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Polo distance to Peoria
How far is Polo from Peoria?
Shortest distance between Polo and Peoria is 89.3 miles (143.72 km).
Flight distance from Polo, IL to Peoria, IL is 89.3 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 12 minutes.
It takes 00 hours 11 minutes to travel from Polo to Peoria with an airplane (average speed of 550 miles).
The driving distance from Polo, Illinois to Peoria, Illinois is: 102.18 miles (164.44 km) by car.
Driving from Polo to Peoria will take approximately 01 hours 57 minutes.
#1 Polo
Town in Illinois, USA
#2 Peoria
County seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States
Starting point in Polo: West Mason Street (-89.579279,41.98617)
Ending point in Peoria: Northeast Jefferson Avenue (-89.589088,40.693742)
Estimated Travel Time Between Polo and Peoria
The distance between Polo and Peoria is 164 km if you choose to drive by road. You can go 01 hours 49 minutes if you drive your car at an average speed of 90 kilometers / hour. For different choices, please review the avg. speed travel time table on the below.
There is no time difference between Polo and Peoria. The current time is 08:00:12.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 13.65 liters (3.61 gallon) of gas to cover the route between Polo and Peoria.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Polo to Peoria is $14.79 (diesel $17.48).
The place names are translated into coordinates to approximate the distance between Polo and Peoria (latitude and longitude). Cities, states, and countries each have their own regional center. The Haversine formula is used to measure the radius.
Bremen, IL
Driving distance from Bremen, IL to Polo 309.95 miles (499 km)
Driving distance from Springfield, IL to Polo 176.16 miles (283 km)
York, IL
Driving distance from York, IL to Polo 268.89 miles (433 km)
Driving distance from Aurora, IL to Polo 80.42 miles (129 km)
Driving distance from Berwyn, IL to Polo 106.99 miles (172 km)
Driving distance from Bloomington, IL to Polo 123.65 miles (199 km)
Driving distance from Champaign, IL to Polo 173.28 miles (279 km)
Driving distance from Chicago, IL to Polo 116.83 miles (188 km)
Des Plaines, IL
Driving distance from Des Plaines, IL to Polo 108.92 miles (175 km)
Driving distance from Elgin, IL to Polo 72.63 miles (117 km)
Driving distance from Evanston, IL to Polo 117.91 miles (190 km)
Markham, IL
Driving distance from Markham, IL to Polo 124.31 miles (200 km)

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Given the typical irreverence of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, I'm pondering something I think he might like to know: He could be the Screwworm Mayor.
As science and policy swirls around the introduction of sterile male mosquitoes to help eliminate the global scourge of malaria in some regions, Chicago has its local version. Here's our story: In 1986, the mosquito Aedes albopictus – also known as the Asian tiger mosquito – arrived by way of standing water in used tires (which had come full circle from stripped rubber rings in the U.S., then via ship to Asia to be retread and home again) and bamboo.
The mosquito survived in Chicago, despite being well outside its native range, because of the urban heat island effect that increases the temperature of urban areas with lots of black, heat-trapping surfaces. (Think: tar paper roofs and asphalt roads and parking lots.) In the meantime, while shipping rules for tires and bambooprevented the introduction of more of these pests, every year (10 generations in a mosquito's life) some live on in Chicagoland, contributing to our mosquito population. As the climate changes, the range for this mosquito will move north.
What if Chicago established a Midwest Mosquito Infertility Association, introducing sterile males specifically for this invasive pest, thus halting that progression?
While mosquito fertility is a topic of much debate, the unique situation of Tigris mosquitos in Chicago gives us a chance to control this experiment and address two of the biggest issues in that debate: One, the population affected isn't over an entire continent or state (making it harder to eradicate, given the scale of effort), and two, the population is not native to the area (thereby, the web of life does not depend on its existence to keep itself in balance).
Let's give those tiger mosquitos a wrangle!
*Update: Those sterile males may need to be called back into service. The Washington Post reported this fall: Screwworm outbreak in Florida deer marks first U.S. invasion of the parasite in 30 years.


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# Simple orientation sensor sample

Shows how to use the [Windows.Devices.Sensors.SimpleOrientationSensor](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/windows.devices.sensors.simpleorientationsensor.aspx)
class for a simple device orientation sensor.

> **Note:** This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples.
> If you are unfamiliar with Git and GitHub, you can download the entire collection as a
> [ZIP file](https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/archive/master.zip), but be
> sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file,
> the samples collection, and GitHub, see [Get the UWP samples from GitHub](https://aka.ms/ovu2uq).
> For more samples, see the [Samples portal](https://aka.ms/winsamples) on the Windows Dev Center.

This sample allows the user to view the orientation values that reflect the simple device orientation (for example, not rotated, face up, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
You can choose one of two scenarios:

-   Orientation sensor data events
-   Polling orientation sensor readings

**Simple Orientation Sensor Data Events**

When you choose the Enable button for the **Data Events** option, the app will begin displaying sensor readings in real time.

**Polling Simple Orientation Sensor Readings**

When you choose the Enable button for the **Polling** option, the app will retrieve the current sensor readings.

## System requirements

**Client:** Windows 10

**Server:** Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview

**Phone:** Windows 10

## Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and select **File** \> **Open** \> **Project/Solution**.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select **Build** \> **Build Solution**.

## Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

### Deploying the sample

- Select Build > Deploy Solution.

### Deploying and running the sample

- To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug >  Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.

