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2010 Ford Shelby GT500
^B00:00:00 >> Oh, I know, we're all gonna be driving a Prius or an Insight real soon, aren't we? Not necessarily. Some of us will still choose one of these, a 2010 Mustang Shelby GT500. It's 540 of our little friends under the hood. Let's go meet them. ^M00:00:16 [ Music ] ^M00:00:24 Now, to be strictly accurate, this isn't a Mustang. It's a Shelby. Built on the Mustang platform, yes, but that's about where Ford's SVT team scuttles off to their skunk works with a Mustang carcass and changes just about everything that makes the car go. Bottom line, the 2010 GT500 inherits the brawn of the previous GT500KR. That means a 5.4-liter, dual overhead cam V-8 with a blower. ^M00:00:52 [ Car driving ] ^M00:00:56 540 horsepower, and 510 foot-pounds of torque result. That's good for 0 to 60 in 4.3 seconds and a 12.6-quarter mile, at the end of which you'll be going 128 miles an hour. One transmission, a big 'ole anvil of a thing, six gears under this cue ball shifter, fifth and sixth are both overdrive, which -- surprise -- helps this car have a happy MPG story, 22 on the highway. Not impressed? Remember, 540 horsepower. ^M00:01:30 [ Music ] ^M00:01:36 Ford also knows the real world drivability bar has been raised in this category. Cars like the new Challenger actually handle well in addition to going fast. The last Shelby we drove mostly did the latter. But on the track at Infineon Raceway, you could quickly tell this 2010 version has just come back from finishing school. It was very tossable around a figure eight. ^M00:02:01 [ Car driving ] ^M00:02:06 And out on the road course. ^M00:02:08 [ Car driving ] ^M00:02:10 Of course, you can't say you've really driven a Shelby anything until you've put in front of the Christmas tree. ^M00:02:14 [ Car driving ] ^M00:02:19 [ Music ] ^M00:02:25 Inside, you'll find the latest Mustang interior trimmed in real leather and aluminum. That's a big step up. Now, you can feel like you're sitting in a Hot Wheels car without suffering the quality of one. It's still claustrophobic in there, but no helping that without major surgery. Sync is standard, with 911 assist, vehicle health report, optional nav with live traffic, gas prices, and weather. And there's still the childish My Color ambient lighting thing. Let's you create on of up to 125 custom interior lighting shades. Okay. ^M00:03:01 [ Car racing by ] ^M00:03:05 [ Music ] ^M00:03:07 So what's this car all about? Massive, accessible power channeled through easier clutch, shift, break, and steering feel, and styling that tells even non-car buffs, no, that wasn't a regular Mustang that just blew by. We may not drive cars that go fast this way much longer. So the 20010 Shelby is both the latest and perhaps one of the last of a breed. Love it or scoff at it, it does something distinctly American very well. ^M00:03:37 [ Car racing by ] ^E00:03:42
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Oath Keepers put 'boots on the ground' to guard oath-breaking Kim Davis from 'dictator' judge
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The Oath Keepers, an armed, camouflage-wearing volunteer militia famous for hunkering down at Bundy Ranch, now say they have "boots on the ground" to protect Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who they believe was denied her right to a jury trial.
Davis, the elected clerk of Rowan County, has become the current celebrity of the anti-gay movement for staunchly refusing to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. After defying the highest court and subsequent court orders to issue the licenses, a federal judge held her in contempt and jailed her.
In a teleconference uploaded to YouTube, Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes discussed the operation with Kentucky sheriff Denny Peyman, Missouri Oath Keeper John Karriman, and West Virginia Oath Keeper Allen Landieri. The group claimed that their new mission had nothing to do with same-sex marriage and insisted they were only offering to guard Davis because the judge had acted illegally.
"People should consider her under our protection," Rhodes says in the teleconference. "We'll make sure that our people are keeping a close eye on the situation and we're going have boots on the ground to keep watch regardless, because this judge needs to understand that he's not going be able to just go grab this lady whenever he feels like it."
In a press release published on their website, the group says they have been in contact with Davis' attorney, Mat Staver, and are acting because Judge David Bunning "grossly overstepped his bounds and violated Mrs Davis' due process rights, and in particular her right to a jury trial."
Contempt of court is not a criminal charge or civil complaint that results in a jury trial or hearings. It's punishment for dismissing court authority, disobeying court orders or impeding the ability of the court to perform its function, according to Law.com. Contempt is determined by the judge overseeing the case. Fines or brief jail time are common sanctions.
In Davis case, she was slapped with a class action lawsuit by same-sex and straight couples who could not get married at the Rowan County Clerk's Office as a result of Davis' actions. Davis lost the case and was ordered to begin issuing marriage licenses. She filed all possible appeals and lost, yet still refused to issue marriage licenses, resulting in the contempt ruling.
The Oath Keepers do not seem to be aware of this key aspect of Davis' case, however. On their website, they say, "No one man should have that kind of power in his hands alone to decide guilt and impose a sentence of indefinite detention."
Davis spent less than a week behind bars.
"Now we see the rise of an imperial judiciary that not only legislates from the bench but is attempting to expand their 'contempt' power to likewise swallow up our Bill of Rights and circumvent jury trial," Rhodes wrote. "Both methods are used to allow the powerful office holder to merely point his finger and have his opponent thrown behind bars without a grand jury indictment and without being found guilty by a jury of their peers. No innocent until proven guilty before a jury. Just 'guilty' because the leader says so. That is a dictatorship, whether done by a president or by a judge."
In a separate video, Landieri insisted the group's actions have nothing to do with gay marriage.
"This has nothing to do with gay marriage," he said. "Now gay marriage is in the subject matter of this, but that is not the purpose of this. I have nothing against people's lifestyles at all. Only if those lifestyles are forced upon me."
Some have observed that it is Davis who is forcing her Christian beliefs on the general public vis-à-vis her capacity as elected county clerk.
Davis took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States when she took office — but by refusing to uphold the adjudicated constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry, she is in violation of that oath.
The Oath Keepers have a history of intervening when the federal government tries to enforce laws the group disagrees with. The group was involved in an armed standoff with federal agents in 2013 while guarding Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was illegally grazing cattle.
Earlier this year, the group created a bit of a circus at mines in Montana and Oregon when federal officials tried to enforce land use laws and mine operators called on the group to help.
Their motives have been questioned when they have turned up during civil unrest and uprisings led by African-Americans protesting law enforcement killings of black people, where instead of guarding protesters, Oath Keepers appeared to act more like de facto law enforcers.
Listen to the Oath Keeper conference call about Kim Davis here:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) got visibly angry on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called President Donald Trump's attacks on four Democratic congresswomen racist one day before.
In denouncing the speaker, McCarthy bitterly complained that the Democrats have shown a disregard for "decorum" when they called out Trump for being racist.
"Yesterday, we did a resolution attacking the president, but we couldn't even get to that because, Madame Speaker, we couldn't even have decorum in this body!" he said. "We set a record that we've never seen before based upon a Speaker's actions! The very first page in Thomas Jefferson's manual talks about decorum, but not only did this body try to change the rules after the fact, they don't think everybody's equal, Madame Speaker, because if your words get taken down, you don't have a right to speak that day but, no, we should change that!"
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of making a racist attack on four U.S. congresswomen to distract from failures in his administration.
At a press conference, Pelosi told the reporters that lawmakers were "gentle" in condemning only Trump's tweets as "racist" in a recent vote.
"We weren't saying he is racist," she explained. "We were saying that the words that he used were racist."
"We all know the argument that could be made against us in terms of our philosophy, in terms of our priorities and the rest," Pelosi said. "And the president knows there are arguments that could be made against him and, therefore, he wants to distract from them."

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump waived shipping restrictions on Thursday to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, the White House said.
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Q: How do I set the return value's lifetime? I have the following method to check if an String ID exists. If it doesn't, generate and then return it:
fn generate_id(&self) -> ID<'m> {
    let id = nanoid::generate(15);
    while self[&id].is_some() {
        id = nanoid::generate(15);
    };
    id
}

ID is a type alias: type ID<'id> = &'id String;
The return value needs to be &'m std::string::String but id is std::string::String.
I have tried doing:
let id: ID<'m> = nanoid::generate(15);

but then it gives the same error that the method is giving only for id.

A: Lifetimes are descriptive, not prescriptive. You don't set lifetimes; they are a consequence of the program you write.
You are trying to return a reference to a local variable. That is not valid, and there is no lifetime you can write to make it valid.
You have an X/Y problem. The real question is why you feel the need to return a reference.

A: You need to focus on where the variable is set, not where you actually return the variable.
In this case, change nanoid::generate(15); to &nanoid::generate(15);:
fn generate_id(&self) -> ID<'m> {
    let id: ID<'m> = &nanoid::generate(15);
    while self[&id].is_some() {
        id = &nanoid::generate(15);
    };
    id
}

This ensures that the initial type of the variable has the lifetime and supplying the value as a reference ensures that the variable has the correct lifetime.

