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Softball Team Looks to Transform Team with New Young Squad
As the softball season kicks-off, our ladies of the diamond started of slow but now have picked it up in the last three games. Starting the season with three wins and six losses was not exactly how they planned to start. The important thing to note, however, is that the girls are actually 3-and-1 in conference play.
The team has a very young squad this year will face many obstacles this season.
"We have a very young team. Freshmen outnumber all other classes combined, and we do not have any seniors. I think the biggest challenge will be for everyone to step up and be a leader when most have never played college softball before," said redshirt sophomore outfielder Kara Walling, who is one of only two players older than a sophomore on the team.
Being that the season is only nine games in to the 47 game season, the team has a lot of goals set for the upcoming season.
"We really wanted to make this a whole new year, whole new team. We really struggled last year. Since we lost so many players, we wanted to transform the entire program and become a better team. We have some specific stat goals, but we mostly want to compete well in the RMAC tournament," Walling said about the goals for the season as a team.
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) has some tough teams this year. Look for the Orediggers to continue to compete against the strong teams such as Metro State and Regis, both opponents still coming up on the schedule.
"The toughest opponents will definitely be Metro State and Regis, and they are also our biggest rivals," stated Walling.
We all know about the commitment to school that must be made to be successful here. What most students do not realize is the time commitment that it takes to compete as a softball player here.
"Softball is a very complex game with many facets. Because of this, practices can take 3-4 hours, 4 days during the week, plus two full 8-hour days on Saturday and Sunday for our double headers," fellow upperclassman junior Paige Noehring said about the commitment and time spent to play softball as an Oredigger.
"This season is an 'away' season so we will be traveling more than half the time, whether it be to Southern Colorado, New Mexico, or just downtown Denver," added Noehring.
With this being an "away" season, making it out to support and see your Orediggers play will help the young crew gain confidence and compete at a level they are not used to. The next home games will be Saturday and Sunday, March 5th-6th, where they will continue to compete in the tough RMAC conference.
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When, at the beginning of the 1950s, two hunters entered into an argument in a pub in Ireland, only to find that there is no way of arriving at the answer they wanted, they decided that a record is needed of all things curious so that answers to pub arguments could be available. Thus was generated the Guinness Book of World Records to carry the achievements of all possible kinds for a quick reference.
Now some of the household names are not only celebrities but also holders of world records – isn't that exciting? How did they grab records – by making tattoos, drinking a lot of beer or by creating something no-one had thought of before? Here's your chance to find it out.
Cristiano Ronaldo: social media records
This athlete topped all his colleagues as to the number of followers – in 2019 the amount of people desiring to be updated through his Twitter messages ran up to 79.7 million.
Dolly Parton holds multiple records
Country music lovers won't be surprised to learn that this iconic singer penned and recorded so many hits that she made it to Guinness four times. Parton has more No. 1's on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart than any other singin' woman or any artist, starting from "Joshua" in 1971 and going on to 2006 when she received the marker for "When I Get Where I'm Going," giving her the record for the longest span of 35 years passing between winning hits. And what about the six decades of sheer genius work stretching from the 1960s to the 2010s spent with hits on Top 20 country list? It really seems the Guinness Book was designed especially for her!
Ariana Grande: streamed a lot
Grande's stream record back in 2018 was nothing short of awesome: she became the most streamed woman artist having clocked up more than three billion streams on Spotify.
David Bowie's after-death record
The death of the rock superstar so impressed the world that the very next day his songs provided him with an unheard-of record: for 24 hours on that January day in 2016 52 million people visited Vevo to watch his videos. This platform had never known so many views on a day before; neither it has up to now. Over 11 million of those listeners went for his then-recent track "Lazarus," making it the most demanded Vevo track on that day.
Before that the listening record belonged to another British singer, Adele, who a year before had attracted over 36 million viewers to her clips.
Dwayne Johnson: largest layered dip
Dwayne Johnson is perpetuated in the Book twice: for the largest layered dip and for the amount of selfies he took. Unfortunately, both his records have been beaten since then; yet the fact remains.
Early in 2017, the actor and his assistants – working for about six hours in a fish tank of 100-gallon capacity – created this enormous tailgating layered dip that secured the record. The 540-pound-heavy dip was afterwards donated to a charity catering for homeless people. The record held good for three years until a year ago it was overcome by Bush's Beans coming up with a dip that ran to 1,087 pounds.
Johnson's second, earlier record, was registered in 2015 when he managed to take 105 selfies in the period of three minutes. Again his record was beaten after three years, by James Smith who took 168 selfies in the same time.
Eminem's rapper-record
Eminem released the wordiest hit single ever. His 2013 single "Rap God," a Grammy Award nomination, contains 1,560 words delivered at the average rate of 4.28 words a second.
BTS: most views
The K-pop band BTS became the first of its kind to top the US albums chart – and it is not the only record they can brag of!
The group's YouTube record, the song "Boy With Luv" performed with the American singer Halsey, became the most-viewed video in one April day in 2019 having numbered an astounding 74 million and a half views.
In August of the following year the Korean boy band overreached themselves releasing the "Dynamite" video and collecting 101 million views.
The band's Twitter record is for most retweets any music group ever achieved, while on TikTok BTS succeeded in raking up one million followers sooner than anybody else ever did.
Justin Bieber: singles chart winner
No-one but Justin Bieber has contrived to occupy the three highest positions on the U.K. singles chart at once. In 2015, when his new single "Love Yourself" grabbed the top place, his songs "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" occupied places 2 and 3 respectively.
Pharrell Williams's record: longest music video
When Pharrell Williams conceived the idea of running the video of his song "Happy" over and over in a loop for 24 hours in 2013, he set the world record for the longest clip. Throughout the loop various celebs and dancers were going through the motions.
This record lasted for seven years until 21 Pilots came up with the longest music video. Their "Level of Concern" COVID-19 hit was made into a video lasting 177 days 16 hours 10 minutes and 25 seconds while the song itself is under four minutes long.
Taylor Swift's record is about the money
Taylor Swift sells well, we all know that. Actually, so well that hers is the overall record for the highest annual income of a female recording artist – in the year 2016 she made $170 million. As Forbes reports, by September 2019 she has earned an awesome $185 million.
Vin Diesel: most likes on Facebook
Vin Diesel, renowned for his part in "Fast & Furious," was deeply saddened by the passing of his friend and co-star Paul Walker in a car crash late in 2013. His tribute posted on Facebook was so moving that it collected the record number of "likes."
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Why the CDC still isn't researching gun violence, despite the ban being lifted two years ago
Fear and funding shortfalls remain at the CDC, even though the agency was ordered to resume firearm studies after Newtown shooting.
By Todd C. Frankel
January 14, 2015 at 10:08 a.m. EST
President Obama and Vice President Biden unveiled a series of proposals to counter gun violence in January 2013. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Two years ago this week, President Obama ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get back to studying "the causes of gun violence."
The CDC had not touched firearm research since 1996 — when the NRA accused the agency of promoting gun control and Congress threatened to strip the agency's funding. The CDC's self-imposed ban dried up a powerful funding source and had a chilling effect felt far beyond the agency: Almost no one wanted to pay for gun violence studies, researchers say. Young academics were warned that joining the field was a good way to kill their careers. And the odd gun study that got published went through linguistic gymnastics to hide any connection to firearms.
The long stalemate continued until shortly after the December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., when Obama announced several gun-control proposals, including reversing the CDC research ban. His higher-profile proposals – tightening firearm background checks, reinstating the assault weapons ban – were viewed as impossible to pass into law. Congress wouldn't bite. But ending the CDC research ban? Done by executive order, it appeared to have the best shot, along with broad support from a scientific community upset that gun violence as a public health problem was being ignored.
