If you're like me, you may have a shoe box full of meaningful cards that you've gotten over the years. I don't mean those generic ones that coworkers give out at Christmas with the same repetitive message for everyone, (those usually end up in the recycling. Sorry to any former coworkers who may be reading this). I mean ones that are unique, say the right thing, have a personal message, are funny, and sometimes handmade. I also collect cards when I see interesting ones, because you never know when you might need them, so I loved sitting down with Koren Leung from Kokocards to talk about her custom card business.
Instead of tagging your friend in a meme, Kokocards wants to create products that millennials would actually want to buy and give to someone in real life. The goal is to make products that you see and instantly want to share and surprise someone with. And if nothing speaks to you, they have custom orders for that!
Card making has always been a passion of Koren's. It was the perfect gift for picky people and didn't cost her more than some art supplies and a little creative juice. Seeing her friends and family open her cards always got her so excited. She started Kokocards so that she could share her card making passion and help others create heartfelt moments with their loved ones too.
From there, she's branched out to prints and apparel. At the root of it all, she just want to make things that make people smile and connect with!
1. How did Kokocards start?
It started informally. Ever since I was really young, I always loved making cards for people. I would go all out and make these giant cards. As I grew older, I didn't have as much time to make such heartfelt gifts for my friends. I got back into it in University. Back when that song "Panda" was really popular, I drew this panda with Bengali jewelry for my friend. She was a model and was doing a photo shoot with a lot of Bengali jewelry, so I mixed the two, the jewelry and her favourite song at the time. I gave it to her and I posted it on my Facebook. Then someone messaged me and asked if they could commission a custom card for their brother's graduation! I was surprised that someone was actually going to pay me for making cards, something I have such a strong passion for. I started an Instagram account around two years ago and I've been doing it ever since as my side hustle. Most of my orders come through Instagram and word of mouth. It happened over time, but it's always been a passion of mine. I haven't been taking it too seriously, but one of my goals this year is to start doing printed cards and get them into retail stores. I think cards are the best gifts ever. They don't cost a lot, but they mean so much.
I get up and head over to my day job in Uptown Waterloo. I work at a small, but growing, start up called Kiite. I love working with my team at work. They give me so much energy and inspiration! I'm pretty focused on my job during the day and time flies with all of the calls, meetings and projects going on. My work is super supportive in having work life balance so when I'm done for the day, I get to go home and work on my cards for a couple of hours. At some point in the night I eat dinner, but I'll be honest in that if my boyfriend didn't cook dinner for me most nights, I don't know what I would do because I'd probably forget to eat! Weekends are also a great time to work on my cards. Basically, any time I get. It doesn't feel like work when I love it so much.
3. Do you aspire to do this full time?
This is an interesting question. I get asked this sometimes and I don't really know how to answer. I think I would love to do this as my focus, but at the same time it might lose its charm and magic if it were my career. I enjoy that it is a side thing right now where I can put in as much or as little time as I want. My creativity ebbs and flows and it's nice to have the flexibility to make cards when I feel like it. Plus, that means I'm not making cards that suit the masses and sell the most. I make cards I think are funny, even if no one wants to buy them! I'm not sure if I'd enjoy the pressure of having my creativity tied with my bills. Right now, I love what I do at my day job. I'm not in a place where I would ever want to give that up. One day though, maybe. Never say never!
Sounds cheesy, but my boyfriend inspires me! He is very dedicated to his work and has this ability to make goals and stick to them. Whether they're work related or personal. I'm always struggling to think long term because I can be a reactive person. He's very good at taking a step back, refocusing and making sure he has a direction. He's always able to be resilient, positive, and remind me of the bigger picture when I'm having a crummy day. Some people draw inspiration from historical figures or those in the media, but for me, inspiration always comes from people that are close to me because of the huge impact they have on my life.
5. What's your favourite card that you've designed so far?
My friend moved to England and was studying medicine. Her and I watch The Mindy Project religiously. I made a card for her with her in a pink dress similar to Mindy's, but I titled it The Tanya Project. I posted it on my Instagram and Mindy liked it and commented on it! Mindy Kaling's eyes have seen that card, and therefore it is my favourite.
I usually get ideas on the bus or before sleep. A lot of my cards are hip-hop or pop culture related, so kind of tuning in to what's going on and what's popular helps me come up with ideas. With custom cards, people will tell me a general idea of what they want. Sometimes they send me photos. I ask them for little tidbits and I try to incorporate those personal details. 80% of the time the ideas come to me while I'm lying in bed, on my left side. I don't know what it is, but I can't seem to come up with anything creative if I lie on my right side. I jot down notes on my Notepad app and in the morning, I'll look at it to see if it still makes sense.
7. How long does it take you to complete a piece?
Not including the time that I'm thinking about an idea, about an hour to an hour and a half. The ones that I do digitally that I get printed, those take a little longer because of editing, so maybe two to three hours.
8. What's your dream project?
I would love to work with a really cool brand to help them launch a new product with custom cards. Anything you could buy as a gift, you could buy matching card. It would be cool to do a custom series for SEPHORA or a brand like Rihanna's Fenty line.
Listen to podcasts. I listen to Jenna Kutcher's Goal Digger podcast. She's a photographer and has a big reach to creatives. I'm not a photographer but her content resonates and makes sense to me. I think that if you were to look at what everyone in your industry is doing, you run the risk of being like everyone else in the industry and also you run the risk of comparing yourself to other people. Listening to podcasts keeps me inspired. Sometimes people have an idea, they start working in it and then life gets in the way and they lose sight of what they envisioned for themselves. That side project could be a big thing, but if you don't put in the time, that project is going to dwindle away. It really only lives as long as you put in the effort and the time. Whatever inspires you and pumps up your motivation, do that, whatever it is. For me, listening to other creatives talk about their business keeps me on track. It helps me remember why I started this all in the first place.
This year I really want to focus on getting my cards into retail stores and streamlining what I want my brand to me be. Over the last two years because it's been my side project, I've put time into it, but I haven't put time into making it a real brand or business. I've very much treated it as a hobby. I want to make it into a cohesive brand and be more deliberate in my next steps. A lot of it is believing in my own designs and reaching out to retail stores. So far, the stores that carry my cards have all been kind of coincidental. To be honest with myself, I haven't been hustling as hard as I can so the next step would be to get myself in gear and showcase my work to the world!
All photos and artwork supplied by the artist.


Beginning with the flowers, Stack calls attention to the 'Diamonte Coral Rose' diascia.
'Supra Purple' dianthus, another AAS Selection, offers exceptional garden performance and improved heat tolerance, he notes. This dianthus grows to about 12 inches in height and produces an inch and a half flower with highly fringed petals. The flowers also make good cut flowers for indoor use.
'Black Pearl' ornamental pepper is unique among ornamental peppers. The leaves are pure black and the black shiny peppers, about the size of marbles, are similar to pearls and also black. 'BlackPearl' grows to about 18 inches in height and gets its best color when grown in full sun. This pepper is great in the garden or as a striking accent plant in mixed containers. "And, yes, the peppers are edible but fiery hot," Stack notes.
There are several blue salvia on the market but 'Evolution' expands the color range to violet. 'Evolution' grows to about 24 inches in height and is a plant for gardeners who want minimal maintenance and maximum flower impact. It is drought tolerant and free of any major insect and disease problems. It is a must-have garden annual for the sunny border.
'Zowie Yellow Flame' is a zinnia that will wake up the garden with its color, Stack adds.
"The semi-double, three-inch blooms have petals that are scarlet on the interior and yellow on the tips," he says. "The petals look like a yellow flame. Plants grow 24-to-30 inches in height and are great for the sunny border. It also produces armloads of cut flowers all summer."
"The first is a real shocker, especially if you're used to traditional orange carrots," he says. "'Purple Haze' is the first purple carrot. The long, 10-to-12-inch roots have a purple exterior and a bright orange interior. The purple color is best enjoyed when the carrots are sliced and used raw in salads as the purple color disappears when they are cooked. The flavor is sweet and nothing special needs to be done to enjoy an abundance of carrots."
For the herb gardener, 'Delfino' cilantro offers an improvement over regular cilantro. The foliage is very aromatic and flavorful plus it is very fine and fern-like, making it very decorative. Plants grow to 20 inches in height and are good container garden plants. The plants can be allowed to go to seed, producing the spice coriander.
"On the other side of the pepper world is 'Mariachi.' This pepper is a mildly hot chili pepper about three-to-four inches long. 'Mariachi' ripens from yellow to red. The plant is vigorous and grows to about 18-to-24 inches in height and produces fruit continuously all summer."


