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Ambidexterity and Ambition: The Tuskegee Model Legacy
On February 21, 2016 By Kelly SchmidtIn Uncategorized
Last year Fazila Kabahita and I decided to nominate the Ambidexter Industrial and Normal Institute in Springfield, Illinois, to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of our Historic Preservation course. Fazila and I learned that the Ambidexter Institute was modeled after Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute. Deemed the "Tuskegee of the North," Ambidexter was a private industrial school intended to teach trades and provide academic education to African American students. It received the name "Ambidexter" because its founder, Springfield clergyman G.H. McDaniel, believed that the students would have to be 'ambidextrous,' (in some sense-suggesting that they would have to be doubly as skilled as whites) using both their minds and their might, in order to make it in competition for employment with the white labor force. McDaniel intended to "accomplish for the negroes of the north what Booker T. Washington's great school is doing for the colored people of the south." He opened the school in 1901 with funding from prominent Springfield residents.[1] As we continue to work toward nominating the site through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, I thought I'd share a little about the history of the school and similar institutions that followed the Tuskegee model.
"Students and staff of the Ambidexter Institute, which operated at the Taylor House, 902 S. 12th St., from 1901 to 1908." Photo Courtesy of the Sangamon County Collection at Lincoln Library
Ambidexter Building Today. Photo by Patrick Yeagle.
After reading Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery, I began to wonder what impact the Tuskegee Institute had throughout the country. Did it promote a series of schools based on the model of teaching trades to free blacks? How many were there? Or is Ambidexter the only example? What were the features of these institutions? Were they successful? How do people then and now perceive these institutions?
History Class at Tuskegee, 1902. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=685221
Technical Drawing Class at Tuskegee. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston 1902, Library of Congress LC J694-109. http://www.nps.gov.
Several hours of web browsing brought quite a few Tuskegee-modeled educational institutions to the fore. I will discuss just a few here, and how the trend has evolved and continues to be used today.
Arthur W. Mitchell, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1935-1943. From U.S. Congress-Black Americans in Congress. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public Domain.
In 1903, Tuskegee graduate Arthur Wergs Mitchell founded the West Alabama Normal and Industrial Institute. Like Tuskegee, the school emphasized learning trades, and Wergs stressed the interdependence of the black and white races. Mitchell recognized that reliance on contributions of wealthy Yankee donors was necessary to keep the institution afloat, but he could not secure endorsement from Booker T. Washington and the financial backing that would come with it. Washington likely perceived that the school would compete for the same students and funding sources as Tuskegee. Without external support, only five years after opening, the West Alabama school closed in 1908.[2]
"Floyd Brown (standing, left of porch), with friends and students in front of the first school building of the Fargo Agricultural School in Monroe County, 1920." Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission.
"Floyd B. Brown, founder of the Fargo Agricultural School in Monroe County, which provided elementary school and secondary vocational education for African-American students; 1942." Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission.
"Group of people standing in front of the Administration Building, which was the fourth building constructed at Fargo Agricultural School, circa 1920s." Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission.
Mitchell was not the only Tuskegee graduate to spread the Tuskegee model; many others founded fledgling schools as well. In 1919, Floyd B. Brown, another graduate, established the Fargo Agricultural School in Monroe County, Arkansas. The school provided vocational training "for the head, hands, and heart," so African American students could gain practical skills needed to succeed. Brown had adopted Washington's ideology and method of avoiding racial conflict. Like Washington in Up from Slavery, Brown never directly referred to the violence going on around him, including the 1919 Elaine Race Riot and Massacre in Arkansas, where hundreds of African Americans died in one of the potentially bloodiest racial conflicts in United States history. Rather, Brown insisted that accomplishment, not confrontation, was key to earning greater rights. Like Washington, he accepted segregation and catered to generous white northerners to earn support in both the North and South. He further stressed that blacks "should not be ashamed to start at the bottom of the economic ladder, nor to work with their hands."[3]
Falsified, "exaggerated, racist newspaper article covering the Elaine Massacre, Octover 3, 1919." Public Domain.
"American Red Cross Canteen at Elaine (Philips County); October 1919." Courtesy of Pat Rowe.
"Schoolhouse used as a temporary stockade for African-American detainees at Elaine (Philips County); October 1919." Courtesy of Pat Rowe.
The Fargo school survived the race-based violence enveloping its community, and continued until financial straits caused it to close in 1949. Others did not fare so well. In 1908, a race riot swept Springfield, Illinois. State militia stationed themselves outside the Ambidexter Institute to protect it from white rioters. A year later, Ambidexter had closed due to financial difficulties and likely also as a result of riot tensions. Many Springfield blacks had left the town as a result of the riots. Reverend Edward A. Osborne opened a new Lincoln Manual Training School in Springfield in 1909 to teach trades to African American children. I could not determine what became of this school (unless it became the present-day Lincoln Magnet School in Springfield), but another institution by the same name opened in nearby Peoria in 1907 and lasted until 1915.[4]
Burned-down barber shop during Springfield Riot. Courtesy Illinois Periodicals Online.
Loper's Restaraunt, vandalized. Courtesy Illinois Periodicals Online.
State militia called in during the Riot. Courtesy Illinois Periodicals Online.
The Tuskegee model even extended to South Africa, where John Langalabalele Dube founded the Zulu Christian Industrial School in Ohlange, Natal. He had visited Tuskegee following his education at Oberlin College and admired the practicality of the school's "education for life" through industrial skills model. Dubbed the "Booker T. Washington of South Africa," he shared Washington's strategic ability to use cultural nationalism, ambiguity, and compromise to maneuver between the interests of different racial and regional groups.[5]
Beginning in 1902, United States policymakers even established Tuskegee-modeled schools in Puerto Rico. However, Puerto Rican legislators disapproved of the United States' efforts to portray itself as a benefactor for Puerto Ricans, whom it attempted to keep subordinate through the limited education Puerto Rican children received in these institutions. Thus, they abolished schools modeled after Tuskegee in 1907.[6]
As in Puerto Rico, not every black educational institution in the United States or abroad embraced the Tuskegee model. Other South African institutions, for instance, corresponded with Washington and admired the idea of an all-black institution that showed "what the African can do for himself," but questioned the value of industrial education. They recognized that the model had the potential to encourage further segregation by keeping blacks in separate spheres of labor through limited progress, and witnessed whites using the model to encourage the development of a black "peasant" class dependent on the land and manual labor.[7]
Despite intense criticism and failure, many positive elements of Washington's educational method continue today. Not all Tuskegee schools were successful or welcome, but some managed to adapt to the criticism and adversity they faced and survive. This is the case of Voorhees College, which remains in operation today.
One of the original buildings of the Denmark Industrial School still remains on the Voorhees College campus and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy Voorhees College.
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of the Tuskegee night school in 1888, made multiple attempts to establish Tuskegee-model schools in Hampton, South Carolina, first for African American children, then for adult men. "Prejudice, arson, jealousy, and ignorance" and other attacks and threats caused each to fail. Finally, she moved to Denmark, South Carolina, where she started the Denmark Industrial School in 1897. Wright strove to be "the same type of woman as Washington was of a man," and throughout her life she remained "constantly in communication with Booker T. Washington, who guided her efforts with specific instructions, letters of recommendation, and donations from friends of the black education movement."
New Jersey philanthropist Ralph Voorhees and his wife donated money to buy land and build the college's first building. Thus, in 1902, the Denmark School was renamed the Voorhees Industrial School in their honor. By 1968, the school had become accredited as the four-year Voorhees College, and became affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal Church and the American Church Institute for Negroes. The school now stresses religious education along with career training and a liberal arts education, in order to "effectively guide, educate, and shape" young people mentally, bodily, and spiritually.
Voorhees College thrives today by continuing to follow Washington's Tuskegee model, but balancing it with a liberal arts education. According to Voorhees College:
The college strives to balance practical career training with a well-rounded background in the liberal arts. Dating back to Wright's era, there has been debate between those who follow the philosophy of Dr. Booker T. Washington and advocated education aimed at teaching job skills and those who believe, as Dr. W.E.B. Dubois did, that a liberal education would help young adults develop as leaders. The Voorhees curriculum today is a mix of the two views.
In accordance with its mission statement, Voorhees students today combine intellect and faith as they prepare for professional careers. They learn to thrive in a diverse global society while pursuing life-long learning, healthy living, and an abiding faith in God. They aim to improve their communities, society, and themselves.[8]
The widespread adoption of the Tuskegee model shows how enthusiastically both whites and blacks alike embraced it. However, despite founders' attempts to avoid racial violence through these schools' missions, sometimes the violence led the schools into decline. Others began to criticize the trade school model and advocated for further black advancement into intellectual and political endeavors. But the violence and criticism inspired exploration into new realms of African American achievement. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People would form in response to the 1908 Springfield riots that threatened the Ambidexter Institute, and black intellectuals like W.E.B. Du Bois would promote black participation in classical liberal arts education to produce black leaders.[9] Eventually, many manual training schools for African Americans would fade away as Civil Rights and the integration of schools made them less necessary. Those institutions that did survive adapted to better reflect the needs of African Americans in a new era.
[1] Curtis Mann, "Another Kind of Schoolhouse: Historic East Side Home, Now Facing Demolition, Once Housed the 'Tuskegee of the North," Illinois Times, Dec. 5, 2013.
[2] Dennis Sven Nordin, The New Deal's Black Congressman: A Life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1997), 7-9.
[3] Ibid., 7; Stephen L. Recken, "Floyd B. Brown (1891-1961)," The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Nov. 12, 2008; Kae Chatman, "Fargo Agricultural School," The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Nov. 17, 2014; Grif Stockley, "Elaine Massacre," The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Dec. 23, 2014.
[4] Stephen L. Recken, "Floyd B. Brown (1891-1961)," The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Nov. 12, 2008; Roberta Senechal, "The Springfield Race Riot of 1908," Illinois Periodicals Online, 1996; Chris Dettro, "Taylor House Needs a Financial Angel," The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL), Nov. 24, 2012; "Lincoln Manual Training School. Peoria, Ill." Illinois Digital Archives.
[5] Louis R. Harlan, Booker T. Washington: Volume 2: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983), 273.
[6] Jose-Manuel Navarro, Creating Tropical Yankees: Social Science Textbooks and U.S. Ideological Control in Puerto Rico, 1898-1908 (New York: Routledge, 2002), 196.
[8] "History," Voorhees College; Martha Walker and Suzanne Pickens, "Voorhees College Historic District," National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form, Dec. 10, 1980.
[9] "NAACP: 100 Years of History," National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; "NAACP History: W.E.B. Du Bois," National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2003; first published in 1903), 67-81.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! is a puzzle video game developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 and released in North America on November 14, 2010. It is the fourth game in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.
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Hi, Kevin Coupe here and this is FaceTime with the Content Guy.