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The Best in Esports Meets the Best in Display Technology - T1s Partnership with the Samsung Odyssey
— Interview with the elite gamers from T1 on Samsung Odyssey gaming monitors —
▲ (From left) Uchan "Cuzz" Moon, Sang-ho "Effort" Lee, Chang-dong "Canna" Kim, Jin-sung "Tedd" Park, Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee
Samsung and T1 Entertainment & Sports – global esports company and operators of Korea's League of Legends esports team that recently won their ninth League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) championship, the 2020 LCK Spring Split – have announced a partnership naming Samsung the esports organization's official display partner.
LCK is a Korea-based league and competition for players of the globally popular online game, League of Legends. The league operates two seasons per year, and is renowned for featuring fierce competition between players. LCK events record an average of 4.36 million viewers per day, which has led the T1 team to gain widespread popularity following their ninth championship win. So, what would the elite gamers from T1 make of Samsung's innovative new gaming monitors?
The Reviews are in: Immersive and Comfortable on the Eyes
Samsung introduced its Odyssey G7 and G9 gaming monitors at CES 2020, and in doing so provided competitive gamers with a powerful new tool. The new monitors cater to the needs of professional gamers by providing a 1000R curvature, 1ms response speed and 240Hz high refresh rate.
▲ Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee
Star gamer Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee is one of the world's best professional gamers, recording a total of 2,000 kills while participating in 561 matches in the recent LCK season. He was satisfied with the Odyssey monitors' optimized curvature and said, "I was a little worried that I would find it hard to adjust after using a flat monitor for so long, but I actually found the new monitors to be more comfortable on my eyes. Since I play games all day long, it is very important that I use screens that are easy on my eyes, and these new products meet that need well."
This season, Chang-dong "Canna" Kim was awarded the 'Royal Roader' title after winning the LCK championship as a rookie player. Speaking about the Samsung monitors, he said, "When you're a gamer, your monitor is like a second pair of eyes. Competitive gaming requires a lot of focus, and the monitors make it easier to maintain that concentration while improving immersion with their curvature."
Because a multitude of characters and graphic effects are displayed simultaneously in League of Legends, high-speed scanning and fast response rates can prove instrumental to winning matches. Jin-sung "Tedd" Park said, "I think a gamer's monitor is their most important piece of equipment, as you can really feel the difference when you're using a monitor with a high refresh rate. Faster response speeds and smoother display transitions really help to improve the game-playing experience."
And Samsung's Odyssey G7 and G9 monitors stand to improve a host of other experiences too. Asked which other games he would like to play on the Odyssey monitors, Uchan "Cuzz" Moon said he would like to try playing character-centric, open-world RPG games on the screens. He said, "The G9's ultra-wide 32:9 screen ratio facilitates immersion, while allowing me to see more of the map and providing a better view of combat scenes." His teammate Sang-ho "Effort" Lee said, "As well as being very well-suited to playing games, the new monitors are also excellent for watching videos on. I enjoy watching food commentary channels, and the new monitors make the food featured in those videos look more three-dimensional and realistic."
Futuristic, Complimentary Design
As important as functionality is, it is a monitor's aesthetic appeal that can really serve to set it apart. In particular, gamers who broadcast or stream directly from the rooms where they play need to take how their set-up looks into consideration.
The members of T1 highlighted the colors of the G9 monitor as one of the solution's most appealing features. Speaking about how the new monitors look, Cuzz said, "The clean, white design of the Odyssey monitors transcends the typical black or grey color scheme," while Faker added, "The monitor's pale color scheme provides a feeling of space and openness to whichever room it's placed in."
The Odyssey G7 and G9 monitors incorporate infinity core lighting technology on their backs that feature 52 different colors and five lighting effects to provide a futuristic aesthetic. After seeing how the ambient lights inside the monitor change color, Chang-dong "Canna" Kim said, "The lights make the monitor and the surrounding environment feel more stylish."
Speaking about his team's recent championship win, T1 team leader Faker said "Our recent matches took place without spectators in the venue, so we weren't able to spend time with our fans this time around; however, we're looking forward to being reunited with all of our valued fans next season."
We wish the members of T1 and all the other gamers who use Samsung gaming monitors the best of luck.
Check out the T1 partnership video below.


Bar 7's slots belong to the classic variant of slot game — it is a three-reeled conventional machine. It reminds the first games of 40's, and if you feel nostalgic about these splendid times, you may also love Roaring Forties — more modern variant, but still preserving the atmosphere of old casinos. With a spread of Internet and growth of online casino industry, all software developers are pursuing the goal to invent a new honeypot for gambler across the world. But some of them, like Novomatic games development company, made a kind of downshifting and tried to go back to the roots. Meet good old Bar 7's online slot!
Such slot machines always have been an integral part of bars in United States several decades ago. Probably you still can find some of those slots there, but the thing is that now you don't need to leave you house to play in that amazing, yet simple, game. All plain here, you will encounter no story line, no multiple paylines, no Wild or Scatter symbols, no special bonuses for some kind of combinations, nothing of such kind. Just good old reels, three reels, with only one payline that lies in the middle. But of course in Bar 7's slot machine there are some piquant additions to that classic version. Randomly, after any losing round, you can be granted with three Nudges (you have to nudge the reels in additional try to make a winning combination). Also you can be randomly granted with a re-spins of one reel. Two other reels will stand still while the third will spin. Once again — all those bonuses are granted randomly after the losing round.
Another peculiar feature of that online slot is that you can gamble with your wins. After you won you have to choose — collect your prize or try to multiply it by gambling. You have to choose the right color to multiply your money. Of course you can lose all you had won if you happen to choose the wrong color. The functional of Bar 7's slot game consists of four buttons and a betting window. There is an «Autoplay» button that will start to make automatic spins after you will click on it. «Start» button will make exactly one spin. «Paytable» will bring up the menu with the rules of the game to the screen. «Gamble» is a button that become active when you are considering what to do whith your win for the last spin.
Considering the choice of the online slots that todays gamblers have it may seem strange how such games as Bar 7's online slots are surviving in the online casino market. The answer is as simple as the rules of it — people are tending to like every thing easy and plain. We are offering you to try a demo version of this interesting game but be sure — you will understand what is what event without practicing on demo.


Abdulelah Haider Shaye, who exposed a US strike in Yemen that allegedly killed dozens of civilian women and children, is now reported freed by the country's authorities. He had been jailed after a personal phone call from Washington to Yemen's leadership.
Shaye is thought to have came to the attention of Washington when he revealed that a US strike on the village of al-Majala in December of 2009 had allegedly killed over 40 civilians, including 14 women and 21 children, along with suspected militants. That attack had previously been billed as a Yemeni airstrike on an al-Qaeda training camp.
He had until then been known for his ability to cultivate contacts with extremist groups like al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), skills that according to The Guardian led to regular work reporting for Western media outlets such as ABC News and The New York Times.
In February of 2011, per an official press release by the White House, US President Barack Obama expressed concern over the release from custody of Shaye to Yemen's then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh during a phone call.
Shaye had in January of 2011 been sentenced to five years in prison for his purported association with AQAP, with his ability to foment access to Islamist operatives used as evidence of terrorist ties. Following an outcry by human rights activists, journalists and even Yemen's tribal leaders, President Saleh pardoned Saye after his sentencing, but revoked that pardon following his conversation with Obama in February.
In May of this year Shaye penned a letter published by the Yemen Times in which he blamed Obama directly for his continued imprisonment. That was a claim previously made by Shaye, and supported by various groups including Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists, who were highly critical of his sentencing for allegedly supporting the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch.
That narrative has also been supported by various influential journalists, including Jeremy Scahill, the author of Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, which was recently made into a critically acclaimed film, and Glenn Greenwald, who contends that Shaye was punished for uncovering evidence of American Tomahawk missiles and cluster bombs in a March piece published by Salon.
"Despite that important journalism — or, more accurately, because of it — Shaye is now in prison, thanks largely to President Obama himself," wrote Greenwald.
According to the Council on Foreign Relations, US analysts currently believe AQAP to be the most active and the most lethal al-Qaeda affiliate, which would account for the use of US drone strikes within Yemen that have surged within the last few years, and been a magnet for criticism of the Obama administration's policy against terrorist networks and targeted drone killings.
Following Shaye's imprisonment in 2010 the US resumed its drone strike programme in Yemen during 2011 after a year-long break. In 2012 the number of US drone strikes in Yemen reached an all-time high, surpassing the number carried out in Pakistan for the first time.
According to Iona Craig, Yemen correspondent for The Times of London, Shaye's case has had a chilling effect on journalists in that country.
"Yemeni journalists have repeatedly expressed their lingering fear over America's meddling in Shaye's case. Many became afraid to report on air strikes. One Yemeni journalist, like Shaye a specialist on al-Qaeda, renamed himself an 'analyst of Islamic groups' and refused to do TV interviews especially with Al Jazeera after what happened to Shaye," wrote Craig in May.


