Financial literacy is a missing component in our school systems. As a result, Americans have not prepared for basic expenses. The widespread lack of a financial education is concerning.
According to Forbes, 33% of American adults have nothing saved for retirement and 44% of Americans don't have enough cash to cover a $400 emergency. That's one medical bill away from a financial headache. Although, it's avoidable stress with a little planning.
The financial choices you make today will compound. But many of us don't know where to begin. Whether you're nearing retirement age or starting out in the working world, it's important to learn how to manage your finances. Financial literacy can provide you with the building blocks to a sustainable future.
The financial literacy guide below can help put you on the path to financial freedom.
Financial Literacy Definition: Having obtained the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions.
Many people avoid talking about money. It's taboo… but this mindset hurts your financial health. So the first step to becoming financially literate is understanding money.
Contrary to popular belief, money isn't evil. Money is a measure of value. So if you add more value at work, you can justify higher pay. This mindset can help you focus on adding value, not just clocking in and out at work. Some of the wealthiest people in America have added the most value to others. Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and other ultra-wealthy people have improved the lives of millions of Americans.
You can build a financial fortress if you learn how to provide value to other people. That's a core concept to gaining financial literacy. You need to understand how money and our economy works. Money ebbs and flows. But it gravitates to where it's treated best.
Learning how to manage money is vital with any good financial education. Personal finances have a huge impact on your future. The five factors below have helped many people reach – and surpass – the millionaire's club.
Looking at a bank account statement isn't the highlight of most peoples' month. Although, it's important to see where your money is coming in and going out. This insight will help you know where you can cut back.
Companies love recurring charges since many customers forget to cancel them. Checking your statements can uncover old recurring payments and also double charges. You can correct the double charges by calling your credit card company.
Learning about your expenses and how to budget is vital to improving your finances. Taking a little time each month to plan has a huge impact on your financial health.
Albert Einstein is noted for saying that compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn't … pays it. Interest is a powerful concept and when you take on debt, you end up spending more. So it's usually best to avoid borrowing money.
Once you've paid off your debt, you can stash more cash. Although, this seems to be a foreign concept to many people. Americans in all income brackets find ways to spend everything they earn. They have the opportunity to save, but they don't plan for the future.
To put things in perspective, the personal savings rate in China is 25%. But in the U.S., the personal savings rate is only 6%. That's a huge gap, and it shows that most Americans can get by on spending less. You have to learn how to save money to build sustainable wealth.
Many people ask… what is the most important thing to do when planning for retirement? Two good answers are to make more money and improve investment returns. But the most vital factor is… improve your savings rate. You'll be better prepared for retirement if you save a larger percentage of your income.
Stuffing your savings under a mattress is a misguided action. That money loses spending power due to inflation. A better plan is to make your savings work for you. To earn a little interest, you can put your money to work in a bank.
To generate more income, you can invest in bonds, real estate and stocks. One of our favorite ways to invest for income is through dividend stocks. Building a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks can produce a steady stream of cash.
To learn more about investing, you can access our free Wealthy Retiremente-letter by Clicking Here. Our Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld researches thousands of stocks, and in this e-letter, he gives away some of his top financial research for free.
There's a big difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion. Tax evasion is illegal. It's not paying taxes you owe. On the other hand, tax avoidance is a way to legally lower your taxes. No one should pay Uncle Sam more than they are legally required to pay.
One of the most popular ways to lower taxes is by contributing to IRAs and 401(k)s. Most people should take advantage of these great retirement planning accounts. Although, the tax system is complex, so it's good to consult a tax professional.
Learning the five factors above are vital for financial literacy. At any stage in your life, you can take steps to reaching financial freedom.
You work hard for your paycheck… so don't you want to make your money work for you? Financial planning can help you achieve a steady stream of passive income. That's one key to reaching a wealthy retirement.
Compounding is a powerful passive tool that helps investors grow their wealth over time.
Time is of the essence when it comes to wealth building. Whatever you are able to set aside, the time to invest it is now.