Okay, let's stipulate something.
What's going on around us right now - it is bad.
The Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic is stretching the global healthcare infrastructure to the breaking point, which in turn is pushing the economy to the precipice.
It was just a couple of weeks ago that some folks were suggesting - even here on MNB - that the coronavirus was a Democratic hoax and media invention designed to undermine certain political figures. That never seemed credible to me. There were enough scientists and public health experts sounding alarms that I thought - and said here - that we needed to pay attention.
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There's no vaccine, and won't be one until next year. There aren't nearly enough tests, and what are out there are not being conducted anywhere near to the degree they should be. There aren't enough hospital beds, aren't enough ventilators or respirators … and, from all all appearances, not enough face masks or gloves or even hand sanitizer.
Not enough of anything … except virus. There seems to be plenty of virus, as the number of infections skyrockets. There are some predictions that we won't emerge from this for more than a year, which actually makes a kind of sense. Even if some of the hunker-down mentality subsides, there still will be infected people out there, and if we don't figure out a way to prevent them from infecting others, we're still going to have a problem.
Lots of reasons to be depressed. And this doesn't even count the fact that kids aren't in school and a lot of them are driving their parents crazy.
But, this could be a lot worse if we didn't have the internet … it actually is going to allow us to be connected to loved ones and co-workers, to see movies and read books without going to a theater or the library, to get our work done without going to an office or get an education without going to school. In its own way, that's extraordinary. Never could have happened that way before in human history.
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I don't want to be naive about this, but I think there is a moment here … even if we have to practice social distancing, it doesn't mean that we have to be distant. In fact, precisely the opposite.
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That's what is on my mind this morning. As always, I want to hear what is on your mind.
• This morning, there are more than 9,000 reported cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the US, and more than 150 deaths. In New York State alone, the number of cases was up 44 percent in just the last 24 hours.
Scientists and public health experts say that this likely is just a fraction of the total number of cases in the US, and that we cannot possibly know how many cases there are until a substantial number of tests are conducted on the US population.
This does not seem like it is going to happen anytime soon.
• Axios writes that "America is grinding to a near halt to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. It's wreaking unprecedented havoc on the restaurant and retail industries — and their millions of workers … Amid all the discussion about how the pandemic is roiling Wall Street, its most acute impact is being felt on Main Streets around the country."
The story points out that "it'll be some time before official economic data bears out what plenty are hearing anecdotally. The Economic Policy Institute estimates the crisis will claim 3 million jobs, including many employed by small businesses, by the summer.
"In one of the earliest signs of layoffs, state labor departments, like in Ohio and Connecticut, say that more people than usual are filing for unemployment benefits. New York's labor department tells Axios its unemployment hotline received 8,758 calls as of noon on Monday — a 70% increase from the 2,542 calls they received at the same time last week."
• From Bloomberg:
"With anxious shoppers hoarding everyday goods and non-essential stores shuttered, the coronavirus pandemic presents a never-before-seen crisis for American retailers. Walmart Inc. appears better prepared to deal with it than its peers.
"Hefty investment in e-commerce, health care and its 1.5-million strong workforce have the world's largest retailer poised to supply large swaths of the nation as governments and other businesses grapple to respond to the unprecedented threat. Rival Amazon.com Inc. stands to benefit as well, but Walmart can leverage its store network and clout with suppliers to gain a leg up."
The story notes that "Walmart has spent the past five years aggressively expanding that (e-commerce) service, in part to provide a bulwark against Amazon's dominance of most other areas of online shopping. Now, that investment could pay off as coronavirus-conscious consumers, stuck at home, eschew brick-and-mortar stores for the web … One-third of shoppers surveyed by Gordon Haskett Research Advisors on March 13 said they bought food online over the past week, and of those, 41% were doing so for the first time. For those newbies, Walmart was by far the most popular option, capturing more than half of orders. Amazon and its Whole Foods chain garnered only 14%."
One expert puts it this way: "For Walmart, this is the World Series, Super Bowl and Stanley Cup all wrapped up in one."
You can read the entire analysis here.
Meanwhile, USA Today reports that "Walmart is trimming its hours for the second time in a week due to the coronavirus.
"Beginning Thursday, stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. local time. Stores that open later than 7 a.m. will continue their regular starting hours, Walmart said Wednesday night.
"From March 24 through April 28, Walmart's 5,000-plus U.S. stores will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers 60 and older, which will start one hour before stores open. In addition to limits on paper products, stores will have limits on milk, eggs, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, water, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food."
• Reuters reports that while "Beijing was hit by a record number of imported cases of the coronavirus," yesterday represented a major shift - "new local transmissions in China fell to zero."
What this meant was that it put "more pressure on the Chinese capital to screen out infected passengers and isolate suspected cases."
According to the story, "It was the first time since the virus took hold late last year in Hubei province - including the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak - that China has recorded no locally transmitted cases. In recent days, China has increasingly focused its counter-epidemic efforts on inbound travellers as the coronavirus rapidly expanded its global footprint, raising the prospect of a second wave of infections arriving from abroad."
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The story goes on: "The situation is so stressful that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 44,000 employees in Washington — 21,000 of whom work in grocery stores — has been working toward getting state and federal governments to include grocery-store workers in the same class as firefighters, EMTs and police in regard to the coronavirus pandemic."
• Forbes has a story suggesting that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to accelerate the rate of retail closures and the resultant impact on labor.
"Coresight Research's CEO Deborah Weinswig predicts that more than 15,000 stores could close in 2020, or double the rate from last year when store closures reached historic highs of 9,300," the story says. "Retail investment advisor Jan Rogers Kniffen, CEO of J. Rogers Kniffen World Wide Enterprises, said between 30 to 40 retailers could declare bankruptcy as a result."
And, "A poll conducted March 13-14 by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist found that nearly one in five American households have experienced a layoff or a reduction in work hours, with lower-income households the most profoundly affected."
• From the Wall Street Journal:
"More than 3,600 people, most of them from entertainment and leisure industries, have been laid off in the U.S. due to the pandemic, according to new data released Wednesday from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., an outplacement firm. That count doesn't include job cuts at bars and restaurants in more than a dozen states and some cities that face restrictions on operations."
The story goes on: "People who have lost jobs are filing for unemployment benefits, resulting in a surge of claims in some states. Kentucky typically handles 2,000 cases a week, but received 9,000 claims on Tuesday. State websites that handle benefits in New York and Oregon have malfunctioned due to higher traffic.
"Shrinking schedules are happening as roughly 40% of Americans said they would have difficulty covering $400 in an emergency, needing to borrow the money from family or friends or put it on a credit card, according to a Federal Reserve Bank survey in 2018."
• General Motors, Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler have all decided to close their North American plants, a decision that, the New York Times writes, "will put tens of thousands of people out of work and add to the coronavirus outbreak's growing economic toll … In addition to G.M., Ford and Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Toyota and Nissan also said they would idle their North American factories. The shutdown of car plants will force hundreds of companies that produce parts and components to follow suit over the coming days."
• The Los Angeles Times reports that Powell's Books, Portland, Oregon's iconic independent bookstore, "is laying off most of its employees in the coming days.
"The indie bookstore's owner and CEO, Emily Powell, sent its workers a letter Tuesday night announcing the layoffs during 'these unprecedented and grievous times … When we closed our doors, we also closed off the vast majority of our business without any prospect of it returning soon,' she said in the letter. 'As a result, we have been forced to make the unthinkable decision to lay off the vast majority of you in the coming few days'."
"My heart breaks for all of us," Powell wrote. "Our stores are meant to be full, our city bustling, our minds at ease. And for a time, none of those will be true. I know for many of you, your lives will be forever altered by our decision to close our stores and you will never think of Powell's the same. For all of that and more, I am deeply sorry. I can only hope we might find a way to come back together on the other side of these terrible times."
One can only hope that when things return to some semblance of normal - which could take eight months, or 18 - independent bookstores, many of which seemed to have found a way to effectively compete with Amazon, will be able to regain the momentum they've achieved. It'll be tough - Publishers Weekly says that independent bookstores have laid off more than 600 people in response to the pandemic.
• The New York Times writes that "the Union Square Hospitality Group, one of the nation's most prestigious restaurant companies, laid off 2,000 employees on Wednesday morning 'due to a near-complete elimination of revenue,' the company said in a statement. That number represents 80 percent of the company's total staff, at 18 restaurants in New York City, two in Washington and its corporate office in Manhattan."
The story goes on: "Mass layoffs at other restaurant companies around the country have already begun. The chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio also announced 300 layoffs at his Crafted Hospitality restaurant group in New York and Los Angeles.
"Other big employers, like the Major Food Group and the Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurants, began layoffs last week, when employers were making the difficult calculation of whether to close altogether out of safety concerns, or remain open for takeout and delivery in order to maintain some cash flow."
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it has pushed the April 15 tax-payment deadline to July 15 this year for many people who haven't paid their 2019 taxes," the Wall Street Journal writes, adding, "People who want to delay their tax payments must submit their tax returns or another form to the IRS by April 15 to claim this benefit without risking interest or penalties. The three-month extension to pay federal income taxes doesn't change the obligation to file returns.
"In short, taxpayers shouldn't blow off their April 15 IRS filings just because they have heard there is a special extension this year."
• The other day, you may recall, MNB reported that the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Expo actually took place in New Orleans this past weekend, with the sponsoring organization saying in advance that there were "no plans to postpone or cancel HPBExpo 2020." The rationale: there were "no travel bans for people in the U.S., nor are airlines cancelling flights."
I called it colossally irresponsible, and organizational malpractice.
Well, go figure … yesterday the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) communicated with attendees via email, telling them that there were exhibitors at the expo who now have been diagnosed as having the Covid-19 coronavirus, though "we currently do not know whether these individuals had symptoms at the Expo or whether they attended during the COVID-19 incubation period. We are in contact with the relevant health authorities to provide them with this information and to obtain further guidance."
A little late. On the organization's website, it is still saying that "this year's New Orleans-based event provided access to more educational sessions and events than ever before, including onsite NFI certifications and exams. Wayne Visbeen delivered a powerful and educational keynote to transform business for accelerated growth." And, it may have spread a pandemic.
My point here isn't to slam this trade organization. Well, not entirely. I just think that in this environment, one has to think not just about your customers, but of all their relatives and friends who can be affected by a stupid decision. Which this was.