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Jersey City lobbies for NJ to lead the charge on electric vehicles
Jersey City elected leaders made the case for investing in electric cars at a press conference Tuesday, and are asking New Jersey legislators to pass Senate Bill 2252 and Assembly Bill 4819 to reduce pollution caused by motor vehicles.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said that the city is operating four electrified garbage trucks.
"The conversation today is about electrifying vehicles," Fulop stated.
According to the New Jersey Sierra Club, New Jersey's biggest source of air pollution stems from motor vehicles.
Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel recalled being in middle school in 1970 during the first earth day, "In a city like Jersey City, more than half the pollution comes from cars and trucks," Tittel said. "An electric vehicle is cheaper in the long run."
"Important legislation is being gridlocked in the Legislature," Tittel continued. "We need to jump-start electric by implementing a successful electric vehicle system in New Jersey. It will mean less money sent out of state for petroleum, more in-state jobs, less carbon pollution, and cleaner, healthier air."
Visit our YouTube page for more speakers from yesterday's event:
Environment New Jersey Director Doug O'Malley
Norah Langweiler of the New Jersey Work Environment Council
The Rev. Ronald Tuff of Greenfaith
Specifically, lobbying efforts are targeting Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-19th District, and the bills' sponsors.
"We want to see action in the next eight weeks," Environment New Jersey director Doug O'Malley said.
Amy Goldsmith, New Jersey director for Clean Water Action, said "we need to stop making people gasp for air and end up in our emergency rooms." New Jersey residents are contracting pulmonary problems stemming from the exhaust of motor vehicles and these diseases kill them Goldsmith said.
2:30 pm Tue, April 23, 2019 NJBIZ
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This week we took a slight detour to explore the question: Whose idea was Solomon's Temple?! This is the first of two class times we spent digging into the question about whether or not the LORD commanded David and/or Solomon to build the Temple in Jerusalem. We are looking into the possibility that God (1) had no desire of a Temple and (2) permitted it to be built even though it was not part of His perfect plan.


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Fearless risk-taking: Notes from Session 4 of TEDWomen 2017: Suspend
By Ama Adi-Dako, Blake Rumuly, Chelsea Catlett, Emily McManus, Helen Walters and Rebekah Barnett
on Nov 2, 2017
Acumen founder Jacqueline Novogratz hosts this session of TEDWomen 2017, "Suspension," featuring speakers including cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky, cellist Helen Gillet and psychiatrist (and former Zimbabwean rockstar) Dixon Chibanda.
Commencement 2012, flipped: Lessons from great grad addresses
We love this time of year, when the graduation addresses start hitting YouTube. This year's included some wonders — and TED-Ed is busy turning them into flipped lessons! Check out these three: Neil Gaiman at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Speaking at Philadelphia's University of the Arts, writer Neil Gaiman tells the graduating […]
A third way to think about aid: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com
By Shanna Carpenter
The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust "charity" against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examples of entrepreneurial innovation driving social change. (Recorded at TED@State, June 2009, at the US State Department, Washington, DC. Duration: 17:05) Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/3O […]
Investing in ending poverty: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com
We're beginning the second week of the TED media team's annual break and our highlights from the archives with a thought-provoking talk from 2005. In her first talk at TED, Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund urges us to get better at answering the tough questions of the world and says that aid, […]
TED@State: Jacqueline Novogratz on patient capital in Pakistan
Jacqueline Novogratz founded and leads Acumen Fund, a nonprofit that takes a businesslike approach to improving the lives of the poor, by investing in entrepreneurs who bring necessary goods and services — water, bread, healthcare — to communities that need it, and who would otherwise depend on traditional charity. In her new book, The Blue […]
TED goes to Washington: Today is TED@State
TED is in Washington, DC, today, helping to throw a first-of-its-kind conference: TED@State, bringing great ideas from TEDTalks to Washington. This afternoon at the State Department, five TEDTalks stars — Clay Shirky, Paul Collier, Jacqueline Novogratz, Stewart Brand, and Hans Rosling — will share insight and new ideas; music will come from the legendary Zap […]
Jacqueline Novogratz on Charlie Rose [update, now with video]
Watch Charlie Rose talk with Jacqueline Novogratz on his PBS show — discussing Novogratz' new book, The Blue Sweater, and fresh approaches to tackling the problem of poverty and bridging the gap between rich and poor.
From a Nairobi slum, a tale of hope: Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com
Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way. (Recorded at TED U 2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 07:30.) Watch Jacqueline Novogratz's talk from […]
Ending malaria: We're not spending enough, or evenly enough
As Jacqueline Novogratz says in her 2005 TEDTalk: "You can't talk about poverty today without talking about malaria bednets." Yesterday, the Guardian UK reported on a massive new study of malaria prevention — which found several alarming gaps in the global drive to wipe out this disease, especially in the poorest countries. Read the study's […]
Iqbal Quadir's new Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
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TEDGLOBAL2005 speaker and GrameenPhone founder Iqbal Quadir is launching a new center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, thanks to a $50 million structured gift from Legatum, a Dubai-based investment firm. The Legatum Center "will help MIT students start enterprises in developing countries, to foster organic and durable economic growth and more equitable societies", Iqbal […]
CARE Turns Down Federal Money for Aid and Turns to Investing
TEDsters have already heard this story — from speakers Iqbal Quadir, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Ashraf Ghani, Jacqueline Novogratz, and several others at last June's TEDGLOBAL in Tanzania: developing countries need investments more than aid. One of the world's biggest charities has now acted upon this idea. CARE, writes the New York Times, is turning down some […]
Tackling poverty with "patient capital": Jacqueline Novogratz on TED.com
Jacqueline Novogratz is pioneering new ways of tackling poverty. In her view, traditional charity rarely delivers lasting results. And commercial investors are also unwilling to seed the businesses and jobs that are needed in tough conditions. Her solution, outlined through a series of revealing personal stories, is "patient capital." This means using philanthropic funds to […]
Day Two in Quotes [TEDGlobal 2007]
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"Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth" — Acumen Fund CEO/Founder Jacqueline Novogratz "What we call governments are vampire states, which suck the economic vitality out of the people." — Economist George Ayittey "I want to make Africans rich. If you make Africans rich, they'll be less poor. That's my development strategy." […]
TED.com's new discussion space: Africa: The Next Chapter
As the TED Conference team departs for Tanzania and TEDGlobal 2007, the TED.com team is beginning the conversation online, with our latest theme: Africa: The Next Chapter. We start with an observation: That while we're all familiar with Africa's challenges — famine and disease, conflict and corruption — it's less known that across the continent, […]


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"We Want More Open Space!" Demands NYC's East Side
Manhattan's East Side is facing some open-space problems.
By Lauren Passell	• Published at 12:02 pm on August 11, 2013
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In the past, Manhattan's East Side had an edge over the West Side when it comes to open spaces, parks, and greenery. But a new report, reports the Wall Street Journal, proves the tides are changing, and that the East Side is facing some open-space problems.
Two-thirds of residents don't live within walking distance of a large park and the existing spaces are "overburdened and disconnected," claims the report. The city is now making a bigger effort to make more open space--for example, by transforming the area's waterfront into a continuous string.
The reason for the lack of space is due to the fact that the East Side is largely built up, barring an undeveloped industrial relic like the High Line or the Hudson River's piers. The East Side waterfront is narrow, set between the FDR Drive and a river.
In one district in the Upper East Side, east of Third Avenue, there is less than half an acre of open space per 1,000 residents, compared to the 2.5 acres that the city uses as a guideline in its environmental review process. And the parks that do exist are becoming more crowded, and much of the waterfront is poorly maintained.
The stretch from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 38th street is largely accessible, now. But the stretch from East 38th to East 60th is more difficult, and the only way to have continuous open space is to build over the water.
Read the full story on the Wall Street Journal.
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There's nothing better than pets - and animals dressed up for Christmas? Even better! We asked you to share your pictures of your fur babies dressed in their best festive attire - and you certainly didn't disappoint as we were inundated with photographs. So, sit back, relax and take a look at Part 1 of Your Pets at Christmas!


