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Christopher Conlon, Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Conlon is Chief Executive Officer of Washington Prime Group. Mr. Conlon is a leading retail real estate executive with over 30 years of experience.
Previously he held the role Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Acadia Realty Trust where he led a differentiated strategy of owning and operating high quality urban, suburban and street retail assets across the United States.
Prior to joining Acadia Realty Trust, Conlon was a partner at Ripco Real Estate Corporation, successfully executing expansion plans for retailers including Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, Starbucks, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Michaels, Bed Bath and Beyond, the TJX Companies and others.
Conlon is a highly respected and recognized thought leader in the industry. He regularly appears on CNBC, Bloomberg, The Stoler Report and is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and other publications.
Conlon obtained his J.D. degree from St John's University School of Law and he holds a B.A. from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is also a captain licensed by the United States Coast Guard.
Amanda Bailey, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Amanda Bailey is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of wpg. Previously, she was Senior Director, HR Strategy & Governance at CoverMyMeds, A McKesson Company. She is responsible for bringing stakeholder value through strategy, direction and leadership of the organization's human capital initiatives.
Ms. Bailey has extensive experience focused on developing and executing human resources strategies in support of business objectives, gained both domestically and internationally, in a variety of industries. She received a Bachelor's of Science in Mass Communications from Towson State University.
Mark Delcher, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Mark A. Delcher is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Washington Prime Group. He is responsible for setting and executing the Company's technology vision, strategy and roadmap to align with and support overall business strategy and growth.
Previously, Mr. Delcher served as SVP and Chief Information Officer for Public Storage and for DSW, where he was accountable for all technology to support these multi-billion dollar public companies. He most recently served in a consulting role with David's Bridal, helping to stabilize technology, while overseeing all infrastructure including data centers and cloud environments, networking, databases and information security.
Mr. Delcher holds a Bachelor's of Science from Troy State University and a Master's of Business Administration from Ohio University. He has earned certifications in Information Technology Portfolio Management, Logistics Management, Internal Customer Service and Accounting for Technology Professionals.
Stephan G. Gerber, Senior Vice President, Head of Property Management
Steve Gerber serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Property Management as of May 2018. Previously, Mr. Gerber was Vice President, Regional Director of Property Management, of Washington Prime Group and held the same role at Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group in January 2015. He was previously Regional Director and General Manager with Glimcher and his property team was awarded Team of the Year while serving as General Manager.
Mr. Gerber previously held several positions as Regional Manager and Director of Operations prior to joining Glimcher, including positions of increased scope and responsibilities at Zale Corp and Downey Designs International. While at Zale Corp, he was named Special Events Regional Manager of the Year and received multiple MVP Awards for Regional Manager of the Quarter. While at Downey Designs International, he became a Million Dollar Club Personal Sales Member at the age of 24. Mr. Gerber is a certified diamontologist and was Store Manager of Zale's Jewelers at the age of 21. He grew up in retail and worked as a watch sales associate at the age of 16 at the erstwhile Sid's Jewelers, located in Amarillo, Texas.
In his role, Mr. Gerber leads Property Management for Washington Prime Group. He is responsible for all aspects of Property Management and Operations and is actively involved in strategic initiatives at the property level, including the rollout of the Company's 'Goodwill Ambassador' initiative in 2018. In addition, he supports innovation initiatives and Washington Prime Group collaborations. Mr. Gerber also leads and mentors the Property Management team.
Steve is a member of Washington Prime Group's ESG Executive Steering Committee.
Mr. Gerber is currently involved in numerous philanthropic and community endeavors including Pelotonia, a grass-roots annual bike tour that funds cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. He has served as the Team Captain of Washington Prime Group's Pelotonia team since 2016. Mr. Gerber also remains active within the community as a Class One Certified high school baseball umpire and a Class One Certified high school football official. In addition, he is a member of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA).
Melissa A. Indest, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
Lisa A. Indest is Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Accounting Officer of Washington Prime Group. Previously, she held the role of Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Accounting Officer at WPG and the same role at Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group Inc. in January 2015, and where she also held the role of Vice President, Finance and Accounting. She oversees investor relations, financial reporting, strategic planning, lease accounting, credit, as well as corporate communications.
Prior to joining Glimcher in 2003, Ms. Indest served in various accounting and operational roles with Corporate Express of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she most recently held the title of President, Central Midwest Division. She began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Ms. Indest received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Akron. She serves on the board of directors for Lifeline of Ohio.
David Keane, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
David Keane serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer.
In his role, Mr. Keane is responsible for developing and implementing asset specific business plans for all of WPG's properties, including acquisitions, dispositions, and financing strategies.
Previously Mr. Keane served as Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Brookfield Property Partners.
Mr. Keane holds a Corporate Law Degree from the National University of Ireland, a Master's degree in International Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Simon J. Leopold, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Simon J. Leopold is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Washington Prime Group. In this position, he is responsible for the organization's financial management and reporting. He oversees Accounting and Finance, Internal Audit, and Tax.
Previously, Simon served as CFO of Taubman Centers for nine years, and most recently, as CFO of Agree Realty.
Originally from New York City, Simon earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Yale University. He spent the early part of his career in New York City government, including roles with the Mayor's Office and the city's Economic Development Corporation, before specializing as an investment banker focused on real estate at Deutsche Bank. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), ICSC, and NAREIT.
Joshua P. Lindimore, Executive Vice President, Head of Leasing
Joshua P. Lindimore serves as Executive Vice President, Head of Leasing of Washington Prime Group. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Head of Leasing, from October 2017 to May 2019, and as Senior Vice President, Leasing, for the Company. He also served as Vice President, Leasing, for Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group Inc. in January 2015.
Before joining Glimcher in November 2010 as Senior Director, Leasing, Mr. Lindimore was previously with the company as Regional Leasing Manager and also spent several years as a Leasing Executive with Steiner & Associates.
In his role, Mr. Lindimore leads leasing direction and strategy for Washington Prime Group's national portfolio of enclosed, open air, and joint venture properties, in addition to managing and mentoring other key members of the leasing team. Mr. Lindimore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University.
Maria C. Manley-Dutton, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Maria C. Manley-Dutton is Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of wpg. Previously, she was Deputy General Counsel, Real Estate & Leasing at SITE Centers. She is responsible for the company's legal, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Manley-Dutton has extensive experience overseeing the legal aspects of real estate and leasing in the retail real estate industry. She received a Bachelor's in Accounting from Mercer University and a J.D. and Master's in Taxation from the University of Akron School of Law. Ms. Manley-Dutton is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and The International Council of Shopping Centers.