In just the last day or so, the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) canceled its annual conference, and FMI canceled its 2020 Financial Executive and Internal Auditing Conference. They are just two of the many organizations that are postponing or canceling events … because that is the responsible thing to do.
• GameSpot points out to its readers that there is a "Google Chrome extension that allows you and your friends to watch Netflix together without having to be in the same room … Netflix Party is a simple-to-use extension that allows people to watch something together."
Talk about timely.
• Bake magazine has the story of The Gingered Peach, a New Jersey independent bakery that responded to the shortages created by the coronavirus pandemic by sourcing high demand items such as milk, eggs, flour, sugar, spaghetti, bread, produce, and toilet paper from its supplier, Sysco.
Owner Joanne Canady-Brown then turned her bakery into a makeshift grocery store for her customers, giving them access to products they may have had trouble finding.
The effort apparently was a big success until yesterday, when The Gingered Peach decided to close down because of the pandemic.
• Finally … a story of how the pandemic has inspired entrepreneurial thinking in one specific corner of society.
You may know that Portland, Oregon, often is reported to have the most strip clubs per capita of any city in America. (This is not why I like Portland so much. Really.)
Well, it isn't hard to imagine that the coronavirus pandemic is putting a crimp in the clubs' traditional business model. A lap dance is not exactly conducive to social distancing.
So the Lucky Devil Lounge crafted a solution. Because the Lucky Devil normally offers a full food menu, it decided to create a take-out business.
So, if you order from the Lucky Devil, you can have its food delivered by two of the club's dancers, who will hand it to you at the front door, do a little dance, even pose for a picture, and then leave.
Club owner Shon Boulden tells Willamette Week that in addition to generating from revenue, the plan has the advantage of keeping his dancers employed. Club bouncers also are working - they're driving the dancers when they make deliveries.
The story says that the service seems to be a hit: "We're getting orders right now from Vancouver to Tigard," Boulden says. "It's pretty crazy. We've got a whole team of people ready to deliver food and some cheer."
It may help that Boulden came up with a name that is, I think, ingenious :
Boober Eats.
Words About Two Pictures And Some Important Numbers
On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today, there were two pictures that spoke volumes about the current situation - and the degree to which different cultures are taking the pandemic seriously.
On the left, the streets of Paris, which are virtually empty as the French deal with the devastating impact of the coronavirus. On the right, the beaches of Florida … where the exact opposite seems to be true.
In part, this seems to be because young people are laboring under the illusion that they will not be sickened by the coronavirus.
The most important word in that sentence may be "illusion."
From the Boston Globe:
"American adults of all ages — not just those in their 70s, 80s and 90s — are being seriously sickened by the coronavirus, according to a report on nearly 2,500 of the first recorded cases in the United States.
"The report, issued Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that — as in other countries — the oldest patients had the greatest likelihood of dying and of being hospitalized. But of the 508 patients known to have been hospitalized, 38% were notably younger — between 20 and 54. And nearly half of the 121 patients who were admitted to intensive care units were adults under 65, the CDC reported."
The story goes on: "The findings served to underscore an appeal issued Wednesday at a White House briefing by Dr. Deborah Birx, a physician and State Department official who is a leader of the administration's coronavirus task force. Citing similar reports of young adults in Italy and in France being hospitalized and needing intensive care, Birx implored the millennial generation to stop socializing in groups and to take care to protect themselves and others."
I usually defend young people from accusations that they can be self-absorbed.
But in this case, the problem isn't self-absorption. It is flat out stupidity.
What I don't understand is why the state hasn't closed the beaches.
(It isn't just young people. I have a neighbor who thought that it would be fun yesterday to blow up a big inflatable bounce house, put it on the front lawn and have all the kids on the street pile into it all together, climbing all over each other. The schools are closed here, but some people seem to be working under the delusion that it is a vacation.)
Tech Company Gets Approval To Open A Bank
The Wall Street Journal reports that "Federal and state banking regulators approved an application from financial-tech company Square Inc. to start its own bank in Utah."
Square is a digital payments company with units found in many retailers.
According to the story, "The bank, Square Financial Services, Inc., is expected to launch in 2021 and will be supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, the company said on Wednesday. Square Financial Services will offer small-business loans to merchants that use Square devices to process their payments.
"Square's banking effort started over 2½ years ago and was marked by opposition from some bank lobbyists and community groups, who objected to Square's decision to pursue a charter for a so-called industrial loan company."
Of course the establishment objected to a non-traditional player having a bank. Just like it always objects to companies like Walmart owning a bank … because they might actually create consumer-focused businesses that will put in sharp relief the degree to which some traditional banks are better at taking advantage of customers than serving them.
The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that Playboy is publishing its last print edition after 66 years on newsstands. It now will be online only, with just occasional special print editions.
"As the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic to content production and the supply chain became clearer and clearer, we were forced to accelerate a conversation we've been having internally," CEO Ben Kohn wrote. "With all of this in mind, we have decided that our Spring 2020 Issue, which arrives on U.S. newsstands and as a digital download this week, will be our final printed publication for the year in the U.S."
They can blame the coronavirus all they want, but they were suffering from the disease of obsolescence. I suspect that there will be more than a few businesses that will not come back after the pandemic, but no matter what they say, what will be true is that the coronavirus just gave them the final push; they'd walked up to the precipice all by themselves.
Your Views: No Holiday
I suggested yesterday that it might make sense - and stimulate the economy in all the right ways - if the federal and state governments gave businesses a tax holiday for the first quarter, allowing them to keep more of their money and therefore keep more people employed.
I conceded that I am not an economist … and invited MNB readers to disabuse me of this notion.
One did:
You noted that you wanted to hear why your quarterly business tax holiday is a bad idea, so here's my view. Oh, and just to be clear, I appreciate that you are thinking about solutions and only write this based on your request, not to discourage you:
1. Most business taxes are based on income, not revenue. The hardest hit businesses will be anticipating a loss for the year, and will instead of making tax payments on their estimated income, they'll be booking tax losses in hopes to offset profits in future years. The biggest beneficiaries of the tax holiday would be profitable businesses that owe more in taxes because they made more money. Many businesses in your audience, including my own, are thus far having their best spring ever (financially anyway) as they have record sales. So grocery stores and their suppliers will get a tax break when they are the least in need, while restaurants, airlines, hotels, barbers, etc post record losses and have no taxes to pay anyway.
2. Relief on revenue based taxes, like the new 'Commercial Activity Tax' in Oregon, will cut into a lot of businesses' cash flow at the worst possible time when the first payments come due this April (sorry to get political, but actually I'm not sorry!). Property taxes would fall into this category as well. Relief from taxes like this would proportionately benefit all businesses, but not produce outsized benefits for businesses most in need. If lawmakers did something here, it would be at the state/local level, so less ideal if you are looking for a national solution.
3. As for the administrative headache of making sure businesses use the money for the 'right' thing, that just makes my head spin, but I'm sure others will help you with that one.
The thing that will bring businesses to their knees are fixed cost obligations: payroll, rent, lease & loan payments.
Rent & Loan Payments: The more federal regulators can do to leave room for banks to create reasonable forbearance plans for corporate and individual borrowers during this time, the better; that doesn't mean anyone has to forgive loans, but programs to suspend payments for however long we are in this, and re-amortize the loans afterwards will go a long way in helping everyone manage their cash. More complicated, but just as necessary, would be some mechanism to deliver similar results to renters; if we've given landlords room on their loans its very reasonable to expect that they grant the same to their tenants.
Payroll: I think we need to take a hard look at the unemployment insurance system, ensure that it is meeting the needs of the current situation (and it certainly isn't), and not frown on businesses that lay off employees to allow them to turn to this resource.
Then there's the question of how do we pay for it? Well, that hasn't stopped us from building new fighter jets or continuing to add layers of security to protect our representatives in DC. (again with the politics!)
Now maybe I can hear about all the flaws in my plan. I'm glad I'm not in politics.
I wrote the other day about the importance of communicating with customers, and have used both Stew Leonard's and Kroger's Rodney McMullen as examples of how to do it right via video messages.
MNB reader Larry Ishii responded:
I cannot agree with your feelings more, Kevin. I spent over 50 years in the grocery industry and have always had huge respect for Kroger. I was with Food 4 Less for Alpha Beta, Ralphs, Fred Meyer and, finally, Kroger. I stayed that first year with Kroger and became all the more impressed for who Kroger is, how they operate, and their respect both customers and associates alike.
From another reader:
In an unprecedented time, I found Stew's message to customers the right balance of being informative about what they're doing to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 but also comforting. His communication style is that of "my favorite uncle" reassuring and warm. Although I live in California I can appreciate why customers love shopping there based on this video.
On a related subject, MNB reader Don Goodwin wrote:
Thanks for your story on the companies communicating with their customers. In defense of Airbnb, I want to share that I cancelled a trip to Brazil outside of their refund policy. I challenged them via their help desk. They responded beautifully with a full refund acknowledging the situation. I am a big Airbnb fan and thanked them for their sensitivity to the situation.
I'll join you in lauding Airbnb. My three kids were scheduled to go to Ireland on vacation in a couple of weeks - it was their Christmas present from Mrs. Content Guy and me - and when we reached out to Airbnb to cancel their reservation, they gave us a complete refund, no questions asked. It took some time to get through to their help desk, but it was worth it.
On a different subject, MNB reader Gene Wild wrote:
I saw your video today about CORVID-19 and how you hadn't gotten any emails from food retailers. Just want to let you know that I received an email this morning from Meijer CEO Rick Keyes. The letter addressed how the company is increasing the frequency of store sanitization (including team member areas) and encouraging team members to remain at home if they're not feeling well. Rick mentioned home delivery and Pickup services are following the same sanitary guidelines. He also asks for patience for items that are seeing abnormally high demand.
I found this to be very reassuring. It does however make me wonder what the other retailers in my area are doing to prevent the spread of CORVID-19?
Regarding whether companies like Walmart and Target should license Amazon's checkout-free technology, one MNB reader wrote:
If those companies want that kind of technology, personally I think they should create their own or write a very exclusive contract elsewhere. They must maintain exclusivity of their own data. If Amazon offered its system for free they shouldn't take it. Amazon's goal is to own all the data. Why should either of these companies pay to give it to them? Why would they want any competitor to have it?
Go isn't about the stores, probably not even about the technology. It's about the data.
(Til the US changes it's data privacy laws, anyway).
By Request: A New Puppies Picture
Yesterday, I posed a picture of our two dogs, who clearly were not practicing social distancing. It was just a way of lightening an increasingly dour mood. After all, there are few things as cute as puppies.
Well, I got a lot of email saying that you'd like to see more puppy pictures.
Happy to oblige.
Spenser (our dog, named after the book character, not the Mark Wahlberg movie version) is on the left. Zazu (my daughter's dog) is on the right.


