Here are six zoos in both Michigan peninsulas ranked on Trip Advisor. Take a look and see if one of them could be your next great class field trip.
The G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, in Williamsburg near Traverse City, opened in 2014 and has been wowing visitors ever since. Combining education, excitement, and fun, the Butterfly House & Bug Zoo offers free presentations about animals, science and biology, and conservation/stewardship responsibilities; nature walks to learn about native plants and animals; a walk through the lively butterfly house; and insects from around the world, as well as frogs, salamanders, and more! Your class will soon learn you don't need lions and tigers and bears to have a great zoo!
Located in Alto between Lansing and Grand Rapids, Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park covers 80 acres and contains more than 1,500 animals — exotic and domestic — including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The natural habitat areas resemble the animals' wild environments and the zoo now has an Education Building with hands-on displays that are constantly updated. Check their website for special events, and don't forget the free Safari Ride to see many larger animals.
The Creature Conservancy, in Ann Arbor, is an immersive experience for students from kindergarten to college. Students get both in-depth classroom presentations about interesting and unusual animals, and guided tours of the many unique and beautiful animals on display. The Creature Conservancy began as a rescue group and while still accepting homeless creatures of all kinds, has expanded to provide educational and inspirational programs that promote empathy for and understanding of wildlife and how each living thing impacts our world.
Lambertville in southeast Michigan is home to Indian Creek Zoo, which specializes in field trips. The programs educate students as they anticipate up-close animal encounters and more, and are designed for each grade level, so students get the most out of their day. With animals as diverse as goats and giraffes, monkey and emus, Indian Creek is a great zoo experience! For the very daring, pre-arranged camel rides are also available.
In the Upper Peninsula, along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park, in Naubinway offers an exciting animal experience for everyone who loves the exotic and the native. Family run since 1994, GarLyn Zoo has wildlife like ring-tailed lemurs and Siberian tigers as well as water-lovers like river otters and alligators, and the more common dear, goats and llamas. Students can hand feed smaller animals and just enjoy nature in the pine forest setting.
Also in the Upper Peninsula, the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace near Menominee, has a wide variety of animals from around the world and right here in Michigan. One of its most impressive animal groups is the big cats, as the DeYoung Family Zoo boasts the largest big cat family in the mid-west with more than 40 members! The zoo also provides a well-stocked petting zoo and food can be purchased for feeding the animals.
Each of these zoos offers something for every age and promises a great outing for your class. If you're not sold on the zoo, we've got tons of other field trip ideas in our blog, "How to Plan a Successful Field Trip." Indian Trails stands ready to assist and can answer all your questions about chartering a motorcoach for your class. Contact us today!


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Q: Using Lambda functions on std::map I would like to understand how to use the Lambda functions in C++.
I'm using a custom types, as follows:
struct my_toy_t {
    uint32_t    id;
    cv::Rect    box;
    cv::Mat     data;
}

typedef std::map<uint32_t, my_toy_t*> my_toy_map_t;

And:
int main() {

    my_toy_map_t input_map;
    my_toy_map_t output_map;

    // Some insertions in input_map...

    my_toy_map_t::iterator it;
    for (it = input_map.begin(); it != input_map.end(); ++it)
    {
        if (check_cond(it->second->box)) {
            output_map.insert(std::make_pair(it->first, it->second));
            input_map.erase(it->first);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

bool check_cond(cv::Rect box) {
    if (box.area > 100)
        return true;
    else
        return false;
}

It may be noted that my_toy_map_t is just a std::map<uint32_t, my_toy_t*>, and check_cond function checks a simple condition.
Is it possible to translate this code (insertion in output map and remotion from input_map if check_cond returns true) using a Lamba function?

A: May be std::copy_if and std::inserter   ?
std::copy_if(input_map.begin(),input_map.end(),
             std::inserter(output_map,output_map.end()) ,
    [](const std::pair<uint32_t, my_toy_t*>& x ){
                             return (x.second)->box.area > 100;
                              }
                );

For removing I can think of this :
my_toy_map_t temp;

std::remove_copy_if(input_map.begin(), input_map.end(),
                    inserter(temp, temp.end()),
                    [](const std::pair<uint32_t, my_toy_t*>& x ){
                                 return (x.second)->box.area > 100;
                                  } );

input_map.swap(temp);

A: First of all, pointers are not needed. If you want to avoid the copies, use std::reference_wrapper.
Second, you are iterating ove a container, and modifying the container in the process. That has undefined behaviour: The previous iterators are invalid after a insertion/deletion operation.
What you are trying to do is a really a filtering process: Getting the elements of a container that pass a given condition, and fill another container with it.
That could be easily done with certain generic algorithms provided by the standard library. For example, the easiest way here is to use std::copy_if:
int main()
{
    std::copy_if( std::begin( input ) , std::end( input ) , std::inserter( output , std::end( output ) ) , [](const std::pair<uint32_t,my_toy_t>& pair ) { return pair->second.box.area > 100; });
}

As you can see, the function std::copy_if()expects a callable entity as the predicate of the filtering. In this case the eassiest way, and because you asked about how to improve the filtering with a lambda, is to pass a lambda function.
Reference:

*

*std::copy_if()

*std::inserter

A: Could use std::for_each with mutable lambda
std::for_each(input_map.begin(), input_map.end(),
         [&output_map](const std::pair<uint32_t,my_toy_t*> &it) mutable{
    //   ^^                                                     ^^^^^^^
         if (it.second->box.area > 100)
         {
             output_map.insert(it);
         }
    });

Suggestion: you'd better use smart pointers + STL container instead of raw pointers raw pointer + STL container.