The former Sunshine Plantation tourist attraction, now known as The Big Pineapple, is located on the north side of the Nambour Connection Road (former Bruce Highway), just to the west of the current Bruce Highway. It holds a fond place in the memories of many domestic and overseas tourists who drove or were driven north of Brisbane on holiday road trips after 1971. Apart from the iconic value of the Big Pineapple structure itself, as a roadside attraction of the Big Thing variety, the entire 40 hectare complex, with its retail and restaurant spaces, train ride and Nutmobile, crops, rainforest, Macadamia Nut Factory, Big Macadamia, Tomorrow's Harvest greenhouse, Farm Show, Wildlife Gardens, and Animal Nursery, represents an early attempt at agri-tourism in Queensland.
Big Things are large advertising objects, usually in the form of the item they are advertising, and are loosely defined as being at least twice the size of the object they represent and at least twice human size. Big Things have been called outdoor cultural objects which serve to construct and assert the identity of a town or area, and they have also been described as one of Australia's most distinctive home-grown forms of folk art. (The term 'outdoor cultural object' was coined in the 2004 publication 'Monumental Queensland: Signposts on a Cultural Landscape' by Lisanne Gibson and Joanna Besley.) The Big Pineapple appears to be the most widely recognised Big Thing in Queensland.
The first pineapple plants in Queensland were landed at the new Redcliffe settlement by the brig Amity in 1824, and in 1829 the Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser listed 34 pineapple plants amongst the crops flourishing in the 15 acre government garden at Brisbane that he had laid out in 1828. In the 1870s and 1880s experiments in pineapple growing occurred in what would become the Maroochy Shire, but the first commercial pineapple crop in the area was at Thomas Davey's Woombye farm in 1895.
The area between the Mooloolah and Maroochy Rivers was closed to settlement prior to 1860 as part of a Reserve proclaimed by Governor Gipps in 1842. Gipp's proclamation was rescinded by the Crown Lands Alienation Act 1860, which allowed for post-survey selection, and timber-getting licenses. In the early 1860s Edmund Lander leased the Mooloolah Back Plains run around the future site of Nambour, and timber getters started to exploit the area, working inland along waterways. The Alienation of Crown Lands Act 1868 also stimulated settlement, and by 1871 the census recorded 104 people living and working in the Maroochy region, although only 31 were permanent settlers. At this time there were about 180 acres under pineapples in Queensland, mostly near Brisbane.
The fruit industry in the Maroochy Shire was stimulated when the North Coast Railway was constructed northwards from Brisbane after 1886. The railway reached Woombye in 1890, and met the line from Gympie at Cooroy in July 1891. By 1900 the Blackall Range was a successful fruit growing area, and in 1901 Woombye was promoted as the fruit growing area in Queensland with the greatest potential. Around this time pineapples were overtaking citrus as the crop of choice in the area, especially at Woombye, with its well-drained soil and rolling hills. In 1914 the Brisbane district still produced most of Queensland's pineapples, while rising pineapple districts included the North Coast Line (North-Pine to Gympie), the Tiaro and Mt Bauple district, Maryborough, and the Pialba district.
In 1916 unused Crown Land near Beerburrum's railway siding was surveyed into portions for returned soldiers to grow pineapples. Some land at Woombye and Palmwoods was also resumed under the Soldier Settlement scheme. Beerburrum was the largest soldier settlement area in Australia by 1921, but it had failed by 1932, and helped to produce a glut of pineapples in the process. Queensland production of pineapples doubled between 1932 and 1942, and doubled again between 1952 and 1956, to a total of 12,316 acres by the latter date.
In 1947 the Northgate Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing Cannery (later Golden Circle), owned and controlled by growers, began operations. Although pineapples boomed in the post war period, marketing issues led to the first Golden Pineapple Week in 1955, along with Miss Golden Pineapple, to promote Maroochy pineapples. In the mid 1950s the vast majority of Queensland's pineapple growers were in South East Queensland, and two thirds of South East Queensland's production came from three main zones: the Palmwoods-Woombye-Nambour area; the Mary Valley; and the Glasshouse-Beerwah area.
In South East Queensland in the financial year from 1955 to 1956 the larger pineapple growers (those producing over 2,500 cases per year) grew a smaller percentage of the region's total crop than in Central Queensland. Large producers also grew less of the crop around Palmwoods than in the Mary Valley and Glasshouse areas, which reflected the trend towards small farms in the Maroochy Shire. The average South East Queensland pineapple grower had 10.6 acres under pineapples, on a 109 acre farm, and of the top six South East Queensland production areas, Woombye and Palmwoods had the smallest average farm sizes, with the greatest percentage of the farm used for pineapples. In the mid 1950s Woombye ranked third of the top six South East Queensland areas by number of growers, and second of the top six South East Queensland areas by production. In the 1970s pineapples were Maroochy's third largest agricultural industry after sugar and dairy farming.
Meanwhile changes were taking place in Australian culture that would impact on tourism. After World War II the use of cars increased, and during the 1950s Australia was second only to the United States in car ownership per head of population. More car travel also led to more garages and fuel stops, and motels and caravan parks were built to accommodate those families taking to the roads for their ever-lengthening holidays. Annual leave increased from one week in 1941 to two weeks in 1945, three weeks in 1963 and four weeks in 1974. Roads were improved, and access was opened up to previously isolated natural attractions. The Bruce Highway was finally surfaced with bitumen all the way from Brisbane to Cairns by 1962, and the Pacific Highway was fully surfaced with bitumen by the late 1960s, which helped bring more New South Wales tourists north into Queensland.
In the Maroochy Shire, the immediate post war period saw a shift in emphasis from traditional agricultural pursuits to coastal tourism. This shift was marked by David Low's election as Maroochy shire chairman in 1952 on a tourism platform. The late 1950s witnessed the first use of terms "Sunshine Coast" and "Gold Coast" to market Queensland's beach culture, and by 1960 the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau was promoting "The Sunshine State".
Development on the Sunshine Coast was less intense than on the Gold Coast, and until the 1960s development remained low-key and family oriented, dominated by foreshore and riverside camping grounds, and flats and motels. In many parts of the Sunshine Coast there was a conscious reaction against the style of development that had taken place on the Gold Coast. Like the Gold Coast, on the Sunshine Coast the seaside entertainments of an earlier era have evolved into large scale tourist attractions. However these have developed in a style that is characteristic of the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Here, the focus has been on education and the agricultural heritage and ecology of the region. Attractions besides the Big Pineapple have included: the Big Cow; the Ginger factory at Yandina; Australia Zoo; Forest Glen Deer Park; and the Superbee.
Related to tourism developments is the advertising phenomenon of the Big Thing. Big Things were used in California from the 1920s to lure customers off the highways to stop at food stalls, and they first appeared in Australia in the 1960s. The earliest Australian Big Things included: the Big Scotsman, advertising a motel in Adelaide (1963); the Big Banana, promoting a roadside banana stall at Coff's Harbour (1964); and the Big Stubby, a bottle museum at Tewantin (1966). Big Things were usually built by entrepreneurs or by the local community, and almost all featured something that the town or district was famous for, usually flora or produce. Steel framing and fibreglass appear to be the most common building materials.
It was within this context of pineapples, tourism and Big Things that Taylor Family Investments Pty Ltd purchased a 23 hectare pineapple farm southeast of Woombye in January 1971, from Gordon Ollett. Bill Taylor had worked at the United Nations for 20 years and had been head of the Development Finance Section, and Lyn Taylor was an interior designer in New York. They returned to Australia in 1970. In 1971 Bill and Lyn Taylor embarked on what was then a new concept in agri-tourism, using Maroochy's agricultural heritage to attract tourists. The pineapple farm became an agri-tourism project showcasing over 40 varieties of fruits, nuts, spices and sugar cane: the Sunshine Plantation. The Maroochy Shire Council and the State government supported the venture, and on 15 August 1971 the plantation was opened by the State Minister for Labour and Tourism, John Herbert. Mr Herbert claimed that the attraction was unique for the Queensland tourist industry, combining the specific promotion of tourism with the promotion of the area and its tropical production as a whole. A 1980 promotional booklet for the Sunshine Plantation claimed that in 1971 the concept and design was original and unique in the world.
At the opening the Maroochy Shire Council chairman, Eddie de Vere, drove a gold spike into the Plantation Train Ride, a one kilometre two-foot gauge track which still has the steepest incline and sharpest bend of any Queensland passenger rail track. A crane placed the leaves on top of the 16 metre steel-framed fibreglass pineapple that became the symbol of the plantation. Lyn Taylor was responsible for much of the design and layout of the project. The Big Pineapple could be entered, and its interior included a curved staircase, along with an audiovisual story about the pineapple industry and other tropical fruits. Local agricultural producers and co-operatives participated in the development of the displays, most notably the Golden Circle Cannery. A shop and restaurant building was located just north of the Big Pineapple structure, and a cottage was located nearby.
The Big Pineapple was soon followed by other Big Things in the area. In October 1971 another 16 metre-high pineapple was opened, this time at a Gympie service station, by the Queensland Director General of Tourist Services, John Wilson (Gympie's pineapple was demolished in 2008). In 1976 a Big Cow was built north of Nambour for a farm park.
The Sunshine Plantation expanded in 1976 when Taylor Family Investments Pty Ltd purchased eight hectares of land from Keith and Ailsa Heinrich, to the west of the original attraction. On 11 September 1978 an early morning fire completely destroyed the building which housed the tropical market and restaurant next to the Big Pineapple. However, two months later on 19 December the Governor General, Sir Zelman Cowan, opened a new Tropical Village complex, which now had a separate restaurant building to the north of the rebuilt retail building. In February 1979 the 10.2 hectare future site of the Nut Factory and the Big Macadamia was purchased from the Heinrichs by Sunshine Land Nominees Pty Limited. Part of this land was leased to CSR Limited in 1979, and the lease was later transferred to Macadamia Nuts Pty Ltd. By 1980 the Sunshine Plantation included the newly opened Macadamia Nut Factory, operated by CSR Limited, and the Nutmobile tour.
By 1980 visitors could shop in the Tropical market, and eat in the two storey Tropical Restaurant. The top floor was known as the Polynesian Restaurant, with bamboo ceiling lining and thatched counter decorations, and the bottom floor was the Hibiscus Room. The Nutmobile tour started just north of the restaurant building and ran westwards to the Macadamia Nut Factory, the largest in Australia, where tourists could view displays, observe the sorting room, or buy macadamia products. At this time there was a large carpark on the site of the present Tomorrow's Harvest greenhouse. Starting to the east of the market building, the train tour travelled past a variety of tropical crops, including: pineapples; avocados; exotic fruits, nuts, tea, coffee, and ginger; sugar cane (by the rainforest on the eastern side of plantation); and then papaws, bananas, and passionfruit. Within the train track was the Children's Farm (with the current mansard-roofed barn) and Animal Nursery. A tunnel under the train track led to a rainforest walk.
In 1986 more properties were purchased, including land south of the current Nambour Connection Road, and in 1987 new car parking facilities were built, along with a pedestrian bridge above the road. Also in 1987 the Sunshines Restaurant was doubled in size (the restaurant building seems to have been expanded to the west), and a new reception area and Tourist Information Centre was added. The Big Pineapple structure was refurbished and moved about 15 metres east at this time. There are indications that the Big Pineapple's skin was also replaced. 1988 witnessed the construction of the Tomorrow's Harvest hydroponics farm, a large greenhouse which displayed innovative technology, and RAPS Night Time family restaurant opened in June that year. In 1989 the 16m high Big Macadamia, known as the Magic Macadamia was opened. From 2000, the Big Macadamia housed the Rainforest Creatures of the Night display, but by mid 2007 this attraction was closed, as was the Tomorrow's Harvest greenhouse. The original Macadamia Nut Factory is no longer open to visitors, although the current Nutmobile Tour passes by a more recent factory building further to the north.
In 1990 the Bruce Highway was realigned, bypassing the Big Pineapple along with Woombye and Nambour, but the tourist attraction continued to attract the public, and it was upgraded further during the 1990s. In 1991 a mini tornado damaged the Tomorrow's Harvest attraction, and that December the Rainforest train stop was opened. In 1992 an Arts and Crafts Gallery opened in the lower retail area beside the train station. In 1993 the roof of Tomorrow's Harvest was replaced, Plantations Restaurant received a colonial-themed makeover, and Punkahs (mechanical fans) were added to the upstairs retail area. During 1994 Sunshines Restaurant was refurbished, and the servery counters were rebuilt. However, RAPS restaurant closed in September that year. The Farm Show was added to the Train Tour in September 1995, and guided tours of the Macadamia Nut Factory, when it was not processing, started in December. Roughend Pineapple Party Ltd became the new owner of the complex in July 1996, and a Wildlife Garden featuring koalas and other native animals had opened in April that year.
The Big Pineapple attraction went into receivership in 2009 and was closed in October 2010. The Nutmobile was sold in July 2011 to the Bromet family, to promote macadamia nuts and tourism at the town of Bauple. In late August 2011 The Big Pineapple complex and its surrounding farmland was sold to a consortium that has maintained it as a tourism attraction and market hub for Queensland produce.
The Big Pineapple complex is located on the rise of a hill on the northern side of the Nambour Connection Road at Woombye. The original Sunshine Plantation area (the Big Macadamia and the Nut Factory are not included within the heritage boundary) comprises approximately 22.86 hectares of pineapple plantations, sub-tropical rainforests and orchards. Major structures on the site include a replica pineapple (the Big Pineapple), an entrance pavilion and two large, two-storey restaurant and retail buildings, with a cottage to the west. Associated structures to the east include tram tracks, two tour stations, and a ticket office for the plantation train; a machinery shed, an animal nursery, a lagoon, and a koala enclosure. There is also a Nutmobile/Rainforest Tour station to the north of the restaurant building.
The Big Pineapple, adjacent to the entrance pavilion, is a hollow structure, 16 metres in height and cylindrical in shape. The shell of the main body is formed in fibreglass supported internally on a steel frame. The fibreglass has been moulded to replicate the skin texture and colour of a pineapple and has been formed in several pieces which are rivet-fixed together. The stalk of the pineapple and the surrounding viewing platform are formed in steel which has been painted.
The Big Pineapple complex is partly fenced to the south boundary with a timber-framed flat-top paling fence and a low three-rail fence to the east which is painted white. A bitumen car park fronts the entrance pavilion area which is paved in terracotta-coloured pavers. The animal nursery and koala sanctuary were not inspected.