"A lot of people thought it would make a big difference," recalled Jeffrey Swanson, a Duke University psychiatry professor who studies gun violence and mental health.
But today the CDC still avoids gun-violence research, demonstrating what many see as the depth of its fear about returning to one of the country's most divisive debates. The agency recently was asked by The Washington Post why it was still sitting on the sidelines of firearms studies. It declined to make an official available for an interview but responded with a statement noting it had commissioned an agenda of possible research goals but still lacked the dedicated funding to pursue it.
"It is possible for us to conduct firearm-related research within the context of our efforts to address youth violence, domestic violence, sexual violence, and suicide," CDC spokeswoman Courtney Lenard wrote, "but our resources are very limited."
Congress has continued to block dedicated funding. Obama requested $10 million for the CDC's gun violence research in his last two budgets. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have introduced bills supporting the funding. Both times the Republican-controlled House of Representatives said no. Maloney recently said she planned to reintroduce her bill this year, but she wasn't hopeful.
So, the CDC is no closer to initiating gun-violence studies.
The roots of the research ban go back to 1996, when the NRA accused the public health agency of lobbying for gun control. That year, a Republican congressman stripped $2.6 million from the CDC budget, the exact amount spent on gun research the previous year. Soon the funding was restored, but designated elsewhere, and wording was inserted into the CDC's appropriations bill that, "None of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control."
The CDC interpreted this to mean it should avoid studying guns in any fashion.
"It basically was a shot across the bow by Congress on the part of the NRA," said Mark Rosenberg, who was director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Control and Prevention when the ban went into effect. "All federally funded research was shut down."
CDC funding for firearm injury prevention fell 96 percent, down to $100,000, from 1996 to 2013, according to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the advocacy group founded by Michael Bloomberg.
Timothy Wheeler, director of the group Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, said Congress had good reason to stop the CDC's firearm inquiries. "It was what we call advocacy research," Wheeler said. "It was research done with a preordained goal, and that goal was gun control."
Wheeler, voicing an opinion shared by many in the gun-rights movement, said the CDC has been "irredeemably tainted" by past controversy. "I don't have faith in them anymore," Wheeler said.
But gun deaths and injuries are a major public health problem, researchers say. More than 100 scientists signed a 2013 letter calling on the CDC to resume research to identify effective ways of reducing gun violence rather than "muddling through" with existing tactics.
"I see no upside to ignorance," said Richard Berk, a criminology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who signed the letter.
The CDC was not alone in avoiding firearm studies. The National Institute of Justice, an arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, funded 32 gun-related studies from 1993 to 1999, but none from 2009-2013, according to Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Private nonprofits, with some notable exceptions such as the Joyce Foundation, skipped over gun-related research proposals.
"Sponsors were spooked to fund stuff that had to do with guns," said Swanson at Duke. He said younger colleagues got the message: Studying firearms was not a way to attract vital grant funding. It was a field without a future.
Even the few gun studies that received funding took steps to avoid detection. In 2011, the National Science Foundation awarded Swanson $300,000 for a study it described as "Testing Competing Theories of Violence." There was no mention of guns in the title or the study abstract. But Swanson said the study evaluates the effectiveness of mental health firearm restrictions. He titled the same study: "Firearms Laws, Mental Disorder, and Violence."
"It's odd," Swanson said, "but if you're trying to do policy-informed research, you run into the fact that there are elected officials who don't want to know the answer."
Swanson remains hopeful. The CDC still hasn't budged, but he and other researchers say they have noticed signs that other federal agencies and private foundations have felt emboldened by Obama's executive order. Recently the National Institute of Justice issued major grants to study gun violence, including evaluating California's efforts to keep firearms from people barred by law from possessing them.
"I'm trying to be optimistic," Swanson said. But, he said, the CDC needs to stop being terrified of gun research.
"No one can make up the role of the CDC," he said. "There's a legitimacy there that no one else can provide."


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Management of ankylosing spondylitis with infliximab
Authors Toussirot E, Bertolini E, Wendling D
Published 18 June 2009 Volume 2009:1 Pages 69—82
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S4415
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Éric Toussirot1,2,3, Ewa Bertolini1, Daniel Wendling1,2
1Rheumatology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France; 2Equipe d'Accueil 3186 "Agents pathogènes et Inflammation" University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France; 3CiC – Biotherapy, St-Jacques Hospital, Besançon, France
Abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a systemic inflammatory rheumatic disease responsible for back pain, stiffness and progressive loss of functional capacity with limited therapeutic options. Regular physical exercises together with the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the two recognized treatment options in AS. Infliximab is a chimeric anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody that has been demonstrated to be highly effective in the treatment of AS, providing clinical amelioration at both axial and peripheral skeleton. Infliximab also improves quality of life, function, biological parameters (acute phase reactants) and inflammatory lesions of the spine as detected by magnetic resonance imaging. It is given at a 5 mg/kg dosage, as an infusion at weeks 0, 2, 6, and every 6 to 8 weeks after. Open-label and placebo-controlled trials have well demonstrated its high level of efficacy, with an improvement of the disease activity of at least 50% in 60%–80% of patients. In a large placebo-controlled trial, Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Response Criteria (ASAS20) responders were observed in 61.2% of patients receiving infliximab compared to 19.2% of patients under placebo. Long-term efficacy is maintained when infliximab is administered every 6–8 weeks. Consensus international guidelines for the initiation and the use of this expensive treatment are available. Some questions remain, including the long-term safety, in particular the risk of lymphoma, and the potential influence of infliximab on radiological progression which is not currently demonstrated. Despite these concerns, infliximab has revolutionized the management of AS and represents a considerable therapeutic advancement in this disabling disease.
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Iran and Hezbollah Supported Demise of Gaddafi
via Non-Aligned Media
by Brandon Martinez
A little known fact that many in the "anti-imperialist" crowd would rather ignore is that Iran and Hezbollah both supported the rebel uprising in Libya and welcomed Gaddafi's demise.
An August 2011 report from the International Business Times noted Iran's embrace of the "National Transitional Council," the rebel government seeking to oust Gaddafi:
Iran is now supporting the National Transitional Council, Libya's rebel-lead interim government, severing its final ties with Moammar Gadhafi.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi spoke with N.T.C. Chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil over the phone on Tuesday, congratulating the rebels on their victory over dictatorship. He also invited Abdul-Jalil to Teheran on a state visit in order to deepen bilateral ties.
Earlier in the campaign, Iran sent aid and humanitarian assistance to the Libyan people. The country has been supporting the rebels since March and called the fight against Gadhafi an Islamic Awakening. However, Iran is wary of the West's involvement in the revolution, and thinks that NATO's presence in Libya may come with the cost of colonization.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah took a particularly strident anti-Gaddafi stance, praising the Libyan rebels as "revolutionaries" and wishing them victory over the "arrogant tyrant" Gaddafi. After Gaddafi was ousted and lynched in the streets by rebels, Nasrallah praised Gaddafi's killers as "revolutionary fighters" and congratulated them on their "huge victory over the dictatorial regime of tyrant Muammar Gaddafi."
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Why the Refugee Crisis?
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by Stephen Lendman
Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers head for safe havens daily – a human flood entering Europe, risking life and limb to get there. Why?
Endless US direct and proxy wars force desperate people to seek safety out of harm's way. Numbers fleeing war and destabilized areas are greater than any time since WWII – increasing exponentially as conflicts and chaos rage in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Donbass, Somalia, South Sudan, and elsewhere.