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Late Dr. Y. V. S. S. Murty was the founder chairperson of Alkali Metals. He holds a M.Sc. (Tech.) degree in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University and Doctor of Science (Chemical Engineering) from Atlantic International University, USA. He had fellow memberships in reputed institutes like Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (London). He had almost six decades of experience in chemical industry. He started Alkali Metals Limited in 1968 as a joint venture with APIDC. Within the next few years; he shaped the company to its current position with specific thrust on Sodium Derivatives, Pyridine Derivatives and Fine Chemicals, which are being used in different industries.
His technical expertise and business acumen spanning over almost six decades, has earned him many awards and recognitions like:
Dr. Y. V. S. S. Murty
(Founder Promoter)
Life Time Achievement Honour from All India Manufacturer's Organization (AIMO) - AP Chapter in the year 2009.
Life Time Achievement Honour from Indian Chemical Engineering Congress in the year 2002.
Entrepreneur of the Year 2002 award from Hyderabad Management Association.
The Andhra University Chemical Engineering Alumni Association award for pioneering Sodium & Sodium derivatives Technology in the year 1997.
The Honour Summus Award from the Watumull Foundation, USA for High Technology Entrepreneurship in 1987.
The National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC) Award for Invention of Sodium Bus Bar in 1982.
Dr. Y. V. S. S. Murty was the former Executive Council Member of Institute of Engineers India, Hyderabad and the National Safety Council for Industrial Safety. He also chaired the Hyderabad Regional Centre of India Institute of Chemical Engineers for two terms and All India Manufacturers' Organization (AP Chapter). Formerly he was also a committee member of FAPCCI.
Mr. Y. S. R. Venkata Rao, aged 64 years, son of Dr. Y. V. S. S. Murty is the Managing Director of our Company.
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. rubber product trade deficit rose 1.6 percent in November, following the trend for all of 2013.
The shortfall for the month stood at $898.9 million, compared to $884.5 million in November 2012, according to data from the Department of Commerce. Exports gained 2.3 percent for the month to $882.4 million while imports increased 1.9 percent to $1.78 billion.
For the first 11 months of 2013, the deficit was up 1.7 percent to $10.5 billion, with rubber product imports for the period of $20.3 billion more than doubling exports of $9.84 billion.
Data was similar for the tires and related products sector, the biggest market covered in the report. The trade shortfall for November inched up 1.5 percent to $663.6 million. Exports dropped 1.6 percent, and imports nudged up 0.2 percent. The passenger tire deficit climbed 2 percent for the month, while the truck/bus sector's shortfall rose 6.5 percent.
For the year, the tire category gained 1.9 percent, with passenger tires up 7.8 percent and truck/bus up 1.4 percent.
The supply side sector for November showed a trade surplus of $63.8 million, compared to a deficit of $17.6 million for the year-earlier period. That reflects a 6.5-percent decline in the deficit for natural rubber and a 24.8-percent rise in the surplus for synthetic rubber.
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Best Spiritual Books of All Time to Read While Travelling
These are the best spiritual books of all time to read while travelling. Perhaps you are not travelling, these are still some great spiritual books. They certainly may make you want to travel! We travel to gain a sense of ourselves, our surroundings and the world. Another fantastic way to do this is to tap into our spiriutal self. To ask questions and be curious. Travel allows us to travel time away from the world, from our world and see the world whilst understanding more about the world, allows us to understand ourselves.
Trips to spiritual places around Asia and historical and religious places around Europe may create a desire to understand more. One great way to get that is through these books that will help you understand yourself and get spiritual about the world.
Of course, we cannot forget the classics like "Eat, Pray, Love" which inspired millions to visit Bali and get fat on pizza in Italy but not worry about it. Or The Beach, by Alex Garland which took the tourism Industry of Phi Phi island and flipped it on it's head. If we are talking about spiriutal stories, how can one ever forget about Seven Years in Tibet. How about the herioring journey both spiritually and physically of Cheryl Strayed in Wild. All of these greats have been discovered and turned into big hollywood movies, but there is nothing quite like the original books!
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Originally published in 1854, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. This new paperback edition-introduced by noted American writer John Updike-celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as "Reading" and "The Pond in the Winter" Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden-as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows. For the student and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.
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Just a few years earlier Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity Many of these New Christians persevered in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk the hidden arcane practices of the kabbalists a mystical sect of Jews continued as well One such secret Jew was Berekiah Zarco an intelligent young manuscript illuminator Inflamed by love and revenge he searches in the crucible of the raging pogrom for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians New Christians Jews and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks A marvelous story a challenging mystery and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains
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Fattouma, a young unmarried man, upset with the death of his father and re-marriage of his mother, sets out by camel caravan to explore new lands. Each land has a different religion and living conditions, ranging from great wealth to abject poverty, but the people in each country think they are the happiest of people.
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This book is for those heading to Peru or interested in the least in the Andean culture and mysteries.
For more than thirty years Dr. J. E. Williams has risked his health and personal safety to journey among shamans in Peru, the place he calls the mystical and spiritual center of our times. In its rain forests, mountains, and environmentally attuned indigenous population, Peru's mystical landscape fosters inner discovery.
The Andean Codex guides the reader step by step through journeys to Andean sacred places like Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and Moray, and in the process uncovers the esoteric meaning of these ruins. Williams recounts his initiation with Peruvian shamans, including shamanic ceremonies he performed at Machu Picchu and his experiences using the mind-expanding, heart-opening ayahuasca and the sacred coca plant.
Throughout these encounters, Williams weaves in practical advice that brings the wisdom of Andean shamans to life. His unforgettable account of their prayers, practices, and ceremonies offers a rare opportunity to see the world through the eyes of a shaman and experience the Andean sacred way.
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In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the "haibun" style–a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho striving to discover a vision of eternity in the transient world around him and his personal evocation of the mysteries of the universe.
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The Art of Travel By Alain De Botton
Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life, de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing everything from a seascape in Barbados to the takeoffs at Heathrow.
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The Haves and the Have Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality by Branko Milanovic
Travelling will tear you apart and break you down and one of the toughest realities to face is the inequalities of the world! Be it the racism and coruption behind money and power in the western world or the cast system in India or tribal mentalities in Afirca. It may be the racism or sexisim you face and it will haunt you and you will never be able to explain it or come to terms with this unjust and unfair world we live in.
This book by Branko Milanovic dives deep into this topic. Inequality is a surprisingly slippery issue. It involves not just straightforward comparisons of individuals, but also comparisons of price and consumption differences around the world – and over time. In The Haves and the Have-Nots, Branko Milanovic, the lead economist at the World Bank's research division, approaches the issue in a new and innovative way; through stories. Milanovic reveals just how rich Elizabeth Bennet's suitor Mr. Darcy really was; how wealthy ancient Romans compare to today's super-rich (for example, Nero vs. Paris Hilton); who the richest people are today; how we should think about Marxism in a modern world; and how location factors into wealth. This bold and entertaining book teaches us not only how to think about inequality, but also why it matters and – most importantly – what we can do about it.
Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami
If you are heading to Japan I cannot recommend this fabulous and creative novel any stronger!
Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot fathom. Their odyssey, as mysterious to them as it is to us, is enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerizing events. Cats and people carry on conversations, a ghostlike pimp employs a Hegel-quoting prostitute, a forest harbors soldiers apparently unaged since World War II, and rainstorms of fish (and worse) fall from the sky. There is a brutal murder, with the identity of both victim and perpetrator a riddle—yet this, along with everything else, is eventually answered, just as the entwined destinies of Kafka and Nakata are gradually revealed, with one escaping his fate entirely and the other given a fresh start on his own
Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while teaching them his own fundamental beliefs in grokking, watersharing, and love.
Nomad: A spirituality for travelling light
'The deeper I grow in my own faith as a Christian, the greater my desire to explore. My faith whets my appetite for discovering what God is doing in and through the world each and every day. This book is a chronicle of some of the most important lessons I have learned thus far. I write to encourage my fellow nomads who, like me, so often feel alone in their wanderings yet are a part of a much larger caravan of fellow wanderers seeking to discover for ourselves the meaning and mysteries of life.'
Part-autobiography, part-Christian spirituality, Nomad offers penetrating insight into the minds of the new generations of progressive evangelical followers of Jesus in the global Church. Themes include: community, war, redemption, wonder, grace, sexuality and the Eucharist. Nomad was originally commissioned and written for Destiny Image but the publisher cancelled the contract because Brandan refused to say that he did 'not condone, encourage or accept the homosexual lifestyle'. DLT is proud to offer Brandan's book for all readers wishing to hear and understand his powerfully-written, graceful, whole-life spirituality.
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20 Striking Photos Showing How Department Stores Have Evolved Through History
Business, Weird History