Mark Morrison, Chief Transformation Officer
Mark Morrison is Chief Transformation Officer of Washington Prime Group. In this role, Mr. Morrison in responsible for accelerating WPG's evolution into a best-in-class retail real estate operating platform, providing leadership for change management and resource allocation, performance improvement and long-term planning.
Previously, Mr. Morrison was the founder and Managing Director of the Neeba Group, which focused on strategy consulting, investment advisory work and seed-stage technology investing. Among his strategy consulting clients were Intercontinental Hotel Group and Yum Brands.
Prior to the Neeba Group, Mr. Morrison led a new division of Expedia to provide data tools, services and products for global hotel owners and management companies. He also led Expedia's hotel soft brand, VIP Access, one of the industry's largest soft brands, with over 4,500 hotels providing exclusive loyalty benefits. Before that, he led corporate strategy for Hilton Worldwide working closely with leadership and its sponsor, Blackstone, to drive the company into a lean, fast growing company that was ultimately one of the most successful private equity investments in history. Previously, he worked at Bain & Company as a consultant. He has held various financial, strategy and business roles working for Tishman Realty, Hilton Hotels Corporation and Silicon Valley Bank.
Mr. Morrison also served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Panama and with Technoserve in Mozambique
Dan Scott, Senior Vice President, Head of Development
Dan Scott serves as Senior Vice President, Development of Washington Prime Group. In this position, Mr. Scott is responsible for anchor leasing and redevelopment efforts. He leads a dedicated group of Development professionals focused on the adaptive reuse of unproductive department store space. He has been an integral part of the Company's success with department store anchor repositioning efforts to date.
Previously, Mr. Scott served as Vice President, Development for the Company. He was Vice President, Anchor Leasing for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) prior to joining Washington Prime Group. Mr. Scott also served as Vice President, Land Development for Crown American Realty Trust. He has over 25 years of real estate experience.
He holds a bachelor of political science degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and received his law degree from George Mason University's School of Law.
Erich A. Stehle, Senior Vice President, Construction
Erich A. Stehle is Senior Vice President, Construction of Washington Prime Group and has 25 years of retail construction experience. Previously, Mr. Stehle served as Vice President, Construction for the Company, as well as Senior Director, Construction for Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group Inc. in January 2015. Prior to that, he served as Project Manager at Triad Construction Management.
Mr. Stehle holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and holds the ICSC Professional Certification.
Mr. Stehle is currently involved in numerous philanthropic and community endeavors including Pelotonia, a grass-roots annual bike tour that funds cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, and he is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
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The use of digital technology in health and social care can improve quality, efficiency and patient experience as well as supporting more integrated care and improving the health of a population. This report shares practical learning from a series of case studies where significant large-scale digital change is happening.
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Technology is rarely the saviour of health services in the way that politicians hope – at least in the short term. It takes time to implement, requires shifts in workforce, and investment – posing real dilemmas for a cash-strapped NHS.
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Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest
Gopal Sharma
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal's first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest.
A tourist (L) looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar
The installation could help the tens of thousands of mountain climbers and trekkers who visit the Mount Everest region in the Solukhumbu district every year.
They have to depend on expensive satellite phones to remain in touch with their families as the remote region lacks proper communication facilities.
Nepali telecom company Ncell said its new facility is the first 3G setup at the base camp of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain at 8,850 meters (29,035 feet).
"This achievement is as mighty as the altitude as 3G high speed internet will bring faster, more affordable telecommunication services to the people living in the Khumbu Valley, trekkers, and climbers alike," said Lars Nyberg, chief of Nordic telecoms firm TeliaSonera, which owns 80 percent of the firm.
Ncell is a joint venture between local investors and TeliaSonera.
"Today we made the (world's) highest video call from Mount Everest," Ncell chief Pasi Koistinen told reporters in Kathmandu, referring to the call made from 5,300 meters (17,388 feet), the area from where climbers begin the actual climb to Mount Everest.
The facility provides fast surfing on the web, sending video clips and e-mails, as well as calls to friends and family back home at far cheaper rates than the average satellite phone, the company said in a statement.
Telecommunication services cover only a third of the 28 million people of Nepal, South Asia's poorest country.
Ncell said TeliaSonera would spend over $100 million to expand its facilities in Nepal next year and ensure mobile coverage to more than 90 percent of the Himalayan nation's population.
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The Netherlands – Royal Fireworks with no pyro competition distinction.
First World-Class Pyro Musical Theater in the Philippines!
I miss the World Pyro Olympics. When I heard that the WPO organizers were commissioned to do the first ever World Pyro Musical Theater in the Philippines for a private Christmas Party, I vowed to myself not to miss the event.
I was amazed that the Canada's World Pyro performance continued despite the heavy rains. The Genki umbrella was cool and we were able to use it as props for our shoot. My brother, Rommel was able to take a shot of the lightning above. He was experimenting on taking the fireworks with lightning.
1. The WPO will continue rain or shine. It seems to be raining every Saturday night these days.
2. It is also very interesting to take World Pyro shots with lightning in the background.
3. For Genki umbrellas would be perfect for the World Pryo either to use it to watch the show or use it as props.
4. All the restaurants in the San Miguel by the Bay offer a very good view of the Pyro.
5. If you want to get a good parking spot in San Miguel by the Bay, better to go by 5pm to get a slot. By 6pm, it becomes very difficult to get a parking spot.
The rain stopped already before the 9pm performance. I was bored with the monochromatic performance of France.
We were not able to execute this properly but the idea was to have a Hooter Girl with a Genki umbrella in the foreground and World Pyro in the background.
We tried the super hot 911 wings while waiting for the fireworks. The wings still failed our expectation because it was not too hot at all and something is missing in the taste of its wings.
I was able to talk to Madel and Rhya about how they felt about the Hooter's comments in this blog post: Hooters Philippines. I learned that most of them came from Fridays The Fort and some were just hired because there were limited people applying to be a Hooters girl. In 100 days, they will be evaluated and so expect to hopefully see new girls after that period.
UPDATE: Check Out World Pyro Olympics 2009!
Finally, the World Pyro Olympics is all set for all Saturdays of May! Thanks to Henry Sy's SM Mall of Asia and Pepsi for sponsoring this year's World Pyro! You should watch this because you have not seen any fireworks like this in your lifetime. Each year gets even better than the year before. If you can only watch one Saturday, I would suggest that you don't miss May 3 — China and Germany's show; May 24 — Australia's Show; or the Philippines Finale on May 31. For the first time, La Mancha will attempt to do a pyro-musical show that you shouldn't miss.
