Most moves follow a major life change. Sometimes they are happy events …a birth, a marriage or a promotion. Some are not, like divorce, job loss or the death of a spouse. Some are simply "neutral in nature" like a teenager leaving for college or someone is retiring. These changes in life are usually followed by the realization that your spatial needs have changed too, and it's time to search for a new place.
When buying property, a good place to begin is by writing down what you really like about your current home followed by the things you would like to change if you could. Also write down what you and your family like to do when at home and what outdoors activities you enjoy the most. You are the expert about you.
As a buyer, you could probably use some help to make this change, someone who knows the local neighborhoods, the housing inventory, and the real estate buying process. Ask your friends if they know of a good agent, go to open houses, read agent profiles and client reviews on company websites.
In the beginning, you and your agent only understand ½ of the information needed to make good decisions. You know about you, and your agent knows about real estate. Through clear communication, attentive listening, a good sense of humor and a lot of trust, you both will share what you you to accomplish the goal of finding a home that is the right fit.
In residential real estate, the sellers agree to pay the listing company a commission fee that covers the cost of marketing the property as well as the amount paid to a licensed real estate agent who brings them a ready willing and able buyer who will ultimately close. The fee is usually split evenly between companies which is how your buyer agent is paid. As a buyer, it may seem that agent representation is free, but in fact the total commission is part of the sale price, regardless of whether the buyer takes advantage of buyer representation or not.
Residential real estate firms think of the commission as having "two sides". One goes to the listing firm and listing agent, and the other side goes to the firm and agent that bring a buyer to the table. Some buyers think that they can save money by working directly with the listing agent, however, the listing agent is in dual agency representation and earns both sides of the commission.
Take your time and ask your friends who they would recommend and why. Go to the company's website and read the agent profiles to see if a particular agent's background and market experience resonates with you. Don't assume that only the highest producers are the very best because some exceptional agents prefer to work solo rather than lead a team of several agents. Even some newer agents are able to provide excellent service because of their energy, intellect, company support and adequate time to focus just on your needs. When comparing agents, favor the one who seems to know the local housing market best, understands market trends, is technically competent, a good communicator and a savvy negotiator. If you like and trust him or her … you have probably found the right agent.
Every agent is supposed to explain agency and give you a brochure called, "Working With Real Estate Agents" before you give them any information you would not want a seller to know. Go ahead and sign this form because it in no way binds you to work with that agent. It acknowledges that the agent has explained "who represents who" in a real estate transaction in North Carolina.
In order to have an agent work solely in your best interest and not the seller's, you need to sign an "An Exclusive Buyer Agency Agreement" with that agent and firm. At Living Seaside, we often start out with a verbal agreement on the first day to make sure that the client is completely satisfied with the agent. On the second day, if both agent and customer want to continue working together, the customer is asked to sign the exclusive buyer agent agreement before spending another day looking at properties. Now the customer has become a client and the agent has assumed a number of fiduciary responsibilities to work in the buyer's best interest.
At Living Seaside, whenever we list a property we remain an advocate for the seller throughout the transaction. Once a buyer becomes a client by signing the exclusive buyer agency agreement, we remain their advocate when showing listings of our firm and other firms, too.
The only time when representation becomes complicated is when a buyer shows a listing marketed by his own firm. This is like two lawyers in the same firm representing opposing clients in the same case. When this happens, the buyers and sellers are said to be in "dual agency". Under "dual agency" both clients receive "limited" services. They are still presented information considered to be material facts about the condition of the property, but under dual agency the agents cannot act as advocates favoring one client over another, especially with regard to price and repair negotiations. Some experienced buyers and sellers are comfortable with having the facts explained and receiving no advocacy from their agent. First time buyers and sellers, and customers from other cultures who are not fluent in English usually prefer the advocacy of their agent.
Designated Agency is a form of "Dual Agency" that permits a firm to remain advocates for buyers even while showing them the listings of their firm. This is allowed among firms that take special precautions required by the NC Real Estate Commission to protect their clients' confidentiality. The goal is to safeguard confidential information so that it is never broached where it might give advantage to one client over another. Living Seaside Realty Group adheres to these practices which enables us to provide unlimited advocacy for our clients even when purchasing LSRG listings.
Unless you are buying property with cash, you will need to go through a loan process. If so, you need to put yourself in a sound financial position to get the best financing terms from your lender. At the same time, you should also put yourself in the strongest negotiating position for when it is time to submit your offer to a seller.
We recommend that you meet with a local experienced lender who will guide you through the process and advise you whenever you need help … at night, on weekends, while traveling, whatever the situation might be. The first order of business is to run your credit report to determine your credit scores and a price range that you can afford.
Whatever simple things you can do to elevate your credit score should be done immediately. The higher your credit score the more you will benefit from lower interest rates and other preferable lending terms. You will want a pre-approval letter from the lending firm that can be submitted with your Offer to Purchase to distinguish your credit worthiness from competing buyers.
Due to the many safeguards put in place are as a result of the housing bubble of 2006 through 2013, your lender is required to thoroughly vet your loan application. The more organized you are with regard to tax returns, employment records, credit card obligations, assets and liabilities records, the easier and quicker the process can be. When asked to provide additional information react quickly to keep your loan on track. This process can be frustrating and annoying to some, but take comfort in knowing that these feelings are common among most applicants.
Keep your credit card balances well below the credit limit.
Whatever you do, never make a major credit purchase while you are in the home buying process. It could affect your credit to income ratio and the overall loan approval process.
Deal Breakers should be few, if any in number. They are the things that eliminate a property regardless of all the pluses it might have. For example, you are unable to navigate stairs and the house is perfect except that it has no bedrooms on the first floor. Another example is that a physician must be within 20 minutes or 10 miles from the hospital, and the ideal property is 30 minutes or 18 miles away. Most buyers have no real deal breakers, so don't manufacture one that could eliminate the near perfect home.
Important Needs are the ones most likely to become search criteria. They set the boundaries of the search, however, buyers may decide to over-ride or change a criterion if it greatly curtails housing choices. Price, number of bedrooms, square foot range, and some location related guidelines are typical needs. On a few occasions, a special need of the family might cause a special criterion to be used. For example: Your son is a gifted swimmer, and you want a home that has an in-ground pool that could be used for workouts. You would first search for houses that already have a pool in place. If no luck, only consider houses with large lots that could accommodate a pool being constructed.
Would be nice to have needs: Once the basic needs are met and if the budget permits, you might want to add a few lifestyle preferences. A larger lot for more privacy, a work shop for a hobbyist, or an additional garage bay for your Bugatti. Do not start out with so many criteria that your search results are minimal. Better to use fewer criteria and spend time culling the list down to a manageable number of properties.
If there is more than one person involved in the search, both of you must stay on the same page (criteria) or stop the process and figure out why.
The more you tell your agent why you liked (or disliked) a showing, the quicker he/she can adjust the search criteria so you can remain on your true coarse.
Learn to look beyond the surfaces: artwork, colors, furnishings, and normal wear are just a few distractions that can interfere with recognizing the real potential of a property. Instead, focus on the layout and circulation of the floor plan, the condition of the structure and the age of the mechanicals. Know what can be easily changed, and what would cost a fortune. Express your reservations to your agent, then listen to his or her advice.
Always revisit your top listing. The one that still speaks to you on the second visit is probably a legitimate find. On the first visit let your emotions speak to you. On the second visit, let your brain step in to see what might be missing.
