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Once CEC is enabled on your TV, you will be able to cast anything from your computer and mobile device. Your TV will automatically turn on, then switch to the correct HDMI input forChromecast, and begin streaming your content. Magic, right?
You could use apps like RealCloud Player, Plex, or Videostream to cast video saved on your computer to your TV…or you could use a keyboard shortcut. You must first download the Google Cast extension for the Chrome browser. Once it's installed, open your Chrome browser and simply press Control+O (Chromebook and Windows) or Command+O (Mac). Use the pop-up box to find and select your video.
Keep in mind you can select files from your local drive, connected external drive, and even network locations. During our tests, we were able to stream common file types like mp4, m4v, avi, and mpeg. After picking your file, it should load in your browser. You'll want to go to the Cast icon in the browser bar and select your Chromecast to instantly begin streaming.
We've already discussed how you can stream local video stored on your computer, but this tip is slightly different: You can send photos, music, and videos stored on your mobile device to your TV. All you need to do is download the AllCast app on your Android smartphone or tablet. The free version of AllCast has a 5-minute viewing limit, so you'll want to pay $4.99 for the premium version to remove all viewing limits. READ the steps here to Stream Content from computer or Mobile Device to Chromecast.
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Tip: To ensure the streaming successfully, the priority you need to consider is Chromecast supported video format. You should make sure your videos are accepted by Chromecast first, otherwise you have to reformat these video files in advance with an easy-to-use video convert tool- like Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate which can fast convert any video to MP4 for Chromecast with high output quality.
This one should be well-known among Chromecast users, but it is still worth mentioning to all the newbies reading: You can beam whatever your looking at in the Chrome browser to your TV. You must first download the Google Cast extension for the Chrome browser. Once it's installed, open your Chrome browser and select the Cast icon in the browser bar. A small menu will appear, with a little arrow in the upper right-hand corner.
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It is fun to cast from your computer. But you must keep video and different things in full screen mode within the Chrome browser at all times in order for it to display in full screen on your TV. That's not so fun, because it makes playing with your computer while watching TV impossible.
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This is a silly one that doesn't necessarily enhance your streaming experience but just makes you feel cooler in the end. You can use Emoji and character symbols to change your Chromecastname into something more imaginative. Go to your Chromecast options (using the Google Cast extension for Chrome browser), then click on your device name, and select Edit.
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You can play motion-controlled games using your smartphone and Chromecast. Don't expect to play Halo or something like that, because these are Chrome Experiments. Many games do support multi-player functionality however. One example title is Google's Super Sync Sports.
Go to Super Sync Sports in your Chrome browser, then cast the page from your computer to your TV, and sync your Android device to your computer. From there, follow the game's on-screen instructions. You'll be able to wave, flick, and swing your smartphone to control the game, kind of like Wii.
This tip is a hack for people good with programming the app Tasker. More specifically, use Tasker to set-up voice actions for Google Now. Implement an action that allows Google Now to cast Netflix shows (Read top Netflix Top 10 DVD Rentals review) from your mobile device to your TV upon a voice command. The variable will be whatever show you want to watch. Once done, you'll be able to say, for instance, "Play Dr. Strangelove on the TV" to auto-launch the Netflix mobile app and cast your show.
You may never need to use this tip, but it's handy to know nonetheless: in case yourChromecast develops an issue where it doesn't work or function properly, you can revert the device to factory settings. Just access the Settings menu in the Chromecast app on your PC, Mac, or mobile device, and then select Restore Factory Settings. Simples. You can also restore the factory settings by holding down the Chromecast's physical button for 25 seconds.
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Yanny or Laurel
Viral voice recording containing an auditory illusion
"Yanny" redirects here. For other uses, see Yanni (disambiguation).
The disputed audio recording which went viral on Twitter
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Yanny or Laurel is an auditory illusion which became popular in May 2018, in which a short audio recording of speech can be heard as one of two words.[1] 53 percent of over 500,000 respondents to a Twitter poll reported hearing a man saying the word "Laurel", while 47 percent reported hearing a voice saying the name "Yanny".[2] Analysis of the sound frequencies has confirmed that both sets of sounds are present in the mixed recording,[3] but some users focus on the higher frequency sounds in "Yanny" and cannot seem to hear the lower sounds of the word "Laurel". When the audio clip is slowed to lower frequencies, the word "Yanny" is heard by more listeners, while faster playback loudens "Laurel".
The mixed re-recording was created by students who played the sound of the word "laurel" while re-recording the playback amid background noise in the room.[4] The audio clip of the main word "laurel" originated in 2007 from a recording of opera singer Jay Aubrey Jones,[5] who spoke the word "laurel"[6] as one of 200,000 reference pronunciations produced and published by vocabulary.com in 2007.[2][7][6] The clip was made at Jones' home using a laptop and microphone, with acoustic foam to soundproof the recording.[8] The discovery of the ambiguity phenomenon is attributed to Katie Hetzel, a 15-year-old freshman at Flowery Branch High School in Flowery Branch, Georgia, who posted a description publicly on Instagram on May 11, 2018.[9] The illusion reached further popularity the next day when Hetzel's friend posted it on Reddit,[2] where it was picked up by YouTuber Cloe Feldman, who subsequently posted about it on her Twitter account.[7]
Pop culture[edit]
Notable individuals who responded to the auditory illusion included Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, and Chrissy Teigen.[10][11] Laurel Halo and Yanni, whose names are similar to those given in the auditory illusion, also responded.[12] In a video released by the White House, various members of the Trump administration reacted to the meme, and President Donald Trump said, "I hear covfefe", as a reference to his "covfefe" tweet the previous year.[13][14]
In The Guardian, the clip was compared to the 2015 gold/blue dress controversy.[15] Several days after the clip became popular, the team at Vocabulary.com added a separate entry for the word "Yanny", which contained an audio clip identical to "Laurel".[16][17] Its definition is about the Internet trend.[17]
Scientific analysis[edit]
On May 16, 2018, a report in The New York Times noted a spectrogram analysis confirmed how the extra sounds for "yanny" can be graphed in the mixed re-recording.[3][18] The sounds were also simulated by combining syllables of the same Vocabulary.com voice saying the words "Yangtze" and "uncanny" as a mash-up of sounds which gave a similar spectrogram as the extra sounds graphed in the laurel re-recording.[3]
Benjamin Munson, a professor of audiology at the University of Minnesota, suggested that "Yanny" can be heard in higher frequencies while "Laurel" can be heard in lower frequencies.[1] Older people, whose ability to hear higher frequencies is more likely to have degraded, usually hear "Laurel". Kevin Franck, the director of audiology at the Boston hospital Massachusetts Eye and Ear says that the clip exists on a "perceptual boundary" and compared it to the Necker Cube illusion.[19] Professor David Alais from the University of Sydney's school of psychology also compared the clip to the Necker Cube or the face/vase illusion, calling it a "perceptually ambiguous stimulus".[15] Brad Story, a professor of speech, language, and audiology at the University of Arizona said that the low quality of the recording creates ambiguity.[20] Dr. Hans Rutger Bosker, psycholinguist and phonetician at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, showed that it is possible to make the same person hear the same audio clip differently by presenting it in different acoustic contexts: if one hears the ambiguous audio clip after a lead-in sentence without any high frequencies (>1000 Hz), this makes the higher frequencies in the following ambiguous audio clip stand out more, making people report "Yanny" where they previously maybe heard "Laurel".[21]
Pitch-shifted versions[edit]
"Yanny or Laurel" (pitch shifted higher)
By pitch shifting the original audio by 20%, "Laurel" is clearer.
By pitch shifting the original audio to higher or lower frequencies, the same listener can report different interpretations.[22] The New York Times released an interactive tool on their website that changes the pitch of the recording in real-time. The interactive slider allows the recording to be played back at any pitch between 3 semitones higher (to help the listener hear "Laurel"), and 6 semitones lower (to help the listener hear "Yanny").[3]
Similar illusions[edit]
In May 2018, a similar viral story grew around a video review of a children's toy from the Ben 10 franchise, where the toy's electronic speech could be heard as either the character's name of "Brainstorm", or the phrase "green needle", depending on which phrase the listener was primed to expect.[23][24][25] Others have also reported hearing "green storm" or "brain needle".[26][27]
The illusion was attributed to the poor quality of the toy's audio recording. Valerie Hazan, a professor of speech sciences at University College London, said of the video that "When faced with an acoustic signal which is somewhat ambiguous because it is low-quality or noisy, your brain attempts a 'best fit' between what is heard and the expected word."[28]
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^ a b Kirby, Jen (May 16, 2018). "Why you hear "Laurel" or "Yanny" in that viral audio clip, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ a b c Salam, Maya; Victor, Daniel (May 15, 2018). "Laurel or Yanny? What We Heard From the Experts". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ a b c d Josh Katz; Jonathan Corum and Jon Huang (May 16, 2018). "We Made a Tool So You Can Hear Both Yanny and Laurel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2018. playing the "laurel" clip over speakers and re-recording it introduced noise and exaggerated the higher frequencies.
^ Josh Katz; Jonathan Corum and Jon Huang (May 16, 2018). "We Made a Tool So You Can Hear Both Yanny and Laurel". The New York Times. playing the "laurel" clip over speakers and re-recording it introduced noise and exaggerated the higher frequencies.
^ "Meet the Voice behind That 'Laurel' (or 'Yanny') Clip That's Driving Everyone Nuts". Time.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ a b "Laurel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
^ a b Matsakis, Louise (May 16, 2018). "The True History of 'Yanny' and 'Laurel'". WIRED. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
^ Hughes, Virginia (May 27, 2018). "We Got To The Bottom Of A Geeky Conspiracy Theory About Yanny And Laurel". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Katie Hetzel, 15 yr old Flowery Branch High Freshman interview with Francesca Amiker on 11alive.com Archived May 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (published to YouTube on May 18, 2018)
^ Hoggatt, Aja (May 15, 2018). "Is your favorite celeb a Yanny or a Laurel?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ O'Kane, Caitlin (May 16, 2018). "Yanny vs. Laurel: What do you hear?". CBS News. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Gray, Julia (May 16, 2018). "Yanny Or Laurel: Yanni And Laurel Halo Weigh In". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ "Laurel, Yanny or ... covfefe? White House joins in on debate". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ "Donald Trump weighs in on the Yanny or Laurel debate". YouTube. Guardian News. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
^ a b Watson, Chloe (May 17, 2018). "Laurel or Yanny debate: why do some people hear a different word?". the Guardian. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ "Here's why you're hearing "Yanny" – and why it's technically "Laurel"". CBS News. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ a b "Yanny - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com". www.vocabulary.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Salam, Maya; Victor, Daniel (May 15, 2018). "Yanny or Laurel? How a Sound Clip Divided America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ Ducharme, Jamie (May 16, 2018). "An Audiologist Explains Why You Hear 'Yanny' or 'Laurel' — Or Both". Time. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Jackson, Amanda (May 16, 2018). "Laurel or Yanny? What science has to say". CNN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "The Psychology of Laurel and Yanny". Psychology Today. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Gutman, Rachel (May 15, 2018). "A Linguist Explains Why 'Laurel' Sounds Like 'Yanny'". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Molloy, Mark (May 18, 2018). "Brainstorm or Green Needle? How the latest audio riddle tricks your brain". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Cvorak, Monika; Bullock, James (May 18, 2018). "The new Yanny/Laurel: do you hear brainstorm or green needle?". The Guardian. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Shamsian, Jacob (May 17, 2018). "People are torn over whether this recording says 'brainstorm' or 'green needle'". Insider. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ Marcin, Tim (August 1, 2020). "TikTok discovered 'green needle vs. brainstorm' two years later and it blew up again". Mashable.
^ "Brainstorm or Green Needle? New audio clip has everyone more shook than Laurel and Yanny". UK. May 18, 2018.
^ "Beyond Yanny or Laurel: 6 Other Aural Illusions and How They Work". www.mentalfloss.com. May 21, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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The Holy Bible, New International Version® (Anglicised), NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.
Abram and Lot separate
1So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. 2Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier 4and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.
5Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. 7And quarrelling arose between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8So Abram said to Lot, 'Let's not have any quarrelling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are close relatives. 9Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left.'
10Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan towards Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company: 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.
14The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, 'Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. 15All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring#13:15 Or seed; also in verse 16 for ever. 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. 17Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.'
18So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.
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1So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.
2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3He journeyed on by stages from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, 6so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together, 7and there was strife between the herders of Abram's livestock and the herders of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.
8Then Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herders and my herders; for we are kindred. 9Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left." 10Lot looked about him, and saw that the plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the Lord had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. 11So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward; thus they separated from each other. 12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the Plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.
14The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; 15for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring#13.15 Heb seed forever. 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you." 18So Abram moved his tent, and came and settled by the oaks#13.18 Or terebinths of Mamre, which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the Lord.
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