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A core value I pray all Calvary Chapel pastors maintain is the principle of male leadership in the church and in the home. Yet I can hear someone say, "Oh, don't be a stick in the mud. Can't you see times are changing, what's so wrong with a woman having a place of authority in the church?" Pastors today, and over the next few years – even Calvary Chapel pastors – are going to feel the pressure to compromise in this area.
Again, I can hear the complaints, "Even Augusta National Gold Club has admitted two female members. If a staid, venerable institution like Augusta National can adapt to the times, so can Calvary Chapel!" Well, such an accommodation may fly at the Masters, but it's not par for the course in the Church. Our Master laid down a pattern. From the beginning of time, in the home and in the church, the Creator ordained for men to lead and women to follow.
When God created mankind, He did so male and female. The man and the woman were equal in value and status. They both were made in God's image, and have a place of service in the Church! Women can occupy many different roles in the Body of Christ. However, "equal" does not mean "same." God made us with distinction. He gave diverse roles to men and women.
Realize, masculinity and femininity are not just the outcome of our society's nurturing, and educating, and the conditioning of the sexes. Male and female are the result of creation. Gender matters to God! Not only do the Biblical roles for male and female nurture and order society, they speak vital truths about God's very nature.
From the first page of the Bible to the last, God reveals Himself in the masculine gender. He is never once called "God the Mother" or "God the Daughter." He is always "God the Father" and "God the Son." His people – Old Testament Israel, and the New Testament Church – are spoken of as feminine, but the Godhead is invariably portrayed as masculine. Throughout the Bible, God consistently uses gender to display His relationship with His people. Israel was God's wife. The Church is the bride of Christ. This is why any violation of gender roles – any confusion between male and female – doesn't just effect the individual and families involved, it mars the picture that God is painting of salvation. Marriage is a sacred snapshot. And God is serious about His wedding photos!
One of the most exciting spectacles in college football is performed by the Ohio State Buckeye Band. It's called "Script Ohio." It's been a tradition since 1936. Before a packed stadium of 105,000 Buckeye fans the marching band spells the word "Ohio" on the field. The climax comes when one of the sousaphone players dots the "I". He struts to a tuft of grass marked out by the drum major, then bows to the crowd. And if you're watching this from the sidelines – from ground level – the band's movements look chaotic and confusing. It's only when you're high in the bleachers, or in the blimp, that you see what is being spelled out on the field. And this is true with gender. We are actors in a divine drama. God has a role for women to play, and a role for men to play. By each gender's faithfulness we spell out heavy, eternal, spiritual truths. But these roles can only be understood and appreciated from God's vantage point. You have got to get above human logic.
Christians need to realize God has a purpose for the sexes that is embodied in the roles He has assigned to men and women, and far more than 105,000 fans are looking on. In discussing these matters with the Corinthians, Paul says we are providing lessons to the angels. The heavenly host sits in the bleachers, and watches the symbolism our relationships express on the field. When a husband loves his wife, or a man stands up to lead His church, he illustrates Christ's care for His own. When a wife follows her husband's leadership, or a sister in the church falls in line behind the pastor and elders, she teaches the world our attitude toward Christ. But when men don't lead, or women refuse to let them by picking up the mantle of leadership themselves, it distorts and dilutes the Gospel message. How can we possibly think this no big deal to the Lord who saved us? God teaches big truths through gender!
And don't let anyone tell you that the New Testament passages on male and female were meant only for ancient cultures. That's patently false. Whenever the New Testament explains gender roles, it takes its readers back to Genesis. In 1 Timothy 2:12 when Paul writes, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man…" he immediately references the parents of us all, Adam and Eve. Male leadership is a creation principle, not a cultural accommodation. Gender transcends culture. Here is the issue, are we truly Bible-driven, or do we just use the Bible at our own convenience, and to support our own agenda?
Several years ago Chuck Smith was asked a question about this subject on his call-in radio show, "Pastor's Perspective." Pastor Chuck's response was simple: "All we have to stand upon is the Word of God… Either it's God's Word or it's not God's Word… It's either our guide or it's not our guide… I don't have to agree with it, I just need to follow it." It really is quite simple, do we trust God's wisdom or man's wisdom? The opinions of men are fleeting and fickle, but God's Word is timeless. Hopefully, we will remain committed to God's way, regardless of how politically incorrect it might become.
In the days ahead, I am sure our biblical convictions regarding gender will be questioned, and criticized, and tested. The more mired down the Church gets in this world, the less it sees life from heaven's perspective. I hope and pray that we, as Calvary Chapel pastors, will hold fast to God's Word, and may our tenacity be evident in our approach to gender roles in the home and in the church.


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It's Groundhog Day and if Punxsutawney Phil decides spring is not on its way, we'll be feeling a little gloomy… A condition that will most likely be cured as we unpack the gorgeous stems we bought in Atlanta for our new Fall/Winter 2018 collections.
Moody blooms have always appealed to us and they're all we see on Instagram these days. From window shades to wallpaper, fixtures to fashion, designers are loving this trend.
Inky blossoms in dark shades of purple and burgundy have a brooding romantic quality, and we plan to mix the dark hues with pale pinks and soft peaches to lighten the mood.


Last night at the Met the main event—as planned, anyway—was the debut of the celebrated bass-baritone Wolfgang Koch as Scarpia. But another newcomer, this one jumping on on just a few hours' notice, to my mind nabbed the show to herself.
Anyway, Isaev proved to be in just about every way a lovely Floria, beginning with one of those "typically Romanian" warm, soft-grained lyric sopranos brimming with des larmes dans la voix. There was a hint of Angela Gheorghiu in the soprano's gentle legato and febrile stage presence.
The highlight, not only of her performance but of the whole night, was "Vissi d'arte," meltingly sung in a shimmering mezza voce with a charming sense of humility. It was moving to hear a Tosca who genuinely seems pious rather than wallowing in self-pity, or, as another interpreter of this role did earlier this season, to jettison the religious entirely in quest of flaunting diminuendo effects.
The very top of the voice is a bit suspect, with the act two high C's all flying wild. The one in the last act, though, landed and lacerated.
Isaev proved herself always an adept stage technician. Despite the pointless and distracting rake on John Macfarlane's fussy period sets, the soprano executed every cross and gesture with accuracy and even a certain ladylike grace.
She proved particularly meticulous at rearranging the train on her second act frock, which mysteriously has since the New Year morphed from an anachronistic off-the-shoulder 1960s's mother of the bride's dress into something suggesting an Empire court gown.
If the level of care Isaev took with her stage movement left Tosca seeming a little less than spontaneous, that's a fair trade for so expert and error-free a cover performance. For her heroic effort, this artist—and the Met audience—surely deserve a scheduled reprise or two.
Koch's strong point as Scarpia was a distinctive dramatic take, with a chalky face, sunken eyes and a wearily courtly demeanor. He moved slowly and deliberately, letting his immense size dominate the surroundings.
The part is very much in his voice, a cultured snarl in the middle giving way eventually to some veristic half-shouted high notes. The complete effect was perhaps not the most electrifying, but it was consistent and I think all the more menacing for its subtlety.
Those silverly pianissimi are just as pretty as can be, but it's a little off-putting to see a man on the brink of death acting quite so self-conscious about spinning our his ravishing tones. The effect was that the condemned man foreswore his final meal in favor of spending his last moments reviewing his Marchesi exercises.
Of course that vantage point also gave me a perfect view of the distracting Te Deum chorus, which for all the world looks like an entire touring company of Pride and Prejudice dropped in to take Communion.