Know the age of the HVAC system, when the roof was installed, plus the life expectancy of the shingles, the age of the pool liner, the last time the house was painted, . These high cost maintenance items are best figured into your initial offer, rather than when it is brought to your attention through the home inspection.
Make sure that you are comparing apples to apples when looking at costs. Be sure to consider Home Owner's Association dues, municipal and county takes, and insurance costs (hazard, wind and hail, and flood) as well travel time and distances to work and schools. There is more to price than just the sale price.
Some buyers think they need to tour every house on the market in order to make sure their top choice is really the ideal house for them. If you have been very clear about your needs, and your agent has been very diligent in his/her search, it is not unusual for the right choice to show up on the first day out. Most experienced agents think they know which house on the tour will be the one for their buyers. Sometimes they miss it, but more often they are right on target.
No house is perfect, even those that are custom built for a buyer with their own team of builder, architect and interior designer. There are too many variables that go into a house, lot and neighborhood to meet all of one person's expectations, much less the entire family. If you love almost everything about the house, lot and neighborhood; and you can change a handful of things you don't like, and live with the other half … chances are you will be happy there.
Never lose the house you want over 1% of the sale price during negotiations. In the large scheme of things, it is not worth starting over and sacrificing the time and money you have invested so far. Return to the bargaining table and become more creative and innovative to find a meeting of the minds.
Do not be polarized by an experience from your past. If radon was a nightmare in the house you just sold Colorado, do not make radon your nemesis here when radon rarely occurs here.
There are two rounds of negotiations, the first is for sale price and the second is for repairs. As soon as you find a property that seems right for you, your buyer agent will perform a comparative market analysis to determine what would be a reasonable sale price range that would likely appraise. With that number in mind you and your agent can plan a negotiating strategy that would enable you wind up within the targeted price range.
As with any negotiation, recognize that you only have control of your offer and response, not that of the other side. As buyer you begin the process, so do so based on what the market and your agent are telling you. Once you receive a response from the other side, you can now factor in what the sellers are telling you.
Find out what is most important to the other side, and lean in that direction, if it gives you what is most important to you.
Don't assume you know the position of the other side unless you do.
Don't draw a line unless you are willing to lose the property if they fail to meet your offer.
Think outside the box, especially when at loggerheads. A new approach may free everyone to reach an agreement.
Be willing to split the difference to overcome a small difference.
If there are competing offers, you can improve your offer by going up in price, eliminating contingencies, reducing time, eliminating any requests, or increasing earnest money.
A copy of the new contract with all signatures, initials and dates in place will be sent to the lender so underwriting can begin. You and your agent will be focusing on the loan process, inspections, repairs, survey and insurance so you have enough information by the due diligence date to decide if you are going to close or terminate the contract.
Ask you Realtor for the names of several home inspectors who have been in the business for several years and who are familiar with the type of house that you intend to buy. Also ask your agent to schedule a pest inspection prior to the home inspection so that your home inspector can examine any damage from pests while doing his/her inspection.
Some inspectors will allow the buyer to accompany them if asked. If you go, you will learn more about the house in those four hours than you will ever learn in the future. If you do not have the time or the desire to go under the house or through the attic, it's okay because top inspectors will photograph any problem area that they include in their report.
Here is some advice about the Inspection Report. Inspection reports can be over 20 plus pages, and that is not unusual. The Summary Report is the shorter version that includes what the inspector thinks are the more important items. Bear in mind that the inspector will not inspect everything (read the disclaimer), but he/she will inspect enough to give you a good idea about the overall condition of the structure.
The findings will fall into three categories: 1. the most important items will be those that could affect health and safety; allow moisture penetration or accumulation; and mechanical systems that are not operating properly. The inspector will clearly identify these issues in the Summary. 2) The second group will include things that show wear and could cause problems if not addressed in the near future. 3) The last group is composed of what might be described as a new owner's "honey do" list. Fix them, and your house will be nearly perfect.
Prior to the end of the due diligence period you may ask the seller to repair the more serious flaws prior to closing. The seller may refuse to do any repairs which is not a breach of contract. However, you may get out of the contract for any reason whatsoever as long as you terminate in writing before the end of the due diligence period. Your only costs are inspections, the due diligence fee and any other costs you might have incurred so far.
The seller may negotiate to do some of the requested repairs or may offer to pay some of your closing costs in lieu of repairs. Discuss this with your agent so you can come up with a workable meeting of the minds. Once you pass the due diligence period, the seller may keep any earnest money you deposited to compensate for a breach of the contract.
Word to the wise, complete your inspections, repair requests, loan approval, survey, read the HOA covenants and rules and regulations and visit their website before the due diligence period ends because once it passes you are expected to follow through with the purchase or else leave your earnest money on the table.
Within a week of closing when you are sure the sale will occur, you should ask your agent to provide you with a list of service providers from the sellers' agent and agree upon a date to coordinate transition of services. Obviously, electrical and water/sewer are the most important, but you might as well take time to set up your internet, mail, and trash pick-up while you are at it. Ask the owners if they would kindly leave a list of any people they would recommend who have helped maintain the house such as landscaper, electrician, plumber, gas company, HVAC, handyman, pool maintenance, etc. These people more than likely understand the idiosyncrasies of this particular property.
The walk through will take place within a few days of your scheduled closing. It is done to see whether the repair request items were done in a workman-like manner, whether any significant damage was done during the sellers move out, and to make sure that no fixtures were inadvertently removed from the house during the move. Typical examples are mirrors, chandeliers, door knockers, Japanese maples, etc. The contract rules in this situation. Also look to see if the previous owners left behind any personal items that were not conveyed in the contract. Typical examples include household hazardous waste, old cans of paint, broken lawn furniture, a portable basketball goal, etc. They may be asked to come back and dispose of any unwanted items.
If there is a significant problem noticed at walk through, have your agent contact the listing agent to see if the problem can be solved before closing, or by a written agreement drawn up by your closing attorney, or by a credit at losing. Remember that once the transaction is recorded in your name, it is a lot more difficult to go back and rectify such issues.
At least three days prior to your closing you will be asked to review the loan disclosure statement if you are borrowing funds to make the purchase. Go over this form with your agent and make sure that you understand each entry. If not, check with your closing attorney before you sign it. There are a few changes that affect sale price or interest rate that could require a 3 day delay. Most other items can be changed without causing a delay.
You and your buyer agent might be the only ones attending the closing. The sellers will more than likely have already signed the deed and their closing disclosure. Sometimes the seller's listing agent will attend the first part of the gathering just to make sure any loose ends are handled on the sellers' behalf.
If you are asked to bring any funds to closing, it should be in the form of a wire, a bank check, or a certified check made out to the closing attorney's trust account. This is the account into which all monies are deposited and from which all checks are written according to the settlement statement. If you are wiring funds from an earlier closing to this closing, be sure that the wiring instructions are provided to the first attorney several days ahead of time so the funds arrive in time. Any snag might delay your final closing and access to your new home.
The property officially becomes yours when the attorney records the new deed in your name at the county courthouse registrar of deeds office. You may then receive the keys to the property and move in. Many sellers will place extra keys, remotes, openers in a kitchen drawer at the house. The same applies for instruction manuals and warranties for appliances and other mechanical systems.
Closing is complete, so let the decorating begin!


