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Love. It really does have a way of bringing people together. You know that old saying that "love is blind"? The saying is normally used in a negative way but the hopeless romantic in me thinks that the fact that "love is blind" is a good thing. I absolutely love the picture that 1 Corinthians 13 paints of love (If you have ever been to a wedding, chances are pretty good that you've heard this scripture reading.) The last part of this popular wedding scripture says, "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Love never fails". (NLT) I think this is a beautiful picture of "blind love". Love that chooses to remain even in the tough times. In the midst of adversity and pain...it's always there, chugging along, hoping and enduring through it all. What a wonderful way to love! This is the love we hope for all of our couples to have for a lifetime!
This wonderful couple, Kelly and Zach, were married on August 12, 2017 when the rest of the world wasn't seeing a whole lot of love. I'm so glad that I was witnessing and celebrating the love of two beautiful individuals on this day in history. To me, their love story shines as a light in the darkness that is happening and is a testament of unity and diversity. I am so, so glad that this is the memory I will have of that day.
Thank you Kelly and Zach for sharing your love story with us! Your wedding day was beautiful, as were both of you, and it was truly an honor to be there to capture it.


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Ware v. State Compensation Insurance Fund
RICHARD WARE Petitioner
STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND Respondent/Insurer for HAGEMAN CONSTRUCTION Employer.
Submitted: March 23, 1996
Mike McCarter, Judge.
Summary: During November 1992, 41 year old carpenter suffered surgery injury, for which insurer accepted liability. Claimant continued working in a modified capacity, then moved to Missoula to be closer to his children. During 1995, he received shoulder surgery. He now seeks TTD back to the time of the original injury.
Held: Claimant is not entitled to TTD benefits from December 15, 1992 through April 1993 because his loss of wages during that time was not the result of his injury. His own testimony established he could have continued working; he lost wages because he decided to move, not because his injury caused him to cease work. He is also not entitled to TTD from April 1993 through early January 1995 where he failed to establish that periods of unemployment were due to flare-ups of his condition or anything other than lack of immediate jobs within his labor market. Claimant is, however, entitled to TTD benefits after he ceased working due to an acute recurrence of his shoulder problems. TTD should have continued during the period after surgery was recommended, but the insurer refused to cover surgery until claimant had gone through a period of more conservative treatment.
Benefits: Temporary Total Benefits. Under 1991 Act, claimant not entitled to TTD during period he lost wages not as the result of his injury, but because he chose to move to be nearer his children. He was also not entitled to TTD during period for which he failed to establish he was unemployed as the result of flare-ups of his condition and not merely lack of immediate jobs in his labor market. He was entitled to back TTD, however, for period after which his shoulder condition deteriorated such that surgery was recommended, including period during which insurer insisted on further conservative treatment prior to paying for surgery.
Benefits: Temporary Total Benefits. An injured worker capable of continuing to perform work within his or her labor market is ineligible for TTD benefits whether or not the worker continues to work as a true employee or undertakes self-employment. Weaver v. Buttrey Food and Drug, 255 Mont. 90, 96, 841 P.2d 476, 480 (1992).
Wages: Wage Loss. Under 1991 Act, claimant not entitled to TTD during period he lost wages not as the result of his injury, but because he chose to move to be nearer his children. He was also not entitled to TTD during period for which he failed to establish he was unemployed as the result of flare-ups of his condition and not merely lack of immediate jobs in his labor market. He was entitled to back TTD, however, for period after which his shoulder condition deteriorated such that surgery was recommended, including period during which insurer insisted on further conservative treatment prior to paying for surgery.
The trial in this matter came on March 1, 1996. Petitioner, Richard Ware (claimant), was present and represented by Mr. Rex Palmer. The Respondent, State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund), was represented by Mr. Charles G. Adams.
Exhibits and Depositions admitted at trial: Exhibits 1 through 32 and 37 through 41 were admitted by stipulation. Exhibits 33 through 36 were admitted over the objection of Mr. Adams. Exhibits 42 through 45A were admitted without objection. The deposition of the claimant was submitted for the Court's consideration. The Court also received a deposition of Dennis Small, a claims adjuster for the State Fund. However, the parties did not request the Court to consider Mr. Small's deposition.
Issue presented: In November 1992, the claimant injured his right shoulder in a work-related accident. Thereafter, he worked off and on until September 1995, when he underwent shoulder surgery and was placed, for the first time, on temporary total disability benefits. Through his petition in this case he is seeking payment of additional temporary total disability benefits retroactive to December 1992.
Having considered the Pretrial Order, the testimony presented at trial, the demeanor and credibility of the witnesses, the deposition and exhibits, and the arguments of the parties, the Court makes the following:
1. Claimant is a 41 year old carpenter. He is married but separated from his wife. He has four children who reside in Missouri.
2. Claimant is a high school graduate and attended college for two and one-half years.
3. His prior work experience includes jobs as a meat cutter, clerk/typist and draftsman. He began working as a carpenter in 1980. Since then he has performed virtually all aspects of carpentry and related work. He has done concrete work, wiring, framing, roofing, and finish work.
4. For a short period of time in 1992 he was co-owner of a construction company, Alpine Construction, in Bozeman. That business folded after a short time.
Gannon Job
5. In July 1992, claimant went to work for Hageman Construction, which is owned by Doug Hageman. Hageman was building a large home near Bozeman. The project was referred to as the Gannon job.
6. At the time he went to work for Hageman, claimant informed Hageman that he would work only until mid-December since he intended to move at that time to Missouri to be closer to his children.
7. While working on the Gannon project the claimant performed a full range of carpentry duties. He used hand and power tools and read blueprints. He carried building materials and equipment which sometimes weighed over 100 pounds. He framed doors, walls, windows, floors, and roofs. (Ex. 24 at 8.)
Industrial Accident and Claim
8. On a day in early November 1992, claimant and another carpenter were moving a large beam which had been previously set on the top plate of a framed wall. The beam was composed of four 20 foot, 2 by 12s joined together. As they were attempting to move it, the beam slipped. Claimant caught it with cupped hands, receiving a weight of approximately 180 to 200 pounds. Claimant immediately felt like hot water had been poured on his back and shoulders. He thereafter experienced pain. (Ware Dep. at 31-32; trial testimony.)
9. Claimant filed a written Claim for Compensation on February 3, 1993. (Ex. 1.) The State Fund, which insured Hageman, accepted liability for the claim.
Initial Medical Treatment
10. Following the injury claimant "took it pretty easy the rest of the day." (Ware Dep. at 32.) He continued working.
11. Claimant first sought medical care on November 13, 1992, when he went to see Dr. Stephen Forte, a chiropractor. Dr. Forte examined claimant and diagnosed lumbo-sacral, thoracic, and cervical back strain, along with spondylosis. He recommended treatment "three times a week for three weeks with spinal manipulative therapy, moist heat, ice, electrical therpy [sic] to normalize and reduce swelling, inflammation and joint function. Then twice a week for three weeks with the above followed by a re-exam." (Ex. 19 at 2.) Dr. Forte noted that claimant planned on moving out-of-state before his treatment would be completed. (Id.)
Continued Work and Move to Missouri
12. Claimant continued working on the Gannon project but in a lighter, modified capacity. On the advice of Dr. Forte, claimant avoided lifting heavy objects and limited his work to below shoulder height. (Ware Dep. at 33.)
13. In mid-December claimant moved to Missouri as previously planned.
14. At the time of his move the Gannon project was unfinished. Claimant estimated that the house was not completed until March or April 1993.
15. Claimant was hired by Hageman as a "lead carpenter." Following his injury, he was able to modify his specific duties and avoid the heavier jobs. He continued working. There was no evidence indicating that, had he chosen to do so, he could not have continued working on the Gannon project until its completion.
16. Shortly after moving to Missouri, claimant worked approximately 24 hours painting and doing minor electrical work for his Uncle Clyde. He was paid approximately $6.00 per hour. The work arrangement was an informal one. His Uncle Clyde paid him without any specific accounting for his hours of work.
