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It's hard to imagine the multifamily world without listing services.
In the first place, it's relatively easy these days to create your own marketing platform. Hosting isn't expensive. Domain names are cheap. Tools like WordPress and SquareSpace make it easy to build websites.
The listing service model is not a long-term marketing solution. ILS's are only valuable for as long as Google decides they're valuable. But if Google starts directing people to local apartment listings pulled from data within their own system and integrated with Google Maps then all the value that ILS's offer as directories will disappear since Google is a better version of the same thing.
That being said, even though Google hasn't totally moved in that direction yet—though they likely will at some point—there are still some significant costs to working with listing services even now. Let's talk about two of them.
Hidden Cost 1: You're competing with yourself.
These days, it is likely that your apartment community has a website of some kind. That hasn't always been the case in multifamily, of course, but anymore most communities have a website. But what happens when you have a website and you're advertising on a bunch of listing services? Answer: You're paying listing services money to compete with your website—which you're also paying for, presumably—for search traffic on Google.
When Google sees someone search for your community, they have to decide what is the most relevant thing to show them: the listing on an ILS for your community or your community's website? Sometimes, especially if it's a newer website, Google will rank the ILS above the website. So you are spending money on a community website, but when people search for you by name, they're ending up at the ILS.
How do you create that differentiation? A website is a great way of getting there. If you have a website that in itself makes your community look distinct, simply by being dedicated to promoting only your community and you deliver a great shopping experience via that website you now have some ways of distinguishing yourself from your competition. Now when someone is debating a purchase, they aren't just looking at the price tag. They're also thinking about the photos of your property, the relative ease of signing a lease with you relative to more complicated leasing processes elsewhere, etc. And because of those other advantages you have, you can probably charge slightly higher rent rates. Differentiation leads to higher prices.
On the other hand, with an ILS even the right prospects are still going to be seeing you and a bunch of other properties. So a lead who might be great for your community, might get pulled onto another community's page on that listing service. In other words, you're losing leads who would rent from you, given the right marketing experience.
But, of course, you cannot really do anything to define that experience for the leads as long as you're using a listing service. Sure, you can pay flat rates on long contracts to increase or decrease your visibility. But you can't create a customized experience built around your community with an ILS.
If you're a community with 150 units and all your units are renting for $15 less than market rate, you're missing out on $2,250 every month! Over a full 12 months, that's $27,000! And this is a relatively modest example--if you have a larger community, some vacancy, and the rent rates are similar or even further beneath market rate, then the losses are greater.