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Q: On implementing a dynamic proxy in PHP I'm trying to implement dynamic proxies in PHP and I'm running into a problem of implementing interfaces.
My current approach to building a dynamic proxy is by having a class which uses the __call magic method. The issue is that this class implements no interface and/or extends no other class. So if I have a method which accepts only objects of a certain type through PHP type hints, I cannot pass an object of my dynamic proxy type.
One case I'm currently dealing with is a LazyLoader class, which checks the method being called to see if it should perform the loading procedure. My data source method for loading a user, instead of returning a User object, returns a LazyLoader object, which will load the user's friend list lazily. Many other data source methods will do similar things. The issue is that, there, I return a LazyLoader object and not a User object. So whenever I use a data source object to load a User object, I'll get back a LazyLoader object, which I can't pass to methods/functions which take a type hinted User parameter.
Any way to dynamically make a LazyLoader object "be a" User?
Edit: I could make several kinds of lazy loaders which extend the right class. For example, I could have a UserLazyLoader, a FinanceSheetLazyLoader and so forth. This is a possibility, but I'd like to see if I could solve this issue in a more generic way first.

A: Make a LazyLoader interface, subclass the class you want to proxy, and implement the LazyLoader interface. Reimplement all of the parent class' public methods to forward to the lazy-loaded real-instance.
Since the proxy is a subclass of the thing you are proxying, types will remain satisfied, it can be used as the thing it's proxying.

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Home » Science » Why NASA scientist predicted ICE AGE to strike on THIS date – thanks to Antartica find
Why NASA scientist predicted ICE AGE to strike on THIS date – thanks to Antartica find
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere which results in the expansion of continental and polar ice sheets. Scientists have known for a long time that the Earth goes through cycles of climate change, following adjustments in its orbit, as well as geological factors. This results in long-term periods of glaciation, forcing the expansion of ice sheets across the surface.
Earth is currently in the Quaternary glaciation, an alternating series of glacial and interglacial periods that began 2.58 million years ago.
However, it was revealed during Amazon Prime's "Steps to the Future" how former NASA scientist Dr Jerome Chappellaz is using Antarctica to understand more about what will happen to the future.
The 2010 documentary revealed: "Researchers from the Grenoble Glaciology Laboratory have preserved precious archives taken in the Arctic and Antarctic expedition after expedition.
"The concept is very simple, the deeper we dig, the deeper we go into the past."
In the future we expect these conditions to come in 40 to 60,000 years
Dr Jerome Chappellaz
"The drilling tool is equipped with a knife which drills the ice and the shavings are evacuated by an endless screw.
"After weeks of drilling, that reached depths of over 3,000 metres, spanning back to over 250,000 years in the past."
Dr Chapellaz, who heads-up the NASA-backed project then explained what his findings revealed.
He detailed during the same show: "What does an ice age look like? It typically looks the whole of the Northern hemisphere covered in ice.
"Two kilometres of ice on Canada and the alpine glaciers spread to Lyon.
"We could walk from England to France.
"In the future we expect these conditions to come in 40,000 to 60,000 years."
The programme went on to explain how the scientist can predict an ice age, thanks to his understanding of space.
The narrator added: "Our distant cousins – Saturn and Jupiter – are responsible.
"These two planets are so big that their mass periodically deforms the Earth's orbit, making it more elliptic.
"Since the sun is further away, the energy we receive from it lessens.
"The Earth's orbit around the sun causes the quantity of the energy received at the surface of the planet to change with time.
"If we take winter snowfall at out latitudes, there needs to be enough energy during the summer to make it melt but, if it is not strong enough, the snow will stay and form a glacier over summer."
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I had no expectations for Albany, no preconceived notions, nor any way of getting my bearings. I couldn't associate a landmark with it or think of one notable thing to have ever emerged from the city. From the bus depot, I walked in the only direction that led towards population: down a sidewalk, along a road.
I found a Holiday Inn and walked into the empty lobby. "Do you have any rooms available?" I asked.
The guy at the desk was young. His nametag read "Jonathan," the same name as the first boy I ever kissed. It was a good omen.
The room was on the second floor with a window that looked onto a parking lot and a highway. The bed was sprawling and there was a painting hanging above it, a forest landscape of green, draping trees and a dark blue river, a stark contrast to what I saw outside the window.
In the bathroom there were a million mirrors and they all fogged up when I took a shower.
I rubbed a spot dry and looked at myself reflected over and over again as I combed my hair. The steam shone in the lights like dust motes in a sunbeam.
Jonathan was still at the front desk when I went back down.
He was wearing a white button-down shirt and his hair was cut short and I could see the ghost of a few zits on his neck and jawline. His cheeks were pink — he was embarrassed about asking.
While I waited for him, I went outside walked to the only thing that had looked interesting on the map in my room, Empire State Plaza. I was surprised by how vast it was. It was paved with white concrete and marble and had gigantic monoliths flanking the sides and a reflective pool running down the centre. On one side of the square, there was a structure shaped like an egg, and I got the feeling that I'd been transported to a version of the future, like I was in a science fiction novel. This city was weird.
A group of boys were skateboarding, but I heard them before seeing them. The wheels rolling against the smooth concrete made the best scraping noise. I watched them for a few minutes until a voice came crackling over a loudspeaker telling them to stop. I couldn't see a guard — he must have been watching from above. The kids rolled for a bit longer before hopping off their boards and lazily walking away.
I returned to the hotel at six and followed Jonathan to the parking lot. His car was messy and he cleared a backpack off the front seat before I sat down. "Is McDonald's okay?" he asked.
Jonathan was a college student. He was attending SUNY for business and he'd worked at the hotel for the past two years. He liked it, he said. It was easy. If no one was around, he could study at the front desk. He was planning on staying in Albany when he graduated and combining his business degree with what he knew about hotels and tourism. He asked me about my plans for the future, and at first I assumed he was joking, as if I looked like the kind of person who had a good answer to that question.
At McDonald's, we sat with our trays in a corner. He'd ordered a six-pack of chicken McNuggets in addition to his Big Mac.
Jonathan talked to me about the type of people who stayed at the hotel, government workers or business people who stayed in town for a few days for conferences or meetings. He could always tell what couples were having affairs. He told me about a football player he'd checked in last weekend; I didn't recognize the name, but Jonathan assured me that he'd been a nice guy who had even left a good tip for the cleaning lady, which was something people often forgot or just didn't do.
Jonathan was so nice; I hoped Jill would come back, or if she didn't, that he'd find someone nice in Albany. He was the type of boy I should fall for. I thought about what it would be like to date him, to live in the grey peacefulness of Albany and learn how to skateboard in the Empire State Plaza, to meet minor celebrities passing through hotels, not many but enough to build up a good repertoire of stories.
He pulled into the hotel parking lot and we both got out and stood outside.
"Oh," I looked at him again in the orange glow of the parking lot light and it was funny because he didn't look like a Bill.
I took the slip of paper. This time we did hug, but it was a bit unwieldy, too much space between our bodies, and maybe I wouldn't have actually kissed him if he'd tried.
I watched Bill's car back up and he blinked his lights at me. The person working at the front desk was an older man and he ignored me when I entered through the automatic doors. Was he the real Jonathan?
I kept Bill's number on my nightstand and felt like it radiated something good. I fell asleep easily and didn't dream of anything, or if I did, I couldn't remember when I woke up early the next morning to catch the first bus to New York City.
About the Author: Teri Vlassopoulos is the author of the short story collection, Bats or Swallows (2010), and a new novel, Escape Plans (2015). Her fiction has appeared in Room Magazine, Joyland, Little Fiction, and various other North American journals. She is the cookbook columnist for Bookslut, and has had non-fiction published at The Toast, The Millions and The Rumpus. She can be found at http://bibliographic.net or @terki. She lives in Toronto. BUY TERI'S BOOK ESCAPE PLANS!


Time: This Saturday from 9am-11am.
Where to Meet: On the coastal trail by the Pillar Point RV Park (4000 Cabrillo Hwy, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019). This is north of Surfer Beach and South of Sam's Chowder House.
Cleanup Areas: Volunteers usually clean up the beach, the coastal trail and the jetty.
Supplies: Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves. Extra gloves, buckets, pickup sticks and specific tools for this site cleanup will be provided while supplies last. Because we are never sure of the weather, make sure to bring extra layers, a hat, sunblock, water, and snacks.
Litter: Expect to pick small and large pieces of trash related to commercial and recreational fishing activities.
Parking: Free parking on the side of Highway 1.
Splangler's market from Half Moon Bay is now donating free drinks and snacks. Thank you Spangler for taking care of our volunteers!