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Input invited on Plastic Bag Reduction Act
Minister Brad Trivers talks to Mike MacDonald, executive director of Upper Room Hospitality, about government's support for a donation of 10,000 reusable bags for Island foodbanks to help all Islanders move from single-use plastic bags.
Now that the Plastic Bag Reduction Act has been in place for several months, Islanders and businesses are invited to provide written comments and feedback online.
The Act came into effect July 1, 2019, encouraging the switch from single-use checkout bags to reusable bags. The purpose of the Act is to reduce waste and environmental damage.
"Prince Edward Island is a leader in waste management and I congratulate Islanders for being the first province in Canada to ban single-use plastic bags. The change has been well received by Islanders, visitors and businesses and we are now seeing major retailers like Sobeys follow our lead to remove plastic bags from stores across the country."
- Brad Trivers, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change
Enforcement of the Act will begin January 1, 2020 and some elements of the Act will need amendments for practical reasons. The Act, which was brought forward as a private member's bill in the spring of 2018, also proposes an increase to the mandatory minimum fee businesses must charge for paper and reusable bags, from 15 to 25 cents for paper bags and $1 to $2 for reusable bags. This is scheduled to occur January 1, 2020.
"After a few of months of practical experience, now is the time for Islanders and business community to provide their feedback on changes needed to achieve the environmental goals of the legislation, including whether or not a fee increase is necessary, so that we can address them this fall," said Trivers.
Islanders can give their comments online until October 1, 2019 at Plastic Bag Reduction Act Consultation. Information is also available regarding the switch from single-use checkout bags to reusable bags as well as the Plastic Bag Reduction Act and the General Regulations.
Leanne Ritchie
lpritchie@gov.pe.ca
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Q: How do I stub window.innerWidth/innerHeight with sinon? I can't seem to figure out how to stub the innerWidth and innerHeight properties using sinon. Does anyone know what the syntax is or if it's even possible?
Souce code:
describe('test', () => {
  let sandbox;

  beforeEach(() => {
    sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
    sandbox.stub(window, "innerWidth").get(() => 1000);
    sandbox.stub(window, "innerHeight").get(() => 1000);
  })

  afterEach(() => {
    sandbox.restore();
  });

  it('should do a thing', () => {
    console.log(window.innerWidth); // 1024
    console.log(window.innerHeight); // 768
  });
});

Console output:
 PASS  src/components/Tooltip/tests/index.test.js
  test
    ✓ should do a thing (2ms)

  console.log src/components/Tooltip/tests/index.test.js:58
    1024

  console.log src/components/Tooltip/tests/index.test.js:59
    768

Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
Tests:       1 passed, 1 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        0.573s, estimated 1s

A: I also had the same problem. I solve it as below:
window.innerWidth = 1280;
not sure whether this is the best way but it solves my problem.
If you had found the other way then please share.