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Travellers who are able to look past Zimbabwe's still recovering economic and political situation are in for a special treat. Though not the most often visited nation in Africa, the country boasts plenty of beautiful sights and experiences. Those who can bear less than pleasant transportation arrangements will surely be rewarded manifold—not just with the majesty of Victoria Falls but also with the historical significance of the ruined city of Great Zimbabwe and the overwhelming friendliness of the Zimbabweans.
If planning to visit the country, brace yourself for some outdoor activities; bungee jumping at Victoria Falls and game activities in various national parks, for example. For a more laid-back experience, Bulawayo, the second largest city in the country, has an interesting historical section, some good art shops, and curio shops worth combing through.
Climate: Expect high temperatures in the morning and rainfall during the afternoon when visiting in the months of November to April, the country's summer months. May to October is wintertime and brings about a cool, dry season.
Visa/Passport: For a fee of 30 USD for single entry (45 USD for double entry), visas will be granted to Australian passport holders at the port of entry. The visa will be valid for 90 days.
Airport: Harare International Airport (HRE) is the largest airport in the country and is located 17 kilometres from the city centre.
Departure Tax: Travellers are required to pay a total of 50 USD for international flights and 15 USD for domestic flights.
Getting Around: Travelling across the country can prove to be frustrating. Buses are available, though travelers should lower their standards. Minibus taxis and hitchhiking are also available though inadvisable options. Finally, car travel can pose uncertainties, as petrol shortages occur once in a while.
Credit Cards: Credit card use is still very limited in the country, so travelers are advised to bring plenty of cash.
Drinking: The legal drinking age in the country is 18.
Shopping: Souvenirs that tourists usually buy in Zimbabwe include stone carvings, leather products, and beadwork. As in most other African countries, non-local products tend to be expensive.
Tipping: Tipping is highly recommended, as most locals rely on tourists' generosity. That said, restaurants and hotels usually charge a 10% service fee on customers' bills.