According to a UNHCR report, 60 million people were forcibly displaced by end of 2014. Globally one in every 122 people are asylum seekers, refugees or internally displaced persons. More than half the world's refugees are children.
On August 28, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said over 300,000 refugees and asylum seekers crossed the Mediterranean to reach Europe so far this year – greatly exceeding 2014's 219,000 total, a human flood likely to approach half a million by year end, likely hundreds of thousands more in 2016 and beyond.
Thousands of others die or go missing. On August 27, hundreds were feared dead after two overcrowded vessels capsized off Libya's coast. Dozens of Syrian refugees were found suffocated to death in a truck parked on an Austrian highway – their bodies in a state of decomposition. Other similar horror stories repeat with disturbing regularity.
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September 6, 2015 | Categories: Afghanistan, co-opting and/or destabilization, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, tyranny, Ukraine, UN, US, war | Tags: multiculturalism/race-war | Leave a comment
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Rape as a Weapon of War, Made in the USA?
by Felicity Arbuthnot
"It's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century, you just don't invade another country on phony pretexts in order to assert your interests." (Secretary of State, John Kerry, "Meet the Press", 2nd March 2014.)
Various professional psychology sites state succinctly: "Projection is a defense mechanism which involves taking our own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people."
Further: "Projection tends to come to the fore in normal people at times of crisis, personal or political, but is more commonly found in the neurotic or psychotic – in personalities functioning at a primitive level as in narcissistic personality disorder or borderline personality disorder", opines Wiki.
With that in mind it is worth returning to the assault on Libya and the allegation by Susan Rice, then US Ambassador to the UN, in April 2011, that the Libyan government was issuing Viagra to its troops, instructing them to use rape as a weapon of terror.
However, reported Antiwar.com (1) MSNBC was told:
"by US military and intelligence officials that there is no basis for Rice's claims. While rape has been reported as a 'weapon' in many conflicts, the US officials (said) they've seen no such reports out of Libya."
Several diplomats also questioned Rice's lack of evidence suspecting she was attempting:
"to persuade doubters the conflict in Libya was not just a standard civil war but a much nastier fight in which Gadhafi is not afraid to order his troops to commit heinous acts."
The story was reminiscent of the pack of lies which arguably sealed the 1991 US led Iraq onslaught – of Iraqi troops leaving premature babies to die after stealing their incubators. The story of course, was dreamt up by global public relations company, Hill and Knowlton Strategies, Inc., then described as the word's largest PR company which had been retained by the Kuwait government.
A tearful hospital "volunteer", Nayirah gave "testimony" which reverberated around an appalled world. It transpired she was the daughter of the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Washington and was neither a "volunteer", "witness", nor in Kuwait. Amnesty International obligingly backed up the fictional nonsense suffering lasting credibility damage. However, as Libya two decades later, Iraq's fate was sealed.
The US Ambassador the UN, Susan Rice and Foreign Affairs advisor, Samantha Power are credited with helping persuade President Obama to intervene in Libya. By the end of April 2011, Rice was also pushing for intervention in Syria, claiming that President Assad was: "seeking Iranian assistance in repressing Syria's citizens …" In the light of all, she vowed: "The United States will continue to stand up for democracy and respect for human rights, the universal rights that all human beings deserve in Syria and around the world." (Guardian, 29th April 2011.)
Looking across the world at the apocalyptic ruins of lives and nations resultant from America's continuance in uninvited "standing up" for "democracy", "human rights" and "universal rights" there are surely few who could not only silently weep.
Amnesty, perhaps "once bitten" not only questioned the Libya Viagra nonsense but denied it in categorical terms. According to Donatella Rovera, their Senior Crisis Response Advisor, who spent three months in Libya from the start of the crisis: "We have not found any evidence or a single victim of rape or a doctor who knew about somebody being raped."(2)
March 8, 2015 | Categories: Iraq, Libya, news, tyranny, US, war | Leave a comment
UN Presses for "Truce" to Save Embattled Terrorists in Aleppo
Syria is winning the war and has absolutely no reason to show mercy for opponents that have no intention to show any for it and its people.
February 18, 2015 (Tony Cartalucci – LD) – Curious is the United Nation and NATO's sudden interest in peace. Both organizations are suing for truces on two separate battlefields, one in Ukraine in Eastern Europe, and another in Syria's northern city of Aleppo amid a regional conflagration in the Middle East. It is curious because talks of "truces" were completely absent just as recently as 2011, when both organizations, the UN and NATO, backed hordes of terrorists sweeping across Libya, committing abhorrent atrocities including the systematic, genocidal extermination of Libya's black communities.
Image: No "ceasefire" or "truce" was proposed by the UN or NATO, because the terrorists they were backing were winning. Such calls are meant not to alleviate human suffering, but to preserve, buy time for, and rebuild forces committed to expanding such suffering.
There was also the encirclement, intentional starvation, and denial of humanitarian aid, along with the bombardment of Libyan cities like Sirte, which also saw no protests or calls for "ceasefires" by the UN or NATO. In fact, as terrorists enforced blockades on the ground to starve residents to death, NATO bombed the encircled cities relentlessly from the air for weeks. The eventual fall of Sirte, for example, would leave behind an utterly devastate city and a decimated, scattered population. Other cities, like Tawarga, had their entire populations, down to the last resident, either killed or forced to flee.
February 19, 2015 | Categories: co-opting and/or destabilization, Libya, NATO, news, sovereignty, Syria, tyranny, Ukraine, UN, war, world government | Leave a comment
A Timeline: Where'd Paris Shooters Get Their Weapons?
by Tony Cartalucci
Heavily armed, well-trained gunmen executed what appears to be a well-planned attack in Paris, France, killing 12, including 2 police officers. Where did these terrorists get their weapons, training, political backing, funds, and inspiration? A short timeline featuring news stories from 2011 to 2014 helps explain how France's recent national tragedy was a direct result of its own insidious, callus, terroristic foreign policy that has visited this very same carnage seen in Paris, upon the people of Libya and Syria, a thousand fold.
Image: France has been arming, funding, backing, and exploiting armies of terrorists from North Africa to the Middle East as part of NATO's larger bid to use Al Qaeda to overthrow governments and rearrange regions to better align to their hegemonic agenda. Now these same extremists are running rampant in France's own streets – either as a form of blowback, or as a means to manipulate public perception as NATO did with Operation Gladio during the Cold War.
2011 – France supplying weapons to Libyan rebels, London Telegraph:
A French military spokesman, Colonel Thierry Burkhard, said it had provided "light arms such as assault rifles" for civilian communities to "protect themselves against Col Gaddafi".
But the decision to arm the rebels is a further move towards direct involvement in the land war on top of the air war against Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Nafusa rebels have come closest to breaking through to Tripoli itself of any of the front lines of the conflict, while three months of Nato bombing have failed to dislodge Col Gaddafi from power.
Le Figaro, the French newspaper which first reported the air drops, said the shipment included rifles, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, along with Milan anti-tank missiles.
2011 – Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links, London Telegraph:
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
2012 – France to push for arming Syria's opposition coalition, the BBC:
France's foreign minister has said he will discuss supplying arms to the Syrian opposition coalition with European partners.
The government plans to push for a relaxation of the EU arms embargo to Syria to enable "defensive arms" to reach opposition fighters.
2013 – Syria crisis: France and Britain move a step closer to arming rebels, the London Guardian:
France and Britain have moved a step closer to arming the opposition to the Assad regime in a radical move aimed at tipping the balance in the two-year civil war while also ignoring European policy on Syria.