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We are Faith Driven Consumers (FDCs)—the economically powerful subset of the overall Christian market. FDCs proactively live out our faith in every area of our lives, including where we work and shop, what we buy and the entertainment choices we make. Our daily choices are a demonstration of stewardship. As Faith Driven Consumers we make decisions in the context of our biblical worldview—it defines who we are.
Faith Driven Consumer™ is the advocacy organization for FDCs. Every week we have one-on-one conversations with America's corporate leaders asking them to treat Faith Driven Consumers equal to other groups in their rainbow of diversity. Largely they have done nothing to stop their discrimination—and they continue to exclude Faith Driven Consumers. Why? They tell us it's because we aren't putting as much pressure on them as other groups do.
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Dear Corporate Leader,
I am a Faith Driven Consumer—a member of a community of Faith Driven Consumers who spend $2 trillion every year in the marketplace. And since there are 41 million of us, we also come to work every day in your company—a company that claims to champion diversity and inclusion.
In reality, you don't treat us as equally as other groups.
I watch Corporate America leading the charge for "tolerance" and "inclusivity" for a wide variety of ideas and viewpoints—all while taking steps that marginalize us. Equality means equality for all—including Faith Driven Consumers.
Just like everyone else, I want to be able to bring 100% of myself into the workplace and marketplace. And I want to feel welcomed, embraced and celebrated just like the other groups you and other brands prioritize.
Instead, I see headlines every day about brands embracing some groups over others—and creating second-class citizenship for Faith Driven Consumers like me. That's unfair, but it's also unwise—because ignoring us is bad for business.
By signing this petition, I am joining a national movement of Faith Driven Consumers pledging to support brands that score better than their competitors on the Faith Equality Index. Together, we ask your brand to publicly acknowledge Faith Driven Consumers and take specific, ongoing steps to welcome us into your rainbow of diversity and improve your company's Faith Equality Index score—close the gaps.
While other indexes help consumers understand how brands welcome, embrace and celebrate the Hispanic, African-American, LGBT, disabled, and other communities, the Faith Equality Index is the benchmark resource focused on how you engage me—a member of the underserved Faith Driven Consumer market.
One of America's greatest strengths is its diversity. Because Corporate America celebrates diversity and inclusion, I ask your brand to #AddUsIn—demonstrate your commitment to full application of equality.
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Cindy Davis signed #ExtinguishIntolerance 2015-01-08 10:17:48 -0500
With all the danger our firefighters experience you would think they would want a man of faith over them. Especially a Fire Chief. Someone who makes sound judgements every day to make their city safe. Not only for the firefighters but also for the citizens of that community. This man deserves his job back with an apology. It it such a grave injustice to fire him. Shame on you Atlanta.
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Mayor Reed,
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and religion for all Americans, regardless of belief, and you have publicly advocated for making Atlanta "a more welcoming city for all of her citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, race, and religious beliefs." In light of this, your decision to terminate Atlanta's distinguished Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran — a public servant with more than three decades of experience who has served President Obama as U.S. Fire Administrator and was unanimously confirmed as Atlanta's fire chief —constitutes the absolute height of hypocrisy.
Chief Cochran, exercising his legally protected rights, expressed his religious convictions in his recent book. He even cleared its contents with your own Ethics Office Director. Despite this, you chose to fire him simply because you disagree with his religious beliefs. This action is not only un-American, it constitutes intolerance, bigotry, and discrimination.
We live in a rich, diverse society. A society with differing viewpoints and beliefs, a society of open discourse in which tolerance and inclusion makes it possible for us to disagree with respect. We also live in a society that values equality, including the notion that everyone has the right to publicly express deeply held beliefs without fear of persecution or reprisal. People of faith – who are a significant part of America's rich rainbow of diversity – share the same fundamental rights as all other groups.
Chief Cochran and the citizens of Atlanta should all have the right to equal application of equal protections under the law. If one group is protected for its beliefs, all groups must be protected.
By signing this petition, I join my fellow citizens in a united call for tolerance, fairness, and equality for all.
I am asking you to:
Immediately reinstate Chief Cochran.
Apologize for your unjust actions against Chief Cochran.
Ensure that no person of faith in Atlanta will be singled out by your administration simply due to the expression of their religious convictions.
As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Day, a holiday honoring an Atlanta native who bravely stood for equality and civil rights, I call on you to respect and honor his legacy. As Dr. King famously said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Cindy Davis signed #FlipThisDecision 2014-05-08 11:06:36 -0400
You openly show gay couples purchasing homes on shows such as Property Virgins. Yet, you won't allow families with values on your show. Really? You need to check and see just how many of with strong convictions and values watch your network, and how many will not if you don't flip this decision.
PETITION in SUPPORT OF THE BENHAM BROTHERS #FlipThisDecision
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2nd Update, May 16, 2014 – Following a swift and unified outcry by Faith Driven Consumers and fair-minded Americans across the nation, SunTrust today reversed its earlier decision to drop the Benham brothers – citing respect for the fundamental constitutional rights of all Americans. Faith Driven Consumer is grateful to all who collectively raised their voices against religious viewpoint discrimination in a united call for tolerance, fairness, and equality for all Americans. This also applies to those who hold to a biblical worldview, which includes respect for life and natural marriage.
UPDATED May 16, 2014 — Following HGTV's decision last week to cancel the Benham brothers' television show, SunTrust Banks has taken the highly unusual step of pulling all of its listed properties with the Benham Real Estate Group—and its franchises spread across four states—apparently based on the brothers' biblical faith and worldview. By taking this discriminatory action, SunTrust has demonstrated its intolerance toward those who hold biblically based views and chosen to exclude Faith Driven Consumers from its rainbow of diversity.
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Dear HGTV and Scripps Networks Interactive,
I am writing regarding your network's intolerant and discriminatory decision to cancel "Flip It Forward" from HGTV's fall 2014 lineup because of the pro-life and pro-natural marriage faith-driven beliefs of stars David and Jason Benham.
The views that the Benhams' have publicly expressed reflect a biblical view of life, sexuality, marriage, and family that have stood the test of time for thousands of years and continue to be held by the majority of Americans and your viewers – including those in HGTV's home market of Knoxville, Tennessee.
HGTV's decision to exclude those who hold to a faith-based viewpoint held by 46 million Faith Driven Consumers who spend $1.75 trillion annually has no place in America's inclusive rainbow of diversity.
And this decision contradicts HGTV's stated core values of integrity and diversity, which emphasize "having a strong moral compass which points to character, honesty, ethical practice and accountability" and hold that all are included in the "broad canvas of interests, backgrounds, lifestyles and ethnicities."
While some members of the pro-choice and LGBT communities may not agree with the biblical view on these particular issues, the notion that free-thinking Americans should be discriminated against simply for expressing a perspective that is in conflict with another is patently un-American and flies in the face of true tolerance and inclusiveness.
As a Faith Driven Consumer, I ask that you reverse your decision and reinstate "Flip It Forward" immediately out of respect for the millions of Americans who share the faith-driven worldview of its hosts.
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What happened to freedom of speech? When a person lives in sin, they don't want to hear the truth. I stand behind you Phil!
PETITION TO THE A&E NETWORK DEMANDING THE IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF DUCK DYNASTY'S PHIL ROBERTSON — #ISTANDWITHPHIL
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I am writing to you regarding your network's intolerant, discriminatory, and punitive treatment of Mr. Phil Robertson, star of A&E's #1 hit show, Duck Dynasty.
Mr. Robertson's comments in GQ Magazine are simply reflective of a Biblical view of sexuality, marriage, and family – a view that has stood the test of time for thousands of years and continues to be held by the majority of Americans and today's world as a whole.
Many members of the LGBT community may not agree with this view, but the notion that a free-thinking American should be discriminated against simply for expressing a perspective that is in conflict with another is patently un-American and flies in the face of true tolerance and civility. A&E's position, which in your own words is "championing" the gay and lesbian community — which I believe you have the freedom to do — excludes the views of Faith Driven Consumers and effectively censors a legitimate viewpoint held by the majority of Americans.
As a Faith Driven Consumer, I am signing this petition to demand that my views be treated with equality and respect in America's rich rainbow of diversity.
I am asking your network to immediately reinstate Mr. Robertson to Duck Dynasty, and to formally apologize to him, his family, and the millions of viewers who tune in every week, stand by him, and share his worldview. While the LGBT community may be offended by his opposing viewpoint, your rash, discriminatory, and unfair treatment toward Mr. Robertson — a recognized symbol of the faith community — is a slap in the face to Faith Driven Consumers and everyday Americans alike.
There are 46 million Faith Driven Consumers in America today who spend 1.75 trillion dollars annually. Should you refuse to equally respect and welcome our legitimately held views, we will gladly stop watching this and all other A&E programming and turn to any reformulation of Duck Dynasty on another network – while simultaneously supporting brands that stand with the show and the Robertson family.
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KABUL, Afghanistan —
A provincial official says the bodies of eight Afghans abducted last week and then killed by insurgents have been found, dumped along the country's main north-south highway.
Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy governor of Ghazni province, said Tuesday the eight men were civilians snatched off a bus by insurgents during last week's Eid al-Fitr holiday that marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Insurgents regularly pull over buses travelling on the highway from the capital, Kabul, to southern Kandahar province looking for government employees, who they then either shoot or hold for ransom.
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The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at 8.29 am local time (5.59 pm Irish time), in the middle of the school run and as workers were heading out for the day.
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Peter T. Leeson (born July 29, 1979) is an American economist and the Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. The website Big Think listed him in 2012 among "Eight of the World's Top Young Economists". He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Leeson is known for extending rational choice theory into unusual domains, such as to the study of bizarre rituals and superstitions, and to the behavior of Caribbean pirates. As Freakonomics coauthor Steven Levitt put it, "the amazing thing about Pete Leeson is that he takes these crazy topics and through a brilliant mix of meticulous historical research, data gathering, and creative economic thinking he shows that these seemingly nonsensical practices actually make a whole lot of sense… I can't think of another economist whose work has so consistently blown my mind." According to the American Institute for Economic Research's Art Carden, "to the extent that the economics profession has an heir to Gary Becker in the sense of pushing economic analysis as far as we think it will go and then discovering it will go a little farther, it's Leeson."

Previously, he held faculty positions at West Virginia University and the University of Chicago.

Life and education
Leeson began writing about economics as a teenager:In 1997, Mackinac Center for Public Policy President Lawrence W. Reed read an articulate letter to the editor…that scolded a previous writer for poor economic analysis of a public policy issue. Reed contacted the writer, assuming that he was a professor of some sort. In fact, the author was a 17-year-old Dow High School student, Peter Leeson.
As an 18-year-old, Leeson was invited by an economics professor at Northwood University to lecture in his course.

Leeson earned a B.A. in economics at Hillsdale College in 2001. He received his Ph.D. in economics at George Mason University in 2005 under the direction of Peter Boettke. In 2003–2004, he was a visiting fellow in political economy and government at Harvard University. In 2005, he was the F.A. Hayek Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Leeson proposed marriage to his now-wife, Ania, in the preface of his book The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates. Ania also appears as one of the characters in his book WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird. Leeson has a tattoo of a supply and demand curve on his right biceps and is an avid cigar smoker. He illustrated his book WTF?!

Work

Economics of piracy
Leeson's Invisible Hook argues that Caribbean pirates developed an early form of constitutional democracy and engaged in behaviors such as flying the Jolly Roger because doing so maximized their profit.

In the wake of the Maersk Alabama hijacking, his work on piracy drew substantial media attention. In an article published by National Public Radio, he said that "early 18th century pirates, men like Blackbeard, "Black Bart" Roberts, and "Calico" Jack Rackam, were not only thieves. They were also early experimenters with some of the modern world's most cherished values, such as liberty, democracy, and equality."