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Panther Spirit Groups
Benton Cheer
The Benton High School Cheerleaders number one priority is being the spirit ambassadors of the school. In the Fall the girls cheer for the Panther Football team and in the Spring the Basketball team. On top of this the cheerleaders perform at pep rallies, charity events, and compete at local, state, and national competitions. Most of all, they love to show their Panther Pride everywhere they go!
Check out Benton Cheer on Twitter @CheerBenton
Benton PepSteppers
The Benton High School Pep Steppers are an elite dance team which proudly represents the Benton High School Panthers. To dawn a Pep Stepper uniform is an honor, and each dancer treats it as such. It's members spend countless hours both individually, and as a team, to prepare for its many performances and competitions. There is never an "off season." From a rigorous tryout, in which they are judged on freshly learned routines, and a listing of advance skills, they immediately begin working to prepare for summer UDA dance camp.
During the summer and once school begins they spend at countless hours planning and practicing routines for competition season. Throughout the entire year, they continue to work and perform for the community and the school. They cheer and perform at all football and basketball games, pep rallys and other performances. They also must keep up with their studies, community service, fundraising, and support of the many athletic teams at Benton High School.
Their determination, commitment, and preparation shows. Their awards and accolades are many – Most recently, receiving first place in home routine, 110% award, full out team award, superior drill down award, and superior team award at UDA Camp held at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. In addition to the team honors, they are individually evaluated and received all Superior ribbons. Each year, several of their dancers are named All-American by the UDA. They have won 6A State Championship multiple times . In addition, many BHS Pepstepper dancers go on to dance at the college and university level.
The Benton High School Pepsteppers are wonderful ambassadors of both Benton High School and in the Competition Dance arena…On and off of the dance floor.
Benton Jr High Dance Team
Being a part of the Benton Junior High Dance Team is an honor. It is an honor to cheer, dance, and support teams and a community that supports us equally. We do not have an "off season". We are always working for something. Camp, cheering at an away games, halftime performance, competition, or tryouts so that these young women can continue the reputation of the Benton Pep Steppers.
This summer we attended a UDA camp at the University of Central Arkansas. While at camp each team members were required to learn and perform 3 short routines in front of a group of judges all in 3 1/2 days. They were then awarded ribbons based off of their performances. Each of the Benton Junior High Dancers received a blue ribbon in all 3 routine for a total of 60 blue ribbons. Because of their outstanding blue ribbon total we were award the superior trophy. The BJH Dance Team received the All Out award for creativity on the Team routine. We were also award the 110% award which was voted on by the UDA staff for going above and beyond what was asked each day. The BJHS Dance Team was also awarded the Super Spirit Stick by the UDA staff on the first night, and got to pass it on the second night to another team. We were received the spirit stick every night of camp. Three of our officer chose to learn an extra routine and perform on their own, those 3 girls were chosen as UDA All Americans.
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Less than half of California students pass new…
Less than half of California students pass new statewide standardized tests
A Rialto Unified School District school bus. (File photo by Frank Perez/Correspondent)
By Beau Yarbrough | byarbrough@scng.com | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
PUBLISHED: September 9, 2015 at 7:31 pm | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 6:48 am
Less than half of the state's public school students passed new Common Core-aligned statewide tests, according to data released Wednesday.
Statewide, 44 percent of students met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 34 percent met or exceeded the mathematics standard on the new California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress standardized tests.
In Los Angeles County, 42 percent of students met or exceeded the English language arts standard, and 31 percent of them did the same with the math standard. In Los Angeles Unified, 33 percent of students met or exceeded standards in English and 25 percent met or exceeded standards in math.
"This is a big day for all of us in California," said California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson in a telephone press conference Wednesday morning. "The higher standards are part of a plan to transform public education in California."
More or less across the board, the new scores are lower than what Californians are used to seeing for their local districts and schools. That's not a surprise, according to Torlakson.
"By raising the bar, we've gone to higher, tougher standards," he said. "So it's natural, in that case, that the vast majority of students will be in a different place than they were."
LAUSD Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines said in a statement the data will be used to help identify school and student strengths, as well as areas that need improvement.
"The results show that some schools are succeeding with the new standards while others need more support. However, this is not a time to be pleased or displeased with the results, as these assessments provide a road map for how we can better prepare our students for college or the workforce," Cortines said.
The higher standards were in response to feedback from the state's universities and employers, Torlakson said.
Employers are demanding more of their employers today, according to David Rattray, senior vice president, Education & Workforce Development for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
"We need to have those same higher expectations of the state's students," he said. "These are the highest standards we've ever established for K-12."
Understanding the new test
About 3.2 million third- through eighth- and 11th-graders statewide took the CAASPP tests last spring, a replacement for the venerable California Standards Test (CST), which was first approved in 1997 and phased out in 2013. (Less than 1 percent of California students have opted out of taking the tests, much lower than most other states.)
The new tests are aligned to the more rigorous Common Core State Standards, developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, which emphasize reasoning and deep understanding of topics.
The CAASPP tests are a modified version of the national Smarter Balanced tests, which were also taken by 17 other states. (A second set of Common Core-aligned tests, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), was taken in other states as well, and some states have developed their own tests.) In theory, it should be easier to compare how students are doing in one state with another.
"We have moved beyond 'proficiency' and on to being college and career-ready," said Keric Ashley, deputy superintendent for the District, School and Innovation Branch of the California Department of Education, at Torlakson's press conference.
So an 11th-grader who has met the standard is "conditionally ready" for college, while one who exceeds the 11th-grade standard is deemed ready for college.
Instead of students filling in circles with a No. 2 pencil on paper-based multiple choice tests, the Smarter Balanced tests are taken on a computer and require manipulating elements on the screen, typing in answers and more elements intended to both better test student understanding of the material and prevent schools from artificially inflating scores by teaching test-taking strategies such as having students eliminate obviously wrong choices and guess between what remains when stuck. The new tests also put a stronger focus on writing than the CSTs did.
'Apples to watermelons'
Historically, the CST was one of the elements used to create the Academic Performance Index (API) score used to grade each school and district. API scores, which haven't been updated since 2013, are used for everything from compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind law to marketing houses. But Wednesday's test scores won't move the needle on those: This year's Smarter Balanced test scores are meant to establish a starting point and don't count toward a new API score. Lawmakers are undecided on what to include in a new API or its successor acronym.
"This is a baseline year," Torlakson said. "We're going to have our own California definition of success."
Although the Smarter Balanced tests have a different scale than previous standardized tests, with Byzantine score ranges — a 2114 is the lowest possible score for a third-grader taking an English Language Arts/Literacy test, while a 2623 is the best possible score, and the range for an 11th-grader is 175 points higher at both the lowest and highest end — educators are worried that parents and taxpayers will try to compare the CAASPP and older CST scores too closely.
Comparing the CAASPP scores to the older scores would be "like comparing apples to watermelons," Torlakson warned.
Still, it will be hard for Californians not to compare the new scores to the old ones, particularly for those used to seeing their schools with top-end scores suddenly doing a lot worse, even on a different system.
In 2013, 56.4 percent of students statewide tested scored proficient or better in English language arts and 51.2 percent scored proficient or better in math.
But part of the perceived drop in scores is due to education officials choosing to set benchmarks high on this test. Combined with this being the first real Smarter Balanced test students and educators have been through, officials went in expecting a lot of room for improvement.
"The new standards are challenging, for students to learn and for schools to teach," Torlakson said. "We need to be patient; these scores are a starting point."
This isn't the final new test California's students will be facing in the near future: A new standardized test aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards will be coming at some point, yet to be decided, in the next few years. The results of last year's CST science tests, which were also released on Wednesday, showed only that 57 percent of students were proficient in the old standards, down from 61 percent the year before.
LAUSD results released for the state's new standardized testing system
Fewer than half of Los Angeles Unified School District students passed new Common Core-aligned statewide tests, according to data released Wednesday.
Here's the breakdown of the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the standard for English and math on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP):
L.A. COUNTY
• Los Angeles County average: English 44 percent, math 31 percent
• Los Angeles Unified School District average: English 33 percent, math 25 percent
10 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLS
• Arleta High School average: English 48 percent, math 21 percent
• Canoga Park High School average: English 53 percent, math 13 percent
• Chatsworth Charter High School average: English 28 percent, math 35 percent
• John F. Kennedy High School average: English 52 percent, math 21 percent
• North Hollywood High School average: English 64 percent, math 36 percent
• Northridge Academy High School average: English 55 percent, math 26 percent
• Reseda High School average: English 53 percent, math 16 percent
• San Fernando High School average: English 52 percent, math 21 percent
• Sylmar High School average: English 45 percent, math 13 percent
• Van Nuys High School average: English 55 percent, math 37 percent
To find a school's scores, go to http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/
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Beau Yarbrough
Beau Yarbrough wrote his first newspaper article taking on an authority figure (his middle school principal) when he was in 7th grade. He's been a professional journalist since 1992, working in Virginia, Egypt and California. In that time, he's covered community news, features, politics, local government, education, the comic book industry and more. He's covered the war in Bosnia, interviewed presidential candidates, written theatrical reviews, attended a seance, ridden in a blimp and interviewed both Batman and Wonder Woman (Adam West and Lynda Carter). He also cooks a mean pot of chili.
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Bryson's Story
Three years ago, the Miles family's world came crashing down after their son Bryson was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Bryson was always and active and happy little boy, but a few months before his third birthday had begun losing weight and feeling lethargic.
When he started to get worse their doctor suggested they visit The Children's Hospital at Westmead immediately for further testing.
An MRI had confirmed the family's worst fear, Bryson has a tumour the size of a tennis ball on his brain.
Bryson's mother Tamara said their family were shattered.
"I remember putting my head to his and willing the tumour to come into my own head because I was bigger and could handle it,"
"He was only a little boy at that time….he was not meant to be dealing with this." Mrs Miles said.
The next day Bryson had surgery to remove the tumour, this was followed by months of chemotherapy and a number of other procedures. Now, three years after his initial diagnosis, Bryson is cancer free and getting ready to run around in the playground with the rest of his friends.
"The Hospital has made a massive impact on Bryson's life, it saved him."
"Without the wonderful teams we had on our side we may not have here talking about this right now, it could have been a totally different outcome."
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Q: Salesforce Trigger I want to create a trigger to check if an account exist in another object prior to submission .
The newmember object stores new member request but it has verify if there is an account once the newmember request is submitted for approval.
trigger VerifyAcc on Account (after update) {