This year, the main stage of the World Pyro will be in the center of San Miguel by the Bay in Esplanade. I would recommend that you reserve your seats now (as in today). I would recommend all the 2nd Floor Entertainment Mall restaurants specially the center ones. It is best that you reserve the table outside overlooking the Bay Area. Also, I would recommend Padi's Point and Pier One areas if you want to hang out and party with friends. It took me almost an hour to collect the contact information from all the restaurants for OAP readers (see below). Expect to spend P500 – P1,500/ head for the entire night. I just talked to all of them last night and you can still conveniently reserve your spot.
If you don't plan to watch, avoid the Mall of Asia area at all cost — all Saturday evenings. It will be super traffic — please share this with your family and friends.
7.30pm China's The Glorious Group — Its sensational pyrotechnic out-door sky painting concerts have no rival. In last year's WPO, I can hear the ooohhs and aaahhs throughout their presentation.
9.00pm Germany's Nico Lunig Event — One of the leading and most requested pyrotechnics company in the globe.
9.00pm Australia's Explosive Productions Pty Ltd– 1st World Pyro Olympics Champion. They produced the designs used to win the 2005 and 2006 Gold Medals at the World Pyro Olympics.
9.00pm Philippines! La Mancha Pyromusical Grand Finale — This is what I was waiting for… Pyrotechnics choreographed with music!
Here is the revised schedule for the World Pyro Olympics! It was postponed to after Holy Week. Tickets will be available on the first week of March.
I was sad when I learned that there won't be any World Pyro Olympics for this year. What happened? I was looking for more info from the net and I can't find one. Have you heard anything about why they decided to cancel World Pyro this year?
Congratulations to UK — 2nd World Pyro Olympics Champion!
Congratulations to UK – 2nd World Pyro Olympics Winner!! Congratulations to China, who won the People's Choice Award!
Not only did we got the best view last January 7, Sunday of the World Pyro @ Highland Steakhouse, we also witnessed the Champion of the 2nd World Pyro Olympics! Now, the official website of World Pyro Olympics is down so I'm sure most of you are wondering who won during the last World Pyro championship.
Now there was a confusion. In the website, Germany was the first to show their fireworks @ 8pm followed by UK @ 9.30pm. But in the flyers and in the posters, it was UK first and Germany as the last. So now, I am confused which was UK and Germany. I called La Mancha and was told that the flyers and posters were correct. Indeed, the UK show was the most creative one with the awesome finale! They were the ones with the screeching sperms and slow rocket ships fireworks which was imitated by the Philippines as well. See super-exposed shot below and this is the only time I was shooting at 1600 ISO instead of 100 (ouch) .
Congratulations to China for winning the people choice award! I would argue they could have won the contest because of their elegant display and kung-fu like graceful show. Congratulations!!
What a grand finale! The China show was colorful and elegant; it is like watching a Fireworks Show directed by Ang Lee. The fireworks keeps on changing colors; it mesmerizes you. It is very graceful… very asian…never boring and each sequence is a thrill to watch. We were situated directly in front of the barge in the special viewing area (P500). I was also with a big group around 25 people all-in-all and it was a mini- Our Awesome Planet EB.
We should be proud of the Philippines and indeed, it was unforgettable. I love our own version of the screeching sperms, slow rocket fireworks, and the finale of hanging lanterns — I have no doubt that we could win in this contest. It was also a perfect time for fireworks portrait and after 5 days of shooting the World Pyro Olympics, I almost mastered the technique. Thank you also to all the Friends of Our Awesome Planet who joined during the WPO finale!


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TLDP C078: Going to the Ancestral House
"Is there any way to recover it?"
"There is." Long Chen nodded and said, "If you have True Primordial Qi, you will be able to properly use the Wind Thunder Fan. When I knew that I was going to die in the past, I poured my lifetime's True Primordial Qi into the fan, even someone without True Primordial Qi could use it. But I had never thought that you would squander and suck dry the True Primordial Qi in it."
Having had dry cough twice, I replied, "I'm really sorry senior, but I have questions, what is True Primordial Qi? One thing that I can clearly feel is that the fan emits Yang energy!"
"That is because my True Primordial Qi is a positive energy, so its aura is similar with Yang energy. The so-called True Primordial Qi is a condensed energy of which, is more pure than True Qi. But not everyone can practice this True Primordial Qi since it requires the 'Bone Path' for one to be able to practice True Primordial Qi. This Bone Path is a type of special constitution and is suitable for practicing True Primordial Qi. Someone who has this special physique can quickly cultivate True Primordial Qi. However, people who don't have this Bone Path, even if they cultivated for 10 years, their results couldn't be compared to one year of the ones who have it."
With some expectations, I asked, "Senior, do I have that type of bone?"
Long Chen shook his head, "You are not suitable for cultivating True Primordial Qi. That's why I said that the Wind Thunder Fan has been discarded. But you don't need to blame yourself. I have given the Wind Thunder Fan to you, so how you manage it, it depends on you."
Since I was feeling quite guilty, I quickly shifted the topic, and asked Long Chen about my Thumb Sword Qi."
Long Chen replied, "If there was still True Primordial Qi in the Wind Thunder Fan, its might could have been more powerful than your Thumb Sword Qi!" My heart was really itchy since I did want to see whether this fan was truly powerful as Long Chen had described. But unfortunately, the fan's True Primordial Qi had been transferred into the charm amulets. Long Chen also said that the True Primordial Qi also had a more powerful restraining effect toward spirits compared to Yang energy. So the charm amulets did have that formidable power.
We also talked for a while about Miss Daiyu. After which, Long Chen then said that he was going to return to the tomb and close up. He said that if I had something that required his assistance, I could find him in the tomb or also summon him using Dao charms.
It turned out that the last time Miss Daiyu vanished for a long time, she was looking for Long Chen and wanted to entrust my study to Long Chen. This reminded about the first time I met with Miss Daiyu…
Long Chen then left. He came in a flash and left in a blink of an eye also.
Since I couldn't cultivate True Primordial Qi, I might as well study the Innate Force. What the Old Swindler had revealed was truly shocking since he was able to eliminate the Red Haired Zombie in only seconds and gave me the full confidence about this Innate Force! So I took out the Old Swindler's notes and fully immersed myself in them.
I came to the photocopying shop. Jiannan was sitting in front of the computer and it seemed like he was studying something. When he heard that someone was coming in, Jiannan didn't even lift his head and only spoke, "Photocopying 5 copies, printing at the same place, stitch 5 shoes, and make 2 keys."