Although Leeson is careful to note that he does not praise the criminal actions of pirates, he argues that their self-organization is a useful illustration of how even criminal conduct is based on rational self-interest. In an interview published by The New York Times, Leeson summarized his thesis:
The idea of the invisible hook is that pirates, though they're criminals, are still driven by their self-interest. So they were driven to build systems of government and social structures that allowed them to better pursue their criminal ends.... The reason that the criminality is driving these structures is because they can't rely on the state to provide those structures for them. So pirates, more than anyone else, needed to figure out some system of law and order to make it possible for them to remain together long enough to be successful at stealing.

CGP Grey's two-video animated YouTube adaptation of Leeson's Invisible Hook has been viewed more than 10 million times.

Economics of bizarre rituals and superstitions
Leeson's book WTF?! argues that practices which seem senseless, such as trial by ordeal, trial by combat, and oracular divination, are in fact clever solutions devised by people to overcome social problems. A recurrent theme in his work is that "people—all of them, regardless of time or place, religion or culture, wealth, poverty, or anything else—are rational." Similarly, he maintains that all institutions, including those "that seem obviously inefficient—and, indeed, sometimes downright absurd—are in fact, on closer inspection, efficient and not so absurd after all."

Steven Levitt has described Leeson's book as "Freakonomics on steroids" and described Leeson as "one of the most creative young economists around." Tim Harford called Leeson's WTF?! "one of the most original books I've ever read."

Economics of anarchy
Leeson has written extensively on what he describes as "the economics of anarchy" and has suggested that "self-governance works better than you think." Avinash Dixit described Leeson's book Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think as "an eye-opener," and Robert Ellickson described it as "masterly." According to Leeson:
 [T]he case for anarchy derives its strength from empirical evidence, not theory.... Despite... significant arenas of anarchy we do not observe perpetual world war in the absence of global government, shriveling international commerce in the absence of supranational commercial law, or even deteriorating standards of living in Somalia. On the contrary, peace overwhelmingly prevails between the world's countries, international trade is flourishing, and Somali development has improved under statelessness.

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation's Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders awarded Leeson its Hayek Prize in 2006, noting of his scholarship that:

Leeson has concentrated on the study of the problem of order where no formal law exists, showing how in such diverse situations as trade among strangers, banditry in colonial West Central Africa and modern Somalia, and life in pirate societies over the ages often informal rules emerge that allow order to be preserved without heavy-handed government control.

Views
Leeson stated in a column regarding Ronald Reagan and foreign policy, "Reagan's foreign policy was predicated on the use of military intervention to achieve the political and economic outcomes his administration was after in foreign countries. I am advocating precisely the opposite—that no such intervention would be desirable."

Books
 WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2017.
 The Economic Role of the State. (ed. with P. Boettke). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2015.
 Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
 The Secrets of Pirate Management. Princeton: Princeton Shorts, 2012.
 The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009.
 Media, Institutional Change, and Economic Development. (with C. Coyne). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009.
 The Legacy of Ludwig von Mises: Theory and History. (ed. with P. Boettke). 2 vols. Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 2006.

References

External links
 Leeson's website
 Interview at ReasonTV on The Invisible Hook
 Audio interview with Leeson National Review Online
 Leeson's bio at the Mercatus Center

1979 births
Living people
21st-century American economists
American libertarians
Austrian School economists
George Mason University alumni
George Mason University faculty
Harvard University alumni
Hillsdale College alumni
Libertarian economists
Libertarian theorists
Mercatus Center
Non-interventionism