17. Claimant then applied for and received unemployment benefits from January to July 1993. (Ware Dep. at 35-36.) During that time claimant looked for work but was unable to find employment. He indicated that he was capable of performing employment during that time.
18. Following termination of his unemployment benefits, claimant adopted the business name "RW Construction" and did several jobs. He bid some of his work on a bid form used by his prior business, Alpine Construction, using a "RW Construction" sticker pasted over the old ...

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Facebook Dating Review & 5 Best Alternatives for 2022
By: Amber Brooks | Posted: February 8, 2021
Facebook announced it was getting into the dating game in 2018 and launched its dating app worldwide in 2019, so it's about time for a Facebook Dating review to see how things are going so far.
I signed up for Facebook Dating as soon as it became available in the U.S. (that was September 2019, for anyone keeping score). I've activated and deactivated my account several times since then. The truth is that, as sleek as the app is and as abundant as the matches seem at first glance, it just doesn't quite reach the standards of the most popular dating sites of the day.
Listen, I like Facebook Dating. I'm rooting for Facebook Dating. But I'm not sure it's the game-changing, love-life-altering solution the tech gods intended it to be. I will say Facebook's dating app is extremely user-friendly and completely free, so it's worth trying if you're looking for alternatives to the usual swiping suspects. Just be aware that its swiping capacity is still somewhat limited.
Our Facebook Dating Rating: 3.6/5
Facebook Dating is a perfectly good dating app. It's not bad. It's not great. I'd give it a solid 3.6 stars to reflect my lukewarm feelings about it. The biggest plus in the Facebook Dating app's favor is the completely free matching and messaging features. It doesn't have any hidden fees or membership subscriptions. The dating service is 100% free from start to finish.
The downside is not many singles use Facebook Dating — yet. We don't have hard data on how many users are active on Facebook Dating, but from a user perspective, the social media giant just hasn't translated into the online dating market.
Facebook Dating users can only access this dating service through the FB app.
I'll be honest, I don't usually have trouble making matches and sparking conversations on an online dating app. If anything, I usually end up juggling more online dates and chats than I can manage. But that wasn't the case on Facebook Dating. The app frequently left me waiting on replies and wondering if the match was authentic. I had a flood of new match notifications blowing up my phone, but very few active conversations with anyone.
I tried logging into FB Dating at different times of day and on different days of the week. The results were never promising. At least, not as promising as I've seen on apps with more active users.
Other Facebook Dating reviews have pointed out that the online dating app is still new and could gain momentum as time goes by. We have already given Facebook Dating time and, if anything, only seen a drop-off in interest among the mainstream dating public.
I'm perfectly comfortable saying that Facebook Dating is effective. I'm sure it's sparked loads of first dates, even during the coronavirus pandemic. Is it the absolute best dating app I've ever seen or used? Spoiler alert: No, I've had better. I actually met my perfect match on Hinge over a year ago.
Facebook Dating is Free for Everyone
As I've already mentioned, Facebook Dating is totally and completely free at all times for all users. So that's a major plus in its favor. You don't need to bother with Gold Membership or Tinder Plus to get access to premium features. Everything is already at your fingertips, no upgrades necessary.
It costs $0 to chat with matches on Facebook Dating. You can also see who has liked your profile and view matches you've swiped left on. All without a paid membership.
Your Dating Profile is Not Visible on Your Facebook Profile
Facebook Dating is available exclusively on the Facebook dating app. Once you've downloaded the app, creating a dating profile is super easy. You'll need to opt in to the Facebook Dating app and manually complete a profile. You can pull photos from your smartphone's camera roll or your Facebook albums. It automatically adds your first name, location, and age based on your regular Facebook profile. Plus, the app can auto-fill some additional demographic details if you choose.
The dating profile is rich with information. You can complete optional sections for education, occupation, religion, height, smoking habits, and other personal factors. It also offers personal prompts about interests, hobbies, and opinions. Instagram users can choose to share their photos or Instagram story in their profile as well. The app doesn't inquire about ethnicity or politics.
Singles can use the About Me section to talk about who they are in more specific details. Some people write paragraphs of fun facts about themselves. Others leave it blank and lose precious space to win over a new love interest. Or at least tell a joke!
The Facebook Dating profile includes photos, prompts, and demographic details.
The only Facebook Dating profile requirement is that you must upload at least three photos of yourself. We're talking clear pictures that show your face and do not have any graphic or violent content. Once the app's algorithm approves your photos, your Facebook Dating profile goes live.
The Facebook Dating application works in conjunction with the Facebook app without airing your dating laundry on your Facebook profile or newsfeed, so that's nice for online privacy. Singles who use Facebook Dating can do so with the knowledge that their swiping activity is completely separate from their public Facebook lives. They can choose to share their Facebook profile with a match by pressing a button in the chat; otherwise, the match will not know their last name or have access to their profile.
Your Facebook friends will not know you are on the Facebook Dating app — unless they are on the app too and mark you as a Secret Crush!
Facebook Dating Creates Romance Via Secret Crushes
If you've swiped on one dating app, you've swiped on them all. The basic formula for swipe-based mutual matching has become a well-established norm in online dating. And, as much as it claims to be original, Facebook Dating maintains a familiar swipe-right and swipe-left interface to inspire matches.
The app's matchmaking process is straightforward. When you arrive on the app's homepage, you will see a Facebook Dating profile and can click the heart to show your interest, click the star to favorite the profile, or click the X to see another profile. Clicking the X does not remove that person from your online dating life forever. Facebook Dating offers online daters another chance to make a match in the Second Look section, which features your most recently Xed profiles.
Only mutual matches can send messages on Facebook Dating, but the app does not place character limits or time limits on chatting.
Facebook Dating does not allow online dating users to swipe endlessly. The app will eventually cut you off with a gentle reminder to "take a break" from the app. You can come back 24 hours later to get new matches — or run through recycled matches if you've exhausted all options in your area.
Facebook has a treasure trove of personal information to power its matches.
Facebook Dating can recommend matches based on similar interests (dogs, cooking, pop music, etc.), and the dating service can use Facebook data to find commonalities. For instance, the app will let you know if you and another Facebook Dating user have a mutual friend or have RSVPed to the same event. It also has a groups section where it highlights Facebook users who are in the same social network group.
The Secret Crush list is the most unique dating feature on the app. Facebook Dating allows its users to identify up to nine secret crushes among their Facebook friends or Instagram followers. That Facebook friend or Instagram follower will not know you've added him/her/them to your Secret Crush list unless that person has added the Facebook Dating app AND identified you as a Secret Crush.
How likely are those circumstances to arise? Maybe not very, but you can always add and subtract Facebook friends to your Secret Crush list just in case a mutual match is hidden among your existing Facebook friends.
Facebook Dating Has Made More Than 1.5 Billion Matches
After less than two years online, Facebook Dating claimed that it has created over 1.5 billion matches in 20 countries. To put that in perspective, Tinder has created 55 billion matches within eight years, and it is responsible for sparking about 1.5 million first dates every week. Oh, and Tinder is available in 190 countries.
Facebook Dating is very much the new kid on the online dating block, and it has a lot of ground to make up if it wants to compete with the major players.
Facebook Dating has yet to rival the reach and popularity of more established dating apps and sites.
Facebook Dating has not published information about how many daily active users or total signups it has seen since its launch in 2019. That's not a very encouraging sign. If the numbers were impressive, you can bet Facebook would have blasted them all over the internet and put up billboards proclaiming itself a matchmaking genius.
I did some research into Facebook Dating statistics, polling data, and user estimates to get an idea about how big (or how small) the user base is. The numbers show a flagging interest in this fledgling app. As of now, Facebook Dating has not become a mainstream dating tool, and it is far from a household name.
