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Timothy Weah joins Celtic on loan
Big spender PSG back in the market
Barca bang 7, Arsenal hold PSG
PSG whip Nimes 3-0 without Neymar
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Timothy Weah: joins Celtic from PSG
Timothy Weah will leave French champions Paris St Germain (PSG) for Celtic, on loan for six months in January, the U.S. striker said on Tuesday.
British media reported that the 18-year-old is set to join Scottish champions.
Weah has played only three times for PSG this season as bigger names such as Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have limited his first-team chances.
In a message posted in French on his Instagram page, Weah thanked his PSG team mates, the coaching staff and supporters for making him feel part of the family.
"These few months have been great even though I haven't played much," Weah said.
"I've always been grateful for the opportunities I had at the beginning of the season because it opened (for) me many doors this winter.
"I hope after these six months, I will be ready to return to the Parc des Princes and give everything for you, proud to be Parisian."
Since making his international debut in March, Weah has chalked up more appearances for the U.S. than for PSG.
The club have dominated French Ligue 1 this season with 15 wins in their first 17 matches.
Weah is the son of former Liberia, PSG and AC Milan striker George Weah who won the 1995 Ballon D'Or.
He became the fourth-youngest U.S. men's national team player to score a goal when he netted in a 3-0 win over Bolivia in May
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Honorable Adversaire est une nouvelle humoristique de science-fiction de Clifford Simak, parue en 1956.

Publications
La nouvelle est parue sous le titre original Honorable Opponent.

Elle est parue en français dans le recueil Histoires de guerres futures (1984).

Résumé
Une guerre terrible a eu lieu entre les Humains et les Fivers, des extraterrestres rencontrés récemment. Les combats ont tous tourné au désastre pour la Terre. Pour un vaisseau fiver détruit, dix vaisseaux terriens le furent.

Un armistice a été convenu, au cours duquel on doit échanger des prisonniers. Les pourparlers ont été longs, car les Fivers ne raisonnent pas du tout comme les Humains.

Ce jour-là, sur cette lointaine planète, les Humains attendent la délégation fiver, qui a de nombreuses heures de retard. Les Humains commencent à s'impatienter. Enfin, les Fivers arrivent.

L'entrevue est courtoise.

Le chef de la délégation fiver se permet d'expliquer aux Humains pourquoi ils ont perdu la dernière bataille : c'était dû à une très légère erreur tactique, qui a entraîné la perte de nombreux vaisseaux. Le Fiver dessine des cartes avec des flèches pour décrire le champ de bataille et, donnant des leçons de stratégie, explique les raisons de l'échec humain.

Puis, au cours de la conversation, les généraux humains apprennent avec stupéfaction que les Fivers ne leur faisaient pas la guerre, mais qu'en réalité ils jouaient. Un peu comme au jeu d'échecs, sauf que, là, c'était avec des vaisseaux spatiaux. Au lieu de détruire l'ennemi, il faut le capter avec des rayons capteurs, tout simplement. Et les Fivers offrent aux Humains de nombreux capteurs : ainsi, on pourra jouer à faire la guerre dans des conditions équitables et loyales !

Par ailleurs, les Fivers annoncent aux Humains que tous les vaisseaux spatiaux déjà faits prisonniers leur sont aujourd'hui restitués. Avec de l'entraînement, nul doute que les parties à venir seront très agréables à jouer… Cette guerre était une partie géante de wargame.

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What are the best upgrades for the PowerBook G3 Pismo?
pismo not getting power when power cord is attached.
Track down a number of hardware problems using the PowerBook G3 Pismo troubleshooting guide.
There are a number of components in the PowerBook G3 Pismo that can be cost effectively upgraded.
Memory: The Pismo has two RAM slots. You can place a 512 MB chip in each one for a gigabyte of memory. Browse our Pismo RAM selection for a chip that suits your need for speed. You must use a low profile chip in the lower slot, but the upper slot can be whatever you choose. Don't forget to install it using our free iFixit PowerBook G3 Pismo RAM installation instructions.
Processor: If you are running a Pismo on a 400 Mhz Processor, try bumping it up to 500 MHz. Check out our easy PowerBook G3 Pismo Processor installation instructions.
Optical Drive: Here are the compatible drives. Check out our easy PowerBook G3 Pismo Optical Drive installation instructions. If you choose a new drive, you may have to transfer the casing from your old optical drive to your new one.
The Pismo was available at a CPU clock of 400 or 500 MHz, with a front side bus of 100 MHz, one-third faster than the Lombard's front side bus; it also implemented a unified motherboard architecture, and replaced SCSI with the newer FireWire interface (IEEE-1394). It was also the first PowerBook with AirPort networking as an official option.
The PowerBook G3 Pismo was the last of the G3 line. It was succeeded by the PowerBook G4 Titanium models.


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Harris Auto Racing begins second decade as Modified Race of Champions title sponsor
2017 Super Nationals, Saturday, September 9, 2017, Sponsors, Super Nationals
BOONE, Iowa – A company synonymous with IMCA and the Modified division begins its second decade as title sponsor of one of the sanctioning body's most recognized events.
Harris Auto Racing provides a portion of the purse for the Modified Race of Champions at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey's, for the 11th consecutive season.
The Boone, Iowa, chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer is owned by Modified driver Kyle Brown.
Qualifying for the 12-car, 12-lap, $1,000 to win race is Friday, Sept. 8 and is open to top drivers in local track standings competing at Super Nationals, former national, regional and Super Nationals champions, and to previous race winners.
The Harris RoC is part of the championship day program on Saturday, Sept. 9. Ricky Thornton Jr. is the defending race winner.
"The Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions remains one of the marquee events of the IMCA Speedway Motor Super Nationals fueled by Casey's, and for some winning this race means just as much as winning the main event on Saturday night," IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder noted. "It's a special race and will definitely highlight one driver's week."
Harris has been an IMCA sponsor for 22 years.
Information about Harris chassis, parts and services is available by calling 515 432-6972, on Facebook and at the www.harrisautoracing.com website.


