Description |
|-----------|--------|-------------|
| timestamp | string | ISO date usage data was retrieved |
| day       | object | Daily usage report. See [Daily/Monthly Usage Properties](#header-daily-monthly-usage-properties) |
| month     | object | Monthly usage report. See [Daily/Monthly Usage Properties](#header-daily-monthly-usage-properties) |

### Daily/Monthly Usage Properties

| Property | Type   | Description |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| used     | number | Total messages sent in this period |
| limit    | number | Total allowance for this period |
| start    | string | ISO date when this period started |
| end      | string | ISO date when this period ends |

### Support Properties

| Property | Type    | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| phone    | boolean | Whether account is entitled to phone support |
| online   | boolean | Whether account is entitled to online support |

## Get Account [/account{?include}]

### Retrieve account information [GET]

+ Request

    + Headers

            Authorization: 14ac5499cfdd2bb2859e4476d2e5b1d2bad079bf
            Accept: application/json

+ Parameters

  + include (optional, string, `usage`) ... Additional parts of account details to include. The only valid value is currently `usage`.

+ Response 200 (application/json)

        {
            "results" : {
                "customer_id": 102938,
                "company_name": "Example Inc",
                "country_code": "US",
                "anniversary_date": "2017-01-11T08:00:00.000Z",
                "created": "2017-01-11T08:00:00.000Z",
                "updated": "2017-02-11T08:00:00.000Z",
                "status": "active",
                "status_updated": "2018-12-21T13:21:41.442Z",
                "status_reason_category": "",
                "subscription": {
                    "code": "150K-0817",
                    "name": "150K",
                    "plan_volume": 150000,
                    "self_serve": "true",
                    "type": "manual"
                },
                "support": {
                    "online": true,
                    "phone": false
                },
                "pending_subscription": {
                    "code": "2.5M-0817",
                    "name": "2.5M",
                    "effective_date": "2017-04-11T00:00:00.000Z"
                },
                "options": {
                    "smtp_tracking_default": false
                },
                "usage": {
                    "timestamp": "2016-03-17T05:19:00.932Z",
                    "day": {
                        "used": 22003,
                        "limit": 50000,
                        "start": "2016-03-16T05:30:00.932Z",
                        "end": "2016-03-17T05:30:00.932Z"
                    },
                    "month": {
                        "used": 122596,
                        "limit": 1500000,
                        "start": "2018-03-11T08:00:00.000Z",
                        "end": "2016-04-11T08:00:00.000Z"
                    }
                }
            }
        }

## Update [/account]

### Update account information [PUT]

Update your SparkPost account information and account-level options.

#### Request Body Attributes

| Field        | Type   | Required | Description |
|--------------|--------|----------|-------------|
| company_name | string | no       | Company name |
| options      | object | no       | Account-level options. |

#### Options Properties

| Property                    | Type    | Description |
|-----------------------------|---------|-------------|
| smtp_tracking_default       | boolean | Set to `true` to turn on SMTP engagement tracking by default |
| rest_tracking_default       | boolean | Set to `false` to turn off REST API engagement tracking by default |
| transactional_unsub         | boolean | Set to `true` to include `List-Unsubscribe` header for all transactional messages by default |
| transactional_default       | boolean | Set to `true` to send messages as transactional by default |
| initial_open_pixel_tracking | boolean | Set to `false` to exclude the initial open tracking pixel from top of emails |
| click_tracking              | boolean | Set to `false` to turn off click tracking (overrides smtp_tracking_default and rest_tracking_default) |

+ Request

    + Headers

            Authorization: 14ac5499cfdd2bb2859e4476d2e5b1d2bad079bf
            Accept: application/json

    + Body

            {
                "company_name": "SparkPost",
                "options": {
                  "smtp_tracking_default": true
                }
            }

+ Response 200 (application/json)

        {
            "results": {
                "message": "Account has been updated"
            }
        }

+ Response 400 (application/json)

        {
          "errors": [
            {
              "message": "Incorrect type, expected boolean",
              "param": "smtp_tracking_default",
              "value": "bad value"
            }
          ]
        }

+ Response 500 (application/json)

        {
            "errors" : [
                {
                    "message" : "Cannot update Account"
                }
            ]
        }

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First Ever Official Vinyl Reissue!
2LP Set, Gatefold Jacket, Sounds Great!
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of The Cult's seminal album SONIC TEMPLE. On September 13th, Beggars Arkive will reissue the album. Now cut onto two pieces of black vinyl, the audio is improved and contains 16 tracks total, which comprise the original album plus 6 B-sides. Originally released in 1989, Sonic Temple proved to be a pivotal moment for both band and the wider rock scene. Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, Sonic Temple had four chart-topping singles; "Fire Woman", "Edie (Ciao Baby)", "Sun King" and "Sweet Soul Sister". In a recent interview about the album, Ian Astbury explained how the band brought together hard rock and indie rock to create the unique, game-changing sounds on Sonic Temple. "We wanted to retain our core DNA as we went deeper into psych and hard rock influences. It was a complete immersion for me into art, film, music, poetry and literature, weaving those influences into what was to become Sonic Temple. The band was becoming more popular. We were in uncharted waters. Most of the bands we had come up with had split up or fallen off. We were accelerating. There was no real time to breathe. We were forming new allegiances and breaking the glass ceiling of 'the indie outsider.'" The album catapulted The Cult into superstar status and remains their most commercially successful release. It has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US alone, and was declared platinum in 1990. It made it to #10 on the Billboard charts, and the above mentioned songs are all rock-radio staples to this day.


