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CAN: Billy Graham fought the good fight
Rev. Samson Ayokunle, President, Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN ) has described Evangelist Billy Graham as the most humble and influential religious leaders well known in the world.
Ayokunle made the remark in an interview in Abuja, while reacting to the death of the renowned evangelist.
The president noted that Graham's departure, no doubt had left a big vacuum in the church at large, adding that he came, saw and conquered for the kingdom of God.
He said that the deceased was too humble that he prayed for so many people around the globe and gave hope to generations.
"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go to the family of the foremost Evangelist of the century, Billy Graham, on his transition to glory.
"We give God the glory for a life well spent. He has fought the good fight, has finished the race and has kept the faith,'' Ayokunle said.
Graham was a Christian and a pastor in North Carolina. He took his evangelism crusades around the country and globe.
He wrote so many books and preached to an estimated 215 million people in 185 countries.
Graham who was diagnosed with Parkinson's like symptoms, died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.
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White House: 'Bad Form' to Not Send Word of Trump Jr. Subpoena
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Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney says it was "bad form" for the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee to subpoena President Donald Trump's oldest son without telling the White House ahead of time.
FILE - Executive Vice President of The Trump organization, Donald Trump Jr., looks on during the Global Business Summit in New Delhi, Feb. 23, 2018.
Trump and his administration are engaged in intense battles with opposition Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives for testimony and documents on an array of fronts, but the Senate panel's Wednesday subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. was a surprise.
FILE - Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 31, 2019.
It is the first known subpoena of a member of President Trump's immediate family, although the younger Trump and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, a White House adviser, have voluntarily testified before congressional panels.
The younger Trump was summoned to answer more questions about his 2017 testimony to the Senate panel as part of its probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The committee has renewed interest in talking to Donald Trump Jr. after the president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, told a House committee in February that he had briefed Trump Jr. about 10 times on a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. The younger Trump told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017 he was only "peripherally aware'' of the proposal.
Cohen started a three-year prison term this week, partly related to his guilty plea that he lied to Congress about when then-candidate Trump in 2016 ended his pursuit of the Moscow project, so his testimony would coincide with Trump's claim to voters in the early stages of the presidential race that he was no longer pursuing the Russian venture.
FILE - Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building before beginning his prison term, May 6, 2019, in New York.
Mulvaney, in an interview with CBS News, downplayed the significance of the subpoena for the younger Trump since he does not work in the White House. Trump Jr. and his brother Eric oversee the president's Trump Organization business empire while Trump is in office.
"That being said," Mulvaney said, "the fact that the president's son got a subpoena from a Republican-led committee ... and not at least get a heads-up, I thought was — let's say, bad form."
The Senate Intelligence Committee has been investigating Russian election interference and Trump's ties to Russia for the last two years. The Trump Jr. subpoena was a new sign that the Senate panel is continuing with its own Russia investigation even after the release last month of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report.
It was not immediately clear if Trump Jr. will comply with the subpoena, even though it was issued by a Republican-led congressional committee.
The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday overrode Republican opposition to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over Mueller's unredacted report.
President Trump has vowed that he will fight all subpoenas from Democratic-controlled committees trying to investigate him and his administration.
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Peugeot Unveils the E-Legend- A Retro Styled Electric Vehicle
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French automaker Peugeot has unveiled its brand-new electric coupé concept ahead of the Paris Motor Show that will commence on 4th October. The Peugeot e-Legend, as it is called is an all-electric concept automobile inspired from the classic Peugeot 504 that was built some five decades ago.
The shape of E-Legend has plenty of hints of American muscle-car overtones. The unique styling propositions come in the form of twin module headlights and a lower front bumper offering a throwback to an era of chrome-plated stainless steel bumpers through its projected shape. The rear features the signature three claw graphic for the tail lamps. Within heavily flanked wheel arches reside 19-inch wheels finished in a shade of grey subtly tinted with champagne, giving it a diverse shade.
The all-electric concept features an engine with 100kWh batteries that produces 456 hp of power and 800 Nm of torque. It also has a range of 600 km on the WLTP standard, 500 km of which is accessible in 25 minutes due to fast recharging. Performance figures include a 0-100 km/h time of under 4 seconds and a top speed of 220 km/h.
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A total of four driving modes are available, two being manual drive modes called Legend and Boost which will allow you to explore the speed and agility of the car. Legend is the overpowering mode that creates a dashboard reflective of the three dialed classic 504 coupé and also ushers a digitally recreated wooden effect on various display screens. The Boost mode will let you indulge in exploring the speed due to the presence of a powerful electric powertrain.
The other two modes are autonomous, namely Soft and Sharp. The Soft mode focuses mainly on the ease and tranquility of the user by reducing the digital displays to a minimum possible point. On the other hand, the Sharp mode allows the driver and the passengers to engage in the social and digital activities at the maximum level.
In the autonomous modes, Peugeot's i-Cockpit retracts the drive-by-wire, compact steering wheel under the console to offer a clean, unfettered flow to the front fascia, which houses a 49-inch curved screen and a Focal audio sound bar. The main driving controls remain accessible via a center console integrated in the driver's seat, and this houses a rotary controller and a six-inch touch screen.
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The front seats also recline and the side armrests deploy automatically, opening up a large storage area and an induction charging area for Smartphone. A 12-inch display screen built into each of the sun visors offers occupants the ability to either watch a movie or indulge in a spot of video gaming. The doors also each feature a 29-inch screen, so there's no shortage of visual projection.
The Peugeot E-Legend comes equipped with a voice-activated personal assistant to limit the need for physical interaction in accessing functions. Working with Soundhound, the automaker has come up with a system that allows voice commands to control a wide range of operational aspects. Which means, the driver can change their driving style, listen to their favorite playlist or even open or close the electrified doors of the vehicle. The system responds with a digitized voice in up to 17 languages. Peugeot says that a version adapted to its production vehicles is just within two years of a working debut.
The interior seating configuration boasts automatic adjustments according to the driving mode chosen. The addition of the traditional velvet in the seats of this new sensation also adds up to the charm. As Peugeot says:
"Velvet is making a comeback"
The cabin itself features a strong presence of blue, the seats being in a turquoise shade of the color. The upholstery is finished in silk velvet, which is interweaved with a modern technical mesh. Elsewhere, trim elements includes dark Paldao wood to provide a contrast to the primary blue. A fragrance diffuser completes the entire immersive experience.
Exhilarated with the launch of this fantastic muscle car, Jean-Philippe Imparato, the CEO of Peugeot says:
"Peugeot e-LEGEND concept is not just a technological manifesto. This is the vision of a brand, PEUGEOT, actively focused on an optimistic and ultra-desirable future. For Peugeot, autonomous and electric are synonymous with even stronger sensations. Boredom will never be part of our DNA."
With all these unique and cool features amalgamated into one wonderful automobile, the Peugeot E-Legend concept looks awesome and seems to have lived up to the dazzle of the automobile industry. Hope the production version stays true to the concept.
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Paradise Marketing's Dennis Paradise Lauded with XBIZ Industry Legacy Award
Press Release by Brian S. Gross
(Vista, CA / January 19, 2023) –Paradise Marketing Founder/President Dennis Paradise was recognized this past week at XBIZ Honors 2023 as a recipient of the prestigious Industry Legacy Award, commemorating his trailblazing achievements over the past 45 years as America's Number One source of condoms and lubricants.
The esteemed honor, which is accorded to respected professionals "who have demonstrated a remarkable ability to forecast their sector with high precision — spurring innovation and providing a guiding light for those who came after them", is a welcome acknowledgment of Dennis Paradise's ability to forge new paths in the mainstream marketplace.
"I am so grateful to the team at XBIZ for this tremendous honor, as well as for their continued support over the years," said Paradise. "I have been fortunate to enjoy a satisfying and productive career in a business dedicated to the advancement of sexual health & wellness, and am proud to be a part of the progress and strategic distribution development that has brought intimacy items to the forefront as personal care essentials. I am honored how XBIZ and the industry has treated me so respectfully over four decades, and I am not done!"
"As a philanthropist and potential investor in new projects, I am excited to what the future brings," says Paradise. "I want to thank Paradise Marketing's valued customers, friends, associates and supporters for helping us succeed, as well as my industry competitors for inspiring us to try harder and be better, which also helps us succeed."
The annual XBIZ Exec Awards celebrate exceptional achievements across a variety of prominent career roles. Selection of winners is based on a multitude of factors including company leadership, business acumen, community influence and overall career success.
Presented as part of the 2023 XBIZ Honors ceremony, this year's packed-to-capacity event crowned the best and brightest executives and creatives driving marquee brands and the adult community to great success.
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function Invoke-TestCleanup
{
    Restore-TestEnvironment -TestEnvironment $script:testEnvironment
}