In 1839, after what some considered a meagre Coronation for Queen Victoria, one man, Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, decided to stage a medieval style tournament to right this apparent wrong.
Held at the Earl's ancestral home, Eglinton Castle in Ayrshire, the tournament attracted over 100,000 visitors travelling from as far a field as America and Europe, and many dressed in the themed medieval costume. Unfortunately, what had promised to be a great event was literally a wash out; a torrential downpour that did not let up for the entire three days of the tournament caused the ground to turn into a quagmire. The jousting pavilion and the roofs of the stands collapsed, and the banqueting tents and ballrooms began to leak. Visitors who wanted to leave, some of whom had been sleeping in the open air due to the lack of available lodgings, had to walk through mud and rain to the local village after heavy flooding stopped any form of transport having access to the castle.
On the third day, with a smaller number of spectators and some hasty repairs, aspects of the tournament still managed to go ahead, but the damage had been done and the press had a field day.
Although the event had not been the success it was hoped it would be, it captured the public's imagination and was reported across the globe, shining a light on Scotland and making a hero of Lord Eglinton for his chivalrous attempts to help the stranded crowds. And for those who had been unable able to attend the actual event, adaptations of the tournament were staged in London theatres.
Jug, William Ridgway, Son & Co, c.1840, white stoneware with relief moulded decoration.
This jug was one of the many souvenirs of the tournament. Made by William Ridgway, Son & Co it is decorated with knights in armour similar to those that would have taken part in the tournament.


By Todd Mintz on 08/20/2012 in "Experience Blogs"
I've never rewritten an old blog post before…until now. However, unless you're one of the six people who read the original post on my personal blog, it will be new to you. Plus, my core point of the original remains unchanged even though my circumstances have changed greatly since I wrote it.
"You know, we had a project for the development of crafts, and one of them was pottery. We were very enthusiastic. There was a Mexican professor in charge of the project who asked me to buy new modern equipment—you know, potter's wheels.
"The people here already had experience in pottery. For centuries, they had made containers for water out of clay. But they used to put clay on a circular stone, and sitting on the floor, they moved the circular stone with their toes while they molded the clay into various forms.
Taken as a group, PPC Associates account managers have engaged with a large number of clients. While we're not omniscient, we have a system and process that, if implemented properly, will lead to optimized paid search performance and increased ROI for the companies that we work with. Our PPC methodology will significantly improve nearly all accounts that we touch, including (and sometimes especially) those formerly managed by other agencies.
However, the people who engage us to improve the paid search campaigns are frequently the biggest obstacles to their own success. We've seen people who, despite improved results, become (IMO) unnecessarily uncomfortable with one or more peripheral aspects of the process. Some stakeholders resist change because their sense of contribution is threatened when the bottom-line improvements aren't directly authored by them. Problems also happen when certain necessary people view contributing to the paid search effort as "extra work" and "not important," forgetting that doing everything possible to increase corporate revenue is what's keeping them employed in the first place.
Frequently, the warning signs become apparent long before the fall. Deadlines get missed. People become too busy to make weekly meetings or answer emails. Budgets get cut despite positive ROI. Clients should realize that we've seen this all before and know something is going on well before they think we know.
Why does this happen? I'm not sure, really. Rational businesses should always follow the path towards revenue maximization….but not all businesses act rationally.
I think that some companies engage with "top" agencies because they feel they're "supposed" to. However, true engagement requires commitment to the process of improvement, and that can't be faked. Comfortable obsolescence sometimes pulls stronger than unfamiliar success…so I reckon.
Todd – good one. I can relate.


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Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones become weak and are thus more likely to break. Your bones lose calcium and the insides become porous, like a honeycomb. Technically speaking, this is called losing "bone mass". People with low bone mass are more susceptible to breaking bones.
Bone mass generally peaks around the age of 30-35, and then starts to slowly decline at around age 50 in women (60 in men) when you start to lose bone mass faster than your body can grow it back. This happens to all adults, however critical loss of bone mass (osteoporosis) is much more common in women.
This is because women tend to have lower bone mass to begin with, live longer on average (more time to lose to bone mass), and generally take in less calcium. Women also need estrogen (a female hormone) to keep their bones strong, and estrogen production falls for all women once menopause hits.
Broken bones are a serious impediment to the quality of your life, particularly when you are at an advanced age. Not only can it cause pain, but serious incidents such as breaking a hip can cause disability, loss of independence, and deformity.
Osteoporosis is a major health threat. It is estimated that 50% of women and 15% of men in the US will be affected by osteoporosis at some point in their lives.
After having a bone density test, your doctor may tell you that you have Osteopenia. Osteopenia is not a disease, but just the technical term for having lower than normal bone density. Your bone density is lower than is normal and safe, but not so low that osteoporosis is indicated. Roughly 34 million women and 12 million men have Osteopenia in the US.
There are 2 main types of osteoporosis: primary and secondary. In cases of primary osteoporosis, either the condition is caused by age-related bone loss (sometimes called senile osteoporosis) or the cause is unknown (idiopathic osteoporosis). In cases of secondary osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass is caused by certain lifestyle behaviors, chronic diseases, or medications.
Osteoporosis is often called a "silent disease" as it does not have any obvious external symptoms until a fracture occurs. In a recent study, nearly half of women age 50 or older had osteoporosis or low bone mass density and did not know it. You may not know you have osteoporosis until you actually have a serious sign such as breaking a broken or fractured bone, lower back pain, or a hunched back. Breaking a bone occurs while doing normal activity such as climbing stairs, bending forward, or lifting objects.
Osteoporosis can affect any bone in your body, but tends to occur most frequently in the hip, waist, and spine. Osteoporosis in the vertebrae of the spine is a very serious problem.
If you are elderly, a broken hip makes you up to four times more likely to die within three months. If you survive, the injury often causes your health to spiral downward. One in five people with a hip fracture ends up in a nursing home within a year. Many others become isolated, depressed, or frightened to leave home because they fear they will fall. Clearly, the cost of weak bones to Americans, their families, and our country is huge.
There is no single factor that causes osteoporosis. Rather, there are numerous risk factors that can contribute.
Hormones. Estrogen plays an important role in osteoporosis. Women need estrogen (a female hormone) to keep their bones strong, and estrogen production falls for all women once menopause hits. . In women, bone loss can reach much higher levels (3-5%) during the first 5-6 years in post menopause.
Genetics. Heredity is a factor and people with a history of osteoporosis in their family should be diligent in monitoring their bone mass density. Heredity also plays a factor in the skeleton structure you begin with. Individuals who naturally have skinnier, less dense skeleton structures are more prone to osteoporosis since they will have less bone mass to begin as they enter middle/old age.
Physical Activity. Like muscles, bones are a living tissue that need exercise in order to remain strong and healthy. Stress from physical activity – whether it comes from normal every-day activities like walking or from physical training – exerts force on your bones. Your bones respond by restructuring and building up bone. Just like muscles, if you are inactive, your bones become weaker since there is nothing for the to respond to. Use it or lose it!
Diet. Calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorous are all critical building blocks for bone. If your diet is lacking in these foods, this can contribute to osteoporosis. Additionally, certain items such as alcohol, caffeine, smoking, and soda can interfere with your body from absorbing calcium.
Other Causes. Certain medications such as cortisone, corticosteroids, thyroid supplements, and anticoagulants can interfere with calcium absorption. Additionally, other illnesses such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and hyperthyroidism can cause bone loss.