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Options: When estimating your total telephone system costs, don't forget to factor in options such as the type of phone (such as basic, digital, or wireless) and any special features that you'll need (caller ID, speaker phone, intercom, programmable line buttons, etc.).
Hire the right pro: An improperly installed phone system can cause you a number of problems (not to mention the money needed to fix them). To avoid this scenario, make sure that the professional you hire has experience with phone system installation. While the right handyman can handle the job, you may wish to go with an electrician or phone specialist who regularly installs small telephone systems.
The actual cost to install a phone system depends on your individual needs, location, the professional performing the work, and other factors. The pricing information that follows should be considered a general overview to your expected costs.
In general, new phone systems cost approximately $75 to $125 per line (per phone jack). Of this, approximately 25% of the costs are material, while the remaining 75% are labor costs.
Put another way, a phone system installer may charge $40 to $50 for a service call in addition to around $50 to $75 per hour.
To better estimate your telephone system price don't forget to factor in the cost of phones, which could be anywhere from around $25 to $500 each or more.


I just rummaged through a zillion screencaps for "What's My Line" part 2, and woah, there's a lot of Giles and Buffy looking at each other, or sitting back to back, or just generally interacting. They also spent season 1 giving each other very cute looks. Whereas if you want evidence of Giles and Xander existing in the same place at the same time, you don't get it. You have to wait for season 4 for that, other than the lovely h/c-ish bit at the end of "Becoming" part 2.
Apparently the BtVS season 8 motion comics are even worse than previously imagined.
Bonus reading: The sappiest, soppiest, most over the top romantic BG fic ever, "Not Even The Rain", by Denorios. I don't even care. Sometimes mush is what I want.
Bonus music: Am very fond of the latest slab of cheese sliced by Aly & Fila. But I can't pretend it isn't cheese.


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ObamaCare: Providing Women The Healthcare They Deserve
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White House: What You Need To Know About The New Contraception Guidance
It is crucial that insurance companies provide all the benefits that women deserve under the Affordable Care Act, at no cost or inconvenience. So this week, the Obama administration took steps to eliminate any ambiguity around the reforms the ACA calls for. Here is what the Administration's guidance makes clear: Most insurers must cover, without cost-sharing, at least one form of contraception in each of the 18 methods for women that the FDA has identified, including the ring, the patch, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and birth control pills. Additionally, the Administration is making a few other things clear to protect important preventive services:
Insurers must cover preventive screening, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for women who are more likely to have a certain type of gene that puts them at increased risk for breast cancer, if deemed appropriate by their providers. Issuers cannot limit preventive services based on an individual's sex assigned at birth, gender identity, or recorded gender. This will help ensure that transgender people receive the care they need. If a plan covers dependent children, companies must provide recommended women's preventive services for those dependent children.
RT to spread the word about the new guidance for insurers on birth control → go.wh.gov/quHZYv #NWHW http://t.co/5L0tJj7IhT
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Great news!! The CBO reports the #Obamacare subsidies will cost 20% less over the next decade or $209B less than reported last year!!!
Michael Terry (@mterry337) May 12, 2015
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See the full interview here
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More soon 😉
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk in the Green Room of the White House before hosting a Smithsonian Museum of African American History reception in the East Room, Feb. 22, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama listens during the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, February 22
Don't miss Liberal Librarian's latest post at The People's View
The Hill: The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that President Obama's 2009 stimulus package continues to have a significant effect.
The bill raised fourth-quarter 2011 gross domestic product by as much as 1.5 percent, it states, and lowered the unemployment rate by as much as 1.1 percentage points.
The package reduced the rolls of the jobless by up to 2 million people in the last three months of 2011.
LA Times: Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.3% in January and inventories fell to nearly seven-year lows as lower prices, unusually warm weather and an improving economy lifted demand.
….. January sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.57 million …. Sales rose in all four major regions, including an 8.8% pop in the West.
Job creation, mild weather, rising rents and increased household formation contributed to the sales gains, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the Realtors group. "Things are genuinely improving," Yun said.
One photo, two cool cats.
Thank you Pam!
(You can buy the PBO poster here – thank you Donna Dem)
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Steve Benen: …. It's a safe bet the Bishops won't be satisfied, but it's a pretty straightforward fix: religiously-affiliated employers that don't want to pay for contraception coverage as part of their benefits packages won't have to, but these employees will still get the coverage because the White House will instruct insurers to pick up the costs.
…. several major stakeholders in this fight have already offered praise for the White House move. Planned Parenthood, for example, endorsed the compromise …. Similarly, EMILY's List said it was "reassured" by the new policy, and NARAL Pro-Choice America's statement struck a similar note.
What's more, Sister Carol Keehan and the Catholic Health Association have also endorsed the administration's position, which not only offers the White House some political cover, but also further isolates the Bishops…..
For the White House, having support from both the Catholic Health Association and Planned Parenthood was critical…..
Greg Sargent: …. the Obama team is betting that any further objections to this policy will unmask opponents primarily as hidebound foes of birth control at any costs, a politically difficult position to sustain, rather than as defenders of religious liberty. Indeed, this looks like an effort to reframe the debate to Obama's advantage: If Team Obama has its way, the argument will now be about whether all women should have access to contraception, and not about whether these institutions are having their religious freedom impinged upon.
For those who freaked out about a major compromise with the Catholic church (eh, me):
When will I ever learn?
Don't miss Liberal Librarian's first post at The People's View – it's predictably brilliant
President Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly look on. The bill was the last piece of legislation on which Giffords voted before she resigned in January, a year after she sustained a gunshot wound to the head.
First lady Michelle Obama high-fives the Dallas Cowboys mascot Rowdy as she arrived at the Kleberg-Rylie Recreation center in Dallas
Michelle Obama judges food, along with assistant White House chef and food initiative coordinator Sam Kass and "Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio, during a taping of the TV cooking show "Top Chef" in Dallas
ah, so fair and balanced!
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14 guests:
Bethany McLean
3 Dems
9 GOP + 1 GOP media stooge
chilling out
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President Obama and Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Bob Casey order water ices during an unannounced stop at John's Water Ice in Philadelphia
President Obama poses for photos at John's Water Ice
…. greeting wellwishers after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport
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I was just reading a report on today's Netroots gathering and I'm now wiping coffee spray from my monitor. Seriously, it was that funny.
The panel for one of today's discussions featured – ready for this? – three 'Nutroots': Dan Choi, John Aravosis and Jane Hamsher. The 'Look At Me' brigade!
So much hate, fakery and narcissism at one table!
Choi, bless him, is still recovering from the crushing disappointment of President Obama fulfilling his promise to end DADT, a development that robbed him of his media star status – no one really wants to hear his rants any more, his 15 minutes of fame are up.
When an Organizing for America volunteer stood up and asked him to support the President in 2012, Choi ripped up an OFA flyer he had been given and threw it in the man's face.
Classy!
It renewed his hero status with the Nutroots people who pollute Netroots, though, so that was nice.
America Blog's Aravosis? You know, the guy who's equally devastated by the President's record of achievement on gay rights – because his 'Obama is a Homophobe!' rants have just become embarrassing.
Firebaggerlake's Hamsher? What can you say about this creature? It's five years since she let her mask slip when she posted that photoshopped picture of Joe Lieberman as a 'black' man on Huffington Post, in a sneering attempt to describe his efforts to "woo African American voters". The photo was promptly removed, and she offered a 'sorry if you were offended' apology. And still the professional left regard her as a progressive!
Also on the panel was immigration reform supporter Felipe Matos who attacked the President for not passing the DREAM Act. Err? Could someone let this guy know how American democracy works? Hint: the President wants the DREAM Act passed, the Senate rejected it.
"One way to ensure Democrats do not take progressive votes for granted is to stop voting for Democrats," said Choi.
How about President Bachmann, Dan? ("We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.") Or any of the Republican candidates?
Hey, thanks for the laughs, Nutroots!
The headline on Arianna Huffy's site tonight …. no wonder she admires Dan so much, they're both self-promoting right-wing fakes, posing as 'progressives'. See you in 2012 😉
'i see the sadness and worry that's creasing his face'
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…with California Air National Guard Capt. Kelly Smith during a Joining Forces event in Beverly Hills, California, June 13
Sun Times: Pool report from First Lady Michelle Obama's Pasadena funder: About 500 people gathered on the ample lawn behind the Pasadena home of Ann and Robert Hamilton for a lunch-time fundraiser …The First Lady spoke for about 25 minutes….
Lena Kennedy, the co-chair of the event, introduced her as "the not-so-secret weapon of the President of the United States."
…She began by recounting her husband's journey to the White House, beginning with the moment he told her he wanted to run for President.
"I wasn't exactly thrilled at the idea," she said. "I still had some cynicism about politics, that was my hesitation."
But she said she was transformed on the campaign trail after hearing the stories of everyday Americas….
Obama then listed some of the things her husband has done in office during his first two years. "We've gone from an economy that was on the brink of collapse to an economy that is starting to grow again," she said.
She also mentioned healthcare reform, the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Act and the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell…..
….The First Lady talked about the toll that his work had taken on her husband. "I see the sadness and worry that's creasing his face," she said.
She described his work ethic as tireless. "He reads every word, every memo, so he is better prepared than the people briefing him," she said. "This man doesn't take a day off."
Obama said the next few years of campaigning would be difficult at times for the Obamas and their supporters. "It is not going to be easy, and it is going to be long," she said. "Now more than ever we need you help to finish what we started."
when irish eyes are smiling…..
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President Barack Obama is hugged by a woman in the crowd after delivering a speech to thousands of people at a public rally at College Green in Dublin, Ireland, on May 23
'poker face'
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Salon: At the annual White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, SNL's Seth Meyers made a quip about Osama bin Laden's elusiveness….President Obama, who had actually authorized action against the terrorist leader on Friday morning, was sitting ten feet away. Check out his reaction:


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New Usagi Yojimbo Figure & Comic from Nickelodeon at Comic-Con
I'm on the PR list for Comic-Con this year and I'm getting a deluge of emails. One of the ones that I liked best though was the news that there'd be a new box-set featuring a brand-new Usagi Yojimbo action figure from his upcoming run on the TMNT Animated series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! That's nice enough, Stan Sakai is a great fellow and deserves every bit of attention for his long-running Samurai-rabbit serial, but the best part is that the figure comes with a comic reprinting two of Usagi's crossover appearances in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series! Nick's putting the comics back into comic-con!
Here's the scoop:
Nickelodeon is bringing three decades' worth of iconic characters to life at this year's SDCC, with retail items that celebrate memorable '90s shows like Hey Arnold!, Rocko's Modern Life, The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rugrats, and fan-favorite properties including SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, Avatar and Danny Phantom.
Playmates Exclusive Samurai Rabbit Usagi Yojimbo Figure
In Nickelodeon's 2017 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the samurai rabbit Usagi Yojimbo will reunite with the Ninja Turtles once again for a three-part story arc that begins airing July 23. The San Diego Comic-Con exclusive of the 2017 Usagi Yojimbo new character design action figure comes in a limited edition of 350.
This item features the newly designed Usagi Yojimbo action figure in a 5" scale, dressed in his classic blue robe, and comes with his traditional Samurai swords. Also included are two additional exclusive, interchangeable Usagi heads, his pet Tokage lizard, and a flag with Usagi's signature emblem. All this is presented in a collector edition 5th panel storybook package, with a rerun of the 1987 Comic Book "Leonardo Meets Usagi Yojimbo in Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew," and the 1989 Comic Book "The Treaty."
3 cheers for Stan Sakai, I know a low of people that have been eagerly awaiting another Usagi Yojimbo to put on their (our!) shelves… it's been like a decade since the last one! 😀
(Also I gotta admit I absolutely love Powered Toast Man. Hopefully they make an additional figure where he's actually pointing at his butt… check out the full PR and images under the cut to see what I'm talking about):
With San Diego Comic-Con 2017 fast approaching, we wanted to share with you the exclusive retail items available this year at Nickelodeon's booth (#4113).
Below are descriptions of the items that will be on sale at Nick's booth. Images can be downloaded here.
The Nick Box
The Nickelodeon Nick Box is back with a Summer Block Party theme. Each Nick Box comes packed with one-of-a-kind collectibles, apparel, accessories and more featuring all your favorite classic Nickelodeon shows. The Nick Box is a quarterly, subscription service that brings your most memorable Nickelodeon experiences right to your front door, but the Summer Block Party Nick Box at SDCC features a SDCC exclusive. This installment features these items and much more:
Arnold Bobble Head – Your favorite football-headed dreamer is now here to cheer you on as you chase YOUR dreams.
TMNT Vinyl – Don't worry — unlike your childhood nightmares, these gumballs will stay in place. Oh, and also… try not to eat it.
T-shirt – Good news! You no longer have to cram yourself and your friends into a TV box and stroll down a random street singing to be cool. Just wear this tee instead!
Mickey Kaline Card – Did Mom throw out your prized baseball cards? It's okay–now is the perfect time to restart your collection with a SDCC exclusive Mickey Kaline trading card!
Just Play Hey Arnold! Bean Plush Friends
Hey Arnold! is back! The collectibles fans have been waiting for since the '90s are finally here with the Hey Arnold! Bean Plush friends. Now you can bring home Arnold, Gerald and Helga, the coolest kids from P.S. 118, and introduce them to your own cool kid. Each of these 8″ plush characters is made with super-soft fabrics and is great for taking on the go and displaying for all to see. Perfect for both kids and collectors alike. Each plush sold separately. $10/each, ages 3+
Kidrobot Exclusive Powdered Toast Man "Wheat"
Who is this stranger from another land? Why does he walk among mortal men? What is his mission? Where can we get a pair of undershorts like his? Who is this man of toast?! Nickelodeon and Kidrobot team up to present the Powdered Toast Man Medium Figure. From the '90s hit The Ren & Stimpy Show and standing 8" tall, this figure is chalked full of tenacious butt clinging action. Collect yours today because he's toast-a-ric!
Zwyer Exclusive Avatar Aang Chibified Character
Following several years of SDCC tradition and Nickelodeon's Avatar series, this Chibi Avatar Aang figure will come in a convention exclusive color variant. Available only at Nickelodeon's booth, Avatar Aang is finished in a sepia color tone, paying homage to past exclusive Avatar prints at San Diego Comic-Con.
Nickelodeon Customized T-Shirt Station
Set against a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New York cityscape, fans can purchase a t-shirt from the retail shop and customize it on the spot with characters and art from their choice of seven fan-favorite Nick shows: SpongeBob SquarePants, TMNT, Hey Arnold!, Rocko's Modern Life, The Loud House, Rugrats and Danny Phantom.
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I plan to sell it to my friend and need to deactive the device. I tried to call the CS number but can never get thru. Can anyone help me deactive the hot spot associate with this account? The email address is the same as this account. I only need to deactive the MiFi hot spot from my account. Thanks!
only the admins can do this, or Customer service-I'll send a shout out to the admins for you..
@LolaBee @Jorge Morales @Jay A.
Hey @hj630 I went ahead and deactivated and unassigned the mifi device on your account. Let us know if you need more assistance. Your friend will be happy indeed!
Hey Jay_FreedomPop: Will you please help me to deactivate my device? Got a friend interested in it.
Nevermind Jay_FreeedomPOP I've got it done over the phone. Thanks!


Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, must be a cow. Right?
I would first like to start out again stating that this article is not written with bias towards any political party or affiliation with said parties, I myself am registered as " No Affiliation" here in my state. With that being said with the current state of things and the election, this next bit of information I am going to present is not intended swing you one way or another it is mainly meant to inform and educate.
Hillary Clinton is running for President of the United States as is Donald Trump neither of which I have much respect for. I am reminded each day that both of these candidates will possibly be picking our next couple of Supreme Court Justices. which quite frankly scares me!
With this being said after independent research I am finding harder and harder to trust one these candidates or even comprehend what can happen if they are allowed in the White House again. I have a few friends that are talking about voting for her until they found out that this email, missing computers and Benghazi thing is not the first of her controversies.
I encourage you to research for yourself each and every one of these items exhaustively and watch the video. Mike Wallace covered for the Clinton's in 1996 will his son do the same tonight in the debate?
But Mark Fabiani, a special White House counsel, said Mrs. Clinton had acknowledged that she probably read the documents in 1992 during the election campaign when questions about Whitewater were being raised by reporters. He added that she had testified under oath that she had nothing to do with the documents during the two years they were missing and did not know how they ended up in the family quarters.
2/92 A Clinton Campaign Whitewater team is assembled to address reporter's inquiries. A copy of the Rose Law Firm billing records for Madison Guaranty are printed from the Rose computer. The underlying computer record vanishes. Webb Hubbell and Vince Foster review the billing records. Mrs. Clinton believes she also looked at them at that time.
In closing, educate yourself, don't just believe what mainstream media is telling you!