Since the Paris boutique Le Bon Marché was revamped to become the world's first modern department store in the 1850s, these staples of consumerism and entertainment have changed tremendously over the ensuing decades. These vintage photos of old department stores track their evolution from their inception in the mid-19th century to their heyday in the mid-20th century, at which point they became popular for personalized service and salesmanship. These photos also manage to illustrate their devolution, however, as many elegant, older downtown stores closed up shop, making way for late-century, big-box department stores like Walmart and Kmart.
When looking at pictures of department stores then and now, the style, layout, and service of vintage department stores may appear to be a thing of the past; some cities, however, are determined to keep those traditions alive. In many parts of the world, though, these old-school downtown department stores have almost entirely been replaced by strip malls and chains. The architecture of the classic department store, intended to blend in with the city around it, is now replaced by the more practical warehouse model. Luckily, these photos help the golden age of department stores live on in our collective memory. Browse through this gallery to take a visual tour of these changing shops.
Le Bon Marché, Paris, 1875
Fifth Street Department Store, Los Angeles, 1902
Macy's, New York City, 1907
Marshall Field Tea Room, Chicago, 1909
Finney Isles Department Store, Brisbane, 1910
Marshall Field Jewelry Department, Chicago, 1910s
Mrs. Snyder's Candy Shop, Chicago, 1927
Matsuzuakaya Department Store, Ueno, 1930
Buying A Radio, Crowley-Milner, Detroit, 1941
Buying A Mattress, Crowley-Milner, Detroit, 1941
Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show, Detroit, 1942
Macy's During The Christmas Rush, 1942
Sears Department Store, 1950
Soviet Department Store, 1951
Richards Department Store Window Display, Miami, 1960s
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1960
Hess Brothers Department Store Models, Allentown, 1965
Demolition Of Eaton's Queen And Yonge Department Store, Toronto, 1977
Vintage Walmart, Mid-1980s
Walmart Opening Day, Huffman, 1984
Walmart, 2007
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Gabrielle Union Dishes on Marriage, Race and a Soapy New Season
Michael Logan February 3, 2015, 6:00 am
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Being Mary Jane
She has it all...or so it seems. Mary Jane Paul, the drop-dead gorgeous news anchor played by Gabrielle Union on Being Mary Jane, boasts a bodacious bank account, an eye-popping home worthy of a spread in Architectural Digest, and a public forum on cable TV where her insightful, whip-smart editorials--often about life in the African-American community–can inspire a nation. So why is she such a freakin' mess? In Season 2 of the hit BET drama (2014's highest-rated new cable series in advertisers' dream 18-49 demographic), an increasingly boozy Mary Jane is reeling from the news that her ex-lover David (Stephen Bishop)–whom she still wants desperately--is expecting a baby with his new, oh-so-white live-in girlfriend. Last year, in a demented twist, Mary Jane stole some of David's semen and actually had hopes of becoming pregnant via turkey baster. (We're not making this up!) Alas, she was ratted out by a close friend and--after a confrontation with David--she returned the purloined swimmers. But the madness will not end there. Union gives us a preview of the soapy shocks to come.
Mary Jane is the queen of self-sabotage. What the hell is wrong with her? And what the hell is wrong with us that we get such pleasure out of seeing her screw up?
We do get off on that! We love seeing rich and famous people be normal. It's like that section in Us Weekly–"Stars, they're just like us!"–only this isn't "Oh, look, Jennifer Lopez pumps her own gas!" This is watching a successful woman crash and burn and somehow feeling better about ourselves in the process. That's pop culture. On one hand, we feel bad for celebrities when they're dealing with divorce or scandal. On the other, we're thinking, "Ha! They're not any better than me! They're going through the same damn crap I am!"
Is stealing David's sperm as low as Mary Jane will go? Or does it get worse?
She will do a lot of insane, irresponsible things this season, though I think many of our fans on social media will be saying, "It's about time. You go, girl!" Let me just say that she will be having a lot of sex. Even I'm shocked. [Laughs] In fact, after this, I can't imagine being shocked by anything else she may say or do in the future!
Would you classify your character as crazy?
Well, we're all a little bit crazy these days, don't you think? But I believe Mary Jane's biggest problem is her ego–and the bigger the ego, the harder the rejection. When you have as much pride as she does, it's hard to comprehend being dumped. It's turned her into a borderline stalker.
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And David knocking up a white woman makes it even worse?
Oh, yes! Being passed over for a white woman is a hot-button issue for women of color. A whole host of emotions come into play. It adds so many more layers to the rejection. If your replacement kind of looks like you, women can say, "Well, he's really still attracted to me. There's just some element of my personality he doesn't like." But when you're replaced by someone so dramatically different, you start to question everything–your looks, your very being. Did he ever really love me? Did he see my brown skin as somehow deficient?
Also this season, 40-something Mary Jane will agree to freeze her eggs and document the experience on her cable show. Why parade her insecurities this way?
She's not thinking. She's consumed with woulda-shoulda-coulda regrets. She feels she's a failure if–at this point in life–she doesn't have a husband and kids. In her mind, the baby David's girlfriend is expecting should be her baby. And then we drop a bombshell that Mary Jane was once pregnant with David's child and had an abortion.
You're in a new marriage to Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade. If you took Mary Jane to lunch, how would you advise her on matrimony?
I wouldn't even try! Mary Jane is the friend you can't help. Sure, you can go out and have long, drunken lunches and hear all about her drama, but then you get in your car, head home, and go, "Whew! So glad that's not me!" Even if I were to say something to Mary Jane, she wouldn't listen. She has all the answers. She knows everything. She doesn't want to hear that marriage isn't the answer to everything. And I can relate.
As someone who failed miserably at her first marriage [to NFL running back Chris Howard], I was not unlike Mary Jane. I rushed through the vetting process of my "forever" person and ended up making a terrible mistake. Ask women who've been divorced what they'd do if they had it to do all over again. I guarantee most would say they'd put a lot more time into picking a partner than they did picking out the dress and the centerpieces.
Who tosses back more red wine, Mary Jane or Olivia Pope?
It's pretty close. They're both big guzzlers! But Olivia has a much better reason to drink, juggling a love affair with the president and world peace. Mary Jane just drinks because of David.
Didn't you come close to landing the lead in Scandal? How are you feeling about that these days? Did things turn out for the best?
Oh, my gosh, yes! Mary Jane is a dream role. I couldn't ask for a more thrilling, complex, maddening character to play. And, frankly, being on cable and shooting a third of the episodes they do on network TV has allowed me to have a full personal life, a lot of time to do nothing, and the chance to get film work. My hat's off to Kerry Washington, because she has pulled it off beautifully. I don't know that I'm that strong or talented to do a network drama and still maintain a quality of life.
Since the success of Scandal, several series now have black female leads. Do you see this as yet another TV trend, or is this the future?
I certainly hope we don't backslide. We have Nicole Beharie on Sleepy Hollow and Viola Davis on How to Get Away With Murder. Taraji P. Henson was totally wasted on Person of Interest, but now she's body slamming through every scene on Empire in a tour-de-force performance that has me hooked! Things are working out so well for so many of us. It's going to lead to even more black women being allowed to take the reins on TV. And it's about damn time!
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Home Retirement Accounts Guide to Roth IRAs
Guide to Roth IRAs
A Roth IRA is a modified form of on a IRA as sponsored by, and named after, the late Senator William Roth. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 amended the Internal Revenue Code to include Roth IRAs as a qualified retirement plan. Many people choose Roth IRAs due to its ability to be invested in multiple areas.
A Roth IRA, through a financial institution, can be invested in a certificate of deposit (COD), a mutual fund, real estate or in common stocks to accrue interest and have a larger retirement fund. These financial institutions act as a trustee (managing party in regard to an estate) by monitoring the growth of the Roth IRA and making informed decisions along with the account holder on how to improve the value of the fund.
The contributions made to a Roth IRA are not tax deductible according to the Internal Revenue Code. This means those funds deposited are subject to federal income taxes as they are noted under the account holder's adjusted gross income (AGI) according to the account holder's tax bracket. However, most withdrawals made from a Roth IRA are not taxable as long as certain requirements are met.
One such requirement is that the retirement plan has undergone a "seasoning" period of at least 5 years. Another is having decided to retire or becoming disabled. This is in addition to meeting the age requirement of 59.5 for making withdrawals and not being subject to taxes or penalties. The account holder may also contribute to both a Roth IRA and a 401(k) plan without being penalized.
Despite distributions – the withdrawal of funds – not being taxable presently, Congress may decide to tax the distributions of Roth IRA by amending the Internal Revenue Code with new legislation. The contributions made to Roth IRAs may also be doubly taxed depending on where the contributions originated.
Double taxation may occur if Roth IRAs are being funded from a country outside of the United States and the IRS does not recognize certain tax deductions made in that country. This often happens with residents of Canada who create Roth IRAs in the United States.
There are other provisions specific to a Roth IRA that make it preferable to other retirement plans. One provision is that up to $10,000 can be withdrawn tax free if the account holder is using those funds to purchase a house for the first time. The home must be owned either by the account holder, his or her spouse, or his or her children.
Additionally, should an account holder pass away, his or her spouse is immediately named a beneficiary then controls the Roth IRA whether or not he or she already possesses a Roth IRA. The spouse is then able to combine the two accounts tax and penalty free.
A Roth 401(k) plan, made available in 2006, combines the benefits of a Roth IRA and a 401(k) plan.
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Q: vue js - method does not change data I wonder if someone can explain why adding an axios post request will not update a data value.
After a successful external oauth2 authentication, the code gets the user object and updates this.authd to true. authd is used in a v-if condition to display a block of html, including a logout button. It works. And using vue devtools in firefox, the component data shows what I expect.
Clicking this button then calls a method which posts to /logout and sets this.authd to false if the post works. But the html displayed does not change because authd is still true. Which vue devtools show.
So I added another button that does not call /logout, it just sets this.authd to false. And that does change the data (according to vue devtools) and the html does change.
Here is the html