They say there have been eight worlds before ours. Eight times the people of this Earth, over vast millennia, built their civilizations. They reached heights we cannot even imagine now: they spoke to the stars, reshaped the creatures of the world, and mastered form and essence. They built cities and machines that have since crumbled to dust, leaving only their vast outlines and barest remnants.
416-page corebook with poster map replaces the original Numenera corebook and has everything you need to play. Complete, streamlined game rules for a fast-paced, story-based tabletop roleplaying game experience. An intuitive, concept-driven character generation system, with scores of options for building just the character you imagine. Detailed information on a vast swath of the unique and compelling Ninth World setting. A bestiary of more than fifty creatures and characters. Hundreds of unique numenera items. Four complete adventures to launch any campaign. All existing Numenera supplements remain compatible with the new corebooks.


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Student project identifies improvements for campus PVs
Class works with Facilities to analyze existing conditions.
Leda Zimmerman, correspondent | MIT Energy Initiative
These solar panels on the roof of the Student Center were among the MIT installations examined by students in Fundamentals of Photovoltaics. By analyzing years of energy output data, the student team detected unexpected losses of efficiency, thereby identifying steps that MIT can take to improve PV performance.
Photo: Steven M. Lanou
The Photovoltaic Research Laboratory in Building 35 is not the only venue on campus for hands-on investigation of solar technology. Last fall, students from Tonio Buonassisi's class, "Fundamentals of Photovoltaics" (2.626/7), discovered unexpectedly rich learning opportunities high atop the Alumni Pool building, Hayden Library and the Student Center, the sites of three photovoltaic (PV) installations. With the assistance of the MIT Department of Facilities, students explored the performance of these solar modules, resulting in what Buonassisi calls "a stellar class project with real-world implications for on-campus solar installations."
Robert Clarke '81, who took 2.626/7 while enrolled in MIT's professional education program, says his group hoped to determine the efficiencies of PV modules under actual operating conditions: "We wanted to look at real modules in the field, not theoretical ones." Peter Cooper, manager of sustainability engineering and utility planning at MIT Facilities, helped the team extract years of performance data from the solar installations' computer monitoring system, which, in Cooper's words, was "not user-friendly."
After long hours of analysis and late-night meetings, Clarke says, the students were able to characterize the energy output of these installations for a six-year period, which they then compared to the systems' peak energy ratings. The team detected greater losses of efficiency than expected, and tracked down the causes, which included orientation of the panels on the roofs, dirt, snow and shading. To the surprise of utility managers, the students also discovered that the systems intermittently failed altogether. These shutdowns at times went unnoticed because the PV installations lacked real-time operational alerts to managers.
The team's final report is "the first comprehensive look at our installations," Cooper says, and one that is "terrifically informative." While Cooper notes that PV-generated electricity makes up less than 1 percent of MIT's overall energy capacity — the largest system, on the Alumni Pool, was installed in part to offset electricity used to relight the Great Dome — the PV arrays "advance learning and education around renewable energy on campus." The students' project, he says, fits right in with MIT's goal of "trying and learning new things about energy," as well as "developing expertise about what our systems can and can't do."
In practical terms, the study also helps MIT prioritize ways of improving PV performance, whether by cleaning and reorienting panels or launching a real-time alert system to flag PV failures. And when the time comes for the next installation of solar panels, Cooper says, "we will be looking at this report to optimize all of the components they studied."
This article first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative.
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Carol Hepper is the subject of the 2018 invitational exhibition, Carol Hepper: The Skin of Things, a major exhibition of recent works by Carol Hepper, a Jeffersonville and New York City based artist, on view at the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street, June 30 through August 25. Since the early 1980s, Hepper has exhibited in museums in the United States and abroad, and her work is part of private and public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Guggenheim Museum; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Walker Art Center; and North Dakota Museum of Art. This exhibition brings together a selection of Hepper's recent sculpture, drawing, and photography made over the past decade with her sculptural constructions of the early 2000s.
Nancy Princenthal: is a Brooklyn-based writer whose book Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art (Thames and Hudson, 2015) received the 2016 PEN America award for biography. A former Senior Editor of Art in America, she has also contributed to Artforum, Parkett, The Village Voice, and The New York Times. Princenthal is the author of Hannah Wilke (Prestel, 2010), and a co-author of two recent books on women artists. Her essays have appeared in monographs on Shirin Neshat, Doris Salcedo, Robert Mangold and Alfredo Jaar, among many others. She has taught at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College; Princeton University; and Yale University, and is currently on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts.
Oliver Shultz is an art historian and a curator based in New York City. Since 2015, he has been part of the curatorial team at MoMA PS1, where he has helped organize more than a dozen exhibitions, among them the comprehensive career retrospective Carolee Schneemann: Kinetic Painting (October 2017 - March 2018); a major mid-career solo show, Mark Leckey: Containers and Their Drivers (October 2016 - March 2017); PS1's fortieth anniversary exhibition curated by founder Alanna Heiss, FORTY (June - August, 2016); and the fourth iteration of the quinquennial survey of the region, Greater New York (October 2015 - March 2016). In 2018 he completed his PhD in art history at Stanford University in California and dissertation on the work of American artist Paul Thek (1933—1988).
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The substantial remains of Hilgay Station are located behind a modern house at the intersection (and termination) of the Top and Lower Hilgay Road immediately south of the intersection with Lower Hilgay Road overlooking the junction of Bryan's Creek with the Wannon River and about 10kms south-west of Coleraine. The setting of the original homestead site was deliberately picturesque, capturing broad views in all directions. The original homestead is now in a ruinous condition, but it is clear that it was a symmetrical, single-storey bluestone villa, with a timber front verandah enclosed by wing walls. French doors opened onto the verandah. Other windows appear to have been double-hung sashes. The form, planning, detailing and materials suggest a relatively early date of construction. Substantial plantings appear to have existed around the house. Several trees, almost certainly dating from the construction of the homestead, including three Italian Cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), a Monteray Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), and a Peppercorn (Schinus molle) survive immediate to the ruined house. Arthur Pilleau first took up the squatting run, but it seems that Alfred Arden built the house during his occupation. Arden, of an ancient English family, was one of the first and more unusual squatters in the Western District. From 1859, Donald Cameron owned Hilgay and it appears to have been managed or leased by its owners until subdivided for soldier Settlement in the early 1920s. The house was already derelict by that time. R J Vickery purchased the homestead block and his family moved into a new house, since demolished, built in front of the old at the beginning of 1923. The house is in ruins but retains a high degree of archaeological potential.
The former Hilgay Station is of historical significance for its ability to demonstrate a previous way of life, now lost; for its sequence of owners and occupants including the transitions from squatting, to selection, to Soldier Settlement and beyond. It is particularly significant for its connection with the important figure, Alfred Arden.
The former Hilgay Station is of architectural significance as a very early homestead building, dramatically sited with a picturesque sensitivity and an unusual form. The trees which survive from the nineteenth century illustrate typical plant selection and planting style, and provide an understanding of how the homestead would have sat within its immediate landscape as well as the larger Wannon Valley landscape. It remains an important landmark in the landscape of the Wannon Valley.
The bluestone walls are in a deteriorated but reasonably stable condition. Much collapsed building material lies inside the front rooms and hall. Footings and foundations survive both in front of and behind the walls still standing. The site retains a very high archaeological potential.
The former Hilgay Station consists of a number of bluestone walls, believed to date from as early as the mid-1840s but possibly from the mid-1850s. These are the remains of an early homestead associated with pioneers Arthur Pilleau, the first owner and Alfred Arden, the second. At one stage the homestead consisted of twelve main rooms, of which eight were timber. It is clear from the ruins that the house was sophisticated in its style and form and that it was well built. The plan and appearance of the house can be easily surmised from the ruins and it is well remembered by Mr Noel Vickery who grew up there in the 1930s. The house, which was built at the end of a ridge running south-west towards the junction of the Wannon River and the Koroite Creek, faced south-east across the valley of the Wannon and towards One Tree Hill and the squatting run, Struan. One indication of the early date of the house is that the front windows were treated as French doors. The house was unusual because it was asymmetrical, having two windows on the right side and one window on the left side of the large front door. Chimneys built of brick were located in the side walls. There was a verandah across the facade with stone walls at either end. It was unusual because the hipped slate roof of the house and the verandah were contiguous. The walls were plastered internally and there were lathe and plaster ceilings. The ruined condition of the facade reveals that there was a brick relieving arch over the front door's stone lintel. The rooms immediately behind the two front rooms have been demolished but it seems clear that these, at least were masonry. There seem to have been further rooms in timber forming a service wing. An underground tank survives on the north-eastern side of the house.
The homestead was superseded by a new house, built in front of it, immediately after the Hilgay Estate was sold up for Soldier Settlement in December 1922. Parts of the original hometstead are said to have been reused in the new house. The rear section of the original house were later demolished and a corrugated iron shed was built over the foundations which still survive. The new house was demolished in 2002 but the ruins of the verandah, the hall and the two front rooms of the original house remain. Several trees, almost certainly dating from the construction of the homestead, including three Italian Cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), a Monteray Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), and a Peppercorn (Schinus molle) survive immediate to the ruined house.
Now used as a dairy farm.
R J Vickery, Soldier Settler and owner of homestead block from 1923.