Many organizations are reassessing their bill payment capabilities as consumerization in payments evolves, according to new Aite Group research.
Boston, November 29, 2018 — As transactions have evolved, so have U.S. consumers, who have reprioritized how and when they pay their bills, often based on cash flow and convenience. Consumer power is growing, and switching providers is becoming easier than ever in most industries. As a result, consumer service providers are seeking to place more control into their customers' hands, giving them the power of choice and flexibility yet accomplishing this feat while intending to shape positive behaviors. Aite Group's latest report, U.S. Consumer Payment Experience: A Blueprint for Creating Positive Behaviors, explores consumer behavior, consumers' frustrations, and the appeal of certain tools to improve paying on time.
"This data confirms our suspicions and previous research that consumers' frustrations are high regarding their bill payment experience," said David Albertazzi, senior analyst at Aite Group.
"This research is unique because we're able to connect how a series of tools, ranging from reminders to card payments and debit card refunds, can ward off frustrations and change consumer payment behaviors," said Michael Trilli, research director at Aite Group.
This new Aite Group Impact Report, sponsored by Visa and ACI Worldwide, provides a blueprint for consumer services providers and their payments vendors to create a payment experience that shapes positive behaviors. It is based on a Q3 2018 online Aite Group survey of 2,425 U.S. consumers who participated in a research panel.
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This 2002-2011 Suzuki outboard service manual describe the service procedures for the complete motor. Follow the maintenance schedule recommendations to ensure that the engine is in peak operating condition and the emission levels are with in the standards set by states/county Resources Board.
The 6hp shares many of the 4hp features with enhanced features such as a larger carburetor for increased performance and an integral fuel tank and external fuel tank connection as standard equipment. The 6hp offers the largest displacement one cylinder outboard in this hp class.
The Suzuki repair manual also details the same important information available in a Suzuki outboard owners manual. A outboard Suzuki repair manual outlines all aspects of Suzuki outboard repair, and includes manufacture factory specifications. The manual can be downloaded straight to you computer in just seconds so you can fix your motor now.


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Hamza Walker, 2011
Within the astrological calendar, each of the zodiac's twelve constellations has an age. Each age lasts roughly 2,150 years corresponding to a 28,500-year cycle in which the earth's axis gyroscopically shifts its orientation towards the various constellations. According to some, the Age of Aquarius is upon us. Under this rubric, the world's strife and upheaval are mere growing pains. Socio-political revolution—the dismantling of old values and institutions—represents an evolution in human consciousness. In a universe where human affairs are governed by the dawning of a new celestial era, the world falls apart only to come together, putting a premium on a belief in the interconnectedness of all things.
The Age of Aquarius is not a period that has yet to be, but a moment that has come to pass. Indeed, the Age of Aquarius commonly refers to the latter half of the 1960s and early 1970s. It designates a period whose utopian aspirations achieved their fullest expression in alternative lifestyles. These were born of a turbulent decade whose rhetoric devolved from that of effecting social change to that of personal fulfillment: from 1964, in which Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled the "Great Society," to 1969, which Newsweek dubbed "Year of the Commune." Thanks in no small part to youth culture, the period's aspirations found unforgettable expression. An endless celebration of the period, however, overshadows the fact that the retreat from the social into the personal took place against an encroaching sense of disillusionment. As an exercise in cultural memory, the Age of Aquarius yields an irony-riddled nostalgia often taking the form of self-mockery by those proclaiming "been there, done that." But the disavowal of the period by liberals and its demonization by conservatives is what marks the Age of Aquarius' estrangement from the present.
This three-person exhibition features Carol Bove (b. 1971), Amy Grappell (b. 1964), and David Noonan (b. 1969). For this generation of artists, the Age of Aquarius has become an archaeological site whose findings exist as effects of history. These artists are young enough to claim historical objectivity in relation to events of the 1960s, and simultaneously old enough to have a deeply subjective relationship to its effects. As wide-eyed and silent witnesses to the Age of Aquarius, they are granted an arms-length proprietary interest in the period, an ownership but at a critical and critically specific distance. More important than being linked by way of period-based content (free love, mimes, the inherent expressivity of natural forms), is the extent to which these three very different artists allow the period to speak for itself. Under this constraint, the challenge is distinguishing the generation being spoken for from the generation being spoken of.
Whether it is Bove's plinth-based reliquary, La traversée difficile (The Difficult Crossing), 2008, a curated selection of objects and images linking the unconscious to the expanded conscious via the figures of Rene Magritte and Gerald Heard; Grappell's Quadrangle, 2009, an unflinching documentary about her parents' spousal swap; or Noonan's sustained mining of the period's dance and theater photo documentation for its expressive excesses, all three artists are engaged in conspicuous appropriation. While forthrightly invoking the period, their work collectively speaks more to the period's estrangement from the present, a predicament mirroring the fate of these artists' generation as it is caught between the "me generation" and digital techno-natives who came of age after the internet's advent. On the one hand, the Age of Aquarius was eclipsed by New Age, a ubiquitous brand of spirituality cum lifestyle that, as a major market force, was more aligned with an ever-burgeoning "quality-of-life-revolution" spawned in the 1980s than any spiritual indulgences attributable to hippies. On the other hand, there is the digital revolution whose generational dividing line is not the presence of the computer, but whether you came of age before social networking. But these artists' generation was weaned on a rhetoric of alternatives and spiritual development that produced an itch neither Whole Foods nor Facebook can scratch. As a result, their soul-searching, at mid-life's eve, has just begun, and what better place to start than the cultural site of their souls' nascence?
Mar 13–May 1, 2011
The Age of Aquarius


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It is also one of the few tool sheds to offer a complete tongue and groove construction throughout. The walls do benefit from an additional Shiplap clad design, but the tongue and groove floor makes it suitable for all kinds of storage. Obviously it isn't a large shed, though it will easily store taller tools. The door height is shorter than the actual interior height so whilst you cannot walk into it, you can store taller items with ease.
For security and privacy, the shed comes with a windowless design. Therefore we can recommend this for valuable storage. Though some great extras are available, you don't have to spend a lot of extra money upgrading the building. This also adds to its impressive value for money.
If you're looking for a high quality storage space to store all of your important tools and equipment, this is a fantastic option. It is one of the best quality, value for money and most secure sheds on the market. The fact you also have numerous door choices is another great advantage.
Isn't suitable for a large amount of storage. However, it is ideal for small gardens and those who don't have a lot of existing storage space available.
The Treetops Traditional Tool Shed collection is available in a wide range of sizes. This is one of the most popular as it provides a generous amount of depth compared to other models. As you can see from the door height measurement, this isn't a walk-in shed. Rather, everything is available within arm's reach. It does benefit from a great spacious width however, covering almost the entire front of the shed. It is designed purely for use as a tool and small equipment storage space and comes with excellent built in security.
One thing we really like about the Treetops Traditional Tool Shed collection is that the roof and floor benefit from the same strength as the tongue and groove clad walls. It has a pent design which basically makes it ideal for installing up against your home or in front of fences and other outdoor buildings. However, unlike most pent sheds, you'll see from the picture this one has more of a reverse pent design. That means the roof slopes down to the side, rather than to the rear of the shed. It directs rainwater straight off the roof and prevents water build-up which could lead to rot.
The toughness of the floor means you can literally store anything in here that will fit, regardless of its weight. It doesn't need to be strengthened and it adds superb durability to the building.
It's unsurprising that this tool shed uses Shiplap tongue and groove cladding. At this price bracket it's expected that a shed of such a compact size would come with a superior quality design. However, what is unexpected is the type of wood used. What sets it apart is the Deal redwood construction. This has a very sophisticated and attractive design. So along with the standard benefits of Shiplap and tongue and groove such as a water draining groove and an interlocking draft-proof design, you also benefit from a more stylish shed.
44mmx27mm framing provides a tough and incredibly stable support for the shed. The fact it has been dip treated by the manufacturer is also advantageous as it means you won't have to treat the shed again for up to 6 weeks after assembly. It is advised that you apply annual treatments after this however in order to ensure it maintains it high water-resistant benefits.
The door featured on the front as shown in the picture already offers a unique design. However, the manufacturer also gives you the option to upgrade to a wider, double door option. This would leave both gables fully clad and would give the shed an even more unique design compared to other competitor tool sheds on the market. The double door will cost a little more, but you can also choose to stick to the single door and just move it to the opposite gable for free.
Which style you go for, they all come with a fully braced, thick construction. They are also secured with a lock and key. This is an excellent stand out feature as most sheds of this size, even in this price bracket, tend to just feature a pad bolt or hasp and staple.
As security is one of the more prominent features of the shed, it doesn't come with windows.
This is by far one of the most secure sheds we've come across. The key operated lock is an extremely good feature and really sets it apart from other similar buildings. You won't have to worry about anybody else gaining access and you don't need to pay for any additional security. The thickly clad walls are also secure, while the windowless design completes the overall tough, secure and private design of the shed.
You are given a couple of unique customisation options with this tool shed. The first is the type and placement of the door. Included with the purchase price, the shed comes with a single, well braced, tough and sturdy door. There are two placement options including as it is shown in the picture and on the opposite gable to the one shown. However, that's not all. There is also a third option. Double doors can be fitted instead of a single door and they will be installed in the same place as the single door on the photo. There's no real practical benefits of the double doors over the single option, but they do present a slightly different appearance. So it's all down to your own personal preferences.
The other unique extra is the floor bearers. These again are shown in the picture, but they do not come with the shed as standard. We would definitely advise you to buy these bearers as they help to lengthen the floors lifespan and protect it against damp during heavy downpours.
The last extra which personally we think you don't need is the Garden Building Installation service. This may not be the smallest model in the range, but it's definitely not a huge building. Therefore assembling it is actually very straightforward. We'd suggest saving your money and putting it together yourself.
The quality of the Treetops Traditional Pent Tool Store Shed range is exceptional. Every last little detail has been created to the highest standard. You won't find a better quality tool shed anywhere else for the same price.
The shed is designed to last a very long time and this is highlighted by the incredibly strong materials used. Although it does need to be treated annually, we still feel it deserves maximum rating for longevity compared to other competitor sheds out there.
As this is one of the larger models in the range, it does offer slightly more depth than the others. However, you do need to remember that this is by no means a large building. It is designed purely to store essential gardening tools though thanks to its security you can store valuable equipment in here too.
Although you could save time and stress with the Garden building installation service, the shed itself is very easy to install. Therefore we'd recommend saving your money and assembling it by yourself. It comes with all fittings and fixtures required and as there aren't any windows, the installation is very straight forward.
Thanks it its unique design and excellent array of features, this tool shed offers sensational value for money. It's guaranteed to last for many years and is one of the most secure and high quality tool sheds available.
Final Thoughts: This is a truly exceptional tool shed and it comes as part of the popular Treetops Traditional tool store shed collection. There are a lot of different sizes and the 6x4 is by far one of the most popular. It offers a good level of space and more importantly, the floor is constructed from high quality tongue and groove cladding. This means even heavyweight tools are easy to store. With a key operated lock and windowless design, your tools are guaranteed to be kept not only 100% safe, but thanks to its weatherproof qualities they will also remain dry all year round.