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Added on August 26, 2020 Crescent Kashmir
Afghanistan asks Pakistan to carry out UN sanctions on Taliban
Afghanistan asked Pakistan on Tuesday to fully implement UN Security Council sanctions on terrorist groups and individuals even as foreign
minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held talks with a Taliban delegation that included several sanctioned leaders.
On August 18, Pakistan's Foreign Office issued a statutory regulatory order to enforce UN sanctions, which include a freeze on assets, a travel ban and denying access to weapons, against scores of operatives of the Taliban and Haqqani Network.
Less than a week later, a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief of the group, arrived in Islamabad on Monday at the Pakistan government's invitation for talks on the Afghan peace process.
A statement issued by Afghanistan's foreign ministry, the notification issued by Pakistan on implementing the UN Security Council sanctions had been "carefully considered and thoroughly reviewed". All nations are bound to comply with UN Security Council Resolutions 2255, 1988, 1267 and 2253, and Afghanistan "urges the government of…Pakistan to abide by its obligations and its international responsibilities to implement the above-mentioned resolutions and to be committed to their full implementation", said the statement in Dari.
The statement noted the Pakistan government has pledged to implement the UN Security Council sanctions, including travel restrictions, arms embargo and freezing of funding for individuals and groups affiliated with the Taliban. "The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will continuously monitor and follow the process of implementation of this document and the implementation of its resolutions," it added.
Implementation of all UN Security Council sanction, "especially those that cut off funding and equip terrorist activities and prevent war and bloodshed, is mandatory for all governments", the statement said.
The Afghan government also called on the Taliban to "start peace talks as soon as possible and not to expose themselves to international sanctions by stopping the bloodshed and [making a] full commitment to a lasting and dignified peace".
Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi personally received the Taliban delegation when it arrived at the foreign ministry on Tuesday evening. The talks between the two sides lasted almost two hours.
At least six members of the Taliban delegation, including Mullah Baradar, have been sanctioned by the UN Security Council. While Baradar and three others were allowed to travel under a special exemption to participate in "peace and reconciliation discussions", two members aren't allowed to travel abroad, people familiar with developments said.
Pakistan's recent move to enforce the UN sanctions, which also apply to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim and hundreds of terrorists, was widely perceived as having been taken with an eye on an upcoming assessment of the country's counter-terror financing regime by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
by Crescent Kashmir
Imran writes third letter to India's Modi, renews call for peace
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text:
<?php

