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6 ways conventional wisdom wastes money
Rose Raymond
November 30, 2010 in Smart Money
Updated guidelines, better ways to save
Most of us learned the basic tenets of budgeting, housekeeping and auto maintenance from our parents. But times have changed, and some of the things you believed to be true are not the case anymore.
Following are several examples of conventional wisdom that may cause you to needlessly waste money. Dig in and learn how to effortlessly save money by thinking outside the box.
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Change your oil every 3,000 miles
The little sticker placed on the car windshield reminds you to change a car's oil every 3,000 miles — regardless of make, model or scenario.
But many experts now say the 3,000-mile oil change is dead. Why? New car engines and oil quality have advanced to the point where cars can go 5,000 to 10,000 miles without a change.
"Generally speaking, vehicles don't need to be changed every 3,000 miles anymore," says Tara Baukus Mello, author of Bankrate.com's Driving for Dollars column. "It's somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000, unless they have an engine oil sensor, and then it could be anywhere."
However, don't automatically assume you can push oil changes beyond 3,000 miles.
"It's important to consult your owner's manual for the frequency, the number of miles, the length of time between changes and the type of oil — and to follow whatever those instructions are," Mello says.
Use sheets with sky-high thread counts
New sheets usually have the thread count listed on the packaging. There's a misguided notion that more is better, says Barbara Flanagan, author of "Flanagan's Smart Home: 98 Essentials for Starting Out, Starting Over, Scaling back."
Sheets with a lower thread count are better for several reasons, Flanagan says. They can be washed and dried faster, which saves money on laundering, as they take up less space and dry quicker.
In addition to the money saved, lighter sheets are better for your skin, she says.
"You want your body to breathe through the sheets," Flanagan says, "and you want to get your laundry done in as few loads as possible, so the choice of sheets is really important."
Flanagan also recommends using waffle-weave towels over the traditional large fluffy towels that Americans tend to buy. Waffle weave towels are also cheaper to wash — and can even be air-dried, she says.
"So that really saves a lot of money in the dryer," Flanagan says. "Your dryer is one of the most expensive appliances (to run) in the house."
Keep ceiling fans on in an empty room
The ceiling fan is a great alternative to — or accompaniment to — air conditioning, right?
Not unless you are in the room, says Gregory Karp, personal finance columnist and author of "The 1-2-3 Money Plan."
"(People) leave ceiling fans on in rooms where there are no people — but ceiling fans don't cool rooms at all, they only cool people," Karp says. "They create a wind chill factor that makes human skin feel cooler. It has nothing to do with cooling your sofa in an empty room."
And in the winter, running a ceiling fan in the opposite direction doesn't offer many benefits, Karp says. In houses with high ceilings, the fans can push the heat down — but otherwise, they will often create a wind chill and waste electricity.
And the cost can be significant, setting you back $35 per year on your utility bill to leave a large ceiling fan set on high through the night each night.
Bottled water is healthier than tap
We've all heard stories about sketchy tap water. But a lot of bottled water is not much better. In fact, there is less quality oversight for bottled water than there is for tap water, Karp says.
"This is a beverage that falls from the sky for free. It's given away at public water fountains," Karp says. "Yet somehow, this industry has convinced us to go to the store (and) pay real money for this stuff."
Tap water is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, Karp says, and checked for quality more frequently than bottled water, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
And, according to the EPA's website, "Some bottled water is treated more than tap water, while some is treated less or not treated at all."
Lavish vacations beat simpler ones
People love to take vacations. But airfare, hotels, restaurant meals and activities can suck up money like a vacuum cleaner set on high.
Vacations don't have to be lavish. Consider skipping a trip to Paris and instead camping somewhere within your state's borders or visiting a friend in a nearby city. Travel time will be shortened, and your wallet will thank you.
How about skipping the trip altogether, and really saving cash? Karp and Flanagan offer good reasons for making room for a bare-bones vacation in your budget.
"Academic studies show time and again, and they all confirm each other, that people are much happier buying experiences than buying more stuff," Karp says. "And the reason is that experiences actually improve with time, like a fine wine."
Flanagan agrees. She says her family decided to travel for Christmas and Hanukkah instead of exchanging gifts.
"And so we don't have any sweaters or socks to show for the holidays," she says, "But we have all these great pictures of all these people in all these great places — and everybody looking pretty happy."
Cable and satellite trump rabbit ears
Most people could save boatloads of money if they dumped their cable or satellite plan — possibly enough to fund a modest vacation.
If you're keeping cable or satellite because you think it has a better picture than rabbit ears, think again, Karp says.
"I think a lot of people think that if you get television over your antenna that somehow that's inferior to cable or satellite," he says. "But the picture's actually better since we switched over to digital."
Now that nearly all stations broadcast programming in a digital format, the picture captured by an antenna is less-compressed than it is through cable or a satellite system, Karp says.
"The best picture you can possibly get is with a regular rabbit ears antenna," he says.
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South African Banks Ride Out A Tough 2012
African Banker is a quarterly magazine dedicated to banking and finance in Africa.
Banks in South Africa have reported a reasonable year despite a string of troublesome economic issues that kept the pressure up. Report by Tom Nevin.
Despite a year that verged on annus horribilis, the deputy registrar of South African banks Nkosana Mashiya still found reason to describe the country's banking sector as "well-managed and the governance structures and management systems remain effective". The kudos was contained in the 2011 annual report of the bank supervision department in the Reserve Bank, which showed that the operating profit of South Africa's banks increased by 30% to R49bn ($5.5bn), with bad debts decreasing by R20bn ($2.2bn).
Recurring alarm over South African households' over-indebtedness was assuaged by the registrar of banks, Rene van Wyk, who found that impaired advances decreased in 2011 from 5.8% of the total to 4.7%, and although unsecured credit remains controversial, with fears the growing bubble will burst sooner or later, Van Wyk says a bigger concern "is what's happening in Europe and what possible effect that can have on South Africa as a country. We can only speculate. Nobody knows for sure".