Since 2008 till today, I have been spreading the Bintulu brand over the internet in the form of Bintulu clicks. A blog that compiles pictures about the Bintulu story is entitled 'my Bintulu clicks' . Above are just a handful of pictures that I copied using url from the blog to this blog. Otherwise it is better to get more photographic memories of Bintulu by just visiting the blog.
The pictures are accompanied by short snippets and write-up to give some additional information to visitors who are not yet familiar to Bintulu. In this manner the blog is a wealth of information not available in books, and after all there is hardly any book that covers such a fast range of topics like the blog.
Check out the labels. For unique local names try these labels - azan,balem,umai, satay,tipuk,ong lumok, ketupat,belian,. The labels tells it all - from places of interest to Nature and man-made structures, try:- roads, streets, tamu, beaches, trees, flowers, mosque, cats, timber, ferry boats, express boats, and the list goes on and on.....Happy visiting Bintulu online! It's just a click away. The link is here.


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Q: SQL Server : move data to another table with additional data I have a table which contains 6000 member data on it. I need some specific data from that table. I can move this to my table but its kinda complicated.
My new member system work like, when a member register in it gave this member a unique 6-8 digit id/token and create 2 another tables with this member's token in it.
I mean first table be like,
[inID][stMail][stPass][stToken]  .. etc

This token is the key of my another tables
[stToken][stName][stSurname][stAdress][stPhone]...etc..

While I move this data to my tables I need to create 2 more tables which has same token as the original table.
So it looks like
[1][mail][pass][123123]

[123123][name][surname][address][phone]

How can I do that in SQL or asp.net C#?
I try to select all data from the old table, take the string values what i need and write down to my new tables but after 8 hours its only write 200 member's data which is odd.
Sorry for my interesting english.

A: You can try like below. In this case I am assuming you have a logic for generating token string. For now I'll simply substitute that token with say a row_number() value.  This approach uses a temp table.
-- create a #temp table
create table #temp
(
  [inID] int,
  [stMail] varchar(20),
  [stPass] varchar(20),
  [stToken] varchar(20),
  [stName] varchar(20),
  [stSurname] varchar(20),
  [stAdress] varchar(20),
  [stPhone] varchar(20)
)
--insert values in #temp table
insert into #temp
select
  [inID]     ,
  [stMail]   ,
  [stPass]   ,
  row_number() over (order by inID,stMail) as [stToken]  ,
  [stName]   ,
  [stSurname],
  [stAdress] ,
  [stPhone]
 from t

--copy from #temp table into t1 and t2 tables
 insert into t1
 select
  [inID]     ,
  [stMail]   ,
  [stPass]   ,
  [stToken]
 from #temp

 insert into t2
 select
  [stToken]  ,
  [stName]   ,
  [stSurname],
  [stAdress] ,
  [stPhone]
 from #temp

--don't forget to drop the #temp table
 drop table #temp

see demo sql fiddle link here:http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/185eb/4

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This Houston Segway Tour takes place in the late evening and is the perfect idea for anyone wanting to explore downtown Houston after most of the downtown business traffic has gone home for the day.
Glide with your tour guide past famous landmarks, historic plazas, and unique art displays. What makes this Houston Segway tour unique is its focus on the Houston Theatre District and Houston's scenic downtown parks. Your tour will glide to Sam Houston park, where you will get incredible views of the Houston skyline, Market Square Park, Tranquility Park, Houston's City Hall, and Herman Square. After a short break, your Segway tour will travel through the exciting Main Street District, Houston' Theatre District, and many of the city's gems including the Jones Hall for Performing Arts, Wortham Theatre Center, and the home of the Houston Ballet. Throughout your Houston Segway Tour, your local guide will also recommend great photo opportunities, places to eat, and other fun activities in the area. This Segway tour is the absolute best way to experience downtown Houston.. Come see why this Segway tour of Houston has become the premier activity for birthday celebrations, date nights, and for local residents looking to explore the city's nightlife.


A healthy body & mind leads to a healthy life & spirit. Barton's goal is to elevate healthcare in the Lake Tahoe region, supporting the active, mountain lifestyle our destination is known for. As part of this commitment, we are proud to introduce the state-of- the-art, 26,000 sq ft. Center for Orthopedics and Wellness made possible by Robert & Lisa Maloff and The Fry Family. With prevention and education at our core, the Robert Maloff Center will enhance the health of our community by introducing an innovative and proactive healthcare model. The Center will blend renowned orthopedics and rehabilitation, a performance based sports training program and integrative wellness all under one roof.
We are committed to helping patients achieve their goals and reach their personal best. Through our unique approach and offering, Barton Health will guide patients to optimal well-being, helping them become the best version of themselves.
Barton's state-of- the-art facility offers multi-specialty services including orthopedic surgeons, spine specialists, physical medicine & rehabilitation specialists, a sports performance team, and pain-management specialists. In addition to extensive experience and expertise with knee, shoulder, hip, hand and joint replacement, The Center also features the newest rehabilitation equipment and services such as physical & occupational therapy, injury recovery & prevention, pre & post-surgical therapy, and sports medicine rehabilitation.
Local resident, Lisa Maloff, made a $10 million donation in memory of her late husband, Robert Maloff. The Maloffs have always had a heart for promoting wellness, activity, and fitness in the community. Mr. Maloff co-owned and operated the Lake Tahoe Inn and Timber Cove Lodge. Mrs. Maloff was one of the founding members of the Barton Hospital Auxiliary, and the couple has supported many other local endeavors.
The family of the late Dr. Paul Fry II, aka "Papa Fry," donated funds for the Center's sports performance services, including state-of-the-art hot and cold water therapy pools. When Dr. Fry, one of the area's first orthopedic surgeons, arrived on the South Shore in 1965, he had a vision for a center of excellence, and when he died a year ago he left behind an orthopedic legacy known across the county.


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Michael Krechmer (born July 12, 1976), better known as Michael Malice, is a Ukrainian-American author, and podcaster. He is the host of "YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice, a video podcast which airs on Podcast One.

Malice's early life was the subject of Harvey Pekar's 2006 biography Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story.

Early life

Malice was born in Lviv, a city in the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Malice has a sister and two nephews. He is of Jewish heritage and grew up speaking Russian.

When he was two years old, he moved with his parents to the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. His father originally worked as a courier and attended Baruch College to study computer science. He later worked for Merrill Lynch. Malice attended Bucknell University. Malice also worked for Goldman Sachs before quitting.