     <template v-if="!authd">
        Click here to Github Login
     </template>
     <template v-else>
         Logged in as: {{ user }}

             <button v-on:click="logout" class="btn btn-primary">Logout</button>

           <button v-on:click="otherLogout" class="btn btn-primary"> Special Logout</button>

     </template>

And the javascript
    vm = new Vue({
        el: '#app-3',
        data: function() {
          return {
            user: null,
            baseurl: "http://mint191:9080/",
            authd: false
          }
        },
        methods: {
          logout: function () {
            axios({
              method: 'post',
              url: 'logout',
              baseURL: this.baseurl
            })
              .then(function(response) {
                  console.log(`post logout: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`)
                  this.user = null
                  this.authd = !this.authd
                  console.log(`logout: authorised is ${this.authd}`)
                  console.log(`logout: user is ${this.user}`)
                })
                .catch(function (error) {
                  console.log("logout has gone wrong" + error)
                })
          },
          otherLogout: function () {
                  this.user = null
                  this.authd = !this.authd
                  console.log(`other logout: authorised is ${this.authd}`)
                  console.log(`other logout: user is ${this.user}`)
          }
        },
        mounted () {
          axios({
            method: 'get',
            url: 'user',
            baseURL: this.baseurl
          })
            .then(response => {
              console.log(`get user: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`)
              this.user = response.data.userAuthentication.details.login
              this.authd = !this.authd
              console.log(`authorised is ${this.authd}`)
            })
            .catch(function (error) {
              console.log("nothing in user" + error)
            })
        }
})

The output in the console is what I expected.
So, what am I doing wrong?