# Begin Testing
try
{
    InModuleScope $script:DSCResourceName {
        Describe 'MSFT_xExchDatabaseAvailabilityGroup\Get-TargetResource' -Tag 'Get' {
            AfterEach {
                Assert-VerifiableMock
            }

            $getTargetResourceParams = @{
                Name                        = 'DatabaseAvailabilityGroup'
                Credential                  = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList 'fakeuser', (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.SecureString)
                AutoDagTotalNumberOfServers = 1
            }

            $getDatabaseAvailabilityGroupStandardOutput = @{
                AlternateWitnessDirectory            = [System.String] ''
                AlternateWitnessServer               = [System.String] ''
                AutoDagAutoReseedEnabled             = [System.Boolean] $false
                AutoDagDatabaseCopiesPerDatabase     = [System.Int32] 1
                AutoDagDatabaseCopiesPerVolume       = [System.Int32] 1
                AutoDagDatabasesRootFolderPath       = [System.String] ''
                AutoDagDiskReclaimerEnabled          = [System.Boolean] $false
                AutoDagTotalNumberOfDatabases        = [System.Int32] 1
                AutoDagTotalNumberOfServers          = [System.Int32] 1
                AutoDagVolumesRootFolderPath         = [System.String] ''
                DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIpAddresses = [System.String[]] @()
                DatacenterActivationMode             = [System.String] ''
                ManualDagNetworkConfiguration        = [System.Boolean] $false
                NetworkCompression                   = [System.String] ''
                NetworkEncryption                    = [System.String] ''
                ReplayLagManagerEnabled              = [System.Boolean] $false
                ReplicationPort                      = [System.UInt16] 1
                WitnessDirectory                     = [System.String] ''
                WitnessServer                        = [System.String] ''
                AutoDagAutoRedistributeEnabled       = [System.Boolean] $false
                FileSystem                           = [System.String] ''
                PreferenceMoveFrequency              = [System.String] ''
            }

            Context 'When Get-TargetResource is called' {
                Mock -CommandName Write-FunctionEntry -Verifiable
                Mock -CommandName Get-RemoteExchangeSession -Verifiable
                Mock -CommandName Get-DatabaseAvailabilityGroupInternal -Verifiable -MockWith { return $getDatabaseAvailabilityGroupStandardOutput }
                Mock -CommandName Get-ExchangeVersionYear -Verifiable -MockWith { return '2016' }

                Test-CommonGetTargetResourceFunctionality -GetTargetResourceParams $getTargetResourceParams
            }
        }
    }
}
finally
{
    Invoke-TestCleanup
}