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Kraków is bisected by the River Wisła, with virtually everything of interest on the north bank. At the heart of the Old Town is the Main Square, with WawelHill, ancient seat of Poland's kings and Church, and the rejuvenated Kazimierz lying to the south.
A few blocks north of the Rynek on ul. Pijarska sits the Czartoryski Palace, usually home to Kraków's finest art collection, although it is closed until 2014 for renovation. When it reopens, highlights will include Rembrandt's brooding Landscape with Merciful Samaritan and Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine.
A Jewish centre from the fourteenth century onwards, Kraków's Kazimierz district had grown by 1939 to accommodate some 65,000 Jews. After the Nazis took control, however, this population was forced into a cramped ghetto across the river. Waves of deportations to the death camps followed before the ghetto was liquidated in March 1943, ending seven centuries of Jewish life in Kraków. Kazimierz is now a fashionable and bohemian residential district, filled with poignantly silent synagogues. Just off pl. Nowy, a colourful square surrounded by chic cafés, is the Isaac Synagogue (Fri 9am–2.30pm, Sun–Thur 9am–8pm) at ul. Kupa 18 – now a working synagogue once again, it contains sizeable chunks of Hebrew inscriptions on its walls. At ul. Szeroka 24 is the Old Synagogue (Mon 10am–2pm, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 9am–4pm, Fri 10am–5pm; 9zł), the oldest surviving example of Jewish religious architecture in Poland and home to the Museum of Kraków Jewry, with its traditional paintings by the area's former inhabitants. Nearby, the Remu'h Synagogue on ul. Szeroka (Mon–Fri: May–Sept 9am–6pm; Oct–April 9am–4pm; 6zł) contains lovely original furnishings; the cemetery behind the synagogue contains restored 18th-century gravestones.
At the southern end of Kazimierz, the Municipal Engineering Museum at św. Wawrzynca 15 (Tues–Sun 10am–4pm; 8zł) contains a fantastic display of vehicles in a former tram depot.
The largest square in medieval Europe, the Market Square (Rynek Główny) is now a broad expanse with the vast Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) at its centre, ringed by magnificent houses and towering spires. Originally a collection of outdoor market stalls, the Cloth Hall was first built in 1300 and reconstructed during the Renaissance, and still houses a bustling covered market. To its south is the tiny copper-domed St Adalbert's, the first church to be founded in Kraków. On the east side is the Gothic St Mary's Church (Mon–Sat 11.30am–6pm, Sun 2–6pm; 6zł), the taller of its two towers, which you can climb during the summer months (May–Aug Tues, Thurs & Sat 9–11.30am & 1–5.30pm; 5zł), topped by an amazing ensemble of spires. Inside is the stunningly realistic triptych high altar (1477–89), an intricate wood-carving depicting the Virgin Mary's Quietus among the apostles.
The hejnał
Legend has it that during one of the thirteenth-century Tatar raids, a guard watching from the tower of St Mary's Church saw the invaders approaching and blew his trumpet, only for his alarm to be cut short by an arrow through the throat. Every hour a local fireman now plays the sombre melody (hejnał) from the same tower, halting abruptly at the point when the guard is supposed to have been hit.
The former industrial district of Podgorze/Zabłocie just across the river from Kazimierz is one of contemporary Kraków's fastest-developing districts, thanks in part to the 2011 opening of this art museum at ul. Lipova 4 (Tues–Sun 11am–7pm; 10zł; Tues free; mocak.pl). Occupying renovated buildings that once formed part of Oskar Schindler's Emalia Factory it contains a compelling collection of Polish contemporary art, and a regular programme of big-name exhibitions.
Central Kraków's newest and most entertaining tourist attraction is the Rynek Underground (April–Oct: Mon 10am–8pm, Tues 10am–4pm, Wed–Sun 10am–10pm; Nov–March: Mon, Wed–Sun 10am–8pm, Tues 10am–4pm; closed first Tues of every Month;17zł), an extensive subterranean museum that stretches beneath the market square – it is entered from the eastern side of the Cloth Hall. Recent archeological excavations have been left in situ and covered by glass walkways, allowing you to explore the layout of the medieval marketplace. The display also features touchscreen computers, recreated thatched wooden huts, and videos of role-playing actors dressed up as medieval traders.
Touristy Floriańska and the boutiques in the Rynek contain a few bargain art dealers among the overpriced souvenirs. Kazimierz is filled with reasonably priced galleries and secondhand shops and, on Sundays, pl. Nowy becomes a colourful flea market of cheap clothes and jewellery.
You can find a good selection of English used books, including translations of Polish authors, at the café/bookshop Massolit on Felicjanek 4 (Sun–Thurs 10am–8pm, Fri & Sat 10am–9pm), where you can also trade in your old books for new reading material.
For a Western "mall experience", head for Galeria Krakowska (Mon–Sat 9am–10pm, Sun 10am–9pm), just next to the train station. It has all the fashionable Western brands that you could wish for, in addition to a large Carrefour supermarket.
West from the Rynek is the university area, whose first element was the fifteenth-century Collegium Maius building at ul. Jagiellońska 15. Now it's the University Museum (Mon–Fri 11am–2.20pm, Sat 11am–1.20pm; 16zł). Entrance is by guided tour only – the museum office will sign you up for the next English-language tour, which depart at regular intervals throughout the day. Inside, the ground-floor rooms retain the mathematical and geographical murals once used for the teaching of figures like Copernicus, one of the university's earliest students.
For over five hundred years, Wawel Hill was the seat of Poland's monarchy. The original cathedral (Mon–Sat 9am–5pm; 8zł) was built in 1020, but the present basilica is a fourteenth-century structure, with a crypt that contains the majority of Poland's 45 monarchs. Their tombs and side chapels are like a directory of European artistic movements, not least the Gothic Holy Cross Chapel and the Renaissance Zygmuntówska chapel. The excellent Cathedral Museum (Mon–Sat 9am–4pm; 12zł) features religious and secular items dating from the thirteenth century, including all manner of coronation robes.
Visitor numbers are restricted, so arrive early or book ahead to visit the various sections of Wawel Castle (ticket office Mon–Fri 9am–5.45pm, Sat & Sun 10am–4.45pm), including the State Rooms (April–Oct Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am–4pm, Wed & Sat 9.30am–3pm, Sun 10am–3pm; Nov–March Tues–Sat 9.30am–3pm, Sun 10am–3pm; 16zł), furnished with Renaissance paintings and tapestries, and the grand Royal Private Apartments (Tues–Sun 9.30am–5pm, Sat & Sun 11am–6pm; 21zł). Much of the original contents of the Royal Treasury and Armoury (same times as the State Rooms; 16zł) were sold to pay off royal debts, but still feature some fine works, including the Szczerbiec, the country's original coronation sword.
Smok – the dragon of kraków
On the western side of Wawel Hill is the Dragon's Den (daily: July & Aug 10am–7pm; April–June, Sept & Oct 10am–5pm; 3zł), a cavern accessed by a spiral staircase. This was reputedly once the home of Smok, a dragon whose rather objectionable diet included children, cattle and unsuccessful knights. Krak, the legendary founder of Kraków, tricked him into eating a sheep stuffed with sulphur; to quench the burning, Smok drank half the Wisła, causing him to explode. Despite his unfortunate end, the dragon is now the symbol of the city.
Ten kilometres from Kraków is the "underground salt cathedral" of Wieliczka, 300km of subterranean tunnels that have been used to mine salt since the thirteenth century (daily: April–Oct 7.30am–7.30pm; Nov–March 8am–5pm). The ticket price includes a tour (68zł English, 49zł Polish), which passes by an underground lake and a number of impressive statues and edifices – including chandeliers – carved out of rock salt. To get there, catch bus #304 from ul. Kurniki next to the main train station (every 20min; 3zł).
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Angelique Kerber Sets Sight On The Grass After Another French Open Disappointment
The German says she is at a loss over her latest defeat at the clay court major.
Adam Addicott
Former world No.1 Angelique Kerber admits that she is unable to pinpoint the exact reason behind her shock first round loss at the French Open on Sunday.
The world No.27 fell 6-2, 6-4, to Ukranian qualifier Anhelina Kalinina who had only ever won one main draw match in a Grand Slam prior to the tournament. Kerber produced 27 unforced errors which were five less than her rival. However, she struggled behind serve where she won just 45% of the points. Kerber has now failed to win back-to-back marches in three out of her past four tournaments played.
Speaking to reporters after the match, the candidly speaking German admitted that she 'doesn't know' why she was unable to play at the level which she would have wanted. Despite being a two-time quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, she has now lost in the first round of the tournament three years in a row. Overall, she has made 14 appearances in Paris and recorded 17 main draw wins.
"I don't know. I think I had a late start (to the match), especially because I started to play better in the second set," said Kerber.
"I think she played good. I was not able to play my best tennis or like how I practiced in the last few days. I think I have to accept that and look forward to the next challenge."
Since lifting her third Grand Slam title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Kerber has only managed to reach the second week of a major in three out of 10 attempts. Two of those were at the Australian Open and one at the US Open.
Fortunately for Kerber her next challenge will be on the grass where she has enjoyed success. She has won more matches at Wimbledon than any other Grand Slam so far in her career.
"Now I will try to learn from the match now because I played good the last few weeks and I had good matches," she reflected.
"I had the best preparation I could do in the last few weeks on clay but it's fine.'
"I'm looking forward to Wimbledon for the grasscourt season, and it sounds much better for me. So I'm happy that the next Grand Slam is on grass."
As for Kalinina, she will face former Australian Open semi-finalist Danielle Collins in the second round.
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Linda Noskova beat former world number 1 Garbine Muguruza 6-1 6-4 to reach the second round in Lyon.
Noskova broke serve in the second and sixth games to close out the first set 6-1.
Muguruza started the second set with a break in the second game to open up a 3-0 lead.
Noskova broke back in the fifth game at deuce and saved fourth break point to draw level to 3-3. Noskova earned her second break in the ninth game to seal the second set 6-4 setting up a second round match against Egypt's Mayar Sherif.
Noskova became the youngest woman in the top 100 since Coco Gauff held his distinction in October 2019.
At this year's Adelaide International 1 Noskova came through the qualifying round beating Anna Kalinskaya and Anna Kalinskaya to advance to the main draw. Noskova upset Daria Kasatkina in the first round to achieve her first top 10 win. She went to beat Claire Liu to reach her first WTA 500 quarter final. She beat two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in a three-set match in the quarter final, winning the tie-break 8-6 after saving a match point. Noskova beat Ons Jabeur to reach her first WTA final where she lost to fresh Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka. As a result, Noskova moved close to 50 positions to number 56.
Noskova needed to play the qualifying round at the Australian Open to join the main draw, but she lost to world number 192 Katherine Sebov.
Novak Djokovic - Roland Garros 2022 (foto Roberto dell'Olivo)
Novak Djokovic said he mutually agreed with his father that he did not attend his latest Australian Open match but admits it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Srdjan Djokovic had attended his son's matches throughout the majority of the tournament but has recently been caught up in controversy. On Wednesday a video surfaced on social media of the 62-year-old posing for a photo with pro-Russian supporters with one of the fans waving a flag with the face of Vladimir Putin on it. Another fan was also wearing a t-shirt with the 'Z' symbol on it which is used to support the Russian army.
The Russian and Belarussian flags were banned from the tournament this year following an incident in the first round. A Russian flag was shown during a match between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova. Prompting anger from Ukraine with its ambassador to Australia calling for a 'neutral flag' policy to be implemented.
Srdjan has since issued a statement saying the incident was 'unintentional' and said his family 'only wish for peace in the world.' He subsequently also missed Djokovic's semi-final match to avoid any possible 'disruption' before doing the same for Sunday's final.
"I thought things would calm down in terms of media and everything, but it didn't. We both agreed it would probably be better that he is not there," Djokovic said after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title.
"That hurts me and him (Srdjan) a lot because these are very special, unique moments. Who knows if they repeat again? So it was not easy for him."
Whilst he was not in the stands, Djokovic was reunited with his father shortly afterwards. Although the tennis star said Srdjan 'was not feeling his best' due to the situation.
"It is what it is. I think in the end also what he told me is that it's important that I feel good on the court, I win the match, and he's here for me," Djokovic continued.
"If it's going to be better for me as the outcome of the match so that he's not in the box, then so be it. That was the whole conversation.'
"In a way, I'm also sad that he was not there, present, in the stands. But he was throughout the entire tournament, so it's fine. In the end, we have a happy ending."
Djokovic has now won five out of the past seven Grand Slam tournaments he has played in. At the Australian Open alone he has won 28 matches in a row.
James Beck
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It probably was a good thing that Novak Djokovic wasn't facing a top opponent in the Australian Open semifinals. Certainly not one the caliber of Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Of course, Tommy Paul did his best. He just isn't a top ten caliber player.
The American could rally with Djokovic, but when it came time to win the point or game, he usually was nowhere to be found on the Rod Laver court.
DJOKOVIC WILL NEED TO BE BETTER
The fact that Tsitsipas is in contention for the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis is enough to ensure that Paul isn't quite in the league with the Greek superstar.
Djokovic will need to be better than he was against Paul when he steps onto the court to face Tsitsipas on Sunday night in the Australian Open singles final.
There was Djokovic blundering his way through a one-sided 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 win over Paul. The scoreline should have been closer to 3-1-2. But Novak appeared to have all kinds of physical ailments — legs, knees, bandaged hamstring. Or just plain conditioning and breathing hard. You name it.
NIGHT-TIME DUTY ONCE AGAIN
It was just night time in Melbourne. You wonder what might have happened if Novak had been assigned some daytime duty like everyone else in the tournament. Say, like Tsitsipas had been assigned for his closer than the scores reflex in the Greek's 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win over Karen Khachanov in Friday's other semifinal.
Tsitsipas is a real threat to claim the world's top ranking on Sunday night with a victory over the legend from Serbia. Of course, in the 2021 French Open final, Tsitipsas won the first two sets against Djokovic.
It's possible. Tsitsipas could come through this time.
A SHADOW OF THE OLD NOVAK
Novak was only a shadow of the old Djokovic Friday night. And that was against a player who may never earn a berth in another Grand Slam semifinal.
Of course, Djokovic wasn't quite as out of it as Rafa Nadal was in the second-round blitzing by Mackenzie McDonald. But Nadal was nursing a hip injury. He may be a different player in Paris in four months.
Djokovic still has all of the big shots and serves he has displayed for much of the last two decades. He just didn't seem to know where all of those weapons were headed in the semifinals.
IS NOVAK'S BAG OF TRICKS EMPTY?
Of course, if Novak pulls a solid performance out of his bag of tricks and denies Tsitsipas the world's top ranking, Djokovic likely would stand in Nadal's path in Paris to a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
The task won't be easy. First, Novak has to take care of business on Sunday night. But with a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title up for grabs, Djokovic may actually look like himself.
As Novak says, he wants to be known as the best player in the world.
James Beck was the 2003 winner of the USTA National Media Award for print media. A 1995 MBA graduate of The Citadel, he can be reached at Jamesbecktennis@gmail.com.
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The INEN 176 standard stipulates the quality requirements to be met cocoa beans to market and what criteria should be used for classification.
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Chili is a great dish to serve on Super Bowl Sunday. If you are wondering how to make chili, look no further!
Then drain the fat off the beef, and put the beef back into the pot.
Be very careful with the RED PEPPER spice packet.
I actually don't even add it to the chili. It gets too hot for me.!
If you do like your chili HOT, try adding 1/8 teaspoon at a time, but BE CAREFUL!
You can always make it hotter, but once you add the red pepper THERE IS NO TURNING BACK!
Cover the pot and bring the whole thing to a boil then turn the heat way down to simmer. Let the pot simmer covered for 30 minutes.
Rinse and drain the kidney beans.
Put the masa in a small bowl. Add ¼ cup of warm water and mix it together. Add it to the beef along with the drained kidney beans.
Simmer everything for another 15-20 minutes.
If I've made a big batch of chili, I often freeze some immediately. Label and date a freezer bag then with the bag balancing over a cup, fill the cuffed bag with the chili and then seal the bag. This way it takes up very little space in the freezer. Plus all of your plastic containers don't end up in the freezer!
If you are storing the leftover chili in a plastic container, first spray the inside of the plastic container with cooking spray. It will stop the chili from permanently staining your plastic container. Who knew?
OOPS! Don't forget the corn chips!
Enjoying my morning coffee and reading through your website.
Although I've been cooking for 40 plus years, I always pick up some tips reading your blog. I was adding my kidney beans without rinsing them – so will try rinsing them. Also like the idea of your counter top colander that will sit nicely beside the stove top.
Comparing recipes, I make a "sloppier" chili since my Grandkids like to dip a whole wheat bun into the chili. They like the saucy sloppy version. I add two cans of kidney beans – one white and one red just for a bit of interest and sometimes add more tomatoes. I have never measured my spices so thanks for showing the amounts of chili powder and cumin etc.< Chili and a bun – is my 3 1/2 year old Grandson Ethan's favorite lunch and I serve it in over-sized heavy china cups with a sturdy handle that he loves.
Thanks also for the tip about spraying the plastic containers with cooking spray before freezing the chili in them. I like the idea of filling the freezer bags so the containers are not sitting in the freezer for weeks.
I guess it's true that you never stop learning – Granmum learned some new tips.
Kathy, this looks REALLY amazing — and I bet if I made it meatless (maybe with Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP) or seitan or just lots of extra beans) it would still be great.
One of our favourite bachelor friends is just moving into a new apartment (from our guest room!) — I'm thinking I should cook up a freezer-set of this for him as a house warming present.
Thanks very much for including the spice substitutes for the Chili kit — I haven't noticed that brand in the stores around here, so I really appreciate having a workaround.
As a Meat substitute, this "Veggie Ground Round" has come a long long way since the 60's, when here in the West we began to get interested in meatless alternatives.
One of the ones they sell, is already flavored tex-mex, and is pretty much taco or chili ready.
I think it's an amazing subtitute, because some of my carniphobic (meat-fearing) friends won't touch the stuff because it's just to close to the real thing for comfort. Although, mind you, I doubt a commited carnivore will be fooled.
So take a look in a large super market that has a vegetarian section. or in health food stores. This stuff is really great, and your doctor says, "No more red meat!" then try this.
Thanks Will, I will check for this at my grocery store! The great thing about chili is that you can throw in just about anything YOU like. The seasonings are pretty much up to as well. Many consider beans in chili to be a definate no no. Clearly i'm not one of them! Cheers!
I like to add chipotle sauce to my chili. You can find it in the ethnic foods aisle near the mexican foods.
How about starting with 8 ounces of canned tomato sauce. That should be enough to give you the consistency you are looking for! If not add more tomato sauce!
I love this chili kit but i cant find it anywhere in the stores in washington. I am soo sad. I have used this kit for years. any tips, please e-mail me.
I just google Wick Fowler's 2 alarm chili kit and discovered that you can buy it online.
You might also want to ask the manager of your local grocery store if they can start ordering it again. You would be surprised at how accommodating your local grocer can be!
Thank you. I will try that. maybe i can just buy a box through the grocer.
I just used the kit for the first time, but the chili has a tangy aftertaste. What should I do?
My guess is that the tangy aftertaste may well have to do with the type of canned tomatoes you used. Not all canned tomatoes taste the same. Here is a very comprehensive review on tomatoes that you might find helpful.
In the meantime, try adding a teaspoon of sugar to your chili. That might help to balance the tangy aftertaste.
If you want a "sloppier" chili, add a small can of V8 vegetable juice.
I usually add a beef bouillon cube, a can of V8, and a can of diced green chilis along with the other items listed above, and serve it with diced onion, shredded cheddar and chips.