A: this in logout function is not Vue instance You should use arrow function for that:
 logout: function () {
    axios({
      method: 'post',
      url: 'logout',
      baseURL: this.baseurl
    })
      .then(response => {
          console.log(`post logout: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`)
          this.user = null
          this.authd = !this.authd
          console.log(`logout: authorised is ${this.authd}`)
          console.log(`logout: user is ${this.user}`)
        })
        .catch(function (error) {
          console.log("logout has gone wrong" + error)
        })
  },


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Why won't doctors believe women?
That story tells us that (unlike your average woman – i.e. me! – with cardiac symptoms alarming enough to propel her to seek emergency care, but unlucky enough to have tests that look "normal"), a man who shows up with both cardiac symptoms and "normal" test results does not need to fight to be believed.
That story is about yet another man being routinely admitted for observation (as current cardiovascular care treatment protocol recommends). It's also about a man who, when he tells Emergency personnel he's worried that his alarming symptoms might be a heart attack, he fully expects that they will believe him.
On the other hand, we know (as described here, here and here, for example) that once a woman with cardiac symptoms produces "normal"-looking cardiac diagnostic test results, most physicians will immediately move on to suggest a non-cardiac reason for her complaint. Misdiagnosis options can include anxiety, stress, depression, indigestion, pulled muscle, attention-seeking, asthma, thyroid or gall bladder problems, and of course the very popular catch-all misdiagnosis of menopause.
And if I could be misdiagnosed despite textbook cardiac symptoms like central chest pain, nausea, sweating and pain down my left arm because my initial tests came back "normal", what hope can there be for women presenting with vague cardiac symptoms along with "normal"-looking diagnostic tests?
"This tendency to brush off women's symptoms is rooted in the colloquial sense of hysteria today, in terms of seeing women as more emotional and dramatic. But women aren't being treated as hysterical in the modern meaning, but hysterical in the old meaning of hysteria – as this disease that became understood as a psychogenic illness.
"I was surprised by how much silence around these dismissive experiences there often is. Women either internalize that dismissal or, even if they recognize it as problematic and push back individually, attribute it to just bad luck or they think they could have done something better to advocate for themselves.
"It's often very shocking and surprising for women, at least women who have a degree of privilege or have been raised with the expectation that their accounts of the world – let alone their own bodies – will be trusted.
Jennifer Brea is one of those young women who likely shared that expectation that, when her alarming physical symptoms worsened over the course of a year, she would of course be believed by the medical professionals she sought out for help.
She is the creator of the documentary film Unrest, about her own medical condition, generically described as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME for short). There is no test, there is no cure, and it mostly affects women.
"I started to suspect as I was trying to get a diagnosis that I was being taken less seriously because I was young and female.
"There was a strong expectation that because of my youth, I was supposed to be well, and nothing could be wrong. But that also because of my youth and my gender, that I was just more prone to be kind of anxious and worry about my body and what I was feeling.
More "whatever"?! Why would Jennifer Brea's physicians be more likely to dismiss her alarming symptoms than to believe her?
Why don't doctors believe women?
To help me understand why this might be happening, I looked to Dr. Danielle Ofri, author of What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear, in which she explained what she called the "internal bias" that she suspects may be behind this failure to believe women.
Patients can experience a physician's internal bias, as Dr. Ofri suggests, when physicians don't take their complaints seriously. Doctors may fail to see them as individuals. And doctors aren't immune to their own internal biases, and may make assumptions about their patients.
"When a patient is known for being a complainer, I may mentally downgrade what that patient has to say, dismiss it as just another complaint, and think that there's nothing really wrong.
Is there a solution to this scenario of having one's medical issues "mentally downgraded"?
Internal biases are so deeply rooted that they can be difficult for healthcare professionals to overcome, Dr. Ofri says.
Patients can also do something.
Q: Have you had the experience of not being believed during a serious medical crisis?
NOTE FROM CAROLYN: I wrote much more about being believed – or not – in my book "A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017). You can ask for this book at your local bookshop, or order it online (paperback, hardcover or e-book) at Amazon, or order it directly from Johns Hopkins University Press (use their code HTWN to save 20% off the list price when you order).
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Women also have a higher tolerance for pain. We are accustomed to monthly menstrual cramps, labour pains….Men will complain more about pain and discomfort.
Interestingly, there is research indicating that having a shorter height is also a risk factor for heart disease.
Thanks for sharing your perspective here.
I was surprised to learn, after my heart attack, that in the midst of my heart attack my troponin level was 6. Had I not arrested in the ambulance I am sure I would have been dismissed. Fast forward 5 years to this past January and I had to talk my cardiologist into doing a heart Cath after suffering through chest pain for a year, taking extra Nitro almost every day.
It is a dilemma … will they seek revenge because we hurt their ego? And we are at their mercy and in such a vulnerable position? A truly good doctor will not be offended, if he or she does seem hurt, offended, or lashing back in a negative manner …. ask for a new doctor or second opinion.
I have had to interrupt a young anesthesiologist before a heart ablation because he was not listening to a crucial piece of information( I lived to tell about it). At the time the fear I might get injured was larger than the fear of his retribution. I also have given my PCP, Cardiologist and family strict orders that a particular cardiac surgeon is never to touch me.
It's hard to do but we need to do these things to make things better not just for ourselves but for those who follow us into the health care system. Just like the old boys network in politics needing to be broken up…. the old boys network in medicine needs to be broken up.
FYI my Cardiac Cath today was clean, no new stents needed! Yay!
First, great news about your cath today, Jill!
I don't think fast enough to wonder about "revenge" – but there are studies that do suggest that if a physician considers you to be a "difficult" patient, treatments and outcomes do suffer. I'm positive that these reactions aren't deliberate or malicious – just a reflexive unconscious response.
Even when I wasn't a patient myself (e.g. three of us friends spent 5 1/2 weeks sitting vigil in rotating shifts at the bedside of a severely ill friend a few years ago), I observed many alarming things. Our friend had no family nearby, and we would report her daily status by phone to her out-of-town relatives every day.
All three of us immediately realized that her care was not always appropriate, which was when we decided we really needed to stick by her side to help her out. (Her illness had caused total blindness but we'd arrive to find her meal tray for example placed on the over-bed tray that she couldn't see, well out of reach, with tightly sealed coverings she could not open even if she could have seen them). But we were highly sensitive about how risky it was to speak out as it WOULD affect the care that nurses and docs would be providing.
We didn't interpret this as "revenge" for speaking up, but merely human nature (we like being around pleasant people, and we don't like being around those who are complaining).
This reminded me of when I went to the OR thinking I was having a heart attack. You read my book, so you know how that all turned out. But gosh, I remember feeling not believed at first about my very real chest pain. The doctor patted my legs and in a rather condescending way said, aches and pains happen at our age.
So what? I was in the ER for good reason, for crying out loud. And I wonder if he would've said that to a man.
I can't tell you how many times my readers have confided that they don't feel listened to by their doctors. For example, endocrine therapy is a common treatment for hormone-driven breast cancer, and the side effects of the drugs can be quite nasty. Women hesitate to report them sometimes for a lot of reasons (some are embarrassing). And many times, women feel like they aren't believed when they do report them. Doctors too often brush them off. So, it's a dilemma.
And young women are sometimes told (when they report something) that they're too young to get breast cancer, so don't worry, it's nothing. Just like Jennifer Brea reported – you're supposed to be healthy when you're young. True, but obviously, this isn't always the case.
It's terrible that so many women experiencing heart attack symptoms (and symptoms of other conditions as well) are still not being taken seriously, are misdiagnosed and sent home, as you were.
Love Dr. Ofri's suggestion to stop a doctor and say, you're not listening. But doing that when you're sick, scared and vulnerable isn't easy.
Hello Nancy – thanks so much for weighing in here. You've brought up so many good points. "Aches and pains happen at our age"!!?!!! I simply cannot imagine that docs are that openly dismissive of their male patients, I just can't.
Another really important thing that I've often thought about a lot is whether or not (even having experienced being misdiagnosed myself) I would be brave enough or strong enough to take Dr. Ofri's wise advice to interrupt a doctor who was not listening to me if that happened today.
Trouble is, during that moment, we're sick and scared and at our most vulnerable. I'd like to trust that knowing what I know now, I would indeed speak up immediately, but I know for sure that it is NOT easy, as you so accurately point out.
Great article! For a long time women's health has been ignored and trivialized. Girls are taught to accept pain and discomfort as a normal phenomenon from a young age. From menstrual discomfort to mental illnesses to cardiac ailments, it's time that women are taken seriously by doctors. It is integral for future stability in society.
I'm one more of the "not believed" women. A petite 100 lbs and healthy numbers, but a horrific family history of cardiac death.
Coronary microvascular disease as well as 5×50% coronary blockages only found after I threatened a male cardiologist to confirm by a cath procedure as my sisters both needed for diagnoses. All other tests were normal of course. Chest pain, back pain, dizziness and shortness of breath…and I was sent to drive myself home twice by my internist and twice by my male cardiologist. Internist actually yelled at me when I accused him of a gender bias…told me it was ME who had the bias.
Changed to a female cardiologist. I am now doing well on meds and living a new normal until I need to run the gauntlet of disbelief once again.
Glad you found a good cardiologist, Kris.
In my experience, the quality of cardiology care is not unique to female doctors (there are brilliant and caring male cardiologists out there – I know, because I have one of them! – and there are dismissive female docs out there, and vice versa). Often I hear women say that they only want another female to treat them, but I think it's important to assess the overall quality of whoever (male or female) is providing care. A good doctor is a good doctor!
Way too often I have diagnosed myself correctly, only to have docs smile tolerantly and say, "But that would be very unusual/rare." Perhaps so, but I still had/have it, and 100%.
I don't have MD after my name, and it took years to get appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
Thanks for this, Kathleen. It is an outrage to think of women waiting years – YEARS! – for an appropriate diagnosis because they were not believed.
Would male patients be expected to politely tolerate not being taken seriously?
I recently had surgery to put a skin graft over the hole left by removal of skin cancer on my nose. The anesthesiologist came into the cubicle to meet me and announced, "I hear you have microvascular angina." (using dramatic air quotes).
I spent a few minutes wondering if the surgery would go ahead if I refused to have him do the anesthesia. After the surgery for which I was conscious but getting IV pain medication, I learned I'd been given the bare minimum narcotic because they (anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist) were worried about my heart.
I went ahead with the surgery but complained to the plastic surgeon later and wrote a formal complaint to the hospital.
Earth to your anaesthesiologist: actually, people outside of Madison do indeed know about MVD!
It's disheartening to know that some physicians are still uninformed about this condition. Not sure of the nature of your complaint to the surgeon and the hospital (e.g. were the minimal pain meds insufficient to address your surgical pain?) I'm not a doctor, of course, but the docs I do know tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to considering every possible risk factor before surgery.
I had a heart surgeon tell me he didn't believe in extended myectomy for obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy …. which I found out later meant he didn't know how to do one!
He did the 1960s version of a ventricular myectomy and I ended up having my open heart surgery re-done at Mayo Clinic where they believe in extended myectomies and know how to do them!
I agree Jill! I've experienced the "I don't know how to do this, so it must not be worth doing" knee jerk response before, too.
Yet over the years, whenever I mention this impressive (and non-invasive, pain-free) cardiac test, I've noticed that younger cardiologists who don't have specific experience doing this procedure tend to dismiss it. It doesn't mean that the test no longer works – it just means that they don't know how to do it.
A positive HJR test can often reveal serious conditions like constrictive pericarditis, right ventricular failure (commonly due to heart attack) or restrictive cardiomyopathy.
I would like to pierce the back of my fired cardiologist with a nail gun like I experienced at 3am 5 years ago, because he said that wasn't a cardiac symptom. I felt he was prejudiced against women and I sensed a little condescending vibe. After that, I had my bypass, thanks to my PCP and a cardiologist that listened.
I think most of the medical community has become lackadaisical concerning women.
Ouch! That sounds very painful, June. Even a cardiologist who is lackadaisical might guess that back pain can indeed be a cardiac symptom.
My primary care physician (female), directed me to see my cardiologist (male), regarding the blue toes on my left foot, along with diminished pulses within that foot. So, a direct referral, right? Right.
The Medical Assistant, aka 'Witness for the Prosecution' was instructed to be in the room with my cardiologist, "to take care of the records." Thereupon she entered every word spoken into the electronic medical record. This was not a new procedure; this was done with me. What 'case' is being built? I wonder.
With my scheduled actual annual exam upcoming in a few weeks, he said, "So. Six months then." To which I replied, "Well, no. My annual visit is scheduled in a few weeks." He didn't say a word.
From the moment he walked into the room, the pervasive attitude was of prosecuting attorney badgering the accused. If reporting him would do any good, I would do so. But it wouldn't. It will be interesting to learn how my primary care physician will view the 'court' documentation, and how whatever this interaction was, will effect her future care.
I would change cardiologists, but they are all in the same practice. And, as I was 'convicted' for being there…looks like I'll be sans cardiologist. (And better off for that).
It's distressing to view an appointment with one's cardiologist as like being on trial.
It took me over 20 years to get a correct diagnosis of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
When I was 30 and complaining of chest pain and PVCs after every meal….they said that I had Mitral Valve Prolapse and not to worry about it.
I referred myself to a cardiologist the next day and never went back to that doctor again. I got properly diagnosed in 2006 and have had the great pleasure of having a cardiologist that listens and cares through the years of complications and testing and surgeries I have had since then.
He even finds it fascinating how I can "feel" when my meds aren't right or my potassium is low. I feel like we are a team…. We get lots of stuff accomplished by phone and email because he knows how much I hate the ER. He is going on vacation in April and I just pray nothing happens while he is gone. I am gratefully spoiled.
Hello Jill – I wish all women could feel as "spoiled" as your cardiologist makes you feel! He deserves a lovely vacation – so, good luck next month staying nice and healthy!
I thought I was going crazy. Thank you a million times for your insight.
Don't forget pleurisy in your list of misdiagnoses. Mom was diagnosed with pleurisy over and over, including in ER the night before she died of a heart attack!