I am not sure, but in this case there should not be any downside and you really don't have much of a choice, because your keys for verifying are not working, that is because you have this problem.
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this helper me … just don't verify.
Hello. I have installled antergos on two my notebooks. First is Toshiba Satelitte (with nvidia) and there my dual monitor works fine.
The second is HP Probook with Radeon HD 7420G and here I cannot make dual monitor work. It always allows me only one monitor. It detects both, I can set position, resolution and so on … but even if I set two monitors, only one will work. Either build in or connected, but never both. I don't understand this and have no idea how to help myself. I have tried to install different desktop (cinnamon), but that did not help.


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Ghost Adventures Episodes
Season 17.1
Moundsville Penitentiary
Zak, Nick and Aaron go to Moundsville, WV, to investigate and confront the tortured souls that remain inside the abandoned Moundsville State Penitentiary. The prison was mired by evil, torture and death for over a century.
Bobby Mackey's Music World
Zak leads the team to Wilder, KY, to investigate Bobby Mackey's Music World. With a history full of murder, suicide and satanic cult activity, this nightclub has become known as "Hell's Gate."
Houghton Mansion
Ghost Adventures head to North Adams, MA, to investigate the Houghton Mansion. The Houghton family experienced several tragic deaths there. Later, the mansion was sold to the secretive Masons, and they have experienced numerous paranormal events.
Riddle House
The Ghost Adventures team travels to West Palm Beach, FL, to investigate the Riddle House. Formerly used as a funeral parlor and home to cemetery caretakers, the house has seen its share of death and dark haunting.
Sloss Furnaces
Zak leads the team to Birmingham, AL, to investigate Sloss Furnaces. Built in 1881, this factory was a dangerous place to work. Many workers died and many more were injured. It's the souls of these workers that are believed to inhabit and haunt the factory.
Former Psychiatric Hospital
Zak, Nick and Aaron go to New Jersey to investigate an abandoned psychiatric hospital. This hospital once housed thousands of mentally ill patients, many of whom died due to poor conditions. Witnesses have reported disembodied voices and dark shadows there.
Edinburgh Vaults
The Ghost Adventures team travels to Scotland to investigate the Edinburgh Vaults. The city is steeped in history and hauntings, but no landmark holds as many ghosts as the rooms and passageways under South Bridge.
Old Idaho Penitentiary
The Ghost Adventures team heads to Boise to investigate the Old Idaho Penitentiary. The prison once housed killers destined for the gallows, and even though the criminals may be gone, their spirits remain locked behind the high stone walls of the prison.


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NAM On-Line Short Story Reading
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The latest edition of the London-based British literary journal Litro website contains a reading of the story "Billy" from Robert McGowan's new story collection, NAM: Things That Weren't True and Other Stories . The reader of the story, which runs about eight minutes, is the British actor Greg Page.
McGowan served as a pay disbursement specialist with the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1968-69. His book of Vietnam War short stories is scheduled to be published later this summer.
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50th Anniversary Commemoration Website
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Viet Nam Lit Project Launches New Blog
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Army Center of Military History's New e Book Catalog
The U.S. Army's Center of Military History's Web catalog of its publications has recently been redone with big…


Abstract We have developed a core code to model the cylindrical polar and Cartesian incompressible turbulent Navier-Stokes equations with application to chemical reactor problems. A conventional co-located finite volume method is used to discretise the conservative form of the partial differential equations. The pressure velocity coupling is solved using the SIMPLE algorithm with the resulting sets of equations solved using tri-diagonal matrix or pre-conditioned conjugate gradient methods as appropriate. A parallel message passing version of the code has been developed within MPI and PVM. In this paper we will describe the core-code and the development of a specific module to model the industrial production of titania particles resulting from the interaction at high pressures and temperatures of streams of titanium chloride and oxygen.


Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief and prime ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif said the Kashmir dispute should be brought back to the negotiating table.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief and prime ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the historic negotiations between the United States and North Korea should be a precedent for India and Pakistan. Shehbaz Sharif is the former chief minister of Punjab and the brother of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
In a series of tweets, the prime ministerial candidate said India and Pakistan should bring the Kashmir dispute back to the negotiating table.
Shehbaz Sharif said the Kashmir dispute must be resolved in accordance with United Nations resolutions. The international community should also focus on the peace process in Afghanistan, he added.
In December 2017, Nawaz Sharif announced that Shehbaz Sharif would be his party's prime ministerial candidate for the General Elections, months after Pakistan's top court disqualified him from holding the post. Nawaz Sharif corruption charges surfaced against him and his family in the Panama Papers case.