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I was thrilled to be featured in January as an Amazing Over Fifty on the LovingTheFiftySomething website – all too often when I've idly searched online for 'over fifty' the links that come up show groups of impressively-preserved people demurely sipping tea and talking about how nice it is to be in the still waters following the white-water rapids of life. The women have abundant silvery hair in perfect chignons and the men are smiling to show their remarkable teeth and you'd be proud, honestly, to have them as grandparents but they didn't seem people who would like or welcome scatty disorganized erratic types like me. LovingTheFiftySomething features – well, not necessarily erratic types! – but those still riding the rapids and refusing to be relegated to the sidelines. YES.
Anyway, in my scatty disorganized erratic way I've been taking lots and lots of advice on this whole living-in-Spain thing. It really doesn't help that the 3 professionals I've spoken to had strong opinions on my only sensible route, but were touting 3 separate routes. Chris, who had sorted the car out, said firmly my best option was to become autonoma – self employed. I would file an annual tax return, I would go instantly onto the Social so be covered by the Health service, and residency would be guaranteed trouble-free, and rubber-stamped by the local policia without a murmur. However, he was away when it came time to do my end-of-year tax payment as a home-owner, and sent me to Ana, in a town about 40 miles away, who specializes in all things tax and legal generally. Ana was absolutely wonderful, drew up my tax document promptly and patiently answered lots of questions, but she felt autonoma was an expensive option for me. The problem was that I would have to pay all my taxes in Spain, on my international income, and while in the UK tax only applies after the first 12K, or thereabouts, in Spain the tax-free window is not only 6K, but once you cross that, you pay tax on the entire amount. Plus the Social, although for new registrations is only 50 euros a month, goes up steadily over 2 years until you are paying the whole 275 euros a month, and that's a lot of money for someone like me who will never reap the long-term benefits of a Spanish pension – you have to have been paying in for 15 years. Better, she said, to go for Residency. I would need to prove a stable monthly income sufficient to support me, and take out a comprehensive medical aid, and then – Bob's your uncle.
Comprehensive medical aids are surprisingly expensive once you are no longer in the first flush of youth. At a party I asked some friends what they did, and who they used, and they recommended Nina, right here in Motril. Since I knew I had to pay tax on my rental income from the house by the end of January, I went to Nina instead of trekking the 40 miles back to Ana. She said firmly that until we know exactly what is happening with Brexit (anyone else sick of that word?) I should remain a non-resident home-owner, pay my taxes (19%) on my rental income 4 times a year, and if Brexit brings in visa requirements which mean I have to leave the country 2 or 4 times a year, well, then we look at other options. So I have paid my taxes and have bought a little time to think through my options.
A surprising number of ex-pats are still unregistered, some scrambling a bit nervously now to become official residents, others waiting to see what will happen.
My Spanish vocabulario grows by the day – I am busy on a book with the working title Pidgin Spanish (based on a family called Pidgin who moved to Spain) which includes all the TEFL tricks of learning a second language, mini situational stories with handy dialogue, numbers for counting / telephones / the date / making appointments: the Spanish alphabet for spelling out your name and address: the rudimentary basics for linguistically-challenged types (ie me) to get by. I'm truly rubbish at languages – I spent 12 years in school in South Africa without ever mastering Afrikaans, which back then was the country's second official language – but little by little the Spanish I need is being nailed into place. I can read documents, make myself understood with less wild mime, and every encounter navigated successfully is a joyful little oooh. It may never be published – how many others are there who simply can't conjugate verbs efficiently, after all? – but it's helping me no end. Roll on 2019, I'm braced for impact.
These procedures seem to change minute to minute but I have added a Citizens Advice Spain link at the end which I found useful, and my grateful thanks to them. The process had already changed slightly but not so much that it was impossible to follow.
Why, you may ask, a digital signature at all? I'd never heard of such a beast before I came here, but perhaps they are spreading everywhere. Certainly Spain has a lot of bureaucracy, and a great many forms to complete, and luckily many of these forms can be completed online rather than trekking through blazing sunshine to queue in a hot building for a chance to practice your Spanish (or lack thereof) with burócrata. However, such forms have to be signed – hence the firma digital. It is a certified form which downloads to your computer and can be attached to official applications as it proves that you are who you say you are. It's a bit of a fiddle to get but saves endless amounts of time (and queuing to apply for things) once you have it.
In effect you apply via, say, CERES. If you follow the instructions properly (see the CAB Spain link at the end of this blog), you will be given a reference number.
You then find the closest official representative and present yourself with suitable proofs of identity. The official representative verifies you are who you say you are, confirms to the website that reference 8283838etc is indeed human and in existence, the website emails you a certificado which will download deep into the bowels of your computer, and Bob's your uncle.
Okay, my additional pointers to the CAB link are firstly you can't apply via Google Chrome. It comes up as an unsafe site, every time. The choices are Internet Explorer (which doesn't like me, and it is mutual) or Firefox, and after some fruitless faffing around on IE I downloaded Firefox and zoomed through the application.
Done, and I had my reference number.
Now to be verified by an official – The closest official firma digital representative was, yay, the local council office, the ayuntamiento. Except that it wasn't, anymore (this is oddly Spanish, information can be quite profoundly out of date, why bother to change the website?) The kind senora behind the desk explained it had now been farmed out to the local Casa de la Cultura. I rather wish it hadn't, to be honest, since the official who handles it there works two evenings, and one morning, a week, and isn't always there.
Still, on my third attempt I struck paydirt, presented my padron (see my previous blog), my NIE, my deeds and my passport (rule of thumb – take every piece of paper you own, you never know what you will be asked for) and by the time I walked home the email was already in my mailbox to download my certificado direct onto my computer. One two three done, your certificate is downloaded.
And this is where the other useful piece of advice comes in. If you, like me, used Firefox, click on the Firefox menu, top right hand corner. Click on Options. Search for certificates and when presented with a bewilderingly long list, select the 'your certificates' tab. It will be there. If not, download again. You can, and probably should, then load it onto a USB so that if anything happens to your computer, or you need to use another, you don't need to start the weary process again.
I have also, under Options, switched Firefox to asking me where to file downloads but I'm not sure this would have helped – the firma hides out of sight and talks only to appropriately authorised websites. Human beings aren't really welcomed into the equation at all. Our role is to haul documents around in street temperatures topping 30 degrees C until our task is complete and we can drop exhausted by the wayside.
And of course now that I have my firma digital I can complete my application to offer accommodation, since I am already accepting bookings on my temporary licence. Another blog looms. Thanks for bearing with me here, guys. I need all the moral support I can get.