The region's banking sector was influenced by a number of economic factors that tended to temper the industry's activities over the year of the report's review.
Disappointingly, although widely expected, the economy grew by just 1.3% for the third quarter, coupled with a steady inflation rate that remained between the targeted 4%-6% tram lines, the Marikana shootings, interest rates held at 8.5% and growing industry and institutional concern of a looming unsecured lending bubble.
With the exception of Zimbabwe, the economies of southern African states tend to echo the South African situation, being closely tied through the South African Customs Union (SACU) and the Common Monetary Area (CMA). Not being a member of the CMA, Botswana stands somewhat aloof from the rest of the subcontinent and insists on greater autonomy over its financial affairs.
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) maintains, however, that there is no impending bubble in unsecured lending and insists credit providers are being prudent. BASA's CE, Cas Coovadia, says the growth in unsecured lending "is positive and borrowers are being responsible".
Not everyone is as convinced. The South African Communist Party, a member of the country's governing tripartite alliance, believes South African banks will be in trouble if they do not deal with the increase in unsecured lending.
SACP General Secretary and Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says he foresees "a serious bubble, not dissimilar to that of the rest of the global banking and financial sector, unless drastic action is taken to prevent this". Nzimande harks back to 2008 when, he says, there was a huge increase in the number of unsecured credit transactions, a phenomenon exactly similar to that which led to the "bursting of the housing bubble in the US, triggering the current global capitalist crisis".
Liquidity to improve
The rand reacted quickly to the rash of miners' strikes and the shootings at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine, dropping to a three and a half-year low, prompting Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to note that while the strikes, combined with "gloomy news coming from Europe", hurt the rand, he foresaw a recovery in the currency as the government moves towards stabilising the situation by bringing together the employer community, trade union movement and the government itself to stabilise the situation. "I'm sure we'll bounce back and get to some level of new normality," he says. Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus reports R5.6bn ($700m) in net equity market outflows following the Marikana incident. "It's a huge indicator for us of loss of confidence," she says.
Most economists are pessimistic about the long-term impacts of the contagion of strikes that seized the country as the year wound down.
Mashiya notes South Africa's banks have always held more liquidity than required, and had, in fact, increased it since 2009. March 2011 numbers showed that banks held almost double the required liquidity and had made good preparation for the steep requirement South Africa will have to adhere to in terms of Basel III financial regulations.
The Reserve Bank intended phasing in some Basel III regulations from 1st January 2013, with full implementation enabled in 2018. Mashiya notes also that the Reserve Bank has already approved a liquidity facility to assist banks in meeting the requirements of the liquidity coverage ratio in times of stress.
Despite difficult economic circumstances, the four major South African banks (Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank and Standard Bank) posted combined headline earnings of R21.3bn ($2.4bn), up 17% from the comparable period last year and average normalised return on equity (RoE) of 15.9%. This compares favourably to a benchmark group of Western global peers that recorded average RoE for the 2011 financial year in the range of 2.1% for US commercial banks and 14.7% for Canadian banks.
"This was a strong performance by South African banks compared to the Western world. Even more interesting is the composition of earnings for local banks when compared to other countries, which shows that our banks have an enviable non-interest revenue mix and continue to operate at favourable efficiency ratios," says Johannes Grosskopf, PwC Banking and Capital Markets Leader for Southern Africa.
These are some of the findings from PwC's South Africa Major Banks Analysis report.
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Also effective September 1, 2019, Karen J. Holcom was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Acuity Brands. She has been with the Company for 21 years and has held various positions during her tenure, including controller and interim CFO. Holcom most recently served as Senior Vice President leading the areas of Finance and Associate Engagement. Holcom is a Certified Public Accountant with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Clemson University and a master's degree from Georgia State University's Executive M.B.A. program.
Effective August 31, 2019, Laurent J. Vernerey stepped down from his position as Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands and President of Acuity Technology Group. Going forward, he will serve in the newly created position of Strategic Business Development Executive. Vernerey's new position will entail fewer responsibilities and a reduced time commitment, which he requested in order to devote more time to his family.
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Iowa/Minnesota Week: "Where Are They Now?" vol. 3
By Adam Jacobi Nov 8, 2007, 10:43am CST
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As part of our Iowa Hawkeye and Big Ten coverage, we, the writers of Black Heart/Gold Pants, will periodically visit with icons from Big 10 history and see how their lives have changed since college football. Our first visit with former Iowa quarterback Brad Banks is here, and Michigan's Mike Hart was profiled here. Today, we visit with former Minnesota quarterback Asad Abdul-Khaliq.
The fearsome warrior takes aim.
After the turn of the century, one of the most terrifying sights in the Big Ten was Asad Abdul-Khaliq dropping back to pass. The dual-threat QB led the Gophers to a 28-21 record in his four seasons at Minnesota, but he saved the best for his senior season. In 2003, the Gophers put forth a scintillating 10-3 campaign, complete with a victory in the Sun Bowl. Abdul-Khaliq finished his career second in passing yards at Minnesota behind the immortal Cory Sauter. Moreover, he destroyed the school record books with 55 touchdowns thrown, easily besting Sauter's 40. Unfortunately, Abdul-Khaliq's fame and accolades were short-lived; the equally brilliant Bryan Cupito stepped in immediately afterwards and again rewrote Minnesota history. Never ones to ignore football history, we at BHGP asked, where is he now?
At this moment, Asad Abdul-Khaliq is digging through my garbage, looking for food.
Get out of there, you bastard! You're what's wrong with this country!


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Elimination of child and forced labour
Stakeholders committed to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in Pakistan's cotton, textile and garment value chains
The ILO office in Pakistan carved out the roadmap for the elimination of child and forced labour and towards promoting fundamental principles and rights at work (FPRW) in the cotton, textile and garment value chains in Pakistan. These interventions will be spearheaded by two new projects of the ILO funded by the EU & INDITEX.