Me, I didn't like the sculpting idea from the start. I linked to what I thought should get links and figured that was pretty natural, to have navigational links, external links and so on — and natural has long been the think Google's rewarded the most. So I didn't sculpt, even after Matt helped put it out there, because it just made no long term sense to me.
You can confer some of your site's reputation to another site when your site links to it. Sometimes users can take advantage of this by adding links to their own site in your comment sections or message boards. Or sometimes you might mention a site in a negative way and don't want to confer any of your reputation upon it. For example, imagine that you're writing a blog post on the topic of comment spamming and you want to call out a site that recently comment spammed your blog. You want to warn others of the site, so you include the link to it in your content; however, you certainly don't want to give the site some of your reputation from your link. This would be a good time to use nofollow.
PageRank always was and remains only one part of the Google search algorithm, the system that determines how to rank pages. There are many other ranking factors that are also considered. A high PageRank score did NOT mean that a page would rank well for any topic. Pages with lower scores could beat pages with higher scores if they had other factors in their favor.
Keyword analysis. From nomination, further identify a targeted list of keywords and phrases. Review competitive lists and other pertinent industry sources. Use your preliminary list to determine an indicative number of recent search engine queries and how many websites are competing for each keyword. Prioritize keywords and phrases, plurals, singulars and misspellings. (If search users commonly misspell a keyword, you should identify and use it). Please note that Google will try to correct the term when searching, so use this with care.
In the 2000s, with more and more Internet users and the birth of iPhone, customers started searching products and making decisions about their needs online first, instead of consulting a salesperson, which created a new problem for the marketing department of a company. In addition, a survey in 2000 in the United Kingdom found that most retailers had not registered their own domain address. These problems made marketers find the digital ways for market development.
One more important thing to keep in mind is that this factor is just part of the story about what helps pages to be displayed high in SERPs. Yes, it was the first one used by Google, but now there are lots of ranking factors, they all matter, and they all are taken into account for ranking. The most essential one is deemed content. You know this, content is king, there is no way around it. User experience is the new black (with the new Speed Update, it will become even more important).
Understanding Mobiles: Understanding mobile devices is a significant aspect of digital marketing because smartphones and tablets are now responsible for 64% of the time US consumers are online (Whiteside, 2016). Apps provide a big opportunity as well as challenge for the marketers because firstly the app needs to be downloaded and secondly the person needs to actually use it. This may be difficult as 'half the time spent on smartphone apps occurs on the individuals single most used app, and almost 85% of their time on the top four rated apps' (Whiteside, 2016). Mobile advertising can assist in achieving a variety of commercial objectives and it is effective due to taking over the entire screen, and voice or status is likely to be considered highly; although the message must not be seen or thought of as intrusive (Whiteside, 2016). Disadvantages of digital media used on mobile devices also include limited creative capabilities, and reach. Although there are many positive aspects including the users entitlement to select product information, digital media creating a flexible message platform and there is potential for direct selling (Belch & Belch, 2012).
That sort of solidifies my thoughts that Google has always liked and still likes sites that are most natural the best – so to me it seems like it's best not to stress over nofollow and dofollow – regarding on-site and off-site links – and just link to sites you really think are cool and likewise comment on blogs you really like )and leave something useful)… if nothing else, if things change will nofollow again, you'll have all those comments floating around out there so it can't hurt. And besides, you may get some visitors from them if the comments are half-decent.
PageRank has been used to rank spaces or streets to predict how many people (pedestrians or vehicles) come to the individual spaces or streets. In lexical semantics it has been used to perform Word Sense Disambiguation, Semantic similarity, and also to automatically rank WordNet synsets according to how strongly they possess a given semantic property, such as positivity or negativity.
Was reviewing some competitive data and thought this was pretty interesting. I ran a batch analysis on Ahrefs of competitors. See attached screenshot. With just 603 backlinks, Our site is ranking up there with sites with 2x, 3x, 10x the number of backlinks/unique ips. Guessing some of this authority is coming from the backlinks program and general good quality of those links. Hard to speculate but nice to see. Ben R.
The eigenvalue problem was suggested in 1976 by Gabriel Pinski and Francis Narin, who worked on scientometrics ranking scientific journals, in 1977 by Thomas Saaty in his concept of Analytic Hierarchy Process which weighted alternative choices, and in 1995 by Bradley Love and Steven Sloman as a cognitive model for concepts, the centrality algorithm.
Adjusting how Google treats nofollows is clearly a major shift (as the frenzy in the SEO community has demonstrated). So, if Google were to adjust how they treat nofollows they would need to phase it in gradually. I believe this latest (whether in 2008 or 2009) change is simply a move in the direction of greater changes to come regarding nofollow. It is the logical first step.
For instance, if you have an article called "How To Do Keyword Research," you can help reinforce to Google the relevance of this page for the subject/phrase "keyword research" by linking from an article reviewing a keyword research tool to your How To Do Keyword Research article. This linking strategy is part of effective siloing, which helps clarify your main website themes.
Also, I've never found that page rank scultping worked. It might have for smaller sites that have a simple structure to follow. but in case of CMS's handling a large number of pages and dynamic websites, its not practical to have an intricate graph of how your page rank flows. I mean, even if you did, wouldn't it be easy and clever if you just leave some thumb rules (like always nofollowing an external link) and leave it to Google for the rest ? Rather ocus on the content ?
By now, you've likely seen all the "gurus" in your Facebook feed. Some of them are more popular than others. What you'll notice is that the ads you see that have the highest views and engagement are normally the most successful. Use a site like Similar Web to study those ads and see what they're doing. Join their lists and embed yourself in their funnels. That's an important part of the process so that you can replicate and reverse engineer what the most successful marketers are doing.
If you are using Responsive Web Design, use meta name="viewport" tag to tell the browser how to adjust the content. If you use Dynamic Serving, use the Vary HTTP header to signal your changes depending on the user-agent. If you are using separate URLs, signal the relationship between two URLs by  tag with rel="canonical" and rel="alternate" elements.
Game advertising - In-Game advertising is defined as "inclusion of products or brands within a digital game." The game allows brands or products to place ads within their game, either in a subtle manner or in the form of an advertisement banner. There are many factors that exist in whether brands are successful in their advertising of their brand/product, these being: Type of game, technical platform, 3-D and 4-D technology, game genre, congruity of brand and game, prominence of advertising within the game. Individual factors consist of attitudes towards placement advertisements, game involvement, product involvement, flow or entertainment. The attitude towards the advertising also takes into account not only the message shown but also the attitude towards the game. Dependent of how enjoyable the game is will determine how the brand is perceived, meaning if the game isn't very enjoyable the consumer may subconsciously have a negative attitude towards the brand/product being advertised. In terms of Integrated Marketing Communication "integration of advertising in digital games into the general advertising, communication, and marketing strategy of the firm" is an important as it results in a more clarity about the brand/product and creates a larger overall effect.
Optimization techniques are highly tuned to the dominant search engines in the target market. The search engines' market shares vary from market to market, as does competition. In 2003, Danny Sullivan stated that Google represented about 75% of all searches. In markets outside the United States, Google's share is often larger, and Google remains the dominant search engine worldwide as of 2007. As of 2006, Google had an 85–90% market share in Germany. While there were hundreds of SEO firms in the US at that time, there were only about five in Germany. As of June 2008, the market share of Google in the UK was close to 90% according to Hitwise. That market share is achieved in a number of countries.
Outreach to webmasters should be personalized. You can list reasons why you like their brand, think your brand would partner well with them or citing articles and other content they published are great ways to make them more receptive. Try to find an actual point-of-contact on professional sites like LinkedIn. A generic blast of "Dear Webmaster…" emails is really just a spam campaign.
There are a number of ways brands can use digital marketing to benefit their marketing efforts. The use of digital marketing in the digital era not only allows for brands to market their products and services, but also allows for online customer support through 24/7 services to make customers feel supported and valued. The use of social media interaction allows brands to receive both positive and negative feedback from their customers as well as determining what media platforms work well for them. As such, digital marketing has become an increased advantage for brands and businesses. It is now common for consumers to post feedback online through social media sources, blogs and websites on their experience with a product or brand. It has become increasingly popular for businesses to use and encourage these conversations through their social media channels to have direct contact with the customers and manage the feedback they receive appropriately.
Here's my take on the whole pagerank sculpting situation. As I understand it, the basic idea is that you can increase your rankings in Google by channeling the page rank of your pages to the pages you want ranked. This used be done with the use of the 'no folow' tag. That said, things have changed, and Google has come out and said that the way 'no follow' use to work has changed. In short, using 'no follow' to channel that page rank juice is no longer as effective as it once was.
Another tool to help you with your link building campaign is the Backlink Builder Tool. It is not enough just to have a large number of inbound links pointing to your site. Rather, you need to have a large number of QUALITY inbound links. This tool searches for websites that have a related theme to your website which are likely to add your link to their website. You specify a particular keyword or keyword phrase, and then the tool seeks out related sites for you. This helps to simplify your backlink building efforts by helping you create quality, relevant backlinks to your site, and making the job easier in the process.
NOTE: You may be curious what your site's or your competitor's PR score is. But Google no longer reveals the PageRank score for websites. It used to display at the top of web browsers right in the Google Toolbar, but no more. And PR data is no longer available to developers through APIs, either. Even though it's now hidden from public view, however, PageRank remains an important ingredient in Google's secret ranking algorithms.
Another way to get sites to link back to something valuable on your site is by offering a free tool. A free tool could be a basic tool (like an auto loan calculator) or a scaled down version of a paid tool (like Alexa's Site Overview and Audience Overlap tools). If the tools are valuable enough, others will link to them in their content. Plus, on free versions of paid tools, you can add call-to-actions to sign up for the full product/service which drives acquisition in addition to awareness.
While most of the links to your site will be added gradually, as people discover your content through search or other ways and link to it, Google understands that you'd like to let others know about the hard work you've put into your content. Effectively promoting your new content will lead to faster discovery by those who are interested in the same subject. As with most points covered in this document, taking these recommendations to an extreme could actually harm the reputation of your site.
In an effort to manually control the flow of PageRank among pages within a website, many webmasters practice what is known as PageRank Sculpting—which is the act of strategically placing the nofollow attribute on certain internal links of a website in order to funnel PageRank towards those pages the webmaster deemed most important. This tactic has been used since the inception of the nofollow attribute, but may no longer be effective since Google announced that blocking PageRank transfer with nofollow does not redirect that PageRank to other links.