The French president, François Hollande, went into an EU summit in Brussels with a dramatic appeal for Europe to join Paris and London in lifting a European arms embargo, but the sudden policy shift was certain to run into stiff German opposition.
2013 – Syrian rebels pledge loyalty to al-Qaeda, USA Today:
A Syrian rebel group's April pledge of allegiance to al-Qaeda's replacement for Osama bin Laden suggests that the terrorist group's influence is not waning and that it may take a greater role in the Western-backed fight to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The pledge of allegiance by Syrian Jabhat al Nusra Front chief Abou Mohamad al-Joulani to al-Qaeda leader Sheik Ayman al-Zawahri was coupled with an announcement by the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq, that it would work with al Nusra as well.
2014 – France delivered arms to Syrian rebels, Hollande confirms, France 24:
President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that France had delivered weapons to rebels battling the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad "a few months ago."
France Isn't the Only One
The cartoonish nature of France first being reported to give weapons to "rebels" before these "rebels" are reported to be, in fact, Al Qaeda is not simply France's bad luck. It is part of NATO's very intentional, vast network of global state-sponsored terrorism. It would be reported that terrorists armed by the US in Syria with antitank missiles sided with Al Qaeda franchise and US State Department listed foreign terrorist organization, Al Nusra.
January 8, 2015 | Categories: France, Libya, news, Syria, tyranny | Tags: Charlie Hebdo | Leave a comment
ISIL attacked Saudi Arabia
by Viktor Titov
New Eastern Outlook
Saudi Arabia has recently witnessed the aggression that should have happened sooner or later due to its short-sighted policy in Syria, Iraq and Iran. As an old saying goes: "If you dig a hole for others, you're sure to fall in it yourself."
A few days ago the Saudi town of al-Dalwa, situated in the oil-rich Eastern Province, suffered an attack of a group of armed Sunni terrorists, which resulted in seven civilian deaths. Most of the attackers were citizens of the kingdom. The prompt response of the local security forces allowed the servicemen to detain 20 members of an underground terrorist group, consisting mainly of those who had previously fought under the black banner of ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Law enforcement agencies of Saudi Arabia have managed to capture the head of the armed group, his name is kept secret. The only information that has become available to journalists is that this commander has recently returned from Syria where he was fighting against the pro-Assad forces.
Riyadh is now facing a harsh dilemma: on the one hand, the House of Saud is actively oppressing its Shia citizens, on the pretext of their disloyalty and their alleged attempts to undermine the national security of the kingdom due to the "evil Iranian influence." On the other – Sunni terrorists, that Saudi Arabia is fighting today alongside with its closest ally – the US, have assaulted Shia civilians on the Saudi soil, and the latter were virtually enjoying the same rights as the rest of the population, including the right for protection. It is now official: Saudi citizens motivated by religious hatred are commiting manslaughter of their fellow citizens.
The only question is how Riyadh may react when the Sunni terrorists that it had trained and funded will unleash a wave of terror against the Shia population of KSA (Kingdom Saudi Arabia)? A similar course of events has already taken place in the neighboring Bahrain back in 2011, but Saudi regular troops were fast to cross the border in an attempt to prevent the violence from spreading.
It is no coincidence that the events in the city of al-Dalwa are completely ignored by the international media. Should this fact become widely known then the Saudi authorities will be forced to recognize the threat ISIL poses to Saudi Arabia along with acknowledging the underlying instability of Saudi society that can endanger the ruling Wahhabi regime.
Now that the Shia population of the Eastern Province is buzzing with discontent, the House of Saud has found itself in a tight corner. Should the authorities fail to prosecute terrorists, a violent unrest of the Shia population, similar the one that shook Saudi Arabia in 2011 -2012, in the wake of the above mentioned events in Bahrain, will be quick to follow. But if the terrorists are to be punished to the fullest extent of the Sharia law, then the Wahhabis and Salafis will accuse the royal family of "betrayal" of the Sunnis. This course of events will end no better, with a massive wave of violent terrorist attacks, carried out by ISIL militants all across Saudi Arabia. Now that ISIL thugs have faced harsh resistance in Syria and Iraq, they will be eager to move south to start a "sacred struggle against the corrupt pro-American reign of Al Saud family". As for the Iraqi Shia population, they can only welcome this U-turn in their ongoing struggle against Islamists. Moreover, it is possible that the indignation of the Saudi Shia population of the Eastern Province will find some form of support in Tehran and Baghdad. This means that the fate of the kingdom's territorial integrity will be put to the test. The nightmares of the Saudi ruling family seems to be coming true — Saudi Arabia can be split into several parts, which were joined together to create the kingdom back in 1929. This trend can be accelerated by the fact that a couple of weeks ago the Shia Houthis rebels seized power in Yemen, on the south-western borders of KSA.
November 18, 2014 | Categories: co-opting and/or destabilization, Egypt, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Libya, NATO, news, Saudi Arabia, Syria, tyranny, US, war, Yemen | Tags: ISIS | Leave a comment
USAID: 'In desperate need of adult supervision'
21st Century Wire [Sept 5, 2014]
We've been tracking the dirty work of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for several decades now — a Federal government agency that claims its main charge to be administering U.S. foreign assistance around the world:
"USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential." (via usaid.gov)
The reality of USAID is something very different. USAID is also a traditional CIA front organization, allowing the agency access to an array of places and things around the globe.
On August 11th of this year, 21WIRE's report on USAID's secret operation against Cuba detailed how the agency "established a fake HIV prevention workshop in Cuba where their young recruits worked to turn young people against the Castro regime."
The author of the report, Stuart J. Hooper, expands:
"After undertaking a few short seminars, these young people were expected to do the work of a seasoned CIA officer, which is something that could have easily gotten their vastly inexperienced and unprepared selves into severe trouble with Cuban authorities."
Not exactly the hallmark of a humanitarian agency promising to end global poverty.
IMAGE: CANVAS trained and managed Egyptian protestors as early as 2009 in preparation for the fabled 'Arab Spring' in 2010-2011. These professional agitators-for-hire globe-trot, and openly promote their CFR-sponsored agenda.
Back on November 24th, 2011, Patrick Henningsen's report "A US-Backed Military Junta in Egypt Was Always The Plan" confirmed:
"We know that it was not Egyptian and Tunisian students working in a political vacuum, but the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), a professional consultancy, who took students from the Middle East and trained them overseas as early back as 2009."
Within the vast entanglement of government and non-government (NGO) subcontractor culture, you'll not be surprised to know CANVAS is part-funded and supported by globalist foundations like George Soros's Freedom House and Open Society Institute, as well as CIA-linked National Endowment for Democracy and, of course, the full frontal USAID.
IMAGE: Globalist foundations promoting democracy and freedom have been active in fomenting uprisings all over the planet, including the 'Occupy' movements. Their creative consultants are well-versed in NLP tactics for the crowd.
Now, we have the matter of the apparent brutal beheadings of two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
According to a recent article in the The Weekly Standard, in 2009, just three years before his capture in Syria, Foley worked for USAID-funded development projects in Baghdad. And then in 2011, he "moved to Libya" briefly where he was eventually kidnapped and held for over a month. Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg writes:
"This guy has a resume that reads more like a James Bond film script than that of a journalist with a teaching background. He works for USAID in 2009 in Iraq, then he finds himself kidnapped in Libya two years later by Gaddafi forces. Then, after all of this, he finds himself captured in Syria, only to be beheaded two years later by ISIS (the terror organization funded by our ally Saudi Arabia)."