A recent survey of 21,000 Americans found that not a lot of people have even heard of Facebook Dating. According to the polling data, only 33% of respondents knew about Facebook Dating, and only 9% said they had used it. Another 10% said they would consider trying it.
My swiping experience on Facebook Dating has convinced me that the app has more inactive profiles than active profiles. Despite getting pinged constantly about new matches, I didn't engage in many real conversations, and the guys I talked to also agreed the app isn't very active. It seems more like a good backup option for single people — not something that's going to yield fast results.
Contact Facebook Dating via the Help Center
Facebook Dating does not have a contact form or customer service phone number that's easily accessible. I went digging for any possible way to reach the Facebook team through the app, and I can't say I found much.
First of all, the Facebook Dating Help Center strives to answer every conceivable question without person-to-person contact. It has detailed how-to guides to FAQs like "How do I edit my Facebook Dating profile?" and "How do I turn off notifications for Facebook Dating?" Honestly, the app was sending me match notifications six or seven times an hour, so that last article was actually very helpful.
Facebook Dating has an automated Help Center rather than a customer service portal.
If you need to air grievances with an actual person who works for or represents Facebook Dating, well, good luck. I scrolled through the Help Center and marked the answers as "not helpful" hoping to get a contact option of some sort. I wrote in the text box that I wanted to speak to a customer service rep. So far, no response from that automated system.
Facebook has too many users to respond to individual requests speedily or consistently. The global company has over 50,000 employees, but it serves over 3 billion users. So, yeah, you can see why it doesn't have a contact page or much of a customer service presence.
You can try to @Facebook on Twitter to see if it catches the eye of the social media person. You may as well try connecting through Instagram posts as well. The odds of getting a response through social media platforms are slim, but at least it's something.
5 Alternatives to Facebook Dating
Facebook is the biggest name in social media with enormous power to influence and connect people. But in the dating industry, it's still a beginner. The online dating app has yet to rival some of the top players. That's why we've included a list of alternatives in our Facebook Dating review.
Many top dating apps have more active users and get faster results than Facebook Dating. Here are five of our favorites:
Match.com has been the top name in online dating since 1995, and it's going to take more than a plucky startup or even a social media giant to dethrone this premium dating service. By focusing on supporting and connecting serious daters, Match.com has earned its good reputation as one of the most trustworthy dating sites for relationships.
It's free to join Match.com, and all members enjoy some free communication options. Singles who score high compatibility ratings appear in each other's Top Picks list and can chat for free for as long as they like. Match does not require members to form a mutual match to send messages. But it does limit free communication and encourages serious daters to pick up a paid subscription to unlock the site's full dating potential.
The Match Group boasts creating more matches and leading to more marriages than any of its competitors. Plus, Match.com is the longest-running dating site with proven matchmaking and chat features.
Elite Singles offers an upper-class dating service for single professionals who are seriously looking for love. Over 80% of Elite Singles members have graduated from college, and over 90% are at least 30 years old. This upscale network makes doctors, lawyers, and other successful singles feel right at home.
How did Elite Singles manage to attract a high-quality membership base? Simple. It charged a cover fee at the door. Creating a dating profile is free, but all the good stuff is for VIPs only. Elite Singles members can't even view photos unless they upgrade to a paid monthly plan. Free members have limited communication options, so the online dating atmospheres favors singles who have a high income and high standards.
The eharmony dating platform uses psychological principles to identify long-term compatibility. Daters have to invest in the process to get something out of it.
All eharmony members must complete a lengthy dating profile and add at least one picture just to mingle in the dating network. The dating website and app has a Compatibility Quiz and icebreaker quizzes to help daters find a potential partner, and the match algorithm provides match ratings based on an assessment of personality traits, communication habits, and lifestyles.
Unlike Facebook Dating, eharmony is not a 100% free dating service. Members have to upgrade to premium membership (for at least six months) to unlock conversation windows and send unlimited messages online.
BlackPeopleMeet launched in the U.S. and Canada in 2002, so the niche dating platform has had a 17-year head start on Facebook Dating. The BPM network plays an important role in the online dating world because it allows people of color to come together through similar interests and backgrounds.
BlackPeopleMeet supports Black dating as well as interracial dating, and it's one of the most diverse online dating sites and apps on the web.
Finally, we have to give Tinder props for absolutely crushing the online dating scene for nearly a decade. This dating app went viral in 2012 when it invented swipe-based matching, and it has been inspiring casual hookups and serious relationships ever since. The Tinder app has been downloaded over 400 million times, making it one of the most popular apps ever created.
Tinder can pull photos and demographic details from your Facebook account or Instagram account. But it does not require new users to link to any particular social network. Tinder users have a lot of freedom to explore matches and showcase their personality, and the app works overtime to deliver local date options.
Tinder's biggest pro is the incredibly high volume of attractive dating profiles. Over half of Tinder users are under 25, so swiping on this app feels sort of like mingling at a local bar or nightclub. Pretty much everyone is chatty, friendly, and down to party, if you know what I mean.
What Exactly is Facebook Dating?
Facebook Dating is a mobile-only application that is accessible through the Facebook Dating app, which you can download on Google Play or the App Store. All users must opt into the Facebook Dating application and create a unique online dating profile that is separate from their Facebook profile.
Joining Facebook Dating will not impact your public Facebook life. It will not appear in your Facebook activity, it will not change your relationship status, and it will not send notifications to your existing Facebook friends. The only reason a Facebook friend would even see your dating profile is if the Secret Crush feature identifies you as a mutual match.
Why Was Facebook Dating Created?
Facebook Dating was created to disrupt the dating industry, make online dating history, and create a more effective way to match single people around the world. It's not a profit-generating venture. It's a social media experiment.
"This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships, not just hookups," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he announced the upcoming launch of Facebook Dating in 2018. "If we're focused on helping people build meaningful relationships, then this is, perhaps, the most meaningful of all."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Facebook Dating to great fanfare in 2018.
Facebook is a business, so its nonprofit work in the love scene can seem sketchy at first glance. It has been accused of grubbing after data or trying to stay relevant among younger people. Truthfully, I think Facebook Dating was created with relatively noble intentions to help singles connect based on shared interests and values. Maybe Mark Zuckerberg also had dreams of expanding his social media empire into an online dating empire.
So far, our online dating experts don't see signs of Facebook Dating going viral or rivaling the already respected and trusted names in the industry. Sorry, Mark!
Is Facebook Dating Safe?
Yes, Facebook Dating is about as safe as it gets in the online dating world. The dating app verifies a person's identity through Facebook, and it has block and reporting tools to help in cases of online harassment or scam attempts.
If you fail to live up to the community standards, your time on Facebook Dating will be very brief indeed. Facebook Dating has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to rude, deceptive, or threatening behavior. The app removes fake profiles and bans unsavory characters to protect the larger user base.
Facebook Dating has published safety guidelines to help Facebook users make the best possible start in this new dating terrain.
Do I Have to Download the Facebook App?
If you want to use Facebook Dating, you have to download the Facebook app to access it. The application is not available through Facebook.com. This setup makes Facebook Dating more secure and allows it to effectively block screenshots, which are not allowed on the dating app.
The Facebook app is available for free on Google Play and the App Store. You don't have to download a separate app for Facebook Dating — it's an app within the app. And yes, you will need to maintain an active and verified Facebook profile to keep your Facebook Dating profile active.
Is FB Dating Really Free? Are There Any Paid Features?
Facebook Dating is one of the few completely free dating apps that does not have any paid features or premium upgrades. I know, it seems like there must be a catch, but there isn't one. Facebook users do not need to pay a cent to view profiles, create matches, send messages, and use every dating feature on the app.
A cost breakdown of Facebook Dating is pretty simple:
The basic membership: free and never expires
The premium membership: doesn't exist
As long as you have a Facebook account, you may as well give Facebook Dating a shot because it's not going to cost you anything but time. And maybe some emotional energy. The dating app won't break your budget though.
