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Q: Popover Bootstrap Card on Hover I have a Button for example that has the popover data toggle:
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="popover" title="User Info">Popover with Title</button>

The JS code that is associated with this popover:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover({
        placement : 'top',
        trigger : 'hover',
        html : true,
        content : '

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 <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary w-100">Chat</button> <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary w-100 ml-2">Follow</button>

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    });
});

CSS for the popover Bootstrap card:
.card {
    width: 400px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: #fff
}

.stats {
    background: #f2f5f8 !important;
    color: #000 !important
}

.articles {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number1 {
    font-weight: 500
}

.followers {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number2 {
    font-weight: 500
}

.rating {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number3 {
    font-weight: 500
}

However, when I hover over the card, with the appropriate CSS, it will show the default popover background behind the bootstrap card that is with it.
How do I solve this?

A: See if this works for you:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover({
      placement: 'top',
      trigger: 'hover',
      html: true,
      content: '

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 Articles 38

 Followers 980

 Rating 8.9

 <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary w-100">Chat</button> <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary w-100 ml-2">Follow</button>

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    });
});
.popover-title { display: none !important; }

.popover {
  max-width: 500px !important;
}

.popover-header{
display: none !important;
}

.popover-body {
  padding: 0px !important;
}

.card{
  border: none !important;
}

.card {
    width: 400px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: #fff
}

.stats {
    background: #f2f5f8 !important;
    color: #000 !important
}

.articles {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number1 {
    font-weight: 500
}

.followers {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number2 {
    font-weight: 500
}

.rating {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #a1aab9
}

.number3 {
    font-weight: 500
}
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<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="popover" title="User Info">Popover with Title</button>

Live Demo: https://jsfiddle.net/7fnqw418/
P.S: You can comment out the .popover-header class if you wish to display the popover header

A: First, rename your css class .card.
.custom-card {
    width: 400px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: #fff
}

If you just want to apply your style do this :

If you want to mix bootstrap style and yours, you can add multiple classes to a single DOM element.
Rules given in later classes (or which are more specific) override.


Washington, D.C., June 29, 2012 – The Sindhi American Political Action Committee (SAPAC) announced plans today for the Third Anniversary Banquet Dinner to be held on September 12, 2012 from 7pm- 10pm at the Channel Inn (650 Water Street SW Washington D.C.nearest Train Station is Water Front-http://www.channelinn.com/). Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Co-chair of the Congressional Sindh Caucus; Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), first member of the Congressional Sindh Caucus; Hollywood celebrities John Savage and Blanca Blanco and former Congressional Chief of Staff, Kathryn Cameron Porter are scheduled to speak. This year's banquet is dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their families.
SAPAC's Third Anniversary Banquet Dinner will bring Sindhi Americans throughout the nation together to discuss topics relating to Sindhi Americans and issues within the Sindh region. Topics will include countering militancy through indigenous Sufi beliefs, Sindhi language programming on the Voice of America, Education in Sindh and issues of religion relating to Hindus, and Christians.
All proceeds from the event support SAPAC and its continuing efforts on behalf of advancing the cause of Sindhis. Those interested in attending should RSVP to SAPAC . For questions regarding registration costs and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mr. Munawar Laghari, SAPAC Executive Director, by phone at (202) 496-5300 or by e-mail at sapac.sindh@gmail.com.


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She Can't Get Enough of You. A woman in love will make you the center of her world. She'll be attentive, affectionate, concerned for your well-being and supportive of all your endeavors.... This is a guest post by Betsy Prioleau, author of Seductress and the recently released book Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them. Betsy argues that, contrary to popular myth, the men who consistently captivate women do not fall into the familiar stereotypes: the satanic rake, alpha stud, slick player, Mr. Nice, or big-money mogul.
A woman is not a "love machine" that you can put tokens in to make her like you. Stop even trying, just go about your life, maybe at some point in the future you two will get along, but whether she hates you for a good reason or not, she doesn't owe you anything so don't assume (or try) to do things to get her to love you.
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I often wonder whether other people consider microwave oven to be the must have home appliance. How important it is in our daily life? How well it saves you efforts conveniently?
Home appliances are important in every family with or without kids. There are many appliances we need to list down to fully satisfy our cooking needs. But some appliances can be neglected at the very first time you start completing your kitchen needs.
Microwave oven can save electricity as it cooks more evenly and faster than conventional oven. If you must use a normal oven, you can consider getting a combo one (microwave+normal oven). If you do, get the one with the convection feature (with fan to even out the heat). Faster cooking means that you can use your time for something else! If you are looking to buy one, check out this complete comparison of which microwave oven to buy.
Foods are healthier and tastier. Foods that are cooked in the oven uses less oils that reduces fats and cholesterol consumption. If you steam the vegetables in the oven, possible use of water is less. Unlike steaming the vegetables in a skillet, you consume more water that will run into the vegetables. Chances are the taste has changed and it's watery.
For fast reheating of left over foods and frozen foods a microwave oven is a big help.
Occasionally, we love to bake cakes, cookies or even roast a whole chicken for gifts and parties. Having a microwave oven helps you to show your talent and creativity in cooking. I almost always serve a homemade cakes and cookies on parties. And even baked one for gifts. Some, like this one, is very easy to make and only takes 5 minutes!
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A Noble prize-winning scientist has been stripped of his honorary titles at a lab after doubling down on his 'reprehensible' views on intelligence and race. James Watson, 90, who shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for discovering that DNA was a double helix, lost his job in 2007 for expressing racist views. On Friday January 11 he was stripped of several honorary titles by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, in New York, which he once headed. The lab said it was reacting to Mr Watson's remarks in a television documentary aired earlier this month.
In the 2007 interview, Watson said that while he hopes everyone is equal, 'people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true.' In this month's documentary, he said genes cause a difference on average between black people and white people on IQ tests.


The Head of Customs Control Department of the Ministry of Chernihiv customs revenues and charges of Ukraine, advisor of tax and customs case III rank Podoljak V.I. and Senior state Inspector of customs post "Senjkivka » Chernihiv customs Ministry of income and charges of Ukraine, advisor of tax and customs case II rank Chajka O.P., were invited to the roundtable. They took an active part in the discussion of roundtable materials.
Participants of the roundtable reviewed the scientific papers and reports , which were accompanied by presentations of students of Juridical faculty Manco Alina " Customs at tsarist times", Polosjmak Inna "Peculiarities of customs in the Soviet period", Dynnyk Nina "Customs of independent Ukraine: its formation and development",Adamchyk Natalija "Customs and its basic elements"б Novik Julija "Special customs procedures in Ukraine", Pyrkhovsjka Krystyna "Current issues of the fight against counterfeit goods during their movement across the customs border of Ukraine", Chyzh Tetjana "Service in the income and fees , " Julia Kovalenko " International cooperation on civil customs".
Senior lecturer in civil, commercial and criminal law, of Juridical faculty Boghdan J.M. made conclusion remarks, he said that customs in Ukraine are developing in certain harmonization of generally accepted international practice norms and standards. Our state determines the customs policy, creates its own customs system, and makes customs regulations on its territory. Customs regulation is in accordance with the requirements of the Customs Code of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine and international treaties. He summed up the results of the workshop and wished success, inspiration and enthusiasm both in practice and in teaching field.
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Legislation Aimed at Antimicrobial Drug Use in Livestock Production
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US - Representatives Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) last week introduced legislation aimed at gathering and analyzing further information on the amount of antimicrobial drugs used in livestock production.
The legislation entitled Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals states it "will help scientists and public health officials to better understand and interpret trends and variations in antimicrobial resistance," as well as identify interventions for preventing and controlling drug resistance.
The bill would require drug manufacturers to obtain and provide better information to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on how their antimicrobial drugs are used in each class of food animals. The legislation would require poultry, swine, and other livestock producers to submit detailed annual reports to FDA on the type and amount of antibiotics contained in the feed given to their animals.
In addition, the bill would mandate that FDA report breakdowns on the percentages of antimicrobials sold for growth promotion and feed efficiency, disease prevention, disease control, and disease treatment. Further, the agency would have to provide a breakdown on drugs sold or distributed in each state and the quantity of drugs sold for each class of animals. Currently, FDA only reports on the total number of kilograms sold for use in animals for several classes of antibiotics.
The Coalition for Animal Health, including the National Chicken Council, held an informational briefing for congressional staff on Thursday to explain the complexities related to producing a safe and wholesome food supply while protecting public health and preserving antibiotics for future generations, while stressing a science-based approach in examining the effects of antibiotics in agriculture.
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Die Mongolische Kröte (Strauchbufo raddei) ist eine ostasiatische Krötenart, die im Norden und Nordosten von China (Innere Mongolei, Mandschurei, Gansu bis Jiangsu und Anhui), in der mittleren und östlichen Mongolei, in Nordkorea und im östlichen Russland vom Baikalsee bis zum Ussuri vorkommt.