namespace Icecave\Siphon\Score\LiveScore;

use Eloquent\Phony\Phpunit\Phony;
use Icecave\Chrono\DateTime;
use Icecave\Chrono\TimeSpan\Duration;
use Icecave\Siphon\Reader\RequestInterface;
use Icecave\Siphon\Reader\XmlReaderTestTrait;
use Icecave\Siphon\Schedule\CompetitionRef;
use Icecave\Siphon\Schedule\CompetitionStatus;
use Icecave\Siphon\Score\Period;
use Icecave\Siphon\Score\PeriodType;
use Icecave\Siphon\Score\Score;
use Icecave\Siphon\Sport;
use Icecave\Siphon\Team\TeamRef;
use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase;

class LiveScoreReaderTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    use XmlReaderTestTrait;

    public function setUp()
    {
        $this->reader = new LiveScoreReader(
            $this->xmlReader()->mock()
        );
    }

    public function testRead()
    {
        $this->setUpXmlReader('Score/livescores.xml');

        $response = $this
            ->reader
            ->read(
                new LiveScoreRequest(
                    Sport::NHL(),
                    23816
                )
            );

        $this
            ->xmlReader
            ->read
            ->calledWith('/sport/v2/hockey/NHL/livescores/livescores_23816.xml');

        $currentPeriod = new Period(PeriodType::SHOOTOUT(), 3, 0, 0);

        $expected = new LiveScoreResponse(
            new CompetitionRef(
                '/sport/hockey/competition:23816',
                CompetitionStatus::IN_PROGRESS(),
                DateTime::fromIsoString('2009-01-28T14:00:00.000-05:00'),
                Sport::NHL(),
                new TeamRef('/sport/hockey/team:7', 'Pittsburgh'),
                new TeamRef('/sport/hockey/team:6', 'NY Rangers')
            ),
            new Score(
                [
                    new Period(PeriodType::PERIOD(),   1, 2, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::PERIOD(),   2, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::PERIOD(),   3, 1, 3),
                    new Period(PeriodType::OVERTIME(), 1, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::SHOOTOUT(), 1, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::SHOOTOUT(), 2, 0, 1),
                    $currentPeriod,
                ]
            )
        );

        $expected->setCurrentPeriod($currentPeriod);

        $expected->setGameTime(
            Duration::fromComponents(0, 0, 0, 2, 55)
        );

        $this->assertEquals(
            $expected,
            $response
        );
    }

    public function testReadBaseball()
    {
        $this->setUpXmlReader('Score/livescores-baseball.xml');

        $currentPeriod = new Period(PeriodType::EXTRA_INNING(), 1, 0, 0);

        $expected = new LiveScoreResponse(
            new CompetitionRef(
                '/sport/baseball/competition:288425',
                CompetitionStatus::IN_PROGRESS(),
                DateTime::fromIsoString('2009-01-28T11:00:00.000-05:00'),
                Sport::MLB(),
                new TeamRef('/sport/baseball/team:2968', 'Arizona'),
                new TeamRef('/sport/baseball/team:2975', 'St. Louis')
            ),
            new Score(
                [
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       1, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       2, 0, 1),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       3, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       4, 1, 2),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       5, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       6, 0, 0),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       7, 0, 1),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       8, 0, 3),
                    new Period(PeriodType::INNING(),       9, 6, 0),
                    $currentPeriod,
                ]
            )
        );

        $expected->setCurrentPeriod($currentPeriod);

        $this->assertEquals(
            $expected,
            $this->reader->read(
                new LiveScoreRequest(
                    Sport::MLB(),
                    288425
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * @group regression
     */
    public function testReadSetsCurrentPeriodBasedOnNormalizedPeriodType()
    {
        $this->setUpXmlReader('Score/livescores-current-period.xml');

        $response = $this->reader->read(
            new LiveScoreRequest(
                Sport::NBA(),
                403878
            )
        );

        $this->assertEquals(
            new Period(PeriodType::QUARTER(), 1, 16, 17),
            $response->currentPeriod()
        );
    }

    public function testReadDoesNotSetCurrentPeriodWhenCompetitionHasEnded()
    {
        $this->setUpXmlReader('Score/livescores-complete.xml');

        $response = $this->reader->read(
            new LiveScoreRequest(
                Sport::NBA(),
                778888
            )
        );

        $this->assertSame(
            CompetitionStatus::COMPLETE(),
            $response->competition()->status()
        );

        $this->assertNull(
            $response->currentPeriod()
        );
    }

    public function testReadNormalizesPeriodType()
    {
        $this->setUpXmlReader('Score/livescores-complete.xml');

        $response = $this->reader->read(
            new LiveScoreRequest(
                Sport::NBA(),
                778888
            )
        );

        // All period types should be quarter (rather than just 'period') ...
        foreach ($response->score() as $period) {
            $this->assertSame(
                PeriodType::QUARTER(),
                $period->type()
            );
        }
    }

    public function testReadWithUnsupportedRequest()
    {
        $this->setExpectedException(
            'InvalidArgumentException',
            'Unsupported request.'
        );

        $this->reader->read(
            Phony::mock(RequestInterface::class)->mock()
        );
    }

    public function testIsSupported()
    {
        $this->assertTrue(
            $this->reader->isSupported(
                new LiveScoreRequest(
                    Sport::MLB(),
                    288425
                )
            )
        );

        $this->assertFalse(
            $this->reader->isSupported(
                Phony::mock(RequestInterface::class)->mock()
            )
        );
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Various 2000
Upload Ticket Stub
Ants@Show: 5
Everyday Sessions, Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
1. I Did It 1 of 1 1 of 1
2. When the World Ends 1 of 1 1 of 1
3. The Space Between 1 of 1 1 of 1
4. Dreams of Our Fathers 1 of 1 1 of 1
5. So Right 1 of 1 1 of 1
6. If I Had It All 1 of 1 1 of 1
7. What You Are 1 of 1 1 of 1
8. Angel 1 of 1 1 of 1
9. Fool to Think 1 of 1 1 of 1
10. Sleep to Dream Her 1 of 1 1 of 1
11. Mother Father 1 of 1 1 of 1
12. Everyday 1 of 1 1 of 1
13. Christmas Song 1 of 1 1 of 1 Recorded for the Platinum Christmas album, with various artists performing christmas songs.
These are not in order, but Everyday was the 1st song recorded, and Mother Father was one of the last. This may be updated eventually.