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What the slogans of the 2022 Top 100 tell us about the market
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By Joyce Bosc
Slogans are short and succinct but they communicate volumes about changes in the market and the companies serving it.
Over the centuries, this old adage has been attributed to numerous scholars, statesmen, philosophers, authors and community leaders. Who said it first doesn't matter. But it does capture the challenge and beauty of succinct communications. For companies, the most succinct message is a slogan or tagline. And, just like writing a shorter letter, it takes time to get those few words just right.
For more than 15 years, Boscobel has tracked and analyzed the slogans and taglines of the Washington Technology Top 100 government contractors. To discover what's working, we explore trends and changes in how the top-tier contractors are presenting themselves to the federal market.
Here are six slogan best practices we learned from the 2022 Top 100.
ONE: Use a slogan
Most Top 100 government contractors use a slogan or tagline. In fact, 90 of the Top 100 are using a slogan or tagline this year, up from only 81 in 2021. For the third year in a row, nine of the top 10 companies have one.
We compared the 85 companies returning to the Top 100 this year with the 15 new ones. Incumbents are more likely to have a slogan (92%) than those who are new to the list (80%).
TWO: Keep it short
Slogans and taglines aren't meant to be descriptions. The best ones quickly create an impression about a company's brand – who they are, what they do or what they stand for – in just a few words.
Though this year's slogans range in length from two words to 12, the overwhelming majority (83%) are five words or shorter.
The most common slogan length is four words, followed closely by three, then five. Together, slogans that are three, four or five words long make up 66% of all slogans this year.
If you're thinking that two words aren't enough to inspire, here are a few examples of two-word slogans that do just that:
Defining Possible | Northrop Grumman
Accelerating Possible | Axient
Fast. Forward. | L3Harris Technologies
THREE: Make your point
It's surprising to realize how much can be communicated by a company in one short word or phrase.
Optimism. Determination. Strength. These are just some of the inspirational sentiments expressed by the Top 100 GovCons in slogans:
Made for this moment | Raytheon Technologies
Do The Can't Be Done | Peraton
The Power of a Nation | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Other slogans explicitly reference the services a company offers:
5G Built Right | Verizon
Healthcare is too important to stay the same | Oracle Cerner
Connectivity Anywhere. That's the power of satellite. | Viasat
A few emphasize collaboration with clients:
Shared Vision. Outcome Assured. | SMX
One Measure of Success. Yours. | Credence Management Solutions
Your Mission is Ours. | Lockheed Martin
Still, others share a promise or expectation about outcomes:
Complexity Minimized. Performance Optimized. | Thundercat Technology
Delivering the promise of science for global good | RTI International
Insights you can act on | CGI
FOUR: Tell the world
Word choice is important when it comes to slogans. What three or four words are meaningful, impactful and easy to say? When we looked at all the words from all the Top 100 slogans, a few stood out for frequency of use:
World or global was used in 16 slogans.
Technology/technologies/IT was used in 13 slogans.
Deliver in eight slogans.
Better was used seven times in six slogans. (It was used twice in one.)
Innovate/innovative/innovator was used six times.
Solutions/solving also showed up in six slogans.
So, to summarize the message from this year's Top 100, these government contractors "deliver innovative technology solutions that make the world better."
FIVE: Stay the course
It takes time to come up with a slogan or tagline that fits. The good news is that a slogan is meant to last for years – until the company outgrows it.
Adhering to this best practice, most (78%) of the returning Top 100 companies with slogans have no change since last year. Only nine companies (12%) revised their slogan. Eight (10%) added a tagline or slogan since last year.
Of the 10 companies with no slogans, seven are returning to the Top 100 from last year. None of those returning companies had a slogan last year – so all have stayed their course for slogan usage.
SIX: Know when to change
Just as Nick Wakeman emphasized in his analysis of the Top 100, the successful companies are the ones who embrace change. A change in company strategy, executive leadership, mergers or acquisitions, and/or services pivots or expansions are all good reasons to change a slogan.
Both SMX (formerly, Smartronix) and Empower AI (formerly, NCI Inc.) made revisions as part of a larger company rebrand. SMX rebranded to better represent a broader services portfolio following multiple acquisitions. Empower AI's rebrand reflected the successful adoption of an AI platform the company delivers to the federal market.
We don't know what prompted the other revisions, but one change did catch our attention.
Back in 2020, we found six companies whose slogans had not changed in the previous five years. Last year, only three of those slogans with "staying power" remained. (Two were revised and the third company dropped out of the Top 100 in 2021).
Now, one of the remaining three has changed its slogan: Tetra Tech. Like SMX, the change may be prompted by a series of acquisitions that have pushed the company beyond its legacy slogan. If so, well done.
Still, we have to give a tip of the hat to the two slogans or taglines that are still standing the test of time:
Bold thinking to improve people's lives |Abt Associates
Ever Vigilant | CACI International
Created in 2003, CACI's "Ever Vigilant" tagline is a model for the industry. A succinct message that the company got right – 19 years ago!
For inspiration, education or simply to satisfy a sense of curiosity, you're invited to download Boscobel's 2022 Top 100 Government Contract Slogans.
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Posted on October 8, 2014 by Varada
In celebration of the hockey season kicking off tomorrow, we offer a breakdown of the Ottawa Senators theme song.
[EDIT: user does not allow embedded video, because why would you do that if you're a person uploading the Ottawa Senators theme song to Youtube? Never compromise your vision.]
0:01 – Let's start with the obvious: if you're going to use a horn for fanfare (as opposed to for improvisational jazz lines), then your clear choice is to use the keyboard's "trumpet" setting instead of a real trumpet. Why? The trumpet is a subtle and nuanced instrument. Keyboard trumpets, much like pro sports, are neither subtle nor nuanced. Keyboard trumpets are unrelenting. Listening to the initial swell of faux-trumpets that kicks off this song is like French kissing a vacuum cleaner – it goes from a fun idea to intense very quickly. Also, people who can actually play the trumpet are expensive and do not enjoy playing your stupid fanfare.
0:06 – We come quickly to the absolute best part about the Ottawa Senators theme song, which is the bass playing. Can we all stand up for a second? Are you standing? Place your hand over your heart and just listen to that bass playing. That bass playing is tremendous. First of all: it's clearly a real bass. Second, its tone is DIRTY. Not Fieldy from Korn dirty (which is to say, disgusting). But it's got some attitude, some grit. This bass player has seen some shit. Here, he or she takes you for a walk. The bass is the backbone of this whole song, its soul. This bass line reaffirms our faith in the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the human spirit.
0:18 – Nice key change. Whoever wrote this has written some songs. This isn't the CD Warehouse theme song. It also more than makes up for the fact that the drums are keyboard drums, which is sort of lazy. Unlike trumpet players, drummers are plentiful and cheap. You can literally find them playing upside-down plastic buckets in the Byward Market.
0:26 – Oh shit…it's not just trumpet. There's a whole brass section there with little percussive accents. They're warm as a bubble bath. I take back the snarky "trumpet is expensive" thing – if this songwriter had real instruments throughout, it would have cost a half-billion dollars to achieve this vision. It's difficult being ahead of your time.
0:39 – Okay, that was a nice little drum fill. Is it possible that's a real drummer? If it isn't, was that fill just played with two fingers on a keyboard? There's only winning situations here.
0:40 – This is where things get saucy. The rhythm starts a back-and-forth sway and the drummer / keyboard drum setting (hereafter referred to as Roland) introduces some cheeky hi-hat. The horns start a background loop, the kind of thing a Motown backing band plays while the bandleader is introducing Sharon Jones or Charles Bradley.
Not only is this perfect for a song meant to be used as players come out on the ice – and thus establishes whoever wrote this song as someone who can not only play music but also understands music history – but is also known in the music business as "the best thing in the world." It's just fun to listen to. Music doesn't get better than the introduction-sway.
0:45 – DANGER FLUTES
0:50 – This guitar solo is the most Ottawa thing ever. For those of you who haven't grown up in Ottawa, let me set the scene: for the last three decades, only one radio station has been able to buy itself lunch in this city, and that's the classic rock station. Everyone else goes in and out of business, re-brands, and picks up the scraps if they're lucky. The classic rock station guy, on the other hand, wakes up, leans over, hits play on the same CD-R playlist of Zeppelin and AC/DC songs and goes back to sleep.
This one time I heard "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" on the radio and I remember thinking to myself, "Is there anyone in the city who actually needs to hear this song again?" and then I walked outside and could hear a band rehearsing and they were playing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." It was then that I knew I would never be mayor of Ottawa.
Anyway, the guitar lick here is searing, in the way that your dad BBQing on a hot day or a movie on VHS about jet fighters is searing.
1:00 – You know what? That last paragraph seemed a little dismissive, but the guitar playing leads us to a surprisingly dark place. Not only does it become rhythmically complex, but it breaks down the mood, takes us on an excursion, provides variation on a theme.
Let's be clear: this is a pro-sports team's theme song we're talking about. It has no obligation to vary. They could have provided some hand-claps and it would have been fine. But they go the extra mile here. That it's only for a few seconds only reinforces the notion: "I write one bar for the fans, and one bar for me," the guitar player, possibly Joe Satriani, says to precisely no one.
1:15 – Danger flutes return, though they kind of stab randomly at the air before offering a little trill that takes us back to the refrain.
1:25 – This might be the best part of the whole damn song: the guitar and horns-by-Roland do a three second call-and-response during the rhythmic transition. The guitarist even lays on the whammy bar a bit, and the horns come right back, like a robot returning a high-five. Again, it's only for a second. You might even miss it if someone wasn't writing 1000 words about the Ottawa Senators theme song on a Wednesday morning.
1:28 – Here I'm conflicted. The sway returns, which we've established is the best thing in the world, and there's something interesting happening with the percussion—a swishy sound effect which comes totally out of left-field [EDIT: Twitter notifies me these are skate sounds. There's also a puck hitting the goalpost in there, which introduces a found-sound element that would have made Pierre Schaeffer proud]—but all of this occurs under a crunchy, palm-muted guitar thing and men chanting "Go Sens Go" testosteronically. It's a bit on the nose.
But that it took the song a minute-and-a-half to get here is a pleasant surprise. I feel like most sports team theme songs usually start with "Go [Team] Go." I know it's a low bar, but it's one we've had no trouble clearing to this point. The guys only stick around for two chants worth of chant, which is roughly how long chants last at the Canadian Tire Center.
I'm going to give Roland and Co. a pass here…BARELY.
1:59 – Again, the team goes above and beyond, takes the epic refrain and re-frames it in the form of a rhythmic breakdown that is totally respectable.
2:05 – Timpani. I'll say it again…
Timpani.
When considering a rating for the Ottawa Senators theme song, one must also consider this horseshit:
Did you make it all the way through that? Excruciating. I feel like maybe, charitably, I can concede that I get what they were going for. And the opening few seconds makes you think the song is going to be as cerebral and experimental as the Wild logo. But all hope is dashed by one long string of cliches in what is essentially a beer commercial that goes on forever.
In conclusion: OTTAWA SENATORS THEME SONG OVERALL RATING A++
OTHER OPTION: did you know that the theme song for the original franchise drive was Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." Small suggestion: we should use that?
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1000 points on October 8, 2014 at 12:13 pm said:
I award you 1000 points
me on October 8, 2014 at 9:08 pm said:
If you're of a certain age you'll remember an Ottawa band called 8 Seconds. They had a hit or two. I'm pretty sure they are the ones who wrote this song. Who will write the oral history of the making of this classic!?!?
Varada on October 8, 2014 at 9:15 pm said:
If you do it we'll post it on this blog
Yahong on October 8, 2014 at 11:32 pm said:
Oh my God, Varada, this is actually an amazing music composition piece review. (Also, I didn't realize we had, like, a legit theme song??? I thought it was owned by Rogers or Sportsnet or Melnyk's ex-favourite horse or something… IDK.) I never would've caught the danger flutes if you hadn't mentioned them, and yo, those rhythmic breakdowns are swwwwweet. And I need to work in the phrase "crunchy, palm-muted guitar thing" in somehow, someway, somewhere. Timpani = best way to end any song ever ❤ The only thing I'd say is that no song can go wrong with regal French horns. Just saying.
(Also: is… Minnesota's… theme… song… for… real?!?!??! Who do they expect to sing along to that…?????)
Varada on October 9, 2014 at 8:07 am said:
Thanks Yahong!
I think Minnesota's theme song was written by people who might have never been to Minnesota and were imagining what it might be like. I find the whole subtext of "they'll never take hockey away" kind of funny and endearing, actually, in that it's in a market who at one point lost their hockey team.
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Bucs and Lynch: Six More Years
Tampa Bay continues to lock up the core of the team's young talent by re-signing Pro Bowl safety John Lynch
Already considered one of the league's hardest hitters, John Lynch has developed a knack for making the big turnover at the right time
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today that they have re-signed S John Lynch to a six-year contract extension. Terms were not disclosed.
Lynch, one of the league's premier safeties, completed his most decorated season as a pro in 1999, garnering first-team All-Pro honors by the Associated Press en route to his second trip to the Pro Bowl.
"John is truly one of the better strong safeties in the National Football League," Buccaneers general manager Rich McKay said. "It is always nice to extend the contract of a player of his caliber."
Lynch, entering his eighth season, has racked up 100 or more tackles for four consecutive seasons. In 1999, Lynch led the secondary with 128 tackles, adding two interceptions, one forced fumble and a career-best 14 passes defensed in 16 starts. Lynch earned a myriad of postseason awards last season, including first-team honors from Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, USA Today, The Sporting News and Football Digest. He helped the Bucs secondary rank second in the NFL in pass defense en route to setting a club mark for lowest completion percentage (52.7 percent). The Buccaneers captured their first NFC Central Division title in 18 years and advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
That season followed the 1998 campaign, in which Lynch became the lone Buccaneer player to record a defensive statistic in every category, posting 107 tackles, six passed defensed, two INTs, two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. In his other Pro Bowl season in 1997, Lynch finished with a career-best 154 tackles, marking the most tackles ever recorded by a Buccaneer defensive back. He played a vital role in leading the Buccaneers to their first playoff appearance in 15 years.
The 28-year old Lynch was originally a third round draft choice of the Buccaneers (82nd overall) in 1993. He is joined by DE Chidi Ahanotu as the veteran member of that draft class. Only TE Dave Moore has been with the team longer, signing with Tampa Bay as a free agent in 1992.
Lynch owns 576 career tackles, 12 interceptions, 40 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. He has played in 105 games, starting 73. Lynch's 12 interceptions ties him for seventh place on the club's all-time interception list with CB Jeris White and S Mark Robinson, while his 576 tackles places him 10th all-time.
A four-year letterman at Stanford, Lynch played two seasons at quarterback and two at safety. As a senior, he was named Football News second-team All-America and first-team All-Pac 10. Lynch concluded his career as a Cardinal with 95 tackles, four INTs, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a sack. He also excelled in baseball and was a second-round draft choice of the Florida Marlins in 1992 (66th overall). In addition, Lynch also threw the first pitch in the history of the Marlins organization as the opening day starter for the Erie Sailors.
Lynch and his wife, Linda, are actively involved with numerous Bay Area charities, including the Lynch Family Legacy Scholarship, which provides financial assistance for two Hillsborough high school student athletes attending college. He has also created "Lynch's Safety Zone," which provides 20 tickets per game to Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay who meet education-based incentives. The Lynch family splits its off-season between Tampa and Del Mar Beach, California with son Jake (4/2/99).
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This reel is often known as "Paddy Carty's Reel". I think he called it "The Day I Met Tom Moylan" but I may well be wrong. I thing the mice must have eaten most of my record collection and I haven't been able to find my Paddy Carty record to check.
I'm not sure how close this version is.