Press release | Islamabad, Pakistan | 04 October 2018
ILO News (ISLAMABAD): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with its constituents, key partners and stakeholders organized a three day strategic planning workshop on child labour, forced labour and fundamental principles & rights at work (FPRW) in the cotton, textile and garment value chains in Pakistan. The workshop was convened from 11-13 September 2018 in Islamabad under two projects:
Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour in the Cotton, Textile and Garment Value Chains: an Integrated Approach funded by the European Union (EU) and
"Promoting Fundamental Principles & Rights at Work in the Cotton Supply Chain" funded by INDITEX.
These multi-country projects aim to improving respect for FPRW for a sustainable cotton supply chain in Pakistan.
A significant number of relevant stakeholders, ILO officials and development partners from Pakistan participated in the captioned planning workshop and provided recommendations and pragmatic strategies to promote FPRW in Pakistan.
Various speakers including representatives of the ILO's constituents; Mr Azhar Iqbal Hashmi Deputy Secretary Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Mr Mhuammad Rehan Nabi Labour and Human Resource Department Government of Punjab, Mr Fasihul Karim Siddiqi, Secretary General of the Employers Federation of Pakistan and Mr Zahoor Awan, Secretary General of Pakistan Workers Federation, Dr Shakeel Ahmed Khan, Seed Sector Expert Food and Agriculture Organization, Mr Muhammad Tahir Waqar, Senior Programme Manager, National Rural Support Programme, Dr Shafiq Ahmad, Pakistan Country Manager, Better Cotton Initiative, Dr Khalid Abdullah-Cotton Commissioner Ministry of National Food Security and Research Government of Pakistan, Ms Nadine Osseiran Programme & Operations Officer ILO engaged actively in the deliberations in the panel and group discussions.
Representing INDITEX, Mr Usman Aslam Sustainability Manager at Pakistan said, the partnership between the ILO and INDITEX was forged to improve FPRW in the cotton supply chain and to promote more investment from the private sector on the issues. He added that this project would be for the government, workers' and employers' organizations including businesses to work better together on the issues and promote decent work in the supply chain. He also gave a presentation on their sustainability initiatives and public private partnership with the ILO at global level.
Ms Anne Kofoed, Team Leader for Education & Governance, Delegation of the European Union Pakistan highlighted that the workshop was an important milestone for the new EU-funded project that would be implemented by the ILO over the next four years, as it allowed in gathering informed views of stakeholders on the activities foreseen in the project. She added that child labour and forced labour issues were addressed as part of the SDGs in the context of sustainable development in the EU trade policy. She further elaborated that the EU had supported ILO in the implementation of two phases of combating abusive forms of child labour previously as well and was glad to see that this project has built upon the learnings and lessons of previous experiences.
In her remarks, Ms Belinda Chanda Officer In Charge for the ILO Country Office in Pakistan said that the two interventions were designed within the context of Pakistan's third Decent Work Country Program 2016-2020 and in particular, Priority 1 on "Promoting Decent Work in the Rural Economy" and Priority 3 on "Promoting International Labour Standards Compliance through Social Dialogue. Ms Chanda added that the intention of the consultative workshop was to draw on the experience and expertise of the stakeholders to tailor interventions responding to the country's concern of addressing Child and Bonded Labour in the cotton, textile and readymade garment supply chains. Ms Chanda highlighted the overriding focus of the two interventions for the promotion of FPRW.
Speaking at the workshop, Mr Farrukh Toirov FAO Deputy Representative said that defeating hunger, promoting sustainable agriculture and eradicating child labour in agriculture were deeply intertwined. He added that the household poverty and hunger were powerful drivers for child labour in agriculture. FAO will proud to work with the ILO towards the achievement of SDG target 8.7 on child labour and forced labour to improve rural livelihoods in Pakistan.
The participants identified challenges related to child & forced labour and other FPRW in the cotton, textile and garment value chains. The priority districts, major stakeholders and time scoping for the two projects were also discussed and identified.
The workshop participants unanimously validated the outcomes of the two interventions and proposed major outputs and interventions for the two projects. Based on the outcomes of the workshop, work-plans for the two projects would be redefined in delivering the desired results.
Tags: child labour, clothing and textile industries, value chains
Regions and countries covered: Pakistan
Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chains: an integrated approach Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in the Cotton Supply Chain


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Here in Alberta, we love our horses - they're powerful, wild and symbolize the ultimate in freedom. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco embodies all of these traits, and so much more, making it the ultimate SUV for life in Stettler! Returning to the market after a 25-year hiatus, the legendary Ford Bronco is set to outperform all competing SUVs in its class, including the Jeep Wrangler. This adventure-seeking SUV will be offered in no less than 8 exciting models for a "choose your own adventure" car-buying experience, and all models will feature standard must-haves like a removable roof and body panels, a turbocharged 2.3-litre engine, a massive slew of rugged performance features and all of Ford's most innovative tech & safety systems. If only the most rugged and "built Ford tough" vehicle will do, then the all-new 2021 Bronco is for you!
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Wanderers were denied a first away win by Matt Green's late leveller at the One Call Stadium.
Matt Bloomfield capped the visitors' first-half dominance with a tidy finish from Paul Hayes's assist but the introduction of Green from the bench at half-time was the catalyst for the Stags' revival towards the end.
Gareth Ainsworth made two changes in personnel from the side that lost 1-0 at Yeovil in their last outing, and that also prompted a tactical change to 4-3-3 with Matt Bloomfield coming into the midfield while Adebayo Akinfenwa joined Paul Hayes and Paris Cowan-Hall in attack.
Mansfield were forced to leave star striker Matt Green on the bench due to illness, while September's player of the month Jamie McGuire was sidelined after suffering a nasty reaction to a leg injury in midweek.