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The Dark Wind, Revised Manuscript (Photocopy).
This is a photocopy of a completed manuscript for The Dark Wind. This manuscript includes all the front matter of a published book and a note to the Harper & Row editors regarding the contents. It appears to have been marked up by both Harper & Row editors and Tony Hillerman himself. There are notes back and forth between author and editors in the margins regarding plot points. Most interesting, is Hillerman's note about writing his own brief description l for the dust cover because he did not want hints to the plot given away.
The Dark Wind, Manuscript.
This appears to be the first completed manuscript for The Dark Wind. There are only very minor editing in two places. This draft includes possible book titles, the author notes, and the dedication.
The Dark Wind, Assorted Draft Pages and Notes.
This appears to be early assorted pages of various chapters from The Dark Wind. The editing has been done in black and blue ink pen, sometimes on the same page, suggesting that this draft was edited by Tony Hillerman and one other person. Additionally, with the assorted draft pages are Hillerman's research on the Navajo, including: Navajo chronology, linguistic history and kinship charts. Interestingly, there is also the contact information for his writer's group and a syllabus from a Navajo Ethnology class taught at UNM.
The Dark Wind, Partial Draft.
This appears to be a portion of the second draft of The Dark Wind. The editing has been done in black ink, suggesting that this draft was edited only by Tony Hillerman. The editing is heavy is still very heavy and plot points and final details are still being worked on.
The Dark Wind, Draft.
This appears to be the first draft of The Dark Wind. The editing has been done in black, blue, and red ink pen, sometimes all on the same page, which suggests that this draft was edited by Tony Hillerman and at least one other person. The editing is heavy in places and some character names have been added in. Finally, this draft has heavy water staining on some pages and some pages are different colors.
Window Rock, Arizona
A small settlement located on the Navajo Nation Reservation in northeastern Arizona, close to the New Mexico-Arizona state line. Window Rock, which was established in the 1930s as the base of the Navajo Central Agency, is the capital of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation Council, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the headquarters of the Navajo Police, and various other administrative offices are all located in Window Rock. The town was named Window Rock after the adjacent sandstone arch of the same name, known in the Navajo language as Tségháhoodzání, which means "Perforated Rock." The unique rock formation is one of the town's famous tourist attractions, along with the Navajo Nation Museum, the Tribal Zoological and Botanical Park, and the Navajo Code Talkers World War II Memorial.
Read more about Window Rock, Arizona
Tuba City, Arizona
Tuba City is located in Coconino County, Arizona on the southern edge of the Kaibito Plateau. This town is one of the largest communities on the Navajo Reservation but it also has a small Hopi population. During the 1870s, Mormons briefly resided in Tuba City. At that time, Mormons named the community after a Hopi headman named Tuvi, who converted to Mormonism. Mormons later sold the town, which they claimed to be their property, to the U.S. Indian Service (in later years known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs). Mormons had been encountering increasing levels of antagonism from the Navajo, the original inhabitants of the area, which may explain why the Mormons sold the town and left the area.
One Navajo word for Tuba City is Tö Naneesdizí, which means "Place of Water Rivulets," referring to the irrigation ditches used by Mormons during their occupation.
Read more about Tuba City, Arizona
Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
Teec Nos Pos is a small community located six miles southeast of the Four Corners Monument in Apache County, Arizona. Teec Nos Pos has shifted north from its original location, closer to the Junction of U.S. Highway 160 and 64. The community is composed of a trading post, a chapter house, and a school. The Navajo name for this community is T'iis Názbad which means "cottonwoods in a circle."
Read more about Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
The state capital of New Mexico, Santa Fe (meaning "holy Faith" in Spanish) is the oldest capital in the United States. At an elevation of over 7000 feet, it is also the highest one. The city was founded in 1610 by Don Pedro de Peralta as the capital of the province of New Mexico under colonial Spanish rule. The lands surrounding the town were occupied by indigenous peoples for centuries before the arrival of the Spaniards, and in fact today's downtown area sits atop at least two Pueblo ruins.
The city remained small and fairly provincial through the transition from Spanish, to Mexican, and then American rule, but in the early 20th century it established itself as a cultural hub that celebrated a mix of indigenous histories, Hispanic traditions, and modern American influences. The community of artists and writers who were attracted to the area, the most famous of which is the painter Georgia O'Keefe, contributed greatly to the city's growth and development as a tourist destination.
Santa Fe's economy has come to rely heavily of tourism, promoting a romantic, somewhat exotic image of a small city that boasts numerous attractions such as museums and art galleries, a historic plaza at the heart of downtown, old churches, Pueblo architecture, and high-end boutiques and restaurants. The upscale attractions, along with the area's natural beauty, have attracted a wealthy population that has gradually displaced many of the city's original residents. Today Santa Fe stands in stark contrast to the neighboring small towns and even the bigger city of Albuquerque, communities that struggle with stunted economic development and a lack of resources.
Read more about Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado & New Mexico
One of the longest mountain ranges in the world. The range begins at Poncha Pass in Colorado and extends 204 miles south to Glorieta Pass near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Spanish explorer Antonio Valverde y Cosio named the mountain range "Blood of Christ" in Spanish, remarking on its red color at sunrise. Blanca Peak is the highest point of the range, reaching over 14,000 feet. The headstreams of the Pecos and Canadian rivers begin in the mountain range. The range is a part of San Isabel, Rio Grande, Carson, and Santa Fe national forests and includes a number of national monuments. The mountains are popular among tourists and have also been exploited by the mining industry.
Read more about Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado & New Mexico


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Q: Error: "You're already syncing this account" in OneDrive for Business for Mac When trying to add a work/school account to my OneDrive client I get "You're already syncing this account. Open your OneDrive - [company name] folder or sign in with a different account." The available options are "Open my [two spaces] folder", "Quit OneDrive", "Try again".
After uninstalling the client and installing it again, the problem persists.
Does anyone know how to wipe the OneDrive settings in macOS? I tried looking into "Application Support", to no avail.

A: *

*I found two files, called UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite.plist and UBF8T346G9.OfficeOneDriveSyncIntegration.plist in /Users/[username]/Library/Group Containers/, that contain all the information about the syncing. The first one (ClientSuite) has all the information about the accounts you are logged into, the second one (Integration) has all the information about the folders in SharePoint you have ever connected to.

*Instead of going nuclear and deleting both files, I opened both plists with Xcode and deleted the infringing accounts from ClientSuite and all the unnecessary SharePoint syncs from Integration. But I believe it would be safe to just delete both files.

A: Building on @catalandres's answer, my issue was that UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite.plist file had a stale + duplicate account entry in it.
For example, I have one personal and business account I sync, but my accounts in the file were:

*

*AccountInfo_Business1

*AccountInfo_Business2

*AccountInfo_Personal
The entries for AccountInfo_Personal and AccountInfo_Business2 appeared correct, but the entry for AccountInfo_Business1 appeared to be stale.
To resolve the problem, I:

*

*Deleted the AccountInfo_Business1 key-value pair

*Renamed AccountInfo_Business2 to AccountInfo_Business1

*Saved my edits to UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite.plist

*Launched OneDrive

After following the above steps, both accounts synced as expected.

A: Had the same issue using my iMac and this solved it:

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*Quit OneDrive. (Select the cloud icon in the top tray, then select Settings > Quit OneDrive.)

*Find OneDrive in your Applications folder.

*Right-click OneDrive and select Show Package Contents.

*Browse to the Contents > Resources folder.

*Double-click ResetOneDriveApp.command (or ResetOneDriveAppStandalone.command, if you're using the standalone app).

*Start OneDrive and finish the setup process.