In his book, Motivation and Personality, psychologist Abraham Maslow has this to say about those he dubbed, "self-actualizing" people: "It's true that they can be solitary without harm to themselves and without discomfort. Furthermore, it is true for almost all that they positively like solitude and privacy to a definitely greater degree than the average person."
The good among the great are not fans of fame. They recognize the superficial and false promise of it, the inherent falsehood of adulation from those who can't really know them.
An irony is that the good among the great are often thrust into the public eye because of their ability, their outward focus, and their sense of duty to help others. Nonetheless, for the most part, the good among the great avoid the spotlight, for several reasons: fame exposes them and their families to envious scrutiny and criticism; the news media often make mistakes that can add up to severely distorted portrayals; family members and friends who are needy often flock to reporters to sell their personal information (the more intimate and salacious the better), and on and on. And even the most admirable people have something to hide--the inevitable strains of family relations or the lapses of youth.
But the fundamental reason that the good among the great don't get suckered into overexposure is that they simply don't need the recognition. These are self-assured and whole personalities. They were given or have found within themselves and their tight-knit circle of family and friends a much richer vein of positive feedback. Of course, they are human and can enjoy being idolized (witness Warren Buffett's more regular appearances these days on CNBC), but they do not need constant attention and have learned to be on guard against it.
This is a timely subject in an age where most of us are crowded in and around cities, and are encouraged to broadcast our most intimate experiences through Facebook, You Tube and other, free venues that reach global audiences.
The good among the great guard their privacy and their time alone for many reasons, chief among them, discretion. They know that very often, personal news and information is better left unsaid. When it comes to time spent alone, they are comfortable in their own skins and actually relish the time to mull their own thoughts, sifting their reactions, emotions and refining their senses of self and thus their aims, goals and plans for the future.
Another reason the best among us are more protective of their privacy is because they're more genuine than most of us. Their natural spontaneity, expressiveness and honesty can betray them. Thus, the spotlight of media attention can be particularly revealing.
No matter how many cameras she's faced, Meryl Streep still "hates" being photographed. Portrait photographer Brigitte Lacombe, who's taken Streep's picture on dozens of occasions, says "With Meryl, it's a complete struggle to get her to stay in front of the camera." One reason is humility. For the modest, it's uncomfortable to be celebrated. But it may also be that she can't help but reveal much of herself, too much for a private person--those who are true, whole persons are more sincere and their countenances more true, so the rest of us can see into them and they can see back. It's a marvel and very attractive. Though for people like Streep, it's invasive.
Even if you're never thrust into the public forum or cheated of your alone time, let these talented individuals inspire you to celebrate your solitude and prize your private life.
Donald Van de Mark has interviewed hundreds of leaders in business and politics including: Andrew Weil, MD, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, Jack Welch, Starbucks' Howard Schultz and Intel's Andy Grove, in his nearly 3 decades as a correspondent and anchor at CNN, CNBC and public television. He integrates practical tips from these great leaders in his book, "The Good Among the Great." Donald is also the host of the corporate training videos,The Wisdom of Caring Leaders and The Wisdom of Teams.