Cowan-Hall burst into the box to win a corner in the opening minute as he and Akinfenwa showed good awareness to create the opening, while Dominic Gape had the ball nicked off his toes and Matt Bloomfield couldn't quite stretch to send a header goalwards as the Wanderers' attacking movement caused problems for the home defence.
Then it was the visiting backline which was breached when Anthony Stewart bravely won a tackle only for the ball to land kindly for Danny Rose, who played the ball through for Pat Hoban to bear down on goal. The forward took the ball past Jamal Blackman but his strike couldn't beat the covering Danny Rowe, who'd raced back to make a vital clearance from within the six-yard box.
Mansfield enjoyed a bright spell before Gape forced an important save from Scott Shearer in the Mansfield goal, rifling a clean hit towards goal after the hosts had struggled to clear a spell of head tennis inside the area.
Another opportunity presented itself moments later, this time to Cowan-Hall, who slid in at the back post to meet Paul Hayes's clever cross but couldn't quite get his foot around the ball to hit the net, instead turning it inches wide.
But the pressure ultimately paid off midway through the first half when Matt Bloomfield put the Bleus ahead, meeting Hayes's clever pass to run from deep and finish calmly past his old team-mate Shearer.
And the goal helped to put Wycombe right in the ascendancy, as they twice went close to doubling their lead through Akinfenwa. The 'Beast' headed over from Joe Jacobson's deep free-kick before finding the target with a back-post header, only to see Shearer produce a fine fingertip save to divert it away from the top corner.
The Stags gradually improved as the half neared its conclusion and came close when Danny Rose lashed wide of the near-post from a promising position just outside the box, before Krystian Pearce collected the first card of the game for chopping down Cowan-Hall.
There was just time for a long-range effort from Danny Rowe to fly over the bar before the half-time whistle, which was met with discontent from the home fans who'd seen their side outplayed for much of the opening period.
Boss Adam Murray reacted by making a double change at the break, introducing Matt Green and Jack Thomas for Danny Rose and Oscar Gobern, and the hosts showed signs of improvement, although Wanderers retained their threat in attack and looked to be in control of their advantage.
Green and Rhys Bennett both missed the target with opportunities from set-pieces before the game entered a scrappy spell with both midfields cancelling each other out.
Mansfield introduced their final sub midway through the second half, with Darius Henderson taking the place of Pat Hoban in attack, before Mal Benning drilled a long-range effort just high and wide with Blackman reasonably calm at seeing it whistle into the stand.
The keeper was called upon to tip behind a more precise effort from Benning moments later, before Krystian Pearce headed wide from the resulting corner, while Gareth Ainsworth made his first change on 77 minutes with the introduction of Garry Thompson for Paul Hayes.
But the next action came at the other end, and it was a valuable contribution from that man Green who smashed home the equaliser on 83 minutes after a route one approach paid off from the hosts. A long ball from Benning was flicked down and the Stags' hero was in the right place to blast it home on the half volley.
All of a sudden Mansfield had burst to life and the game developed an edge, with the hosts arguably looking the more likely to go on and win it. Mal Benning came close with a free-kick and then a piledriver into the side netting, while Wycombe responded by bringing on Sam Wood for Matt Bloomfield for the four minutes of stoppage time.
And those final few moments were packed with drama, with both sides going close to snatching all three points. Firstly Anthony Stewart headed into the side netting from Jacobson's corner before Darius Henderson was denied by a miraculous full-length save from Jamal Blackman at the other end.
Then Wanderers were livid when Dominic Gape broke free only to be punished for an apparent foul, leaving Ainsworth perplexed with the latest of odd decisions on a day when the Blues may feel it was a case of 'two points dropped' after leading for much of the game.
Wycombe: Blackman, Harriman, Jacobson, Stewart, Pierre, Rowe, Gape, Bloomfield (Wood 90), Cowan-Hall, Hayes (Thompson 77), Akinfenwa.
Unused subs: Richardson, Jombati, Bean, Weston, Freeman.
Mansfield: Shearer, Bennett, Benning, Pearce, Howkins, Collins, Clements, M. Rose, Gobern (Thomas 45), D. Rose (Green 45), Hoban (Henderso 67).
Unused subs: Jensen, Hurst, Hamilton, Hemmings.


Designed by the renowned Italian designer Gattinoni and created by Nando Melchiorri this unique wedding dress is made of the world's finest mink, fox and rabbit fur and adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals.
I spotted this at Copenhagen Airport last week.
In the local news while I was there was that Bush's "popular" American ambassador to DenmarkJames P Cain (political appointee) had returned to Washington as his term ended with the start of the Obama regime. What I also read (but hadn't really been aware of) was that Denmark has been part of the occupation force in Iraq, despite the bulk of public opinion being against this. Cain's parting comments to Denmark were warm. He said he had made many friends and intended to return often. He even would explore business interests in Denmark. However he was also (typically) forthright in constructively criticising some aspects of Danish life, in particular her attitude to foreigners (blog post by An American in Denmark).
On the train going between Copenhagen and Malmo but there's not much to see outside.


This full time course aims to provide learners with a comprehensive and practical introduction to Irish cultural and heritage studies. Students will gain a broad overview of Irish history from the earliest period to the present day and will also become familiar with Irish folklore, folk traditions and culture.
Graduates may apply for entry to a variety of related third level programmes, or alternatively may seek employment in the heritage or tourism sectors. To-date graduates have gained employment in Dublinia, Wax Museum Plus, Kilmainham Goal, the Guinness Storehouse and also Glasnevin Cemetery Visitor Centre.
There are nine certified modules including Tour Guiding, History, Archaeology and Tourism Awareness. Work experience (onsite – Dublinia Viking and Medieval Experience at Christchurch) is integrated into the delivery of the programme.