I instantly turned silent on the spot while asking myself, when the hell did my shop turn into a shoe repair shop? What the hell with this key-making service? Holy crap! Was my photocopying shop alright? Then, I asked, "Jiannan, you don't even lift your head to look up, what things you are seeing huh?"
Hearing my voice, Jiannan finally lifted his head up, and then replied in an excited expression, "Big Brother, I want two days off!"
"I want to participate in Men's Masturbating Style Tournament!"
It was just like being struck and charred by thunder inside! Rendering me speechless, so asked him in a crushed expression, ""W-W-What masturbate… What the fuck with this match?"
"It's a Men's Masturbating Style Tournament. I heard that if you have good rubbing styles, then you can participate in the Olympic Games and compete with other contestants from various countries! While also bringing glory for the country at the same time, and also could make a very good name for myself! Ah, Big Brother, can you help sign me up?" He asked in a serious expression.
Which idiot would want to enter this kind of competition in the Olympic Games huh? I grimly asked, "From whom you have heard this?"
"I saw it on the Internet." Jiannan replied in a slightly afraid expression.
"You believe those stuffs on the net?" I furiously snapped, "70% of them are hoax, 30% are lies, you mustn't leave! There's no way I'll give you even a day off!!!"
In an instant, 3 months had passed.
This day was January 15th 2012. This week, we were going to celebrate a Chinese New Year. And at this time, Xu Xiaoling and I were sitting at the airport's terminal, waiting for flights to the capital.
Xu Xiaoling said that although she didn't like her family, especially her father. But she must go back to celebrate Chinese New Year and thus reunite with her father.
The winter in Qiling City was very cold so I bought her thick clothes and used it to cover her, making her look like a very cute penguin.
Big Sis Xiaoling also bought me thick clothes, and this white jacket I was wearing was exactly the one she had bought for me.
I originally wanted to buy a New Year's gift for the Xu Family's Head, but Xu Xiaoling stopped me and said, "The Xus are never short of anything."
But Big Sis Xiaoling had bought my parents a New Years gift…
Shortly after, nearing the time to board the plane, I escorted her the departure gate as she kissed my mouth and spoke in a soft tone, "I'm off now, I'll call you when I arrive at the Capital Airport."
I smiled and nodded, then watched her enter the departure gate. In the last few months we were really inseparable and had long had our first kisses. With our good understanding and care for each other, we were very happy and had never had any quarrels.
Her flight had taken off and then I left the airport. I intended to rush over to the train station to go to Yuanyang city to celebrate Chinese New Year at my ancestor's place. My grandpa had died while grandma was still living in the country. I have been gone for 5 years and this year, my aunt was organizing the event so all relatives returned home to celebrate New Years in our ancestral home, so we have had this event planned out.
Mom and Dad had already left a few days ago while I was waiting to send Big Sis Xiaoling and didn't go with them. But I had long booked a ticket through Jiannan's help.
Jiannan was also going home to celebrate the New Years. In the last 3 months, business was relatively few since we only got customers twice and only earned less than 10,000 yuan. But for celebrating this Chinese New Year I gave 5,000 yuan to Jiannan in a red envelope, making him wild with joy, rushing over, he wanted to kiss me. But I reacted swiftly, kicking him and making him fly…
It was only a short time after I separated with Zhang Zixuan, that he gave me 2 million yuan as payment. The people from the Eight Prominent Families were really filthy rich. It was 2 million for God's sake! But for him, it was just like he was only spending 200 yuan. But I thought that it was also proper though, since I was the one who captured that Water Demon. Had I not did that, he couldn't have known about the cultural relics in the mountain, while those cultural relics' value was also more than 20 million yuan.
I pilfered the ring back then and gave it to Xu Xiaoling. But I didn't dare to tell her that the ring was stolen from the mountain and only said that she didn't need to ask too much and to wear it, as to make her look more beautiful.
I took the taxi to the train station and it was really crowded there! But it's the Spring Festival after all and a lot of people even slept in the station on the floor. I was very lucky that Jiannan had bought a ticket for me beforehand, or else I could have gotten the ticket for the standing cars. Suddenly, I felt a kind of affection toward Jiannan as I held the ticket and felt thankful.
The train was very crowded, even two cars were added. The station's corridor was also full of people, however, people's complexion were excited and every one of them were all rushing home to celebrate Chinese New Years.
The journey was very far and the location was very remote. It would take a day and night to travel there by train. I wanted the sleeping compartment before, however, Jiannan didn't buy the ticket for it and instead bought the hard seat. But even so, I was very satisfied.
We had been celebrating Chinese New Years at home in the recent years, since journeying to our ancestral house was very far, so we rarely back to visit the ancestral home.
But why would Auntie organize all the relatives to go back to the ancestral home this year? I heard that she had spent her money to rebuild our ancestral home, and also built a second floor for our ancestral home. It was said that she had spent more than 700,000 yuan. She possibly wanted to show off, so she asked us to come.
Speaking of my Aunt, I had no particular impression of her except that my Aunt's family was very rich and had a jade carving business. She usually never contacted us—her poor and destitute relatives—and also rarely went back to the ancestral home. IMoney was much more important than family to her. But never once had I thought that some evil spirits had bewitched her to actually become generous, to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan to reconstruct our ancestral home, of which, made the others a little puzzled.
Grandma gave birth to five children, four sons, and a daughter. Auntie was the third and Dad was the fourth. So I had 2 uncles and all of them were farmers, and living in rural areas. Those 2 uncles and my family had a good relationship. My second cousin usually accompanied me when I was 5 years old. But now, he had gotten married and also had a 4 year old child. We hadn't seen each other for many years, and this time since we have reunited, we should talk about the old days…
After having sat for more than 40 hours on the train, I finally arrived and Dad found a van in the countryside to pick me up. Upon seeing me come empty-handed, Dad laughed and spoke, "Little bastard, you haven't come back for several years, but yet you don't know to bring some little gifts, huh."
I put on an aggrieved look and replied, "Old man, your words are wrong, the train is packed with people, bringing large bag is simply doing sin and is a crime. But well, as long as we have the money, I can buy anything. Isn't it the same if I buy those gifts here, right? Aren't there specialized tobacco and liquors being sold at that corner? All right, I'll go buy some pack of cigarettes there."
Dad quickly grabbed me and said, "Let's talk about it later; we have to rush to the airport to pick up the others."
"The airport? Who are we meeting up with?"