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Redskins hire Jay Gruden as coach
Joseph White, Associated Press
Published 12:38 pm EST, Thursday, January 9, 2014
Jay Gruden, as the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator in 2012.
WASHINGTON >> Jay Gruden was hired as the Washington Redskins' coach Thursday, succeeding Mike Shanahan and joining a 3-13 team after working the last three seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator.
In ending their 10-day coaching search, the Redskins said Gruden would be introduced at an afternoon news conference.
With the Bengals, the 46-year-old Gruden helped develop Andy Dalton. Now he'll have the task of grooming another young franchise quarterback, Robert Griffin III.
Gruden, the brother of former NFL coach and "Monday Night Football" analyst Jon Gruden, had drawn interest from at least three other teams seeking head coaches. He interviewed with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday.
Shanahan was fired last week after a season that ended with eight consecutive losses. The Redskins finished last in the NFC East during three of Shanahan's four seasons in Washington, a time marked by discord among ownership, quarterback and coach.
Gruden will become owner Dan Snyder's eighth coach in 16 seasons as an NFL owner. The span includes just four winning seasons and seven last-place finishes.
Gruden interviewed with the Redskins on Wednesday, becoming the last of six candidates to meet with general manager Bruce Allen. Gruden had an inside track on the job because of his ties with Allen and others in the Washington organization.
Gruden worked with Allen, Redskins defensive backs coach Raheem Morris and tight ends coach Sean McVay while with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gruden was an assistant with Tampa Bay from 2002-08, then coached under Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett with the United Football League's Florida Tuskers in 2009.
Morris, McVay and Haslett were retained when Shanahan was fired, leaving it up to Gruden as to whether he will keep them on his new staff.
Gruden is a member of the Arena Football League Hall of Fame, elected in 1999 after a career as a successful player and coach in the indoor league. His previous head coaching stints have come in Arena Football with the Orlando Predators and in the UFL with the Tuskers, whom he led to the UFL championship game the year after Haslett left to join the Redskins.


New York Times best-selling children's author Karma Wilson has won many prizes such as the National Parenting Publications Children's Resource Gold Award. Her story Bear Wants More is a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. It's springtime and Bear is waking up from his winter nap. He hasn't had any food in a long time. Bear is HUNGRY! John McDonough's exuberant narration will be loved by all young listeners hungry for a good story.


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BRITNEY SPEARS AND HUSBAND SAM ASGHARI SIGN PRENUP
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Newlywed Britney Spears seems to be taking precautions regarding her finances in future, as she and her model/actor husband Sam Asghari who just tied the knot have a prenuptial agreement signed. According to sources, the couple has an ironclad prenup in place where Sam doesn't get a dollar from the fortune Britney has made up […]
TEMS IS TAKING A BREAK FROM MUSIC
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi a.k.a Tems has been diagnosed with Reflux Laryngitis, and as such, she is taking a break from music. She disclosed this in a statement that she issued via her Instagram page writing, "Hey Gang!!! It breaks my heart to say this but there has been no other option for me. I'm […]
SQUID GAME OFFICIALLY RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON
Following the first season's success, Netflix has officially renewed the South Korean television series 'Squid Game' for another season. The American subscription streaming service and production company, Netflix made the announcement with a short teaser and a note from Director Hwang Dong-hyuk. The note reads, "It took 12 years to bring the first season of […]
CHRIS ROCK AND DAVE CHAPPELLE ANNOUNCE JOINT LONDON COMEDY SHOW
Comedians Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, who were both attacked on stage during separate events in recent months, are teaming up for a joint stand-up comedy special in London later this year. The stand-up show will take place on Saturday, September 3, at the 02 Arena in London, and the comedians have set an age […]
JOHNNY DEPP MIGHT LET AMBER HEARD ESCAPE MONETARY DAMAGES
Johnny Depp emerged victorious in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard following three days of deliberations by the jury, which also handed Amber a partial win in her countersuit. According to Johnny Depp's attorneys, Camille Vasquez and Ben Chew, the actor is considering waiving Amber Heard's eight million dollars' judgment now that his reputation […]
JUSTIN BIEBER POSTPONES TOUR DATE
A sad situation for fans of Canadian singer/songwriter Justin Bieber as he recently announced that he will be taking a break on his tour as a result of his declining health. He revealed this via his Instagram page writing, "Can't believe I'm saying this. I've done everything to get better but my sickness is getting […]
PARAMOUNT SUED OVER MOVIE RIGHTS TO TOP GUN: MAVERICK
American film and television production and distribution company, Paramount Pictures seem to be in a little legal trouble over the rights to their latest instalment in the Top Gun movie franchise, Top Gun: Maverick. The original 'Top Gun' from 1986 is based on an article written by Ehud Yonay, as he wrote a very detailed […]
EUPHORIA, LOKI, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME WIN BIG AT MTV AWARDS
It was a night of glamour with Hollywood's finest in attendance as the 2022 edition of the MTV Movie and TV Awards held in Los Angeles recently. The night comprised of big winners amongst which was HBO's Euphoria, which bagged four wins: the 'Best Performance in a Show' for lead star Zendaya, 'Here for The […]
BRAD PITT ACCUSES ANGELINA JOLIE OF RUINING HIS WINE COMPANY'S REPUTATION
Brad Pitt is accusing his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of intentionally trying to inflict harm on him and his interests in their co-owned winery by selling her share of their wine company to a rival investor. In new legal docs filed in Los Angeles, Brad Pitt's lawyers claim Angelina Jolie sold her stake in their winery […]
ABBY DE LA ROSA IS PREGNANT AGAIN
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The Pavelka Project is back this month with another exciting project. This project even has functional capabilities too.
Welcome back for month 8 of our project. This month finds us with a tutorial that is more than beads, techniques, or jewelry. This month you are going to make a desk accessory set. Lisa demonstrates 3 separate "office" project in her Polymer Clay Extravaganza Book. You can use these as a springboard to make your own projects. Or if you are an extruder junkie, you might have some fun with this tutorial too.
Clay Extruder – Use whatever extruder you have. No special extruder is needed.
First, gather your tools. To start this project you will need only the items you are going to cover, a pen blank, extruder, and of course the polymer clay.
Pick out some colors that look pleasing to your eye.
Note: You will need about 1 ounce of clay in total weight for the pieces I have shown here.
Form each color into a log and add some white in between each. This will keep the colors from turning brown.
Use your extruder with a die for 4-6 round holes.
Extrude the clay into long strings.
Remove the pen nib from your Bic Round Stick pen so only the plastic portion remains.
Now take two strands of clay and put them so opposite side are touching. (i.e.: the end that came out of the extruder first next to another string with the end that came out of the extruder last.) This will give a nice contrast and variation throughout the pen.
Now add some TLS to your pen barrel.
Wrap the strings of clay around the pen barrel beginning at the nib end and continuing all the way to the end.
Decorate a jar (or just the top as I have done) and a ball of scrap clay as the base for your pen using your extruded left-overs.
Wrap your strings in the same manner as described about to give heavy contrast & variation.
Add any decorative details you choose.
I added a wire coil to hold up my pen using plastic coated wire.
Bake the pen, glass jar, & pen holder in a polymer clay dedicated oven for 45 minutes at 275 degrees.