Sports movies over the decades have been one of the most engrossing, thrilling and action packed genre of movies, tapped by the greatest actors, directors and writers.
Starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl; Rush is a true story based on the rivalry of the legendary Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Though considered one of the greatest rivalries in Formula One, both these racers had completely contrasting personas. On one hand Hunt was known for his flamboyant and boastful nature, on the other Lauda was known for his candour and controlled perfectionism. Directed by two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan, Rush with its brilliant screenplay and visual effects does not cease to amaze.
Based on a true story, set in Virginia in 1971, this movie beautifully portrays true grit, courage and determination. Coach Boone, played by Denzel Washington is appointed to replace Coach Yoast, played by Will Patton, as the first black faculty member and head coach of the football team. The movie deals with how Coach Boone transforms a team consisting of both black and white players with racist tendencies, into one inseparable force. Once again Denzel Washington proves why he is a true acting legend, making this a powerful and gripping movie, leaving you wanting more.
Written and starring Sylvester Stallone, Rocky is often considered one of the all-time greatest boxing movies ever made. Rocky Balboa (Stallone) plays a struggling Philadelphia boxer, trying to make it big time while working a mounting debt. He is set in an exhibition match with the heavyweight champion Apollo Creed with a chance to transform from a "nobody" to a "somebody".
For all the Stallone lovers, this movie is a must watch, followed by five more Rocky movies in the series.
The Fighter is an inspirational true story of two brothers who re-unite to overcome all odds and lift the historic junior welterweight championship title."Irish" Mick Ward (Mark Walberg) is a Massachusetts-born determined pugilist and Dicky (Christian Bale) plays his brother and trainer with a criminal and drug addicted past. Winner of two Oscars, this movie directed by David O. Russell, is a journey of true hardship and how the brothers fight every obstacle to unite a fractured family and eventually lift the championship.
Winner of four Oscars, including Best Motion Picture, this movie directed by Clint Eastwood keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout its 132 minutes. This movie stars Clint Eastwood as a veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer who keeps an arm's length from everyone; Morgan Freeman as an old friend and associate of Clint and Hilary Swank as a persistent yet determined boxer who approaches Clint for his expertise. Eventually, he relents, and the two form an irrevocable bond that changes them both.
Starring the two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and Directed by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull is a story of brute, force anger and grief. This movie is the story of Jake LaMotta, former boxing champion, whose success in the ring is offset by his notorious domestic life of rage, jealousy and suspicion. This movie is the rise and fall of a middleweight boxing champion, who eventually finds himself desolate with a final chance at redemption.
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and I have some examples to support that theory.
2) I suppose the following example applies to Europeans moreso than just Germans. I will begin by clarifying that never have I ever in my life introduced myself as "Jenni". Nope. Not once. There is some sort of mysterious pronunciation problem plaguing every Spanish, German, Austrian, Polish, Lithuanian, Italian, Slovakian, etc. whom I've encountered which prevents them from uttering the word "Jennifer" in its entirety. It doesn't bother me, but I still think it's funny whenever I introduce myself to someone as "Jennifer" and then, a few minutes later, they say, "Hey, Jenni, I have a question....".
3) One of the other teachers at school took me to lunch a couple of weeks ago and we ate tomato mozzarella paninis. She's a vegetarian and asked if we could go some place healthy and I certainly did not mind. As we were eating, she said, "This sandwich is covered in mayonnaise! I know you're American, so you probably eat mayonnaise by the liter, but I, on the other hand, hate it!". I told her that I, too, hate mayonnaise (despite whatever genetic predisposition i have to mayonnaise addiction, being that I am American, of course).
In general, there are a lot of funny little American generalizations made every day but so, often, I hear (from adults!) things like, "Aren't you American? Shouldn't your lunch portion be twice that size?" or, "You know how to ride a bike? I thought you'd only know how to drive a gas-guzzling SUV, being an American!" or, "Just so you know, waiters and waitresses here don't expect tips when you dine out at restaurants. People here just don't have that greedy sense of entitlement that a lot of Americans have."
I have to remind myself to take these comments with a grain of salt and realize that none of them are being voiced out of malice or true meanness (at least, that's what I choose to believe). Sometimes the comments are just downright funny, though not intended to be. For example, someone asked me this the other day at school: "America is supposed to be the land of liberty, but how much liberty can exist in a country where a person isn't allowed to drink until the age of 21?!" Other conversations offend me and evoke some sort of American passion that I never knew I had until living over here. I always hear people say leaving America makes you realize how much you love it. While I'm not yet ready to move home to the U.S., I am starting to agree with this statement.
Maybe someday I'll blog about the debate I recently had with someone over whether or not "the American dream" is a farce. To provide you with an excerpt of my dialog during this debate: "President Obama is the American dream. Kevin Durant is the American Dream. My dad is the American dream!" I then went on to explain in detail how my dad was the only member of his family to go to college, received more than one degree, started his own business, supported a family, became very successful, has continued to work hard for 30 years, etc. and said, "And no, this is not the case for everyone. Some people lack motivation, while others lack resources and opportunity. But in America, almost anything is possible."
On that note, happy (early) election day!
...."it's the little things in life" or something like that? i think i'm one of those people who get the most pleasure out of "the little things" (whatever that means).
1 - In Germany (and Austria), you can get a Pfand (I guess the English word for this is just "refund"?) any time you bring an empty glass/plastic bottle back to the store. Each bottle is worth anywhere from 9-25 euro cents, depending on the size and the store's policy. I was so excited yesterday when I realized I had 6 bottles to take to the store yesterday, I was beside myself. I walked to the supermarket and got my 93 euro cents and felt like it was the best day of my life.
2 - I recently discovered multivitamins that look like Rolaids (you drop them into a glass of water and they dissolve). I was expecting it to taste disgusting but it tasted amazing! I have started drinking one a day and it's hard to limit myself even to that. When I am cooking dinner and realize I still haven't had my multivitamin water yet, I get so excited.
3 - I got a text message (SMS) today from Kayla on her new, German phone. This made me SO happy to know that she is now just a phone call or text message away. When we lived in Salzburg, we were in constant communication - calling or texting all the time. When my Austrian phone got stolen in the break-in last summer, I was so sad because all of my Salzburg SMSes were on that phone! I always liked to re-read them when I was bored on train rides and remember the kinds of things we were saying to each other (a lot of funny memories saved via SMS). Now that Kayla has a new phone with a German number, however, my day has been made.
I read online today that the cast of Sound of Music will be on Oprah this week.
As I was rushing to get ready, I wondered why my alarm hadn't gone off. Just as this question crossed my mind, my alarm started to ring. I turned it off and saw on the screen that it had been going off every 5 minutes for the past hour. And I had just been sleeeeeping through it.