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Jurassic adventures are easy to come by in Alberta. No other spot in North America boasts so many dinosaur species and complete skeletons as what's been uncovered in the province.
Situated along Whisky Row (a notorious prohibition-era strip created a century ago) in the tiny town of Turner Valley lies Alberta's first craft distillery and their commitment to the history in those hills has them preserving traditional farming techniques.
Banff's main drag, Banff Avenue is flush with tourists year round, but locals roam the streets parallel to the main drag. Bear Street is a hip alcove dotted with galleries and organic outposts.


You may be under the impression that cargo shorts are widely condemned in this day and age — and it's true that the preferred summerwear of every suburban white boy circa 1997 has its critics. To judge by the internet, however, the style has roughly 10 times as many defenders as detractors. Each year, multiple media outlets allow some unashamed manchild to argue for the comfort, utility and humble workmanlike appeal of this allegedly reviled garment.
I, for one, am starting to wonder if the haters exist at all.
But the many odes to cargo shorts aren't created equal; some may do more damage to the legacy of cargo shorts than do the takedowns. Therefore, it falls to me to rank them.
The seething sexism of this trainwreck is evident from its very first words: "I think we all know that there is nothing more sickening in this day and age than female privilege." Oooookaaaayyyy. According to Bunch, hectoring "harpies" are cruelly preventing their husbands from enjoying the benefits of cargo shorts, while the "elitist East Coast establishment sneers at it with their dying gasp." I don't know how this guy thinks pronouns are supposed to work, but I do know that I wouldn't ruin a perfectly good red baseball cap by slapping the phrase "America will be made great again" on it.
Playing pretty fast and loose with SEO, this post barely deigns to consider cargo shorts, let alone fight for their honor. Instead, it's a paragraph meant to assure us that cargs can now be found in "higher-end stores," as if all we were worried about was spending too little money on them. Following this are links to three such pairs of supposedly superior shorts, each priced between $50 and $70. The whole effort reeks of sponsored content.
First of all, cool it with the headline. Wars are fought between countries, or in certain rare cases, between man and ape. That Edwards also stages the cargo short debate as a battle between the sexes — "Women are trying to take our cargo shorts away," he writes — is both offensive to pro-cargo-short women and erasure of fashionable gay men who wouldn't be caught dead in them. But the killing note is a mention of his own favorite pair, which are "dark green denim faux military camouflage." Yechhh.
By the way, Business Insider had already taken an anti-cargo-shorts stance last year.
Overall, this is sloppy, unfocused work. It reads a bit like a drunk guy trying to talk his way into a bar with a dress code, and, like Jim Edwards of Business Insider, Drezner indulges the tired canard that women and "misandry" are to blame for the culture of cargo-short backlash. Meanwhile, he includes a rather pervy aside on yoga pants. The silver linings here are the link out to an actual doctoral thesis on cargo shorts and the fact that Drezner signs off with this absurd kicker: "Any article of clothing that helped defeat Hitler is an article of clothing that should never go out of style." There is no other mention of Hitler, World War II, the U.S. military or combat gear in the entire piece.
Among the oldest defenses of cargo shorts I turned up, and it shows. David is a buddy of mine, at least online, and I have a hunch that even he would now wince at the references to lynch mobs and Kristallnacht here. A frat-guy breed of offensive hyperbole is standard for BroBible's archive, but it really undermines the critique of people who think they're cool for dressing themselves according to Mad Men. I respect the shoutout to stealthy stoners, though: "What happens when you need to smuggle a bowl and an eighth into a concert? […] Team cargo shorts over here put his weed and his lighter and his bubbler into his cargo shorts cargo pocket and walked into the concert just fine." The horror of standing through a Phish set while totally sober should not be lost on us.
I would ding this college-dude entry for contending that non-cargo shorts are "emasculating" — and for overstating the emotional stakes in this fight — but as the essay rolls on, it becomes clear that Orman is ironically self-aware: He exclaims that cargo pockets are "big enough to hold at least 2 beers on each leg, and still have room for my phone, chain wallet, vape and condoms for all the action I'm going to score rocking these cargo shorts!" Nice. I also have to commend him for his wordplay (an "assortment" of shorts becomes an "ashortment") and the splendidly screwball assertion that Charles Darwin, were he alive today, would rock a pair of cargos. Hell of an image right there. The only problem is, since the essay is satire, it's technically mocking cargo shorts — not defending them.
BroBible's second run at cargo-short solidarity is a workmanlike success, touting many of the familiar advantages, from comfort to cost-effectiveness. It's also unique in associating cargo shorts with virility — by reminding us that men who wear boxers have harder erections and more sperm. But I don't really buy the idea that boxers are incompatible with preppy above-the-knee shorts. I'm also not terribly enthused by Williamson's tacit approval of the Vietnam War, nor the body-shame vibes when he addresses how effectively cargo shorts hide men's beer guts and upper legs. (But not everyone can be an exhibitionist like me, and that's probably for the best.) In the end, this laundry list of pros should be more than enough to drown out all the cons.
A notable early example of the genre, Joiner's take is courageous for the simple reason that it appeared in Esquire's snootily white-collar style section. Sadly, for that same reason, it's too apologetic, and we're warned not to wear cargo shorts to work or the club, which is kind of like quelling the revolution before it starts. Nevertheless, credit where it's due: Joiner first establishes that cargo shorts are immune to trend cycles, then praises their physical durability, and finally offers the romantic claim that their rips and stains tell a story. "There's not a bespoke suit in the world that can serve as such a totem to a life lived, chronicle your existence so intimately with its own." Amen, sir.
Richards looks pretty damn hot in his cargo shorts, proving that a camo pattern can be pulled off after all — apologies, Jim Edwards of Business Insider. But it's the case he makes for cargos as a parent's best friend, full of roomy pockets that store anything your kids might need at a moment's notice, that really carries this column: "If they want something, it's already attached to us like magic," he writes. "Trust me, Batman would be more efficient if he ditched his ridiculous utility belt and rocked some cargo shorts instead." Who isn't charmed by this? Let the wonderful father wear whatever he wants.
Two years after his groundbreaking Esquire essay, Joiner proved himself the master of the cargo shorts defense with this nuanced and informative follow-up. Zooming out to a bird's-eye view, he acknowledges the cyclical nature of these takes, finally realizing that they have less to do with what we wear than who we are. "Cargo shorts are a leisure item," he writes, and "not everyone's life is the beginning of a Jimmy Buffet song." For a Cape Codder like himself, cargo shorts hold an obvious allure, yet he's learned to shed any self-righteousness regarding the cultural divide that separates his world from Fifth Avenue fashions. If cargo shorts are to gain the respect they deserve, their owners must know where and when to wear them. As if this soul-searching weren't enough, Joiner then points us toward examples of cargs that'll help you fit in on your Martha's Vineyard vacation. Game, set, shorts.