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Die Mongolische Kröte erreicht eine Kopf-Rumpf-Länge von 4 bis 8,9 cm. Auf dem Rücken ist sie hell olivfarben oder grünlichgrau bis grau und mit großen dunklen Flecken gemustert. In der Rückenmitte verläuft eine helle Linie. Der Bauch ist hellgrau mit wenigen roten Punkten. Die Ohrdrüsen hinter den Augen sind groß und auffällig. Die Pupille ist oval und liegt horizontal, das Trommelfell ist nicht sichtbar. Männchen bleiben kleiner als die Weibchen, haben Brunstschwielen am ersten Finger und eine Kehl-Schallblase.

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Die Mongolische Kröte lebt an den Rändern von Laub- und Nadelwäldern, auf Wiesen, Waldsteppen, sandigen Steppen und in Oasen in trockenen Steppen und der Wüste Gobi aber auch in landwirtschaftlich genutzten Gegenden und am Rande menschlicher Siedlungen, ist in manchen Gegenden sehr häufig und gilt ais ungefährdet. In der Amurregion können bis zu 400 Exemplare pro Quadratkilometer leben. Die Kröte bevorzugt weiche oder sandige Böden und kommt bis in Höhen von 2700 Metern vor. Sie ist nacht- und dämmerungsaktiv, an sonnigen, warmen Tagen jedoch auch tagsüber zu sehen. Die Mongolische Kröte laicht in kleinen stehenden Gewässern, je nach Region von Mai bis Juli. Dabei umklammern die Männchen die Weibchen in einem Amplexus lumbalis. Der Laich enthält etwa 1000 bis 6000 Eier und wird in zwei, drei bis sechs Meter langen Schnüren abgegeben. Die Metamorphose findet normalerweise von Juni bis August statt, die Kaulquappen können jedoch auch überwintern und ihre Metamorphose erst im kommenden Sommer vollenden. Von September oder Oktober bis April oder Mai hält die Mongolische Kröte einen Winterschlaf, normalerweise in Gruppen zu mehreren Tieren. In den nördlichen Regionen ihres Verbreitungsgebietes graben sie sich dafür bis in Tiefen von zwei Metern ein.

Die Kaulquappen ernähren sich von Algen und Detritus, gerade umgewandelte Jungtiere von Milben und kleinen Insekten, insbesondere von Springschwänzen. Ausgewachsene Kröten fressen Spinnen, Raupen, Käfer (Laufkäfer, Rüsselkäfer, Schwarzkäfer und andere) und Ameisen. Letztere sind die wichtigste Nahrungsquelle in trockenen Habitaten.

Systematik
Die Mongolische Kröte wurde 1876 durch den russischen Herpetologen Alexander Strauch unter dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Bufo raddei beschrieben. Das Art-Epitheton raddei ehrt den Geograph und Naturforscher Gustav Radde, der unter anderem die Umgebung des Baikalsees, Daurien und das Amurgebiet erforschte. Im Jahr 2012 wurde die Kröte in einem Amphibienführer durch drei chinesische Wissenschaftler der monotypischen Gattung Strauchbufo zugeordnet. Sie gehört in die engere Verwandtschaft der mittel- und osteuropäischen Wechselkröte (Bufotes viridis).