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Was the FAA's nationwide ground stop on flights last week the work of ransomware hackers?
When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called for a full ground stop on all flights leaving the U.S. for a few hours last Wednesday due to a failure with the critical Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) system, a damaged database file was cited as the problem. It sounds plausible enough; we increasingly rely on computer systems for everything in our daily lives, and occasionally things happen that remind us how easily it can all go wrong.
However, the story suddenly became a lot harder to accept when pretty much the same thing happened in Canada on the very same day the ground stop was issued. Our neighbors to the north have their own aviation authority, of course, and use their own software to route their planes. Their system outage did not ground flights or lead to delays there, and NAV Canada chalked it up to a computer hardware failure.
Both the FAA and NAV Canada said that the incidents were not the result of a cyberattack, but it's hard to deny that the timing is highly questionable. NOTAM systems are impressively reliable, and outages are extremely rare. And yet, there were problems on both sides of the border within 24 hours of one another.
Interestingly, Philippine authorities were forced to stop flights into and out of Manila on New Year's Day as a result of what was described as an air traffic control malfunction. Hundreds of flights were diverted, delayed or cancelled as a result. A power outage was blamed for the incident, with the country's transportation secretary saying that the outdated facility needed to be upgraded and backups needed to be put in place.
All of these incidents, taken together, have raised more than a few eyebrows. Could hackers have been getting into these systems and demanding ransom from the affected governments?
Why did Bitcoin prices rise so high after the ground stop?
That's what Fox News' Tucker Carlson thinks, and he recently shared some compelling reasons on his show. One that is particularly hard to ignore is the fact that the price of Bitcoin started skyrocketing after the ground stop by the FAA. That is exactly what would happen if the American government suddenly had to buy a significant amount of Bitcoin – which is precisely the currency that most hackers demand payment in.
"Since the nationwide ground stop last Thursday, the price of Bitcoin has shot up about 20%. Is that a coincidence?" he asked.
The ground stop, as Carlson points out, is a pretty big deal. Not one plane was allowed to be in the skies over the U.S. while it was in effect, something that has not happened since the aftermath of September 11, 2001.
Carlson also discussed how outlandish the idea was that all of the commercial air travel in the nation could be shut down because a contractor entered the wrong code somewhere. How did both the main system and the emergency backup system go down at once?
The idea of hackers being behind this isn't so outrageous. Carlson noted: "But is everything fine, or is it possible that somebody is hacking into aviation systems and holding various governments around the world hostage until they pay a ransom? Well yes, it is entirely possible. In fact, for example, in the summer of 2020, UCSF medical school paid over a million dollars in bitcoin and they paid it in order to get access to their own computers, which had been frozen by hackers. They were held up for ransom."
This is exactly the type of thing that could have happened in the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. And while it's certainly understandable that the government wouldn't want the public to know about it if this is what really happened, there is a good chance that we're only going to see even more of this in the future if hackers can profit from taking down systems that are essential to the running of our country.
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import java.util.Iterator;