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Making the most of your Glorious Glut
Cooking, storing, freezing, drying and preserving your garden produce
By Jackie Sherman
Paperback, 256 pages £12.95
Published: 28th July 2011
Category: FOOD & HEALTH, GARDENING, COMPOSTING & AGRICULTURE
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Making the most of your Glorious Glut is the answer to the perennial problem of an over-abundance of wonderful fruit and vegetables. From courgettes to spinach; tomatoes to blackcurrants, most gardeners will recognise the sinking feeling that creeps over you when you have had such a good harvest that you cannot face picking, cooking or eating any more. And even if you haven't grown them yourself, it is easy to end up with too many fruit or vegetables after just one visit to the local pick-your-own centre or a trip to a country hedgerow.
With the help of this book you will be able to make the most of any glut. It contains over 250 recipes for using fresh produce in new and exciting ways, and also explains how to pickle, preserve, dry, bottle or juice your surplus fruit and vegetables so they can be enjoyed throughout the year.
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"A great guide to the basics of preserving your harvests."
- Steve Ott - Editor of Kitchen Garden Magazine
"This book has everything you need to transform a glut into glorious grub."
- Emma Cooper - author of The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z
"The recipes themselves are unfussy and easy-to-follow which makes them perfect for cooks of all abilities."
- Farm in My Pocket
"...a handy guide to all of the subtitle's techniques and also covers how to store home-grown produce outdoors in the garden and indoors in a garage or shed."
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"Too many cookbooks – too little time, but this is one I shall be dipping into for a long time."
- The Landsman - Oct/Nov
"A delightful book for any friend with an allotment or productive fruit and vegetable garden. As Jackie has answers to perennial problems of overabundance, it is the perfect book for those who are constantly faced with a glut."
- The Oxford Times
"Like most other gardeners who have a fruit and vegetable plot, I sometimes wonder what on earth we are going to do with the surplus produce. Whilst we use as much as we can in the kitchen as it becomes available, this year has seen an unrivalled bounty from the garden due to the warm Spring. Most years we give away surplus to family and friends and freeze what we can, but there we usually run out of ideas. This is where the new book from Jackie Sherman, Making the most of your Glorious Glut comes in.
In her colourful new book Jackie not only takes us through a variety of methods to preserve our surplus, including simple storing, freezing, drying and bottling, but also provides us with a series of new and innovative recipes which are designed to make the most of our produce when it's at the peak of its freshness and flavour. In an attractive, well laid out paperback which uses straight forward language and is very easy to follow, we are taken step by step through a variety of preserving methods and cooking recipes which seeks to maximise the benefit from the fruits of our labours."
- Rosemary Martin
Jackie Sherman has written over 20 books and contributes articles to a variety of magazines. As a keen gardener and cook, she is delighted that the two can be brought together in her latest project.
Binding: Paperback, 256 pages
BIC Code: WMPF
BISAC Code: GAR005000, GAR025000
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Using CSS to change the size of background images
Background images are an essential component of web design, and they have a significant impact on the way your website appears and functions as a whole. On the other hand, not all backdrop images are made equally. Some are quite a little larger than others, and some can even be too little for their intended purpose. You also have the ability to effortlessly adjust the size of your background image without it having any impact on the rest of your website. In this post, we'll take a deeper look at how to adjust the size of a background image on your website using CSS. Specifically, we'll look at how to change the width of the image.
How to Use CSS to Change the Size of Background Images.
No matter if you have a big e-commerce website or a small content website with funny birthday memes you can always use CSS to change the size of Background Images.
If you want to change the size of an image, you first need to find the image's dimensions. To do this, use the file browser on your computer and type in the following information:
width="100%"
height="50%"
Then, use the CSS property to change the image's width and height. The following example changes the width and height of an img tag to 100% and 50%, respectively:
img { width: 100%; height: 50%; }
How to Change the Width and Height of an Image
You can also change an image's width and height using absolute values or relative values. Relative values are used when setting an image's size based on a certain location in a document or another object. For example, if you want to set an image's size to be equal across all pages of a website, you would use a relative value like this: img { "width": "100%" } . You can also set images size directly using pixels rather than letters: img { "width": 120px; "height": 80px } . However, absolute values are more commonly used because they allow for more precision in setting sizes. For example, if you want to set an image's size at 100% no matter where it is in a document or elsewhere in the world, you would use absolute values like this: img { "width": 100; "height": 100;} . Absolute values cannot be changed using css; they must be set using file Browser.
How to Change the Background of an Image
You can also change an image's background using CSS without changing its width or height. To do this, add background-image="url" inside of an img tag like this:
img { /* … other properties here */ } body { background-image: url("https://domain.com").png; }
The background-image property sets the image as a PNG file that will be displayed in the body of the document.
How to Use CSS to Change the Image Size.
To change the width and height of an image, use the following code:
.image-small { width: 100%; }
.image-sm { width: 150px; }
.image-md { width: 200px;}
.image-lg { width: 300px;}
How to Change the Size of an Image
To change the size of an image, use the following code:
.image-small img { height: 100%; } .image-sm img { height: 150px; } .image-md img { height: 200px;} .image-lg img {height: 300px;}
To change the background of an image, use the following code:
img1 span, #img2 span, #img3 span{ color:#fff; background:#ededed; }
If you want to change the background of an image using more than one color, use the following code:
img1 span{ background-color:#fff; } #img2 span{background-color:#ebebeb;} #img3 span{background-color:#ffffff;}
How to Change the Image Size.
To change the image size, use the width or height property on an image. The width property specifies the size of the image in pixels, and the height property specifies the size of the image in bytes.
To change the width and height of an image, use these values:
Width: 800px
Height: 600px
The following code changes the width and height of an image to 800px and 600px, respectively.
Read also: How To Change Background Image Opacity With CSS
Changing an image size can improve the visibility and ranking of your website. Use CSS to change the image size so that your products look better on different devices. By changing the image size, you can optimize your site for search engine optimization (SEO). Additionally, changing the image size can add some extra elements to your product listing, making it more appealing to customers. Be sure to test out your changes before you go live, as errors in your CSS code can lead to lost traffic and decreased rankings.


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Q: how to store [UIImage] into Core Data and retrieve to [UIImage] from binary date my code is like these:
     //save to core data
     func addPaper(){
        let paper = Paper(context: self.context)

        paper.id = UUID()
        paper.subject = self.subject
        paper.score = Float(self.score) ?? 0
        paper.title = self.title
        let imgs = try? NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: self.images, requiringSecureCoding: true)
        paper.images = imgs
        try? self.context.save()
    }
//retrieve to [UIImage]

  let imgs = NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchivedObject(ofClass: [UIImage], from: paper.images!)

there is an error tip:Static method 'unarchivedObject(ofClass:from:)' requires that '[UIImage]' conform to 'NSCoding'
I don't know what to do next, can anyone give me some help?

A: You should not store image in CoreData. Maybe store in base64 format, and you can encode/decode whenever you want.
Base64 To image:
func base64ToImage(data: String) -> Data{
    let encodedImageData = data
    let imageData = Data(base64Encoded: encodedImageData)

    return imageData!
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imageView.image = UIImage(data: dataDecoded)

Image to base64
func imageToBase64(image: UIImage) -> String {
    return image.pngData()!
        .base64EncodedString()
}

A: maybe you need this, any object can be saved to core data.
:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56453857/how-to-save-existing-objects-to-core-data
I copied the following steps from others, hope it helps
1.making your custom types (Exercise) subclass of NSObject
2.setting the attribute's type in the core data model to Transformable
3.setting the CustomClass to [Exercise]


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We have a little Saturday morning ritual, this family of mine. After wrestling around in bed, we head out for morning coffee to Black Walnut Café in nearby Woodlands for takeaway coffee and delicious eggs and potatoes, cooked on a greasy grill. Reef walks around making friends with customers and staff. He's so content to crawl up on the cushy chairs and people watch, waving at those who make eye contact with him. It gives Pete and I a few precious minutes to kick back and sip our coffee. Then we take turns chasing Reef down the paths outside, until he's had enough and it's time to go home. It's such a lovely, relaxed start to our weekend. I love Saturdays!
What is your Saturday morning ritual? If you don't have one, imagine one up and share it.
I love how the menu is bigger than him! Adorable!
Isn't he funny? He just plopped his little booty in the chair and acted as though he was reading. Monkey see, monkey do.
Pillow talk is lovely -- embrace that. It's good to be loving with the other half.
I love going out to breakfast on the weekends!
I like it, too. It's better than going out at night, personally.
That picture is sooo adorable! Our summer ritual is to get up and hit the beach to grab a volleyball court. Otherwise, no real ritual here! Just some coffee and sunshine :).
Amy, I miss me some beach volleyball. I used to play that a lot. All through my adolescent years and into my 20's. My most favorite past time! Enjoy!
Cute picture! Saturday mornings are usually us making mini pancakes for our 17 month old. Chasing after her around the house and when the weather is warm, chasing after her outside! We drink ALOT of coffee!
What a great tradition. He'll remember that when he's older, I'm sure.
And thank YOU, too! I hope he remembers, but if not, that's why we have these wonderful blogs scrapbooks, right?! Please visit often -- love having you here!
And thank you in return, Savannah -- it means the world having you visit my little corner of the Internet. Comments are treasured -- it's a sacrifice of one's time and I am grateful for it!
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He is sooo absolutely precious! This is the cutest picture, too.
Aw, thank you! He's a riot!
NEW FOLLOWER. Very nice blog.
I am not sure I have a Saturday morning ritual LOL. I sleep in till 7 which is better than 5:30. I take a little bit more time to enjoy my computer. Then it's off to take care of normal day to day responsibilities.
Sleeping in should never be under-rated -- it's a blessing! With a baby, I miss those small provileges.
Sounds like an amazing tradition. Your son will remember it for years.
I hope you're right. It's simple and rather uneventful, but it's what we do. And for now, it's enjoyable. Thanks for visiting me here -- it means the world!


