Eins Medien GmbH, Martinsstr. 9, 55116 Mainz, using the label name Sonic Liberty" (hereinafter referred to as "Sonic Liberty") offers the possibility to license either individual or several musical works and musical recordings (hereinafter referred to as "the music") through the internet site www.sonicliberty.com (hereinafter referred to as "online shops"). The music is also being offered as a full music database including a search engine of DVD or for full download (hereinafter referred to as "database software"). The customers of Sonic Liberty are any parties, companies or individuals who want to purchase such music licenses for usage in any type of media production (hereinafter referred to as: "the customer").
The copyright of the music offered by Sonic Liberty are protected by the copyright law of the Federal Republic of Germany. The customer can purchase various non-exclusive music licenses either through the online shops or the database software. Such licenses include all project based rights of usage according to the terms of the chosen license. By purchasing such a license the customer does not gain ownership on the music. The license and the according rights of usage are only valid after full payment has been remitted by the customer. The customer is not allowed to use the music without having purchased a valid license.
The music is free from third-party claims or rights (e.g. collection or performance rights societies, musicians, composers and producers). The customer only has to purchase the license at Sonic Liberty and not other cost will apply.
Sonic Liberty does not assume any liability regarding demands of collecting societies outside of Germany.The musical pieces are royalty-free, meaning there will not be any charges from the German collecting society GEMA concerning performances or other uses of the compositions. However Sonic Liberty does not know whether other national collecting societies can make demands. If required the licensee should clarify the legal circumstances of the respective collecting society prior to the actual use of the compositions.
The customer is not allowed to grant sub-licenses to any third party other than related to the project the license has originally been purchased for. The customer needs to specify the project for which the license has been obtained with a project name and the project owner (e.g. the client of the customer, for whom the customer is producing any media content).
The music may only be used by the customer for a project within the framework of one of the license groups as listed in Exhibit A. Any usage that is outside of the given framework of licenses stated in Exhibit A requires the previous written consent of Sonic Liberty.
Subject to the license terms given in Exhibit A, the concession of rights of usage also comprises the right to convert the musical works technically into the required format according to the particular technical requirement of a project, to store and to compress it, an/or to unpack it. Furthermore, it is allowed – taking into account the personal rights of the artist and creator – to shorten the musical works.
No other editing or changes to the musical works are allowed. This includes, but is not limited to remixes, samples, cover versions, changes to the content of the works, modifications and adaptations. In all other cases, the copyright and ancillary copyright to the musical works also with permitted adaptations and modifications remain with the relevant copyright holder. Therefore, modified musical works may not be distributed or sold by the customer under his own name.
In addition, the musical works may not be used, circulated or made available as music archives or music data banks. It is also prohibited to offer the musical works to third persons through exchange markets or electronic peer-to-peer file sharing networks as downloads or to make it available in any other form.
The customer is not permitted to reproduce musical works or parts thereof for the purposes of resale as a stand-alone product or relicensing; either in their original form or as an adaptation thereof.
Furthermore, usage that contravenes the laws of the Federal republic of Germany, the European Union, or is harmful to the public order or to public morality is not allowed. This applies especially for uses which are racist or which are in violation of the constitution.
In the case of violation of the above licensing conditions, Sonic Liberty reserves the right to initiate proceedings under civil and criminal law.
The customer can cancel any music license within 14 days of the purchase. A simple written notice to the Sonic Liberty team is enough for this.
With the cancellation of a purchase the customer loses the rights of usage associated with the cancelled license.
This agreement shall be exclusively subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The place of jurisdiction for any disputes shall be Mainz.
Should any provision of this agreement be or become void or not executable, the effectiveness of the remaining agreement shall not be affected thereby. Such void or not executable provision shall be replaced by a provision which best resembles the economic purpose of the original provision.
The musical works may only be used by the licensee for one project only (see the following definitions) within one of the following licence groups, which the licensee selects when ordering.
Licenses declared as "private" exclude any kind of commercial use and monetization.
Definition: any use, including reproduction, within a video game / app / software application as background music, title music and embedded video sequences. This also includes the secondary exploitation in the form of gameplay trailers / ingame sequences for all media. It does not include the use within dedicated commercials or advertising trailers (online, radio & TV).
Examples: any form of computer games, apps and software applications. Filmed sequences from the applications are part of the secondary exploitation right.
Restrictions: Project-related, temporal and spatially unlimited depending on the development budget.
Project-relatedness: A project refers to the software that runs alone. Extensions and ports of the software to other software platforms (PC, game console, mobile device, etc.) are included in the license as long as they contain the same product. New editions and reproduction within the framework of compilations are also permitted. A license extension is required for stand-alone extensions (stand-alone add-ons), successor products (sequels) and ports to other media (e. g. film conversion).
Definition: any editorially embedded music usage that is synchronized to an image/video and does not take place within a computer game, a dedicated TV production or usage as an advertising spot/advertising trailer (online & TV).
Examples: Image films, corporate films, presentation films.
Restrictions: Project-related, number of copies in case of duplication (e. g. DVD), number of language versions, type of editorial use (editorial only, editorial presentation film).
Project-relatedness: A project is the final audiovisual production. If the image or audio production changes, a license extension is necessary. The final audiovisual production may be used in various media (online, events, DVD).
Definition: any use in a commercial/advertising trailer in the aforementioned media.
Examples: Commercial for product advertising in radio, cinema, YouTube or Point of Sales, online in general.
Restrictions: Project-related, media, spatial and temporal limitation depending on the size of the advertised company (number of employees).
Project-relatedness: A project is the final audiovisual production. If the image or audio production changes, a license extension is necessary.
Other types of use such as TV productions, in-store radio, radio streams, public viewing, school and university rates, etc. on request.