"Picking up your big uncle and your older female cousin," said Dad.
"Cousin?" I thought a second and then asked, "Wait, that fatty? Is she the one that had always made me a punching bag?"
Dad replied with a laugh, "Hahaha, damn right she did, but she isn't that fat anymore. There's a saying that girls will always go through 18 changes, with each change making them more attractive. Your aunt has shown us her photo a few days ago."
I pouted my lips and then spoke, "Old man, I want to go home."
"What's up? A grown up man like you afraid of a girl?"
"Bah, I'm afraid that she will hit me, and because she was so fat, she could have beaten me," I teased back.
While we were joking in our chat, we headed to the airport with the car's driver. Dad enthusiastically introduced us and said that the vehicle's driver was also our distant relative, and told me to call him Uncle Zhao.
When we came to the airport and waited for more than an hour, my big uncle and that older female cousin of mine finally came and walked slowly. Dad hurriedly greeted them, and since I saw Dad was up, I also followed him and helped them to carry their stuff onto the van. That older female cousin of mine then spoke in discontent, "Hey, third uncle, how could you pick us up with this broken van?"
I smiled and said, "Yo, cousin, having a car is already good enough."
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Former Douglas High soccer standout Jessica Maule has signed with the New Mexico Highlands, a Division II school in Las Vegas, N.M., to finish out her college career.
Maule spent the past two years starting for the Western Nevada Community College Wildcats in their first two years of existence.
She was named the team's offensive player of the year her freshman season and she was instrumental in helping WNCC reach the national tournament in her sophomore season. She earned all-conference honors during her second season.
"It was a great experience at WNCC," Maule said. "My cousin (Keith Jardine) played football at New Mexico Highlands and we just went down there to check it out.
Maule, a center midfielder, plans on majoring in criminal justice and hopes to get into the field of law enforcement or into pre-law.
"I just want to go down there, work on my degree and have fun," she said.
She'll head down in August for the beginning of practice, but plans on playing in a coed league this summer.
Maule was a four-year varsity player for Douglas and established herself as one of the most prolific tacklers in the region during her high school career.


It is the late spring of 2005. The established global capitalist powers are utilizing all of their energy to maintain the façade of control. However, in trouble spots such as Iraq, Palestine and Chechnya, civil war is waged in the open. Other countries are plagued with insurgency and wobble on the brink of war. Although these conflicts are presented under the banner of "the war on terror" and as religiously based, historically war, in its most basic form, is waged due to dissatisfaction with the inequitable division of wealth. The contemporary situation is worsened by environment conditions. What is abundantly clear is that capitalism is in a state of international crisis more serious than at any other period in its history.
In Canada, the benefits of capitalism are also in serious decline. As a first world nation, white English Canada enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity following the Second World War. However, in the early 1970s even white English Canada began to experience an erosion of benefits as Canadian capitalists began to choke the social safety net to steal more wealth away from the working class. Consequently, over the last thirty years, wage disparity has struck hard and growing numbers of Canadian citizens are finding themselves in financial distress due to capitalism.
Although Canadians are generally politically unsophisticated, the contemporary setting, nationally, internationally and environmentally, have created an opportunity to reintroduce Canadians to the concepts of capitalism, class-consciousness, revolution and international communism.
Capitalism is the international social system we live under in 2005. It is based on economic-money-power, consumption, profit and ruthless competition. Under capitalism, money is power. The only thing that matters to the capitalists is getting more money. They do not care about anyone or anything beyond their own interests. That is why capitalists will even destroy other capitalists to consolidate more money-power. Capitalists do not care about the environment, and they do not care about other people. Capitalists are greedy, self-interested, egotistical, arrogant, exploiters, murders of the poor, and destroyers of the environment.
Generally, capitalists are also politically sophisticated enough to keep their true intentions, feelings and ideas to themselves. Capitalists know what to do and say to disguise themselves. Capitalists are happy. They like being capitalists. It's fun. They smile at you. They feign excitement when the Queen comes to town. They attend cultural events and serve on community boards. Capitalists walk in the walkathon and buy Girl Guide cookies.Capitalists support the food bank and make ostentatious speeches about the need to eradicate poverty at home and abroad. But in reality, capitalists do not care at all. They know that they must be very careful to walk a fine line and keep the workers and the poor as stupid as possible. That is why capitalists promote football, rock concerts and other diversion such as parliamentary elections to convince the powerless that they have power. In short, capitalism is a lie; it is an imaginary world where everyone is equal, happy and content.
Class-consciousness is the intellectual and practical understanding that under capitalism the basis of society is class or power position. Under capitalism, real strength is measured by the amount of capital an entity controls. The rich have money. They like it. They have fun. The filthy rich do not need to work, but can grow their capital by exploiting those who lack capital and who must harness their labour to live under capitalism. The rich have capital; they have power. When someone becomes class-conscious they understand this simple but profound truth. Anyone can become class conscious, rich or poor.
The natural consequence of capitalism and class-consciousness is revolutionary war. Capitalists are not stupid. To maintain their power, capitalists grudgingly allow some comforts to flow down to the poor. There are parks and libraries for the poor. There is a semblance of public transit. In Canada, it is even possible to get by if one is debt-free, willing to live in a dump and willing to work a degrading job. But fewer and fewer Canadians are finding themselves in such fortune. The only resolution for the poor is to overthrow the capitalist system through armed insurrection. To believe that peaceful reform is possible is mistaken, and time will prove this fact.
Communism is a social system where responsibility and privileged are equally distributed.
Although Canada is a young and generally politically unsophisticated society, Canada has a brief history of revolutionary activity. […] The FLQ is most well known for the events of the October Crisis, but the lesson of the early FLQ is that fire is the first tool of the revolution. Every corner has a gas station. You get matches with smokes. Bottles litter the streets.
Today, a small but growing number of Canadians are ready to enter the international conflict. They see the truth of Marx and Lenin in their daily lives. So they study Marx and Lenin and find the freedom of thought necessary for action. But in addition to the words of our leaders, a study of the personalities and activities of the early FLQ, a small group in a long line of Canada's tradition of revolutionary warriors, it is possible to begin to understand that action is the only way to improve our situation.


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A bowl of rice has "more than double" the amount of carbohydrates as a can of sweet drink, and gives a greater blood sugar response.
From these points, I see lots of people on my social media feed saying how they are going to "replace their rice" from today onward.
But as usual, things may not always be as they appear to be. In fact Genesis Gym Singapore's personal trainers often include white rice is part of our client's meal plan. So far we have had good testimonials in both health markers (cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar etc) as well as weight loss.