Popularized by many as the ideal destination for honeymoons, it has gained quite a reputation due to its calm, quiet and serene atmosphere. There has been little effect due to urbanization as the city still retains its natural charm and looks. Located in Himachal Pradesh, this is not the place for tourists who are looking for shopping complexes or malls. The most attractive feature of the hill station lies in its simplicity. There are many scenic views and treks available which offers the best holiday for nature lovers.
Though the climate fluctuates through the day, it is mostly pleasant and convenient. However, the winter months are cold and chilly and cover the small hill station with fog.
There are many airports near Dalhousie that makes it well connected by air. However, the frequency of fog in the area leads to the cancellation of many flights. Therefore, travel by train or by buses is the most used and inexpensive mode of transportation in the area. The many taxi services available in the area also help you to get into the hill resort conveniently. However, they can be relatively expensive when compared to buses or trains. Shared taxis are a good way to save money and reduce the travel expenses.
One of the most popular attraction in the area, Khajjiar is a breathtaking valley that has a spring in its midst. It is frequented by tourists and locals in the summer due to its scenic beauty and breathtaking views.
A recognized game sanctuary, it attracts a good deal of tourists and visitors to the area. It is the perfect spot for weekend retreats and picnics. There are many guided jeep tours and rides available that can give you the perfect way to explore the region safely. Covering an area of 3069 hectares, the reserve goes through many villages, hills, rivers and lakes. This has made it an ideal and preferred spot for trekking and other adventurous activities.
The heights area in Dalhousie, it is dotted with many residential areas, schools and an army barracks. It offers a good insight into the architecture and the general design of the buildings in the area.
All these features make Dalhousie a preferred holiday destination for tourists who are looking for a calm and serene destination. However, it is best if you plan your trip well in advance to avoid last minute expenses and delays.


Winter is such a great time for cozy clothes, warm fires, and hot cocoa. The season tends to sneak up on us so fast that we often forget to prep our garage for the chilliest time of year. Before you know it, frigid temps and extreme conditions come right to your doorstep. It's crucial to pay close attention to your garage during the winter season.
• There's nothing fun about running out of something you need and making a trip to the store in brutal winter conditions. Even worse, what if what you're looking for is sold out?! Make sure your garage is stocked full of everything you need before the winter hits. Ice melt, sand, and windshield washer fluid are a few items you should make sure you're stocked up on until spring comes around. Avoid the slushy, icy trips and be prepared ahead of time.
• Many of us believe that spring is the perfect time for cleaning, but prepping your garage for the winter months can be just as important. Giving the floors a nice sweep, vacuuming where needed, and having your gutters cleaned can make a world of difference. You should also take this time to properly store away materials you won't need during the winter (ie. bicycles, weed eaters, portable sprinklers). Having your garage tidy and organized before the cold temps hit will keep you from making your winter clean up from being a bone-chilling experience.
• That well stocked, clean garage helps keep your car dry and mostly warm. However, this combination often creates an invitation to rodents. Do your best to cover up any gaps where a rodent could come into your garage. An exhaust pipe or an air intake are common gateways that the little pests enter from. Sealing everything you possibly can doesn't always do the trick. Rat poison and mousetraps are more aggressive methods, but they are ultimately quite effective.
• A variety of vehicles can be successfully stored in your garage during the winter months. Before you toss your tarp on the stored vehicle, you should consider how you'll maintain the battery. Batteries are prone to lose their charge when they've been idle, and you could be stuck with a worthless battery when you're ready to take the vehicle out of storage. Charging every six to seven weeks is about as long as you want to wait in order to keep your battery healthy. Make sure you monitor battery voltage, or you might be looking for a new battery to begin spring.
• Your garage is the perfect base to create and keep an emergency kit prior to road trips. Assembling an emergency kit for any out-of-town trips has been a life saver for many over time. A few materials that should be in your kit include: first-aid kit, shovel, blankets, salt, flashlight, plenty of water, and canned food. Keeping this kit in your garage and bringing it on every extended trip is essential during this time of year.
Completing these five items on your garage winter checklist will give you peace of mind while you cozy up with that delightful cup of hot cocoa.
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Which one do you recommend for someone starting a podcast?
Where else can you get this kind of detailed information, and light hearted commentary? Nowhere. Great job Darrel ….
You are the best!!! By the way, their prices go up after the first year especially Siteground.
i will buy from your affiliate link only. I mean such great info, free of cost. Insane!
I was about to buy from hostgator but thought i'd rather check the greatest source of truth: YouTube.
Genius, thank you very very much! Incredibly helpful.
Thanks for taking the money (!) and time to prepare this very thorough examination of hosting. I'm from a 'data-driven' background and you have provided well documented facts!
Great thorough test Darrell. Thanks.
Thank you for this information, this is very informative. I personally like Green Geeks, due to them being environmentally friendly. I would also choose site ground and a2 as backups and probably inmotinon hosting as well.
саппорт в любое время дня и ночи отвечает, помогают настроить кеширование, восстанавливали разок доступы к админке сайта даже, так как сменил и не записал их. И это все на VPS! Они у них с полным администрированием. Так же благодаря их акциям, можно взять сервер довольно дешево!!!
Рекомендую от души, пока акция не закончилась, очень выгодно.
Thanks for watching guys, let me know your experiences with some of these web hosting companies!
Thanks so much. I know NOTHING about any of this and I need a website for my new business. I'm struggling with no help. I decided to go with SiteGround and used your link. Wish me luck!
Great review, but no Cloudways or Kinsta?
Bluehost does have a cpanel.
Awesome unbiased review with facts and real world results. Everybody claiming they are the fastest with great support and the one with the most ads seems to win the crowd but they are really not the best. Thanks for being honest about the "Unlimited" offers 21:00 that's a catchy word for advertisement that everybody likes to use but performance throttles, good to know lol. I'm a big fan and you are one of the best teacher on youtube for WordPress. Much respect. Thanks.
Didn't watch the whole video but I appreciate you taking the time to make it so I purchased a Siteground package from your referral link!
Im so lost, I never heard of most of these companies, and to find out that 1and1.com wasn't on the list I knew I was with the wrong company.
I'm on wpengine right now and I don't recommend it. The price, mediocre speed for my woocommerce site….I'm moving today!
I will be making my decision tonight and will use one of your links! Thx for this excellent review and hopefully you have already recouped your investment and made a profit!
thank you soo much for the awsome and great and also honest video!
This is definetely one of the best videos i have ever seen verry correct and honest this will help a lot of people to choose the right hoster.
All other reviews in the internet are like fake, thanks to you people will make a great decision.
Thanks again! 🙂 Guys and girls please like and share this video to other people and also subscribe to him he deserve it!
Hey Darrel, I just watch this video and I am pleased to see "Hostpapa" in the top of your list since I host more than 70 websites for the last 10 years.
Беру хостинг тут – well-web net/ssd-hosting , по сравнению с другими хостерами сайты летают супер быстро. Хостинг от 159 рублей, на очень быстрых SSD и с нормальным каналом! ТП помогает в любых вопросах и в любое время. Помогают настроить акк, модули там всякие, под любые хотелки – бесплатно!!! НИКОГДА не бывает 508 ошибок! Что меня радует, так как на всех хостах часто появлялись!! Бесплатный перенос сайтов(можно даже просто дать архив и они сами его распакуют на хостинге. Можно откинуться на спинку стула и ждать), бесплатные SSL навсегда, автоустановка CMS(всяких там wordpress, joomla, opencart, dle и т.д.), домены бесплатные и еще много приятных халявных плюшек. Все нравится, буду потихоньку все сайты к ним переносить. РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!
Darrel Wilson . I have a question. It says the regular price of siteground is $11. Now it is only $3. Does that mean i need to pay $3 for the first month and then $11 for the others?
Thank you. This makes it much better for me to choose. I am very new to this.
Very good video. I am an A2 Hosting fan.
Do you know if any of the top three offers an "all domains and hosting on one bill a year" service?
I used one.com before, and each time I added a domain to my account it resulted in a bill that calender day ever year. 15 domains purchased at 15 dates = me filling in 15 different bills in the accounting system of my company… Damn annoying!