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Discussion in 'Buying Tips, Advice and Discussion (archive)' started by daxdagr8t, Jul 9, 2004.
will the airport express extend the range of any wireless router or you have to a an airport or ae base station?
At this time, it is not truly known whether it will work with any 802.11g router... BUT I'm guessing it will only work with other Airport Express or Airport Extreme units because of the setup utility that Apple uses for configuring the units to extended the range.
I read on the Apple website that it will only extend the range of an AE or AEx network.
i found this in apple website "AirPort Express can extend the range only of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express wireless network." i guess it won't work.=, i guess my only option to extend the range of my wireless network is to get a directional antenna.
That's not necessarily true. When I called to order mine, I asked the sales rep specifically if it would act as a repeater for an 802.11b signal and if it would work with other brands of routers. He told me that Apple did not formally claim the compatibility, but he has seen it work most of the time. I did order this item on the day it was announced, so I dont know how much time a lowly sales rep could have to play with this new technology, but he sounded confident to me. I hope it works with my D-Link wireless router. It would be a shame if it didn't, thats one of the main reasons I bought it.
I thought there was a list of compatiable routers that would work with the express floating around somewhere.
thats a glimmer of hope!well can u update us if it does really work in extending the range or ur wireless network?
Is the airport extreme card compatible with Netgear wireless systems?
Hmm...Very Interesting. When I called Apple, the day after the Airport Express was released, I got the exact opposite information. I was told that it works as a repeater through the Extreme and Expresses' firmware, and that it absolutely will not repeat a signal from a non-Apple router because it must have the Apple firmware.
Well, only 5 days until its released, and I'll definitely report back as to whether it worked or not. Either way, its an awesome device as I HATE wires with a passion, and now my speakers don't need to be plugged into my PB. Now, all I want is a 23" display and a bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
I was in an Apple store a week ago and one of the "key holding" employees thought that they might see them in by Friday (which was yesterday). I called but they said that they were not in but I was being optimistic.
We need one of these things now.
I think it is. There's probably a compatibility list somewhere on Apple's site. You'd just need to configure it differently.
My ship date is still the 15 July, I ordered as soon as they went up on the UK Apple edu store but fo some reason they didnt have them up on the UK store until a couple of days after they were released so maybe some people will get them sooner.
I guess we will soon see if this functionality is there, I sure hope it is.
I Hope it works with other routers, but I am not expecting it to. If it does not I will be investing in an Apple Airport. Dang 5 days... I can't wait.
The thing that makes me optimisitic about working with non-Airport units is that "Airport" is built around an open standard.
I suspect that Apple is only claiming Airport compatibility to avoid support issues for non-Apple models.
As I type I'm using a spanned external 19" LCD with a G4 iBook. The official specs state that the iBook does NOT support anything but mirroring, but that's only because Apple ARTIFICALLY crippled standard Mac OS X spanning support during their iBook setup routine.
The iBook hack merely changes the setup to allow for what the hardware and software can obviously suppport.
That's not necessarily true. When I called to order mine, I asked the sales rep specifically if it would act as a repeater for an 802.11b signal and if it would work with other brands of routers.
same here. That's what they told me.
Can the airport express be used as your main wireless router? I'm hoping that it can be because that would be great to be able to carry it back and forth from school so I'm not restricted to wires at home.
Sure - only limitation, I believe, is that it only supports up to 10 users at once.
It's not priced anywhere near the "bottom end" of routers. You can get a full feature wireless router, with 4 wired connections, for about half the express' price. But Apple is hoping that it covers the portable end, as well as the "linking your stereo to your iTunes collection" section of the market.
Yeah, I know that it's possible to get cheaper wireless routers but I love the fact that it's so small and won't be a problem to carry around. The AirTunes feature will be quite nice to have also.
so there isn't really a need to buy an airport extreme base station (without antenna), is there? one can simply get an airport express unit and enjoy all the benefits of wireless access.
unless your a school or business, airport express is perfect for the home user & laptop owner.