This Local Training Initiative (LTI) is open to unemployed persons aged between over 18 and 35 years with no formal qualifications or incomplete secondary level qualifications. Applications from those aged over 35 will also be considered. A selection interview will apply.


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'The Nun' Actor Demián Bichir's Wife, Stefanie Sherk, Found Dead At The Bottom Of Their Family's Swimming Pool
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By Cristal Mesa April 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Mexican-American actor Demián Bichir announced Wednesday evening that his wife, Canadian actress, and model Stefanie Sherk, died this past weekend on April 20. According to reports by the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner the actress's death has been ruled a suicide.
Sherk was 43.
Bicher, 55, confirmed the death of his wife via Instagram where he shared a touching post dedicated to his wife.
In a message to followers on Instagram, Bichir wrote in English and Spanish that his "beloved and loving" wife, whom he had no children with, "passed away peacefully." He did not provide details around the circumstances of his wife's death though recent reports reveal that she likely died by suicide.
"It has been the saddest and toughest time of our lives and we don't know how much time it will take for us to overcome this pain," wrote the actor who played Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in the film "Che" and has been an Academy Award Best Actor nominee. "Stefanie's beautiful, angelical and talented presence will be immensely missed. We will hold Stefanie in our hearts forever. We thank everybody beforehand for their prayers and we respectfully ask for your understanding so we may grieve in peace and privacy in these incredibly difficult times."
Bichir and Sherk were a couple since 2010.
Though Bichir is the father to a daughter born in 2011 from a previous relationship, he and Sherk did not have children together.
The model had made appearances in a number of roles including in "CSI: Cyber" and the film "Valentine's Day." She also appeared alongside her husband in American remake of the Danish-Swedish drama series "The Bridge."
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "home" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
The Debut Trailer For 'Hustlers' Opens With J.Lo Showing Constance Wu How To Pole Dance And It's Already The Sexiest Scene I've Seen In A Movie In A Long Time
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By Justin Lessner July 17, 2019 at 9:00 am
How badly do you want to see Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lizzo, and Cardi B dancing, stripping, and racking up pyramids of cash from unsuspecting dudes? A lot? Perfect: keep scrolling.
The sickening trailer for the badass film 'Hustlers' is finally here.
The trailer dropped Tuesday night at midnight and fans of strippers, fierce women, and especially Cardi B, we're all totally here for it.
The film follows the story of a group of women who have formed their own extended family. They're all strippers in the NYC area but then they decide to go bigger and start drugging and robbing ultra-wealthy Wall Street types.
The movie is actually inspired by a true story from a now-viral magazine story.
Credit: @TheCut / Twitter
The article, titled "The Hustlers at Scores" by Jessica Pressler, chronicles the real-life, modern Robin Hood story of a ring of strippers who ripped off wealthy clients.
The film is centered on two badass women, Destiny (Constance Wu) and Ramona (Jennifer Lopez).
Destiny is struggling to make ends meet and is helping to take care of her abuelita so she turns to stripping. This is how she meets Ramona who takes her under her wing and teaches Destiny everything she knows.
I mean Jennifer Lopez, on a pole, showing Constance Wu the moves. I. Am. Here. For. This!
Together with their extended family, these women decide to rob from the rich to help care for their loved ones.
Credit: @hustlersmovie / Giphy
Based off true events, J.Lo's, Constance Wu's, Cardi B's, and Lizzo's characters step up their hustle to include drugging men and robbing them of thousands of dollars.
In one scene, J Lo's character explains it away as simply taking money from bad Wall Street guys who stole money from everyone during the financial crisis.
Things start to get real cray cray real quick.
Credit: @hustlersmovie / Twitter
The women end up drugging many of their clients to complete their heists…so you can see how things could quickly take a turn for the unexpected.
The plotline is amazing but many fans are here to support this gorgeous, talented, diverse cast of incredible women!
The casting director for this movie 100% deserves some serious stanning.
In addition to Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in badass lead roles but fans will also see Cardi B, Keke Palmer, Lizzo, and Usher on the big screen. Like what did we do deserve this masterpiece?!
Some in the Bardi-gang took to Twitter to say they're kinda disappointed by the trailer.
They wanted more Cardi.
But whoever is running the Hustlers' Twitter account was quick to calm their nerves.
According to the 'Hustlers' Twitter feed, "Cardi B is this movie." Apparently, they didn't wanna give it all away so soon. So Cardi B fans better get ready for her big screen acting debut.
Overall, 'Hustlers' looks like it just may be one of the fiercest movies of 2019.
#HustlersMovie is not playing around! They came to slay bitch! pic.twitter.com/raxGtJcerf
— iam.torey (@AshleyTorey) July 17, 2019
See you at the movies!
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#IceBae Has Blown Up The Internet. Meet The Latina Border Patrol Agent Behind The Viral Hashtag That Has Latino Twitter Freaking Out
By Justin Lessner July 16, 2019 at 10:44 am
A Latina Border Patrol agent has gone viral as #IceBae and from the looks of her new account on Twitter she seems to be enjoying the new found fame.
The agent, who identified herself as Kiara Cervantes, was photographed providing security for Mike Pence during his visit to a migrant detention center in Texas. From that photograph came #IceBae with thirsty fans calling her out for her beauty. But it also attracted many people who were appalled that a Latina would participate in the mass imprisonment of largely Latino men, women, and children.
All this started when a Latina Border Patrol guard was photographed providing security for Mike Pence at a migrant detention center.
Credit: @theprovince / Twitter
So, who is the Latina officer in the photograph? The female officer has since been identified as Kiara Cervantes. Many of the original comments were focused on her good looks, which kicked off the pretty bizarre hashtag #IceBae.
Since the photo went viral, Kiara has started up her own Twitter account and has already racked up nearly 37.5k followers in less than 2 days.
It looks like Cervantes enjoyed the new found attention and decided to create a Twitter account to capitalize on all the fame. She posted a video (which has since been deleted) introducing herself as the #IceBae.