NAR Opposes the Trump tax plan with respect to Mortgage Interest Deduction.
Homeowners will still be able to deduct the interest on the first $500,000 in load debt. What percentage of the population has over $500,000 in home mortgage debt? And those that do still get the deduction. Just not on the portion over $500,000. So now those homeowners are going to choose to rent rather than own? Not likely.
Maybe, just maybe, all you real estate agents that never heard a buyer say they wanted the tax deduction when buying the home should have pointed that out to them! Who, in their right mind wouldn't want to write off several thousand dollars in taxes? I have been selling homes for 38+ years professionally and I tell EVERYONE of my clients about the write-off of the taxes and interest paid so they can be aware of the savings it will generate for them. Not doing so is just criminal on the part of the agent in my humble opinion!!! Keep harping on this guys, IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT!!! Good show.
Isn't the number of taxpayers who itemize roughly 30%? I would imagine that their is a direct correlation in income and therefore size of mortgage loan with those who itemize and those who take the standard deduction. Low rates, less deductible interest…unless rates start going up… dun dun dunnnnnn!
Hi Guys, this reduction in a tax deduction from $1mil down to $500k, seriously people! how many people you know if the "Middle Class" have mortgages over $500,000.
"Rock Solid Answer" wrote exactly what I was thinking. $500,000 max is unfair in California and other parts of the country. The average home price in California is approaching $700,000. This will hurt the middle class here.
Taxes are a big part of the decision to buy a home in NJ. Both as far as what is affordable to a first time buyer and for the empty nester down sizing. Property taxes don't ever go down and the ability to deduct them on your federal taxes is a very big deal here. When combined with the mortgage interest deduction is a sizable deduction for people in NJ. I think losing the ability to deduct your local real estate taxes is a bigger deal than the over $500k interest on a loan for most people.
PLUS, many folks don't want to have to itemize just to get the smaller mortgage deduction. THE POINT guys is folks in California will WANT the deduction, us in Texas, we don't care so much….our home values are regional.
So far everyone is missing the best solution on this. Cost of living varies WILDLY depending not only on state but county, city and neighborhood. To have one size fits all tax brackets and loan size limits for mortgage interest deduction for the entire United States is insanity. You could be a family of four making 300K per year in San Francisco or Silicon Valley and be living a middle class lifestyle. That same family of four with a 300K per year income in Wisconsin puts you into the lap of luxury. Either a flat tax (say 10 or 15%) of income or a more complicated but fair sliding scale tax rate based on cost of living by zip code or census tract would be the only fair way. The NINE most populous states have around HALF of the entire US population. Just because most of the states aren't high cost doesn't mean most of the population doesn't live in high cost areas. The same rules should apply to government services like welfare etc. You should not be penalized (or unjustly given a free ride) solely because the government does not take into account the cost of living where you live.
The bigger concern will be the taxpayers in high tax states such as CA & NY who will no longer be able to deduct their state income taxes. This will affect many more individuals than the reduction in the interest rate deduction.
As a matter of perspective, the $1,000,000 limit for a qualified interest deduction was set 30 years ago. HR 3545 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 set the limit of $1,000,000 in December 1987 (see Title X page 386 of HR 3545 from the 100th Congress) which now resides under 26 US Code 163-Interest (h)(3)(B)(ii). At that time, the CPI index in the United States was 115.400. As of September 2017, CPI stands at 246.819 making this a simple math equation $1,000,000/115.400 = x/246.819. According to standards set forth in 1987, the qualified interest deduction should be increased to $2,138,812.
If the Tax Deduction was the single driver in people buying homes, then people not being able to maximize or take any deduction on interest would not be buying homes and we know that is not the case. If the change goes through it sounds like it will not impact the majority, and if your dollar and the economy is stronger and your wages go up and your equity investments keep moving up and the tradeoff is the Mortgage Interest Deduction then for many it may be a gain or no change at all to their quality of life. Realtors to often use this to push buyers into the maximum home at the buyers income and ratios. Maybe the Government should cut into their 6% Commission or charge a higher income tax on anything over 4 % ? Low interest rates in addition to the tax deduction are factors in property values moving up, so if the deduction goes away and it brings down INFLATED VALUES for home buyers and specifically first time home buyers that may not be a bad thing. I am not all in favor of the deduction going away, staying or changing, I just think it needs to be looked at from multiple angles.


ShopperTrak, a Tyco Retail Solutions' brand, today released a more comprehensive report of shopper behavior during 2018 Black Friday week through the busy weekend, the period spanning from Sunday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 25. For the analysis, ShopperTrak compared daily store traffic versus the same days last year.
ShopperTrak found that store traffic for the Black Friday week in total resulted in a 1.2 percent decrease vs. last year. But this decline represents an improvement from 2017 when traffic was down 2.3 percent. Black Friday weekend 2018 (Thursday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 25) declined only 1.5 percent this year, compared to a 2.2 percent decline in 2017. With online shopping increasing and the early holiday store traffic trends starting to improve over previous years, the relevance of the store for the customer shopping experience is becoming evident. Black Friday festive store shopping is still important for today's consumers.
ShopperTrak also looked at the effect of Cyber Monday on brick-and-mortar retail traffic on Monday and found that this year's traffic was down 7 percent. This is a larger decrease than in 2017, when Cyber Monday was down 2 percent and more in line with that year's holiday weekend results.


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Baby Boy Charity single – now on sale!
On Sale now – click here to purchase your copy!
On sale now - click here to purchase!
J-Rock from MOBO award winning R&B and hip hop music group Big Brovas has announced his first ever charity single. He is singing a reproduced version of his 2003 hit Baby Boy' alongside 7 other artists all of whom have autism making this single totally unique and poignant. Father of 5 J-Rock was put in touch with Anna Kennedy OBE founder of autism charity Anna Kennedy Online when one of his sons was diagnosed with autism and is now a Patron of the charity.
Anna is a campaigner for autism and set up schools and colleges all over the country for autistic children and adults when there were once no provisions provided.She has many bows to her string but her most well known one is annual show 'Autism's Got Talent' which provides an opportunity for people with autism to showcase their talent and gives them a platform to go on to do many more amazing things.
The idea to reproduce Baby Boy was born after the charity launched their first album by seven performers that Anna chose from past shows. It was launched February 20th 2017 at none other than London's Hard Rock Cafe and received wonderful reviews.This single is not just about the music though.
Fed up with negativity surrounding autism, Anna wanted to show that these performers are not second class citizens and they want to make their mark in the world just like everyone else.
All seven performers have had daily struggles in life, whether it be through being bullied, anxieties, mental health issues, yet here they were pushing through those struggles and engaging with each other, and having lots of fun, recording and filming. They want to be accepted in society and Anna and the performers hope that by purchasing this single more opportunities like this can be created for lots more people with autism.
On 23rd March ITV News interviewed Anna Kennedy OBE, our charity Patrons Ryan Wiggins and John Paul, where they were promoting our charity single 'Baby Boy' for World Autism Awareness week 2018.
The full video of Baby Boy available from 26th March 2018, day one of World Autism Awareness week 2018. The trailer can be watched below too that was shared beforehand.
Click here to purchase your copy via iTunes from 99p.
Click here to purchase your copy via Amazon from 99p.
Performed by J-Rock, and the AKO (Anna Kennedy Online) Autism songwriters group 'Building Bridges' – Kieron, Scott, Bradley, Calvin, Ryan, Erika and Marie.
Produced by Darren Martyn (DM unsigned) and filmed by Mark Potter.


A United Express airplane on its way to Chattanooga, Tenn., on Oct. 16 made a U-turn in midair and returned to its origin, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, a representative for Skywest Airlines (United Airlines' partner company) confirmed to Yahoo Lifestyle.
The aircraft had been en route for about an hour when the about-face was ordered, said Marissa Snow, the Skywest spokeswoman. Initially, the 50-person plane the passengers were supposed to board was unavailable, so they were upgraded to a larger ERJ-175 aircraft. The flight departed at 2:45 p.m. local time, just a few minutes behind schedule, according to USA Today, and was proceeding without any issues when the crew made an announcement from the pilot that the plane would be turning around.
A passenger, Vince Fallon, told USA Today that passengers on the airplane began to grumble upon hearing the news. "The pilot, nor the flight attendants, did not have any information for us and just kept saying they would figure it out when we land," another passenger, Jill Lohsen, was quoted as saying.
When the flight landed safely in Chicago at 4:27 p.m., passengers were provided with Cheez-Its, pretzels, and water, then assigned a new flight on a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ 200 that was scheduled to leave within the hour. Each passenger was also given a $300 flight voucher for a future trip. Their do-over flight wound up landing in Chattanooga at 8:30 p.m., three hours later than originally scheduled.
Though midflight turnarounds are very uncommon for airplanes, they do happen. In addition to the aircraft being too big for the runway, other weird reasons range from birds hitting the windshield to passengers getting sick, according to Travel + Leisure.