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Cedric The Entertainer
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Cedric Antonio Kyles, better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian, and game show host. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–94 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as one of The Original Kings of Comedy, and for starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013–14 and starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired from 2012 until 2016. He has also done voice work for Ice Age, the Madagascar film series, Charlotte's Web and the Planes franchise. In 2019, he received a Hollywood walk of fame star.
Geri Jewell
www.gerijewell.com
Geri Jewell is best known as Cousin Geri on the NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life. She was the first person with a disability to have a regular role on a prime time series. She began her career doing stand up comedy at the Comedy Store in 1978. In 1980 she performed at the 2nd Annual Media Access Awards, when she was introduced to Norman Lear by producer, Fern Field. After her ground breaking role on Facts she has appeared on such shows as The Great Space Coaster, the Emmy award-winning movie Two of a Kind, Sesame Street, 21 Jump Street, Young and the Restless, Strong Medicine and the HBO hit series, Deadwood, which she also received Emmy consideration for. She also co-starred in the independent film Night of the White Pants and was featured on the FOX series, Alcatraz. When Geri is not working in television, she is a highly sought after motivational speaker and trainer in the areas of diversity, disability and GLBT issues and a contributing writer for Ability Magazine.
Kym Whitley
www.iamkymwhitley.com
Kym Whitley is one of those rare individuals to whom the phrase "renaissance woman" might be applied. These days, the majority of people know her either from her frequent appearances on Larry David's groundbreaking HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm or from the Tom Joyner Morning Show, a nationally syndicated radio program. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. Kym is actually a comedienne, actress, activist, author and — perhaps most importantly — a mother.
Kathy Buckley
www.kathybuckley.com
Billed as "America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne", Kathy Buckley is a five-time American Comedy Award Nominee as Best Stand-Up Female Comedienne, and the winner of countless other awards for her work. Her television appearances include The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, Inside Edition, CNN and HBO. E! Entertainment named her one of the "World's Most Intriguing Women" in their original special. In addition to comedy, Kathy is an actress who is also known for her co-starring roles in TV series such as Touched by an Angel, and starred in her own original award-winning PBS special, NO Labels No Limits. An active volunteer for causes close to her heart, Kathy spends time helping numerous children's charities. A sought after motivational speaker, she has inspired people around the nation, speaking at corporate events, conferences, and universities. She is the author of the heartfelt and hilarious book If You Could Hear What I See. She has also been recognized by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for outstanding efforts toward disability employment awareness, and is a key motivational speaker for Anthony Robbins' Life Mastery Classes. Whether performing in a comedy club, appearing on television, speaking publicly, teaching at camps for children, or appearing in any number of other settings, Kathy Buckley bears her message that anything can be achieved when the heart and the mind work together.
Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter is an American actress, comedian, writer and film producer. She has appeared in such films as the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance and War of the Worlds. Walter also created and starred in the 1996-97 sitcom, Life's Work. She was a judge on ABC's reality television series The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? She also won for her charity in a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link.
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Sherri Evonne Shepherd is an American actress, comedian, author, and television personality. She has appeared in several TV shows in recurring roles, and starred as Ramona Platt on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect from 2002 to 2006, for which she was well received and was nominated for the BET Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005.
From 2007 to 2014, Shepherd was a co-host on The View, for which she received multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominations, winning one in 2009. In 2009, she starred in a sitcom of her own on Lifetime, Sherri, and also published the novel Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break. In 2012, she appeared as a celebrity contestant on the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars. Shepherd started hosting the game show Best Ever Trivia Show on the Game Show Network in June 2019.
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Fantastic Diamond is a live tribute to the music of Neil Diamond.


PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to extend the warmest of welcomes to Prime Minister Erdogan. I'm glad that I, personally, and the American people have a chance to reciprocate the wonderful hospitality that was extended to me when I visited Turkey in April.
Turkey is a NATO ally, which means that we are pledged to defend each other. There are strong ties between our countries as a consequence of the Turkish American community that has been established here. We have had the opportunity to work together during this recent financial crisis, given Turkey's role as a member of the G20. And given Turkey's history as a secular democratic state that respects the rule of law, but is also a majority Muslim nation, it plays a critical role I think in helping to shape mutual understanding and stability and peace not only in its neighborhood but around the world.
During the course of our discussions here, we've had the opportunity to survey a wide range of issues that both the United States and Turkey are concerned about. I thanked Prime Minister Erdogan and the Turkish people for their outstanding contributions to stabilizing Afghanistan. We discussed our joint role in helping Iraq achieve the kind of independence and prosperity that I think has been advanced as a consequence of the election law finally being passed over the weekend.
We discussed issues of regional peace, and I indicated to the Prime Minister how important it is to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear capacity in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms, and I believe that Turkey can be an important player in trying to move Iran in that direction.
And we discussed the continuing role that we can play as NATO allies in strengthening Turkey's profile within NATO and coordinating more effectively on critical issues like missile defense.
And finally, I complimented the Prime Minister for the steps that he's taken, often very difficult steps, in reintegrating religious minorities and ethnic minorities within Turkey into the democratic and political process, and indicated to him that we want to be as supportive as possible in further steps that he can take, for example, assuring the continuation of the Halki Seminary and addressing the vital needs of continuing the ecumenical patriarchy within Turkey.
Turkey is a great country. It is growing in influence around the world. And I am pleased that America can call Turkey a friend, and I'm pleased that I'm able to call Prime Minister Erdogan personally a friend. I'm grateful for his trip here and look forward to many years of collaboration with him to observe both the prosperity of the American people and the Turkish people.
PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: (As translated.) Thank you very much. I'm very grateful for the hospitality that both myself and my delegation have been shown since our arrival here. And I would like to once again express my thanks for that hospitality.
The fact that the President visited Turkey on his first overseas trip and that he described and characterized Turkish-U.S. relations as a model partnership has been very important for us politically and in the process that we all look forward to in the future as well. And important steps are now being taken in order to continue to build on our bilateral relations so as to give greater meaning to the term "model partnership."
Of course, there are many sides to the development of this relationship -- be it in the economic area, in the areas of science, art, technology, political areas and military areas.
We, of course, have -- we take joint steps on regional issues. This is in the Middle East, in Iraq, with respect to the Iranian nuclear program. We continue to have joint activity in Afghanistan, and the Turkish armed forces have taken over the command of the forces there for a third time with the additional support that we have sent to Afghanistan in the last couple of months. And there are steps that we have taken with respect to training activity and other activities in the context of provisional reconstruction teams, and we continue on that. We've had an opportunity to continue discussing those issues during our visit here.
We have also discussed relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is of great importance. This is important in the context of Turkish-Armenian relations. We have discussed the Minsk Group and what the Minsk Group can do -- the United States, Russia, and France -- to add more impetus to that process. I can say that to have more impetus in the Minsk process is going to have a very positive impact on the overall process, because the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia is very much related to these issues. As the administration in Turkey, we are determined to move forward in this area.
Our sensitivity and response to terrorism is what we have displayed when the twin towers were hit here in the United States. Wherever a terrorist attack takes place our reaction is always the same, because terrorism does not have a religion -- a homeland. They have no homeland, no religion whatsoever.
And we, too, must lend all kinds of support that we can in our regions and -- in our respective regions and in the world in general in trying to achieve global peace, because this is not the time to make enemies, it's the time to make friends. And I believe that we must move hand in hand towards a bright future.
All right, where's Ben Feller? There you are.
Q Thank you sir. I'd like to ask you briefly about a domestic issue, that being the economy, heading to your speech tomorrow. Do you support the use of federal bailout money to fund job creation programs? Is that an appropriate use of that money? Is that something that you plan to support tomorrow?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: But let me speak generally about what we've seen. On Friday we got the best jobs report that we've gotten in a very long time. And it significantly beat expectations. At minimum, it showed that for all practical purposes, we've stopped losing jobs. And that's consistent with the fact that in the third quarter we saw the economy grow.
My first job when I came into office was to make sure that we got the financial crisis under control and that we tried to limit the devastating effects that it was having on the real economy. We have had a very tough year, and we've lost millions of jobs. But at least now we are moving in the right direction.
What my speech tomorrow will focus on is the fact that having gotten the financial crisis under control. Having finally moved into positive territory when it comes to economic growth, our biggest challenge now is making sure that job growth matches up with economic growth. And what we've seen is, is that companies shed jobs very quickly, partly induced by the panic of what was happening on Wall Street, and they are still tentative about hiring back all those people who were laid off. Also what we're seeing is some long-term trends where companies are becoming so efficient in terms of productivity that they may feel that they can produce the same amount of goods or services without as many employees.
With respect to TARP specifically, I think you saw stories today and you've seen stories over the last several weeks that TARP has turned out to be much cheaper than we had expected, although not cheap. It means that some of that money can be devoted to deficit reduction. And the question is are there selective approaches that are consistent with the original goals of TARP -- for example, making sure that small businesses are still getting lending -- that would be appropriate in accelerating job growth?
And I will be addressing that tomorrow. But I do think that, although we've stabilized the financial system, one of the problems that we're still seeing all the time -- and I heard about it when it was in Allentown just this past week -- was the fact that small businesses and some medium-sized businesses are still feeling a huge credit crunch. They cannot get the loans that they need to make capital investments that would allow them to then expand employment. And so that's a particular area where we might be able to make a difference.
Q Mr. President, is there any new and concrete U.S. action plan for disarmament and the elimination of the PKK terror organization in northern Iraq? Thank you, sir.
With respect to Iraq, I think the degree to which the Kurdish population within Iraq feels effectively represented within the central government in Baghdad, to the extent that we can resolve some long-term pressing issues like Kirkuk, the more I think that Kurds will recognize that their interests are not in supporting any kind of military activity but rather in working through conflicts politically, in a way that allows everybody to be prosperous. And that's the kind of process that we would encourage.