The story behind the mysterious annual appearance of a huge shamrock painted in the middle of a busy East Falls intersection traces back to a night when a bunch of teenagers got their hands on some quarts of beer nearly six decades ago.
Tom Doyle is now 70 years old, but a youthful sparkle shines from his eyes once he gets to talking about his role in a neighborhood curiosity that's taken on a life of its own.
To hear Doyle tell it, he and his pal Tommy Grimes, who knew each other from their days at St. Bridget School, had just finished up caddying at Presidential Golf Course so they had a few bucks in their pockets on St. Patrick's Day Eve 57 years ago. They headed up to Grimes' brother Skip's place on Conrad Street.
"Back then, you'd get three quarts of Ortlieb's for $1.05 and we'd just made six bucks caddying a double all day, so we got someone to get the beer for us and we were sitting around with the older brothers, talking," he recalled at his new Andorra home on Monday afternoon. "Skip was very into Irish history.
He ticks off the names of people who were there for that first shamrock painting. Skip Grimes. Danny Grimes. Tommy Grimes. Himself. And a fella named Bernie Winters who guarded the beer when the others took some "junk paint" out into the middle of the street and created a noticeable neighborhood tradition in their nook of Northwest Philadelphia.
Today, people tend to recognize the huge red pepper that serves as the restaurant Johnny Manana's beacon.
Back then, though, the intersection consisted of a hardware store, 5 & 10 shop, a drug store with a deli counter inside, a supermarket a few doors in and taprooms as far as the eye could see.
"So we got half a load on, and we're out in the middle of the street painting it with little paint brushes. There was no spray [paint] cans back then. It wasn't even a good Kelly Green paint," Doyle wistfully recalled. "That's when it all started. It became a routine. It was pretty much the same guys for the next five, six years and then other people started to join in.
Subsequent years saw friends move out of the neighborhood or on from that whimsical aspect of life. But not for Doyle or Danny Grimes.
The painting happens – as it did at 3 a.m. last Wednesday – in the middle of the night to avoid issues with traffic.
Doyle will have a co-conspirator on hand to hold a flashlight to ensure the job, which takes about 20 minutes (and not even a full gallon of paint) to complete, goes smoothly. He tries to time it to his son's March 5th birthday, but it doesn't always fall on that day.
The lone issues arising through the years – besides the heart attack he suffered in 2015 and brining related to heavy winter snows – happened when somebody launched an anti-shamrock social-media campaign or when someone from Manana's tried to add a Mexican flag atop the shamrock for the Cinco de Mayo celebration a couple years back. That didn't happen twice.
Looking toward a future when he won't be able to paint like he can today, Doyle hopes neighborhood businesses and residents support a campaign that leaves a brick shamrock embedded in the street itself as opposed to paint atop it.