Malice is known for trolling others on social media, according to The American Conservative. His pseudonymous surname was inspired by nicknames such as Sid Vicious and Poly Styrene that were common within the punk movement and the cultural movement that centered around Andy Warhol, two cultural movements that greatly influenced Malice.

Career

Malice is the co-creator and founding editor of the humor blog Overheard in New York that posts submissions of conversations allegedly heard by eavesdroppers in New York City. Launched in 2003, the site was inspired by a conversation overheard by co-creator S. Morgan Friedman. A book based on some of the site's submissions was published in 2006.

Malice is also the subject of Harvey Pekar's 2006 biographical graphic novel Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story, illustrated by Gary Dumm. As the title suggests, the biography deals with the development of Malice's egoic personality, a characteristic that Malice does not dispute.

Malice also co-authors and ghostwrites for celebrities. He is the co-author of several celebrity memoirs. He co-wrote MMA fighter Matt Hughes's 2008 autobiography Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in UFC History. He co-wrote Concierge Confidential: The Gloves Come Off – and the Secrets Come Out! Tales from the Man Who Serves Millionaires, Moguls, and Madmen (2011) with Michael Fazio, one of New York City's most highly sought concierges to the rich and famous, Malice also co-wrote comedian D. L. Hughley's 2012 book I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America and his 2016 book Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years.

In 2014, he published his first solely authored work Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il. It was crowdfunded through Kickstarter and published through Amazon's CreateSpace program. The book is written from the hypothetical first-person view of Kim himself and is a semi-farcical commentary on how he is portrayed to the North Korean people. Much of the material was based on English language propaganda material that Malice collected while on a week-long trip to Pyongyang, North Korea in 2012. Malice had previously recounted his experiences of his trip in a 2013 article for Reason magazine. In a generally positive review for NK News, Rob York described Dear Reader as "informative, and surprisingly earnest."

Since 2014, Malice has been a regular guest on the Fox News and Fox Business Network shows The Independents, Kennedy, Red Eye, The Greg Gutfeld Show, The Story with Martha MacCallum, and Tucker Carlson Tonight. He is also a regular guest on The Tom Woods Show podcast and has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Rubin Report. Malice is also a regular columnist at Observer.

Malice sued former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros in October 2016, saying that he was owed $150,000 for ghostwriting her book Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable. In an argument to keep the lawsuit under seal, lawyers for Tantaros said that if Malice's role in editing the book was revealed, "it would severely undermine her credibility in the eyes of her colleagues, fans, publisher, and the wider news-media world." Tantaros countersued Malice for defamation, saying that he had submitted fabricated evidence and colluded with Fox News to harm her reputation. Malice's lawsuit was dismissed. He appealed the dismissal and lost the appeal, too.

In 2019, Malice published his second solely-authored work, The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics. The book is a historical analysis of the American New Right movement which contextualizes the events surrounding Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 United States presidential election.

In 2021, Malice organized and published The Anarchist Handbook, a collection of essays by various Anarchist figures, including Mikhail Bakunin, Emma Goldman, and Murray Rothbard.

In 2022, Malice published his third solely-authored work, The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil. The book is a historical analysis of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and how it demonstrates the importance of hope for humanity's future.

In 2017, Malice joined Compound Media as the host of the weekly talk show YOUR WELCOME, of which Malice writes as YOUR WELCOME as a form of trolling. In 2018 "YOUR WELCOME" moved to the GaS Digital Network, and effectively converting to a podcasting platform.

Views

Malice describes himself as an anarchist or anarchist without adjectives. Reason described his politics as a combination of anarchism, objectivism, and libertarianism in 2006. In 2014, he wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian explaining why he does not vote. Malice has advocated for the peaceful dissolution of the United States.

Personal life

Malice, formerly of New York City, resides in Austin, Texas.

Bibliography

As sole author:

As editor:

As co-author:

See also

 Locals

References

External links
Official Website
Books by Michael Malice

1976 births
Living people
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American anarchists
American columnists
American podcasters
American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
American political commentators
American political writers
Anarchist writers
Bucknell University alumni
Ghostwriters
Jewish American writers
Jewish anarchists
People from New York City
Soviet emigrants to the United States
Soviet Jews
Writers from New York (state)
American male non-fiction writers


This was fun. I used Tile Random which I find to be a really good tile processor node. It's preferable to the others since there seems to be more control over placement; your tiles won't overlap unless you force it to. That's super useful when you need something that looks more natural.
The rock shape and distribution were pretty simple. The cracks took the longest and in hindsight they're probably too complex for what is needed.
No albedo or roughness generation for this one. I just wanted to have fun and focus on the height. I'll get to the other stuff another time.


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Copper PVD gents Bradnor on brown leather strap with deployment clasp. Black dial, quartz movement and 2 year guarantee. British Made.


This is a great TV spot by our most talented and creative ad agency in Charleston – Hook! The ad will be airing in SC, NC and GA. So why do I love it? It's a bit of magic with a dash of whimsy thrown in – just like this town we love.


Eltz Castle (or Burg Eltz, in German) is buried in the forest near the town of Moselkern, Germany. There are a seemingly infinite number of castles in Germany, and if that's your thing, there are dedicated castle tours of Germany that only stop at the biggest and most beautiful of Germany's castles. Some tours are as short as a week; some extend much longer than that.
I found Burg Eltz to be utterly charming and a great option for those who want to see a castle in Germany but are not necessarily interested in a 2-week castle tour. I would recommend an early start to your day, as school groups visiting can clog the castle and shuttles begin arriving in earnest around 1000. The entrance fee is about 10 Euros and the castle accepts cash ONLY. The cash-only rule also applies to the restaurants on the premises as well. The 40-45 minute tour only covers a small part of the castle, but our guide was knowledgeable and the tour well executed. If you are willing to wait 20-30 minutes upon arrival, there is a tour in English you can take. Otherwise, all other tours are in German. We did not hear of any tours in Italian or French. Waiting 20 minutes for the tour is no burden, as you can wander the beautiful castle courtyard or access the Treasury (there are English handouts explaining the exhibits at the entrance to the Treasury) while you wait. After your tour, it is worth your time to linger at the small restaurant in the castle, with its view of the surrounding valley. Food options are listed in both German and English. The castle is peaceful and beautiful, and makes for an easy, calming day after a long night of flying. I would personally recommend hiking into the castle– the picturesque walk adds to the experience, and follows the river at a gentle incline towards the Castle. After your day at the Castle, you have two options. You can leave via the train to Koblenz and reach Bonn or Cologne long before evening, or you can meander into sleepy Moselkern, order some excellent German food, and watch the night fall slowly around you. It's all up to you!