import org.encog.ml.data.MLDataPair;
import org.encog.ml.data.MLDataSet;
import org.encog.ml.data.basic.BasicMLDataPair;
import org.encog.util.EngineArray;

/**
 * A CODEC that works with the NeuralDataSet class.
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public class NeuralDataSetCODEC implements DataSetCODEC {

    /**
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    /**
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For someone who spends an embarrassingly large proportion of his time watching detective and spy TV programmes, it was quite galling to discover I'd been oblivious to a British show that aired in 1978 and was described by the New York Times as "The best spy show in TV history." Worse still, I was made aware of it by an American work colleague. The final indignity was to discover it was every bit as good as the hype suggested.
There's no James Bond nonsense here, just a tiny Whitehall department, encumbered by budgets and politics, that nonetheless has to undertake missions ranging from foiling terrorist bomb plots to organizing foreign coups. There are no absolute rights and wrongs, and no conventional heroes. Instead there some extraordinarily plausible plots, brilliant acting, and superb characterization that combine into a thoroughly gripping, albeit traumatic at times, TV series. There are many reviews out there that express this better than I ever could, but If you're a fan of complex, well thought out, realistic spy dramas in the mold of Le Carre then please get hold of this as soon as you can
As a final enticement, here are two Interesting facts about the mysterious author of this masterpiece, Ian MacKintosh:
One episode of the second series was dropped because it contravenes the Official Secrets Act.
Before the scripts for Series 3 were completed, Ian MacKintosh disappeared under mysterious circumstances in a private plane together with a friend and his wife. This is why the series was cancelled.
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As the weather turns colder warm your home up with these delicious crock pot favorites.
Your family will love the home-style flavor of Hearty Beef Stew. For a quick start, trim the meat and cut the veggies into pieces the night before, then refrigerate until you're ready to start cooking.
Recipe from Melissa Ogarths of West Springfield, Mass.
This elegant, comfort-food classic is now easy to prepare with McCormick® Slow Cookers Beef Stroganoff Seasoning.
Savory aromas entice you as this easy meal-in-one gently simmers in the slow cooker. Later, you can enjoy a hearty, full-flavored family meal. Choose a boneless chuck roast for the richest taste or a rump roast if you prefer lower fat.
Recipe from Kara Galloway of Tenn.


Elizabeth Olsen and Aubrey Plaza wore the same black and gold dress to the L.A. premiere of their two-hander "Ingrid Goes West" Thursday night, poking fun at the life-stalking-via-Instagram plot of their dark comedy that won over the Arclight Hollywood crowd with the same "rapturous reception" that it got at Sundance this past January.
The dark comedy drew consistent laughs from the packed house at the Arclight's Theatre 10 on Thursday night, with co-stars Pom Klementieff and the standout Billy Magnussen joining the procession of star talent.
O'Shea Jackson Jr. is off shooting a "big Hollywood movies," per director Matt Spicer, and could not make it.
Before the screening, Neon founders Tim League and Tom Quinn addressed the audience, beer in hand. They revealed how anxious they were to convince Plaza (who also produced the film), Spicer, and the team from CAA to sell them the U.S. distribution rights.
League turned to his colleague Quinn and said, "We have to work with these guys." They rolled out their best offer and the rest is history.
Quinn and League also shouted out strategist Darin Pfeiffer, who produced the L.A. premiere that swamped the Arclight plaza.
For a peek inside the theater, watch the full introductions above, including Plaza and Olsen vamping in their matching attire.
Clothing designer Kelly Cole spun the after party, where Svedka and Kim Crawford wines were poured.
Neon releases "Ingrid Goes West" on Aug. 11 in New York and Los Angeles, before platforming to other markets throughout the rest of the summer.
Writer's Disclaimer: The co-screenwriter, David Branson Smith, and I worked together on an unscripted TV project over 10 years ago. That has nothing to do with the reason why I think "Ingrid Goes West" is going to be a breakout movie of the summer.