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Have you had any issues with the light bulbs burning out super fast? I just made a slight texture on Saturday. Today is Monday and two brand-new bulbs have already burned out.
Sorry…autocorrect. It should have said that I made this light fixture.
I am building my 2nd. one I have a 3 light and building a 6 light, I love it. Thanks for the idea.


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An 18-year-old soccer sensation signed by Manchester United is being backed to become a 'world beater' in the same way Cristiano Ronaldo did at Old Trafford
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Amad Diallo could be the new Cristiano Ronaldo, says Rio Ferdinand.
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Amad Diallo could become a "world-beater" at Manchester United the same way Cristiano Ronaldo did, says club legend Rio Ferdinand.
Diallo, 18, has finalized a deal to join United for a fee that could rise to over $50 million, despite having only played five times for Serie A side Atalanta.
"Nobody knew about Ronaldo when we bought him really other than people in Portugal," Ferdinand said on his Presents FIVE podcast. "This kid seems quite similar in that sense."
He added: "If you see his clips and speak to people at the club who are involved in buying him, potentially this kid could be a world-beater."
Diallo, 18, agreed a deal to join United in October, though the transfer has only just been finalized, with the Red Devils paying Serie A side Atalanta $26 million for the teenager's signature. That figure could rise to over $50 million with add-ons.
Diallo's hefty price tag comes even though he has only appeared five times for Atalanta's first team.
"We've just bought a kid in from Atalanta and hopefully he does something," Ferdinand said on his Presents FIVE podcast on Monday.
"If you see his clips and speak to people at the club who are involved in buying him, potentially this kid could be a world-beater. That is the thought of Manchester United's people that this kid is one they have unearthed."
Like Diallo, Ronaldo moved to Old Trafford as a relatively unheard of teenager in 2003 for a fee of $16.5 million after having played only one full season for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
The Portuguese forward however quickly established himself as one of United's top players and went on to win the Ballon d'Or in the penultimate season of his six-year spell at the club before joining Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee.
"I'm not going to give him that pressure of Cristiano Ronaldo but nobody knew about Ronaldo when we bought him really other than people in Portugal," added Ferdinand.
"This kid seems quite similar in that sense. If you see his clips and the way people talk about him then I think the world is his oyster if he applies himself right."
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down the hype surrounding Diallo, however, urging the club's fans to be patient with the youngster.
"I've seen there is lots of expectation on him and I'm looking forward to giving him a chance to succeed here at United," he said. "It's important we give him time to settle in. Whether that's with the Under-23s or if he's ready to go straight into the first team, I'm not sure."
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FishCRIME 2017 was co-organized by the Government of Indonesia, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group (NA-FIG) and the PescaDOLUS Network.
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Photograph by Secure Fisheries: Participants in FishCRIME 2017.