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Interpreter helped driving theory test candidates cheat by giving answers in secret Ukranian code instead of Russian
Anna Rotherham worked as a Russian interpreter for the DVSA at its Aldershot test centre and tipped off candidates by giving correct answers in Ukrainian instead
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A Woking woman has been jailed after she was caught helping Russian candidates cheat on their driving theory tests by using a secret Ukrainian code.
Anna Rotherham, 43, of Florence Way in Knaphill , was sentenced to four months' imprisonment after she was found guilty of fraud while working as a Russian interpreter for the DVSA at its Aldershot test centre.
Rotherham was charged after being caught on seven different occasions between September 18 and October 8, 2013, giving answers to Russian participants in the driving theory test.
She would tell the candidates the correct answer by translating it in Ukrainian while presenting the incorrect answers in Russian in the multiple choice section of the test.
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At Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday (February 22), Judge Neill Stewart said although there was no evidence to suggest Rotherham did this for financial gain, she manipulated her position of trust.
He said: "The evidence of any specific financial gain is missing but that is not true of the harm caused. You helped under-qualified drivers getting on to the road, which has its risks."
Judge Stewart added Rotherham's two children, one studying their GCSEs and the other preparing for university, did not know she was being sentenced in court that day.
Heartless conmen who defrauded elderly woman out of nearly £300,000 jailed for 14 years
He also said she has since lost her job as a result of the arrest which led to the proceedings and was instead selling cleaning products from a franchise.
"You are a person who has not been before the courts and a person of good character," he said. "You are clearly an intelligent person who was more than capable to do your job.
"Your children know nothing about these proceedings."
Rotherham was found guilty on seven charges of fraud and was given a four-month sentence for each charge to be served concurrently.
Rotherham was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court
The case followed a joint investigation by the DVSA and Surrey Police and concludes all investigations into interpreters helping candidates cheat in their tests.
After the court hearing, DVSA's head of counter-fraud and investigations Andy Rice said: "DVSA's first priority is to protect everyone from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
"This sentence sends out a clear message to those who want to defraud the driving test process."
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He continued: "The driving test is there to ensure that all drivers have the skills and knowledge to use the roads safely and responsibly.
"Anyone who tries to circumvent this process is putting innocent road users at risk. Driving test fraud is a serious offence and is dealt with accordingly.
"We have stringent measures in place to detect fraudulent activity and work closely with the police to bring all offenders to justice."
Learner drivers need to know these proposed practical driving test changes for 2017
The DVSA's foreign language support for driving tests was stopped in 2014 but candidates with dyslexia or other reading difficulties are still able to take their theory test with an English or Welsh language voiceover.
Since 2008, more than 1,300 theory test passes have been revoked after investigations into fraudulent interpreters. Between 2015 and 2016, 1.9 million theory tests were taken.
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ND Congressional Delegation, AG Speak On Supreme Court EPA Ruling
(Bismarck, ND) — North Dakota's congressional delegation and the attorney general are happy with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's power. The court ruled yesterday that Congress hadn't given the EPA the power to regulate carbon emissions coming from power plants. Senator Kevin Kramer says the ruling is a "win for democracy, cooperative federalism, the American people, and North Dakota. Senator John Hoeven says the decision pushes back against "burdensome rules" imposed by the Biden administration. and Congressman Kelly Armstrong released a similar statement, while North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley called the ruling a "landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory."
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U.S. private payrolls rise; trade deficit narrows
January 6, 2016 - Business - Tagged: ADP, Chris Rupkey, Federal Reserve, United States	- no comments
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private companies added workers at a brisk clip in December, pointing to underlying strength in the economy despite signs that growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter.
Other data on Wednesday showed the U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November likely as efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang pushed imports of goods to their lowest level in nearly five years, outpacing a drop in exports.
p> Payrolls processor ADP said private-sector employment rose by 257,000 last month, the largest gain since December 2014, after increasing by 211,000 in November. However, the ADP data tends to overstate job gains in December because of a year-end accounting quirk.
"The labor markets are finishing the year with a bang, that's for sure. December was moreover extraordinarily warm as well, which means the number may exaggerate the labor market strength," said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York.
The ADP report, which was jointly developed with Moody's Analytics, was released ahead of the government's more comprehensive December employment report on Friday.
According to a Reuters survey of economists, nonfarm payrolls probably increased 200,000 last month, on top of the 211,000 jobs added in November. The unemployment rate is seen unchanged at a 7-1/2-year low of 5 percent.
Labor market strength suggests the economy's fundamentals remain healthy, & some economists say that could keep the Federal Reserve on course to raise interest rates again in March.
The U.S. central bank last month raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to between 0.25 percent & 0.50 percent, the first rate increase in nearly a decade.
U.S. stock index futures were trading sharply lower on Wednesday, while prices for U.S. government debt rose. The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies.
TRADE DEFICIT SHRINKS
In a separate report, the Commerce Department said the trade deficit fell 5.0 percent to $42.4 billion in November.
Despite the shrinking trade gap, declining exports are the latest indication that economic growth braked sharply in the fourth quarter. While inventories likely accounted for much of the drop in imports, the weakness could moreover be pointing to a slowdown in domestic demand, which was flagged by weak December automobile sales.
Trade, which subtracted 0.26 percentage point from gross domestic product in the third quarter, is likely to have remained a drag on growth in the fourth quarter.
A strong dollar & the inventory bloat, which has left businesses with little appetite to order more merchandise, have combined with spending cuts in the energy sector to take some steam out of the economy in recent months.
Economists this week slashed their fourth-quarter GDP growth estimates by as much as one percentage point to as low as a 0.5 percent annual pace, which moreover accounted for the impact of unseasonably warm weather on sales of winter apparel & other merchandise.
The economy grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the third quarter. Businesses accumulated a record pile of inventory in the first half of 2015, which was unmatched by demand, leaving warehouses bulging with unsold goods.
Imports of goods dropped 2.0 percent to $183.5 billion in November, the lowest level since February 2011. Imports of industrial supplies & materials were the weakest since May 2009. There were moreover declines in imports of capital & consumer goods.
Lower oil prices as well as increased domestic energy production moreover helped to curb the import bill. The price of petroleum averaged $39.24 per barrel in November. That was the lowest level since February 2009 & down from $40.12 in October & $82.92 in November 2014.
The dollar gained almost 10 percent against the currencies of the United States' main trading partners last year, eroding the appeal of U.S.-made goods overseas.
Goods exports slipped 1.1 percent to $122.2 billion in November, the lowest level since June 2011.
Exports of industrial supplies & materials hit their lowest level in five years, while petroleum exports were the weakest since December 2010. Exports of non-petroleum products dropped to their lowest level since June 2011.
The decline in exports to the United States' main trading partners was nearly broad-based in November. But the politically sensitive U.S.-China trade deficit fell 5.2 percent to $31.3 billion in November.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Additional reporting by Dan Burns in New York; Editing by Paul Simao)
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2013 Rittenhouse Women of Marvel Series 2 is all about the ladies of the Marvel Universe. A follow-up to the card maker's 2008 Women of Marvel set, each box comes with either a full-color sketch card or a multi-card sketch puzzle.
The 2013 Rittenhouse Women of Marvel Series 2 base set has 90 cards. It is devoted to stunning artwork of both the female heroes and villains that make Marvel Comics tick. The set also has multiple levels of numbered parallels.
For many, sketch cards are likely to be the big draw of the product. Each box has at least one high-quality piece of original art. Approximately every third box has a complete multi-card sketch puzzle.
The number of artists doing sketch cards in 2013 Rittenhouse Women of Marvel Series 2 is big, with more than 100 contributing. These include Newton Barbosa, Matt Glebe, Mick Glebe, Sean Pence, Allison Sohn, and Mark Texeira.
2013 Rittenhouse Women of Marvel Series 2 has three levels of case incentives. Those ordering six cases get a four-card sketch puzzle by Rhiannon Owens that has multiple characters. The eight-case incentive is a sketch portrait by Tim Shay. Dealers getting 18 12-box cases get a special Archives Box.
Rittenhouse plans to have other basic inserts in the set as well, although formal details have not yet been released.
A binder with an exclusive sketch card is available separately.
The following artists contributed sketch cards for the set. Rittenhouse has compiled a signature cheat sheet (page 1 / page 2) to help you identify artists.
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UIS Illinois Innocence Project honors International Wrongful Conviction Day
Wrongful Conviction Day is a day to remember the fallibility of our legal system. America has one of the best criminal justice systems in the world. But despite our numerous constitutional protections and our legal commitment to due process, mistakes still happen. The Illinois Innocence Project was founded to correct those mistakes.
The 2,271 flags represent individuals who have been exonerated since 1989. The 237 blue flags are for those wrongful convictions in Illinois. All told, these people lost more than 20,000 years of their lives in prison.
You can learn more about Wrongful Conviction Day on their website. UIS has a strong relationship with the Innocence Project. You can see more of their work, including current cases and volunteer opportunities, here.
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Golf revenue continues to fall in Jacksonville
2018 was another bad year for the Jacksonville's Links golf courses. Like most municipal golf courses, the Links loses money every year. It was clear as early as August that 2018 was going to be a particularly bad year for the courses. The recently released 2018 audit shows just how dire the situation is becoming for the courses.
Total operating losses totaled $198,000. This is nearly triple the losses suffered in 2012. Expenses were up eight percent since '12. The real driver is that revenue is down 24 percent, from $377,000 in '12 to just $288,000 last year. This is why the cash infusion from the city came much earlier in the year; the Links was struggling to cover payroll expenses due to low revenue. And unlike in years past when the bailout is needed in the winter months, last year the Links needed help during the fall.
Fixing the root problems at the course will not be easy. Golf participation is declining nationally, and Jacksonville has not been spared from these trends. But the first step is admitting there is a problem. A golf advisory committee was created in February 2018 and they did provide some good recommendations for improvements. But their last meeting was more than a year ago. In full council meetings, council members are reluctant to even acknowledge that revenue is down substantially from years past.
Six-figure losses are the new normal for the Links. It is up to the council to decide if they want to continue to write these losses off, or come up with a more sustainable plan for the courses.
You can read the full audit here.
Illinois pot legalization splits both parties in House, but is poised for governor's signature after passage
Illinois lawmakers celebrate after Illinois House approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana at the State Capitol
A bill to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in Illinois is on to the governor despite there being bipartisan opposition.
Sponsors of the measure say allowing adults to legally buy from state licensed sellers and possess up to 30 grams of marijuana is not just about revenue for the state, it's about reversing the impacts of the War on Drugs.
"I have said repeatedly, however, this is not about the money," said state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago. "It can't be about the money. States that have passed legalization and have gone about it as if it's a magic ATM machine have failed doubly. They have not cut into their illicit marketplace and they've gotten less revenue."
Cassidy said the tax rates have been set at the lower end of what other states tax. With all the taxes for cannabis in House Bill 1438, from the state excise tax, cultivation privilege tax and even local tax on top of the state sales tax, the most THC potent form of the product will have a 41 percent tax.
The measure found support from state Rep. David Welter, R-Morris. He said the provisions for local control over sales and the ability for businesses to do random drug testing were good provisions.
"I'm a father of three from a rural district and I'm standing before you supporting this bill because I do not believe the current policy that we have out there right now is working," Welter said. "Prohibition doesn't work and we see that. Putting safeguards in place, taxing, regulating it I believe provides a better market and a safer market for our state."
Many other Republicans, however, stood in opposition to the bill, citing various statistics of increased psychosis, traffic fatalities and youth access in states that have legalized it. Supporters of the bill said correlation doesn't mean causation, but opponents said it's an area that should be investigated further.
House Democrats were also split on the measure.
State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, talked about the negative health effects of the drug. He brought out props to the House floor: An egg and a pan.
"This is your brain," DeLuca said as he cracked an egg into a frying pan. "There it is folks. This is your brain on drugs. So today for my family, for my children, for your family, of your children, and especially for African American and Hispanic communities, vote no."
State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, immediately stood in support of the measure and to "refute some of the what I call nonsense that we heard including wasting eggs that should have been used to make a souffle or something instead of making a ridiculous point that has been outdated for over 30 years."
The House Black Caucus was split on the issue with some speaking in favor, others in oppositions.
State Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, said he at first didn't trust the process, but now he does.
"This is so important to me," Evans said. "I've seen what happens when an individual is restricted. I've seen the men cry when they lose their jobs because they didn't want to put on there they had a felony conviction. I've seen the young folks who were rejected for financial aid because they have a background because they had possession of marijuana and I've seen the destruction that's caused to a generation."
He said he's happy to join others in rolling back the War on Drugs.
State Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, opposed the bill.
"Our community is still being used for people to make a profit and to get rich and give nothing back to the community," Flowers said.
The measure passed 66 to 47. It passed the Senate previously and will now be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Pritzker called the bill a historic step for the state.
"The state of Illinois just made history, legalizing adult-use cannabis with the most equity-centric approach in the nation," the governor said in a statement Friday afternoon. "This will have a transformational impact on our state, creating opportunity in the communities that need it most and giving so many a second chance. In the interest of equity and criminal justice reform, I look forward to signing this monumental legislation."
The governor also praised the sponsors of the bill and others who worked to get the legislation passed.
Article by Greg Bishop with The Center Square. For more TCS visit https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois
Pritzker guarantees Illinois lawmakers pay increase with biggest budget in state history
While Illinoisans will be paying higher taxes, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he's going to give state lawmakers at least a $1,600 pay increase because they're hard workers.
Pritzker said he'll sign the budget bills being sent his way, despite the ire from taxpayers that lawmakers gave themselves a raise while doubling the state's gas tax.
Pritzker was asked multiple times in Chicago Tuesday if he'd line-item veto more than $280,000 in lawmaker pay increases when he gets the budget that was passed in overtime session.
"Look, this was a highly negotiated budget," Pritzker said. "We had the Republicans and Democrats coming to the table back and forth on this and so I'm going to sign the budget that we put forward."
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, said if the budget was highly negotiated, why was the Senate unanimous in wanting to keep their pay flat? He said in the House there were Republicans and Democrats ready to vote to freeze their pay.
"Effectively the will of the people and the legislators want to forego raises," Skillicorn said.
Illinois lawmakers are the highest paid state legislators in the region, making a base pay of $67,836 with a $111 a day per diem. That's going to go up.
The measure to keep lawmaker pay flat passed the Senate late Friday but when the bill got to the House, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, put a non-concur motion on it, holding the measure from a floor vote. He hasn't responded to messages seeking comment.
Multiple lawmakers have called on the governor to line-item veto the pay raises. Pritzker was insistent he's going to sign the budget as is. He even defended lawmakers.
"They're working night and day, Republicans and Democrats, I credit them all," Pritzker said. "Many of them are taking on much more than people expect. They're also away from their families for days, sometimes a week at a time."
Skillicorn said said taxpayers shouldn't have sympathy for lawmakers.
"We haven't had a balanced budget in over a decade," Skillicorn said. "We have over $6 billion in backed bills. Clearly the legislators haven't done a good job."
Illinois' backlog of bills isn't the only debt. Illinois also has $136 billion of unfunded pension liability, among the worst credit rating in the country, the second-highest property taxes and more problems.
Before leaving town, lawmakers approved the biggest spending budget in Illinois state history without addressing some of the main cost drivers like the increased pension debt.