In The Eye Of A New Storm: USA drifting?
A few days ago, I talked about the e-government programme in the USA getting some more money and, maybe, a new IT-head for the whole thing. Well, it looks like that isn't quite what's happening. In any government organisation anywhere, getting this stuff done is hard. Without authority (in line management terms), input into the compensation process of all those involved and direct budgetary responsibility for delivering projects (and for retiring old systems), it's practically impossible. Not certainly impossible, but definitely requires superhuman effort - and there aren't too many people able to put that kind of effort in for the length of time needed. If the USA don't get this right, then despite all the great plans and proposals I have seen, I think the efforts will stumble a year from now. It will take a year because it takes time for the enthusiasm to die down.


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Ebay Retail News
Fake eBay listings redirecting users to spoof account-stealing phishing pages
By John McCarthy | Media editor
September 18, 2014 | 2 min read
Cyber crooks have been exploiting online marketplace eBay by redirecting users to external sites using fake item listings designed to steal usernames and passwords.
The external site used a technique called 'phishing' whereupon users are required to 'sign in' to their account on a spoof eBay page providing crooks with access to people's eBay accounts.
According to a BBC report, the issue was first flagged up by 'eBay PowerSeller' Paul Kerr, an IT worker from Alloa, who informed the firm that a listing for an iPhone 5S was acting suspiciously after it took him to an unusual web address.
Kerr also uploaded video proof to YouTube (see video above) to inform users how to identify crooked sites. The IT professional told the BBC: "It's guaranteed - you can bet your bottom dollar that somebody's going to click on that and be redirected to a third-party site and they're going to enter their details and be compromised.
"You don't know how many of the hundreds of thousands of people who use eBay will have done that."
eBay has removed the listings following the complaint, although it is unclear how many, if any, accounts were compromised by the scam. Notably, the attacks can be perpetrated against most online retailers, achieved by manipulating the site's Javascript code, ultimately redirecting users away from the secure website.
A spokesman for eBay told the Drum: "The eBay corporate network has not been compromised. This appears to be a case of abuse by a user who placed malicious links within a few product listings on eBay.co.uk.
"We take the safety of our marketplace very seriously and remove listings that are in violation of our policy on third-party links."
Earlier this month, eBay saw its twelfth major service crash of the year, with users across the US, UK, India and Europe denied access for several hours, preventing users from the last-minute bidding for which the site is famous.
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How State Testing Affects Students
by Learning Liftoff Education, Education Issues
Within the past two decades, standardized state testing in schools has come under more scrutiny than ever before—and for good reason. With the implementation of new policies in 2002, standardized tests are being used to not only monitor student achievement but also gauge the performance of teachers, administrators, and entire school districts as well.
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, children in grades three through eight and high school are required to undergo standardized proficiency tests in math, English, and language arts. The results of these tests are calculated using an "adequate yearly progress" (AYP) gauge. If schools don't meet their AYP achievement targets over a certain length of time, they can lose their district funding or even be closed for good.
These circumstances have led to heightened concerns over the effectiveness of these tests as well as concerns over whether or not the tests impose unnecessary stress upon teachers and students alike.
About State Tests
Currently, many states in the U.S. are using the Smarter Balanced assessment tests, which examine skills in English, language arts, and math for children in grades three through eight and high school.
A recent report shows that average test scores in English and language arts have fallen in most grades (particularly fifth grade) while math scores have dropped for secondary grades but risen for primary grades. The study also showed that, in spite of these lower scores, the new test questions were thought to be easier than previous test questions.
Are Standardized Tests Causing Added Stress?
While critics ponder whether these results are due to faults in the testing system or failures in the classroom, one fact remains clear: standardized tests are raising stress levels in America's schools. Because of the high stakes involved for schools, a great deal of classroom time is now spent in preparing for these tests, and students as well as teachers are feeling the pressure. With the advent of the April testing season each year, reports show more incidences of sickness and emotional anxiety among teachers and students—to the point where some parents actually refuse to let their children participate in the tests.
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, at least 25 percent of students aged 13–18 will experience anxiety disorders nearing testing time—a number that's 30 times higher than two decades ago. According to medical professionals, symptoms range from headaches, stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting to depression, insomnia, and low self-esteem. Kids are also asking to stay home from school more often—and while a few days' rest can bring a respite, the symptoms often reappear as soon as the child returns to school.
Students aren't the only ones feeling the pressure. According to a study from the National Education Association, 72 percent of teachers say that, because of these standardized tests, school administrators are putting added pressure on them while 45 percent have even considered leaving the profession. Likewise, 52 percent say that there's too much classroom time being spent on the tests while 42 percent say that the tests have a "negative impact" on their classrooms.
If you're wondering if parents can do anything to help their kids cope with state testing season, the answer is yes, you can offer plenty of help and support at home. For example, consider these strategies:
Encourage your kids to take a break from studying. Movie nights and family outings can help recharge their batteries.
Make sure your kids get 8–10 hours of sleep every night.
Reward your children. Plan a fun activity once tests are over such as a trip to a theme park or a party.
Talk to your children and encourage them to do well, but put everything in perspective and remind them that the world doesn't revolve around these tests.
While testing season will naturally bring more stress, there's no reason why your child should suffer from the symptoms of anxiety. With a good amount of nurturing, mentoring, and compassion, you can help your kids get through testing season with a minimum of worry and stress.
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I want to print it in a way that's easy for me to read, and makes the trends stand out. It's hard to get a sense of the overall picture without reading the individual numbers – I'd much rather have a bar chart.
If I was being fancy, I could use matplotlib and draw a graphical chart – but if I'm running a shell script in the terminal, it's not always convenient to display images. I'd rather print something I can view in my terminal – an ASCII bar chart.
There are probably libraries that can do this for you, but I found it simpler to write my own snippet to draw bar charts.
# many fractions of 8 we need.
It gets the maximum value from the data set, and uses that to decide how wide one chunk of the bar is. Then it gets the longest label, which is used for padding the labels to align correctly.
It won't win any prizes for data visualisation, but I do find it a useful way to get a quick glance at some data without leaving my terminal.