Apprently, Ice Bae has all sorts of 'supporters' that she had to thank on Twitter.
Credit: @kiarace24 / Twitter
Because of the response to the original photo and that #IceBae was trending on Twitter with thousands of thirsty comments, Cervantes decided to create a Twitter account. One of her first tweets was to thank everyone for all the 'support' and to tell her 'supporters' how much she loves them.
She's also taken to Twitter to share some selfies of her in uniform with her new found supporters.
Because when you work at a detention center that houses migrants in overcrowded cages and is at the center of an international scandal, of course selfies should be on your list of to-dos.
At least a few people on Twitter tried to help her out with some caption ideas for her new photo…
I mean that is pretty clever if it wasn't so depressing.
And this person who kept her caption suggestion poignant yet simple.
What would you caption her photo with?
Seriously, the people are not here for it.
Credit: @rates_by_me / Twitter
Apart from all of #IceBae's supporters, her detractors are definitely speaking out on social media. Many pointed out how by sexualizing Cervantes they were also sexualizing the dehumanization of the very people being held in the detention centers.
Rapper Fat Nick, called her out as 'literal scum', that her family would be ashamed of.
Credit: @_FatNick / Twitter
Cervantes fired back Sunday at rapper Fat Nick who tweeted that her family will disown her and "shame on any Hispanic working for ice of anything of that nature."
"I think that's really rude and naive of you to say," she tweeted. "You have no idea who my parents are and no idea what goes into my job on a daily basis… before speaking on something you know nothing about…. DONT. Regardless I'm blessed and thankful for the career I have."
Another Twitter user pointed out what pretty much most of the Latino community is thinking.
Credit: @hcapd / Twitter
One Twitter user, among thousands of others, called #IceBae what many are thinking: a guard at a concentration camp. For people to be idolizing a person who is supporting a system of injustice, racism, and bigotry, has many people across social media very upset, particularly those in the Latino community who feel #IceBae has turned her back on them.
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Dr Hugh Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy at LSBU and a Management Group member of the London RCE (Regional Centre of Expertise) on ESD (Education for Sustainable Development), conducted a double event of a seminar and a book launch at London South Bank University (LSBU) on 8 February 2018.
Is it possible to do a new kind of economics?
Is sustainable economic growth a contradiction in terms?
Is population growth the elephant in the room?
The book launch unveiled Dr Atkinson's latest book, The Politics of Climate Change under President Obama. Professor Patrick Bailey (Deputy Vice Chancellor and Chair of the Sustainability Steering Group LSBU) delivered the welcome speech. Talking about his book, Dr Atkinson placed the evolution of US policy within broader debates on the politics of climate change in the USA. He was optimistic, stating that there still exists a latent potential for America to act as a world leader on this issue.
The second meeting of the LSBU research group 'SUSTAINABILITY: Policy, Practice and Pedagogy' was held before this double event. RCE London is part of this group, which was launched in November 2017.
In January 2018, Lynn Vickery (Co-ordinator of the London RCE) met with Mr Ali Bukar Ahmad from RCE Kano on a London 'stop-over'.
The outcome of that meeting is a possible collaboration with the African RCE Youth Network, RCE Penang, Malaysia to produce a 'virtual' conference to discuss how Education for Sustainable Development ESD can assist in mitigating the problems of and challenges of youth unemployment, climate change, TVET (Technical & Vocational Education & Training), entrepreneurship and other reasons that trigger mass migration to Europe.
The 'virtual' conference is proposed to be held at the end of April, 2018. Watch this space for more news in due course.


CCM upgraded the FT370 Junior ice hockey elbow this year with new quick-release tabs on the bicep and forearm straps. This allows players to put on or take off the elbow pads with ease since the high-grade velcro can be stubborn at times. Internally, moisture-management is handled by the soft yet durable brushed nylon covering. This sits atop thick medium-density foams that have a memory foam like feel.
Jet Speed FT370 Elbow Pads Junior boast full plastic reinforcement throughout, providing a big jump in protection. It features a two-piece construction thanks to the hinged bicep guard, which allows for improved mobility while keeping the padding where it needs to be.


The active members of Naberezhnye Chelny branch of the Russian Interregional Public Movement "The Russian LGBT Network" were detained by the local police in suspicion of handing out of informational materials about hatred towards gays and lesbians and its threats to the society, reports the national Internet site rwaho.lgbtnet.ru.
According to the policemen' statements, the local police received signals that "teenagers of 14 years old and even younger were agitating for some weird things".
Several members of the mob-action were detained by the police in local police department for questioning. One of the organisers of the activities in the framework of the Russian week against homophobia in that city told us that every member participating in the action was of legal age - 20 years old or older. She also told us the fact that the police were demanding a special authorisation paper from the local city council to hold such an action. The police officials withdrew info materials (handouts, leaflets, cards) remained that were being handout during the mob-action, saying that "it was yet too early to hold those actions because there were still lots of "crazy people". After a while all detainees were released absolutely free of any charges.
Kazan's human rights defense Centre informed that under the acting Russian law there was no need in any "special authorisation from the authorities" for holding these actions and they would be thoroughly investigating the case, reports GayNews.Ru.
The action (handing out of leaflets, cards, stickers) on the central streets of Naberezhnye Chelny was organised in the framework of the Russian week against homophobia (RWAHO) that has been taking place in Russia on March 23-29th in a dozen of Russian regions. This action was a success in spite of the withdrawal by the police of some informational materials. RWAHO actions in Naberezhnye Chelny, its organisers believe, gave hope that the people had known something new on gay issue, e.g. that the homosexuality is NOT a disease.