What else was James Foley doing for USAID?
IMAGE: While the masses train their eyes on the sickest of social media, set pieces continue to be placed under their noses.
21WIRE's Andrew McKillop writes in a recent article titled "ISIS dot com: Social Media Barons Are Pushing the New Barbarity":
"Whether or not the Foley video was staged to solicit a certain public reaction to it, for example – launching US air strikes in Syria, it's obvious that there is some dark arts in action in the way Western media are touting these videos in public. They are actively aiding and abetting the most hideous forms of exhibitionism – for example the decapitation of James Foley, called "execution" and not what it really was in terms of a billion dollar US media marketing campaign – an open air murder by a psychopath and war criminal. In the end, their is zero moral value in re-disseminating this kind of pornography through the multi-billion broadcast media complex, yet they are doing more and more push-marketing of this material each year."
USAID and others like it clearly operate in these hot zones very much in plain sight. Yet our eyes and our media simply don't want to look away from the news feed — and that's what keeps them in their trade.
We led this report with USAID's secret operation against Cuba, and this is where we will close it.
The Associated Press investigation that blew the cover off the "fake HIV prevention workshop" also discovered that USAID and its contractor (yes, yet another layer), Creative Associates International, continued the program despite U.S. officials issuing warnings to government contractors:
"U.S. officials privately told their government contractors to consider suspending travel to Cuba after the arrest of contractor Alan Gross, who remains imprisoned after smuggling in sensitive technology. A lawyer for Gross said Monday that his client cannot take life in prison much longer and has said his goodbyes to his wife and a daughter."
How reckless can a Federal agency and its contractors be? Answer: Creative Associates cited the workshop as a "success story."
"The group's final report said the workshop would be used as a blueprint across the island."
"But Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona and longtime critic of USAID's Cuba projects, said, "These programs are in desperate need of adult supervision. If you are using an AIDS workshop as a front for something else, that's … I don't know what to say … it's just wrong."
There's plenty more to say – and it starts with you.
READ MORE USAID NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire USAID Files
READ MORE ISIS NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire ISIS Files
September 6, 2014 | Categories: co-opting and/or destabilization, Egypt, Libya, news, protests, Saudi Arabia, sovereignty, Syria, tyranny, Ukraine, US, war | Tags: CANVAS, CIA, Freedom House, George Soros, ISIS, NED, Open Society Institute, USAID | Leave a comment
VIDEO — Libya War: What They Don't Want You to Know
The Eyeopener
We are taught all our lives that our modern political systems are "by and for the people." In order to justify taking us to war, then, our misleaders have to convince us that war is not a racket, as General Smedley Butler revealed, and is not for the benefit of the industrialists who sell the munitions or the politicians in their back pocket or the financiers that own them both, but in the interest of the average man or woman. In other words, they lie through their teeth.
Find out more about the lies that led us to Libya in 2011, and the cover up of what is taking place there today in this week's edition of The Eyeopener report.
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July 14, 2014 | Categories: co-opting and/or destabilization, Libya, news, sovereignty, tyranny, videos, war | Leave a comment
VIDEO — Hillary Clinton Dealing With The Information War
Press For Truth
June 20, 2014 | Categories: Canada, co-opting and/or destabilization, Libya, news, police state, Syria, true culprits, tyranny, US, videos, war | Tags: Benghazi | 1 Comment
VIDEO — Iraq's Break Up is the Real "Mission Accomplished" – #NewWorldNextWeek
New World Next Week
June 19, 2014 | Categories: Iraq, Jordan, Libya, news, Saudi Arabia, tyranny, US, videos | Tags: ISIS | Leave a comment


As a free renovation matchmaker, Sweeten has a lot to say on the subject with a curated network of general contractors who are personally matched to your project. One frequent question from homeowners involves what questions to ask and materials to have available at the site visit in order to assess if a pro will be a good fit and secure the most precise estimate possible for the project.
We recommend reviewing four expert profiles that Sweeten matches you with, having at least three phone calls and site visits with the matches, and requesting three estimates so you can make an informed decision. A phone call to discuss the project before the site visit may save you valuable time; if there's no chemistry over the phone will there be in person?
One of the first steps in renovating, site visits—lasting 60-90 minutes on average—give you a chance to interview experts who will help you get the job done. But more importantly, it's all about whether there's chemistry with the contractor. While Sweeten simplifies the search by personally matching vetted and licensed professionals to your project, you'll still want to make an informed decision by having an in-person meeting. As you begin to schedule visits and solicit bids, here are a few ways you can prepare for a successful meeting with potential general contractors. Click here for more on how to work with a contractor.
Anticipated start date: Include information about any flexibility, as well as variables that might affect/change the date.
Renovation goals: Be prepared to discuss your "must-haves" and wishlist ("nice-to-haves") items, and indicate that bids should include ways to cut out items from the latter category that may exceed the budget. Miranda Stefan, an account manager at Sweeten, says, "Be specific about how you plan to use the new space, and how the old space falls short. If you need more storage, be specific about what you want to store there. Sharing this information with your contractor will help him or her create tailored solutions for you. If you are unsure of your end goals, let the contractor know. This will establish that you are looking for guidance, and the contractor can advise accordingly or suggest a designer or other expert to work in tandem with you."
Budget: Reiterate your budget so that the contractor can keep it in mind while discussing options—this will affect whether s/he suggests custom or stock cabinets, for example. You can also specify a labor versus material budget. "If you plan to apply for a loan to finance your project, mention this upfront since it'll add time to your project. At the end of your meeting, ask when you can expect an estimate," advises Miranda.
Inspiration photos: One of the best ways for a contractor to get a sense of your vision is to provide examples of other work that you like. You can do this via a Pinterest page, photos on your phone, or magazines tearsheets.
Plans and sketches: If you have these, provide them. Even if it's a rough sketch you did by hand on scrap paper, it can help the contractor understand your vision. If you did them in SketchUp or had an architect draw renderings already, have them ready.
Division of labor: Who will do what? If you plan to source the materials yourself, make that clear so that the expert does not include those estimates in his/her bid. If you need a designer, an expediter, a project manager, or custom millwork, discuss who will be responsible for securing those services and whether they will be included. If you don't yet know, make a point to discuss these options with the contractor.
House rules and alteration agreement: If you live in a condo or a co-op building, ask your management company for these documents, and review them with or prior to meeting the contractor. Restrictions on working hours and building requirements can often affect the budget. Some co-op boards will not work with specific insurance carriers, so check with your board and confirm with the contractor prior to the site visit, so that you are assured that your selected contractor can work in your building.
How often will they be on site? Who will oversee the work on a daily basis?
Does the contractor take clients shopping for materials or provide shopping resources?
How often do they meet with clients to discuss the project's progress?
How do they approach problems during an emergency? If a pipe should burst, what is the protocol?
What is the best way to reach him/her?
Ask for an estimate. The length of time to receive it depends on the size of the scope. An estimate for a one-room project that's straightforward should take one week, while a gut renovation of a townhouse may take a month.
Ask for references or read contractors' reviews on our site. For bigger projects, a contractor may take you on a walk-through of a project they completed for a past client.
Once you are assured that all the contractors you'll be meeting with have been thoroughly vetted and are properly licensed—Sweeten is a matchmaking service that already does this for you. And like all great matches, there is a lot that can't be determined on paper! Face-to-face meetings are not only an opportunity for the contractors to get a sense of the scope of your project and the actual site conditions but also for you to get to know them.
Does this person communicate clearly and effectively?
Does s/he have a clear understanding of what I need, and can s/he provide it?