Pure shea butter has long been prized for its moisturizing and healing properties. In an age when people are frequently turning to more natural skin care regimens, shea is appearing in dozens of products.
Contrary to its name, shea butter is not a derivative of milk or dairy products, despite its rich, creamy appearance. Shea butter is a natural fat, but it's actually extracted from the nuts of the African Shea tree, also known as the Karite tree.
There's no shortage of pure shea on the market if you know where to look. Online sources are plentiful, and you can buy the pure, unrefined butter or purchase popular products that include it.
African Shea Butter.org - An eight ounce tub of pure butter sells for around $15.00, and a 16 ounce tub sells for $25.00. The site also offers a body mist and a lotion.
L'OCCITANE en Provence - This company produces their product in fair trade agreement with women in West Africa. Their product is certified organic, and it's enriched with vitamin E. They also sell other shea butter products such as hand cream and soap. You can also purchase the pure product from this brand at Sephora.
Global Mamas - This is another source for organic, fair trade shea. You can purchase it pure and unrefined in bulk if you want to incorporate it into your own skin care products, or try one of their skin care products.
Alaffia Agbanga - This site offers unrefined shea butter in its purest form, or you can purchase it blended into their line of soaps, face creams, lotions and shampoo. They are also certified fair trade.
Purely Shea - This company prides itself on using only unrefined, USDA certified organic, fair trade shea in their line of skin care products. They believe that only unrefined shea has the healing properties that shea butter is known for.
Since shea contains essential fatty acids, it makes a great conditioner and moisturizer for skin and hair. That's why this butter is so commonly used in soaps, lotions, and skin creams. In addition to daily skin hydration, shea is also a useful treatment for dry, tight, and cracked skin.
The butter from shea is available in its raw or cold pressed form, as well as in refined and highly refined forms. You can use it alone, but it's also an ingredient in dozens of health and beauty products. In its pure form, shea has a bland, but not unpleasant, scent. Other scents may be added to the raw form in order to make it more enjoyable to use, although it works very well without them.
There's no doubt that shea products, namely butters, can make the skin more supple and smooth. Apply body butter to your skin in areas that are especially susceptible to dryness, like the elbows and knees, for long-lasting hydration.


Many nationalities living in Kyiv consider it to be their native city. One of the deepest traces in its history and culture was left by the Jewish community, which derives from the 7th century Khazar community. The chronicle records a significant Jewish community of the 11th-13th centuries in the area of modern Lvivska Square. It's noteworthy that a famous Israeli politician and Prime Minister Golda Mayer lived not far from there on the Baseina street.
Kyiv is not only famous by its diversity of cultures of the peoples that inhabit it but also by the diversity of religions reflected in its architecture. Despite the abundance of the Orthodox churches and monasteries (Pechersky Monastery, Mikhailivsky Golden-Domed Monastery, etc.) constructed because Kyiv is one of the oldest centers of the Orthodoxy, you can also find there Catholic and Protestant churches, Jewish sinagogues, Muslim mosques and oddly enough – even Hindu temples.
Only in our city you can make a full-scale excursion around only one street which also has a museum of its own history. This street is the Andreevsky Descent (Andriiivskyi Uzviz) – one of the oldest streets of the Old City.
Kyiv fortifications had been formed ever since the beginning of the city. No wonder Kyiv is called a fortress city. Also, for the heroic defense in the World War II, it has even been awarded with an honorary title of the Hero City and the Gold Star. During the excursions in Kiev our guides will tell you not only about the fortifications of the city but also about its heroic past.
Your desire to see Kyiv from the height is quite possible even without a quadrocopter. Nature itself took care of contemporary tourists, having created in the landscape of the city numerous "Kyiv mountains" (Starokyivska, Zamkova, Shchekavytsa, etc.). Kyievians only enhanced those natural viewing points with man-made ones: bell towers of the monasteries (Pechersk Monastery, Sofiivskyi Monastery, Mykhailivskyi Monastery) and monuments (Monument to Woman-Motherland).
Kyiv easily shatters the myth that all the most interesting things in the city are always in its downtown. On the outskirts of Kyiv, there are many attractions, the most interesting of which are the natural parks of Feofaniia (with its many healing springs) and Pushcha Voditsa (with its water in the forest, cold lakes and fringed forests) and others.
However, the biggest treasure of each city is its people. Thus the well-known townspeople make their city even more famous to the world. In Kyiv, many houses are full of signs saying "there lived …" or "there worked …" such and such figure ( of literature, of cinema, of art or monumental art) or a politician.
There are also so-called "places of devilry" or places of power in holy Kyiv. Even in the ancient pagan past the Slavs used to rever mountains struck by lightning (Perun's menacing weapon). Naturally, the vegetation on such mountains (when hit by lightning) used to burn out, making them not only "bald" but also sacred objects of worshipping. Our guides will show you these mystical places of Kyiv.
Individual excursions in Kiev are developed with creative steps. You can see for yourself and make the order.