I got dressed in a matter of 60 seconds, brushed my teeth while putting my contacts in simultaneously, added the appropriate 4 layers to my outfit, grabbed some breakfast to go, stepped into my shoes and was out the door by 7:51. I called Melanie to a) apologize for missing the ride, b) let her know I was alive in case she was worried and c) request that she tell Anja (the teacher whose class I was supposed to teach) that I wouldn't make it. Melanie didn't answer, which seemed to increase my stress tenfold. I made it to the bus stop by 8:00. I looked at the bus chart and noticed that it wasn't coming until 8:27. Since I live in a rural village, the bus comes once an hour. On the weekends, it comes once every other hour. Do you know how insane this is? In Salzburg and Vienna (or any other actual city), it comes every 5 minutes. I can't get used to this. In Salzburg or Vienna, if you turn the corner and see the bus leaving, you say to yourself, "Oh well, I'll just wait 5 minutes for the next one". If that happens in Uttenreuth, though....you have to make a series of phone calls telling everyone you're meeting that you'll be there an hour late.
I completely missed the first class I was supposed to teach (this has never happened before) and I was so mortified. I looked for Anja immediately so I could apologize and ask when I could make it up to her. She was really gracious and kind and told me she covered the class on her own and that I didn't need to worry at all. Luckily, I only missed the 1 class (with the sporadic bus times, this could have been much worse). My next class was the 7th grade English class. Though they are 13-14 years old, they appear in size to be no older than 10. Really, they are tiny!
I have this class every Tuesday morning and last Tuesday morning, they were horrible. We had gone over a worksheet together, as a class, and I had more or less given them all the answers. There was no reason any of them should have had written anything but the correct answer. After we finished the exercise, I told them I was collecting their parents to hand in to the main teacher (who is normally there, but happened to be sick on this particular day). They were all surprised by my collecting the worksheets because none of them had expected to actually hand it in. I hadn't actually expected to collect the paper, but they were so rambunctious by the end of the class that I wanted to do so mostly as a scare tactic. Little did I know how scared some of them would become... Some of them frantically began scribbling last minute answers while others erased and re-wrote their answers in better penmanship before handing their papers in. One boy, however, would not give me his paper at all and kept begging me to let him have a new one. I told him we didn't have time and I almost had to physically tackle him to get the paper out of his hands. When I looked down at the paper, I saw that he had written the f word as every answer. I wrote his name on the paper and told him I was handing it in to the main teacher. In his defense, swear words in English are only somewhat offensive to German people. For instance, there are funny posters/political cartoons in the teacher's lounge here with all sorts of "bad" American words with no intention other than evoking a laugh. Most students here use American curse words because they've seen them in movies and know they are ''bad'' but don't truly understand their meanings. Still, I was highly annoyed with this boy and I had every intention of getting him into as much trouble as I saw fit.
Five minutes later, the bell rang and the boy left the room without another look in my direction. His 2 best friends, however, approached me at my desk and told me (in German; their English isn't good enough for this kind of conversation quite yet), "What are you going to do with Lukas' paper?" I answered, "I'm giving it to Frau ______ and she will do with it what she wants". They looked absolutely horrified at the notion of this and inched closer to the desk while stuttering nervously, "Please, please, don't do that. She will call Lukas' parents and his dad is very, very mean to him. He will get in a lot of trouble. Do you understand? Bad trouble". I looked at their faces for 5-10 seconds. They seemed 100% scared and 100% sincere. I said, "I will think about it, okay?" and they said, "Okay...." not entirely pleased with my response. I then added, "I will think it over for the next week. Next Tuesday when I come back, I will have decided what to do about his paper. Okay?" Not entirely relieved but willing to accept this answer, they said, "Thank you, thank you. Thank you." I told them to pass my message along to Lukas.
I mentioned that story to Melanie shortly after it happened. She told me that this particular teacher is the strictest teacher at the Gymnasium, who would undoubtedly call Lukas' parents and report to them that he had misbehaved for the young, unsuspecting American girl. I continued to think it over until today, when I walked into the classroom again, all the graded worksheets in hand. I passed out everyone's papers at the beginning of class and Lukas' eyes followed me all across the room as I did so. I made eye contact with him a few times and my heart melted at how cute he is. Seriously, this kid (like I said, imagine a 10 year old) could be a Gap Kids model; appropriately shaggy blonde hair, blue eyes and an adorable little outfit (all the boy students here wear skinny jeans...not skinny skinny jeans but skinny enough to look adorably stylish). He looked so innocent and so nervous as I walked back and forth across the room, in between the tables, passing out the papers and, of course, saving his for last. When only his worksheet remained, I looked at him again and noticed he was still staring nervously at both me and the paper in my hand. I walked to the front of the room, still holding his worksheet, and leaned in to whisper something to the teacher. I waited until the bell had rung and the students had begun packing up their bags to walk over to Lukas' desk. He looked like he was about to cry. I wanted to give him a hug. I sat down next to him and said, "I didn't show this to the teacher and I'm not going to. I'm going to give this back to you now but if you ever do something like this again, I will show it to the teacher and she will call your father." In his precious, sweet little German voice he said, "Danke, danke, danke, danke, danke". So I left the class and rode home with Melanie, feeling that the day had gone pretty well for starting so badly.
Kayla and I were going to go to a student event in Erlangen on Saturday night. The university just started so this is a great way to meet people and make friends. We had planned on it all week until Saturday night rolled around.... We were leaving Bamberg and the thought of going back to Uttenreuth, changing clothes, subjecting ourselves to the below-freezing temperatures once again to catch yet another bus to yet another town seemed unbearable. I was secretly hoping Kayla wouldn't want to go but I didn't want to influence her decision one way or another. I'm sure we would have had fun going, but I was delighted to hear that she, too, wanted to stay home, eat tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches, put on 3 layers of clothing and climb into bed to watch a movie. Seriously, the perfect evening! Actually....this kind of evening is only perfect with a 300g Milka bar - which we had (Kayla had included this in my birthday gift). The 300g Milka bar is of special significance to us because we used to buy these in Salzburg (usually with Lindsay) and we'd always say, "We're just going to have a few bites" and then, to our surprise, we'd look down a few minutes later and see that the entire bar had vanished. Funny how that happens.
Speaking of Lindsay....and eating...Kayla told me the funniest story that I have to mention, in hopes that I never forget it. One of my favorite things about Lindsay is how much she loves to eat (we have this in common, of course). Kayla told me that one time, Lindsay wanted a cookie from Subway (because Subway cookies are the best cookies ever). There was a certain kind of cookie she wanted that only one Subway in her town offered. She drove to that Subway specifically and, once she got inside, realized that she didn't want to stand in line just to get a cookie - that would be embarrassing. So - this is the best part- , she, being a vegetarian, ordered a sandwich just so she would feel normal ordering the cookie. Actually, no - this is the best part-, once she got up to the register, she discovered they were all out of those cookies. When Kayla told me this story, I was literally on the verge of tears from laughing so much. I believe my response was: "That is so Lindsay!"
Unfortunately for me, snuggle-time, story-time, snack-time (Kayla-time in general), had to end on Sunday when Kayla took the train back to Rosenheim. Don't think that we didn't strategically coordinate our schedules for the next 2 months, though. We did. And we'll be seeing each other as much as humanly (and financially) possible.
The Altenburg is the name of the 900 year old castle in Bamberg. It sits atop the tallest hill in Bamberg and reminds me a LOT of this castle I visited in July.
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Topsy-Turvy è il primo album in studio del gruppo musicale statunitense Mt. Helium, al tempo noti come The Apex Theory, pubblicato il 2 agosto 2002.