Do I feel supported in my decision-making?
Does it seem like the contractor will be responsive and organized throughout the process?
Be welcoming! It's always nice to be offered a drink and a chance to sit down to debrief. If you have the time to go over the full scope of the work and ask for the contractor's feedback on your ideas, this will create a firm foundation for working together.
Invite your Sweeten representative. S/he is here to help you navigate potentially tricky or confusing situations, and keep the meeting on track. If you'd like your Sweeten rep to join, feel free to reach out, and they will make their best effort to be there.
If you are using Sweeten for your renovation, feel free to reach out and see if your account manager can join one of your site visits, or check in after you've interviewed your potential candidates on how to evaluate the visits and estimates. S/he is here to help you navigate the process, from start to finish.
If you go into the site visit prepared, you'll be able to evaluate each professional not only on their expertise but his/her ability to work well with you as a partner, a crucial element to completing a successful renovation.
Thinking about renovating a kitchen or a bathroom? We have cost guides that can help you get started on planning your budget.
Sweeten handpicks the best general contractors to match each project's location, budget, and scope, helping until project completion. Follow the blog for renovation ideas and inspiration and when you're ready to renovate, start your renovation on Sweeten.
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Categorised under the topics of International development, International law, International politics and government and Middle East.
That this House recognises that today marks the 1,000 day anniversary of the beginning of the civil war in Yemen; notes that the war has caused the worst humanitarian crisis of this generation with 80 per cent of Yemen's population requiring urgent humanitarian assistance; further notes that the Saudi Arabian supported coalition still enforces a blockade on Yemen that may be in prohibition of international humanitarian law; calls on the Government to use all the leverage that it has to ensure that the coalition blockade is lifted; and urges the Government to use every diplomatic instrument available to bring this conflict to an end.


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Weekly Education
Delivered every Monday by 10 a.m., Weekly Education examines the latest news in education politics and policy.
Student debt strikers speak - 'NRA madness' - Seeding the field - The Sierra Club hires education lobbyists
By CAITLIN EMMA
Presented by Sallie Mae®
With help from Eliza Collins, Allie Grasgreen, Nolan D. McCaskill, Maggie Severns and Stephanie Simon
STUDENT DEBT STRIKERS SPEAK: Education Department officials have promised to respond within 30 days to a list of debt cancellation demands [ http://politico.pro/1MvuYLb] from Corinthian College students refusing to repay their federal loans. Education Under Secretary Ted Mitchell and officials from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and the Treasury Department met on Tuesday with 14 of the student "strikers," and student debt discharge was "on the table," said Astra Taylor, an organizer with Rolling Jubilee's Debt Collective. That group is working with the strikers to seek loan forgiveness under one of several federal regulations. Some 300 borrowers submitted forms to the Education Department Tuesday under one of those regulations, which provides for a "defense against repayment" when states take action against a college or university. "Having the personal testimony from strikers is very powerful," Taylor said of the meeting. "None of our demands were laughed off."
— Education Department spokeswoman Denise Horn said student testimony was "troubling" — and added that the borrowers' reported experiences of fraud illustrates why federal officials have taken action against Corinthian in recent months. "We will review every claim to borrower's defense and continue to investigate Corinthian to help students as much as possible," Horn said. CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Rohit Chopra said his agency will "continue to urge struggling borrowers to submit complaints with federal agencies to aid regulators in holding accountable those who break the law." His agency's litigation against Corinthian is ongoing.
HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY! Growing up, I pulled the same April Fool's prank every year and no matter what, my parents fell for it. It's the old rubber band around the faucet hose trick [ http://bit.ly/1F0aNeY]. It didn't always go over well with my mom [ http://bit.ly/1xUFcOM]. Don't forget to send tips and amusing GIFs to [email protected] or @caitlinzemma. Send events to: [email protected]. And follow us on Twitter: @Morning_Edu and @POLITICOPro.
'NRA MADNESS': Looking to capitalize on the NCAA's March Madness tournament, the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety is pushing an "NRA Madness" campaign. The goal: Rally opposition to a spate of bills that would allow students and faculty to carry guns on college campuses. On Tuesday, the Montana House narrowly rejected [ http://bit.ly/1NBaJHg] such a bill. And a Florida Senate panel delivered a major blow [ http://bit.ly/1BMVrt7] to a similar proposal in the Sunshine State. Campus-carry bills have also fizzled out in South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. Everytown wants to keep the momentum going, so it's urging citizens to voice opposition to guns on campus. Sports journalist Bryant Gumbel has joined the campaign, too. More: http://bit.ly/1aaYzII
— Colin Goddard, a senior policy advocate at Everytown and a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, said proponents of campus-carry legislation always argue that more guns on campus could help prevent mass shootings. "But as someone who was there, as someone who experienced it first hand and saw the mourning, it's not a good idea," he told Morning Education. Most states either prohibit guns on campus or allow individual colleges to decide. Two states — Colorado and Utah — require colleges and universities to let all concealed-carry permit holders take their guns with them on campus. Another five states require colleges and universities to let people carry in certain circumstances.
SIERRA HIRES EDU LOBBYISTS: The Sierra Club has hired new help from the lobbying firm Penn Hill to help clarify a gray area in student loans: Do Sierra Club lawyers, who work for a 501(c)(3) branch of the organization, qualify for public sector loan forgiveness? It's not clear right now, said Pat Gallagher, director of the Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program.
— Education groups continue hiring new help [ http://politico.pro/1HU2290] to work on No Child Left Behind reauthorization, too. The Foundation for Excellence in Education, the ed reform group founded by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has also hired Penn Hill to lobby on issues related to NCLB, according to a recent registration. The Houston Independent School District recently registered lobbyists at Cornerstone Government Affairs, LLC to work on NCLB as well.
CORE DISTRICTS ADDRESS CONCERNS: Six districts in California have applied for a three-year extension of their No Child Left Behind waiver, which is on high-risk status. The Education Department told the California CORE districts last fall [ http://politico.pro/1vZsYwf] that their waiver was at risk because they had to finalize plans for a new school quality improvement system and guidance for new teacher evaluation systems. Eight districts originally received the waiver in 2013, but two have since dropped out. The California CORE districts are now trying to address the feds' concerns, finalizing accountability system metrics and updating educator effectiveness guidelines. But the application is missing an important component, LA School Report writes [ http://bit.ly/19B8ruy] — an agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles on a three-level teacher evaluation system. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1xxge7u and here: http://bit.ly/1xVuGa8
— Nebraska, which doesn't have a waiver from NCLB, also applied for one. But the state's application probably won't meet the Education Department's standards because its teacher evaluation framework is voluntary for districts. More in the Omaha World-Herald: http://bit.ly/1BKPps1
DOES COUNSELING HELP WITH COLLEGE? It isn't quite clear, according to two reviews published by the Institute of Education Sciences' "What Works Clearinghouse." WWC reviewed two studies of summer counseling programs offered to low-income high school graduates in Boston and Atlanta to prepare them for college. In Boston, [ http://1.usa.gov/1DVFrem] 72 percent of the students who had counseling made it to the second semester of their second year, compared to 64 percent of those who didn't get counseling. But in the Atlanta study [ http://1.usa.gov/1BpEVy4], there were no significant differences between students who got summer counseling and those who didn't.
— The National Association for College Admission Counseling recently found that students who talked to a counselor about life after high school were more likely to say they'd attend college and apply for financial aid: http://bit.ly/1HFZKh7.