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CLEVELAND, Oh--Hingetown merchants and residents introduced the city to the Danish concept of hygge (pronounced HUY-gah) on Sunday, reminding everyone that comfort, community, friendship and warmth can be had anytime, even outside in the dead of winter.
Families, art-lovers and friends gathered in the parking lot of the Transformer Station for the first of three hygges, one every Sunday in February.
Graham Veysey, one of the organizers of the celebration, grabbed the microphone. "Introduce yourself to someone you don't know," he said. "There is plenty of beer, and we've got smores galore, so enjoy."
Veysey walked back over to a roaring bonfire, built right in the middle of the parking lot.
"Part of this celebration is just to have an excuse to come out in winter, building community and neighborhood when people are generally hibernating," he said.
He said it was interesting to watch the night progress. "From about 5 until 6:30 it was all families," he said. "Lots of kids and their parents, building snowmen everywhere, roasting marshmallows. The family crowd dwindled, then the millennials showed up. Now, it's really all ages. The first hygge has been great."
Part of the draw was a great new show at Transformer Station. Some came for storytelling around the bonfire, music or extended hours for local businesses. The rest were just people carving out some happy time, meeting new friends and breaking out of the midwinter funk.
The next hygge is Sunday, February 15, 5-8pm.


89147 is a zip code in Southwest Las Vegas. It's in MLS area 502 and 503. The borders are West Spring Mountain to West Tropicana and South Hualapai to South Rainbow. 89147 is home to the DMV, Desert Breeze Park, In and Out Burger, and Spring Valley High School.
89147 is a Large zip code. It's 9th in the state of Nevada in fact. It has more than 52,000 people living here. A section of this area is referred to as Spring Valley. To buy or sell a house in 89147, Contact Lori Ballen Team.
This Zip code saw most properties built between 1972 and 2016. 89147 offers single-family residences, condos, and townhomes. It's a residential area. Las Vegas home builders in the area included Storybook homes, Sterling, Ryland, Richmond, Rhodes, Pacific Southwest, Gem Homes, and DR Horton.
Today, home prices run between under $100,000 and up to around 1 Million. The higher end communities include the guard gated Foothills, Madrid Estates, Granada Hills (Tiburon), and Buffalo Ranch.
Sizes of properties here range from under 700 square feet to over 5000 square feet.
Average Home Prices in 89147 have increased year over year for the past years. The average sales price of a home in 89147 was $229,212 including all property types.
In 2016, the median household income of people in 89147 was $52,877.
89147 is a zip code in Southwest Las Vegas. It's in MLS area 502 and 503. The borders are West Spring Mountain to West Tropicana and South Hualapai to South Rainbow. 89147 is home to the DMV, Desert Breeze Park, In and Out Burger, and Spring Valley High School.


Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Rio 2016 Olympic Champion in the Mens Time Trial Award, Anna van der Breggen (NED), Rio 2016 Olympic Champion in the Womens Road Race Award, and Greg Van Avermaet, Rio 2016 Olympic Champion in the Mens Road Race Award, at the UCI Cycling Gala.
The 2016 UCI road season was capped off with the annual UCI Gala held on Tuesday evening, in conjunction with the upcoming Abu Dhabi Tour four-day race set to begin on October 20, the final road race of the year.
The event was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and the United Arab Emirates Cycling Federation, in collaboration with RCS Sport. It was held just hours after the official 2017 Tour de France route presentation in Paris, and so many of the sport's stars were divided among the two events.
Those who attended the UCI Gala were newly crowned world champions Peter Sagan, who also won the men's WorldTour individual classification, and Amalie Dideriksen, along with 2016 Women's WorldTour winner Megan Guarnier.
"The Winning Spirit", a unique Abu Dhabi Sports Council award for the rider who showed "tenacity, strength and indomitable spirit in achieving victory" this year was awarded to Elia Viviani, who overcame a late crash in the Olympic Games omnium to claim the gold medal.
Fabian Cancellara was also in attendance celebrating his final season as a professional cyclist before retirement. Those racing in the Abu Dhabi Tour, such as Mark Cavendish, were also presented on stage with their respective teams. They walked the red-carpet entrance in the venue and were treated to a special dinner, stage presentation and post-event ceremonies.


These greeting card tutorials are super easy and very affordable to make. You may already have things lying around at home that can transform any blank piece of paper into a greeting card to show your dear ones your love towards them.
Not only that, these take no more than five minutes to make after you've collected all the materials. I promise!
This greeting card would not only make a cool greeting card for a birthday, but also for other occasions like Mother's Day, Valentine's Day (you can even replace flowers with hearts). Here's how you can make this card.
The things you will need for the blossom greeting card are as follows. You can, of course, make changes as per the availability of things.
Take a rectangular white cardstock and fold it in half. This will become your base of the card. You can also choose other colors of the cardstock. It is totally up to you. It is better to use a thick sheet as it will give structure to your card and make it look professionally done.
Optional: You can cut your white cardstock to make mini cards as well.
Take your flower punch and any colored sheet of paper and punch a few flowers from the paper. I chose the color baby pink, but literally, any color would look good.
Using a punch for this will make it easier for you to create uniform flowers and will do the work almost instantaneously. If you a regular crafter, it is better to invest in one as it can be used in tons of projects.
Optional: If you do not have a flower punch, you can also cut them out using a pair of scissors. Just draw your flower pattern and cut them out.
Remove your punched paper which will now be in the flower shape. Take out as many flowers as you wish to put on your card.
The next step is to take your black marker or black pen and draw branches across your card. This you should do free hand as it will give you a natural looking tree. You can also use other colors of marker. Brown shade will also look good for the branches.
The next step is to take your paper flowers and start sticking them in whatever manner you like using glue. You can also cut some of the flowers, like I have, to make them look smaller from other flowers. It will give the card a natural look.
The last step is to add your Happy Birthday message using your marker and finish the card.
Your card is now complete, ready to be handed over to that special person.
This card is literally the easiest and the least time-consuming greeting card anyone can ever make. I bet someone can make a Guinness World Record, for the fastest handmade card. Here's how you can make this super-quick card.
The things you will need for the birthday candles greeting card are as follows.
Take a rectangular white cardstock and fold it in half. This is the base of the card. Other colors of the cardstock can also be used.
Take your washi tape and measure how long you want the candles on the card to be. Cut about 4-5 strips of the washi tape.
Optional: If you do not have washi tape, you can use colored sheets of paper or pattern sheets of paper available to you, and cut small rectangles to make them look like candles. Amazon has a great variety of washi tape which is available at a very reasonable price.
Also, Amazon has a great variety of washi tape which is available at a very reasonable price.
Stick the washi tape onto the card, one after the other, leaving gaps between the washi tape (candles). You may want to place them in a straight line or randomly (to give a feeling of dancing candles).
Take your black marker or black pen and draw the flames of the candle just as shown.
Your card is now complete. Super Duper Easy.
This is such a fun-filled greeting card. This will also make a super-easy-to-make-card for Valentine's Day (you can replace hole puncher with a hearts puncher, giving you heart confetti). Here's how you can make it.
The things you will need for the confetti burst greeting card are as follows.
Take your colored sheets and using a hole punch, punch out small confetti-like circles. I have used many colors, you can choose colors of the same color family, or choose just one color. You can customize it, according to your likes.
Write your message, like shown, in the center of the card using your marker.
Now, take the multi-color confetti and using glue, start sticking them to your card, around the message.
Tip: I would advise you to use a dotting tool like a pen or a toothpick or anything to apply glue to the surface of the small confetti to make the process easier.
Voila! Your card is ready within minutes.
You can definitely tweak these a little to make them even more unique. These greeting cards are not only perfect for someone's birthday but also would look great for other occasions and celebrations, like the Valentine's Day, Christmas, etc. Just instead of writing Happy Birthday, write you favorite message for them on the top and you are done.
Hope you enjoyed these ideas, and would try these at home.
Which birthday greeting card idea are you going to try first?