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Rebel Without A Cause ****
Recent Great Movies
Red Heat ***
Red State **
Red State *1/2
Redbelt ***1/2
Reel Steal ***
Return To Oz ***
Return To Paradise ***
Revenge *1/2
Revolutionary Road **1/2
Revolver *
Rio Bravo **
Rise Of The Guardians **1/2
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes ***1/2
Road To Perdition ***1/2
Robin Hood **1/2
Robocop ***1/2
Rock N Rolla ***1/2
Rock of Ages **
Rocketman **1/2
Rocky ***1/2
Rocky II ***1/2
Rocky II ***
Rocky III ***1/2
Rocky IV ****
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ***
Roma **
Romancing The Stone ***
Room ***1/2
Room 237 **1/2
Rough Night **
Rough Night **1/2
Rumble Fish **1/2
Rumble In The Bronx ***
Run All Night **1/2
Runner Runner **
Safe House **
Safe Men **1/2
Safety Not Guaranteed ***
Salt ***1/2
San Andreas ***
Sausage Party ***1/2
Savages ***
Saving Mr. Banks ***
Scarlet Street **1/2
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World ***1/2
Scream 2 *1/2
Scream 3 **1/2
Scrooged ****
Sea of Love ***1/2
Searching For Bobby Fischer **1/2
Searching For Sugarman **1/2
Season Of The Witch *1/2
Secret Window **1/2
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World *1/2
Seven ****
Seven Psychopaths ***1/2
Sex Tape *1/2
Sex, Lies, and Videotape ****
Shakespeare in Love ***
Shaolin Soccer ***
Shazam ***
She Done Him Wrong ***
She's Out Of My League *1/2
Sherlock Holmes ***1/2
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows **1/2
Sherlock Jr. ****
Shock Corridor **1/2
Shoot 'Em Up **
Shooter *1/2
Short Circuit **
Short Term 12 ***
Shutter Island ****
Sicario ****
Side By Side **1/2
Side Effects ***1/2
Sightseers **1/2
Signs ***
Silver Linings Playbook ****
Silverado ****
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For *1/2
Sing Street ***1/2
Single **
Single White Female **
Sisters *1/2
Six Degrees of Separation **
Skyfall ***1/2
Skyline *
Sleepless in Seattle ***1/2
Sliver **1/2
Small Time Crooks **
Snake Eyes **1/2
Snatch ***1/2
Sneakers **1/2
Snow White And The Huntsman ***
Snowden ***
Snowpiercer **
Soapdish ***1/2
Solo: A Star Wars Story ***
Some Velvet Morning **1/2
Sonatine **
Sophie's Choice **1/2
Sour Grapes **
Source Code ***
Southpaw **1/2
Spectre **
Spider Man, Venom, and two studios NOT sharing well
Spider-Man: Far From Home ***
Spider-Man: Homecoming ***1/2
Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse ***1/2
Split ***
Spotlight ***
Spring Breakers *
Spy ***1/2
St. Vincent **1/2
Stand By Me ***1/2
Star Trek ****
Star Trek Into Darkness ***
Star Trek: Beyond **
Star Wars: Han Solo and the Firing of it's Directors
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ***1/2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi ***
Stardust ***
State of Grace ***1/2
Step Brothers ***1/2
Steve Jobs ***1/2
Still Alice ***
Straight Outta Compton ***1/2
Stranger Than Fiction ***1/2
Stretch **
Stuck On You **
Suburbicon **1/2
Sucker Punch *1/2
Suicide Kings ***
Suicide Squad **
Sully ***
Summer Box Office
Summer Movie Preview
Summer Of Universal
Sunset Boulevard ***
Super ***
Super 8 ***1/2
Super Troopers **
Superbad ****
Superhero Movies Coming Soon
Superhero Movies of 2018
Superhero Movies, 2016
Swimming With Sharks *1/2
Swingers ****
Swordfish ***
Synechdoche New York *1/2
T2 Trainspotting ***
Tag ***
Take Me Home Tonight **1/2
Take This Waltz **
Taken ****
Taken 2 *1/2
Taken 3 **1/2
TAPS ***
Team America: World Police **
Ted ***
Ted 2 *1/2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ***
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles **1/2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows **
Terminator Genisys **1/2
That's My Boy *
The 40 Year Old Virgin ***1/2
The A Team **
The Accidental Tourist *1/2
The Accountant ***
The Accused **1/2
The Adjustment Bureau **1/2
The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert ***
The Adventures of Tintin **
The Amazing Spider Man ***1/2
The Amazing Spider Man 2 **1/2
The American **1/2
The Apartment ***1/2
The Aristocrats **1/2
The Artist ***
The Avengers ***1/2
The Avengers: Age of Ultron **1/2
The Awful Truth **1/2
The Bank Job ***1/2
The Beach ***
The Big Lebowski ****
The Big Short ***
The Big Sick ****
The Bone Collector *1/2
The Book of Eli ***
The Boondock Saints **
The Boss Baby ***
The Bourne Identity ****
The Bourne Legacy **
The Bourne Supremacy ***1/2
The Bourne Ultimatum ***1/2
The Boxtrolls ***
The Bride of Frankenstein **1/2
The Burbs ***
The Campaign **1/2
The Central Park Five ****
The Comedian **1/2
The Company Men *1/2
The Conjuring **1/2
The Counselor *1/2
The Da Vinci Code **1/2
The Darjeeling **1/2
The Dark Crystal ***
The Dark Knight ***1/2
The Dark Knight Rises ***
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? ***
The Departed ****
The Descendents ***
The Devil's Advocate ***1/2
The Devil's Own ***
The Dictator **1/2
The Dilemma **
The Disaster Artist ***1/2
The Doors ***1/2
The Driver *
The Drop ***1/2
The Edge of Seventeen ***
The Emperor's New Groove
The End of the Tour **1/2
The Equalizer ***
The Evil Dead 2 ****
The Expendables **
The Expendables 2 *1/2
The Fabulous Baker Boys ***
The Fate of the Furious **1/2
The Favourite ***1/2
The Fighter ****
The Fighter ***1/2
The Five Year Engagement **
The Foot Fist Way *1/2
The Founder ***1/2
The Game ****
The Gate **
The General's Daughter ***
The Ghost Writer ***
The Gift **
The Gift ***
The Gingerbread Man **1/2
The Girl **
The Girl on the Train ***
The Giver *
The Godfather ****
The Godfather Part II ***1/2
The Good German **1/2
The Good Girl ***
The Grand Budapest Hotel ****
The Great Gatsby **1/2
The Green Hornet **1/2
The Green Lantern *1/2
The Grey ***1/2
The Grudge **1/2
The Guilt Trip **1/2
The Hangover ****
The Hangover II **
The Hangover III **1/2
The Hateful Eight ***1/2
The Heat ***1/2
The Help ***
The Hitman's Bodyguard **
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ***
The Hobbit: The Desaulation of Smaug **1/2
The Hospital **
The Host **1/2
The House ***
The Hunger Games **1/2
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ***
The Hurt Locker ****
The Ice Harvest ***
The Ides Of March ***1/2
The Immitation Game ***
The Immortals *1/2
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone **
The Incredibles ***1/2
The Infiltrator **1/2
The Internship **
The Interview ***
The Intouchables ***
The Iron Giant ***
The Jungle Book ***1/2
The Kids Are Alright **1/2
The Killer **1/2
The Killing of a Sacred Deer ***1/2
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters **
The King's Speech ***1/2
The Ladykillers ***
The Last Days of Disco ***
The Last King Of Scotland **1/2
The Last Of The Mohicans ***1/2
The Last Samurai ***1/2
The Last Seduction ***
The Last Stand **1/2
The Laws Of Gravity ***
The Lego Batman Movie ***1/2
The Lego Movie ***1/2
The Lego Movie 2 **1/2
The Lego Ninjago Movie ***
The Life **1/2
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou **1/2
The Life of David Gale **1/2
The Limey ***1/2
The Lincoln Lawyer ***
The Little Mermaid ****
The Lives of Others ***1/2
The Lobster ***
The Long Good Friday ***1/2
The Long Kiss Goodnight ***1/2
The Lookout ***
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ***1/2
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ***1/2
The Losers **
The Lovely Bones **
The Machinist ***
The Magnificent Seven **
The Man From Earth ***
The Man Who Knew Infinity **
The Man Who Wasn't There ****
The Man With The Iron Fists **1/2
The Man With Two Brains ***
The Martian ***1/2
The Master **
The Meaning of Life **
The Mechanic ***
The Mighty Ducks ***
The Money Pit ***
The Muppet Movie ****
The Naked *1/2
The Neverending Story ***
The Next Big Trend: Bad Vs Badder
The Next Three Days **
The Nice Guys ****
The Night Before ***
The Omen ****
The Other Guys ***
The Others **1/2
The Overnight **
The Panic In Needle Park **
The Peanuts Movie ***
The Perks of Being A Wallflower ***
The Pick-Up Artist **
The Place ***
The Place Beyond The Pines ***
The Polar Express ***1/2
The Post ***
The Prestige ***1/2
The Prince of Egypt ***
The Princess Bride ***1/2
The Punisher ***
The Punisher: War Zone **
The Purge ***
The Purge **1/2
The Quick and The Dead ***1/2
The Raid 2 **
The Rainmaker **1/2
The Raven **
The Red Violin **
The Ref **
The Revenant ***
The Rock ***1/2
The Rocketeer ***
The Rover *1/2
The Rules of the Game ****
The Running Man ***
The Sandlot ***
The Santa Clause **1/2
The Savages *1/2
The Secret **
The Sessions **1/2
The Seven Ups *
The Seven Year Itch **1/2
The Shallows ***
The Shape **1/2
The Shape of Water ***
The Shining ****
The Silence of the Lambs ****
The Sitter **
The Skeleton Twins **1/2
The Social Network ****
The Spanish Prisoner ****
The Spectacular Now ***
The Substitute **1/2
The Superhero Movie Game In 2019
The Tao Of Steve ***
The Theory of Everything **
The Thin Blue Line ***
The Thing ***1/2
The Three Amigos! ***1/2
The To Do List **1/2
The Town ****
The Two Jakes **
The Usual Suspects ****
The Vanishing ***
The Verdict ***
The Visit **1/2
The Walk **1/2
The Watch ***
The Way Back ***1/2
The Way Of The Dragon **
The Way Of The Gun **1/2
The Winter Roundup / Start of Awards Season
The Wizard of Lies ***
The Wolf ***1/2
The Wolfman **1/2
The Wolverine ***
The Worlds End ***1/2
The Year In Movies (Dec 2016)
They Came Together *1/2
They Live **1/2
This Film Is Not Yet Rated **
This Is Forty **
This Is Spinal Tap ***
This Is The End ****
This Is Where I Leave You **
Thor ***1/2
Thor Ragnorak ***
Thor: The Dark World **1/2
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri ***1/2
Three Kings ****
TMNT **1/2
To Rome With Love ***
Tomb Raider **1/2
Tomorrowland **
Too Big To Fail **
Top Five **
Top Secret **
Top Ten Animated Films
Top Ten Black Comedies
Top Ten By Genre
Top Ten Comedies
Top Ten Dramas
Top Ten Film Noir
Top Ten Gangster Movies
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Top Ten Kung Fu Movies
Top Ten Law Enforcement Movies
Top Ten Musicals
Top Ten Mystery / Thrillers
Top Ten of 1990
Top Ten of All TIme
Top Ten Romantic Comedies
Top Ten Science Fictions
Top Ten Sports Movies
Top Ten War Movies
Top Ten Westerns
Total Recall ****
Toy Soldiers ***1/2
Toy Story 3 ***1/2
Toy Story 4 ***
Toys **
Traffic ***1/2
Training Day ***1/2
Trainspotting ****
Trainwreck ***1/2
Tree Of Life *1/2
Trick R Treat **1/2
Triple 9 ***1/2
Triple Frontier **1/2
Trollhunter **
Tron **
Tron Legacy ***
Tropic Thunder ****
Troy **1/2
True Grit ***1/2
True Romance ***1/2
Trumbo ***
Tucker & Dale Vs Evil ***1/2
Twisted *
Two Joker Movies and How DC Lost Their Minds
U Turn ***
Un Chien Andalou **
Uncle Buck ***
Underworld **
Unfaithfully Yours **1/2
Unforgiven **1/2
Unknown **1/2
Up In The Air ***1/2
Urban Legend ***
Us ***1/2
V For Vendetta ***1/2
Vacation *
Valkyrie **
Van Wilder *1/2
Vanilla Sky ****
Venom ***
Venom: A Fantastic Cast Coming Together
Vertigo ****
Vice **
Vicky, Christina, Barcelona ***1/2
VIEWS OF THE PAST
W 1 1/2
Wag The Dog ***
Waiting For Superman **1/2
Walking and Talking **1/2
Wanderlust ***
War Dogs ***1/2
War For The Planet of the Apes **
War Of The Worlds **1/2
Wargames ***1/2
Warm Bodies **1/2
Warrior ***
We Bought A Zoo **
We Need To Talk About Kevin **
We're No Angels ***
We're The Millers **
Wedding Crashers ***1/2
Welcome To Collinwood ***
Wet, Hot, American Summer ***1/2
What We Do In The Shadows **1/2
What's Your Number? **
While We're Young ***
While You Were Sleeping **
Whiplash ****
White Palace *1/2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ***
Why Him? *
Wild ***1/2
Win Win ****
Winter's Bone ***
Wish I Was Here **
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story **
Witness For The Prosecution ***
Wolfen **1/2
Wonder Boys ****
Wonder Woman ***
Wonder Woman and What it Means
Working Girl ***
World War Z ***
Would You Rather **1/2
Wrath Of The Titans **1/2
Wreck It Ralph ***1/2
X-Men ****
X-Men **1/2
X-Men and Fox
X-Men Days of Future Past ***1/2
X-Men III: The Last Stand ***
X-Men Movies Ranked and Reviewed
X-Men Origins: Wolverine **
X-Men: First Class ****
X2: X-Men United ****
Yankee Doodle Dandy **1/2
Year End Round Up (2015)
Yearly Movie Reviews
Yesterday ***1/2
You Can Count On Me ****
Young Adult ***
Young Guns **1/2
Your Highness **1/2
Zack and Miri Make A Porno *1/2
Zero Dark Thirty ***
Zero Effect ***
Zodiac ***1/2
Zootopia ***1/2
One Liner Review:
An unusual documentary about a single joke and a ton of stand-up comics who all have their own way of telling it.
Brief Review:
The Aristocrats might be the strangest documentary ever made. that's because unlike most documentaries that either follow an event from history or a person's life, or even a job, this one follows a joke. how you can make a feature length movie about one single joke that takes at most a minute to tell, i would never have guessed to be possible. but it is. and the movie ends up being pretty decent too.
that's because it actually ends up being about a lot of things. it's about the world of stand up comics. not so much about their job, but about the way that they tell this joke to each other. the joke is not something that anyone would ever think of performing on stage, or as part of their act (except for gilbert godfrey at hugh hefner's roast, but he's the one and only.) instead, it's a joke that stand up comics tell each other and use as a sort of competition to amuse each other.
the idea is that every comic tells this joke differently and tries to impress the other comics with the things he is able to think of to put in it. as it happens, it is the filthiest, most vile joke possible and that's exactly the point. the idea is to see how dirty and disgusting and horrific and offensive one can possibly make it. that's why it's not for the mainstream. and neither, really, is this movie.
to like or appreciate this movie you have to have two things going for you. first, you have to like stand up comics. that means you have to enjoy listening to a one person storyteller and take pleasure in not only the specific words this person chooses, but also in the delivery. stand up comics are like bards from the days of ancient greece. they stand up in front of everyone and tell a story and it's their job to amuse you. but how do you amuse someone who has already heard this same joke in twenty different ways? that becomes one of the questions of the movie.
the other thing you have to be okay with, in order to enjoy this movie, is being disgusted and offended. because that's exactly what this movie is trying to do, every chance it gets. the joke is about a family that gets up on stage and does absolutely terrible things to each other. these things are sexual (which means all kinds of incest), they are self-depricating (there is often feces and vomit included) and they even involve beastiality (the family has a dog, and makes the dog do things too.) it's a lot more than not having a weak stomach. you have to actually like hearing this kind of stuff to appreciate the movie, and most people don't. this is probably the third time i'm seeing the movie, and the first time that i actually enjoyed it.
but that's the point. this joke and this movie are not for the mainstream. you have to get past all of the disgusting parts, and think about it in terms of the creativity of the storyteller. anybody in the world can talk about the family sliding through feces and rubbing it all over each other, but it's the energy of the comics that keeps the ideas flowing at rapid speed, as more and more terrible things happen, one after the next.
the movie begins with talk of how the joke came about, and the parties that chevy chase used to throw, where an elite group of people would sit around a living room and listen to each other tell this joke. after that, we get right into it, hearing the joke. each comic not only tells the joke, but also talks about how you have to tell it, and what they always try to include in it. each comic explains how they take the joke and make it their own.
what works is that many of the comics do have a way of making this different. sometimes it's physical (two comics stand on top of each other, juggling flaming bowling pins while they tell it, another uses a deck of cards and the specific cards he pulls out of the deck coincide with what's happening in the story), other times it's personal. sarah silverman, for example, makes the joke about her and tell it like it is something that really happened to her.
one thing that adds to the movie is whenever it goes off on a small story tangent and tells us of a specific time when the joke was told. a great example comes towards the end of the movie, with gilbert godfried at hugh hefner's roast. it isn't so much the joke itself or the way godfried is telling it that's great, but the story that surrounds him telling it. it was right after september 11th and he started making jokes about the planes. the crowd was booing him, yelling too soon, and that's when he broke into it. at a time when he was already being super offensive, he found a way to be offensive with a totally different kind of joke.
the movie isn't great, because after all, it is one joke told over and over again. yes, it is impressive how many different ways there are to tell it, but after a while you want something new, and this movie has only a little to offer in that area. it is wise to save the more well-known comics like bob saget and silverman for the later part of the film, but not enough to keep the movie feeling fresh. it is an interesting experiment of a film, and a lot of it does work simply because these are funny people who know how to deliver a joke. and every once in a while they pull another joke out, that has nothing to do with The Aristocrats. those moments are a welcome change. the movie is unique and creative, but it does get kind of tiresome after hearing the same thing a few too many times.
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This Saturday is International Youth Day 2017, a global UN holiday celebrating young people around the world. The theme of this year's global holiday is "Youth Building Peace", with the focus on the "contributions of youth in conflict prevention and transformation as well as inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace".
The private sector can and must play a role in ensuring that children and youth learn the skills needed for a future workforce. By investing in skills development and training, business can utilize its core competencies to assist children in developing countries and communities impacted by crisis.
For business, investing in education is not just the right thing to do, it also increases their bottom line. Among the many benefits include increased economic growth, a stronger workforce, and sustainable societies. With the focus of International Youth Day 2017 on "Youth Build Peace," equipping young people around the world with a quality education enables them to address the salient issues of today. Young people who are trained in 21st century skills such as collaboration, creative thinking, and communication can work better to address the roots of violence and extremism.
The Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) is bringing together the business community to invest in youth and children throughout the world. Pearson, in partnership with UNICEF, is reaching over 3,000 students in Myanmar and Vietnam to provide them with essential skills training. HP has committed more than $20 million to enable better learning outcomes for 100 million children by 2025.
Microsoft is bringing technology and curriculum resources to humanitarian organizations who are supporting displaced populations, helping people learn digital literacy and computer skills. Western Union is working to teach 10,000 refugees proficiency in business and entrepreneurship, in addition to reshaping the public's image of people displaced by crisis.
Girls' education and skills development is another focus of the Coalition. Standard Chartered is empowering girls through its Goal programme, an initiative that delivers skills training to young women throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
International Youth Day is an important moment to remember that our future depends on the next generation. The time is now to make the change that we want for society; by giving young people the opportunity to push themselves to their highest potential, the international community will see a more prosperous, peaceful, and sustainable world.