Here we go again, another CAST Convention and another Exhibit Booth. I just want to remind our visitors that Virtual Science University with Paul O. Briones will be present at CAST 2012, "Get Your GEEK On" in Corpus Christi, November 8-10, 2012 at the American Bank Center. My presentation will be "Teaching Biology Utilizing Original Pop Music, Multi-Media And The Arts". I will have a dynamic presentation.


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Nichols Martin January 15, 2021	News, Technology
The Department of Defense has given Northrop Grumman the green light to produce a software-defined anti-air and missile threat system following a Milestone C decision that required amounts of development and testing work between the company and the U.S. Army.
Jacobs Secures Navy Contract for Waterfront Facilities Services
Sarah Sybert January 14, 2021	Contract Awards, News
Jacobs has received a five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) to deliver waterfront facilities inspection and assessment services outside the contiguous U.S. (OCONUS). "We understand the critical importance of maintaining the structural integrity of the U.S. Navy's waterfront facilities," said Tim Byers, senior vice president and general manager of federal and environmental solutions at Jacobs.
Coalfire Federal Certified to Offer Consulting on DOD's Contractor Cybersecurity Standards
Nichols Martin January 14, 2021	News
Coalfire Federal has been certified to provide advisory services that help businesses comply with the Department of Defense's new standards for supply chain cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body named Coalfire Federal a registered provider organization that will assist businesses in following DOD's CMMC standards, the company said Wednesday.
Simba Chain Awarded Navy Contract to Continue Dev't of Blockhain-Based Logistics Monitoring Tech
Nichols Martin January 14, 2021	Contract Awards, News
Simba Chain has secured a $1.5M contract with the Office of Naval Research to further develop a blockchain-driven inventory surveillance technology for the Defense Logistics Agency.
Intelligent Waves has won a spot on a potential $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force to support Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). "Leveraging our exceptional capabilities to deliver secure information sharing, for joint all-domain operations (JADO), is a strategic asset that more Defense and Intelligence Communities can now deploy with our subject matter expertise," said Marqus Hutchinson, Intelligent Waves' chief technical officer (CTO).
Accenture's federal services business has been awarded a five-year, $50 million blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to operate, maintain and modernize the agency's financial management systems (FMS) for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). "We are proud to support USPTO," said Rasha Nahas, managing director and the U.S. Department of Commerce lead for Accenture Federal Services.
Northrop Grumman has secured a $325 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue its support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). "The overall modification and sustainment work will ensure continuous safety and system readiness for the E-8C fleet against evolving threat environments," said Janice Zilch, vice president of manned airborne surveillance programs at Northrop Grumman.
Octo Wins Spot on Army Visual Augmentation System Contract; Mehul Sanghani Quoted
Octo has partnered with QinetiQ on the RS3 92 Situational Awareness and Augmented Reality Technologies contract to deliver machine learning (ML) and deep learning capabilities in support of the U.S. Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program (IVAS). "Winning contracts like IVAS is part of our focus on emerging technologies as a means of helping the government leverage these newly available solutions to maximize mission effectiveness," said Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo.
CGI Gets Seat on State Department's $3.3B Global Support Strategy 2.0 Contract
The Department of State's Office of Acquisition Management has selected CGI to serve as one of the prime contractors on the potential ten-year Global Support Strategy for Overseas Consular Support Services 2.0 (GSS 2.0) multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, the company reported on Monday. Under GSS 2.0, the selected companies will compete for task orders under the potential $3.3 billion IDIQ.
Lockheed Awarded $59M Contract Modification Under DARPA Hypersonic Booster Program
Lockheed Martin's missiles and fire control business has secured a $58.9M contract modification for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-led effort to develop a ground-launched hypersonic booster system that would carry and deliver various weapon payloads. Under the modification, the company will perform risk reduction testing for the Operational Fires program to attain critical design maturity at system-level, the Department of Defense said Friday.
Amentum Books $68M Army Contract Modification for Flight Training Services, Academics
Matthew Nelson January 8, 2021	Contract Awards, Technology
Amentum has secured a two-year, $68.3M contract modification from the U.S. Army for simulator flight training services and academics for undergraduate entry-level rotary-wing and selected graduate courses.
Ellen Lord Announces Establishment of DOD's SAP Contractor Portfolio Program
Jane Edwards January 8, 2021	News
Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, issued a memo in mid-December formalizing the creation of a program that would provide participating defense contractors more access to special access programs or classified initiatives, the Air Force Magazine reported Monday.
Carahsoft Adds Snowflake Data Cloud Product to NASPO Contract Offerings
Nichols Martin January 7, 2021	News, Technology
Snowflake's cloud product has gained a spot on Carahsoft Technology's distribution contract with the National Association of State Procurement Officials. Carahsoft said Wednesday it can now distribute Snowflake's Data Cloud platform to state and local governments and academic institutions through NASPO's ValuePoint Cloud Solutions contract.
ManTech Lands $265M DOD Cyber Platform Development Contract; Adam Rudo Quoted
Mary-Louise Hoffman January 7, 2021	Press Releases
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2021 — ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will design and build a cyber system for an agency under the Department of Defense as part of a $265M contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday.
Lockheed-Led Team Receives $1.3B Global F-35 Sustainment Contract
Sarah Sybert January 6, 2021	Contract Awards, News
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has secured a $1.28 billion undefinitized contract action (UCA) from the F-35 Joint Program Office to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet through June 30. "This contract ensures F-35s remain ready to fly and accomplish the warfighter's mission," said Bill Brotherton, Lockheed Martin F-35 program acting vice president and general manager.
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Learn the basics of the traditional sport in Finland in a small group. Skiing is an easy and fun way to spend time outdoors and see the beautiful forest and landscapes of Luosto. Includes friendly instruction, equipment and hot drinks.
On our tour you can see the reindeer up close, feed them and learn about their life. Includes friendly guiding, entrance fees to the farms and transportation by car.
This fascinating tour takes you out from the light pollution to the beautiful open area in the wilderness or by a big lake/river. We will drive to a best place in that night, where is a possibility to see northern lights. You will learn about the Northern lights, the Arctic sky and photographing. Includes friendly guiding, roasted sausages with a hot drink by a campfire and transportation.
Our experienced guide will lead you safely to a place where there is a good possibility to see the Northern lights. You will also hear interesting facts and stories about the Northern lights and the Arctic nature. Includes friendly guiding, equipment and hot drinks. Unfortunately this trip is not suitable for children under 10 years.
Here is your chance to enjoy quality time in our peaceful and beautiful nature. Make a hole through the ice and learn the secrets of ice fishing with our experienced guide.
We serve you hot drink by campfire. Includes friendly guiding, equipment and transportation by car.
We will walk to the best place near your hotel, where conditions are good for seeing northern lights and arctic sky. On our way beautiful trail goes through the old pine tree forest, what surrounds the lake. In this tour you will hear lot of stories and facts about arctic nature, sky, northern lights and way of life in Lapland. We will teach what camera settings to use and how to photograph northern lights. Includes friendly guiding, roasted sausages with a hot drink by a campfire.
Snowshoe trekking is a great way to see the magnificent landscapes of Pyhä-Luosto National Park. We will teach you the basics and on the way you can fell how the fresh air opens your body and mind. Includes friendly instruction, equipment and hot drinks.
Learn the basics of the traditional sport in Finland. Skiing is an easy and fun way to spend time outdoors and see the beautiful forest and landscapes of Pyhä. Includes friendly instruction and equipment.
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Please note: Bookings should be made one day in advance by 15:00. In case of last-minute bookings please check availability from reception. All activities require the participation of at least 2 people. We reserve the right to make changes to the program in case of challenging weather conditions and other circumstancesCancellation policy: Bookings can be cancelled without any cost 5 days before the tour. If cancellation is made less than 5 days before the tour or in case of no-show we reserve the right to charge 100 % of the total amount. Please note that last-minute bookings made on-site will be confirmed once the booking is paid. In case of last-minute cancellation or no-show we reserve the right to keep 100 % of the total amount.