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Mar 13, 2017 | Home Page Highlights, Press and Media
Bruce Ritchie's Residential Land has bought a block of flats in Vauxhall, SW8, from housebuilder Bellway in a further example of bulk sales in the Nine Elms market.
Bellway sold 51 flats from its 510-home scheme on Ponton Road, known as the Residence (pictured).
Developers across central London and in Nine Elms in particular have turned to bulk sales over the past year to bring in cash as sales have slowed, in part owing to the EU referendum and the higher stamp duty levy.
A price has not been disclosed for the Residence, but Residential Land said the flats had been valued at more than £1,200 per sq ft. The 51 flats have a total floorspace of 43,529 sq ft, implying a total value of £52m.
A Bellway sales brochure for the Residence puts pricing at between £909 and £1,281 per sq ft, with only flats on the upper floors valued at more than £1,200 per sq ft.
The site was previously home to Christie's auction warehouse, which Bellway bought in 2013 with Derby-based developer Clowes for £40m. Bellway took full ownership in 2014, according to the Land Registry.
Ritchie said: "This transaction marks our continued appetite for purchasing new-build property, which we see as a significant growth opportunity as sales volumes decline due to additional levies such as stamp duty."
When concerns first arose about the central London market two years ago there was a dramatic gap in pricing expectations between buyers and sellers on bulk deals, but a broader consensus now appears to have been found, with a series of deals having completed in recent months.
Housing Association L&Q bulk-bought a tower at the Residence in February last year, paying £65m for 114 flats, which it intends to market to the private rented sector.
Last week, Greystar and Henderson Park confirmed the purchase of 118 units in Nine Elms Point from Barratt. It was bought as part of a 172-home portfolio sale across three sites for £140.5m, equating to about £810,000 per home.
Strawberry Star, meanwhile, has bulk purchased flats from two schemes: 40 from Berkeley at Riverlight for £39.5m, and 30 at Embassy Gardens from Ballymore for £26.7m.
Residential Land is already one of the most established players in the prime London residential lettings market. It has a portfolio of more than 1,200 properties valued at £1.2bn.