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President Khama officially an AFRIMMA nominee
After submitting President Ian Khama's name for nomination in the upcoming African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) at the beginning of this year, Botswana Entertainment Promoters Association (BEPA) president, Zenzele Hirshfeld, announced last week that President Khama was nominated under the Transformational Leadership Award category. The category recognises African leaders who have interest in the arts and culture sectors of their countries and the award was won by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, Chief Godswill Akpabio last year. Two Batswana artists, Game 'Zeus' Bantsi and Kearoma Rantao were nominated for the awards last year. The second installment of the AFRIMMA Awards will take place on the 10th of October in Dallas Texas. The final nominee list will be announced on the 23rd of July.
"After forging a partnership with AFRIMMA towards the end of last year, which made us sole agents for local artists, we submitted President Khama's name for consideration. He has shown a lot of interest in Botswana's arts and culture. He started and continues to support President's Day Celebrations hosted in July, which give a platform for artists the country over to showcase their art forms. He has also included entertainers as beneficiaries in government initiatives such as the Poverty Eradication Program's among others," explained Hirshfeld.
For his part, Gaborone mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe, commended BEPA's affiliation with AFRIMMA and the president's nomination. "The affiliation of BEPA to AFRIMMA is a great beginning. My plea is for us to maintain the momentum and create opportunities for our country. We may come from a different church but one thing I respect about President Khama is that he has been supporting the arts and has set aside certain funds for the entertainment industry. Arts are essential in that they sell cities. Cities in other countries are well known because of certain big entertainment events that take place there, and those events rake in a lot of money for their economies. I would like to see the same happening for Gaborone. I, as the mayor of Gaborone, also assure everyone that I will support the industry and I urge you to feel free to come to my office for any assistance that will help grow the arts," he said.
Rapoper Zeus, gave an artist's perspective about the awards; "The best part about the AFRIMMA awards is that anyone who puts out their work gets to be nominated because I did not know about my nomination until someone told me and this also meant that I was doing something right. But on the same breath, these nominations can be a missed opportunity for artists who don't put out their work on line. We live in a global culture and we need to be export driven. The awards also position an artist's brand. The fact that I have been verified gives me credibility as an artist and each time my name is mentioned it is associated with certain nominations, titles and wins." He mentioned an American Visa as another benefit he derived from the awards. "When we arrived at the awards ceremony, Kearoma and I realized that there are a lot of business opportunities as we met a lot of industry players. Artists should not make these trips alone, they should take along with them their managers to speak on their behalf and seal deals because when you are out there, you meet a lot of contacts. I would also like to urge stakeholder participation to support artists because many local artists had to do it by themselves because there is only a handful of organisations who understand the value of entertainers. But to those who are involved we are truly thankful and appreciate you all," he concluded.
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One of the toughest decisions ever to choose a man of the match for but I'm going for Bernardo who was incredible, could of chose five more though easily.
Aguero, Sterling , zinch, Ferna and Gundogan all could have won it and it was also a great overall team performance .
Sterling and Fernandinho for me.
Not a fan of giving man of the match just for goals scored.
As brilliant as Kun was, for me, Sterling and Fernandinho were better.
I've chosen Fernandinho though. Just.
Any one of the eleven could justifiably be named man of the match, even Eddie, who rarely gets a mention due to largely being a spectator, pulled off a couple of great saves. I've gone for Zinchenko, purely because he hasn't played for several weeks and, when his chance came, he looked like he'd never missed a match all season.
In a thread thats about to get pulled.
Kun steals the headlines but for me, Bernardo is an absolute beast of a player who works so hard for the side yet when it's needed has all the skill in the world.
He was magnificent again yesterday.
Pleased for the Zink. His last few displays were under par but yesterday he played as well as he has done in a City shirt.
Raheem, just. Aguero hat-trick and brilliant first but also the miss of the season so he'll have to be content with the match ball.
Good to see neck and neck for sterling and aguero. I went for the latter basically down to the top corner thunderbolt. It was like falling in love all over again.
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Business Fallout: Airlines Beg for Aid; Google Launches Site
CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo companies said they could be forced to lay off many of their 750,000 workers if Congress doesn't immediately approve at least $29 billion in payroll grants
By The Associated Press	• Published March 21, 2020 • Updated on March 21, 2020 at 3:16 pm
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The rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus since it was first revealed in China less than three months ago has dealt an unparalleled shock to the global economy.
Following are weekend business developments related to the outbreak as governments attempt to stabilize their economies, companies navigate through an altered landscape, and millions of people face job losses and interrupted goods and services.
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WORKER RESCUE: Airlines and retailers are pleading for aid as Congress and the White House continue to negotiate a rescue package. In a letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders Saturday, the CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo companies said they will be forced to take "draconian measures," including laying off many of their 750,000 workers, if Congress doesn't immediately approve at least $29 billion in payroll grants. The companies promised not to reduce employment through Aug. 31 if those grants are approved. Airlines are seeking a total of $58 billion in loans and direct grants; so far, the White House and Senate Republicans have offered up to $50 billion in loans but no grants. Airlines — cognizant of criticism — also promised to limit executive compensation and eliminate stock buybacks and dividends for a time if they are granted at least $29 billion in loans.
Also Saturday, the National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, sent a letter to the White House stating that retailers and their vendors are losing tens of billions of dollars every week due to the virus outbreak.
"As the nation's largest private sector employer, supporting 52 million working Americans, retailers are committed to sustaining their workforces even if stores must close temporarily," the letter said. The letter, which was also signed by 89 retail trade groups, urged policymakers to consider proposals that would provide sufficient liquidity for small, medium and large-scale businesses to remain viable until the end of the crisis.
RETAIL IS CURBED: Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is moving to curbside pickup service only as it tries to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Earlier this week, Best Buy had started to limit the number of people in its stores to only 10 to 15 at a time.
"We are seeing a surge in demand across the country for products that people need to work or learn from home, as well as those products that allow people to refrigerate or freeze food," said Best Buy's CEO Corie Barry in a statement. "As we meet the demand for these necessities, we are adjusting how we operate in many ways to improve safety."
Best Buy has around 1,000 stores in the U.S.
Best Buy customers can still order online or on its app and have their products shipped directly to their homes. If a customer is unable to order online, Best Buy will send an employee into the store to retrieve an item.
The Minneapolis-based chain is joining thousands of other retailers not viewed as essential in temporarily closing its stores. Like many others, it's also trying to preserve its business. It's withdrawing its annual earnings guidance and is drawing the full amount of its $1.25 billion revolving credit line to shore up cash. Best Buy has also suspended all share repurchases, similar to such retailers as Kohl's and Nordstrom.
(This item has been corrected to note that Best Buy is shifting to curbisde pickup service, not curbside delivery).
EMPLOYEE BONUSES: Grocery chain Kroger Co. joins a growing list of retail and restaurant chains offering special bonuses or sweetening benefits to workers. The grocery chain said that full-time hourly workers will receive a one-time special bonus of $300, while part-time workers will receive $150. Kroger has approximately 453,000 full- and part-time workers. The bonuses will be paid to workers who were hired on or before March 1. Kroger is also expanding its emergency leave guidelines to include paid time off for those workers in self-isolation or who have symptoms as verified by an accredited health care professional.
Target Corp. said Friday it will give a $2 an hour wage increase to its 300,000-plus workers who have been scrambling to help customers. The pay bump will be effective at least through May 2. It's also begun offering workers who are pregnant, 65 years old or older, or who have underlying health risks, access to paid leave for up to 30 days. Amazon and Walmart are also offering extra incentives such as cash bonuses or a temporary wage bump as they try to manage the crush of customers while simultaneously looking to keep their workers happy.
Starbucks said it will pay its workers for the next 30 days, whether they come to work or stay home. The coffee chain also said it is temporarily closing access to its stores across the U.S., and reducing services to drive-thru and delivery only.
GOOGLE IT: Google has launched a new website and enhanced its search options for people seeking information about the new coronavirus, but the effort falls short of a plan initially announced by President Donald Trump. As of Saturday, when U.S. users typed in "coronavirus" or related terms, information about symptoms and links to state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention popped up on the right. Google also unveiled a new website,http://www.google.com/covid19/, that links users to data, safety videos and relief efforts. Google said the website will soon be available in more languages and countries.
A little more than a week ago, Trump said Google would facilitate a website that would guide users through a series of questions to determine whether they should be screened for the virus. Then it would direct them to a local testing location.
In fact, a Google sibling company that focuses on health care confirmed it was working on such a site, but so far it is only available in certain counties in the San Francisco area.
Google also announced Friday that it would no longer hold its annual developer conference this year. The Google I/O conference was initially moved online, but the company said it has been canceled to comply with California's "shelter in place" directives.
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Q: How to repair a PDF file and embed missing fonts I use pdftk to repair some failures in corrupted PDF files, but I faced another problem which is not fixed by pdftk (or at least I do not know how to do so).
I have PDF files with text based on TrueType fonts, but the fonts have not been embedded during PDF creation. Now I want to embed the required fonts to the existing files.
Is there a command-line tool (like pdftk) to embed missing fonts by providing path to TTF files?