— But another recent report on a different kind of counseling delivered some not-so-promising results. A proliferation of student loan counseling mandates handed down by Congress over the last 30 years may be hampering students' abilities to understand and retain the information, the report from TG and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators found. Lawmakers currently require colleges to cover 28 topics, causing students to lose interest in counseling, the authors said. But colleges may be able to counteract the apathy by advising students early and often. The report is second in a series of five; watch for an installment on loan entrance counseling soon. More: http://bit.ly/1HB4Zyy.
REPORT: STATES FAILING BRIGHT, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS: State policies fail to help potentially high-achieving, low-income students, a report from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation finds. The report grades states on their policies, looks at the degree to which students are participating in targeted interventions and analyzes student outcomes. No states received an "A" grade. Minnesota earned a B- for policies and student outcomes. Alabama received a B- for policy improvements. Many other states earned Cs and Ds. "We were not especially hard graders, and sadly we still found that in most states, attention to advanced learning opportunities for low-income students is nearly absent," Executive Director Harold O. Levy said. More: http://bit.ly/1I1M5RI
WANTED: America's Promise Alliance is looking for young people, ages 16 to 22, to serve on the Board of Directors and Alliance Trustees. Youth leaders who land the job would be full voting members of the leadership body and would help determine the group's strategic direction. More: http://bit.ly/1FBDgNt
REPORT ROLL CALL
— Tyton Partners and the Joyce Foundation find that existing programs and resources for adult learners are inadequate and ineffective: http://bit.ly/1IMEu77
— Schools can decrease marijuana use by emphasizing an abstinence message and by counseling, rather than suspending, students caught with drugs. American Journal of Public Health: http://bit.ly/1F0P9K3
— Institutions should align their policies with transparent principles regarding innovation, technology transfer and commercialization. The Association of American Universities: http://bit.ly/1BQlaQa and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities: http://bit.ly/1OEomsz
— The Committee for Education Funding takes a program-by-program look at federal education funding and the outlook for the year ahead: http://bit.ly/1xTjLh1
— The stress of growing up poor can hurt a child's brain development starting before birth — and even very small differences in income can have major effects on the brain. Nature: http://bit.ly/19GuxeF
— Indiana state board to consider more changes to state exam. Chalkbeat Indiana: http://bit.ly/1HhFvTB
— Syracuse to drop fossil fuel stocks from endowment. The New York Times: http://nyti.ms/19B572z
— Sweet Briar faculty unanimously votes no confidence in the president and board. The Washington Post: http://wapo.st/1EZCog9
— ACLU criticizes Kansas bill to let religious student groups limit their membership to believers. The Associated Press: http://bit.ly/1bNOMsE
— Utah Gov. Gary Herbert gives final approval to the largest funding increase for schools in 25 years. Deseret News: http://bit.ly/1DqHK7L
— Amended bill would delay Tennessee school voucher plan. The Associated Press: http://bit.ly/1ag5Sip
— Frats push to make survivors of sexual assault choose whether they want their college or the police to investigate. Huffington Post: http://huff.to/19AjunA
— Private aviation company Magellan Jets is offering to help families fly their teens around the country on college tours this spring — for just $43,500. Luxury Daily: http://bit.ly/1OWLi6o
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It seems like "fast" never quite rates "fast enough!" And when it comes to using every minute of the day any unmotivated individual will tell you that nothing ever seems to go as quickly as we want or expect. Well, let me do my part to help speed things up for you by giving you this using every minute of the day video to help you to use time wisely as fast as possible (especially if you're strapped for time).
If you're an unmotivated individual who needed a kick start with using every minute of the day, then this video definitely got you off to a great start. The ideas covered will definitely help you get closer to your using every minute of the day goals and help you to use time wisely.
By the way, if you've ever wanted a whole lot more detail about using every minute of the day, this blog that your currently in has some sure fire ways to get you going.
Once you understand the facts about using every minute of the day you can move forward with confidence – and going through this video is a great start for any unmotivated individual! But as you can see, this really is just the tip of the iceberg.


Tyres used on general aviation aircraft are required to perform on a wider range of surfaces than most other aircraft tyres and this had lead to a large number of tyre options designed to accommodate different operator requirements. At present there are no fewer than twelve different tyre varieties all of which are available from Watts Aviation.
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Investing in real estate can be lucrative, but it isn't risk-free. One key to weathering the ups and downs of the real estate market is diversification. Other strategies for making the most of your real estate investment is owning a house in multiple occupation or a service accommodation. Finally, don't close the door on rent-to-rent and lease options. This Cheat Sheet has all these bases covered.
Real estate is typically seen as a steady earner, subject to fewer fluctuations and big crashes than other asset classes. However, even within real estate, you still need to protect yourself against market fluctuations, from short-term, localized blips to nationwide peaks and troughs. The best way to protect your cash is to build a diverse portfolio of real estate investments.
Blend short-term and long-term strategies. That means investing for both short-term capital gains (like developing properties for sale) and long-term income (like residential rentals) rather than focusing on one or the other. That way, if the market changes and sales fall flat (meaning it takes longer than usual to sell a development), you still have a healthy income from your rental properties.
Build a portfolio that's based on a diverse range of real estate strategies. For example, you could combine standard single rentals (where an entire property is rented to one tenant or household) with multitenant rentals (like a house in multiple occupation — a house rented out on a room-by-room basis to multiple tenants). The former is a steady earner that takes little time and effort to manage, while the latter is a little more work but drastically boosts your rental yield.
That's not to say you should go out and try your hand at lots of new strategies at once. That way lies potential disaster (or at the very least, some expensive mistakes!). Instead, take your time to become an expert in one strategy before you start to learn about and incorporate another. As your expertise and experience grows, you'll be able to gradually build a diverse real estate portfolio that delivers robust financial returns while being rewarding and interesting to run.
Houses in multiple occupation deliver much higher rental yields than standard single rentals. In fact, depending on the location, rental yields can be as much as two or three times higher.
Houses in multiple occupation are an exciting, wholly achievable way to quickly grow your real estate portfolio. After all, this approach uses all the skills of a regular landlord, just in a slightly more intensive way.
It's a totally flexible, scalable strategy that can work at any stage of your real estate career. You can run one property and be a live-in landlord sharing a house with your friends or you can run dozens of houses.
There's enormous demand for this type of housing, particularly in expensive city centers. With the high cost of housing, many people, even professionals earning a decent wage, have no choice but to rent a room rather than a whole property.
You can rent to a wide variety of tenants, from young professionals to students to low-income-housing tenants.
Houses in multiple occupation aren't just for young tenants. With the average age of first-time house buyers on the rise (at least in the UK), you have the potential to attract mature, sensible, and quiet professionals to your rental properties.
You have added protection against void periods and rent arrears. If a tenant falls behind on his rent or moves out unexpectedly, you still have other rent-paying tenants in the property covering your monthly mortgage and expenses. In a single rental, if the property sits empty or the tenant falls behind with payments, you have no income coming in at all.
Because you're renting to more people at one time, you build a much wider network of great tenants. In turn, these great tenants can connect you with lots of other potential great tenants, if someone moves out or you take on another property.
There are certain tax and finance advantages to houses in multiple occupation. For example, you have the potential to claim capital allowances on the often larger communal areas. You can also tap into various commercial financing options. Remember: Always seek professional, local advice on tax or finance implications.
Houses in multiple occupation can serve as a natural springboard to other real estate strategies, such as rent-to-rent or lease options, thereby helping to diversify your portfolio even further.
Whether you're renting out an apartment on Airbnb or running a full-scale aparthotel (a dedicated, hotel-like building full of self-contained apartments), commitment to outstanding customer service is one of the main keys to success.