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Gallatin Valley Outlaws 'hungry' for Class A Legion state title
THREE FORKS — The Gallatin Valley Outlaws took third place in the Class A state tournament last year, but they returned many starters and now they're looking to make a run for a state title in 2021.
"These guys were pretty hungry," said head coach Duwayne Scott. "They weren't really happy with how it ended last year. This winter they put in a lot of time early in the year here and got themselves ready for the summer."
In Legion baseball, having a deep pitching staff is key. Scott knows he has three aces: Patrick Dietz, Mayson Shively and Bo Hays. In total, he has between eight and 10 pitchers he can rely on.
"We have guys that we can rely on to go four, six innings and then we have the young guys to close it out," said Hays.
On the mound in 51 innings, Dietz has racked up 85 strikeouts and a 2.47 ERA. Shively has a 2.16 ERA with 55 strikeouts. Hays has only pitched 25 innings, but has a 1.12 ERA and 31 strikeouts.
"I like our staff," said Scott. "We go eight to 10 deep and we'll bring up a couple young guys off our B team for districts and state that we feel will contribute as well and may even be better than some of the guys we have on our staff now. I really like where we're at from a pitching standpoint."
One perk of Legion ball is the ability to travel around to face good teams from Montana and different states. The Outlaws just beat a club from Excelsior, Minnesota that plays at the AA level in Minnesota.
"I think it gave our guys some confidence to go play with a club like that and beat them, which hopefully will propel us over the next month," Scott said.
After a slow start, they're currently sitting at fourth in the Southern A standings. However, they feel as though their team is coming together as a unit and hitting their stride at the right time.
"The team atmosphere is so important to the game that we can play well together and make everything smooth and connect," said pitcher and infielder Isaac Richardson, who has a .458 batting average and leads the team with 76 hits. "It's been really awesome."
As coach of the team since the late 1990s, Scott described how this team is different from all the others he has coached.
"This team loves to play the game," he said. "They're a really tight-knit group. They love to play for each other. They're good friends on and off the field. I feel that's really important."


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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, December 31, 2018, and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The recent developments in Syria, particularly the US withdrawal and Syrian Army's victory in taking control of Kurdish-held regions north of the country caught the attention of most papers on Monday.
Another hot topic for Iranian newspapers was a meeting between Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziad al-Nakhaleh, in which the Iranian official renewed Iran's commitment to assisting Palestinians in their battle to liberate their territories.
1- Would Dismissal of Adel al-Jubeir Prepare Ground for Iran-Saudi Talks?


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Cody Thomas Webster (born June 1, 1991) is a former American football punter for the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL). He holds the Purdue single-game punting yard average record. He was the 2013 Big Ten Punter of the Year.

High school career
He started for the varsity football team at Central Dauphin East High School at punter, placekicker, defensive back, quarterback and wide receiver. He was a four-time first team All-Mid Penn Conference punter, and a three-time all-state selection. Webster committed to Purdue on October 4, 2009. Once he committed, he was projected to be the most likely Boilermaker to be a true freshman starter, because starting punter Chris Summers was graduating. He signed his National Letter of Intent with Purdue on February 3, 2010. Upon graduating, he was considered to be the twenty-fifth best placekicker in the national high school class of 2010 by Rivals.com and the thirty-fourth best kicker by ESPN.

College career
Webster played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers where he majored in agriculture. During the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons he was the Boilermakers first team punter. When Webster kicked a 79-yard punt for the 2010 Purdue team against Northwestern, it was the longest punt of his career. In 2010, although true freshman Webster placed fifth in the conference in overall punting average (43.3 yards/punt). He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, while also earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2013 and second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2011. Webster lead the Big Ten in punting average as a senior.

He was the 2013 Big Ten Punter of the Year. He was named as Ray Guy Award finalist on November 25, 2013.

Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Webster attended the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp on a tryout.

In 2015, he signed with the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).

References

External links

 Purdue profile

1991 births
Living people
American football punters
Purdue Boilermakers football players
Purdue Boilermakers baseball players
Brooklyn Bolts players
Players of American football from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Baseball players from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania


When Donald Trump was elected president, I outlined a cautious optimism for his foreign policy. While I did not believe he would adhere to many of his campaign promises, Trump advocated for a foreign policy that seemed to dial down the foreign interventions of the past and ensure our allies were carrying their own weight.
Nearly a year and a half later, we have a sense of Trump's foreign policy. In some ways, it is a continuum of the Obama legacy, with expanding secret wars and disregard for congressional authority as exemplified by the Syrian strikes and the continued United States' support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. In other ways, it is different, as exemplified by the North Korea breakthrough. Trump will meet with Kim Jong Un, the first time a U.S president will meet with the head of the reclusive state.
Though there was threat of a new war with North Korea — recall the infamous button tweet — the recent breakthrough with North Korea is nothing short of astonishing. Just a year ago it seemed as if we would be on the brink of war and now North Korea is discussing denuclearization and formally ending the Korean War. Does Trump deserve all the credit? In a way, yes. His erratic behavior has forced North Korea to pivot toward South Korea for some assurance there won't be a war. Additionally, Kim Jong Un has dropped his demands that the U.S. remove all 28,500 troops from South Korea, a remarkable turnaround from the usual dramatics of the region.
The summit is promising, as it will allow Trump and Kim Jong Un to directly communicate with each other, instead of through surrogates and 3 a.m. tweets. What will come out of the summit is anybody's guess, but having talks is better than starting a new war. The promise of a "denuclearized" Korean peninsula and the signaled end of the Korean War may be Trump's crowning achievement.
One of the unsung successes of the Trump presidency is forcing the nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be more responsible for their own defenses. Trump's continued reluctance toward protecting our European allies has reduced their reliance on the U.S. to pay for their defense, making them increase military spending.
However, there have been more failures than successes. The continued threat of a trade war with China and our European allies has made the global economy uneasy, which also threatens to increase prices for American consumers and businesses. His policies on immigration have damaged our relationship with Africa, which is rapidly modernizing and appears to be the future of global economic development.
But what is most disappointing about Trump's foreign policy is the continued interventions and escalations. American military assets still support Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, where thousands of civilians have been killed and millions more are facing famine and disease. The president has also escalated the war in Afghanistan, which I've argued we should end as it will only continue to shed American and Afghan blood for no good reason and goes against Trump's initial instinct of withdrawal.
Trump's missile strikes in Syria have contributed to the constitutional crisis of presidents ordering military action across the world without congressional approval. It has also continued the expansion of executive powers, which conservatives once railed against, but have now fully embraced in the age of Trump. Trump, who once spoke against Obama's foreign conflicts without congressional approval, has now continued his legacy. Congress has the blame as well, for it has abdicated its responsibility of restraining the powers of the executive branch.
If there's one word to sum up Trump's foreign policy, it is this: contradictory. He has turned the world on its head in some positive ways, but for the most part, he has continued the interventionist policies of his predecessors while also dragging us into an economic slugfest with our allies and China. There are two more years of this presidency and so far, it does not look good.