Let's dig deeper to find out if we should all get rid of our delicious white rice and replace it with brown rice – a food that many people describe as eating sand!
Point 1: A bowl of rice has 'more than double" the amount of carbohydrates as a can of sweet drink, and gives a greater blood sugar response.
I'm not sure where they got this information from. From the data shown on most nutrition websites, a regular-sized bowl of white rice (150g cooked) has about 45g of carbohydrates. While a can (330ml) of Coke has 35g of carbohydrates.
More, but not "more than double".
Perhaps putting in a value of over 70g (more than double) of carbohydrates for white rice has skewed the graph of blood glucose increases in favour of soft drinks.
Whenever foods are combined, we need to consider the Glycemic Index (GI) of the meal, not the individual foods. Certain nutrients are well-known to reduce the GI of a meal.
The two main nutrients that lower the GI of the meal are protein and fiber. Fat also has a GI lowering response, but about 2-3x less than protein.
And what do we usually eat with rice? Meat and veggies. I.e. protein and fiber.
This means that a meal with white rice plus dishes is going to be significantly lower in GI than eating white rice alone.
In this chart compiled by the European Journal of Clinical nutrition, white rice actually makes you feel really full! White bread has a score of 100. White rice has a score of 138. And brown rice has a lower score of 132.
Close score. But still, this means that you won't eat that much white rice – as long as you have a healthy relationship with food. And total food amount is an important factor in blood sugar control.
Point 2: Replacing 20 percent of white rice with brown rice lowers diabetes risk by 16 percent. This data was taken from this study here.
It's a population study which means that people (about 200,000) of them were interviewed about their food habits every 2-4 years. They were almost all nurses. And 3/4 of them were women. The data was compiled across a period of about 20 years.
The GI of the white rice was estimated at 64, and the GI of the brown rice was estimated at 55. Not a big difference actually.
Those who ate more than 5 servings per week of white rice had a 17% higher incidence of type 2 diabetes than those who ate less than one serving a month.
Those who ate more than 2 servings of brown rice per week had a 11 % lower risk of type 2 diabetes than those eating less than one serving per month.
Using this mathematical data, the researchers guessed that replacing 20% of white rice with brown rice would reduce type 2 diabetes risk by 16%.
Those are the actual results. But it's not that clear cut.
Population studies can be notoriously flawed.
Firstly, they use food recall interviews, which can be very inaccurate. At Genesis Gym, our Singapore personal trainers ask clients to recall the food they ate over the last week. We do this as part of the process of designing customized meal plans. But even a 7-day recall will have errors. What more a 2-4 YEAR recall period!
Next, population studies cannot give conclusions. They can only give theories.
That is the why the statement "Replacing 20 percent of white rice with brown rice lowers diabetes risk by 16 percent." was NOT actually what the study said.
The study said "MAY lower diabetes risk". It had no certain conclusion. All that the study has done is that it made a co-relation. It has not determined a cause.
The people eating more brown rice may be more health-conscious overall. They may exercise more effectively (like how we suggest in our guide here). They may take more supplements etc.
The only way to "prove" anything is to get two groups of people into a lab and control their diets for years at a time. Each group would be given different ratios of white vs brown rice. And their results would be tracked long term. This is very impractical. And is almost never done.
Brown rice has high levels of phytic acid which reduces absorption of minerals like zinc, magnesium, iron and calcium. The rice bran is removed in white rice, and so is the phytic acid. In effect, while it is true that brown rice does have more nutrients than white rice, you probably aren't absorbing them.
Phytic acid also lowers the activity of the enzymes pepsin and amylase – which means that you will have poorer digestion of protein and sugars.
Brown rice has high levels of insoluble fiber. This is not always bad. But too much can cause digestive issues and wear out the sensitive cells of your intestine lining. Imagine a rough brush scrubbing hard and damaging your digestive tract cells.
From experience, we find more issues of intolerance with brown rice vs white rice. Gas, bloating, and gut irritation are more common with brown rice than white.
Finally, most people find white rice really delicious. If using white rice as a carbohydrate sources helps clients (or myself) stick with a diet plan, then that is very important. The best long term diet is the one that you can stick to.
Replacing some of your white rice with brown rice is not a terrible idea. However, the following points will give you far more benefits that changing the colour of the rice you eat.
Don't eat too much white rice if you are already fat. If you are overweight or obese, then you probably should not be eating excessive carbohydrates of any kind. Stick to vegetables and one or two servings of fruit per day.
Eat white rice immediately after a hard workout. The spike in blood sugar will send nutrients to your muscles. Not your fat cells. The benefits of blood sugar and insulin rises for post-workout recovery are very well studied.
Eat white rice with protein and fiber (veggies). This makes the entire meal much less disruptive to blood sugar levels.
Make sure your cells are healthy, and can absorb sugars, rather than having them keep circulating in your blood stream. The problem with diabetes is the elevated blood sugar that is not able to be stored properly. This excess sugar running around is what causes all the damage. Supplements, lifestyle changes and proper training can all make cells healthier.
A good start would be 2-3 strength training sessions per week. A multivitamin and omega 3 supplement, along with 8 hours of sleep per night. All these long-term habits will increase the "insulin sensitivity" of your cells This then translates to easier absorption of the blood sugar. More details can be found in our "Ultimate Guide to Fitness After 40".
It is very common for mainstream media to come up with headlines that sound conclusive. This gets more readership, but often enough, the conclusions are not as clear as the headline makes them appear.
To take responsibility for your own health, you will need to dig a little deeper for the truth. I hope this article has helped you do that.
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(Andy Synn expresses gratitude to some people who don't ask for it…)
Recently I went on a little rant about how the term "brotherhood of metal" is thrown around a lot these days… and it's usually by people using the term in a calculated manner, invoking it as some form of protection against criticism and as a way of making themselves look good for supporting this so-called "brotherhood".
It galls me, it really does, when I see people invoking "the brotherhood of metal" purely for their own selfish gain, while disguising it in the trappings of mutual support and love of the genre. It's hypocritical and disingenuous , and to these people it's a "brotherhood" only as long as it's convenient, as long as it can be used for profit, and as long as it can be used for self-aggrandisement.
But as pissed off as it makes me, and as negative as this post may have started, I wanted to use it as an opportunity to bring praise to those people who really do make me proud to be a part of the Metal scene instead – not the ones who trumpet loudest about it being a "brotherhood", whilst simultaneously only helping out their mates and those who suck up to them, but the ones who work tirelessly in the background, without making it all about themselves, without looking to have their arses kissed or their boots licked, without looking for anything more than a way to contribute to making the scene a better, and more vibrant place.