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A Quiet Place Part II is a Worthy Sequel, Even if it's Not Memorable (Review)
Sean Atkins reviews May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 A Quiet Place Part 2, emily blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe 0 Comment
I'll never forget the day I was supposed to see A Quiet Place Part II at a press screening in March of last year, as it was also the same day everything in the country shutdown due to the pandemic that slowly grew. The pushing back of Part II to an unknown date began the bumming of other things getting inevitably delayed or cancelled altogether for movies in general. It was a sad time for millions of moviegoers and one that stretched much longer than anyone ever imagined it would. However, things now are returning to normal, slowly, thanks to the flattening of the curve and millions of people getting the vaccine. And the first sign of an actual return to normalcy of sorts at the movies was this being the first press screening I have attended in over 14 months. It made me smile, yes, and I also was excited to finally see the sequel to a movie that's among one of my favorites from the past few years. Thankfully, Part II is a worthy sequel that's more than just another horror movie labeled as a cash-grab hot off the heels of its predecessor that was universally praised and a smashing success at the box office. While it doesn't reach the crescendo of its predecessor, Part II is still very much an enjoyable moviegoing experience that demands your time in a theater.
Aside from the thrilling opening 10-minute sequence, Part II takes place moments after its predecessor. Going beyond the boundaries of the farm into surrounding areas, the Abbotts, now survived by mother Evelyn (Emily Blunt), teenage kids Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe) and their newborn infant, seek refuge elsewhere. Once they leave the area they've been familiar with since the monsters arrived, things could've gone sideways for writer and director John Krasinski in opening up more of this ravaged world. Thankfully, however, Krasinski adds a few new locations and characters that make this world as engrossing and intriguing as what we saw back in 2018. My only big complaint with Part II is that there's nothing quite memorable here like its predecessor had. Remember the imagery with the red light bulbs or the bathtub scene? Those are cinematic pieces/moments that Hollywood will remember for years to come. Unfortunately, there's nothing quite like that in Part II. It's as if something is just…..missing.
However, the two-pronged story presented in Part II helps change up things a bit, thanks mostly to the additional screen time for the teenage kids, played by Simmonds and Jupe; this is especially true regarding Simmonds. In addition to that, Cillian Murphy is the newest (and biggest) addition to the cast here and is every bit as good as what you've seen him in on television (Peaky Blinders) and in other movies (Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy). If only Emily Blunt's character had more to work with in Part II; but you get an idea of what Krasinski was going for this time around. Oh, and let's not forget that the Grade-A sound design and thrills that will make you jump like you did during the first movie are back too. Those moments alone will make you feel right at home when it comes to being back in a theater, whether it's your first time at the theater in over a year or just in general.
A Quiet Place Part II may not be the type of movie that will end up on the best or favorite movie of the year lists like its predecessor did, but it's still a thrilling and fascinating sequel that commands your attention from start to finish. And clocking in at 90 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome. In fact it's just the kind of juice the summer box office needs to start off the season. Do you need to see Part II in theaters this weekend? Yes. Will it have your heart racing at times? Absolutely. Will you want to see a sequel to this once the credits roll on Part II? You betcha.
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Plug Power, a prominent maker of hydrogen fuel cells, has announced that it has some $116 million in working capital to spend. These funds were acquired through the sale of 22.6 million shares of common stock at $5.50 each. Many of these stocks were discounted, but managed to generate a great deal of financial success for the company. The funds may help Plug Power come closer to achieving its goal of attaining profitability.
Fuel cell developers like Plug Power have been seeing a great deal of success in recent months. These companies have managed to find traction in markets where the demand for renewable energy and clean technology is high. The materials handling sector is one such area, with the auto industry also showing a great deal of favor for fuel cell technology. In several industrial sectors, fuel cells have been used for several years and for various energy-oriented purposes. As fuel cell technology becomes more advanced, these industrial sectors are beginning to focus more heavily on using these energy systems.
Plug Power has established a strong presence in the materials handling space, where it develops fuel cells that are used to power forklift trucks. These fuel cells replace the lead acid batteries that forklift trucks have used for several years. By switching to fuel cells, Plug Power notes that productivity in materials handling can be increased because these energy systems are both easy to fuel and more durable than the conventional batteries that had been widely used throughout the sector.
Profitability has been an elusive goal for every company in the fuel cell industry. One of the reasons for this is the notoriously high cost of fuel cells themselves. These energy systems make use of expensive materials, which makes them somewhat unattractive from an economic standpoint. In Plug Power's 17-year history, it has only managed to approach its goal of profitability without actually achieving it.


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Donald Rumsfeld once said there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. But that was one year before the birth of LinkedIn, three years before Facebook went live and five years before Twitter emerged. Now, the champions of social media networking would have you believe that by plugging in to these and other platforms, known knowns can be challenged – as the Wikileak cables have shown – while known unknowns can become knowns. And anyone who does not want to know who singer Lily Allen hates this week might say the average Tweet is an unknown unknown that would have been better kept as such.
But a list of Twitter accounts run by FTSE-100 companies published by Lance Concannon, a social media consultant, demonstrates how rudimentary many of those efforts still are. The list is littered with that have been updated a few times and then abandoned. But of those that are actively maintained, the value seems clear. BT's @btcare Twitter is an extension of its customer services operation with 9,623 followers, who seem to use it when they are tired of being on hold with their call centres. Customers tweet them with complaints about billing and connectivity and appear to be answered by real people – and answered swiftly. It makes innovative service delivery into a public relations campaign. Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts retweets when others mention Burberry products, throwing a bit of stardust in the direction of her followers by way of a mention while simultaneously demonstrating how vibrant and active the recently-revived brand is across the world.
A survey by Financial Director, taking the views from 256 FDs and CFOs in December 2010, found that it remains largely an unknown unknown with FDs on the topic falling into two distinct camps: the avoiders of social media who are deeply cynical about it, and those who say they have had tangible return on investment (RoI) from it, but can't necessarily quantify that return. Of the latter group, five percent report a "significant" RoI on social media and 16.4 percent say they have seen positive RoI. Asking the question again but differently – to double check how much evidence there really is of a return – 12.5 percent said they had seen other tangible non-RoI evidence of social media having a clear business case.
Contrast those comments with the statistics our survey conjures up. Of the half of respondents that use one or more social media networking platform, almost all are in possession of a LinkedIn profile and 63 percent have a Facebook page. Even more surprisingly against the comments we received about its value, 37 percent have a Twitter account. In terms of the time they spend on them, a sizeable 25 percent use these every single day while 33 percent access them twice a week. And these are not individuals that have been forced to start tweeting by their companies. Asked what the motivation for setting up these accounts is, most FDs told us it was purely a personal decision: just five percent were compelled to do so by someone senior to them at work.
Among those comfortable with it, social media networks are providing another way to expand an FDs' influence and contacts, either by linking up with people they have met in person or with a mutual connection, as a platform to meeting them in person. Nearly 40 percent of those using social media networks use them to raise their profile as an FD and a further 26 percent use them to get advice from their peers – in the same way a traditional meeting would, but in some cases with people it may have been tough to get an audience with or with those they simply may not cross paths with otherwise.