Right now, Facebook Dating is trying to attract as many online daters as possible. So everything is free with no strings attached. But that's not to say it will remain free forever. FB Dating may monetize certain features if it gets large and successful (and greedy) enough. That's not going to happen any time soon though!
How Do I Hide or Delete My Facebook Dating Profile?
Facebook Dating is an opt-in app that Facebook users can opt out of at any time and for any reason. Click the gear icon in the top right-hand corner of the app to go to the Settings. Then select the General tab where you'll see your Facebook Dating account options.
Listed under Account, you'll see two options that can remove your Facebook Dating profile from the app. The first is labeled "Take a break," and it is just that — a way to pause your account without deleting it. Facebook Dating users who choose this option can still see their existing matches and conversations, and they can still send messages to them. But they will not see any new matches nor will their dating profile appear in match lists.
Deleting your Facebook Dating profile will not delete your regular Facebook account.
Taking a break from Facebook Dating can be a good mental health exercise. It could give you time to focus on a particular conversation or polish your dating profile. And, when you return, you'll have a new batch of potential matches ready and waiting.
Users can also choose to delete their profile. This action erases the dating profile permanently. You can always create a new Facebook Dating account, but you'll be starting from scratch.
Important tip: Deleting the Facebook app will not cause your Facebook Dating profile to disappear. Being inactive on the app will not cause it to disappear. You have to take action to hide or delete it. Otherwise your Facebook Dating profile will stay online in perpetuity.
Facebook Dating is Helpful — But It's Not Very Popular Yet
This Facebook Dating review has been a long time coming. It wasn't a knee-jerk reaction to Mark Zuckerberg's announcement in 2018, the app's launch in the U.S. in 2019, or its expansion to Europe in 2020. Here at DatingNews, we waited for Facebook Dating to grow and build momentum in the online dating world. Now we've waited long enough.
All in all, Facebook Dating shows a lot of promise, but not a lot of results. I spent quite a bit of time swiping (and much less time chatting) on Facebook Dating to make sure I got a good idea of its limits and possibilities. Yes, it's possible to find a local date or a potential partner on the Facebook Dating app. But users are limited to a small-ish dating pool.
I do recommend trying Facebook Dating if you want to put yourself out there and create a meaningful relationship. I just wouldn't recommend using it as your one and only dating app. Because it doesn't exactly keep you very busy. The best strategy is to maintain profiles on three or four dating sites or apps at a time, so you can explore the online dating scene and give yourself the best odds of making a smart match. Good luck!


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Clock ticking for EU to fix the digital single market
The commission is treating personal data as a form of remuneration for internet communications, allowing it to regulate the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype and Viber as if they were traditional telephone services. (Photo: George Hodan)
By Nick Wallace
Brussels, 19. May 2017, 09:15
The raison d'etre for the Digital Single Market (DSM) was to incorporate the digital economy into European integration. But from its very launch, the EU's five-year DSM strategy always went far beyond that important task, imposing too many restrictions on new technologies.
The European Commission's mid-term review of the DSM strategy, published last Wednesday (10 May), nevertheless shows that much can be accomplished in two-and-a-half years.
But unless policymakers focus on integrating the digital market, instead of holding it back with excessive regulations, many benefits of new technologies will be denied to Europeans, and the European economy will be saddled with senseless and damaging limitations for years to come.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one of the first DSM milestones highlighted in the review, is a case in point.
The GDPR fulfils a clear need for a single set of data protection rules that ensure what is legal in one member state is not illegal in another, making it easier for digital firms to do business, and allowing Europeans to enjoy the same protections throughout the EU.
However, it also imposes new, unnecessary, and futile restrictions on emerging technologies.
In particular, on artificial intelligence (AI): the so-called "right to explanation," contrary to its supposed purpose, will not stop some companies palming off responsibility for their decisions onto computers, but it will impose pointless costs on those that use AI responsibly.
Novel and costly concept
The right to explanation also does not address any conflict between member state regulations, it is an entirely novel concept in European law – and a costly one.
That is not to say the EU should never do anything new.
The purpose of European integration is to transcend contested borders and competing nationalisms, by building economic interdependence and a European identity.
Digital policy cannot skirt around this purpose: not when a European citizen can cross a border that matters little to her and, as a result, lose all of her eBooks and face extortionate charges to call home.
The DSM review outlines the phased abolition of roaming charges, which will begin this summer, and the imminent decision on the portability of digital content – both of which promise to address obstacles like these.
That said, a ban on roaming charges is something of a half-measure: a single European spectrum market would cut the inefficient duplication costs of maintaining twenty-eight isolated national markets for mobile services.
Additionally, the review highlights laudable plans to reduce cross-border regulatory differences that push online retailers to "geo-block" customers in other member states. But it also reasserts the EU commission's wish to ban the use of geo-blocking to differentiate prices from one region to another.
This would force uniform pricing for e-commerce and digital goods throughout the EU, meaning customers in Romania must pay the same price as customers in Luxembourg, where net incomes are more than fifteen times as high.
It seems almost too obvious to point out that price is a function of demand, and therefore, in turn, of wealth.
A ban on online price differentiation, or "discrimination," as the commission calls it, would allow Danish purchasing power to inflate Bulgarian prices online, which will weaken competitive pressure on high street prices.
Wealth advantage
The price paid by customers in wealthier EU member states, such as Luxembourg and Denmark, might fall, of course, but it would do so at the expense of customers in Romania and Bulgaria.
The distinction here is between stopping practices that punish people for crossing borders – such as cutting off services they have paid good money for – and forcing businesses to enter new markets at the same prices, regardless of local demand or incomes.
A vendor limiting its activity or setting its prices according to local market conditions is no more of a challenge to European integration than an individual choosing never to travel outside their native country. There is nothing wrong with making it easier for both to broaden their horizons, but they should not be forced.
Alas, once again the DSM strategy goes too far. It is certainly not flat-out wrong all the time, but it is overwrought.
To express all of this another way, the DSM strategy shows how policymakers drastically overestimate their own role in the digital economy.
Consider how the review recommits the EU commission to the unenviable task of orchestrating security in the Internet of Things, with no thought as to whether a bit more transparency might push manufacturers to develop better security themselves.
Or witness the never-ending saga of the EU's notorious cookie law: after enduring fifteen years of consternation and mockery over the pervasive and annoying banners that law had spawned, the commission now proposes to replace it with a new and even more pointless rule that will force web users to make a choice every web browser offered them anyway.
Another dubious idea to come out of the commission is to treat personal data as a form of remuneration for internet communications, allowing it to regulate the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype and Viber as if they were traditional telephone services.
This line of reasoning assumes the regulations need an update because new services fall outside of them, as opposed to the regulations themselves having outlived their purpose. Therefore, persistently applying regulations almost becomes an end in itself.
Shooting from the hip
There is a running half-joke in academia that the instincts of policy analysts incline them to regulate more than not, because that is what they have been taught to do. This tendency may be more prevalent in digital policy because it still is fairly new.
European responses to labour, healthcare, pensions, and welfare issues have deep roots, both in modern politics and in European history. Whereas digital policy, so far, does not.
The absence of such roots make things easier for policymakers who are inclined to shoot from the hip, because there is no commonly-agreed frame of reference for debating and responding to digital issues in the way that there is for, say, paid maternity leave.
Moreover, because the European Court of Justice lacks the power of a federal constitutional court – and therefore cannot overturn member state laws that obstruct the single market – regulating one issue at a time is less a path towards ever-closer union than a politically expedient alternative to it.
But these constraints in no way diminish the risks of hasty policymaking. Without a lighter touch and a tighter focus, policymakers risk regulating Europe's digital economy into the ground.
It is a shame that the review limits itself to a progress report of the DSM strategy, and does not actually review strategy itself, because there are two fundamental problems with the DSM strategy.
One is that it lacks focus: it sets out important areas of the digital economy, but takes for granted the need for extra regulations to ensure their success.