And no, I'm not talking about myself.
The people I'm talking about are the promoters, the agents, the bloggers… the drivers, the bookers, the PR people… the engineers, the artists, the playlist-makers… the people who work on behalf of others to put on shows, to organise festivals, to promote albums and artists and songs and support other bands (either because, or in spite of the fact that they may be in bands themselves) simply due to the fact that they feel like it needs to be done. That the scene needs support, and they have an opportunity to do so.
Oh yes, there are definitely bad examples of all the people I've listed above, and I'm not saying that there aren't still rewards for people who do many of the things I've mentioned, but off the top of my head I can think of a whole host of people I know – some very well, and some only tangentially – who go above and beyond the call of duty simply because they love Metal and they want to do something to help keep the scene vibrant and alive.
These are the people who book festivals, put on shows, organise benefits… all without clamouring for attention for themselves, without posturing and preening, without "humble-bragging" or waiting for a pat on the back… the ones who don't congratulate themselves or inflate their own sense of self-importance due to what they've done… even though what they've done is truly important in so many ways.
They're the people who give support slots to bands to help them benefit from the exposure, and do so based on merit and talent, and not just because of nepotism or cronyism, or because they've played the game or greased the right palms.
They're the people who tirelessly repost and share songs and videos from bands based simply on quality — and not because they're fashionable or trendy. The ones who offer advice to those who need it, who provide a service or simply offer their support in any way they can. Who write articles and do interviews with bands to bring them to more people's attention, without asking for anything in return. Who do it for the love of it, without a second thought and without an ulterior motive.
Let me stress again. I'm not talking about myself here. Though one of my favourite things is when I can find a new band I love and bring them to other people's attention, I'm not one of these people. I'm not that good and I'm definitely not that selfless.
No, the people I'm talking about are the ones who honestly humble me with the hard work and graft they put in behind the scenes. The people who help make playing shows, seeing bands, and discovering new music, possible through their own (often unappreciated) efforts.
Though there are those in the scene who make a big deal about how much they do for it, and how important they are because of it… those aren't the people who mean the most, not to me anyway. The most important people, despite the fact that I might never get to know or hear about many of them, are the ones whose work so often goes unnoticed. But it shouldn't go unappreciated.
To those people I say… thank you. Truly, truly… thank you. You are a silent army whose work so often goes unsung, and you deserve our thanks for all that you do.
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Chronic_Headache says:
The best thing about metal is our cheesy, yet honest, Manowar-inspired sense of brotherhood. Two complete strangers who meet can be the best of friends due to a love of music. THIS IS MUSIC WE'RE TALKING ABOUT! What other genre has such a sense of togetherness? Sadly we also have the worst elitists in the music world too (rivaled IMO by Classical music snobs). It's what makes me love this genre so much more. It's more than just shredding solos and growled vocals, it's a unique identifier that unites us as people…in the most br00tal, cheesy, kvlt way possible.
Andy Synn says:
"Two complete strangers who meet can be the best of friends due to a love of music… What other genre has such a sense of togetherness?"
Honestly? Quite a few.
Metal people seem to like to think we're the only ones who truly love music… but that's just not the case. I know people just as dedicated to other genres who can just as easily fall straight into conversation with someone they've only just met if that person shares the same love of the music that they do.
It's not at all unique to Metal, we just seem to be the only ones calling it a "brotherhood" and pretending that it makes us special.
Hmmm. Don't know why that didn't "reply". Ah well.
Well I plan to keep on pretending it's unique because it does indeed make me special
Derek/Godless Angel says:
in my short time of doing interviews with artists i've discovered that there are press agents who are quite heroic in their efforts to help me reach their bands and bring the interviews to completion. of course i've also had the misfortune of dealing with a couple who seem hell bent on working against their client's best interests, which is unfortunate but to be expected. the good more than make up for the bad.


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Show 24: Maine Sports Hall of Fame President Dick Whitmore and Maine Entrepreneur Bill Ryan
Air date: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Guest 1: Dick Whitmore
Guest 2: Bill Ryan
TideSmart Talk with Stevoe kicked off on Saturday August 11 featuring an interview with Maine Sports Hall of Fame President and former Colby College basketball coach Dick Whitmore. Maine entrepreneur Bill Ryan joined Stevoe for the second segment of the show to discuss his many experiences in Maine and beyond.
Dick Whitmore
Dick Whitmore discusses his 40-year career as the men's basketball coach for Colby College.
A 1965 graduate of Bowdoin College, Dick Whitmore's name can be found
throughout the Polar Bears' basketball record books.
Whitmore came to Colby in 1970 after five years of teaching and coaching at high
schools. He roamed the Colby men's basketball sidelines as coach for 40 years,
amassing a record of 637-341.
He was honored as coach of the year in Maine six times over four different
decades and was named to the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
After retiring, he was honored with the Division III Distinguished Service award at
the 2012 Final Four by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Whitmore was recently voted to serve as the Maine Sports Hall of Fame's new
president.
In one-hour this interview, Dick Whitmore shares his passion of athletics and basketball with Stevoe.
Bill Ryan Jr.
Bill Ryan talks with Stevoe about his recent trip to London for the Olympics.
Maine Entrepreneur Bill Ryan Jr. is currently engaged in a number of projects in the state,from sports to media to community development.
He is recognized as a leader in the racing industry and was named as one of eight finalists for the 2008 33rd annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year Award. Ryan is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Portland Museum of Art and the Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Ryan is also the Chairman of the Maine Red Claws basketball team in Portland, and is the co-host of Maine's only live motorsports talk show, "In the Pits."
In this segment Stevoe talks with Bill Ryan Jr. about his involvement in many organizations and projects in Maine, as well as his experiences in London as a spectator during the Olympics.
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If You Loved Meet You In The Middle, You'll Enjoy These 13 Novels
This list first appeared on FutureFemaleLeaders.com
If you enjoyed our March book club pick–Meet You in the Middle by Devon Daniels–you're probably craving more enemies-to-lovers romance, more witty banter, more Capitol Hill mayhem. We've got the cure–more books! These books will make you laugh, swoon, raise a couple eyebrows, and draw you into their stories.
Once you've finished Meet You in the Middle, pick up one of these wherever books are sold!
Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon
Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings…these are the things Annika Dev believes in. Her app, Make Up, has been called the "Google Translate for failing relationships." High efficiency break-ups, flashy start-ups, penthouses, fast cars…these are the things Hudson Craft believes in. His app, Break Up, is known as the "Uber for break-ups." It's wildly successful―and anathema to Annika's life philosophy. Which wouldn't be a problem if they'd gone their separate ways after that summer fling in Las Vegas, never to see each other again. Unfortunately for Annika, Hudson's moving not just into her office building, but into the office right next to hers. And he'll be competing at the prestigious EPIC investment pitch contest: A contest Annika needs to win if she wants to keep Make Up afloat. As if it's not bad enough seeing his irritatingly perfect face on magazine covers when her own business is failing. As if knowing he stole her idea and twisted it into something vile―and monumentally more successful―didn't already make her stomach churn.
As the two rival app developers clash again and again―and again―Annika finds herself drawn into Hudson Craft's fast-paced, high velocity, utterly shallow world. Only, from up close, he doesn't seem all that shallow. Could it be that everything she thought about Hudson is completely wrong? Could the creator of Break Up teach her what true love's really about?
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all.
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her. Going door to door isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas. Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who aren't affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly there's a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo. Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is . . . Olive doesn't mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.
Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she's come up with seven directives to help her "Get a Life", and she's already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family's mansion. But it's not easy being bad, even when you've written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job. Redford 'Red' Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He's also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit. But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe's wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through?
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger's massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper's side. When he isn't trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin's shadow, he's busy working in his family's deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma's iconic grilled cheese recipe, he'll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. All's fair in love and cheese ― that is, until Pepper and Jack's spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they're publicly duking it out with snarky memes and retweet battles, they're also falling for each other in real life ― on an anonymous chat app Jack built. As their relationship deepens and their online shenanigans escalate ― people on the internet are shipping them?? ― their battle gets more and more personal, until even these two rivals can't ignore they were destined for the most unexpected, awkward, all-the-feels romance that neither of them expected.
You Say It First by Katie Cotugno
Meg has her entire life set up perfectly: she and her best friend, Emily, plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she works at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio. Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up. But things don't end there.…That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then—slowly—to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work?
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can't understand Joshua's joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy's overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn't hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn't hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.
The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel
Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents' latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she's out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later — the new lawyer hired to save her struggling company. What's not surprising: he's not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating fiasco. Jay Shah looks good on paper…and off. Especially if you like that whole gorgeous, charming lawyer-in-a-good-suit thing. He's also infuriating. As their witty office banter turns into late-night chats, Liya starts to think he might be the one man who truly accepts her. But falling for each other means exposing their painful pasts. Will Liya keep running, or will she finally give love a real chance?
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest message, she can't resist—it is chocolate cake, after all. Olivia is surprised to find that Max is sweet, funny, and noble—not just some privileged white politician, as she assumed him to be. Because of Max's high-profile job, they start seeing each other secretly, which leads to clandestine dates and silly disguises. But when they finally go public, the intense media scrutiny means people are now digging up her rocky past and criticizing her job, even her suitability as a trophy girlfriend. Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight?
Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch
Cleo McDougal is a born politician. From congresswoman to senator, the magnetic, ambitious single mother now has her eye on the White House—always looking forward, never back. Until an estranged childhood friend shreds her in an op-ed hit piece gone viral. With seven words—"Cleo McDougal is not a good person"—the presidential hopeful has gone from in control to damage control, and not just in Washington but in life. Enter Cleo's "regrets list" of 233 and counting. Her chief of staff has a brilliant idea: pick the top ten, make amends during a media blitz, and repair her reputation. But there are regrets, and there are regrets: like her broken relationship with her sister, her affair with a law school professor…and the regret too big to even say out loud. But with risk comes reward, and as Cleo makes both peace and amends with her past, she becomes more empowered than ever to tackle her career, confront the hypocrites out to destroy her, and open her heart to what matters most—one regret at a time.
The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson
When Dean Arnault's mother decided to run for president, it wasn't a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn't mean Dean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the White House—at least not until he meets Dre. The only problem is that Dre Rosario's on the opposition; he's the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean and Dre's meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, their friendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boys have ever known. If it wasn't hard enough falling in love across the aisle, the political scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre's world to explode around them.
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Q: Scraper to Database visualiser connector I'm using Dexi.io to scrape some data that outputs to Google Drive as a CSV, that gets parsed (through a Google sheets script) and added to a Native sheet (all automatically).
I'd like to push my data (automatically) to a "database Visualizer" of some sort (using knack.com currently) that allows me to display the data (in Table format) with some options to filter, sort and dig deeper; all protected by login creds that I manage.
I tried using Zapier to automate the Google Sheets to Knack integration, but Knack only has an option to "Create New Records" through Zapier and not "Update Records". (Updating records exists as an API endpoint)
I need help proceeding as I'm not a developer and am starting to hit the limits of my capabilities.
Could someone please recommend a tool (that integrates with Sheets, updates data periodically and lets me control the domain and login creds) or the optimal way to proceed with this? (I'd gladly hire a freelancer to help me build this out optimally)
Some more, potentially relevant, info: Dexi.io can output through FTP, Drive, Box or Amazon S3 (remember, not a dev :$)

A: kintone is a "database Visualizer" similar to Knack, and they have actions to update records.
https://zapier.com/zapbook/kintone/
There are two options to update records as there are two ways in which the unique key can be defined.
Each record in kintone has a "Record ID" associated with it - this is an autonumber made by kintone. You can specify this as the key to update, in which case you would use the "Update Record By Record ID" action.
If you would prefer though to set your own unique key and use that as the key to update, you can define that unique key in your database (I guess the data you are scraping has its own ID for each record). In this case, you can place a "Text (single-line)" field in your database, open up the options and select "Prohibit duplicate values" which will make this field into a unique field - meaning that no two records can hold the same value.

Once you set that field up (and update your kintone App settings), you can select this field to be the unique key to update for the "Update Record By Update Key" Action (the "Update Key" in the action name is referring to the unique key that you just made).
And yes, kintone gives you control over login creds, and each login cred can have different view/add/edit permissions over each record you have in your app.
You can also set a custom subdomain name, but the domain name will have to be kintone.com i.e. you can have a https:/ /mycustomname.kintone.com sort of name.
Hope this helps.

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Copied some of my saved quotes, just to get things started.
"It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment." —Carl Friedrich Gauss"
Homer Simpson: "There's your giraffe, little girl."
Ralph Wiggum: "I'm a boy."
Homer: "That's the spirit. Never give up."


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