A: I just had the same problem (on Ubuntu 14.04) and I found the following solution:

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*install Acrobat Reader

*print "print to file" into a postscript file ("foo.ps") and "advanced -> print as image"

*then on the console use ps2pdf foo.ps foo.pdf and the result is a file with embedded fonts and the original content

The intermediate postscript file is much bigger (650KB) than the input file (56KB) but the resulting PDF is moderate in size again (82KB).
I do not know why this works, i.e.,

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*why "print as image to file" seems to create an image but also preserves font information,

*why ps2pdf recovers this font information, and

*why there are fonts in the resulting PDF at all because it should only be an image, right?.

But the result is a PDF with all fonts embedded and a size similar to the original file.

A: You can use Ghostscript to embed missing fonts. Run the command like this:
gs                                             \
  -o file-with-embedded-fonts.pdf              \
  -sDEVICE=pdfwrite                            \
  -dEmbedAllFonts=true                         \
  -sFONTPATH="/path/to/ttf;/other/path/to/ttf" \
   input-without-embedded-fonts.pdf

See also this answer:

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*How do I embed fonts in an existing PDF?

A: As mentioned by @t-bltg in a comment, Ghostscript now comes with a ps2pdf command which will embed missing fonts automatically.
ps2pdf -sFONTPATH="." in.pdf out.pdf

That should be all you need.
Troubleshooting

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*The above command presumes the necessary .ttf or .otf file is in the current  working directory ("."). If it is not, you can change . to directory where the font file lives. For example:
ps2pdf -sFONTPATH="~/.local/share/fonts/" input.pdf output.pdf

(Note, you must specify a directory, not a font file.)

*Make sure that the fontname the PDF is looking for is the same as the name embedded in the font file. For example, if the PDF wants a font named "Fantasy Bold", but the font file defines a font named "Fantasy" or "Fantasy Bold Neue LT Pro", this method will not work.
Bonus: The 14 type families
Even without specifying FONTPATH, Ghostscript knows about the 14 standard Postscript Level 2 fonts, including their old names. For example, modern systems sometimes do not render "New Century Schlbk" correctly because they expect "New Century Schoolbook". A simple ps2pdf in.pdf out.pdf solves the problem.