In a move aimed at removing a major source of air pollution and climate change, the provincial government has put British Columbia on a path to require the sale of all new light-duty cars and trucks to be zero-emission vehicles by the year 2040. Premier John Horgan has announced the government, in partnership with the B.C. Green caucus, will introduce legislation next spring to phase in targets for the sale of zero-emission vehicles. This legislation will set targets of 10% ZEV sales by 2025, 30% by 2030, and 100% by 2040, while government will take additional steps to make ZEVs more affordable. "There's nothing more important than taking care of the place we call home," said Premier Horgan. "As a province, we need to work together to put B.C. on a path that powers our future with clean, renewable energy and reduces air pollution." Publicly traded companies in the space include Daimler AG (DDAIF), Fiat Chrysler (FCAU), Ford (F), General Motors (GM), Honda (HMC), Nissan (NSANY), Toyota (TM) and Volkswagen (VLKAY).
Exane BNP Paribas analyst Stuart Pearson upgraded Daimler AG to Neutral saying most of the bad news is priced in at current share levels.
BofA/Merrill analsyt Fraser Hill upgraded Daimler AG to Buy from Neutral citing valuation.
Citi analyst Angus Tweedie yesterday afternoon downgraded Daimler AG to Sell with a price target of EUR 48 after taking over coverage of the name. The analyst is concerned that Daimler will "need to reset expectations once-again" in 2019 as the new management team looks to address the challenges the business model faces and deal with historically inflated expectations.
Goldman Sachs analyst Kota Yuzawa upgraded Toyota Motor (TM) to Buy with an increased price target of 8,500 yen. The carmaker's U.S. shares closed yesterday up $3.36 to $131.31. While sales growth is unlikely amid increasing competition in the U.S. market, management has made it clear they will be focusing strongly on lowering costs, Yuzawa tells investors in a research note. As such, the analyst expects Toyota to establish a "leaner earnings structure" over the next few years and improve its operating structure. Yuzawa this morning also downgraded Honda Motor (HMC) to Neutral from Buy.
BofA/Merrill analyst Kei Nihonyanagi upgraded Toyota to Buy from Neutral and raised estimates saying Q2 results confirm progress in improving North American profits and the share buyback announcement supports the share price.
After Ford reported Q3 adjusted EBIT that was close to 10% above the consensus view and reiterated its full year EPS guidance, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said he believes the report can help calm negative sentiment and falling expectations in the equity and credit markets. Jonas, who thinks the stock reaction will be positive, "but probably not the big inflection," reiterates an Equal Weight rating and $10 price target on Ford shares.
Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino upgraded Ford Motor to Buy and raised his price target for the shares to $12 from $9. The analyst views as a "product and self-help story" along with an "attractive" dividend yield.
Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino upgraded Ford Motor (F) to Buy and raised his price target for the shares to $12 from $9. While the analyst still expects a "downward earnings trajectory" into 2019 as North America profit remains under pressure, he believes next year will represent "trough earnings" for Ford. The combination of a refreshed product cadence globally as well as cost improvements from strategic initiatives will begin to take hold in 2019, Tamberrino tells investors in a research note. The analyst believes Ford "can put itself on a pathway to earnings that are above normalized EPS by 2021." With investor sentiment still skewed toward General Motors (GM) over Ford, incremental announcements regarding plant closures and business decisions around under-performing product lines would likely be viewed positively, says Tamberrino. In addition, he believes Ford's current regular dividend "appears manageable." All in, he sees potential for a total return of approximately 40% over the next year for Ford shares. The stock in premarket trading is up 25c to $9.23.
As previously reported, CLSA analyst Christopher Richter downgraded Honda to Outperform from Buy and lowered his estimates given signs he sees that demand for its vehicles appears to be levelling out in North America, China and Japan. The analyst, who still sees Honda "easily beating" its fiscal year guidance, but not by as much as before, lowered his price target on Honda shares to Y3,900 from Y4,200.
Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Nike (NKE) downgraded to Hold from Buy at HSBC with analyst Erwan Rambourg saying while the company's Q1 results were strong and the outlook "remains rock solid," the company's valuation multiple of 30-times forward earnings may weigh on the stock. 2. Oracle (ORCL) downgraded to In Line from Outperform at Evercore ISI with analyst Kirk Materne saying even though growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the second half of this year, there are not enough catalysts for share to "meaningfully re-rate" from current levels, adding that the risk-reward appears balanced following this summer's rally. 3. Honda (HMC) downgraded to Outperform from Buy at CLSA with analyst Christopher Richter saying demand for its vehicles appears to be leveling out in North America, China and Japan. 4. Asbury Automotive (ABG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Buckingham. 5. Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP) downgraded to Hold from Accumulate at Johnson Rice and to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.
UBS analyst Colin Langan noted General Motors reported better than expected Q3 results and said management continues to believe that Q4 will be the strongest quarter. The analyst said he remains cautious given the China macro outlook, mark-to-the-market risks of the PSA warrants, and Cruise spending. He notes, however, that GM Financial continues to hit record performance and will pay out a $375M dividend. Langan reiterated his Buy rating and $52 price target on GM shares.
The recent pullback in General Motors "underscores the urgency to address perception gaps that have long plagued the stock," Citi analyst Itay Michaeli tells investors in a research note. The analyst believes GM management remains open to considering new ideas. Michaeli lays out three stages that he thinks, over time, could potentially take GM shares to $76-$134. The first stage would involve GM re-segmenting its Pickup Truck Franchise away from the "Global Traditional Auto Franchise," and then re-messaging the Pickup Franchise using "years of compelling data that support far higher multiples," the analyst writes. The next stage, according to Michaeli, is a Cruise autonomous vehicle launch by 2020. The third stage, to take place between 2019 and 2025, would be unlocking the "unique turnaround story embedded in GM's profitable but under-earning Global Traditional Auto Franchise."
General Motors says a "well-deserved" 9% rally yesterday after reporting "much better than expected profits and did so in ways that suggest the good times are likely to continue," JPMorgan analyst Ryan Brinkman tells investors in a post-earnings research note. The analyst raised his 2018, 2019, and 2020 estimates, on flow-through of the stronger trends evident in Q3. He reiterates an Overweight rating on the shares and sees 31% upside to his $48 December 2019 price target. Brinkman says he sees "lots more upside" in the stock.
In a research note titled "Best-in-Class Value Creation Continues," Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois says Fiat Chrysler's sale of Magneti Marelli to Calsonic Kansei for EUR 6.2B met the high end of market expectations. This could give rise to a special dividend of EUR $2B, Houchois tells investors in a research note. Further, the analyst believes the sale also "materially de-risks" Fiat's balance sheet ahead of planned reinvestment in emissions compliance. He keeps a Buy rating on the shares with a $21 price target.


Ross Hansen makes paintings and drawings of and about photography. As such he is stepping outside the media in order to comment on it, although he sees a common documentary impulse displayed in the photographs taken by millions of amateur and casual photographers and his own artistic practice; a practice which is predicated on the labour intensive re-recording of photographic information using manual means.
He works with pre-existing images, selecting those that reveal a culture of document making, or of trophy taking, for the images he selects are those that explicitly record and monumentalise a moment, that fix a human presence in a specific time and place. The carp anglers' photograph of a prize catch is just such an artefact. These fish are hooked out of the water - photographed, and then returned, the photograph remains as a kind of emasculated trophy. These photographs function as a kind of contemporary taxidermy, a staving off of death, an ultimately doomed attempt to preserve life.
Now, more than ever, people are increasingly documenting and recording their lives in photographs. Any contemporary exploration of how and why people take photographs inevitably has to deal with the new ways in which people are recording (and sharing) images, including images recorded, shared, and posted on the internet directly from camera phones. Several of the works in this show are based on such images, which are rarely high quality or conventionally 'good' photographs. The self-portrait and images of sexual conquests dominate the online archives; there is something pathetic and forlorn about the public display of these images, and yet there is something about their very inconsequentiality that makes them magnetic, compulsive, voyeuristic viewing.
In re-making and re-presenting these photographic images as paintings and drawings Ross Hansen changes nothing else, they undergo no additional cropping or editing, only the scale, media and process of translation are open to subtle variation.
The images of carp fisherman, Capture Image and Great White, are rendered in an impacted layer of Caran D'Ache colour pencil. They recall childhoods spent copying images from natural history picture books; a hobbyist, bedroom aesthetic magnified a hundred fold. Watercolour was used to produce the intimately scaled About Last Night. Based on a camera phone image that appears to show a high-class call girl in a hotel bathroom, the seediness of the image is strangely exacerbated through being re-made in a medium more readily associated with the comfortable and easily understood.
All of the images are produced using the same basic process of enlarging using a grid, but process and image come together in Picture Mail. The image, pixellated from the initial recording medium, is further agitated by its translation into paint. The visible layers of mediation create a cool distance between the viewer and the coquettish subject of the photograph. At a distance the (male) viewer is seduced, flirted with, then pushed away as they approach, as the image breaks down into a graphic interplay of unyieldingly flat colour shapes.
The time and labour invested in the surface of these works slows down the way that viewers receive these images. By translating the images into a different media and removing them from their original contexts, the artist places a distance between the subjects of the original photographs and the viewer of the works. This distance effectively foregrounds the different recording processes, and documentary impulses, of photographer and artist, as the subject of the works.