Id recordTypeId = [Select Id From RecordType Where DeveloperName = 'newmember'].Id;

    if (recordTypeID =='newmember'){

MAP<Id,List<NewMember__c>>Mapnewmemberstoaccounts new MAP<Id,List<NewMember__c>>();
    for(NewMember__c objNewMember:[select Id,name from NewMember__c where
                           Name IN:Trigger.newmap.keyset()])

    {
        if(Mapnewmemberstoaccounts.containsKey(objNewMember.Name)!= null)
        {

        CalloutException e = new CalloutException();
        e.setMessage('There is no account for this member.');
        throw e;

        }

    }
    } else{
       CalloutException e = new CalloutException();
        e.setMessage('Couldnt Find anything.');
        throw e;

    }
}

Your assistance is highly appreciated.

A: trigger VerifyAcc on Account (after update) {

Id recordTypeId = [Select Id From RecordType Where DeveloperName = 'newmember'].Id;

    if (recordTypeID =='newmember'){

A record type Id will never be equal to the text "newmember". You probably mean to be iterating over Trigger.new and checking for records whose Record Type Id matches this one.
MAP<Id,List<NewMember__c>>Mapnewmemberstoaccounts new MAP<Id,List<NewMember__c>>();
    for(NewMember__c objNewMember:[select Id,name from NewMember__c where
                           Name IN:Trigger.newmap.keyset()])

Trigger.newMap.keySet() is a Set<Id>. Unless the Name field of the NewMember__c object contains an Account Id, this query will return no data.
    {
        if(Mapnewmemberstoaccounts.containsKey(objNewMember.Name)!= null)

You never populate the variable Mapnewmemberstoaccounts, so checking it here will not achieve anything. The method containsKey() returns a Boolean. It will never return a null value.
        {

        CalloutException e = new CalloutException();
        e.setMessage('There is no account for this member.');
        throw e;

Your code should not throw a CalloutException for an error that has nothing to do with a callout. If you wish to stop a specific record from being committed to the database, use the addError() method on that record alone. Throwing an exception will result in rolling back the entire transaction.
        }

    }
    } else{
       CalloutException e = new CalloutException();
        e.setMessage('Couldnt Find anything.');
        throw e;

Both arms of this if statement are coded to throw an exception. That does not make sense; the result will be that (if the enclosing for loop ever executes) you cannot insert any Accounts because your trigger always throws an exception.
In rough outline, your trigger should follow a logical path like this:
Create a collection variable
for each Account in the trigger set:
    if the Account's record type is "New Member":
        Add the Account's identifier to the set.

Query New Member records matching the Account identifiers.
Build a Map between Identifiers and New Member records.

for each Account in the trigger set:
    if the Account's record type is "New Member":
        Check if the Account's Identifier is in the New Member collection
        If it is, call addError() for this Account


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The scarce similarities of the Skinner sisters
Freida Marie Crump
Greetings from the Ridge.
No one could ever quite figure out the Skinner sisters. Both in their nineties, they'd been raised in the same house, both married, then after 50-plus years both were widowed within months of each other, so they moved into a big old two-story house on the east edge of town. But that's where the similarities came to a crashing halt. Maude, the older sister, was just about as kind a lady as you could find, the type that you figured God was surely having a good day when He made her. Lola, on the other hand, was the very definition of meanness.
Lola chewed out paperboys, the Schwan's man, the postmaster, the UPS delivery guy, the checkers at the grocery store, and just about every soul who had the misfortune to run into her. Look up "crab" in the dictionary and there just might be a picture of Lola. All of which caused Maude to spend the final years of her life apologizing and trying to somehow make up for her sister. Lola would destroy it, then Maude would come along behind her and try to patch things up. I remember the day we got a new preacher and Lola had a fit because he wouldn't stay behind the pulpit. She confronted the young clergy after the service and told him, "We put that pulpit there for you to preach behind. We don't need you wandering all over the place like a wild steer," then huffed her way homeward. This was the poor guy's first preaching assignment and it shook him a good deal to think that he'd have to follow his new church's strictures so closely. Maude had overheard her sister's rude tirade and went to see him that evening. She told the young minister, "Pastor, my sister didn't like the last preacher because he entered down the right aisle instead of the left, and the one before him was guilty of the sin wearing a rainbow-colored vestment." She added that some twenty years ago her sister had stopped attending church because the minister put a long "a" on the word "amen."
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What's a six-letter word, starting with "f," that describes your destiny as a German learner?
Crossword puzzles are a great way to practice German and build your vocabulary. The more you play with words and ponder over their clues, the better a German speaker you'll become.
In this post, we're going to discuss how you can learn German via crosswords. In German, "crossword" translates to das Kreuzworträtsel, or "the cross-word-riddle/puzzle." They work the same way as any English crossword.
Do you have your thinking cap on? Then let's dive into some German crosswords!
How Can Crosswords Improve My German?
Word games in any language improve your vocabulary, spelling skills and help you associate terms with their meanings. Because the premise of a crossword is to build a web of words off a single main word, spelling is especially critical. If you misspell even a single word, the entire network of terms will be compromised.
Central to this concept as well is the associated meaning you assign mentally to the terms you're working with. You may think of German terms in new ways after deciphering the crossword clues.
At the same time, you'll start to become versed in the art of circumlocution. It's a skill most hilariously implemented by tourists when they need to find the bathroom but don't exactly know the word, so they speak "around" the term—describing it by using associations. Hand signals, noises and even facial expressions can be a part of this process. Think Pictionary or charades.
Finally, crosswords can be a great way to reinforce German vocabulary. In fact, creating your own crossword with your daily, weekly or monthly list of vocabulary words may help you learn those words faster.
Not sure how to create your own crossword? No worries! We'll show you how later in this article.
What Other Word Games Can Help Me Practice German?
Word Search, Upwords and Hangman are just a few of the games you can play alone or with others to improve your German fluency. Good old riddles—in German of course—can help you with vocabulary as well.
FluentU is an app that puts a unique twist on German word games. FluentU provides authentic German videos—like movie trailers, music videos, inspiring talks and more—that've been transformed into fun, personalized German learning experiences.
Every video comes with clickable subtitles so you pick up German words while you watch. Then, there are multimedia flashcards and exercises tailor-made for each video so you remember everything you've just learned. If you want to learn German the way native speakers actually use it while giving your vocabulary a fun workout, check out FluentU on your browser, iOS or Android device.
If you enjoy using pen and paper, you can try your hand at poetry and write an acrostic poem. Acrostics use the letters of a word or name as the first letter for each line. For example, an acrostic made from the name "Sam" would start off with a word beginning with "s" as the first line, "a" as the second line and "m" as the third line.
Practicing German with crosswords doesn't have to take all day. In fact, it's a task you can complete during your commute, at lunch or even before bed. Here are just a few ways you can practice your German with the use of crosswords.
The Goethe Institut has this teaching app that's best suited for beginner speakers. Incorporating crosswords into its lessons, the app offers a well-rounded approach that might aid those just getting started in their German-language career.
On this website, you can choose from a list of topics that best fit your vocabulary practice needs. It's an especially useful site for beginners, with topics including "basic foods," "body," "time and seasons" and more.
If a daily German crossword routine is something you're interested in, Lexis Rex is your resource. Their website offers a new crossword each day, with clues in English and answers in German. This is a great way to start out if you're just learning German, because you'll be able to think of the terms via their English definition while at the same time associating the German word with the English translation.
For another daily web resource, check out the German-language site Rätselfieber. Crosswords can be solved directly on the website and users can check their answers for accuracy.
This one may be better for upper-beginner to intermediate learners (and up) since all clues and answers are in German.
If mobile is more your style, we found this app to be a well-liked choice. You can choose the size of your crossword—either 9-by-9, 11-by-11, 13-by-13 or 15-by-15 squares—and you can modify the settings to be extremely helpful or simply a small push of guidance.
The clues are in German, along with the answers, of course, so this app is better suited to more advanced speakers.
Feeling a bit more old-school? Believe it or not, there are still paper books out there that'll help you practice your German vocabulary. Here's where to find some of the best print crosswords—the options range in price but cost no more than you might spend on a typical workbook.
Amazon offers authentic German crosswords as well as English/German crosswords for language learners. Many of Amazon's German-language crossword selections come from the same series, so you can follow them from easy to difficult depending on where your language skills are.
As for language learner crosswords, one in particular that we'd recommend is "Webster's English to German Crossword Puzzles: Level 1," an invaluable resource for any beginner.
Lexis Rex, which we mentioned above, also has print crosswords for language learners available on Amazon.
If you're just looking for a few free crosswords to keep you out of trouble, this resource will allow you to download and print German crosswords of various themes and formats. For most of these puzzles, the clues are in German but the answers are in English.
This is also a great way to practice your German-speaking skills, because going back and forth between the two in both directions strengthens the associations you make.
Booktopia is another resource to check out for German crossword books if you're located in Australia or New Zealand. Searching "crosswords" will bring up their English-to-English results, so use the term "German crosswords." You can also try the German equivalent "deutsche kreuzworträtsel" or simply "kreuzworträtsel" periodically (as of this writing, there are no titles listed under those terms).
"Easy German Crossword Puzzles" by Suzanne Ehrlich is a great choice for building everyday German vocabulary.
Could you create a crossword from 15 English words in about 20 minutes? The clues might take a bit longer to write, sure, but it's a doable task. Creating your own crossword in German shouldn't take much longer than that. It's simply a matter of putting pen to paper.
In fact, you don't even necessarily need physical materials if you prefer to use online resources. Discovery Education's Puzzlemaker site allows you to create your own crossword with clues for free.
Before you begin, you should come up with a list of words you want to practice. If you don't have a specific vocabulary list already, think of the words you tend to forget or ones that you find hard to remember. You can even come up with a list centered around themes, if you'd like. Whichever method works best for you—just make sure you have a list of words and their associated meanings. And yes, spell check them before you even begin.
For your first crossword, it's probably easiest to just use the associated meaning for the clues. For example, using "apple" for Apfel will suffice. However, as you progress, you should increase the complexity of your clues as well. Instead of "apple," you might say "das rotes Obst" ("the red fruit"). This is where the art of circumlocution begins and truly blossoms.
Your first word in the crossword should be the longest one. That way you'll have ample opportunities to build off of it in a variety of directions. Draw out the appropriate number of squares, name the row "1" and place the corresponding clue under "Across." You might find it easiest to mark the word off your list as well, so you don't duplicate it later on.
Building the list from there is really just like a Scrabble game. Make sure to number rows and columns as you go and place clues under each appropriate header. This crossword will act as your key of course, since you'll essentially be completing it as you build it, but once it's finished, simply transfer the boxes and clues to another sheet of paper and you've got yourself a crossword to complete!
The best way to test your knowledge is to work with a few friends or classmates who are using the same vocabulary list. Swap crosswords and see how many you can solve!
For more advanced speakers, find an English crossword that you can solve. Once it has been filled out completely, see if you can translate the English crossword to German, whether that means using the same English clues or creating German equivalents. It's inevitable that you'll have to move a few words around and rework placement in some cases, but it's an added challenge that'll truly test your skills.
These are just a few of the ways you can manipulate words to increase your German fluency. You don't have to dread vocabulary practice anymore—just gather your friends, whip up a few German crosswords and you'll be speaking like a native sooner than you think!