Second, it treats the digital economy as a dangerous beast that can only be tamed by the firm hand of the law, which leads to needlessly prohibitive rules and a less digital Europe.
The EU should be wary of imposing digital regulations that are not grounded in breaking down regulatory barriers and supporting European integration, because new rules – from the cookie law of fifteen years ago to the incoming artificial intelligence laws of today – are likely to remain in force for a very long time, along with any unintended negative consequences.
For something as new and quickly changing as the digital economy, the long-term cumulative impact of such mistakes on European productivity, competitiveness and welfare will be huge.
The EU should refocus its DSM strategy before that happens.
Nick Wallace is a Brussels-based senior policy analyst at the Center for Data Innovation. His Brussels Bytes column deals with the digital single market and data-related policy issues in the European Union.
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France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have asked Commission to design a way to tax companies on their turnover rather than on profits.
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Asthma is a condition that affects around one in twelve people, which leads to restriction of airways causing difficulty in breathing. This can result in coughing, wheezing, and a feeling of a tight chest.
Asthma can range widely in severity, from mild attacks that affect everyday activities to extreme attacks that can be life-threatening and may need professional medical attention.
Many asthma sufferers will manage their condition with inhalers which can be to either treat an attack or as a preventative measure, however, patients wanting homeopathic remedies for asthma are on the rise, as sufferers look for more natural ways to manage their condition.
An asthma attack can be caused by several things, leading to a restriction of your airways, often accompanied by a build-up of mucus in the lungs. Common causes of asthma attacks are from breathing in pollutants in the air such as smoke from fires and tobacco.
For those who do suffer, there is a range of homeopathic remedies for asthma available that can help assist in managing this disease.
For relief, one easy way to manage everyday asthma symptoms is through things in nature that you can safely ingest. Certain foods and liquids can help asthma sufferers find relief.
For prevention, there is a range of homeopathic supplements that can help manage your asthma, while some natural foods can help with the onset of an attack.
Honey is a great substance that can help clear your throat. Drinking a cup of warm water with honey is a well-known remedy to relieve symptoms of an attack and clear your airways of mucus and anything else that is restricting your breathing.
Ginger is another great food stuff that can help with managing asthma. Adding ginger powder to your honey tea helps to relax and open your airways so you can soon breathe easy.
If you enjoy a cup of coffee, you're in for good news as caffeine is a well-known asthma remedy as it provides an immediate boost to your system prompting your airways to expand.
Because asthma affects your breathing and airways, many people practice breathing techniques to help manage their asthma and get them through an attack. Deep breathing exercises can help to relax your airways and assist in opening your lungs, so you can get back to a normal breathing state.
Stress is another big cause of asthma attacks.
One way to relieve stress is keeping your skeletal structure aligned, which will help relax you.
Taking actions to make sure your body is in alignment can reduce the likelihood of an asthma attack.
A chiropractor can help you with not only aligning your spine, but also with recommending vitamins and other homeopathic remedies to help control your stress and minimize the frequency of asthma attacks.
It is important to remember that asthma can be severe and life-threatening, and although several homeopathic remedies for asthma are available, it is important to seek medical attention if a serious asthma attack does occur.


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History of Freemasons
Freemasons belong to an organization that can justifiably claim to
be one of the oldest fraternal orders in the world. The precise date
of their formation is by no means certain.
Theories that Freemasons originated at the time of the building of
King Solomon's temple have been largely superseded by a more
likely claim that they arose out of guilds of stonemasons who built
the cathedrals & castles of the Middle Ages.
Medieval stonemasons traditionally built their lodges on the south
side of building sites so the sun could warm the building stones.
Contemporary members still employ many of the symbols of the
stonemason's tools, principally the square and compass.
Freemasonry was brought to the British Colonies in North America
during the 1730's and is now a worldwide organization. At the time,
Freemasons often met in a local tavern or other meeting place with
a private room.
Freemasonry now exists in all parts of the world in various forms
with millions of members. Several United States Founding Fathers
were Freemasons, including Benjamin Franklin & George Washington.
Most Masonic Lodges now consist of members who live and work
in the local communities near their Lodge. Each Lodge elects
members to hold official positions in order to carry out the
Masonic functions of the Lodge.
Interestingly, one myth that developed through the years was
that you had to be invited to become a Freemason; this theory
persisted for a long time. In fact, the man interested in Masonry
has to make the initial inquiry to start the process to becoming
a member. If a man didn't know anyone who was a Mason to
make the inquiry, it's never been easier to find information.
With the Internet providing instant info, just tap a few keys.
This free flow of information destroys another myth - that the
Masons are a secret society. The most secret aspects of modern
Freemasonry are methods of recognition between members or
certain aspects of the ceremonial rituals at Lodge meetings.
Many Masons wear lapel pins or fraternity rings, and carry
membership cards.
Freemasons generally hold their Lodge Meetings on a monthly
basis. There are ritualistic elements to the meeting, as well as
discussion of Lodge business: The formal calling of the meeting
to order is first. The meeting will draw on symbolic elements
from the foundations of the organization. The second part is the
business part of the meeting. The actual "business" conducted
can take many different forms but will always reflect the basic
principles of Freemasonry.
The Freemason fraternity of today is widely involved in many
community-based activities, including fundraising for charitable
causes - local, national & international.
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NASCAR Makes Significant Change to Mask Policy
Heavy on NASCAR
By John Newby
Updated Oct 7, 2022 at 4:25pm
Getty NASCAR driver Kurt Busch
Thursday morning, NASCAR made a major change to its race day policies. The sanctioning body revealed that it will no longer require masks in the garages and pit areas, starting this weekend at Dover International Speedway. However, teams will still have to wear masks inside buildings, haulers, or any other enclosed spaces. They will also have to wear masks in areas where state or local mandates require such use.
According to Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, NASCAR looked at the outdoor transmission rate of COVID and decided that the coming weekend was the best time to relax requirements. These policies originally began in May 2020 when stock car racing returned from an extended postponement.
Last weekend at Darlington marked another major change in NASCAR policies. Throwback Weekend was the first time that a limited number of fully vaccinated media members and guests could head to the garages and pit areas. These select guests had limited access to the special paint schemes highlighting Richard Petty, Wendell Scott, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt, and other racing legends.
The change coincides with a sizable number of guests attending races at Dover
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When the teams head out to compete at the Monster Mile, they will do so in front of an estimated 20,000 guests. The state of Delaware gave Dover permission to host a limited-capacity crowd in the grandstands, resulting in the Cup Series race selling out.
These fans will have to continue following state guidelines as they attend the tripleheader weekend. They will have to wear masks and social distance while in the grandstands or concession lines. They will also not have access to the infield just yet.
"We appreciate the patience and understanding we heard from fans during our reseating process and we look forward to welcoming them back in the grandstands this weekend," said Mike Tatoian, Dover International Speedway's track president, per Jayski. "We thank not only our fans for their continued loyalty and enthusiasm, but also Delaware public health officials for their confidence in us to host this weekend's races safely."
A quartet of drivers will try to break a tie at Dover International Speedway
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When Jimmie Johnson retired from the Cup Series and headed to IndyCar, he took with him a history of production at the Monster Mile. Johnson was the active wins leader at the one-mile concrete oval after reaching Victory Lane 11 times. Now, however, there are four men locked in a tie.
Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. all have three wins apiece at Dover. Newman dominated in the early 2000s while Truex and Harvick last won in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Busch took his last checkered flag at Dover in 2017.
Fast-forward to 2021, and Truex will inevitably enter the weekend as one of the favorites to win. He has three victories through the first 12 races and led nearly 250 laps at Darlington. Now he will try to win his fourth race while facing 7-2 odds. Kyle Larson, the winner of the Pennzoil 400, has the second-best odds at 9-2, per NASCAR. Harvick has 7-1 odds and Busch has 8-1 odds. Newman has 150-1 odds due to last winning a Cup race in 2017.
The Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. FS1 will broadcast the race while MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide audio coverage. The full Fox cast will be on hand for race day, including Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon, and Clint Bowyer in the booth. Chris Myers will run the on-site pre-race show while Jamie Little and Regan Smith will serve as pit reporters. Larry McReynolds will be on hand to serve as the studio analyst.
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NASCAR announced on Thursday a significant change to its mask policy. Teams will no longer have to wear face coverings while in the garages or pit areas. They will still have to follow COVID-19 guidelines while inside haulers or enclosed spaces.


The ErgoDox EZ Shine remains one of the most impressive keyboards I have laid my hands on even to this date, and it appears that the company has not been resting either. They introduced new switch options following that review, re-worked their graphical configurator, and then decided to adopt the replaceable switch functionality that enthusiasts were asking for- something that allowed end users to customize the keyboard from a hardware basis by having the exact switch on the exact position one wanted to complement the already rich software customization.
Today, ErgoDox EZ announced their new pre-assembled keyboard the ErgoDox EZ Glow. It builds upon their "change-it-yourself" model by retaining switch customization and adds in backlighting such that the LEDs are on the PCB and not part of the switch itself. It is 2018 after all, so the Glow uses RGB LEDs that also have full QMK support for static and dynamic lighting effects. In order to get this to fruition, the company worked with Tai-Hao to get new doubleshot-injected keycaps in white or black to support the two color schemes, and in the same custom profile to allow user configuration as before. Not all the keys are backlit, as seen in the images below, which makes sense given only those with legends on the keycaps need to be so. The ErgoDox EZ Glow is up for pre-order at $299, with shipping beginning November, 2018.


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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of infants and children that may present initially with fever and unilateral cervical adenopathy as the only clinical features. Early diagnosis and administration of high-dose intravenous gamma-globulin (IVIG) can prevent coronary artery aneurysms, which occur in up to 25% of untreated children. The otolaryngo-logist may see these patients in referral and must learn to recognize the principal diagnostic criteria that constitute the clinical case definition.


Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the founders of Western philosophy by recording the teachings of his master and his own philosophies in 35 dialogues and 13 letters (some are disputed as spurious).
Bestselling author, former special assistant to the Obama administration, Daniel Holden explains why President Trump is under fire and has investigated why the so called "Fake News" including Robert Mueller, the FBI and others has not shed light on the very controversial information needed to be known by the public. In this thought provoking book, learn why our democracy is at stake!
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While much of the country has been focused on Russia, Daniel Holden has been collecting the lies, obfuscations, and flagrant disregard for the traditional limits placed on the office of the presidency. In Russia Hoax, he documents how Trump and his administration may be steadily damaging the very tenets of American democracy. Every office in the Executive Branch has conspired to cover-up and hide information about Hillary Clinton's e-mails, Benghazi, FBI documents, the IRS and much more. If you liked Michael Wolffs' Fire and Fury, David Frum Gregg Jarrett and Jason Chaffetz then you are sure going to love this action packed book.
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The Queen, afternoon tea, manor houses, posh accents. Britain perhaps conjures up some of the most quaint and unique archetypes in popular imaginations today. Their cultural contributions are singular and extensive: from literature to pop music and sports. No country has produced so many unique and creative talents per capita with the exception of the Italians and the Greeks.
But, just few in the world today appreciate or grasp the full extent of Britain's macro-influence on the modern world. They popularized liberal ideas such as parliamentary democracy, free trade, freedom of speech, equality, social reforms, all of which have become the driving force of progress. In one way, they are the architects of the modern world. Their system of governance gave birth to some of the most successful nations: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and to certain extent the United States.
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Life is very rich. There is much to be thankful for this holiday. Our health, first and foremost! Personal fitness constantly unfolds us…if we let it. Being thankful is a great way to unfold our deeper, Higher self.
Kathy and i vacated the venomous air of LA yesterday to celebrate Thanksgiving with family in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. It did not take long for me to snap back into my familiar mountain yogi groove. By 4:30 this morning, i was soaring through predawn light toward Santa Fe to go skiing. To secure the favor of the Mountain Gods, i climbed the 1,500 vertical feet of the ski area before it opened. In a little under an hour I stood against howling winds atop 12,000+� Tesuque Peak. I did this as pilgrimage …to earn my rides up the chairlift! It�s a Wholistic Fitness Warrior thing. You see, many skiers spend their entire lives skiing without ever once climbing up the slopes they so easily slide down. That to me, is not whole and smacks of spiritual ignorance. Being addicted to chairlifts is just as harmful to mastery as any addiction. One must labor with the mountain directly. Feel her snowy sheath crunch beneath frozen toes. Watch your heaving breath materialize into icy vapor. There are metaphysical reasons behind why so many skiers break bones… bones represent spiritual energy.
Don�t ever forget, yogi: One must always do the Work. There are no shortcuts. Devote yourself to difficulty to be freed from it.
I had a few precious telemark ski turns (which is like doing a deep lunge/split jump) out of the hundreds i did today where i really found my yoga. I found it in those moments when i was no longer a �skier�. Instead, i was but the crackle of cold air dancing. I was the truth of my ski edge biting the canvas of steep snow. I was my breath, inhaling and exhaling into the repeated deep lunges down the mountain face. I skied every double diamond run i could find. Did not fall once. My legs felt as strong and agile as a cougars. My lungs breathed easily in unison with my linked turns. Rarely have i felt as powerful and fluid on my skis first time out in a season. High Performance Yoga! …i didn�t call it that for nothing! Today i cashed in on all those �scuba deep� chair poses !
The outdoors has been the central call of my life and lies at the heart of my spiritual Practice. Training for and doing outdoor sports can become spiritual intention. They have for me. Winter sports especially are fundamental to my being. Ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and winter mountaineering make up the core of what is meaningful to me. My best yoga is far removed from the yoga studio. My best yoga arises from testing my skill, strength, intensity, and endurance within the cathedral of Nature. The largest proportion of my spiritual work has been making myself feel comfortable in the vastness of nature. I want to feel as comfortable skiing down a colouir or climbing unroped up a frozen waterfall as i am sitting on a meditation cushion or sharing Calli tea with Kathy at night.
Let me clarify this notion of getting comfortable (sukha) within difficulty. Many of us began doing yoga to find more comfort in our body. Perhaps physical pain grew so great we knew we had to do something or be condemned to living in a body wracked by chronic pains and limited movement. That�s how i got into yoga.
As our yoga practice matured, we gradually learned how to relax into the intense stiffness that plagued our muscles. As our muscles began to �let go�, we happened upon a most fascinating insight…it was our mind that was limiting our ability to �let go� and surrender into a more comfortable state of being! �The body follows the mind�, as i say in my High Performance Yoga video. We learn through steadfast yoga practice (abhyasa) that within the restricted, hidden parts of ourselves lies our greatest joy! Don�t ignore that tight hamstring! Dive into it! For if we do that, new energy is released from those buried places within us in the way acorns spring into trees. By becoming comfortable with circumstances we tend to resist, our spiritual victory is scored! Just moving and breathing comfortably within our bodies is a constant state of joy. Nothing else is needed! The same is true in outdoor sports performance; relax the mind into the moment and the power of the Universe will sing through you.
So it is, on this Thanksgiving holiday, Kathy and i wish you the Highest of all yoga and the Highest of all your own personal summits! May the ecstasy of your workouts bring fierce exaltation to your desire to Rise Above! May some ancient memory of silence stir you into a sincere moment of true Thanks for all that you already have.
May you lay bare, without ego, and wonder at the fragile mystery and beauty of the most simple things…the firelight of sun, the constant kiss of wind, and acts of kindness and compassion.
I bow to you from the glimmering, snowy heights of New Mexico…Happy Thanksgiving!