Il disco
Si tratta dell'unica pubblicazione registrata con il cantante Ontronik Khachaturian, il quale abbandonò il gruppo poco dopo la pubblicazione dell'album.

Dopo aver fatto alcune audizioni per un nuovo cantante, il gruppo decise di assegnare il ruolo al chitarrista Art Karamian.

Tracce

Formazione
 Ontronik Khachaturian – voce
 Art Karamian – chitarra
 Dave Hakopyan – basso
 Sammy J. Watson – batteria

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Collegamenti esterni

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Sami Outalbali, né le  à Poissy (Île-de-France), est un acteur français.

Biographie
Sami Outalbali naît le  à Poissy, dans les Yvelines. Il grandit à Verneuil-sur-Seine et étudie au Lycée Louise Weiss à Achères.

Carrière
En 2006, il fait ses premiers pas à la télévision dans le téléfilm Il faut sauver Saïd de Didier Grousset.

En 2011, il a un petit rôle dans Les Tuche d'Olivier Baroux. L'année suivante, il apparaît dans la série Vive la colo !

Entre 2016 et 2019, il joue dans Les Grands, une série diffusée sur OCS.

En 2018, il joue dans Fiertés, une série Arte. L'année suivante, il tient le rôle de Reda dans Mortel, diffusée sur Netflix et il est présent au cinéma dans Lola vers la mer de Laurent Micheli et Un vrai bonhomme de Benjamin Parent.

En 2020, il joue dans le clip Coup de Blues/Soleil de Bigflo et Oli. La même année, il intègre le casting de Sex Education. L'année suivante, il tient le rôle masculin principal dans Une histoire d'amour et de désir de Leyla Bouzid, révélé en clôture de la 60e Semaine de la critique à Cannes.

En 2022 il est membre du jury de la compétition lors du  Festival Canneseries, présidé par la française Fanny Herrero.
En octobre de cette même année, il fait partie de la distribution du très attendu film "Novembre" de Cédric Jimenez dans le rôle de Kader.

Filmographie

Cinéma
 2011 : Les Tuche d'Olivier Baroux : Jean-Wa
 2019 : Lola vers la mer de Laurent Micheli : Samir
 2019 : Un vrai bonhomme de Benjamin Parent : Sonnie
 2021 : Une histoire d'amour et de désir de Leyla Bouzid : Ahmed Ouannas
 2022 : Viens je t'emmène d'Alain Guiraudie : un garçon de la bande de jeunes
 2022 : Novembre de Cédric Jimenez : Kader

Télévision

Séries télévisées

 2010 : Famille d'accueil, épisode Claire de ronde de Bertrand Arthuys
 2012 : Vive la colo ! : Sami
 2015 : Petits secrets entre voisins, épisode La Jolie divorcée de Jean-Luc Mathieu : Basile Legrand
 2016 : Sam de Valérie Guignabodet : Khalil
 2016-2019 : Les Grands, créée par Vianney Lebasque : Ilyes
 2018 : Fiertés (mini série) de Philippe Faucon : Sélim, à 17 ans
 2019 : Mortel, créée par Simon Astier et Edouard Salier : Reda Kada
 2020-2022 : Sex Education, créée par Laurie Nunn : Rahim
 2022 : BRI, série télévisée de Jérémie Guez

Téléfilms
 2006 : Il faut sauver Saïd de Didier Grousset
 2018 : Illégitime de Renaud Bertrand : Sofiane

Distinctions

Récompense
 Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême 2021 : Valois du meilleur acteur pour Une histoire d'amour et de désir

Nominations
Lumières 2022: Lumière de la révélation masculine pour Une histoire d'amour et de désir
César 2022 : César du meilleur espoir masculin pour Une histoire d'amour et de désir

Notes et références

Liens externes

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Naissance en mars 1999


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The new electricity billing system will put more people in the lower two of the billing rates by raising the cutoff for the third and most expensive rate.
That'll be in effect from July through August.
Currently, South Korean households are billed for electricity at three different rates the heaviest users paying three times more per unit than the lowest users.
The higher cutoff is expected to benefit more than 16 million households, whose bills will be lowered by about nine U.S. dollars a month.
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Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.
Reporter : yoonjm@arirang.com