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Trumpworld & Jan. 6 Hearings
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3) "The State At War with the Nation"—the Garland Raids and the January 6 Show Trials https://www.unz.com/article/the-state-at-war-with-the-nation-the-garland-raids-and-the-january-6-show-trials/
4) Proud Boys leader and top members charged with seditious conspiracy over January 6 https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/tarrio-proud-boys-charged-seditious-conspiracy-january-6/index.html
4.5) Why Were Ukrainian Nazis in the U.S. Capitol on January 6? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/ukrainian-nazis-u-s-capitol-january-6/
5) As January 6 Select Committee prepares public hearings, Trump and his accomplices walk free https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/08/jgqr-j08.html
6) How Republicans Abandoned Democracy in 1960 https://hartmannreport.com/p/how-republicans-abandoned-democracy
7) DEKALB COUNTY RECOUNT SHOWS MASSIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MACHINE COUNT AND HAND COUNT FROM MAY 24TH PRIMARY – ELECTION RESULTS CHANGED, ELECTRONIC DATABASE SUSPECTED https://www.georgiarecord.com/dekalb-county-recount-shows-massive-difference-between-machine-count-and-hand-count-from-may-24th-primary-election-results-changed-electronic-database-suspected/
8) DHS to go after conspiracy forums https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/dhs-to-go-after-conspiracy-forums/
9) Sweeping Threat to Free Expression in UK https://consortiumnews.com/2022/06/08/sweeping-threat-to-free-expression-in-uk/
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Dead CIA Guys: The Good, and the Bad & Ugly
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12) Angleton, Mossad, and the Kennedy Assassinations https://www.unz.com/article/angleton-mossad-and-the-kennedy-assassinations/
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13) Liberal Tries to Assassinate Justice Kavanaugh in Name of Abortion Rights and Gun Control – Story Relegated Way Down NYT Homepage https://www.unz.com/isteve/liberal-tries-to-assassinate-justice-kavanaugh-in-name-of-abortion-rights-and-gun-control/
Mass Shootings: False Flags?
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18) "Neocon Republic" Ukie propaganda piece targets 9/11-duped leftists who haven't yet recognized that USG is pure evil https://newrepublic.com/article/166649/ukraine-matters-american-progressives
Plot to Nuke Russia
19) US Planned Nuclear War Between Ukraine and Russia—Putin Pre-Empted It (Thierry Meyssan) https://www.voltairenet.org/article217092.html
20) NATO says doesn't guarantee non-deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland, Sweden https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/06/08/683518/NATO-Ukraine-Russia-conflict
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22) John Mearsheimer About "Victory" http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/06/john-mearsheimer-about-victory.html
23) Ellen Brown: The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard https://scheerpost.com/2022/06/08/ellen-brown-the-food-shortage-solution-in-your-backyard/
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25) "WHAT IS A WOMAN?"(Official Trailer) https://youtu.be/42ivIRd9N8E
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Remembering Gary Kinkead In The Open Water And Pool
Courtesy of Rob Davis, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Long before Gary Kinkead developed the University of Indianapolis as one of the leading NCAA Division II men's and women's swim teams, he was a versatile pool and open water swimmer who competed for the University of Michigan in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Over the course of his open water swimming career, Kinkead (with the "W" on his sweatshirt above) won the highly competitive Glen S. Hummer Huntington Mile a total of 7 times. He later swam at the University of Michigan between 1966 and 1970, serving as its team captain in 1970. He was the Big Ten champion in the 500y freestyle in 1967, establishing a new NCAA freshman record, and the 400 IM in 1968 and 1970.
He earned All-America honors 16 times in the 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle, and the 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays, competing in the 1968 USA Olympic Trials where he placed 8th in the 200m butterfly, 9th in the 400m IM and 16th in the 200m backstroke and later ranked 7th in the world in the 400 IM in 1969.
His friend Rob Davis recalls, "Gary swam fast in his career and he eventually went on to become the varsity coach at University of Indianapolis. Gary mentored and influenced so many during his coaching career that spanned several decades. We recently met up in July 2019 at the Across the Lake Swim in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada."
Dan Stephenson who has known Kinkead since he was 14 years old, recalls fond memories of swimming in the 1960s, "I swam the Huntington Mile. One of my good swimming friends from that era, Matt Vogel, swam for Huntington Y and later won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 butterfly in 1976. I swam all over the Midwest growing up, and the University of Michigan swimmers were our heroes – and that includes Gary. I started going to Michigan home swim meets when I was 10 in 1967.
I entered high school at age 14 in the fall of 1971 and Gary was then coaching the cross-town team, Ann Arbor Huron. Gary was a great coach even then, fresh out of college, coaching high school in Ann Arbor."
A record of his career is posted here.
Tags: Across the Lake Swim, Gary Kinked, Glen S. Hummer Huntington Mile, Huntington Mile, Rob Davis


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Firing Line: Leigh Harrison
Daniel Liberto
By Daniel Liberto
"Fluke" was how Leigh Harrison, head of equities for Threadneedle Investments, described his colourful career journey from geometrics to investments. Previously a BA Geography and MSc surveying and photogrammetry student, it was not until the financial recession of the 1980s that Mr Harrison, a then unemployed measurement surveyor, found his calling.
Like many new graduates, Mr Harrison's first years in work did not quite meet his expectations and left him considering his options when the economy and his job prospects took a turn for the worst.
He said: "In 1983 I didn't know what the stock market was. I didn't like my job as a measurement surveyor and in the recession there wasn't much work – I was twiddling my thumbs. I set about trying to find a job in advertising, which most of my friends were doing at the time, and by chance I met someone who places graduates in companies.
"I had an interview with an investment company and spent the whole day before in the library reading up on stock markets. In the end the interview went really well. He didn't even ask me about stock markets and was educated and thoughtful and not your pinstripe-suit, bowler-hat type."
In the years that followed, Mr Harrison fully immersed himself, grasped the tricks of the trade and developed a strong passion for investment markets. Throughout this intense but rewarding period, he added that his defining moment was when he met and worked under Credit Suisse's investment guru Bill Mott.
Mr Harrison learnt a lot under Mr Mott's tutelage and credited the experience as having transformed him from an average fund manager into an inspired and passionate professional with a recognised profile. In particular, he said watching Mr Mott speak with clients was a real eye-opener and played an important role in defining his own characteristics as a fund manager.
He said: "Bill goes out and sees clients and has a very personal strategy. Going out with him and seeing him speak with so much power and conviction and being so personal was a massive advantage for me."
Nowadays Mr Harrison is a big name in his own right, though equally adamant that the art of learning is an ongoing process. Among his many daily meetings with colleagues, companies and clients, he explained that knowing who to contact for good perspectives on investment markets is integral to the job.
Developing a solid contact list comes with time and Mr Harrison now has a large variety of broker analysts and strategists to consult with. This, he said, is pivotal to better understanding of UK equity market trends and the companies Threadneedle invests in, but he also emphasised the importance of seeking out new people with different perspectives.
He said: "You keep learning in this game. The day you think you know it all is when you should think about giving up and, in terms of contacts, you have to be open to new people, new thoughts and new ideas as things change with time."
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You wear a suit to an interview because you want to convey the message that you're a pro. The way some people dress also conveys that they're pros — the *other* kind of pros.
The "Prophet" Joseph Smith, Jr., was so miserable an interpreter of the Bible that his incredible blunders — three whopping examples of which are recorded in Mormon scriptures — should've been enough to discredit him, but weren't.
I've often wondered why Joe Biden has clung so strongly to the lie that President Trump called the neo-Nazis and white nationalists in Charlottesville "fine people". Finally, Biden has told us: The lie is the reason he decided to run.
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The 1619 Project's chapter and verse numbers have not yet been assigned, and its books are not so pithily named as "Psalms" or "Proverbs". But it's fairly clear from the titles of its first twelve selections that a new body of scripture is taking form right before our eyes.
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Liberal pundits inform us on multiple cable channels that racism has deep roots in America's bones. If the constant numbing barrage of accusations of racism hasn't made you stop caring whether you're racist, you're wondering whether you're racist. So what does it say about me that I have only one black friend whom I've known since sixth grade?
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When evil occurs, you are either combating it or cooperating with it — defying it or deferring to it — stopping it or satisfying it. And taking the latter course can have consequences that reach far beyond your personal life. *Victims must speak up.*
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Was slavery horrible? Yes. Was it immoral? Yes. But the one thing it was not is *unlawful*, and to put today's American taxpayers under the onus of a crime for what was *legal behavior at the time* goes against not only an important principle clearly embedded in our Constitution but also our understanding of what living in a truly free society means.