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You will be struck from the moment you arrive at this iconic beachside property on Duval Dr, one Jacksonville's most treasured corridors located in quaint, friendly S Jacksonville Beach. Featuring interior public and private spaces which blend seamlessly with a stunning outdoor oasis, this sleek modern residence is a perfect setting for living, playing, lounging and entertaining! Located directly across the street from the beach, the expanse of this 6184 sf home (occupying the entire slice of land between Duval Dr and Ponte Vedra Blvd) sets it apart from the other fine properties in the area. Built in 2004 and recently renovated by current owners to included full remodel and expansion, the residence features wide open family/living and dining areas, a spa-inspired master retreat whichfeatures a large sun splashed bedroom with ocean views & full gym (could be den/nursery...), 4 additional bedrooms (2 ensuite and 2 with shared bath), an amazing children's play room, and a generous office. The focal point of nearly every room of this grand residence is the private courtyard and pool setting which resembles a glorious private tropical island compound. The enormous and southern-exposed lush green lawn provides for bocci-filled afternoons and the sparkling pool, designed for sun most all day, is primed for a refreshing swim. Two south side balconies offer a super perch for enjoying ocean views & breezes or simply soaking up the rays!
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Obama Has Declared Record-Breaking 89 Disasters So Far in 2011
By Amy Bingham – "From Hurricane Irene, which soaked the entire East Coast in August, to the Midwest tornadoes, which wrought havoc from Wisconsin to Texas, 2011 has seen more billion-dollar natural disasters than any year on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
And as America's hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and wildfires set records this year, so too has President Obama in his response to them.
During the first 10 months of this year President Obama declared 89 major disasters, more than the record 81 declarations that he made in all of 2010.
And Obama has declared more disasters — 229 — in the first three years of his presidency than almost any other president signed in their full four-year terms. Only President George W. Bush declared more, having signed 238 disaster declarations in his second term, from 2005 to 2009.
But while the sheer number of bad weather events played a big role in the uptick in presidential disaster declarations, Obama's record-setting year may have something to do with politics as well.
'There's no question about it that the increase in the number of disaster declarations is outstripping what we would expect to see, given what we observe in terms of weather,' said Robert Hartwig, the president and economist at the Insurance Information Institute. 'There's a lot of political pressure on the president and Congress to show they are responsive to these sorts of disasters that occur.'
While the president aimed to authorize swift and sweeping aid to disaster victims, Congress was entrenched in partisan battles over how to foot the bill." Read more.
Flashback: Nature is pummeling the US this year with extremes – "Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, unusual hurricane-caused flooding in Vermont. If what's falling from the sky isn't enough, the ground shook in places that normally seem stable: Colorado and the entire East Coast. On Friday, a strong quake triggered brief tsunami warnings in Alaska. Arizona and New Mexico have broken records for wildfires." Read more.
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Foreman Ismey is a miner in The White March - Part II.
She can be found near the entrance inside Stalwart Mines, when you first enter them.
She can be found in the Foreman's Quarters to the left of the entrance inside Stalwart Mines, after that.
A stern-faced woman approaches you. Her already impressive frown is only emphasized by her slight underbite. She folds her arms. She oversees the other miners of the Stalwart Mines, taking over from the previous overseers. As the only game in town, the mine is going to be the future basis of Stalwart's and the Battery's economy. No pressure.
Whispers in the Dark: When you first enter the mines, she approaches you and tells you about a recent murder and some missing miners, which starts the side-quest .
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In Coming Alive Barry Michels and Phil Stutz talk a lot about Part X—a force whose only purpose is to stop you from reaching your full potential. In this first episode of the Coming Alive podcast, Barry offers a short introduction to this inner enemy.
Barry describes how Phil discovered and named Part X and how learning about X dramatially changed Barry's life. He also offers a guided exercise to help you discover your own Part X so you can begin to move forward in your life and become the person you're meant to be.


Clarity on Cloud Options - Tips on choosing the best cloud strategy for your business you plan to do business with. The key differences between cloud models are varying external elements, and how those elements will be managed by the cloud service provider. It is important to know who you are doing business with as this could impact your business from both productivity and security standpoints.
Companies should also consider the level of customer support desired from the cloud provider. The many benefits of moving to the cloud can only be realized if the operation and access is seamless. Companies need appropriate monitoring, governance and security tools to expedite the process of accessing key applications securely, anytime and anywhere. The good news is that specialization in IT delivery often makes cloud providers better suited to delivering and securing applications, allowing companies to enjoy comprehensive data protection in addition to faster and less-expensive IT provisioning.
Moving data to the public cloud means avoiding the purchase and management of certain hardware and software, but it also means less control over your data. Public (far) clouds are typically hosted in data centers thousands of miles from your office. Believe it or not, that makes a big difference in a lot of ways. The Internet doesn't actually move at the speed of light, so data coming from 3,000 miles away is slower than data coming from a center in your city or state. And relying on enterprise cloud service providers, such as Amazon and Google, and the policies and practices they have in place can make this transition sticky. These policies should be thoroughly examined, include customer service practices (is there someone to call if you're having a problem?), and how you will get your data back (if you decide to switch providers), for example.
Working in the public cloud can also mean changing the applications you use daily – such as switching from Microsoft Office to Google Docs. A change like this can impact your productivity – the new application may lack an important feature essential to performing your job and can take time to learn how to effectively use the new application. A very small company (under five users, for example) may find it beneficial to maintain zero on-premise infrastructure and therefore, host all of its operations in the public cloud. To these organizations, application features are not top priority and the emphasis may be the affordability and rapid data accessibility rather than a number to call and support staff they know personally.
On the other hand, building an internal, private cloud (or Here Cloud) doesn't mean you have to completely do away with your current environment. Companies already owning local infrastructure may prefer a private cloud located within the four walls of their organization. You can often extend and protect your current infrastructure investments by transforming legacy hardware into a finely tuned, virtualized, private cloud environment. With a private cloud, Internet connectivity is still key, as well as having a thorough disaster recovery/ business continuity plan in place in the event of a flood or fire. A private cloud will require more IT resources up-front, but when built out properly, a private cloud environment can provide users with the same rapid access to data as the public model, but with more intimacy (such as a phone number to call when users have an issue) than a public cloud.