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REVIEW OF THE FINAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018
The 12 months ended 31 March 2018 proved to be a reasonable year for markets, despite the significant political uncertainty during the period, both locally and internationally. Over the period the S&P 500 finished up 11.8% and the MSCI Emerging Market Index gained 22.2%. Locally the South African All Share index delivered 9.6% with the JSE Resources index up 6.3%, the Financials index up 11.4% and the South African Listed Property index down 7.1% after the poor January and February performances.
The lack of volatility across risk assets in US markets in particular, was remarkable with realised volatility the lowest it has been since 1964. International markets commenced 2018 with most indices strongly up. This quickly reversed in February with a huge spike in volatility and indiscriminate selling, mainly in equities. The S&P 500 moved by more than 1% in a day on 22 occasions in the final quarter of our financial year, already three times the total for the whole of calendar year ended 31 December 2017. What became evident after the February correction was that the previous low levels of uncertainty and low volatility were being wiped out aggressively as concerns mounted over inflation and the impact thereof on interest rates rising in the future. At this juncture, the world is experiencing synchronized growth with the US and China at the forefront, with able support coming from Europe and Japan, both growing around 1.5%.
While geopolitical headlines did not seem to dramatically disrupt global equity markets during the period, locally the Peregrine Group felt the impact of volatility in local equity markets and the strengthening of the Rand against the US Dollar and GB Pound Sterling. This was largely on the back of the much-celebrated election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC President, and his subsequent appointment as South African President. This leadership shift was followed by the period of, "Ramaphoria", which has not yet translated into an economic resurgence, as was evident in the contraction in GDP in the first quarter of 2018. Within the context of this environment, the Group performed well and delivered solid results as we look to celebrate 20 years since listing on the JSE.
Almost every business in the Group benefits from a weaker Rand, as 42% of the Group's operating earnings emanated directly from offshore entities. It is therefore unsurprising that on average the strengthening of the Rand against the GB Pound Sterling in the financial year under review had a meaningfully negative impact on Stenham's translated Rand earnings. It is also worth noting that on average the strength of the Rand against the US Dollar affected performance fees and assets under management, and, as a consequence, management fees both in the Citadel and Peregrine Capital businesses (which have significant non-Rand exposure in their portfolios) and the Securities business (which has almost a third of its capital denominated in US Dollars in order to facilitate offshore trading). Overall attributable operating headline earnings would have grown by 13% year on year had it not been for these adverse forex impacts.
From a corporate activity perspective, Peregrine Treasury Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Citadel, acquired a 100% shareholding in Impex Treasury Solutions (a treasurer outsourcer in the agricultural sector) in April 2017 for a cash consideration of R20 million, and Peregrine increased its stake in Stenham, the Group's offshore asset management and fiduciary business, to 100% in July 2017.
Subsequent to year end the Board received, and accepted, a non-binding proposal from Legae Holdings Proprietary Limited, an entity representing certain management of Legae Securities and Peregrine Securities and a B-BBEE consortium, to acquire the Group's shareholding in the Securities business, the Group's single capital intensive business, for a consideration which values its stake in the Securities business at R910 million with effect from 1 October 2018. The proposed transaction is subject to the execution of formal written agreements and regulatory approvals.
Segmental headline earnings amounted to R535 million with the main operating businesses in the Group, namely Citadel, Stenham, Peregrine Capital, Peregrine Securities and Java Capital, delivering an increase in earnings of 7% to R470 million. There was strong growth in annuity earnings from Citadel and increased performance fees from Citadel, Peregrine Capital and Stenham Asset Management, countered by a reduction in earnings from Peregrine Securities, where revenues were lower primarily as a result of a reduction in higher margin revenue from retail and hedge fund clients. Similarly, Java Capital produced lower earnings primarily as a result of a weaker environment in both general corporate finance and in capital raising (particularly property markets) during the latter part of the financial year.
Across the Group's operating businesses, annuity earnings grew by 6% to R362 million and accounted for 77% (2017: 78%) of the aggregate earnings of the operating businesses. Variable and performance fee earnings increased by 9% to R108 million. This was, in the main, due to higher performance fees earned across the Group, and was partially offset by lower variable earnings in Peregrine Securities.
Included in the results for the last time are earnings from proprietary investments, which increased by 11% to R65 million. In order to remove the unpredictable and volatile returns associated with these investments, the Board resolved to restructure the Group by transferring all surplus non-operating net assets held by the Group (i.e. excess cash, investments in hedge funds and other proprietary investments), to Sandown Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peregrine with effect from 2 October 2017. Having obtained the necessary regulatory approvals, the restructure and subsequent unbundling resulted in Sandown Capital being separately listed on the JSE on Wednesday, 29 November 2017 with the shares in Sandown Capital being unbundled to Peregrine shareholders on Monday,4 December 2017.
The Business Segment Review contains details of the performance of Peregrine's various subsidiaries for the financial year.
Peregrine is committed to transformation, which it views as a critical business imperative, not only for the Group's sustainability but also as a means of making a meaningful contribution within the broader South African society in which the Group operates. In accordance with Peregrine's commitment to transformation, the Group has, with the advice of external consultants, embarked on the implementation of a three-year plan which will see it seek to comply with the elements of the Financial Sector Code, particularly the priority elements.
Peregrine's governance framework in based on accountability, transparency and integrity. The Board aims to integrate the creation of sustainable value into the Group's strategy and to embed the principles of King IV into its daily operations. It further recognises that good governance, achieved through focusing on the four outcomes under King IV, can enhance the long-term performance of the Group. In line with international developments, remuneration has received prominence in King IV and Peregrine has spent considerable time formalising its approach to Executive remuneration over the past three years as is more fully outlined in the Group Remuneration Committee Report.
The Board has resolved to declare an ordinary cash dividend of 170 cents per share for the year ended 31 March 2018, which is 10% higher than that of last year's ordinary dividend of 155 cents per share and equates to almost 80% of our operating earnings for the year.
Jonathan Hertz, the previous Group CEO, stepped down on 31 July 2017. With effect from 1 August 2017, Robert Katz was appointed as the interim CEO, with this appointment being made permanent from 15 November 2017. Claire Coward has been appointed as the CFO of the Group and as an Executive Director of Peregrine with effect from 1 June 2018.
In accordance with the intention stated in the results announcement dated 12 June 2018 to propose Board changes before the upcoming Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), Boitumelo ("Tumi") Tlhabanelo has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 August 2018. As part of the ongoing desire to optimise the composition of the Board and its subcommittees, a decision will be taken in due course regarding the subcommittees on which Tumi will serve.
The Group continues to execute its strategy of building the businesses internally, driving cross-business revenue synergies and seeking acquisitions which add incremental benefits to the Group as a whole. We remain committed to actively seeking out such opportunities as we forge our way into the future.
With the unpredictable nature of the returns from the Group's proprietary investments no longer introducing volatility into the Group's earnings (this years' results being the last to include returns on proprietary investments for the first six months) and with the proposed sale of Peregrine Securities, the Group's return on equity should increase substantially, as we will be left with businesses that have very little need for capital, other than regulatory working capital requirements. As a consequence, the Group's dividend payout ratio going forward should increase and with the Group now streamlined, shareholder value should be maximised over time.
I would like to thank my fellow Board members and the Holdings team for their support and guidance as I transitioned from my role as CFO to CEO. I would also like to commend our people and our various management teams in our underlying businesses for their hard work, dedication and focus, and for the diligence with which they continuously look after the interests of our clients and shareholders. To our clients and shareholders, I would like to offer a special thank you for entrusting us with your confidence and allowing our various businesses to take care of your assets.
It would be remiss of me not to make mention of the significant contribution that our former CEO, Jonathan Hertz, made during his tenure in the Group and we wish Jonathan the very best in his future endeavors.
As we mark 20 years since Peregrine first listed on the JSE, we remain confident in our ability to create ongoing value for all our stakeholders for the next 20 years and beyond.
Robert Katz
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