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Aside from Wednesday the 13th's snow storm that prohibited us from departing the Signature due to giant wind drifts, riding Thursday & Friday to the Delta & then onto the Casino we found the trail conditions wonderful. Saturday on the other hand from the casino to the Signature was anything but wonderful but nonetheless we made the best of it.
Currently at Hotel Universal - Riviere du loop where they allowed us to check in early where we enjoyed the outdoor amenities as we did @ the Fairmont.
Tomorrow we will head east and see what awaits us.
Was speaking to a rider earlier today - Sunday the 17th who warned us to stay off 597 as it was horrific / blown in. Unless the map dictates different or someone from here chimes in with personal knowledge we will likely heed his advice.


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FT Series Collecting: Art in East Asia
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Collector Leo Shih on his search for rare 20th-century Chinese art
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The Taiwanese businessman sees the first generation of oil painters as a missing link in art history
Leo and Amy Shih
I first met the Taiwanese art collector Leo Shih last year, at the inaugural edition of Taipei Dangdai. He was, and is, a force to be reckoned with: in addition to being an adviser to the contemporary art fair, he's one of Art Basel's so-called "Global Patrons", and assists other fairs and museums. "I'm always happy to help!" he says.
Indeed, when we speak on the phone a year on, just before the second edition of the fair gets under way, he's jovial and friendly. "Collecting art is my hobby, not my business," he insists — that business being a trading and hardware company, which he founded in 1989 in the central Taiwanese city of Taichung.
Shih seems to have inherited the collecting gene from his father, a noted stamp collector, and by the age of seven he, too, was into philately. His first art purchase was in the 1990s, a wooden sculpture of the Buddhist goddess Guanyin. "At that time I didn't have the means to pay much, but I really liked wood carving," he explains. "And it was a friendly price."
As Shih's business prospered, so did his collecting ambitions, and in 1998 he made what he calls his first "fine art" purchase — a painting of rice fields by the Taiwanese artist Huang Ming Chang. Then came a work by the early 20th-century Chinese-French painter Sanyu, acquired at Sotheby's in 1999. Those were the last auctions held by the auction house in Taipei before it shifted business to Hong Kong, the rising star in the region.
Huang Ming Chang's 'The Rice Field Series — No 15 Green Field' (1992)
Since then, Shih has maintained his focus on the first generation of Chinese oil painters, while extending his interest to contemporary Asian artists, even some international names.
His collection now numbers over 2,000 works, kept in a series of apartments and rotated frequently, with the core holdings kept in his family home in Taichung.
Shih explains his fascination with the period: "In the early 20th century, China was undergoing upheaval, in the period between the end of the Qing dynasty and the republic. It was a mess." One result was that a wave of art students went to Paris and absorbed the influence of western art, among them Sanyu, Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, and Yan Wenliang — all artists whose work now figures in Shih's collection.
Xu Beihong's 'Self-Portrait' (1937)
Almost all these artists, Shih explains, came back to China, "eager to teach what they had learned, and to give something back". But just as they returned, there was more upheaval: the Japanese invasion of 1937, the second world war, the civil war that brought the communists to power on the mainland in 1949 and the founding of Taiwan as a separate republic.
By the time of the Cultural Revolution, these artists' espousal of western techniques and subjects put them in grave danger. Many were forced to destroy their art. "A lot of work went missing," says Shih, citing as an example Lin Fengmian, who soaked many of his artworks in water, and then flushed the pulp down the toilet of his Shanghai apartment, "afraid they would be found." Lin went to prison anyway, although he was finally allowed to leave China in 1977, once Mao was dead.
Finding and acquiring such works today is a challenge, but Shih says it is important to preserve this piece of China's art history: "At the beginning there were no books, and I had to find paintings piece by piece, mainly through families or at auction."
Chen Cheng Po's 'Self-Portrait' (1930)
Over the 20-odd years he has been collecting, more and more information has come out: "When I started, there was very little contact between China and Taiwan. Now it's better and there are people studying the period," he says. "But there are still very few works available." Given this scarcity value, prices can reach the stratosphere — in November last year, Sanyu's "Five Nudes", dating from 1955, made an exceptional price of HK$303m (US$38.72m) at Christie's Hong Kong.
Long before that, around 2000, Shih realised that, instead of attempting to get hold of these first-generation Chinese artists, "in order to keep my hobby going" he had to refocus. So he started buying contemporary names — mostly, but not exclusively, Asian.
Among the artists he has collected are Richard Lin, Hong Kong's Lee Kit, Haegue Yang from Korea and Cai Guo-Qiang, Xu Bing, Chen Zhen and Gu Wenda from China — "but everything is so expensive now," he says. Among his holdings there is also a smattering of western names: Shih mentions Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin as well as the Vietnam-born, Denmark-based, Danh Vō. The video works he owns include Nam June Paik and Bill Viola.
Cai Guo-Qiang's 'Ascending Dragon: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 2' (1989) © Courtesy Cai Studio
How does he see the future of his collection? Might it become a museum?
"A museum is quite a big thing for me," he replies. "I used to think about this, but to build one is easier than to maintain it — that's the hard part. I don't think I will go that way. At the same time, I feel I am responsible for letting the world know how important this first generation of Chinese artists is. They are the missing link in art history. My job is to show them to the world, perhaps alongside Chinese ink works."
Shih has two children, both involved in his company — neither of whom has much time to indulge a passion for art. "They have to work!" he laughs. But he adds that they might pick up the baton and make a museum happen. "I think that an exhibition will be my job, and to do a museum will be their job …"
He regularly visits Asian fairs such as Art Basel Hong Kong, West Bund and 021 in Shanghai, as well, of course, as Taipei Dangdai.
As for trips to the west, he says he hasn't been for three or four years. I ask him if this is because so much more art has come to Asia through these art fairs. He explodes with laughter. "No, not at all. It's because of my business!"
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Quick tip for building your arms; your have your biceps which are comprised of two muscle heads (bi) and then your triceps (3 muscle heads).
If you want to grow your arms having a balance in Training both is important BUT you should focus on training EVERY head of the muscle so not just doing curls or rope extensions but adding multiple movements for every area.
I had to (and continue to) work hard on my arms growing since I was a volleyball player with some big legs and not so muscular or built arms.
I was disproportionate and knew I wanted that to change so I had to focus on intentional training and movement.
Don't go to the gym without intention for every set, rep, rest period, and movement.
You'll be much more successful when you have a plan.