For the company that builds a well-designed private cloud and has the dedicated IT resources to securely maintain its data, a private cloud can lead to a solid return on investment.
A significant number of businesses will fall on the spectrum somewhere in between the two options mentioned above and seek to deploy both private and public clouds for specific portions of their operations, thus preferring a hybrid, or Near Cloud, deployment. In the simplest terms, the hybrid model is primarily an offsite private cloud that allows an organization to tap into a public cloud space when and where it makes sense. In this case, the public cloud portion may serve as an extension of their primary site or in lieu of a traditional secondary disaster recovery site.
This blend of cloud services allows companies to adjust the amount of computing power used based on their individual fluctuation in actual usage. So for companies that have a lot of variation in their computing needs, a hybrid model makes them much more nimble by using a public cloud for times where more computing capacity is needed. Generally, adding more storage space to a company's cloud model is a much easier proposition than growing its private cloud to meet mounting needs. In this way, a hybrid model is more cost effective in providing world-class computing power that is available anytime, anywhere without as big a budget commitment as a private cloud.
All models of cloud computing provide security measures to keep data and applications secure. However, in contrast to a purely public cloud model, the hybrid cloud can provide a higher level of security for sensitive data and instances where companies are affected by industry or financial regulations.
IT Solutions NearCloud is a hybrid cloud model that combines the best of both worlds. NearCloud is set up like a private cloud but hosted offsite -- close enough to be fast, but far and secure enough to make for a great disaster recover site. With NearCloud your data is stored at the state-of-the-art ITS datacenter and monitored 24x7. Just like the public cloud, NearCloud offers zero upfront hardware costs, high-speed internet access with unlimited storage space for your data. And as a local managed service provider, NearCloud provides the full range of services - help desk, onsite support, and technology consulting. Unlike the largest cloud providers like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, we are your local provider, and can work onsite for projects and troubleshooting issues. With NearCloud, each company is assigned their own VCIO to meet with you on a regular basis to discuss your business and specific IT needs and strategies. And you quickly get to know our help desk team personally.
Companies of all sizes are moving toward more adaptive capabilities like cloud computing to deliver new services with agility and speed, while driving down costs. And for many businesses of all industries and sizes, the Near Cloud model can provide cost–effective computing that balances security, reliability and flexibility.
This is not to say that NearCloud or the hybrid model is right for just anyone. It is still important to keep your business strategy top of mind when considering the cloud. If you are interested in learning more about the different cloud models or would like a full network assessment to help you determine the best cloud solution for your business, contact IT Solutions today.
For more information visit our NearCloud service site at: www.nearcloud.com or call us at 1.866.PickITS.
If you are considering a cloud strategy for your network, you are probably already weighing the different cloud models out there today. Understanding that the cloud jargon is less complicated than it sounds should help clear up what the cloud is and isn't, and make weighing the benefits of the different options for your business easier. Simply put, cloud computing is a style of computing in which massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided "as a service" using Internet technologies to multiple external customers. And the different cloud models – Public (Far) Cloud, Private (Here) Cloud and Hybrid (Near) Cloud – are simply the major different service models available.
The most important thing to keep in mind when thinking about the cloud is to let your business strategy guide your approach. While making the decision to move to the cloud you should take a hard look at the specific needs of your organization, including individual usage requirements, budgetary considerations, the sensitive nature of data that will be stored in the cloud environment, as well as any applicable industry or financial regulations.
In addition to your unique business needs, you should evaluate the service provider you plan to do business with. The key differences between cloud models are varying external elements, and how those elements will be managed by the cloud service provider. It is important to know who you are doing business with as this could impact your business from both productivity and security standpoints.


The H910 Harmonizer® was the world's first digital effects processor. With its unique combinations of pitch shifting, modulation and delay, the H910 can be heard on countless ground-breaking works by artists from AC/DC to David Bowie to Frank Zappa. Simply put, nothing sounds quite like it.
NEW Envelope Follower - Engineers and producers discovered that sending a control voltage to the hardware H910 could be used to slightly (or massively) vary the pitch, creating entirely new sounds. The built-in envelope follower makes exploring these possibilities easy.
To get the lowdown on the H910 modeling process, we spoke to Eventide DSP engineer Dan Gillespie, who spearheaded the H910 plug-in project. As Eventide's first pitch-shifter...it's an effect that has made its mark on a variety of records and genres.
In 2007, the H910 was inducted in the TECnology Hall of Fame. The list of famed producers, audio engineers and musicians that still use it to this day—either in hardware or plug-in form—is a veritable "who's who" of the recording industry. Thicken drums, create vocal harmonies and make your guitars fill up the track with the best of them. Just ask Tony Visconti (David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, ), Shelly Yakus (John Lennon, U2, Madonna), Tom Lord-Alge (Avril Lavigne, Blink 182, Santana), Tony Platt (AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley), Laurie Anderson and Eddie Van Halen, to name a few. Once you have the H910 in your arsenal, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Quirky, exotic and a bit unpredictable, the H910 just sounds beautiful...It's a plugin that really favors experimentation and that can deliver some unexpected results, so don't be afraid to try on things you wouldn't initially expect to work.
I'd forgotten just how much fun the H910 could be, because of—its mostly lo-fi nature. I always missed the funky effects it could deliver, particularly the "bell tree" effects where a pitch spiraled upward or downward, with the spiral lasting as long as the feedback amount you set.
For the creative recordist, or sound-show manipulator, or serious student of musical sonics and speech patterns the Harmonizer also has unexplored potential for both investigating and creating a myriad of possibilities.
I don't think there was one record that I mixed during the late 70's and early 80's that didn't have the 910 somewhere on the mix. That grainy low bit musical 910 sound disappeared on all later models.