Draw up a profile for the "average customers" you're likely to attract. Why have they come to your apartment? What do they need most from the accommodation? What would make their stay special? Then tailor your accommodations and services to meet those needs.
Offer flexible rental terms and price brackets. Most guests are happy paying per night, but longer-staying guests will appreciate a special rate for a week, two weeks, or a month.
Invest in professional-quality photos of your apartment for online listings. Make sure the accommodation is properly "dressed" for the photos (nice linens on the bed, the dining table set with plates and candles, and so on).
Send a friendly email to guests after booking. You'll have standard info to include, of course, like the times for check-in and check-out, but add a personal touch as well. Something like "Thank you for choosing [accommodation name]! I'm looking forward to making your birthday trip utterly memorable" works well.
Encourage guests to email you with any questions about the apartment or the area before their stay, and respond promptly when they do. Having pre-prepared text for the most common queries will help keep your response times short.
Create your own PDF guide to the local area that you can email to guests before they arrive. Include lots of insider tips and recommendations that'll help them to avoid tourist traps or boring chain restaurants and hang out with in-the-know locals.
Provide a considerate welcome gift. Sure, a bottle of free wine always goes down well with guests, but why not offer something more unique? How about a box of pastries or biscuits that the local area is famous for? Fresh, seasonal flowers in the bedroom? Or a handwritten recipe that helps them re-create the local cuisine when they get back home?
Include fun entertainment-themed touches in your accommodation, such as board games, a deck of cards, a chalkboard wall that guests can doodle on, interesting books, and a few DVDs.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this apartment to friends and family?
What did you like most about the apartment and service?
What could we do better in future?
You can then tweak your service offering based on what you learn.
If your guests are reviewing you via Airbnb, you're obliged to write a review of them in return. Make sure this is a personalized review. "Great guests, would recommend to any host" just isn't good enough! Mention your guests by name and say what you appreciated most about them, whether it was great communication, their infectious enthusiasm, or how clean and tidy they were.
Is a Lease Option Better than Rent-to-Rent?
If you're a budding real estate investor, but you don't have the capital to buy a property, there are two options worth considering: rent-to-rent and lease options. But which one is right for you?
Rent-to-rent is an investment term for renting a property from a landlord and then (with permission) subletting it to tenants who you find and manage. You generate profit in the middle by earning more in rental income that you pay to the landlord — meaning you can make money from real estate even when you're not in a position to buy.
A lease option is very similar to rent-to-rent in that you rent a property and sublet it to your own tenants, but on top of negotiating with the landlord to sublet the property, you also negotiate the option to purchase the property at some point in the future, for a predetermined price. Crucially, a lease option gives you the option to buy, not an obligation to buy. So, if you ultimately choose not to purchase the property, you can simply let the option expire and walk away at the end of your tenancy.
The right path for you will depend on your current circumstances, your goals for the future, and the type of landlord you're renting from. (Plenty of landlords have no intention of selling up.) But because a lease option doesn't tie you in to a definite purchase, if your landlord is open to a lease option agreement, it may be worth taking that route, if you can reach an agreement that works for both of you.


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AFC Champions League Review: Suwon Bluewings downs Jeonbuk with late goals
Dejan Damjanovic hit a brace and Han Eui-kwon was also on target as Suwon Bluewings won 3-0 at Jeonbuk Motors in the AFC Champions League.
Suwon striker Dejan Damjanovic - Getty Images
Suwon Bluewings took a huge step towards the AFC Champions League semifinals after a trio of late goals earned a 3-0 win at Jeonbuk Motors in Wednesday's first leg.
The all-South Korean affair, the first meeting between the teams in the competition, was a tight contest until the closing stages when Suwon – whose coach Seo Jung-won resigned on Tuesday – exploded into life.
Former Montenegro international Dejan Damjanovic opened the scoring in the 75th minute, slotting in a pass from Elvis Saric to put his side in front at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
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And, the striker was soon on target again with a second away goal, collecting a headed pass from Lee Jong-sung and swivelling on the edge of the box to rifle a low drive into Hwang Byeong-geun's bottom-right corner.
Korean champion Jeonbuk's task of fighting back in next month's return leg already looked tough, but Suwon struck again in the 85th minute against their fellow two-time winner.
Saric was the provider again with an inswinging right-wing cross cleverly flicked home by Han Eui-kwon to leave the Bluewings closing in on a first AFC Champions League semifinal since 2011.


We have lots of books. And by lots I mean piles and piles everywhere. You might think they are all my books but the biggest culprit of the book hoarding in this family has to be Teddy. He's got a giant stash upstairs and another downstairs.
We're blessed to have friends and family that support our book addiction. My one friend commented after Teddy's birthday that she's never seen so many books given as gifts at a birthday.
And I wouldn't have it any other way. Seriously I think a book is the perfect gift for any kid. So today I'm sharing some of our favorite board baby board books.
These are some of our favorites. Ones that both Teddy and we can happily read over and over. I think the Very First Words book gets read Every.Single.Day because Teddy just adores it! If you're heading to a first birthday party any time soon or even a baby shower these are some gems.
What are some of your favorite books for the little ones?
My name is Marissa and I can't stop buying books for my baby. It figures that when I'd finally get my own book buying obsession under control I'd just start buying books for Teddy. I'm great at using the library for most of my books but I'm still kind of grossed out about the idea about borrowing baby books. I don't know I've seen what other people let their kids do to books ewww.
But back on topic, since I am now a baby book connoisseur ;) I thought I'd share what books we are enjoying every month! So to kick it off here are a few of my favorite books I've been ready with Teddy. Some were gifts some I bought myself. I just think it's fun since there are SOOOOO many amazing books out there but every baby shower I go to you see the same 3-4 standards. And yes I think all babies need the standards but it's fun to give ones that most people haven't hear of too!
Have you guys heard of the That's Not My series of board books from Usborne books? They are SO cool and they have tons with lots of different topics but this dragon one is so cute each page opens up to a two page spread with a sensory thing included. It's very cute and fun to have him touch every thing. Teddy especially likes the last page! If you don't know about Usborne books they are only sold through parties and consultants. I was a newbie to them but when I saw how cool the books were I asked where the store was and learned about their set up so I couldn't resist becoming a consultant since I can't pass up free books. So if you click through my link you'll actually be taken to my page. But also I'm having Facebook party this coming Monday if you want you are all invited.
HOOT Hide-and-Seek Book of Counting!
This was a book my mom brought us and it is great for learning about colors and counting. Also it rhymes, we're suckers for rhyming books. The story is really cute and there are cut outs that make it fun to see what's coming next and to touch for Teddy.
I am beyond thrilled about this book. I shared some of the Super Hero board books with you before and they are some of my all time favorites. They are SOOOOO well done and so cute. So I was giddy when I found out that they came out with more. The new ones are just as fantastic. What I love about these books is that they are fun for baby and parent. They really are great teaching books. And I love how the lessons are so creative. In this one you learn all about your body but with the fun of Super Heros. And of course I think it's awesome to pass down the geekiness so early. You just cannot go wrong.
This was another gift from my mom. I'm telling you it's totally her fault that I'm book obsessed! This has really darling cut outs that fit with the next page of the story. It's SO sweet. I love the story of it and it's a great night time book.


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Portage Park est l'un des 77 secteurs communautaires de la ville de Chicago aux États-Unis.

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
Liste des quartiers de Chicago

Liens externes
Official City of Chicago Portage Park Community Map

Secteur communautaire de Chicago
Parc ou jardin public à Chicago
North Side (Chicago)

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