Woolly Horn Ridge splits Herman Creek into its east and west forks on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge. A high point on the ridge at 4549 feet is called Tomlike Mountain. I backpacked part way up Herman Creek and dayhiked up to the summit.


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tl;dr – Revenue was down again. I had a bug which cost me about $20 in profit, but if you don't count that, profit was actually up compared to September, because I cut out an app store optimization tool I was using.
With the exception of the bug fix that I'll talk more about below, the app was largely on auto pilot. It's nice to let it run without having to invest a ton of time into it.
Profit was up nicely because I dropped my app store SEO tool. I actually liked the tool, but after 3 months of using it, I wasn't seeing results.
I had a bug in the back image creation code I pushed up last month. Specifically, if the message was short and didn't wrap to two lines the code didn't actually write a message. I had to reprint 22 postcards out of my own wallet after fixing the bug, which lost me an extra $22.50 that I didn't include above.
The above bug resulted from sloppy coding on my part, without proper unit tests in place. I rarely write code without unit tests and fell into the 'prototyping trap' of many organizations. I had prototype code that appeared to work, but was poorly written. Instead of going back and re writing the code, I just called it good enough and pushed it to production. Note to future Matt… write tests for all the things!
The top priority for next month is to try a new marketing channel for Postcard Panda, which will likely be Apple's new search ads.
Bummer about that bug, but it sounds like a good lesson came out of it! And, as always, it's great to hear about you doing the right thing for your customers (reprinting all of them—it may seem like a no-brainer to some, but I could imagine some companies only reprinting for people who complain) and being transparent about what went wrong.


IN THE MATTER OF RONALD A. McINTYRE.
Edward L. Kirby, Jr., for the respondent.
Terence M. Troyer, Assistant Bar Counsel.
counsel moved, and a single justice of this court ordered, that the respondent be suspended temporarily pending completion of the disciplinary hearing. Matter of McIntyre, 4 Mass. Att'y Discipline Rep. 94 (1984). That order is still in effect.
On October 12, 1993, upon joint motion of the parties, the matter was remanded to the board for further proceedings. Following a hearing, a new committee found the respondent guilty of misconduct and recommended that he be suspended indefinitely from the practice of law retroactive to April 13, 1984. The board adopted the committee's findings of fact and conclusions of law with one exception. [Note 1] On January 17, 1996, the board filed an information recommending a three-year retroactive suspension. After hearing, the single justice imposed a two-year suspension retroactive to April 13, 1984.
We summarize the facts as they were submitted to us in this proceeding. Matter of Hurley, 418 Mass. 649 , 650 (1994). From 1972 until 1979, the respondent served as an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County. In June, 1975, Anna Rallis, a seventy-nine year old widow, retained the respondent in connection with an eviction proceeding. The respondent represented Mrs. Rallis in those proceedings until June, 1976. Until at least May, 1979, Mrs. Rallis spoke of and regarded the respondent as her attorney. Between December, 1978, and March, 1979, Mrs. Rallis delivered to the respondent $109,124.29 in cash and checks, and stocks valued in excess of $50,000. The respondent did not advise Mrs. Rallis to obtain independent legal advice with respect to this transfer. After indicating to several parties that she was dissatisfied with the respondent's handling of her affairs, Mrs. Rallis wrote to the respondent in June, 1979, demanding return of her funds. The attorney-client relationship was never terminated by the respondent either in writing or by any oral statement to Mrs. Rallis prior to her death in 1980. At all times relevant to this matter, the respondent was an active alcoholic. He has been sober since October, 1984.
The board adopted the committee's conclusions that (a) the respondent's actions with respect to the transfer of funds showed a considerable lack of awareness of the legal and ethical obligations imposed on a lawyer in private practice, in violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 1, DR 1-102 (A) (6), as appearing in 382 Mass. 769 (1981); (b) the respondent failed, when Mrs. Rallis demand return of her funds, immediately to sever his relationship with her and restore her property, in violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 2, DR 2-110 (B) (4), as appearing in 382 Mass. 774 (1981); (c) the transfer took place within an attorney-client relationship, without proper advice or disclosure to Mrs. Rallis, in violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 5, DR 5-104, as appearing in 382 Mass. 779 (1981); (d) the transfer was not an unconditional or completed gift; Mrs. Rallis retained an interest in the property because the funds were to be used for her benefit and therefore the respondent's failure to segregate the funds violated S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 9, DR 9-102 (A) (1), as appearing in 419 Mass. 1303 (1995); (e) the respondent failed to keep accounting records of the funds, in violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 9, DR 9-102 (B) (3), as appearing in 419 Mass. 1303 (1995); and (f) the respondent failed to return Mrs. Rallis's property promptly on demand, in violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 9, DR 9-102 (B) (4), as appearing in 419 Mass. 1303 (1995).
The respondent makes essentially four arguments on appeal. [Note 2] He claims that (1) he was not Mrs. Rallis's attorney at the time she transferred assets to him; (2) the transfer was a valid, completed gift not subject to fiduciary obligations; (3) the committee erred in permitting another attorney to assert the attorney-client privilege during the hearing; and (4) a two-year suspension is markedly disparate from sanctions imposed in similar cases.
We review the single justice's decision to determine whether it is supported by sufficient evidence, free from errors of law, and free from any abuse of discretion. See Matter of Tobin, 417 Mass. 81 , 86 (1994); Matter of Kenney, 399 Mass. 431 , 434 (1987).
The respondent's contention that there is insufficient evidence to support the imposition of sanctions rests primarily on his claim that he and Mrs. Rallis were not in an attorney-client relationship when she transferred her assets to him. The board explicitly found that the attorney-client relationship existed at the time of the transfer. The parties stipulated that the attorney-client relationship existed in 1975 and 1976 and the respondent presented no evidence that the relationship was terminated. During two hospitalizations, one subsequent to the transfer, the respondent and Mrs. Rallis identified the respondent as her guardian and attorney.
Relying on Fanaras Enters., Inc. v. Doane, 423 Mass. 121 (1996), the respondent contends that there was no attorney-client relationship at least with respect to the transfer of Mrs. Rallis's assets. As we explained in Matter of Stem, 425 Mass. 708 , 712 (1997), we found no attorney-client relationship in Fanaras with respect to a loan made by the plaintiff to that attorney because the "attorney was not acting as an attorney, but rather participating in an arm's-length transaction unrelated to the fact that the defendant was an attorney and unrelated to any [other] work being performed by the attorney on behalf of the client." In this case, the transfer was far from an "arm's-length transaction." The board found that Mrs. Rallis transferred her assets "with the understanding that [the respondent] would pay her bills as they came due, make arrangements for her personal and medical care as necessary, and otherwise manage her personal and financial affairs." The single justice's conclusion that an attorney-client relationship existed is amply supported by the evidence.
The respondent argues that the transfer of funds at issue was a valid and completed gift. The committee specifically found that the cash and stocks transferred to the respondent were not a completed or unconditional gift. As the single justice correctly concluded, all the evidence indicates that Mrs. Rallis gave him the money in exchange for his promise to manage the money and care for her during her lifetime.
The respondent also claims that the committee erred in allowing John Kallis to claim attorney-client privilege with respect to statements made to him by Mrs. Rallis. At the committee hearing, counsel for the respondent agreed that Kallis properly invoked the privilege and Kallis's affidavit was later struck from evidence on the respondent's motion. The respondent cannot "convert the 'consequences of unsuccessful trial tactics and strategy into alleged errors by the judge.' " Commonwealth v. Lazarovich, 410 Mass. 466 , 476 (1991), quoting Commonwealth v. Johnson, 374 Mass. 453 , 465 (1978).