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Moving Violations, Parking and Traffic Tickets
Seat Belt Violations: Seat Belt Ticket to 17-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger
Seat Belt Ticket to 17-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger
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My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: New Jersey
My son received a ticket as a front seat passenger in a car that has moved 2 feet in a parking lot. He was in the process of putting the seat belt on when the car was stopped. He received a ticket. The driver of the car was also 17.
Question: by my reading of the statue, it appears the driver is responsible for occupants that are between 8 and 17 to be seatbelted, therefore I beleive the driver should have received the ticket. I do not see how a 17yr old passenger can receive the ticket. Here is the statute. I would love to hear a response. Maybe I am missing something??
39:3-76.2f Seat belt usage requirements for persons ages 8-18; driver's responsibility.
2. a. Except as provided in P.L.1983, c.128 (C.39:3-76.2a et al.) for children under eight years of age and weighing less than 80 pounds, all passengers under eight years of age and weighing more than 80 pounds, and all passengers who are at least eight years of age but less than 18 years of age, and each driver and front seat passenger of a passenger automobile operated on a street or highway in this State shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system as defined by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 209.
b. The driver of a passenger automobile shall secure or cause to be secured in a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, as defined by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 209, any passenger who is at least eight years of age but less than 18 years of age.
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Re: Seat Belt Ticket to 17-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger
I agree that under paragraph (2)(b), the driver COULD have been cited. However, paragraph (2)(a) says (in part), "... and each driver and front seat passenger of a passenger automobile operated on a street or highway in this State shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system...."
Paragraph (2)(a), therefore, requires "each driver and front seat passenger" to wear a seat belt. So, IMHO, BOTH could have been cited under that law (and without reading all of the references). The only question in my mind, is whether the parking lot is considered a "highway" under the laws of NJ (it certainly is in some states).
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good answer, barry ..
so ..
now we need to know ..in NJ.. is a parking lot, perhaps belonging to a Sole Owner, in a Retail Establishment ..
" Public Highway " .. or whatever Arcane way the State may hide this crap ..
look at your Motor Vehicle Code ..
you don't need an attorner
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Friday handed down a small fine against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for misrepresenting the source of campaign loans in excess of $1 million during his 2012 campaign for U.S. Senate.
The FEC's investigation concluded that Cruz obtained loans from Citibank and Goldman Sachs but erroneously reported that those loans were "personal funds," in violation of federal law.
After the FEC conducted their audit, the Cruz campaign entered into a conciliation agreement with the agency and admitted that they failed to timely provide the legally-mandated information about the source of those loans. Additionally, the Cruz campaign conceded that they have still yet to amend their initial campaign finance reports.
Cruz drew scrutiny over the loans after at first insisting that he and his wife, Heidi Cruz, liquidated the entirety of their assets in order to finance his 2012 Senate run. An investigation by The New York Times later revealed that this was not the case. Rather, the Cruz family's net worth actually increased during the period Cruz falsely claimed to have been turning his various investments into cash.
The Times also reviewed Cruz's Senate Financial Disclosure Reports and discovered that the Lone Star State senator had incurred two highly-valued liabilities: the loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank. Cruz campaign apparatchiks told both the Times–and later the FEC–that the source of funding for those two massive loans was "inadvertently omitted" from the required federal filings.
Following that report, non-profit money-in-politics government watchdog groups Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Democracy 21 filed an official complaint with the FEC alleging that Cruz lied about the source of those funds.
This failure to disclose, the groups claimed, was a direct violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act, specifically the reporting requirements contained at 52 U.S.C. §30101.
The FEC ultimately agreed with the complaining parties.
Cruz's campaign has now agreed to pay $35,000 for the violation and, as noted above, cop to their continued wrongdoing.
Candidates should take seriously their legal requirement to disclose where their campaign money comes from. [The FEC's] announcement is an acknowledgement that Cruz's campaign deprived voters of that critical information.
"This agreed settlement resolves that filing mistake once and for all," a statement continued.


We see lots of phishing attempts for banking, Paypal and other login credentials. This is newer entry to the lists. I don't often see Shopify phishing emails. I was quite suprised to see a double phishing scam here. First asking for your Shopify shop address, then your email address associated with the shop, then log in password for the shop. Then to add a bit of flavour they ask you to link your PayPal account and want that email address & password.
This phisher is out of luck and the site has been reported for immediate takedown. I don't expect it to be up much longer.
The same warning that applies to all emails alleging to be from a financial body applies here. All emails should be personally addressed by name, not Dear Member or similar. If it doesn't have your name & correct email address in the to: line then immediately treat as suspicious.
You need to manually capture payments for 2 orders to charge your customers for their purchases.
If you don't capture the payments before March 23, 2019 at 8:42 am PST, they will expire and you won't get paid for these sales.
To automatically capture payment for orders, edit your payment settings.
Find out how to capture payments at the Shopify Help Center.


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Taylor Swift Brings Steven Tyler Out In Nashville For Epic Duet
by Erica Russell September 26, 2015 4:00 PM | PopCrush
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On Friday night, Taylor Swift brought her massive 1989 Tour home to Nashville, the city in which she officially launched her country-pop music career. During the prodigious return at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Swift brought out a particularly special guest, much to the delight of the shrieking, sold-out crowd: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.
Tyler was welcome onstage to perform his band's 1998 smash hit single "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" with Swift, the two performing a rousing duet of the emotional Armageddon track against a backdrop of exploding pyrotechnics. (Hey, when in Rome, right?)
"I don't quite know what else to say other than, I think when you've sold over 150 million albums with your band, when you have become an absolute rock n' roll icon…" Swift teased the crowd before introducing the rock legend, adding, "The person that's about to come out on stage has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with his band… Aerosmith. Steven Tyler's here, Nashville!"
Afterwards, Taylor called the opportunity to sing alongside Steven "an honor":
Singing 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' with @IamStevenT was an honor. So inspired by how sweet he was to all of us. pic.twitter.com/D6YOv1yYXe
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 26, 2015
The duet also made a certain prophetic tweet Swift sent a few years ago come full circle. Back in June 2012, Taylor tweeted, "I feel like I'd be more understood if people knew 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith is how most of my emotions sound in my head." We doubt anyone will misunderstand her emotions now, least of all Steven Tyler himself, who responded to the three-year-old post with this:
WELL MA DARLIN'…YOU SURE WERE OVERSTOOD TONIGHT! A++…EPIC SHOW…UNTIL NEXTIME… https://t.co/LbHb6nt5v6
— Steven Tyler (@IamStevenT) September 26, 2015
Looks like Steven really doesn't miss a thing, does he?
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