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'Calamity may come' if Singapore doesn't take care of its coastlines now: Masagos Zulkifli
The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources also shared more on the citizens' workgroup, saying one problem it will look at is how to increase the recyclability of items in neighbourhood blue bins.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli in the CNA938 studio. (Photo: Darius Boey)
By Kevin Kwang @KevinKwangCNA
21 Aug 2019 10:08PM (Updated: 22 Aug 2019 07:18PM )
SINGAPORE: Calamity could befall Singapore if it does not start dealing with the climate change threat to its coastlines today and leaves it until it is too late, warned Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Wednesday (Aug 21).
In an interview with CNA938, Mr Masagos reiterated the threat of rising sea levels to Singapore that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had spoken about in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday.
Mr Masagos said that scientists have concluded that sea levels will rise by 1m by the end of the century, and when faced together with high tide and heavy rain, will become a "very difficult problem to overcome".
The long-term impact will not just be on the environment, but also on Singapore's economy and jobs, said Mr Masagos, adding that this is precisely why Singapore has to take immediate and long-term measures to ensure its coastlines are well protected.
"This problem is going to come upon us slowly over the next century, over the decades," he said.
"If we start now, we can certainly build over time. If we start too late, then calamity may just come over us."
Mr Lee had said Singapore is especially vulnerable to rising sea levels and the country should treat climate change defences with "utmost seriousness".
He also estimated it would cost at least S$100 billion to protect the country from this threat.
READ: Climate change one of the 'gravest challenges facing mankind', impact on Singapore to worsen, says PM Lee
READ: It could cost S$100 billion or more to protect Singapore against rising sea levels, PM Lee says
Beyond big infrastructure-level investments to address the issue, Mr Masagos also touched on national-level initiatives to reduce waste production and increase recycling efforts.
He spoke about Singapore's first Zero Waste Masterplan and how its focus on food waste, packaging waste and electronic waste is aimed at moving back to a circular economic system.
Using the example of water, Mr Masagos said: "We consume our water, and then we recycle it back into the system, our used water, and then we put it back into the system again and again.
"That's how we should also use every other resource that we have."
READ: Zero Waste Masterplan to focus on electronics, packaging, food waste, says Masagos
Mr Masagos also brought up how a circular economy was present in times past, but has been largely forgotten today.
"I remember my mum every day will put away waste food and container, and someone will come and give her eggs in exchange for food waste," Mr Masagos recounted.
"And this food waste is then fed to maybe pigs, chickens … and well, that's the best way to get rid of food waste."
He said it's become "too easy" for people to throw their waste away because there's a "backstop" solution – everything thrown will be incinerated away – but this is not sustainable.
"We have to stop that," said Mr Masagos. "At the rate we are increasing our waste and dumping into our landfill, we will run out by 2035," the minister said.
BLUE BINS BLUES
During the interview, Mr Masagos also spoke of how some people commingle waste, saying that doing so renders any recycled waste useless.
A recycling bin filled to the brim. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
"That's the problem with our blue bins today. When we throw food into our recyclable bins, the blue bins, it becomes something you have to throw away," he said.
To improve this state of affairs, he called on people to just rinse out the containers before recycling and not to throw food into these bins.
This problem of the blue bins will, in fact, be one of those that a group of 50 Singaporeans in a yet-to-be-formed citizens' workgroup will look at.
Mr Masagos said: "Should we legislate? How do we educate? How do we make sure that we can increase the recyclability of our blue bins from 40 per cent to 60 per cent, even 100 per cent?
"I think this is something that if we can get the process right, then we can start to look at even more difficult problems in future," he added.
The citizens' workgroup was first revealed on Jul 17 by Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor, who said that participants will be able to consult experts and be given access to policy-relevant information such as household recycling surveys to come up with solutions.
Source: CNA/kk(aj)
NDR2019
Masagos Zulkifli