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ARCHIVES » TRUMP 2018 ELECTION INTERFERENCE EXECUTIVE ORDER SNARES DIRTY DEMOCRATS AND DEEP STATE OPERATIVES IN BID TO STEAL 2020 ELECTION
TRUMP 2018 ELECTION INTERFERENCE EXECUTIVE ORDER SNARES DIRTY DEMOCRATS AND DEEP STATE OPERATIVES IN BID TO STEAL 2020 ELECTION
TRUTH TALK NEWS November 16, 2020
Below is an article from HEALTHRANGER dated 11/13/2020 that breaks it all down.
Look out for a TRUTH TALK NEWS video covering this BOMBSHELL REVELATION soon!!
SOURCE: https://distributednews.com/474016.html
BOMBSHELL: The 2020 election took place under a Trump-declared "National Emergency" that set an Election Day trap for the "unauthorized accessing of election and campaign infrastructure"
We have another major bombshell for you here, regarding the 2020 election. Despite the intense, malicious censorship of Big Tech, we're really becoming known for in-depth analysis and research of current events, so thank you for your support as we continue to fight for the very survival of America, our constitutional republic. This story begins with the little-known executive order signed into existence on September 12, 2018, by President Donald J. Trump.
That order, available at Whitehouse.gov, is entitled, "Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election." In that executive order, which almost no one has covered since the day it was signed, President Trump declares a national emergency. That emergency is still in play to this day, and the 2020 election was conducted under this state of emergency, which is a crucial point to understand what's coming next.
"Unauthorized accessing of election infrastructure"
In the EO, the President also states that people and organizations located, in part, outside the United States are known to be able to, "interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of election and campaign infrastructure or the covert distribution of propaganda and disinformation." If you're starting to see how this ties in to CNN, the NY Times, the Washington Post and MSNBC, you're not alone. All those organizations, as you'll soon see, have been caught under this emergency declaration of "foreign interference" in U.S. elections, aided by complicit corporations on U.S. soil. The EO further states that this foreign interference in U.S. elections, "constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States."
Why is this relevant to anything we're seeing right now with the massive election fraud carried out by the Democrats and the deep state?Because Dominion Voting Systems is a Canadian company. And Scytl is run out of Spain. That's right. Dominion is a foreign-owned company, which makes Dominion-based election theft a "foreign interference issue." Scytl, by the way, is connected to George Soros and the Democrats, and according to TGP (see below), "Bill Gates also own stock in Scytl."
Dominion is Canadian, Scytl is from Spain; both represent "foreign interference" in US elections… with data routed through servers in Germany
Another voting machine company called Scytl — also widely used in US elections — is located in Spain. As Great Game India reports: Days after it was revealed how 2020 US Elections were rigged by Canadian Crown Agent Dominion Voting Systems through a so-called "glitch", now GreatGameIndia has found involvement of another dubious foreign company in US Election meddling. The votes cast by Americans were counted by a bankrupted Spanish company Scytl in Spain. Like Dominion Voting Systems, Scytl has a long history of election fraud in various nations including injecting backdoors in its election software. The issue has prompted experts to question why the sensitive job of counting votes was outsourced to a foreign company? How could a bankrupted Spanish company count American votes in Spain? Due to such widespread fraud, the Chairman of the US Federal Election Commission Trey Trainor believes that the 2020 US Presidential Elections is illegitimate.
What people are missing in all this is that Trump's 2018 executive order gives the DOJ the power to seize all assets of individuals and companies that were complicit in aiding or covering up this foreign interference in U.S. elections.
The National Emergency order specifically calls for seizure of all assets of entities that have, "directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in a United States election." That would, of course, have to include practically every CNN fake news anchor, every Big Tech CEO, every fake news journo-terrorist from NBC News, the NY Times and the Washington Post. They are all complicit in gaslighting America and covering up the massive foreign election interference that just took place. Trump's EO further explains that asset seizures shall target people and entities which have: …materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, any activity described in subsection (a)(i) of this section or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or (iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order. In other words, the EO covers every person who has been corrupted or compromised by communist China. And that includes at least 80% of Democrat lawmakers, by our estimates, including Senators Feinstein and Schiff.
Every organization involved in the election theft and cover-up can now be seized by the US government
But that's not even the full extent of what's demanded by this Executive Order. In Section 8, the order explains that the term "person" also means, "a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization.
"In other words, any media organization that assisted in covering up or assisting foreign interference in a U.S. election is specifically targeted by this Executive Order. Further in the definitions section, the EO explains: …the term "election infrastructure" means information and communications technology and systems used by or on behalf of the Federal Government or a State or local government in managing the election process, including voter registration databases, voting machines, voting tabulation equipment, and equipment for the secure transmission of election results. That would include the Dominion voting systems as well as all other voting systems used in the recent election.
Finally, the EO describes what it means by the term "foreign interference." It means: (emphasis added) …any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful actions or attempted actions of a foreign government, or of any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government, undertaken with the purpose or effect of influencing, undermining confidence in, or altering the result or reported result of, the election, or undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions. Note the important words of "altering the result or reported result of the election."
This is exactly what Big Tech and the lying fake news media have done to America. More that merely a crime, it's treason… and it fell right into the national emergency trap that Trump publicly announced in 2018 which now means all these corporations and organizations can have their assets seized literally overnight.
In this video, Trump attorney Sidney Powell describes "staggering statistical evidence" and "staggering witness testimony" about the criminal election fraud that was carried out across America. She adds, "If you want to talk about foreign election interference, we certainly have it now."
WATCH: https://twitter.com/LouDobbs/status/1327379704014393344
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) says the US military just raided the server farm of Scytl in Spain
Lest you think this is all speculation and rumor, we now get to the part where the rubber meets the road. According to a video interview with Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) which aired earlier today, the US military has just conducted a raid on the server farm of the now-bankrupt Scytl company in Barcelona, Spain. The Gateway Pundit, which has been at the forefront of much of the bombshell reporting of the election rigging conspiracy that took place on November 3rd, reached out to its sources to confirm the military operations in Europe, as related to gathering evidence of election theft.