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Women in Minneapolis suburbs have 'critical' role in 2020 election
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — When President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden share a debate stage for the first time Tuesday night, a key audience for both candidates will be suburban women voters in a handful of critical election battlegrounds.
ABC News Live recently met with five women voters from diverse backgrounds and political views in the suburbs around Minneapolis to discuss the 2020 campaign and issues important to mothers, young female professionals and retirees across the state.
WATCH: Meet suburban women voters in the Twin Cities tonight at 7pm ET and 9pm ET on ABC News Live Prime.
They described anxiety over a year of cascading crises for their families, from the pandemic and recession, to protests for racial justice, a spike in violent crime and looting and a sudden vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Michelle Fazi, a realtor and mother of three in Chanhassen, Minn., says she does not think a national mask mandate is an effective, or patriotic, response to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I was kind of just like, oh, crap. You know, like, what's next?" said Michelle Fazi, a realtor and mother of three in Chanhassen, after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. "It's 2020. What crisis is coming down the pipeline?"
The confluence of events, and long-running demographic trends, have scrambled Minnesota politics in the 2020 election and injected new uncertainty into the role suburban women may play in a close outcome.
Minnesota hasn't backed a Republican for president since 1972, the longest running blue streak of any state in the country. Analysts say the state is up for grabs this year.
"Suburban areas, despite the fact that they are increasingly diverse and there's a lot of different types of voters in them, they're really critical — especially women," said Kathryn Pearson, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota who has closely studied the state's electorate for years.
All the women who spoke with ABC News expressed unease about the ability of America's political leaders to restore unity and bring healing at such a divisive time in the country. And, all said they made up their minds long ago about whether Trump deserves a second term.
"I know it's not Donald Trump. I don't think it's Joe Biden. And I'm wondering if there's other people like myself in that same situation," said Anne Swenson of Bloomington, a retired CPA and Catholic stepmother of three, who is still undecided about who she'll pick for president.
"It's a tough year for me this year," said Swenson, a self-described fiscal conservative and social moderate.
Anne Swenson, a retired CPA and Catholic stepmother of three in Bloomington, Minn., says she won't vote for Donald Trump in 2020 but is undecided on who she'll pick instead.
Racial unrest emanating from Minneapolis and into the suburbs after the death of George Floyd while in police custody has added a dimension of complexity to the state's politics and underscored that its 10 electoral votes are in play.
Dawn Le lived five blocks from where Floyd was killed in late May. After weeks of violence and looting outside her house, she moved from south Minneapolis to the suburbs where she says she felt safer.
And after years of voting for Democrats, she says she's now voting for Trump.
"I feel like our leadership did not step up to the plate, honestly," Le said in an interview outside her old home.
"I think there are some things that Donald Trump and the (Republican) Party really need to address and work on as well, but I feel with this, with everything that happened, that the blue (Democratic) party may make it a little worse," she said.
Dawn Le of Minneapolis, Minn., has voted for Democrats over the years but says she's backing Donald Trump in 2020 after violence and looting forced her from her home.
The Trump campaign sees Minnesota as its best shot at flipping a blue state to red in November, after narrowly losing the state by just 45,000 votes four years ago.
They've spent millions in TV ads, appealing to suburban voters' fears about looting and violence. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have made several recent campaign stops in the state with promises of "law and order."
"Voters who are concerned about racial justice are more likely and more energized to vote Democratic, and voters who are concerned about law and order are really listening to President Trump's message about them," said Pearson. "But i don't think either of those two groups were likely to switch their votes."
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll in Minnesota found Joe Biden opening a double-digit lead over Trump among likely voters. Minnesotans said they trust Biden over Trump by 11 points on issues of crime and safety and by 24 points on ensuring equal treatment for racial groups.
Jamie Becker-Finn, a Democratic state representative, attorney and mother of two from the suburb of Roseville, said the Republican messaging appears to have backfired.
"We are sick of men like Donald Trump telling us how we feel. You know, we have voices. We are full human beings who can share how we actually feel about things," she said.
Jamie Becker-Finn, a mother of two and member of the Minnesota legislature, says voters in her suburb are most concerned about safety during the pandemic, education for their children and climate change.
Last month, Becker-Finn, used Twitter to push back on a state Republican leader's claims that women like her are "scared to death" of the protests for racial justice. Her hashtag "#IAmASuburbanMom" went viral.
"People are afraid, but they're afraid of their neighbors getting sick (from the coronavirus)," said Becker-Finn. "That's where the anxiety is. There isn't this sort of top of mind thing where we're, like, afraid to go for walks or like be in our communities."
Twila Dang, an African American mother of three who owns a digital media network of podcasters that caters to young women, said it's unlikely that the movement for racial justice that gripped her mostly white, Republican neighborhood in Bloomington changed voters' minds on either side.
"It felt like the energy around it was more difficult for us than the actual actions themselves. Those actions did not collectively spread down this far that way," she said of the unrest. "Facebook is on fire. But I would say neighbor to neighbor, person to person … people don't talk a lot about that."
Hamline University political science professor David Schultz says Minnesota is in play for Republicans in 2020 because of changing demographics and a shifting economy.
For many suburban voters, the economy and family finances are paramount. And on those issues, Biden and Trump poll neck and neck, according to the ABC News/Washington Post poll.
"My focus is more immediate on what administration that I think can best pull us out of this crisis the fastest," said Fazi, who described herself as a Reagan Republican.
She said public health restrictions imposed by authorities during the pandemic and their adverse impact on local businesses worry her more than the virus itself.
"I don't like this being a federal mandate," she said of government requirements to wear facial coverings. "This is an enormous country, and I just don't believe that what's right or necessary in the city of New York is necessarily necessary in Iowa."
The battle for Minnesota — and other upper midwestern states like Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan that are close — may ultimately boil down to suburban women on the margins: Voters like Anne Swenson who are unhappy with Trump but also reluctant to vote for Biden.
Twila Dang of Bloomington, Minn., runs Matriarch Digital Media, a podcast network for women that focused on issues of racial and social justice and political engagement.
"Donald Trump probably can't win those suburban women over, but can he give them reasons why they shouldn't vote for Joe Biden," said David Schultz, a political science professor and longtime expert on Minnesota politics at Hamline University in St. Paul.
"If he can keep them from turning out to vote — and let's say, get his base to turnout at an even higher percentage than they did four years ago — that's the recipe for a victory here," Schultz said.
Swenson told ABC News that she is "not excited about" Trump's deficit spending and explosion of federal debt.
"The other is the rhetoric and civility," she said. "When did being civil to people become a sign of weakness?"
But, she says, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' policy positions trouble her.
"I don't know necessarily that Joe Biden would last four years, and if he doesn't make four years, then she's in automatically," she said.
A memorial to George Floyd continues to occupy the spot on Chicago Ave. in Minneapolis where he was killed in police custody in May 2020.
Meanwhile, Democrats are confronting lagging enthusiasm for Biden with an appeal to conscience and common sense.
"To be honest, I think a lot of people are going to do a little: hold their nose and vote," said Dang.
"You cannot complain about your choices. You cannot say, well, I can't vote for that in good conscience. But you'll just let this continue to happen? You'll let the progress that we've seen in a direction you don't feel comfortable with continue to happen?" she asked.
ABC News' Jackie Yoo and Elizabeth Winter contributed to this report.
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Standard Tax Deduction: How Much It Is in 2022-2023 and When to Take It
The 2022 standard deduction is $12,950 for single filers, $25,900 for joint filers or $19,400 for heads of household.
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The standard deduction is a specific dollar amount that reduces your taxable income. For the 2022 tax year, the standard deduction is $25,900 for joint filers, $19,400 for heads of household, and $12,950 for single filers and those married filing separately.
$12,950.
Married, filing jointly
Married, filing separately
For 2023 (taxes filed in 2024), the standard deduction will increase to $27,700 for joint filers, $20,800 for heads of household, and $13,850 for single filers and those married filing separately.
How the standard deduction works
Even if you have no other qualifying deductions or tax credits, the IRS lets you take the standard deduction on a no-questions-asked basis. The standard deduction reduces the amount of income you have to pay taxes on.
You can either take the standard deduction or itemize on your tax return — you can't do both. Itemized deductions are basically expenses allowed by the IRS that can decrease your taxable income.
Taking the standard deduction means you can't deduct home mortgage interest or take the many other popular tax deductions — medical expenses or charitable donations, for example. (But if you itemize, you should hang onto records supporting your deductions in case the IRS decides to audit you.)
If someone can claim you as a dependent, you get a smaller standard deduction.
For the 2022 tax year, you get to add an additional $1,400 to your standard deduction if you're over 65 or blind; if you're also unmarried and not a surviving spouse, that jumps up to $1,750. For the 2023 tax year, these two additional standard deduction amounts will increase by $100 to $1,500 and $1,850, respectively.
When to claim the standard deduction
Here's the bottom line: If your standard deduction is less than your itemized deductions, you probably should itemize and save money. If your standard deduction is more than your itemized deductions, it might be worth it to take the standard and save some time.
Try this quick check. Although using the standard deduction is easier than itemizing, if you have a mortgage or home equity loan it's worth seeing if itemizing would save you money. Use the numbers you find on IRS Form 1098, the Mortgage Interest Statement (you typically get this from your mortgage company at the end of the year). Compare your mortgage interest deduction amount to the standard deduction. Property taxes, state income taxes or sales taxes, and charitable donations can be deductible, too, if you itemize.
Run the numbers both ways. If you're using tax software, it's probably worth the time to answer all the questions about itemized deductions that might apply to you. Why? The software (or your tax pro) can run your return both ways to see which method produces a lower tax bill. Even if you end up taking the standard deduction, at least you'll know you're coming out ahead.
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MedTech Update Q4
Freshfields MedTech Update Q4
Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, the MedTech industry remains resilient, in large part driven by increasing innovation in, and consumer demand for, healthcare technology.
As MedTech companies continue to prove the value of integrated tech-enabled care, we expect regulators and policymakers around the world to prioritise the facilitation of digital health regulatory pathways while continuing to assess MedTech companies' practices from data privacy and antitrust perspectives.
In response, businesses are working collaboratively with regulatory authorities to adopt a globally integrated approach in the development and commercialisation of their MedTech offerings, as evidenced by some of the key trends in Q4 and associated legal considerations.
Regulatory pathway for digital therapeutics
Digital health companies and regulators are increasingly collaborating in an effort to help facilitate the inclusion of prescription digital therapeutics in major insurance plans.
Earlier this year, state Medicaid programmes in Massachusetts and Oklahoma announced new partnerships to cover certain digital therapeutics. Recently, Highmark became the first large commercial insurer to signal that it intends to pay for claims for the use of digital health apps that help treat psychiatric disorders and other complex conditions.
Even as clinical evidence and market demand continue to support the growth of digital therapeutics, companies in this space have faced reimbursement challenges, a significant barrier to widespread coverage of these technologies. Highmark's new medical policy offers a blueprint for an approach to covering prescription digital therapeutics, which we expect to accelerate the adoption of digital therapeutics in the payer market.
White House AI Bill of Rights
The White House recently released its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, a non-binding set of guidelines for the design, development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The blueprint addresses five broad principles:
1. individuals should be protected from systems deemed unsafe or ineffective;
2. algorithms and systems should be equitable and free of discrimination;
3. individuals should be kept safe from abusive data practices and have control over how their data is used;
4. individuals should be aware when an automated system is in use; and
5. individuals should be able to opt out of such systems, with the option to access a human decision-maker to remedy issues when appropriate.
The blueprint joins several other voluntary efforts by government agencies and companies to address transparency and ethics in AI. In the US, there are no federal laws specifically regulating AI or applications of AI. A handful of states have passed bills that limit the use of AI, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Alabama and Mississippi.
In 2019, the European Commission published a similar set of automated systems governance principles, called the Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. The European Parliament is currently in the process of drafting the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, which codifies the Ethics Guidelines. In response to these global developments, we expect MedTech companies to continue to prioritise investments in data privacy and security infrastructure to safeguard patient data. Learn more about the EU's proposed AI regulation.
MedTech localisation strategies in China
In China, one of the world's largest medical device manufacturing hubs, multinational companies (MNCs) continue to strive to expand their MedTech business lines. For example, Siemens Healthineers recently split China out of the Asia-Pacific region at the corporate level, appointing a dedicated director to head China operations.
At the same time, the Chinese government has been increasingly focused on strengthening its domestic medical devices industry, adopting policies to encourage local MedTech innovation and prohibiting non-approved imported medical equipment. Considering foreign manufacturers' market share of the Chinese medical device market, we expect the potential shift in market dynamics to prompt discussions among MNCs, local innovators and government authorities over the long-term development of the global market for medical technology.
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Selecting wedding topics can be one of the hardest planning parts that each bride's confronted with. Would you like to go the affectionate road, or keep things fresh and modern? Once you determine the theme of your dreams, you can officially progress with the others of your wedding strategies. But, if you are still on the fence about which way you want to go, we round up the best wedding styles for just about any style and location, no subject how unique. Utilize this as a comparative guide to finally mix this major decision off your planning checklist and arranged the build for your wedding day.
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Considering a dark tie-scale wedding? In the event that you envision you as well as your friends dressing to the nines, your current theme must match consequently. For nuptials this grandiose, you will want to grab all the ceases you need to include complete table options (wine glasses and everything) with a complete sit-down meal, posh seats, ornate flower plans (even on the wedding cake!), and a perfect head table, merely to name a few formalities.