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Yes, absolutely worth it. You get a good education, research opportunities, and if you stay back, WOW! You will be living THE best life!
New Zealand top universities
Study in Australia • study in australia australia university list australian universities ranking universities in australia • • Prateek Patra
New Zealand has 8 state-funded universities and all of them rank amongst the top 500 universities in the QS World Rankings-
University of Auckland
University of Waikato
Auckland University of Technology, and more
Should I study in the Netherlands?
Study in Australia • study in australia australia university list australian universities ranking universities in australia • • Aaron Malik
You can also consider Canada, in case your budget is low
I want to do an MBA in Australia
Hey, here's a list of the top business schools in Australia-
You can learn about the fee and syllabus here.
Universities for performing arts in Australia.
Study in Australia • study in australia cost study in australia australia university list • • Manas Goyal
Yes, you definitely can. Usually, UK universities require at least 6 or 6.5 as an IELTS score and a decent GPA. You have to build a nice profile so that your chances of getting into a university increases. Most UK universities offer programs like an Executive MBA, a Full-time MBA, Online MBA, etc. UK universities usually have 24 months and 12 months of duration of course available. The average tuition fees for an MBA college in the UK ranges from $60k-$100k and if you are looking at the ROI then it ranges around $80k-$122k
Best Universities to study in Australia?
Study in Australia • study in australia australia university list australian universities ranking • • Amandeep Soni
Hey Amandeep,
Australia is an amazing country to study in for students who like to explore and travel. Their high-quality education system with a great focus in research enables students to get practical knowledge about the course they are pursuing. the top colleges to study your MS in Australia are:
Australian National University University of Melbourne University of New South Whales University of Queensland University of Sydney
I compiled this list from the iSchoolConnect's blog(https://ischoolconnect.com/blog/top-universities-for-ms-in-australia/) that gives an in-depth explanation of why these universities are the best.