Here's what TGP just reported: The US government, once they determined that this Dominion server was involved in switching votes, then the intelligence community began a search for the server and discovered that the server was in Germany. In order to get access to that server and have it available for use in a legal manner they had to have the State Department work in tandem with the Department of Justice. They had to request that the government of Germany cooperate in allowing this seizure of this server.The appropriate documents required to affect that kind of seizure were put in place, signed off on, and it appears there was also US military support in this operation. The US military was not in the lead. But this helps explain why Esper was fired and Miller and Kash Patel were put in place — so that the military would not interfere with the operation in any way.By getting ahold of the server they now are going to have the direct evidence of when they were instructed to stop counting. They will also discover who gave the direction to stop counting and who initiated the algorithm that started switching votes. The CIA was completely excluded from this operation.
Here's the interview with Rep. Gohmert, now on Brighteon.com, just in case YouTube tries to memory hole this video: https://www.brighteon.com/embed/fdf24944-82d2-4535-b6f0-254319d7b896
The raid appears to have targeted the CIA's Frankfurt server farm operation
We also now have confirmation from WikiLeaks documents that the CIA used a data center in Frankfurt as a remote hacking base to rig US elections. DW.com reported: WikiLeaks released a trove of CIA documents on Tuesday that it claimed revealed details of its secret hacking arsenal.The release included 8,761 documents that it claimed revealed details of "malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized 'zero day' exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation."The leaks purportedly revealed that a top secret CIA unit used the German city of Frankfurt am Main as the starting point for numerous hacking attacks on Europe, China and the Middle East.German daily "Süddeutsche Zeitung" reported the building was known to be home to a vast network of intelligence personnel including CIA agents, NSA spies, military secret service personnel, Department of Homeland Security employees and Secret Service employees. It reported the Americans had also established a dense network of outposts and shell companies in Frankfurt. It appears the CIA was using the same foreign data center to hack the US elections… and got caught. This is precisely why, as the Gateway Pundit reports, the CIA was kept completely out of the server raid operation that just took place in Germany. The raid was likely leveled against the CIA's own server farm that ran the remote Dominion hacking operation the night of the election!
https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1327425499472293888
GOING DOWN: Big Tech, media giants, Democrat operatives and half the deep state
It should be obvious to any informed person that everything Big Tech and the fake news media did to rig this election, then bury the Democrats' massive vote fraud operations, was a covert, fraudulent deception and unlawful action… and it was all carried out on behalf of communist nations like China and globalist operations that are located outside the United States. It's not merely that the voting system companies whose hardware and software systems rigged the election were located in Canada and Spain; we're also told that part of the CIA's rigging of the election in real-time involved data being offshored to servers located in Germany and possibly Serbia. So there are at least three or four foreign countries involved in this election, and that doesn't even include China and Venezuela, who both had other roles in running influence operations to rig the election outcome in favor of Biden. (Funding for Dominion was also provided, it is rumored, from wealthy socialists in Venezuela.) Now, Team Trump is in the process of gathering irrefutable evidence of criminal collusion to carry out election interference, and the cover-up trails will lead directly to Big Tech (targeted censorship and collusion with China) and the fake news left-wing media (gaslighting propaganda campaign to cover up evidence of foreign collusion).
This means that in one fell swoop, President Donald J. Trump will be able to:
Arrest and seize the assets of all the top Democrats and deep state traitors who attempted to steal the 2020 election.
Seize all the Big Tech corporations and left-wing media propaganda outlets that were complicit in the conspiracy. This could include seizing their domain names such as Twitter.com, YouTube.com, Facebook.com, etc.
Defeat the DNC forever by revealing overwhelming evidence of widespread election fraud, which will also result in a nationwide call for a voter ID system for all future elections.
Solidify his own standing as the brilliant mastermind President of the USA for a second term (and perhaps a third, we dare say).
Never bet against the Donald.
RECOUNTS no longer matter; the certification of votes is now irrelevant
The action plan to achieve all this is under way as you read this. Team Trump already has the full transaction logs of Dominion Voting Systems election alterations, and with raids taking place in Europe, more evidence of foreign interference is being secured. Importantly, this enormous cache of vote fraud evidence will be more than sufficient for President Trump to present this evidence to the American people, then declare an illegal insurrection attempt against the United States of America while deploying US Marshals or military police to arrest the treasonous actors in the United States who attempted to carry out this elaborate criminal fraud. No wonder John Brennan appears to be crapping himself every time he appears on live television.
Once Trump's plan is fully activated, people like Brennan will need a lifetime supply of Depends. Once all the evidence is compiled and presented, President Trump merely needs to declare the entire election to be null and void as an artifact of a failed foreign coup attempt against the United States, aided by treasonous operators inside the Democrat party and certain dark corners of the intelligence community (CIA, FBI, etc.). As an immutable legal principle, any party that engages in a social contract (such as an election) and then cheats to try to unfairly "win" that contract, is disqualified by default. You cannot win an election by stealing it. There is overwhelming legal precedent for this in court decisions from both SCOTUS and Federal district courts. The recounts are irrelevant. The "certification" of the fraudulent votes is just theater. None of that matters once the overwhelming fraudulent nature of the entire operation is documented and revealed to all.
We've already won
Trump has already won this election. The treasonous enemies of America have already been caught. They will face criminal charges by the thousands as all this plays out, unless they flee the country first. And the DOJ is about to drop the hammer on the entire operation.
The American people are with Trump — including many Democrats who are now sickened by what they witnessed take place with wholesale left-wing election theft. Americans will not allow their country to be stolen by foreign interests, and as we've mentioned before, if Trump needs to call up every able-bodied man in America to converge on Washington D.C. fully armed with courage, millions of patriots will arrive to defend this constitutional republic against its enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Trump no longer needs to win recounts, and he certainly doesn't need the media on his side. They won't be around much longer anyway. All Trump needs is to continue gathering evidence, prepare to present it to the world, and continue to garner support from millions of Americans who are ready to lay their lives on the line, if necessary, to defend this nation.
We win if we choose to win. The only way we lose is if we surrender to the criminals on the Left. And the word "concede" isn't even in my vocabulary. Nor will Alex Jones, Owen Shroyer, Steve Bannon, Jim Hoft, Rudy Giuliani or any other patriot surrender to these left-wing criminals and tyrants. I cover a few additional details on all this in my Nov. 13th Daily News Update: https://www.brighteon.com/embed/91ae4117-21d8-4a4c-9171-1d3d408f99f0 https://www.brighteon.com/embed/28989543-f2cb-4f44-9615-47189f6da241
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.
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Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died. Born just two days after Elvis Presley, the Huntsville native friends called "The Hawk" (He also nicknamed himself "The King of Rockabilly" and "Mr. Dynamo") was a hell-raiser with a big jaw and a stocky build. "Hawkins is the only man I ever heard who can make a nice sexy song like 'My Gal is Red Hot' sound sordid," Greil Marcus wrote in his acclaimed book about music and American culture, "Mystery Train," adding that "The Hawk" was alleged to "know more back roads, back rooms and backsides than any man from Newark to Mexicali."