Cats and foxes are cute on their own, but together, they reach a new level of adorable.
Take a look at this wild cat and fox's best-friendship, and tell us you don't agree.
This duo was discovered by fishermen on the shores of Lake Van in Turkey, according to BuzzFeed.
Photos of their friendship spread across the Internet last November, but the pictures resurfaced on Reddit today. And we literally can't look away.


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Early voting is underway for U.S. House of Representatives and N.C. Supreme Court candidates vying in the June 7 primary.
One polling place is open — at Onslow County Board of Elections — and turnout has been higher than expected, board Director Rose Whitehurst said.
So far, 211 constituents have cast ballots.
Early voting continues on the following dates:
• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26 and May 31-June 3
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 4
On May 26, the county had 110, a day's total that was "more than we thought," Whitehurst said.
"The weather is not helping," she said of the rain.
Citizens' names and addresses can be updated during one-stop early voting.
For information about the primary and the Nov. 8 general election, registration applications can be retrieved at local public libraries, the local board of elections at 4024 N.C. 24 or click the link, "Voter Registration Form," at OnslowCountyNC.gov/Elections.
U.S. House District 3 nominees will be chosen from:
• U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Republican from Farmville
• Phil Law, a Republican from Jacksonville
• Taylor Griffin, a Republican from New Bern
• David Hurst, a Democrat from Newport
• Ernest Reeves, a Democrat from Greenville
The nonpartisan N.C. Supreme Court associate justice candidates will appear on all ballots:
• Associate Justice Robert Edmunds Jr. of Raleigh
• Michael Morgan of Raleigh
• Daniel Robertson of Advance
• Sabra Faires of Cary
Candidates in the June 7 primary


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Report: Suicide Bomber May Have Breached Security At Sochi Olympics
Tom Ley
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Here's some unsettling news out of Sochi. Russian police reportedly fear that a "black widow" suicide bomber may have recently breached the ring of security around the site of the 2014 Olympic games. Police have reportedly launched an urgent search in an effort to find the woman.
ABC has more details:
The woman featured on the wanted posters is identified as Ruzanna Ibragimova, using the nickname Salima, the widow of a militant reportedly killed in a shoot-out with police last year in Dagestan.
She is described as being affiliated with the Caucasus Emirate, the terror group led by Doku Umarov that has threatened attacks against the Winter Games in Sochi.
Ibragimova is described as having a 10 centimeter scar across the left cheek, a pronounced limp, and a stiff left arm that doesn't bend at the elbow.
The games are set to begin on February 7.
[ABC]


In this episode, learn how a mother of 8 and engineer saw and developed an opportunity using goat milk. Today, PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in "O", the Oprah Magazine. What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It's a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ's husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk.


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CNN National Report Card: President Obama
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/07/23/art.obama07239.gi.jpg caption="Obama's grade has dropped on the CNN National Report Card."]During his first 200 days in office, President Obama has acted on a wide range of issues, from the economy to terrorism, and addressed wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Over the next 100 days, Obama's plans for health care reform and an energy "cap and trade" program hang in the balance.
You graded the performance of President Obama a C-, down from a B grade after his first 100 days.
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CNN National Report Card: The media
President Obama has held four televised prime-time news conferences, sat for dozens of interviews and appeared on countless magazine covers. His constant media presence has caused some to ask if the president is overexposed, and if journalists have been too critical – or not critical enough – of his performance.
How do you think we're doing? Forty-nine percent of you gave us an F - but overall, you graded the performance of the media a D on the CNN National Report Card.
Filed under: CNN National Report Card • Second 100 Days
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CNN National Report Card: Republican leadership
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/05/17/art.boehner0517.cnn.jpg caption="House Minority Leader John Boehner and the rest of the GOP leadership got low marks on the CNN National Report Card."]Decimated by the 2008 elections, the Republican Party has had to find a way to contend with minority status in both houses of Congress. The GOP's biggest challenge: to defy a far more popular president's broad an ambitious agenda without seeming obstructionist. Republicans have presented a near-united front against the president's stimulus package and health care reform proposal – but nine GOP senators voted to confirm Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
You graded the performance of Republican leadership a D on the CNN National Report Card.
CNN National Report Card: Last chance to weigh in
What do you think of the job President Obama has done since taking office? Now's your last chance to grade his performance for the CNN National Report Card, and see your results on air in just a few minutes.
Weigh in here.
UPDATE: Voting has ended - get the full results here.
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CNN National Report Card: Congress
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/08/06/art.nationalreportcard2_image.jpg caption="CNN's National Report Card – your take on the president's performance"]Congress, controlled by Democrats, is debating health care reform legislation, and may vote on a bill by year's end after missing the original August deadline requested by President Obama. The administration's ambitious 2010 budget remains, but as of July 1, Congress had passed 39 bills that the president had signed into law, including the stimulus package, credit card reform and a $410 billion omnibus spending bill.
Fifty-two percent of you gave Congress a failing grade - but overall, you graded the performance of the Congress a D on the CNN National Report Card.
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CNN National Report Card: Your senators
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/08/06/art.nationalreportcard2_image.jpg caption="CNN's National Report Card – your take on the president's performance"] As states across the country grappled with high unemployment rates, budget shortfalls and foreclosures, Congress passed the Obama administration's stimulus plan to provide some economic relief. The Senate – which confirmed President Obama's first Supreme Court pick, Sonia Sotomayor - is also debating a slew of other White House proposals, including a plan for heather care reform and an energy "cap and trade" program.
You graded the performance of your state's two senators a C- on the CNN National Report Card.
CNN National Report Card: Vice President Biden
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/07/08/art.biden0708.gi.jpg caption="You gave Joe Biden a C- on the CNN National Report Card."] Vice President Biden plays a main role in promoting the Obama administration's economic agenda. He's also caused the administration some embarrassment with several high-profile gaffes.
Biden's getting top grades from the man in charge. "He's doing the job the president wants him to do," said CNN political analyst Paul Begala, who has spoken with administration officials about the VP, who say these aides tell him that "…the president is very happy with Joe Biden."
He may get an A from the president, but you graded the performance of Vice President Biden a C-.
Filed under: CNN National Report Card • Joe Biden • Second 100 Days
CNN National Report Card: Secretary of State Clinton
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/06/29/art.hrc0629.gi.jpg caption=" Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew top grades from CNN analysts."]
Hillary Clinton has traveled to Asia, Europe, the Mideast and Mexico, and administration officials say she plays a key role in directing policy on China, Russia and North Korea. Obama, however, has appointed high profile envoys and representatives to spearhead key elements of his diplomatic agenda.
Top grades for Clinton from CNN's political analysts - nearly all gave her an A.
You graded the performance of Secretary of State Clinton a C+ on the CNN National Report Card.
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CNN National Report Card: Foreign affairs
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President Obama inherited two wars and other global crises around the world. During his first 200 days, he has increased the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and announced plans to withdraw most of the American military presence from Iraq by August of next year. The president has made personal outreach to other nations – including a high-profile speech to the Muslim world from Cairo in June – a key part of his foreign policy. Meanwhile, Iran and North Korea continued to raise challenges for the administration.
A mixed bag from CNN analysts, with grades from A to D.
You graded the Obama administration's handling of foreign affairs a C on the CNN National Report Card.
CNN National Report Card: Health care
President Obama pushed for the passage of a health care reform bill by the August recess that would attempt to curb surging medical costs and provide coverage for uninsured Americans, but that deadline was pushed back amid concerns raised by Republican lawmakers and some fiscally conservative Democrats who say they're wary of its cost.
Several CNN panelists gave the president an incomplete - it's too soon to tell, they said.
You gave Obama's handling of health care a D.