Five o'clock on a Sunday is not generally thinking time for me, but yesterday was different. That was the kick-off for Reimagining Journalism, a WORD Christchurch panel discussion I chaired with Cate Brett, Paula Penfold, Duncan Greive, Morgan Godfery and Simon Wilson.
As I have noted previously, we're talking a lot about journalism at the moment – because journalism faces unprecedented challenges. The challenge of sitting in a newsroom not knowing who's going to be raptured up next. The challenge of working out what we're here for and how we can do it. The challenge of paying for it all when it appears that the two principal philosophies of funding newspapers online – paywalls and the "Daily Mail" model – are both in trouble, and public-good funding for broadcast journalism has been frozen here for the past eight years.
It's not all gloomy. As Simon Wilson noted in the discussion, good journalism not only continues to be done, it seems there are more than ever good, often young, journalists doing it. But whether or not you want to call it an existential crisis, it is clear that things cannot go on as they are.
Hence, the book behind the talk. All the panelists have written a chapter for Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand – with the exception of Duncan, whose achievements with The Spinoff are considered in two chapters, mine and a fascinating essay by Naomi Arnold titled Brand news: Testing our appetite for sponsored journalism.
It's a feature, not a bug, of the book that its various authors do not always agree on their diagnoses or their prescriptions, but there is a a hell of a lot of thinking in it. That's a testament to the publisher, Project Freerange and to the editors, Emma Johnson, Giovanni Tiso, Sarah Illingworth and Barnaby Bennett.
The journalistic penchant for bleak humour is getting plenty of exercise in 2016. We joke about our poor career choices. But journalism itself is far more acute than it was when I started. Back then it was a low-threat environment. It was comfortable and confident of its place. It didn't have to think too much. Now, it has to think constantly about what it is, how it relates and what it contains. And there's something exciting about that.
The panel discussion was recorded by Radio New Zealand and will be edit and broadcast at some point. But right now, today, you can buy the book.
PS: The discussions with Guyon Espiner, Kirsty Johnston, Alex Casey, Mark Jennings and Tim Murphy from last week's Orcon IRL have been all nicely clipped out and tidied up by Hugh and the team at 95bFM. You can watch them here.
Wonderful to see Kirsty talking about her research and writing about Ashley Peacock.
Her passion for his story is a testament to her as a journalist.
Giovanni Tiso has posted the text of his very good speech at the book launch.
Was the WordCHCH panel recorded?
There should be masses of audio from WORD – eventually. I talked to the soundperson doing the recording (at another event), and he said it might be a couple of weeks before it's all up.
That would be prompt, especially if they plan to schedule it on the broadcast radio.