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Four Oklahoma County inmates accused in deadly jail beating ordered to trial
Kyle Schwab
Four inmates accused of a deadly beating inside the Oklahoma County jail have been ordered to trial on a second-degree murder charge.
"They were stomping on him," the key witness, another inmate, testified Friday at a preliminary hearing. "They tried to strip him buck naked."
All four are accused of "beating and stomping" Maurice "Little Smoke" Pendleton on July 18. Prosecutors allege the attack was gang-related.
Testimony on Friday revealed that at the time of the attack, all four had been awaiting disciplinary hearings for getting into trouble while at the jail.
The defendants appeared together Friday in Oklahoma County District Court for the preliminary hearing. At its conclusion, Special Judge Kevin McCray found enough evidence to send the case to trial. All four pleaded not guilty.
Charged are Todd Alan Miller, 31; Antonio Dewayne Ligons, 35; Hareth Hameed, 19; and Martaveous Dwayne Gillioms, 20.
Miller, Ligons and Gillioms also are charged with a felony gang association offense. Prosecutors allege those three defendants are associated with the Rollin 20s and Rollin 90s Crips.
Pendleton was a member of a rival gang, the 107 Hoover Crips, according to prosecutors. Before the attack, though, the victim said he didn't "gang bang" like that, according to investigators.
Witnesses reported the inmates surrounded Pendleton like he was "prey" and began assaulting him because of his gang affiliation, a sheriff's investigator reported in a court affidavit.
The assault took place just before noon July 18 on the jail's eighth-floor basketball court, according to the affidavit. Pendleton had just been arraigned by video on an assault charge. Pendleton died from a traumatic head injury that evening at a hospital, investigators reported.
Key witness testifies
The key witness, Raymundo Rubio, 22, testified Friday for prosecutors about seeing the attack. The witness said Ligons "faked a handshake" and then "was the first one to swing at him."
Rubio said the victim then started running around the basketball court, "trying to get away from them." The witness told the judge that Miller bear-hugged the Pendleton and slammed him to the ground.
Rubio said the attack lasted about a minute. The witness testified that Pendleton's pants were at his ankles when a "maintenance man" intervened.
Rubio said Pendleton got up and spoke with deputies after the attack. The witness later was told Pendleton had died, he testified.
Rubio told the judge he and others in the basketball court were there awaiting disciplinary hearings.
Rubio testified for prosecutors after they agreed to amend and dismiss counts from his ongoing cases, he said.
Before being charged in the current case, Gillioms and Hameed were already facing murder charges.
Gillioms was charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting in January in Oklahoma City. Hameed was charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in December in Oklahoma City. Those cases are pending.
Pendleton was accused in his assault case of shooting another man July 9 after an altercation at a Midwest City apartment complex.
After the jail beating, Sheriff P.D. Taylor said changes were made at the jail to prevent future incidents.


Andrew predicted there would be rain.
Martin and Alastair are obviously in love with each other.
Deborah lacks experience, doesn't he?
Lee is one of a kind.
Mehrdad gave me an apple.
There's no question that Shutoku was the thief.
Don't mention rope in the home of a hanged man.
Smoking is not permitted in class.
We're going to do everything we can to find Lester.
Jerome was puzzled by the question.
Rafael told the police that he shot Jeffery in self-defense.
Carol surprised Price with a kiss on the cheek.
Keith is more popular than me.
Erik always takes good notes.
How could Urs have known where the money was hidden?
Ilya didn't think Malus heard him.
I need to see Masanao now.
We agreed to help Dalton.
Thierry is doing good work here.
Timothy kept silent about his crime for years.
I think Tait won't go.
Jimmy looks like he's bored.
Ro is interested in French history.
Per glued his finger to the model airplane he was building.
Shel is more clever than honest.
Jerald and Varda seem to be attracted to each other, don't they?


Nature's Glory tray is made with hand cut textured glass & bevels. It is then ground, wrapped in copper foil & soldered together, using lead free solder, surrounding the Nautilus shells as the focal point. It is accented by jewelry quality Paua from New Zealand & assorted shells. The piece is available in the cobalt blue tones seen here as well as champagne, teal & Brown. The neutral piece uses the Tiger Nautilus shell & the teal use a pearlized nautilus shell. This tray can be used in the kitchen to display gourmet balsamic vinegar bottles, in the guest bath for hand towels, in the bedroom for a catch all or perfume bottles.


The New Year in Lithuania is observed with a public holiday every 1 January. This holiday extends the celebrations that climax in the leadup to midnight the night before – New Year's Eve.
In Lithuania, as in other Eastern European countries, feasting on lucky foods is traditionally a big part of New Years' celebrations. For example, lentils are thought to look like money and thus bring prosperity, eating pork is supposed to bring prosperity, silver-scaled fish are considered lucky, and the long strands of sauerkraut stand for long life.
Lithuanian New Year is sometimes called "Little Christmas" because the foods eaten for both holidays are largely the same. But for New Year's, meat dishes are included, while fish and vegetable dishes abound during Christmastime.
Also, people think it will earn them luck if they stay up till midnight on New Year's Eve, while sleeping in the new year is considered very bad luck. Many Lithuanians spend the hours around midnight telling stories about good fortune or making predictions about good times to come.


Well, seeing as how I got my free DHL atlas I posted a few months back, I thought it might be cool to pick up this free America's byways map and stick it in the back of the atlas! It's how I carry on my ongoing quest never to ask for directions once in my entire life!
Just wanted to comment on the prompt delivery of my free DHL Atlas! The DHL guy, who I'd never even SEEN in my small town before, knocked on my door and handed it me last week, after only about 5 days after ordering it! Thanks DHL! And thanks to you as well!


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Tag Archives: Middle East
Where Have You Gone, Harry Truman?
Seventy years ago this week, in a quiet corner of Iran, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union began in earnest over a missed deadline. For four years, American, British, and Soviet troops had been stationed in Iran, invited by the government there to help protect Persian oil fields from Hitler's army. But there was an important caveat, agreed to in a 1942 treaty: all troops had to be gone within six months of the end of World War II. As the war wound down, Washington and London successfully pressed Tehran for oil concessions, and withdrew troops on time. But Moscow, denied the oil it believed it was due, found an excuse to stay – coming to the aid of Iranian Kurdish rebels in the northern regions of Iran. That's where Soviet troops still sat when deadline day came and went on March 2, 1946, to the great displeasure of the person who mattered most – U.S. President Harry S Truman.
Three New Realities in the Middle East for the Next American President
LONDON–There was a telling moment in last Saturday night's Republican presidential debate that says a lot about America's misadventures in the Middle East over the past 15 years. Donald Trump, the real estate developer and current front-runner who has done everything from calling for a ban on Muslim immigrants to ridiculing the war record of Senator and former prisoner of war John McCain, finally did something to cause the Republican establishment to turn on him. Questioned about the presidency of George W. Bush, Trump said that the Bush Administration "lied" its way into the Iraq war by hyping weapons of mass destruction; called the invasion itself a "disaster;" and reminded the audience that "the World Trade Center came down" on Bush's watch. It was too much for the South Carolina audience, which booed him, and the other candidates, who unloaded on him. The irony is that the breaking point for Republicans was hearing Trump say something that was true.
Five Saudi Imperial Projects the West has Slept Through
Horrified by the news that Saudi Arabia would set a record for beheadings in 2015 while continuing to fund radical Islamic groups across the world, I wrote a column last October arguing that it was time for the United States to reconsider its 70-year relationship with the kingdom in Riyadh. After the piece was posted, one of the friends I heard from was Terence Ward, author of the internationally praised memoir, Searching for Hassan.
Terry knows about Saudi Arabia: while born in Colorado, he spent his childhood in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Not only does he have a rich understanding of the deep conflicts within Islam and between nations in the Middle East, but as a man who is fluent in six languages — including Arabic and Farsi — his understanding of the subtleties of those conflicts go well beyond that of most Westerners.
As tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have rapidly escalated this month over Riyadh's execution of a high-profile Shiite cleric, Terry reached out with a thoughtful perspective on Saudi Arabia and the West. I print it here in full:
What If Washington Were Jerusalem?
WASHINGTON–As one of the American citizens who was born in Israel and is well versed in Middle East affairs, my friend Raphael Benaroya has an interesting way of demonstrating for his fellow Americans what it is like to live in Israel. As the debate over Tehran reaches farcical levels – with even Donald Trump coming to the Capitol to bloviate against Congress while Tea Party diehards in the audience took turns hitting a punching bag in the image of Barack Obama – I keep coming back to Raphael as a means of understanding the depth of Israeli anger and Jewish rage over the agreement.
As Raphael explains, it was 225 years ago that America's capital – the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia – was carved out of land donated by the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia. Today, it occupies a footprint slightly larger than the city of Jerusalem, which sits some 6,000 miles away, and it lives in relative peace. But what if that wasn't the case? What if, Raphael asks, rather than sitting in comfort and security, the District of Columbia instead lived with the same reality that Israeli Jews are confronted with each day?
America and Iran's Taba Moment
As President Bill Clinton tells it, Yasser Arafat wanted to wear something controversial to the White House ceremony in which Israelis and Palestinians signed the Oslo Accords in 1993: his handgun. While Clinton convinced Arafat, then chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, to leave his firearm behind–and then convinced Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to shake hands with Arafat–in truth, a gun abandoned only for a few hours is a good symbol of the tortured road that Israelis and Palestinians have traveled ever since. The closest the two sides have come to realizing the promise of a peaceful two-state solution imagined by Oslo was during a two-month period in the closing days of Clinton's presidency that began 14 years ago this week.
In negotiations that started at Camp David and continued in the Egyptian town of Taba, Palestinians were offered a solution that met 97 percent of their demands. Both sides declared that they had "never been closer to peace." But then, negotiations were halted for a looming Israeli election, with the two sides expressing "a shared belief that the remaining gaps could be bridged." But it was not to be: Israelis elected a prime minister who had no interest in restarting talks, and the hope of Taba died. In the 14 years since, more than 1180 Israelis and 9,100 Palestinians have been killed, Jewish settlers in the West Bank have doubled, and one in four Palestinians remain mired in poverty.
Prabowo Could Be Indonesia's Lee Kuan Yew
BALI, Indonesia–If public graft were a symphony, Djoko Susilo might be its Mozart. On a salary of $1,000 a month, the former head of Indonesia's police academy managed to amass a fortune of $18 million. Earlier this month, Djoko was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Jakarta Corruption Court for accepting a $2.9 million bribe for a contract that eventually lost the state $10 million.
On the same day Djoko was found guilty, a former Health Ministry official was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling $1 million. Last month, the country's top oil and gas regulator–revered as a "clean man in a corrupt industry"–was charged with taking $700,000 in bribes from an oil-trading company. All told, more than 360 Indonesian officials have been jailed on corruption charges since 2002, including cabinet officers, governors, Members of Parliament, and judges.
At a time when every Islamic nation in the Middle East seems to be on fire, Indonesia–which has more Muslims than Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Egypt combined–appears to be a relative oasis of diversity and democracy. On track to become one of the world's ten largest economies, this southeast Asian nation is also set to witness the third consecutive direct election of its president next year after five decades of dictatorship. But in a country where more than half of the population lives on less than $2 a day, Indonesia's deepening corruption at the highest levels isn't just a threat to economic growth–it's a ticking time bomb whose detonation could send shock waves across Asia, destabilize America's China strategy and make the violence in Egypt and Syria pale by comparison.
Imagining 'Eastphalia'
It began in the Netherlands, as outraged Calvinists smashed statues to protest the wealth and excesses of Spain and the Catholic Church. In Germany, starving soldiers laid waste to entire regions. The ensuing war engulfed all of 17th-century Europe in 80 years of bloody religious conflict. After the assassination of generals and the death of kings, after nearly one-third of Germany's population lay dead from the plague or the sword, Europe's rulers finally came together. They intended only to end the wars; they did not expect to create a new global order. But when they finally signed the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Europe – and the world – was on its way to being transformed.