To thrive and service connected individuals, marketers must consider new approaches, align with new partners and and develop new capabilities. That is the guiding philosophy behind the summit.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- mCordis, the strategic mobile and connected marketing education and advisory services company, announced the agenda and speakers today for its inaugural The Connected Marketer Summit & Awards being held at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco on Jan. 24, 2017. Pre-conference workshops and a VIP reception will be held on Jan. 23, 2017.
The Connected Marketer (TCM) is a new marketing approach developed by mCordis and shaped by members of The Connected Marketer Institute. The TCM approach provides a framework to help marketers and retailers, and their MarTech partners, serve the connected individual, at scale, on the individual's terms. It also helps them integrate the four human dimensions (physical, digital, sensorial and emotional) into their products and services, and master the seven layers of connectivity (connection, collection, monitoring, analysis, prediction, synchronization and real-time service).
During the summit, leading brand marketers and MarTech providers will share their perspectives and insights on how they are applying the TCM approach to their marketing efforts. The event will also feature workshops, exhibits and breakout sessions by industry experts for those interested in the tactical execution of TCM principles and practices.
- Scott Brinker, publisher of Chiefmartech.com, an essential destination for marketers looking to understand the role and impact of marketing technology, will provide an overview of the developing marketing technology landscape and offer clear advice on how marketers can meet the challenge of building brand experiences.
Additional featured speakers on the docket include Robert Chin, VP Marketing Services, E. & J. Gallo Winery; Brian Wong, CEO of Kiip; Jon Nordmark, CEO of Iterate.ai; Mike Edwards, CEO of eBags.com; Dustin Amrhein, Solutions Leader at Insert.io; Susan Marshall, CEO, Torchlite Marketing; Lauren Mulvey, Business Director of Corporate Marketing, Marketing Cloud, Salesforce; and Heather Andrus, Silicon Valley and Managing Director, Radius Digital Prototype Labs.
The current agenda and additional speaker information is available here.
"By 2020, it's estimated that individuals and households will be connected to dozens of devices beyond their mobile phones that will be providing value to their lives," said Paul Berney, co-founder and managing partner of mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute. "To thrive and service these connected individuals, marketers must consider new approaches, align with new partners and develop new capabilities. That is the guiding philosophy behind The Connected Marketer Summit."
"It's an exciting time to be involved in marketing with new technologies and platforms, unprecedented data, and evolving consumer behavior creating difficult challenges while opening great opportunities," said Dr. Carl Marci, Chief Neuroscientist at Nielsen. "I'm looking forward to sharing my perspective at the first The Connected Marketer Summit, as well as hearing from other industry leaders on how they're navigating the future of marketing."
The Connected Marketer Summit will run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Immediately following the close of the summit, mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute will host The Connected Marketer Awards ceremony and cocktail reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to honor those marketers and MarTech solution providers that are demonstrating leadership in serving the connected individual. Nominations are open through Friday, Dec. 9.
"We'd like to recognize our sponsors for the TCM Institute Summit & Awards," said Michael Becker, co-founder and managing partner of mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute. "An event of this nature does not happen without their support and commitment: Waterfall, Insert, Phoji, FunMobility, Marketing EDGE, Radius Innovation, Conteneo, DMA Northern California, American Marketing Association, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Swrve, Stable Kernel, 4INFO, Torchlite Marketing, Ampsy, Mobile Marketer, and Radius Digital Prototype Labs."
The Mission Bay Conference Center is located at 1675 Owens St. in San Francisco. To register for the summit and awards ceremony, visit here.
The first 50 qualified brands to register can attend the event at no charge. Apply here for a complimentary pass.
mCordis is a mobile and connected marketing educational and advisory firm. The organization counsels brands on placing mobile and connectivity in the heart of their marketing through educational programs and strategic consulting, and acts as neutral advisors when introducing them to MarTech suppliers. It also advises MarTech suppliers on their value proposition, go-to-market strategies, and educational marketing and sales efforts. In addition to delivering its own educational programs, mCordis also delivers instruction through other groups. mCordis executives are on the faculty of marketing for the Association of National Advertisers, The Direct Marketing Association, The Path To Purchase Institute and National University. Click here to learn more about mCordis, www.mcordis.com.
The Connected Marketer Institute is an mCordis initiative focused on building an industry community around The Connected Marketer (TCM) approach to marketing. The TCM approach is focused on helping businesses serve individuals, at scale, on an individual's terms, by integrating the four human dimensions into their products and services, and to master the seven layers of connectivity. The TCM Institute community is coming together to educate and share insights, grow the market, stimulate conversation and build frameworks, standards, best practices, and influence policy around marketing and the TCM approach. TCM invite companies to join the organization in shaping the community and The Connected Marketer approach to marketing. The first-tier membership, Associate Member, is free. Click here to learn more at mcordis.ly/tcmi-join.


He was one of my inspirations growing up. I remember watching Aliens (1986) and walking away in a day dream. I then watched the original Alien on video (remember those?). His book the Necronomicon was amazing if a little sexually twisted 🙂 His art spoke to me, it showed me what a person can do if they put their all into something and the strange worlds they can create, worlds which have an impact. It's hard not to be moved, in some way, when looking at his work: a mix of attraction and disgust, that the horrors are more than merely grotesque they have an aesthetic beauty to them. It makes it more difficult to dismiss if deep down some part of you likes it, some base Id within.
I can't think of another alien design that comes close to classic xenomorph. I say 'classic' as most alien/ monster designs age, after a while they look silly, but the xenomorph still looks sick (in both sense of the word)!
I will miss his influence in the world. There really is (was) no one like him. Unique.


For some reason, in the past few weeks my D3 game has begun to run really slowly, frustratingly slowly, unplayably slowly.
Occasionally it runs as well as it ever did, but for the most part it is really struggling to run in a playable fashion.
I haven't changed any of the hardware on my PC and all my drivers are up to date.
Can someone tell me what issues may cause the game to slow down so drastically.
All other functionality of my computer seems unaffected - streaming YouTube, watching videos, Internet browsing, etc all seem quite normal. Only D3 seems to be problematic.


Robin attended Kneaded Energy School of Massage in Greensboro, NC in 2014 and received her Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapy (LMBT) license that same year. Robin completed advanced training in CORE Myofascial Therapy & Sports Bodywork through the CORE Institute & XPE Sports Performance in Boca Raton, FL in 2016. She is now part of XPE CORE Sports Bodywork national team providing CORE Bodywork to college & professional athletes.
Robin is a calm presence, creating a safe space for you to be however you need to be in the treatment room- stressed, tired, expectant, needing pain relief. She has slow, firm hands that invite muscles to relax instead of forcing them. She uses a combination of structural bodywork, deep tissue, and relaxation techniques to create better tissue balance and fluid movement. You will leave feeling refreshed and more aware of your body in motion.
Robin moved to Key West from Boone, North Carolina in January 2017. She is excited to begin building a practice in her new community!