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Our specialist solicitors are highly experienced in representing families in this situation. They are sensitive to the issues and emotional suffering involved, whilst at the same time extremely skilled and relentless at successfully pursuing fatal injury compensation for those left behind.
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Magazine Fall 2013 Research Feature
Designing Effective Knowledge Networks
In today's interconnected world, networks for sharing knowledge are increasingly important. By paying careful attention to eight dimensions of network design, leaders of knowledge networks can facilitate desired behaviors and outcomes.
By Katrina Pugh and Laurence Prusak September 12, 2013 Reading Time: 24 min
ConocoPhillips, an exploration and production oil company, has more than 10,000 unique members in its knowledge networks.
Image courtesy of Flickr user thomashawk.
"Knowledge networks" are collections of individuals and teams who come together across organizational, spatial and disciplinary boundaries to invent and share a body of knowledge. The focus of such networks is usually on developing, distributing and applying knowledge. For-profit and nonprofit organizations of all sizes are seizing on this model to learn more quickly and collaborate productively. However, for every successful network, others have lost steam due to poor participation, goal ambiguity, mixed allegiances or technology mismatches.
Knowledge networks are as old as human commerce, as knowledge was often implicitly exchanged in the production and exchange of goods and services. In the medieval days of guilds and apprentices, formal networks existed between artists, artisans and tradesmen. However, in recent years, Web-based collaboration has streamlined the identification and distribution of codified knowledge, at lower cost and over greater physical distance.1 In his classic 1937 article "The Nature of the Firm," economist Ronald Coase predicted that companies would grow larger as information costs fell.2 Instead, we have witnessed less the rise of company size than the rise of intercompany collaborations. The knowledge network has been trumpeted as a model for innovation and scale — one that capitalizes on the agility and reach of human connections while integrating practical insight into the day-to-day work of network members. Networks can be 10 people across a handful of organizations or 1,000 people across continents and industries.
Knowledge network members come together around a common goal and share social and operational norms. Most researchers agree that network members participate out of common interest and shared purpose rather than because of contract, quid pro quo or hierarchy. However, researchers don't agree about the importance of formal structure, organization and leadership. Some emphasize that members are simply "linked together by interdependent exchange relationships" while others call for formalized roles, routines and metrics.3 What's clear is that knowledge network leaders can influence members' behavior through network design and facilitation. And that can mean the difference between magnetism and fizzle, between knowledge sharing and hoarding, between inspiration and cynicism.
We sought to better understand the leverage that network leaders have.
Katrina Pugh is the academic director of Columbia University's information and knowledge strategy master's program and the author of Sharing Hidden Know-How: How Managers Solve Thorny Problems with the Knowledge Jam (Jossey-Bass, 2011). Laurence Prusak is an independent consultant and senior adviser to organizations on knowledge and network issues and the author, with Thomas H. Davenport, of Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know (Harvard Business Press, 1998).
1. A. Jacobson and L. Prusak, "Unlocking the $2.6 Trillion Challenge: Measuring Knowledge Transactions," unpublished ms.
2. R.H. Coase, "The Nature of the Firm," Economica 4, no. 16 (November 1937): 386-403.
3. See, respectively, J.G. Stein, R. Stren, J. Fitzgibbon and M. MacLean, "Networks of Knowledge: Collaborative Innovation in International Learning" (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001); and E. Wenger, R. McDermott and W.M. Snyder, "Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice," chap. 3 in "Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge" (Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2002).
4. N. Christakis and J. Fowler, "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives" (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009); and J.D. Johnson, "Managing Knowledge Networks" (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
5. "Women's World Banking Center for Microfinance Leadership Strategy for 2012 to 2015," internal document.
6. E. Wenger, B. Trayner and M. de Laat, "Promoting and Assessing Value Creation in Communities and Networks: A Conceptual Framework," white paper, Ruud de Moor Centrum, Open Universitat, The Netherlands, 2011.
7. K. Pugh, B. Camson and D. Wilson, "Practices of a Successful Knowledge Network," working paper, Learning Innovations Labs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2011.
8. K. Pugh and J.A. Endo, "Jamming with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement," Ask Magazine, winter 2011, www.nasa.gov.
9. S. Page, "The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies" (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2007).
10. A. Pentland, "The New Science of Building Great Teams," Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012): 60-70.
11. K. Pugh, "Sharing Hidden Know-How: How Managers Solve Thorny Problems with the Knowledge Jam" (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011).
12. "Networks for Prosperity: Achieving Development Goals Through Knowledge Sharing" (Vienna, Austria: United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 2011), 17.
i. For an excellent bibliography on other research about knowledge networks, see C. Phelps, R. Heidl and A. Wadwa, "Knowledge, Networks, and Knowledge Networks: A Review and Research Agenda," Journal of Management 38, no. 4 (July 2012): 1115-1166.
Employee Networks Knowledge Sharing
Ray Collins
In hope that everyone in the Artificial Intelligence industry should be reading this article. It a true representation of state of the art combination of 'management and technical'.
Joy Marie Rivera
Thank you for sharing this helpful article, especially when if we are thinking about developing knowledge network to people in our organization to share sustainability ideas. It really offers some insights into the process of convening networks, network leadership, and designing the network to fit its purpose.
Nik Zafri Abdul Majid
The article is a nice complement to modules of Hi-Impact Network that I'm currently conducting. I hope that everyone in the Artificial Intelligence industry should be reading this article. It a true representation of state of the art combination of 'management and technical'.
But the part where :
"We found that good leaders were role models, inspiring members to act, and they did not delegate work such as being online and responding to discussions. They were routinely visible — as a cohesive team — to the community"
Sounds 'a lil bit'  rethorical (and yes, good leaders do all that)
Unfortunately I still see leaders thinking like typical managers -yet 'hijacking' the word leader. More system than functional.
This conventional approach is now loosing its glory as it tends to create fear rather than respect. Even when this 'leader' is visible, it looks like 'checking, inspecting and auditing' when making rounds. The 'visibility' is too frequent which may be misinterpreted as a signal of mistrust.
Anyway this is a very scholarly yet practical article/research.
Nik Zafri
Consultant/trainer
http://www.nikzafri.blogspot.com
Gerardo Rodriguez
Abre y aclara otro enfoque ,buen articulo.
Katrina Pugh
Hi, PabloPena
I'm glad you see the connections to the MAKE approach. It's good to see that our research findings are consistent!
What we hoped to share with the article was our findings that the knowledge network objectives (e.g., Learning/innovation, Coordination, Translation/Local adaptation, Community member support) call for specific design choices, and that leaders need to consider those dynamically as the knowledge network evolves. Thank you for reading this!
Leslie Brokaw
Hi PabloPena -- Thanks for your comment about the article. As to the exhibit, it actually is complete -- there is just the one item in the left column, #8. If you have the print version of the magazine, you can see this exhibit/chart on p. 85. Thank you for making sure this was correct!
Contributing Editor, Online
MIT Sloan Management Review
pablopena
I like this article very much. I think it complements the 8 dimensions MAKE approach.
The last question of the exhibit "Knowledge Network Design Questions to Consider" is not completed.


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Police: Lobo Village resident admits to making psychedelic drug
Lab testing chemicals, no arrests made
Updated: 5:33 PM MDT Jul 11, 2013
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University of New Mexico police said a resident of Lobo Village admitted he was trying to make a psychedelic drug inside his apartment.UNM police confirmed Thursday morning that they were called to the Southeast Albuquerque apartments overnight for a lab of some sort. They would not say what kind of lab it was, but said they were out there for nearly five hours.Albuquerque's hazmat team was also called to assist.UNM police said it is obvious that someone is living in the apartment but added that no one was arrested. The male resident reportedly found the recipe online.The resident could face charges of drug trafficking or trying to manufacture a controlled substance, according to police. A spokesperson said a lab is testing to find out what exactly the 20-year-old had inside his apartment in terms of chemicals. No arrest will happen until testing concludes.Lobo Village resident Andrew Powers wasn't shocked to see the chaos at the complex but is now concerned about the alleged experiment going on one floor above them."It's much more of a mentality of get people in here and then once they're in, they really don't care," said Powers, adding he does not like living there and plans to move as soon as possible.Since the complex opened it's been a target of reform. UNM's top brass vowed to crack down on reported parties at Lobo Village.Powers said some security improvements have been made, but there are still problems.A sergeant with UNM police told Action 7 News that this kind of call is very rare for them.
University of New Mexico police said a resident of Lobo Village admitted he was trying to make a psychedelic drug inside his apartment.
UNM police confirmed Thursday morning that they were called to the Southeast Albuquerque apartments overnight for a lab of some sort. They would not say what kind of lab it was, but said they were out there for nearly five hours.
Albuquerque's hazmat team was also called to assist.
UNM police said it is obvious that someone is living in the apartment but added that no one was arrested. The male resident reportedly found the recipe online.
The resident could face charges of drug trafficking or trying to manufacture a controlled substance, according to police.
A spokesperson said a lab is testing to find out what exactly the 20-year-old had inside his apartment in terms of chemicals. No arrest will happen until testing concludes.
Lobo Village resident Andrew Powers wasn't shocked to see the chaos at the complex but is now concerned about the alleged experiment going on one floor above them.
"It's much more of a mentality of get people in here and then once they're in, they really don't care," said Powers, adding he does not like living there and plans to move as soon as possible.
Since the complex opened it's been a target of reform. UNM's top brass vowed to crack down on reported parties at Lobo Village.
Powers said some security improvements have been made, but there are still problems.
A sergeant with UNM police told Action 7 News that this kind of call is very rare for them.