Blemishes in Australia's World T20 crusade stayed clear in a sketchy triumph to successfully take out Bangladesh from the competition in Bangalore. Adam Zampa and Usman Khawaja created huge exhibitions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, yet others were less persuading in front of all the more requesting gatherings with Pakistan and India.
Bangladesh never entirely appeared to be sufficiently certain to push through for triumph, especially after the loss of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny because of questions over their rocking the bowling alley activities. Mustafizur Rahman knocked down some pins wonderfully for his skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, be that as it may, and in doing as such conveyed another low score for Australia's pioneer Steven Smith, who is by all accounts grappling with his diversion just a matter of weeks subsequent to being pushed into the T20 captaincy in front of Aaron Finch.
Notwithstanding when Glenn Maxwell had taken Australia to a position where they required just nine from the last three overs, there appeared a specific absence of balance about the pursuit. Maxwell charged carelessly at Shakib Al Hasan to be befuddled, then second ball John Hastings was dropped when he pushed hard-given to cover. A further run out chance was offered before Hastings was gotten in the profound striving for the triumphant runs. Untidy was single word that rung a bell.
Smith owed much to Zampa for rocking the bowling alley an astounding spell through the center of the innings, generally as Bangladesh appeared to be equipped for expanding on a reluctant begin. Australia's crease assault was not precisely undermining on a moderate Bangalore surface, and it was left to Zampa to mold a trio of wickets – he additionally had a chance dropped by Mitchell Marsh in his first over. Zampa's exertion, on a surface that did not turn all that quite, opened further inquiries regarding why the selectors saw fit just to take the rarely utilized left-arm twist of Ashton Agar to the competition nearby him.
As he had done against New Zealand, Khawaja looked by a wide margin Australia's most guaranteed batsman in these climes. He moved into apparatus with the sweetest straight six comprehensible in Mashrafe Mortaza'a first over of the innings, and discovered crevices without breaking a sweat he has shown subsequent to the begin of the Australian summer. Khawaja was irritated to be knocked down some pins behind his cushions when the objective was well close by, and his way out sold out the unease of others in a batting line-up prominently ailing in his capacity to unobtrusively change in accordance with the slower pace of the ball.
Australia had acquired Hastings for Agar in the main change to the side that lost their opening match in Dharamsala after the visit selectors, Darren Lehmann and Mark Waugh, ruled against reviewing Aaron Finch. Bangladesh supplanted Taskin and Sunny with the left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib and offspinning allrounder Shuvagata Hom, both of whom just joined the group on Sunday night.
Mortaza's group were additionally missing Tamim Iqbal because of disease, with Mohammad Mithun climbing the request to supplant him. Nathan Coulter-Nile knocked down some pins helpfully with the new ball and Shane Watson found the skill for wickets at the flip side to urge gets from Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman. Hastings and Marsh were to some degree more costly, leaving Smith to approach Zampa.
His first wicket was a blessing – Mithun arrowing a short ball straight to Watson at profound midwicket – yet from that point Zampa developed into his spell, and did not clasp when Hom followed him with a towering six took after by another limit. Next ball he assaulted the stumps and won a lbw decision, and before the spell was over he had additionally represented Shakib, beaten for length and bob.
From that point Smith would have sought after an unassuming pursue, yet Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim discovered pace more agreeable to manage than Zampa's twist, and played with some development to discover holes on the off side and scour 44 keeps running from the last three overs of the innings. An objective of 157 was no less than 20 a larger number of keeps running than Smith would have planned for before at night.
Khawaja and Watson started well, before the allrounder skied a chance and was dropped, however neglected to take advantage when he risked a second keep running next over and was gotten short by Sabbir's astounding come back from the profound. While Khawaja murmured, Smith spluttered, blending one straight six with a modest bunch of miscues before at long last being knocked down some pins between his legs by a Mustafizur conveyance that molded once more into him. Missing a ball on that line was most not at all like Smith, as different groups will note.
Warner shimmered quickly before Khawaja lost his leg stump, and when the bad habit skipper punched a full hurl straight back to Shakib the mathematical statement looked quickly troublesome. Maxwell adjusted it out with a couple sharp blows however his appearing failure to prevent himself from settling on careless choices prompted the baffling and a cheeky completion against mishandling adversaries. Australia might be on the board, yet they are far from looking like contenders.