With China's 19th Party Congress now behind us, the primary takeaway is that President Xi Jinping has cemented his role as the most powerful leader in China since President Mao Zedong. This will pave the way for him to extend his term beyond 2022 and put more weight on the economic policies and priorities that he advocates.
Given that the 'China dependence' of many countries has risen considerably as China has become the largest contributor to global growth (at 40% vs. the U.S. at 16% in 2016), it is important to take a deeper look into the economic policies and initiatives unveiled at the Party Congress. In the report that follows, we outline what was said, examine the implications for Chinese growth based on the policies announced, and also examine the effect of these policies on the rest of the world.
Although specific GDP growth targets weren't mentioned at the Party Congress, the Communist Party of China has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to doubling China's 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020, which we estimate would require annual growth of at least 6.3%, which we view as feasible. Economic stability and risk control will continue to be a high priority for China to avoid a hard-landing scenario and maintain a minimum level of acceptable growth no matter the rhetoric.
Given the consolidation of political power, we expect more breakthroughs, in industrial upgrading (e.g., Made in China 2025), rural land reforms, second-round urbanization (e.g., the Xiong'an new district, the Yangtze River economic belt, and the Great Bay area), financial reforms and further opening up (e.g., the Belt Road Initiative) as well as environmental protection.
We see the accelerated implementation of the 'Made in China 2025' initiative leading to China being best-positioned competitively in the communication equipment, advanced railway equipment, aerospace equipment, new energy vehicles and shipbuilding sectors. If the Chinese government is committed to providing significant state resources, even less well-positioned sectors could make rapid inroads. This could create greater competitiveness challenges in other countries who are already significant players in these targeted industries, and hurting countries with a high percentage of their GDP in these targeted industries, particularly countries in Central & Eastern Europe, countries with a large percentage of vehicle production (e.g., Mexico and Germany) and certain Asian countries (i.e., Singapore, Korea, and Thailand).
The emphasis on accelerating financial reforms should lead growth in China's financial markets to the size of U.S. markets by 2025 — a tripling in the size of the bond market to $37.5 trillion, stock market capitalization rising to $31 trillion and banking assets of $68 trillion. In addition, the implementation of the rural vitalization strategy should unlock $20.6 trillion in rural farm wealth.
Finally, the new emphasis on environmental issues and top leadership's determination to solve prominent environmental problems will have an effect on commodities and those countries that export commodities to China. However, combined with the new industrial manufacturing emphasis, there are countries that are both potential winners and losers.


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Five Best Tuesday Columns
Helen Verongos on Nadine Gordimer, Anne Bayefsky on Israel's right to self-defense, Ben White and Maggie Haberman on Hillary Clinton's Wall Street friends, Bill Simmons on Carmelo Anthony, and David Stoll on Central American immigration.
By David Ludwig
Helen Verongos in The New York Times on Nadine Gordimer's relationship with apartheid in her writings. Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer passed away on Sunday. Her writing was characterized and shaped by living through South African apartheid, but she tried not to be a political writer. "But whether by accident of geography or literary searching, she found her themes in the injustices and cruelties of her country's policies of racial division, and she left no quarter of South African society unexplored, from the hot, crowded cinder-block neighborhoods and tiny shebeens of the black townships to the poolside barbecues, hunting parties and sundowner cocktails of the white society." Verongos adds, "When the Nobel committee awarded Ms. Gordimer the literature prize in 1991, it took note of her political activism, but observed, 'She does not permit this to encroach on her writings.'"
Anne Bayefsky in The Jerusalem Post on why the United Nations continues to undermines Israel's right to self-defense. Whenever Israel fights back against Hamas aggression, the U.N. criticizes Israel. Bayefsky says this criticism is mostly baseless and fabricated. "In accordance with this pathology, U.N. actors manufacture a cycle of violence that begins with Israeli aggression; assert a moral equivalence between Arab terrorists and their Israeli victims; and concoct a litany of Israeli human rights abuses. They conclude that Israeli actions in self-defense are crimes, and Israel's enemies are understandably, if a tad too fervently, protecting human rights." She continues that the United Nations fails to fairly uphold the backbone of international law by blaming Israel for bystander deaths, when they should be blaming the ones who use bystanders to protect themselves. "International law does, however, outlaw the use of human beings 'in attempts to shield military objectives from attacks or to shield, favor or impede military operations.' The cause of a human shield's death is the person using the shield – just as the cause of the death of a hostage shot by police in the course of a kidnapping is the kidnapper – not the police."
Ben White and Maggie Haberman in Politico on the challenge Hillary Clinton faces in 2016 by being too close to Wall Street. Even though Bill Clinton remains incredibly popular among Democrats, the party has shifted from when he was president. Now, perhaps more than ever, the Democratic party dislikes big business. Unfortunately, for the Clintons, they are almost inescapably tied to it. "On a broad range of issues from tax policy and Wall Street reform to religious rights, more than a dozen senior Democratic strategists and people who have worked with the former first family told POLITICO that Hillary Clinton will have to craft a platform that reflects the party's shift left and populist sentiment across the political spectrum that distrusts entrenched interests and worries about growing wage inequality. Some described this balancing act as one of the most significant issues for the potential presidential candidate." In the 90s, Bill Clinton's biggest gift was his ability to move to the right. Now, Hillary must do the opposite. "The test for Democrats in the Clinton era was proving they supported Big Business. Their challenge now is proving they are serious about holding Wall Street accountable. And Clinton, whose gaffes about her own wealth made headlines on her book tour, will need to demonstrate that she can connect with the policies her party cares most about in the lead-up to 2016."
Bill Simmons in Grantland on why Carmelo Anthony returning to the Knicks means we'll never know how good he could have been. Carmelo Anthony has been teetering on the edge of Star and Superstar since he came into the league. Simmons explains why his decision to stay in New York means that he will never cross over to the next level. "Why weren't Knicks fans freaking out that they might lose their franchise player for nothing? Why were so many Bulls fans (and I know three of them) saying things like 'I'd love to get Melo, but I hate the thought of giving up Taj [Gibson] for him'? How did Anthony, only 30 and still in his prime, become the NBA's most underappreciated and misunderstood player?" Carmelo Anthony's personal numbers show that he should be a superstar, but a myriad of factors have never put him in the right situation to win consistently at the highest level. "The problems start here: Carmelo Anthony is definitely better than your typical All-Star, but he's not quite a superstar. You know what that makes him? An almost-but-not-quite-superstar. He's not Leo DiCaprio or Will Smith — he can't open a movie by himself. He's more like Seth Rogen or Channing Tatum — he can open the right movie by himself. There's a big difference."
David Stoll in The Wall St. Journal (subscription) on how crossing the border is often not economically helpful to Central American families. Stoll, who has spent significant time reporting on a village in Guatemala, explores what really happens when family members cross the border and send money home. "....remittances are never a secure income stream, and not merely because of U.S. deportation policies. Many migrants fail to find steady work. Some fall victim to cheap beer and other amusements. The longer they stay in the U.S., the more likely they are to start a second family." He also notes that family reunification is extremely difficult and the more money someone sends home, the more prices rise in villages and towns where most people can't keep up. " Where I work in Guatemala, remittances have inflated the price of land to astounding levels; most families are unable to buy property unless they can place at least one wage-earner in the U.S. So every family is under pressure to send someone north. Migrants must borrow at least $5,000 to pay human smugglers. Many pay 10% monthly interest and put up family land as collateral. So they're betting the farm. When something goes wrong, they lose it."