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Ko-wei Chen
Ko-wei Chen is a pianist, arranger, composer and a film composer who was born in Taiwan.
She is trained in classical music since she was 4 years old. Ko-wei has a
Bachelor of Music performance in Piano and Composition from Tainan University of Technology in Taiwan,
where she studied with pianist Chi-shing Chen and composer Jia-jeng Chiang.
She has received a Masters degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at New York University,
where she was a winner of the 2017 NYU Film Scoring Competition.
At NYU, she studied with film composers Irwin Fisch and Michael Patterson.
Ko-wei has written music for short films, documentaries, music videos, and concert muisc.
With a background in classical, and popular music, her compositions range from classical chamber music to pop songs, jazz and electric music.


Green. The color of life, nature, and youth. To say someone is green behind the ears means they are naive and lacking experience. If some one is green around the gills, they are not feeling well. But I like things that are green (new) and green (recycled or earth friendly). Did you know that Santa's suit was originally green? Here are a few inspirational green goods that got my Irish eyes smiling! No need to be green with envy... links to these goodies are below! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
All of the images are very inspirational, especially the earrings.
Thanks for featuring my bracelet! Lovely greens here. I particularly like Tari's button, it's beautiful!
I just love that color. And this is a wonderful collection of greens!
I eagerly love earrings a lot.
Well, your designs simply amazed me. Love green a lot!


The Deep Sea Angler, 2017. Photo by James Orlando, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Misha Kahn rummaging the coastline for treasures. Photo by Jon Wang.
Installation view photographed by Dan Kukla. Courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Washer/ Dryer/ Dishwasher (Upright Model), 2017. Photo by Dan Kukla, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Installation view of Midden Heap photographed by Dan Kukla, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Scrappy Grand, 2017. Photo by Dan Kukla, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Enchanté (Floor Lamp), 2017. Photo by James Orlando, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
The Ragamuffin, 2017. Photo by Dan Kukla, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
Not The Way It Was Left, 2017. Photo by James Orlando, courtesy Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
"It's a full-on Bowery lighting shop," jokes Misha Kahn about Midden Heap, his show recently on view at Friedman Benda gallery in New York City. It's Kahn's second show with the Chelsea gallery, following Return of Saturn, his triumphant debut in 2016. Where Return of Saturn seemed like a claustrophobic overflow of Kahn's ideas spontaneously packed into Friedman Benda's basement space, Midden Heap seems much more a well-choreographed orchestration. Starting from the crafted doors that transform the "white cube" gallery's otherwise pristine entrance into a passageway to a secret chamber, Midden Heap is thought through down to the last detail. Yet, according to Kahn, the difference is that he simply "separated things a little bit more so that hopefully it feels less like horror vacui, and more like where things sort of hang out with their friends." The result is far from modest. An otherworldly seascape meets sandy indoor garden, Midden Heap is an all encompassing, comforting, and happy place. The accompanying sound installation, which Kahn recorded with his friend Ryan Schaefer in a bathtub, underscores the fantastical mood.
The title Midden Heap comes from the earthy idea of "a pile of waste," inspired by trips to the beaches of Tulum, Mexico and Dead Horse Bay in the Rockaways — originally the site of many horse-rendering plants in the mid-19th century and later a landfill. "It became all about finding these weird treasures," explains Kahn, who describes his intention with an endearing story of an octopus's garden where the individual pieces become part of an aquatic yard show.
Among the show's most impressive pieces are several large woven lutindzi and lukhasi grass cabinets, which Kahn produced in Swaziland in collaboration with Gone Rural, a group of women weavers. In consultation with Kahn, who regularly FaceTimed in from Brooklyn, the women artfully entwined all sorts of found and crafted materials — beef bones, packing foam, yogurt containers, ceramic beads, and discarded Smartphones — and made them into pieces that are both massive and unassumingly intricate at once. (Their co-authorship is acknowledged in a brass plaque affixed onto each piece.) A gigantic chandelier, also made by Gone Rural, is constructed from aquarium tubing fastidiously packed with beads and colored grass interlaced with wire and recycled glass.
Midden Heap on view at Friedman Benda until December 17, 2017.