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Arch Street, West of Thirteenth Street, 1889.
Title: Arch Street, West of Thirteenth Street, 1889.
Historic Street Address: 13th & Arch Streets
Depicts a view looking west on Arch Street from Thirteenth Street. On the left is St.George's Hall, originally the home of railroad executive Matthew Newkirk. The elegant marble mansion was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in the 1850s. In 1876 it became the headquarters of the Society of the Sons of St. George, organized in 1772 to assist Englishmen in distress in America. The building was sold again in 1901, when the Society moved to Arch Street at 19th, and was taken down soon after. The spires in the distance belong to the Arch Street Methodist Church (left) and the First Baptist Church.
Taken from Illustrated Philadelphia: Its Wealth and Industries. American Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889, p.77.
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25 women you should know in 2015
By Rolling Out
March is International Women's History Month, and in honor of women who are making life better across the globe, whether in entertainment, fashion, media or technology, rolling out has compiled a list of 25 women you should know in 2015. –jamie mariah
1) Taraji P. Henson, actress
Notably one of the hottest females on television, Taraji P. Henson has stolen the hearts of viewers with her role in Fox's biggest show, "Empire." Getting her movie start with a role in Baby Boy, Henson has stacked up the roles in such movies as Hustle and Flow, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which she received an Oscar nomination, and recurring roles in Think Like a Man and Think Like a Man Too.
2) Issa Rae, writer and producer, "Awkward Black Girl"
Thanks to her comedy Web series, "AWKWARD Black Girl," Issa Rae has become a YouTube phenomenon. Successfully launching the first and second season of her online show, and even getting Pharrell Williams as one of the executive producers; Rae is now hitting the road in February to promote her new book The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and has a new series, "The Legend of Human Black Guy." Also being featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Entertainment List for her work, it is not too late to catch up with the program. Check out the latest episodes on YouTube and her website awkwardblackgirl.com.
3) Amma Asante, filmmaker
Best known for A Way of Life, a film she wrote and directed in 2004, British screenwriter and film director Amma Asante has been making a name for herself in not only the U.K., but in the U.S. Since taking America by a storm with her first major feature film Belle, Asante is seen as one of the most promising directors. Opening last spring, Belle has grossed $10.6 million domestically to date. Be on the lookout for upcoming projects. They're sure to not disappoint.
4) Erin Teague, director of product management, Yahoo!
Being a leader at one of Silicon Valley's largest companies, Erin Teague has managed to stand out in a predominantly male and white career field. Graduating from the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, and then finishing with another degree from Harvard Business School, this Detroit native has broken barriers many wouldn't have imagined. Named among the 100 "Coolest People in Tech" by Business Insider, 32-year-old Teague is leading a team of engineers at Yahoo!
5) Kimberly Bryant, founder, Black Girls Code
With the mission to introduce programming and technology to girls of color between the ages 7-17, Kimberly Bryant continues to provide opportunities to learn these in-demand skills with her nonprofit organization, Black Girls Code. Being devoted to change the underrepresented percentage of black females in the technology work force, she hopes to provide girls with the skills to obtain positions within the field that has approximately 1.4 million job openings.
6) Amanda Spann, co-founder, tiphub
Being known as one of Business Insider's 30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30, one of BET's Blacks on the Brink of Greatness, and considered one of the five future leaders in technology according to Black Enterprise magazine, Amanda Spann is a force to be reckoned with. Co-founding Tiphub, a mentorship and consultancy that develops and supports impact ventures within Africa, Spann is always seeking new ways to engage the Black tech community.
7) Poornima Vijayashanker, founder of Femgineer
This entrepreneur and software engineer is always on the go. Poornima Vijayashanker has been creating startup after startup. From engineering Mint.com to founding BizeeBee, her newest endeavor is Femgineer, a startup focused on helping tech professionals in their careers and tech entrepreneurs build products and companies. Who knows what this creative mind will come up with next.
8) Wanda Shelley, producer
Considered the queen of urban television, Wanda Shelley has produced some of TV's most popular reality shows over the past 10 years, including "Being Bobby Brown," and Keith Sweat's "Platinum House" which features Dru Hill. She is currently a co-owner and vice President for Simmons-Shelley Entertainment Studios, previously known as B2 Entertainment Studios LLC in Atlanta, where she resides.
9) Tracy Baker-Simmons, Reality TV pioneer
Along with Wanda Shelley, Tracy Baker-Simmons is the co-owner and president of Simmons-Shelley Entertainment Studios. One of the top female producers in the film industry, Simmons has a range of expertise from award-winning TV commercials with Coca-Cola and Sprite to serving as a producer for Tyler Perry's "House of Payne." She is a reality TV pioneer who served as the executive producer and co-creator of the Bravo hit reality series "Being Bobby Brown."
10) Sibley "Sib Vicious" Scoles, Revolt TV
Edgy and confidence-filled TV personality and recording artist Sibly "Sib Vicious" Scoles is making some noise within the industry. Recently becoming a part of P. Diddy's Revolt TV as a main host, this San Francisco native is a songbird at heart. Prior to the show, Scoles was overseas touring with singer Taio Cruz. As her career is kicking into high gear, anticipation is high for this talented soul.
11) Alicia Quarles, correspondent
You may recognize her from E! News or maybe even MSNBC, as Alicia Quarles keeps her audience up to date. A USC alum, she started as a producer with Associated Press where she served for a number of years. Catch her reporting on the hottest A-listers or the latest in breaking news.
12) Mara Schiavocampo, writer, journalist and correspondent
ABC News correspondent and author of the book Thinspired: How I Lost 90 Pounds — My Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Self-Acceptance is formerly an anchor for MSNBC and NBC News, Mara Schiavocampo is an Emmy Award- winning journalist. Her resume includes work with ABC News, Ebony magazine, and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Labeled as "the next Diane Sawyer," Schiavocampo was the first reporter of her kind in network TV. She has worked as a correspondent for "Nightly News," "The Today Show," "Weekend Nightly News" and "Weekend Today."
13) Sheinelle Jones, anchor and journalist
This "Weekend Today," anchor is making waves. Before joining the NBC family, Sheinelle Jones was a co-host on the morning program "Good Day Philadelphia," and before that she was an evening news anchor and reporter for a Fox affiliate in Oklahoma.
14) Tamron Hall, correspondent
Catch her at 9 a.m. co-hosting the "Today" Show or at 11 a.m. anchoring "NewsNation" on MSNBC; Tamron Hall is not camera shy. Adding to her list of TV airings, she is also a national correspondent for NBC News. This award- winning journalist has been featured in major outlets such as Forbes, Ebony magazine, Marie Claire, and the Huffington Post.
15) Meghan Markle, actress
Meghan Markle has had recurring roles in "CSI: NY," "CSI: Miami," "Fringe," and starred in films such as Get Him to the Greek, and Horrible Bosses. The Los Angeles native is now known as Rachel Zane in the show "Suits."
6) Ava DuVernay, director
Director, film marketer, film distributor, and screenwriter Ava DuVernay directed the Oscar-nominated film Selma. DuVernay won Best Director Prize for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere," and became the first female black director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Now, thanks to Selma, she also became the first black female director to have a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
17) Angela Benton, founder, Black Web 2.0, NewMe Accelerator
Angela Benton, CEO of Black Web Media and the founder of NewMe Accelerator, has raised more $16 million in funding since her comoany;s inception in start in 2011. NewMe helps entrepreneurs launch businesses and get the help of investors. Benton was featured on the CNN series "Black in America," and it seems whatever she puts her mind to comes to fruition.
18) Luvvie Ajayi, blogger
Referring to herself as "the Jill of all trades," this comedic blogger, award-winning writer and digital strategist has made a major name for herself. Ajayi was one of first black bloggers to receive red carpet and backstage coverage access, She has also found time to create her own nonprofit organization called The Red Pump Project. Her blog draws 250,000 viewers per month.
19) Serayah Love, actress and singer
Probably most recognizable for her role in the hit show, "Empire," Serayah proves there's much more to her under the surface. This California native is a singer, model, and actress that chooses to pursue a career in music. What can be called a triple threat, we'll call it a recipe for great success.
20) Crystal Nicole, songwriter
Winning 4 Grammy Awards and 5 ASCAP Awards, Crystal Nicole, better known as her stage name Cristyle, has a talent like no other. Writing for artists like Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blidge, Rihanna, David Guetta, and even Beyoncé, her list can go on for days. Crystal finally released her own debut album by the name of "I Am Crystal Nicole."
21) Isha Sesay, CNN
When she's not traveling the world covering breaking stories, you may catch her anchoring on "CNNI NewsCenter" or even the "BackStory" throughout the week. Isha Sesay is an anchor and CNN International correspondent who has reported on major global events such as the Ebola outbreak, to the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and even to the protests in Egypt. This hard workingwomen is doing big things in the city of Atlanta whenever duty doesn't call overseas.
22) Gugu Mbatha-Raw, actress
British stage and film actress Gugu Mbatha has surely been getting peoples attention. First hitting the American scene in Tom Hanks "Larry Crowne" and then going on to do television shows, Mbatha earned critical acclaim from her performances in both dramas "Belle" and "Beyond the Lights." Be on the lookout for upcoming movies!
23) Shellye Archambeau, CEO MetricStream
Becoming the first African American women IBM sent on an international assignment, Shellye Archambeau is now the head woman in charge. Being recognized as one of the Top 25 Click and Mortar Executives by Internet World and also as one of 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology, this is a lady that knows what she's doing.
24) Folorunsho Alakija, world's richest woman and oil baroness
Meet Nigeria's first female billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija. She founded Supreme Stitches, a premium fashion line, and then later got into the oil business. In 2008, the former beauty queen went on to start her own company. She is the group managing director of The Rose of Sharon Group which consists of The Rose of Sharon Prints & Promotions Limited, Digital Reality Prints Limited. She is also the executive vice chairman of Famfa Oil Limited.
25) Beyoncé, singer, actress
Known across the world, Beyoncé has easily become a household name. Being what some would call the epitome of influential, she has sold millions of records, sold out many of her concert tours, and has millions of views online. She continues to shatter records and continues to entice those worldwide through songs, commercials, movies and fashion. Queen Bey, as fans call her, can do no wrong.
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