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Ganga Council meet today, River Cities, dolphins on the agenda
At the meet, a special programme called 'Project Dolphin', along the lines of Project Tiger, may be cleared to enhance the population of dolphins, a source said.
Written by Harikishan Sharma | Kanpur | Updated: December 14, 2019 9:07:45 am
The dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal at the first meeting of the erstwhile National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009.
The National Ganga Council, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to meet for first time at Kanpur on Saturday with a proposal to save and enhance the population of the Gangetic Dolphin, to discuss the concept of 'River Cities' and an action plan to provide sewer connection to every household in towns along the Ganga and its tributaries.
The body, which is responsible for cleaning the Ganga, may also ask states to demarcate floodplains and strictly prevent the encroachment and dumping of waste in the same, said sources. Chief ministers of all states along the Ganga are expected to attend the meeting. However, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will not be able to attend, sources said.
While Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi will represent Nitish at the meeting, there is no confirmation about participation of West Bengal.
"So far there is no information about who will represent West Bengal," said Gajendra Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti, on Friday.
Much-delayed first meet
The National Ganga Council comprises the chief ministers of 5 states along the Ganga — Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand — along with nine Union ministers and the NITI Aayog vice-chairman. The council, which has been tasked with the "protection, prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in River Ganga and its rejuvenation to its natural and pristine condition and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water", was to meet once a year, but not a single meeting has taken place since its inception.
The dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal at the first meeting of the erstwhile National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009. According to an official report, the Gangetic dolphin is among the four freshwater dolphins found across the world.
The council may ask states and the HRD Ministry to promote river conservation in school education and related activities in colleges.
To effectively utilise the sewerage network constructed under the Namami Gange programme, an action plan may be approved at the meeting to provide the sewer connection to all households on priority basis in towns along Ganga and its tributaries, said the sources. A proposal to extend the programme beyond 2020, may also approved, they said.
Sources said the Prime Minister will also review projects being implemented under Namami Gange. The focus of the discussion will be on projects related to domestic sewage and industrial effluents. The 'Namami Gange' was approved on May 13, 2015 to rejuvenate river Ganga and its tributaries and a total amount of Rs. 20,000 crore allocated for this project to be spent over the next five years, till 2020.
According to sources, the council will also discuss the concept of River Cities based on the urban river management plans to be prepared by the respective states
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Q: Summing a table with an unknown number of variables? I'm fairly new with SAS. I've used it a bit in the past but am really rusty.
I've got a table that looks like this:
Key   Group1 Metric1  Group2  Metric2  Group3 Metric3
1                .       r       20             .
1                .                .        t     3

For several unique keys.
I want everything to appear on one row so it looks like.
Key   Group1 Metric1  Group2  Metric2  Group3 Metric3
1                .       r       20       t      3

Another wrinkle is I don't know how many group and metric columns I'll have (although I'll always have the same number).
I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm able to get a list of column names and use them in a macro, I'm just not sure what proc or datastep function I need to use to collapse everything down. I would be extremely greatful for any suggestions.

A: There's a very simple way to do this using a nice trick.  I've answered similar questions on this before, see here for one of them.  This should achieve exactly what you're after.

A: You can use 2 temporary arrays (one for the character variables, and another for the numeric), and fill them with the non-blank values accordingly. When you reach last.key, you can load the temporary arrays back into the source variables.
If you know the maximum length of the character variables in advance, you can hard code it, but if not you can determine it dynamically.
This assumes that for each key, each variable is only populated once. Otherwise it will take the last value it sees for a particular variable within each key.

%LET LIB    = work ;
%LET DSN    = mydata ;
%LET KEYVAR = key ;

/* Get column name/type/max length */
proc sql ;
  /* Numerics */
  select name, count(name) into :NVARNAMES separated by ' ', :NVARNUM
  from dictionary.columns
  where libname = upcase("&LIB")
    and memname = upcase("&DSN")
    and name   ^= upcase("&KEYVAR")
    and type    = 'num' ;

  /* Characters */
  select name, count(name), max(length) into :CVARNAMES separated by ' ', :CVARNUM, :CVARLEN
  from dictionary.columns
  where libname = upcase("&LIB")
    and memname = upcase("&DSN")
    and name   ^= upcase("&KEYVAR")
    and type    = 'char' ;
quit ;

data flatten ;
  set &LIB..&DSN ;
  by &KEYVAR ;

  array  n{&NVARNUM} &NVARNAMES ;
  array nt{&NVARNUM} _TEMPORARY_ ;

  array  c{&CVARNUM} &CVARNAMES ;
  array ct{&CVARNUM} $&CVARLEN.. _TEMPORARY_ ;

  retain nt ct ;
  if first.&KEYVAR then do ;
    call missing(of nt{*}, of ct{*}) ;
  end ;

  /* Load non-missing numeric values into temporary array */
  do i = 1 to dim(n) ;
    if not missing(n{i}) then nt{i} = n{i} ;
  end ;

  /* Load non-missing character values into temporary array */
  do i = 1 to dim(c) ;
    if not missing(c{i}) then ct{i} = c{i} ;
  end ;

  if last.&KEYVAR then do ;
    /* Load numeric back into original variables */
    call missing(of n{*}) ;
    do i = 1 to dim(n) ;
      n{i} = nt{i} ;
    end ;

    /* Load character back into original variables */
    call missing(of c{*}) ;
    do i = 1 to dim(c) ;
      c{i} = ct{i} ;
    end ;
    output ;
  end ;

  drop i ;
run ;

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