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Blog 08 of March of 2022
By Sara Lutas
With rare exceptions, the presence of women in literature has been mostly shaped by men's vision and language. Muses, mothers, sisters, lovers, decorative items, emotional symbols of virtue but also of perversion and weakness, these characters and references that populate the most-read pages ever "served as a magic mirror, with the tempting power to reflect the figure of a man twice their size". These words from Virginia Woolf, spoken in a lecture on the role of women in literature, bring to light undeniable evidence: the image and voice of women in literature have been subjugated by the male universe.
An expert in the art of wandering into the depths of the human mind, in a time of change, marked by two great world wars, Woolf dwelt on the absence of women in the world of writing, explaining it very simply: "to devote herself to writing, a woman must have money and a room of her own." The whole political, economic, and social conjuncture was not favorable to the formation of free women who could devote themselves to reading and writing. On the other hand, the non-existence tradition of women's writing constituted an additional barrier grounded in the prejudice of inequality. It was imperative to create conditions that would train female readers, authors, and thinkers, and this is the path that has been paved towards equality between female and male voices.
When choosing the authors for the exhibition What Makes a Nobel?, the result of a partnership between Livraria Lello and Time, one hundred authors were chosen who, although they can no longer be recognized by the Swedish Academy, should be among the masters of universal literature that we must read before we die. Among these authors, the female voices, which paved the way for the affirmation of women in literature, become even more relevant.
It is on the second floor of Livraria Lello that we can find the precious legacy of these authors, who make possible the authentic existence of women in literature, many of them mentioned by Virginia Woolf in her lecture, such as Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, and so many others influenced by this dream of equality, such as Agatha Christie, Simone de Beauvoir, Daphne du Maurier, Iris Murdoch, Clarice Lispector or Sylvia Plath.
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WASHINGTON – Former FBI Director James Comey told Congress that then-Acting Attorney General Dana Boente wasn't eager to respond to President Trump's requests to announce he was not under criminal investigation.
"(Boente) said something to the effect of, 'Oh, God, I was hoping that would go away,'" Comey told the House Judiciary and Oversight committees Monday.
The 173-page transcript of the closed-door grilling was released Tuesday by GOP committee leaders.
It was the second day of testimony Comey gave to the committees about the start of the Russia probe and handling of Hillary Clinton emails.
The admission came as Rep. Jim Jordan pressed Comey on his early interactions with Trump in 2017.
"I think on seven different occasions you referenced the fact that you are not investigating the president," Jordan (R-Ohio) told Comey. "And the president is pretty clear he would love for you to have made that information public.
"Why wouldn't you just tell the American people he is not under investigation?" Jordan asked.
Comey said he relayed Trump's request to Boente.
During the testimony, Comey was also grilled about his decision to send two FBI agents to interview then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn at the White House about lying to Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russians.
Comey revealed that investigators knew "exactly" what Flynn had said to the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before they interviewed him.
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General Hugh Shelton: I say, Wake up, State Department, take the MEK off the FTO list today
NCRI – A number of former senior military, political, and diplomatic officials from the past three US administrations appeared to speak at a symposium in Washington on Saturday, July 16, entitled, "Middle East, Iran Spring: Obstacles, Opportunities and U.S. Policy." The event took place on the first anniversary of a decision by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on July 16, 2010, which ruled that the State Department had violated the due process rights of the principal Iranian opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) by placing it on the terrorist organizations list.
The court remanded the case back to the State Department and ordered it to re-evaluate the decision. Recently, the State Department exceeded a 180 day statute-mandated deadline to justify its decision by providing sufficient evidence. The speakers at Saturday's conference emphasized the imperative of delisting the MEK immediately and underscored the U.S. responsibility to protect the residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq.
Below is an excerpt of the speech by General Hugh Shelton, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1997-2001):
Thank you very much, Ambassador, for your very kind words. And thank you for a very warm welcome. It is truly great to be with you here in Washington today and to join such a distinguished group of colleagues.
I'd also like to offer greetings to the residents of Camp Ashraf that may be watching or may see this later on. You know, there have been some substantive changes that have occurred in the political landscape and in the challenges that the Ashraf residents face since I last spoke to you or this group in May of this year, but some things have not changed.
First is the United States'guarantee of protection for the residents of Camp Ashraf. It is a commitment that we, as a nation, made and that we must honor if we are to sustain our reputation as a great nation and one that can be trusted to honor its
commitments.
As we all know, the residents of Camp Ashraf are individuals that provided invaluable information to the United States during the War with Iraq and at its most critical moments. They are individuals that have placed themselves at great — great risk, not only themselves, but their families as well, by voluntarily giving up their arms when they were asked to do so by the United States, when, at that time, they were guaranteed protection by us.
And as an organization, we must remember that they are ones that first alerted us to the — to the nuclear programs that had been proposed by the mullahs, and as such, the regime might have those weapons today had it not been for their assistance.
The second thing that has not changed is — is that the current regime in Iran is still the world's largest exporter of terrorism and the greatest threat to peace and stability throughout that region.
The ruling Iranian regime is an oppressive regime, as we all know. It's one that mixes theocracy with autocracy and extreme expansionist ideology and one that continues to defy the international community.
It is a regime that is intent on denying their own citizens the freedoms that they desire and that they deserve.
The U.S. has encountered elements of this regime in every operation that we have conducted for the last 25 years.
And it is a regime that is not there to help another country fight for freedom; it is there to impose their will on that regime whenever they can and wherever they can.
We recently heard Secretary of Defense Panetta say or express concern regarding Iran's interference with the Maliki Government in Iraq. So I think that now we have, in terms of Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary Leon Panetta, two individuals in the Pentagon that fully understand the threat that Iran poses to the region and to the United States' interests.
Third is the oppression of the — and the inequality of women by the current regime, and Iran has not changed. It is deplorable. We know that women want equality, they want respect and the right to participate in all social and economic events, and they deserve to live their lives in a productive manner, one in which they can live with dignity, one, unfortunately, which is not their lot in Iran today.
The current regime's theocratic manner of declaring women as intellectually and physically inferior to men is counter to women's rights, and it's counter to their expectations, as well as — as what is the right thing to do by that regime and what — something that the regime understands but fails to do it.
Unfortunately, another thing that has not changed is that the largest, best-organized resistance to Iran's current regime, the PMOI or the MEK, is still on the foreign terrorist list here in the United States.
Our great ally, the UK, took them off their list in 2008, followed very quickly in 2009 by the EU. In the United States, we have former Ambassador Dell Dailey, another colleague who is — as — as the ambassador for counterterrorism to the State Department and as an individual who commanded our Joint Special Operations Command who knows more about terrorism and the – and the various organizations in this country than anyone in the State Department today, also previously recommended that the MEK come off the FTO list.
Our Congress has passed a resolution encouraging the State Department to take them off, and we've also seen in this — in this process that the State Department, in spite of being told to provide it, has failed to provide any either classified or declassified information that states why the MEK should have been placed on the list in the first place.
They also, as we know, last week, exceeded the 180 days that they had been given by the Court to produce evidence to substantiate their reasons why the MEK is on the list.
I say, Wake up, State Department, take the MEK off the FTO list today.
Now, what has changed since we saw that deplorable attack on — of Maliki's control Iraqi troops in April? Well, first, the — the fate of Ashraf residents has become very tenuous. We, in the United States, have continued to fail to acknowledge our commitment to ensure the safety of the Ashraf residents hiding behind the lame excuse that it is now an Iraqi problem.
Ambassador Jeffrey in Iraq, his idea that Ashraf residents should be relocated somewhere else in Iraq without any assurance or even any apparent concern for their safety or providing rationale as to why this is a good idea, other than said it moves it further away from the Iran border, is appalling. It causes me to stop and wonder what is this man drinking.
This idea is a recipe for disaster. It is a recipe for slaughter. It is a recipe for ethnic cleansing, far outside the reaches, now, of the international community. By dispersing the residents of Ashraf, it is setting up a recipe for — or setting up a disaster.
The — the Iranian influence on the Maliki Government today has shown — has shown us that the Maliki Government is incapable of providing the degree of protection for the Ashraf residents that they should be providing.
It has shown that the Maliki Government has a disdain for the Ashraf residents, because we see inhumane treatment of the Ashraf residents on a daily basis, to include the loud speakers, the psychological warfare that they have been — that they have been carrying out, as well as the fact that they have continued to not allow the proper degree of medical treatment for the Ashraf residents.
And then, of course, we all watched the Maliki-controlled troops as they attacked or slaughtered and injured the unarmed residents of the Camp Ashraf.
We either need to send a new ambassador with moral courage who understands America's prior commitments, or we need better oversight and guidance from Washington for that ambassador.
Equally appalling to me is the fact that when you look at the fact — that we have not used the tools of our national power to make sure that the Ashraf residents who are provided proper medical treatment is absolutely astonishing.
We should not forget that the MEK is the best organized, it is the most formidable opposition to the current Iranian regime. It has challenged the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism for the past 32 years. And to me, it is the MEK that provides hope for the current Iranian people that – it provides a degree of hope that far exceeds anything else that we, here in the United States, or our allies can offer short of direct intervention.
When you look at the 10-point program of human rights platform published by President-elect Mrs. Rajavi, which emphasizes the same religious and gender freedoms that are emphasized and advocated by the U.S. Department of State, to me, it makes it a no-brainer.
Just how dumb can Ambassador Jeffrey or anyone else be to ask an organization of this type to disband itself as he did just recently when, all over the world, we are supporting groups, groups who stand — stand against ruling dictators, dictators that are far less a threat to the United States than the Iranian regime and, in fact, dictators that were considered friends of the U.S. in some cases.
Why would we not want to put the weight and power of this country behind an organization that we know stands for the — the same principles that we stand for and that is the best-organized, best-led organization to take on the current Iranian regime? It just doesn't make sense.
As we look ahead, you say,okay, those are the problems, what do you recommend? Well, my recommendation would be, first of all and first and foremost, take the MEK off the list.
Secondly,we need to remember that the — the Ashraf residents are part of the group that the United States recognized as protected citizens under the Fourth Geneva Convention, and that we, ourselves, provided protection for for six years.
Third, we need to pressure the Iraqis to stop all harassment and suppressive measures against the Ashraf residents today.Fourth, given that the Ashraf residents have accepted relocation as an option, we should let the Iraqis know in no uncertain terms, and by that, I mean, use maybe what I would characterize as "coercive diplomacy," that forcible displacement inside Iraq is totally unacceptable.
We should use the tools of our national power, particularly our diplomatic and our economic tools, to ensure that the Iraqis live up to the commitments that we made to the Ashraf residents if we are not going to do it ourselves.
Fifth, we, in the United States, should step up to our responsibilities and guarantee temporary protection to the residents of Ashraf until they are resettled in third countries.
Let me summarize by saying we know that Iran is much — has much stronger and concentrated nationalism than any other country in the Middle East. We know that many other countries in the Middle East look at Iran as a threat and for good reason.
We also know that the MEK provides the best avenue for change, and it's why they — that Iran considers the MEK as a significant threat to their regime.
I would call on Secretary Clinton and Secretary Panetta to acknowledge the U.S. commitment, the promise that we made, the contract that we made with the Ashraf residents to provide for their protection. Let's quit hiding behind the lame excuse that that's now an Iraqi problem as a reason — that — that gives us a reason to stand by and watch, and that's not a reason at all.
Again, I say use the tools thatare available. We've got a very strong economic tool, and we certainly have got diplomatic tools that we can use to adjust Maliki's attitude and his actions towards the residents of Ashraf.
We, the United States, as I said before, are a great nation, but we are not in the eyes of the rest of the world if our word is not our bond and if we do not honor our commitments and our promises.
This is a disgrace for America in my opinion. If President Maliki is so weak that he can't control his armed forces or if he, in essence, is using his armed forces to attack, harass and, in the case of April, to slaughter the residents of Ashraf, then it's a clear indication that he is nothing more than a puppet for the current Iranian regime.
Today, it is clear that the current regime in Iran needs to change, and the MEK, with their platform of human rights and equality, is the one that they fear.
We should join the UK and our European allies and remove the MEK from the FTO list, allowing them to continue to bring maximum pressure on the current regime.
This, combined with the strength and courage of those individuals living in Iran today who want their freedom, and especially the women and the youth of that country, offers the greatest opportunity for seeing Iran with a government that is sensitive to the needs of the people of Iran and the greatest opportunity for all the citizens of Iran to enjoy the basic human rights and freedoms that the rest of the free world enjoys.
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Anna X review at the Vaults, London – 'assured, ambitious storytelling'
Posted By Natasha Tripney On Mar 18, 2019 @ 10:58 am In Theatre | Comments Disabled
Inspired by the story of Anna Delvey, the socialite-scam artist who managed to con hundreds of thousands of dollars out of people because they assumed she was already loaded, Joseph Charlton's new play is a smart, sharp study of identity and deception.
Anna (Rosie Sheehy) is an art student who inveigles her way into the New York art set by passing herself off as a Russian heiress and curator. Ariel (Joshua James) is a tech exec who has created an exclusive invite-only dating app that the press is calling the "Illuminati Tinder". Both have recreated themselves in different ways.
Charlton's writing is as rich as it is nimble. He's a skilled world-builder, capturing a backdrop of private views and 'immersive experiences' – the bubble of the moneyed. He's good at choppy Whatsapp to and fro, but also writes rounded, complete characters – Anna is necessarily enigmatic but also sympathetic.
Sheehy's performance plays a large part in this. In her hands, Anna is more than just a grifter – she makes it easy to see why someone like Ariel would find her fascinating, while James injects some unexpected tenderness into the character of Ariel.
Daniel Raggett's production is slick and inventive. The opening scene in which the pair first meet at a party, music pounding, sees their dialogue projected on the wall behind them. Mikaela Liakata's video is used to depict not just cityscapes, but the online world the characters inhabit.
Hopping around in time and from continent to continent, this is ambitious, assured storytelling that digs intelligently into the complex nature of aspiration, the insulation of wealth and the construction of identity in a hyper-connected world.
Brilliant Jerks review at Vaults, London – 'authoritative and exhilarating' [1]
Joseph Charlton's assured, ambitious two-hander about identity and deception
Anna X
Joseph Charlton
Daniel Raggett
Lizzy Gunby
Mike Winship
Mikaela Liakata
Rosie Sheehy, Joshua James
Rebecca Gwyther, Lipsink
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[1] Brilliant Jerks review at Vaults, London – 'authoritative and exhilarating': https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2018/brilliant-jerks-review-vaults-london/