Finally, we do not agree that the respondent's sanction should be reduced to an admonition or public censure. In proposing that the respondent be suspended indefinitely, despite certain mitigating factors, the committee highlighted the facts that: "there was a large sum of money involved and Mrs. Rallis was an elderly person, vulnerable by her lack of financial sophistication and lack of close relatives [and] [r]espondent did not act immediately to restore Mrs. Rallis's property when she demanded that he do so . . . ... The board, after striking the committee's finding of a violation of S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 1, DR 1-102 (A) (5), as appearing in 382 Mass. 769 (1981), reduced the recommended sanction to a three-year retroactive suspension. "The board's recommendation is entitled to substantial deference." Matter of Finnerty, 418 Mass. 821 , 830 (1994), citing Matter of Alter, 389 Mass. 153 , 157-158 (1983). The single justice concluded that the evidence "amply support[ed] the board's decision to impose sanctions" and further reduced the sanction to a two-year retroactive suspension. Were it not for the mitigating factors cited by the board, including the facts that (1) the respondent was an active alcoholic during his relationship with Mrs. Rallis and had recovered from his illness, and (2) the respondent's legal practice, exclusively in the public sector, had provided him with no experience in handling client funds so that he might have been unaware of ethical requirements regarding proper use of client funds, a more serious sanction might well be warranted. See, e.g., Matter of Stern, 425 Mass. 708 , 716-617 (1997); Matter of Luongo, 416 Mass. 308 , 309 (1993). We have considered the cases brought to our attention by counsel and we are satisfied that this disposition is consistent with the sanctions imposed, in other cases.
The order of the single justice contained no error of law or abuse of discretion, and was supported by sufficient evidence.
[Note 1] The board concluded that the respondent's conduct did not violate S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Canon 1, DR 1-102 (A) (5), as appearing in 382 Mass. 769 (1981).
[Note 2] In a reply brief, respondent also argues, in general terms, that the evidence does not support the single justice's finding that he was guilty of misconduct.


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Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. He was one of the greatest public speakers of his time and Nobel laureate for literature.
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England. He was the eldest son of Lord Randolph Churchill, a Tory Democrat who achieved early success as a rebel in his party. His mother was Jenny Jerome, the beautiful and talented daughter of Leonard Jerome, a New York businessman.
He studied at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
In 1895 Churchill entered the British Army. In 1899 he joined the Conservatives, a British political party. His political career began as a member of the House of Commons in 1900.
Churchill and his mother
In 1908 Churchill joined the top rank of government leaders, called the Cabinet. In 1911 he was appointed lord of the admiralty in the ministry of Herbert Asquith (1852-1928) and undertook the modernization of the Royal Navy.
In 1912 Churchill became first lord of the Admiralty.
Churchill became prime minister in May 1940. Soon after he took office, the Germans bombed Britain. In 1945 Britain and its allies—the United States, France, and the Soviet Union—won the war.
After the war Churchill lost his position as prime minister. In 1951 he became prime minister again. In 1953 he received the Nobel Prize for literature for his six-volume work The Second World War (1948-53).
In 1955 Churchill retired as prime minister.
Churchill in the Cavalry School
In 1963 the United States made him its first honorary citizen.
Churchill died in London on January 24, 1965.
In his lifetime Churchill was bestowed with many honors. He became Sir Winston Churchill after becoming a Knight of the Garter in 1953. For his contribution to European ideals he was awarded the Karlspreis award by the city of Aachen, Germany, in 1956. The U.S. government made him an honorary citizen in 1963.
Winston Churchill, a renowned politician and statesman, was fond of painting. He began painting at the age of 40 and created more than 500 paintings! This passion helped Churchill to get rid of depression, forget about all the squabbles and troubles of "big politics".
Winston painted everywhere: at home, in Britain, and during numerous trips to different countries. He painted portraits and interiors, but especially he loved to go out and paint landscapes.
In 1921, Churchill sent a few of his pictures to the international exhibition in Paris and six of them were awarded by the jury. And in 1925 at the non-professional artists exhibition his picture (of course, no one had any idea about who was the author) took the first place! In 1948 Churchill became the Royal Academy of Arts.
The picture Koutoubia Mosque is one of his most famous works. It was painted as a gift to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Churchill and Roosevelt attended a 10-day international conference in Casablanca in 1943. The only day they spent in the city of Marrakech, where this picture was painted. Churchill gave it as a present to Roosevelt in the name of friendship and peace in the world. While the American president was alive, the picture was in his house, located in New York's Hyde Park.
Churchill and Clementine
He was one of the key figures in world history – a politician who influenced the fate of the XX century. She was only his wife. When Winston Churchill got married, he said it was the happiest day in his life. They lived in love and harmony for 57 years. But fate could not bring them together.
Churchill wasn't very successful with women. This powerful, strong man often could not utter a word with girls.
Lady Plowden became one of his first serious passions. The young daughter of an English resident in India impressed the future politician with her beauty. But … the capricious and fickle young lady rejected his feelings. Winston suffered greatly.
Clementine Ogilvy was nine years younger than Winston. She was well educated, spoke German and French, had an analytical mind, an excellent sense of humor, and was keenly interested in politics.
They met each other at one of the balls in London. Churchill stared at the 19-year-old Clementine. However, he could not dance and another man invited the beauty to dance.
After long four years, in 1908, they met each other again and became friends. After five months of courtship, Winston invited his beloved to his relatives. While they wandered along the alleys of the rose garden, a thunderstorm broke out, and a heavy rain forced them to hide in the temple of Diana. For half an hour they sat in silence. The atmosphere was heated. Clementine glanced down and saw a slowly crawling beetle. In her head flashed: "If this beetle crawls to the crack, and Winston does not make me an offer, then he will not do it ever." Churchill beat the beetle!
A few days later, on August 15, 1908, Deputy Minister Churchill announced an engagement.
Their wedding was a great social event in London. It took place at St. Margaret's Church in Westminster.
In his memoirs, Churchill wrote: "I married in September 1908 and have lived happily ever since." Clementine shared with Winston all the worries, tirelessly supported him, and showed a keen interest in his activity. She became his best and closest friend and adviser. Clementine was the only person who could cope with the riotous nature of Churchill.
When they were far from each other they wrote tender letters. In total, 1700 letters and postcards were written. Their youngest daughter Marie then published these lines of love.
His wife was a lark, and he was an owl. That's why they never had breakfast together. Churchill once said that joint breakfasts were a test that no one family union could withstand. By the way, they also slept in different bedrooms.
Clementine lived 12 years longer than Churchill and repeated: "I want to be with him …" Clementine was buried next to her husband in a cemetery in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Young Churchill and Clementine
Clementine Spencer Churchill
Winston and Clementine
Tender couple
Strong family union
Loving couple
57 years of love and harmony
Cherish your supose
Love and harmony
Monument to Churchill and Clementine
Here are some of his quotes:
– A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
– All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
– I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
– A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
– I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
– If you are going through hell, keep going.
– Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
– By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
– A joke is a very serious thing.
– Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
– You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
– It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
– Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.
– It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
– There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.
– Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
– He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Painting of Winston Churchill by William Orpen, 1916
His famous V-sign means Victory
The French worker is giving a light to Churchill. Cherbourg, 1944
Churchill and his wife
Churchill on the wedding day
Churchill and Leon Trotsky
Churchill and Joseph Stalin
Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II
Churchill is painting
When Churchill became prime minister, he said, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Churchill – savior of his country
Churchill. April 20, 1911
Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Paintings by Winston Churchill
Churchill is coping Paul Cezanne's painting Vase With Tulips
Vase With Tulips by Paul Cezanne and by Churchill
At the pyramids
Cathedral Alley in Hackwood Park, England
Churchill. Self-portrait
Harbor Camara de Lobos, Madeira
Pont du Gard (the highest-preserved Roman aqueduct, Gordon River, France)
Port in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes
Randolph Churchill (Churchill's only son) is reading
Sunset over the sea
View of Vesuvius from Pompeii
Adolf Hitler – German dictator
Otto von Bismarck – Iron Chancellor
Alexander Hamilton – first U.S. treasury secretary
Diego Rivera – famous painter
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand – French diplomat
Medgar Evers – field secretary for NAACP
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