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After five days of relentless rain, we were finally basking in the sunshine. And to my surprise, we were doing it on Koh Phi Phi. Originally, I had just wanted to take a day trip to see Maya Bay (made famous after the movie "The Beach," with Leonardo DiCaprio, which we watched our first night in Koh Lanta). Everything I read online turned me away from spending any real time on Phi Phi since it's known as a "party scene." And on the scale of party people, we rank pretty high on the loser end of that spectrum.
Brian visited Thailand ten years ago and convinced me to at least spend two nights here since I was still chasing my beautiful beach dream (nothing came close in Koh Lanta. The rain didn't help), and he had remembered Phi Phi being beautiful. Thankfully, Brian's memory was correct, a rare occasion for sure, and Phi Phi was everything I had imagined a beach in Thailand to look like.
Our quick trip turned into five nights at three different guesthouses ranging from $18 - $35. One of the budget hotels we liked, Gypsy Village 2, was off the beaten path and even gave you access to the pool of the much more expensive resort. Every morning we had the same routine: wake up, walk to 7-11 for our go-to breakfast (usually it was 70 baht but on Phi Phi it was 120 baht) and make a plan for the rest of our day. One day we hiked to Long Beach, stumbling on some beautiful smaller, more secluded beaches along the way.
We decided to take an all day boat ride advertising the Top Ten Island Tour (something we usually wouldn't do) and absolutely loved it! We met an awesome couple from Essex (Hi Marcus and Molly!) on our twelve passenger longtail boat filled with close to thirty of us. This was not a lost in translation situation; we were lied to, but it was still tons of fun.
Look at that clear water!
We snorkeled at Shark Point and surprisingly saw sharks (okay I didn't because I refused to get in, but Brian did). We visited Monkey Beach where Brian and I were reminded of why we got our rabies shots, especially when a little boy from our boat was traumatized after being bit by a monkey!! It was horrible! The family didn't speak English, and we didn't speak Spanish. But after a lot of back and forth, we finally convinced them to seek medical attention.
We took turns diving from the boat into the beautiful waters and landscape at Pi Leh Bay (this was my favorite part of the trip). And we snorkeled again at Loh Samah Bay where we saw loads of Parrot Fish (ps. I really don't like snorkeling, but it was amazing here). It was this snorkeling trip that gave me the final push to sign up for a dive during our time on Phi Phi. We followed up the colorful snorkeling trip with a couple hours to enjoy Maya Bay (The Beach). We cruised around during sunset and ended the evening swimming with plankton at Mosquito Beach. The plankton, however, was a bit disappointing. Once again I was imagining glowing waters all around me. When in reality I was swimming in the dark, absolutely terrified, seeing only little flickers of light when I rapidly moved my hands and feet back and forth under the water. I pretty much looked like I was drowning the entire time. All in all though, the boat trip was a great way to enjoy a lot of what Phi Phi has to offer. I don't think I have ever, willingly, spent so much time in the ocean.
As soon as we docked, Brian and I walked over to Aquanauts, the dive center we had researched, and signed up for an afternoon dive. All my fears instantly rushed back, and I was already regretting my decision. Given my anxiety and irrational fear of getting eaten by a shark while being sucked into the depths of the ocean, Brian and I paid a little extra for the private dive + refresher course. There was a moment where I almost backed out, but in the end, I decided to go and I'm so glad I did! The visibility wasn't great since it was the afternoon of the full moon causing highly disruptive tides, but I regained my confidence in scuba diving and discovered another side of Koh Phi Phi.
Attempting to give the OKAY signal but seriously looks like a warewolf, right?
That's a turtle between us!
I had one moment of complete panic. At one point, we came out of the reef into what looked exactly like the drop off from Finding Nemo. The current was so strong that I felt myself getting sucked into what was surely the great abyss where all the killer sharks were waiting for me. Rather than remaining calm, as we are taught to do, my arms, as if having a mind of their own, starting flailing about so destructively that I knocked out, not just my regulator, but our wonderful dive master's as well. THANK GOD WE TOOK THAT REFRESHER COURSE! The number one rule of diving, and the first thing you learn, is to never hold your breath, and I did the exact opposite. When I safely had my regulator back where it belonged (MY MOUTH), Roo, our dive master, decided it would be best if we held hands until my now added fear of my lung popping 60 feet below subsided and I could continue the dive. And just to add to all the excitement Under the Sea, I saw a black tip (reef) shark in the distance. But this time, I found myself swimming towards it rather than away. Maybe this whole diving thing is my calling…maybe not. But for now, I'm glad I gave it another go!
All in all, Phi Phi really surprised me. We had the best time and managed to avoid all the buckets of booze! After five blissful days, we decided to head back to Krabi and figure out our last few days in Southern Thailand.