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Q: MPlayer bug fix 1218510
Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

People have been able to fix the problem with Paul Andreassen's workaround but I can't do one step.
Here is the work around-

As #8 Gianni Delchi wrote:
cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default; for FILE in *.png ; do sudo
  convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE ; done
I also recommend you change to the blue skins with:
cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins ; sudo rm default ; sudo ln -s Blue
  default
These also need the first command run on them.

But I am not able to

do sudo convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE ; done

Do I have to write in terminal ?

A: Gianni's solution, as described above, worked for me.
Any '.png' file in the 'default' directory needs 'convert' run on it.
sudo apt-get install imagemagick
cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default
for FILE in *.png; do sudo convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE; done

A: I went to the Software Manager in Linux Mint, installed gnome-mplayer, and then launched that instead; and, it didn't give me an error.
So, that's what fixed it for me. Also installed and launched smplayer without a problem; so, that may be an alternative solution.

A: Open a terminal via Ctrl-Alt-T and use the commands below.
Use the lines one by one to avoid confusion
cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default
for FILE in *.png; do sudo convert "$FILE" -define png:format=png24 "$FILE"; done
cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins; sudo rm default; sudo ln -s Blue default

For later readers, you have to install the package mplayer-skins first.
sudo apt-get install mplayer-skins

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EDGEWOOD, MD, January 30, 2015 – The 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show has gained another market leader as a sponsor of this iconic event. COSEQUIN®, from Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc., has led the way in the veterinary supplement industry for over two decades and continues to expand its support of four legged family members and pet parents alike.
"Our decision to sponsor the Westminster Kennel Club Show was an easy one. Responsible pet parenting starts with learning about different breeds, temperaments, and common traits before choosing the perfect pet. With nearly 200 breeds on display, there is no better place to start," said Robert Devlin, DVM, Executive Director of Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc.
Pier 94 will feature a COSEQUIN booth during the daytime competition where pet enthusiasts can learn more about the COSEQUIN line of Joint Health Supplements as well as other products offered by Nutramax Laboratories for dogs, cats, horses, and humans! At the booth each day there will be a drawing for tickets to the evening competition at Madison Square Garden, and during the evening competitions a lucky winner will be selected by seat number for a COSEQUIN gift bucket full of products and other goodies.
The excitement surrounding the evening competitions is guaranteed to entertain and surprise with the fabulous dogs on display and the famous faces you may find in the crowd. COSEQUIN hopes to bring some of that excitement to Pier 94 at their booth early on Tuesday with an appearance by Jungle Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo.
Fans are encouraged to stop by the COSEQUIN booth at Pier 94 throughout the daytime shows to learn more about the products developed by the Christian-based, family owned company, Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc., located in Lancaster, SC.
About Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc.
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Q: Need help understanding C# Async Methods (HttpWebRequest) I don't really understand the flow/workings of async methods. I have created a WebRequest that posts data to the server. It contains alot more code than if I used normal methods.
I noticed in all callbacks, I get the request from result.AsyncState. Also say just to write to the request stream, I need to have 1 callback (reqCB) ... Its so confusing. I wonder how they map out to activities in real life?
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var req = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost/php/upload.php");
    req.Method = "POST";
    req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

    req.BeginGetRequestStream(new AsyncCallback(ReqCB), req);
}

private void ReqCB(IAsyncResult result)
{
    var req = (HttpWebRequest)result.AsyncState;
    using (var reqStream = req.EndGetRequestStream(result)) {
        var writer = new StreamWriter(reqStream);
        writer.Write("foo=bar&baz=12");
        writer.Flush();
    }
    req.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResCB), req);
}

private void ResCB(IAsyncResult result)
{
    var req = (HttpWebRequest)result.AsyncState;

    var res = req.EndGetResponse(result);
    using (var resStream = res.GetResponseStream()) {
        var reader = new StreamReader(resStream);
        resStream.BeginRead(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, new AsyncCallback(ReadCB), req);
        _dispatcher.Invoke(new Action(delegate
        {
            txt1.Text = res.ContentLength.ToString();
        }));
    }
}

A: It may help to think of a list which you've handed to someone.  Each step takes lots of time, so they forget what the next step is before they're done.  So, they reach into their pocket, pull out the list, and realize what to do next.
The IAsyncResult has an general AsyncState property so it can be used by many different types of callback arrangements.  This is why you need to cast the result.


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Our claim is to enable good design for everyone, with components and system solutions which give space for creativity and flexibility.


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Q: How to properly calculate current of a variable capacitor? So the formula i(t)=CdV/dt works for a constant value of a capacitor, but in a variable capacitor, i found the next formula on another site
i(t)=C(t)*dV(t)/dt + V(t)*dC(t)/dt
Is this formula correct?
How do you get the new formula from the previous one, with implicit differentiation?
In which specific book can i find this information?
Thanks for the future answers.

A: Use the product rule to differentiate on \$Q(t)=C(t)V(t)\$:
\$\dfrac{d}{dt} f(t)g(t) = \dfrac{df(t)}{dt}g(t) + f(t)\dfrac{dg(t)}{dt}\$


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//
//  XFCellColorData.h
//  XFSettings
//
//  Created by Yizzuide on 15/9/1.
//  Copyright (c) 2015年 Yizzuide. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

typedef enum : NSUInteger {
    // 默认样式
    XFSettingStyleDefault,
    // 卡片样式
    XFSettingStyleCard,
} XFSettingStyle;

@interface XFCellAttrsData : NSObject
// Cell Color
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *cellBackgroundColor;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *cellSelectedBackgroundColor;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *cellBackgroundView;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *cellSelectedBackgroundView;
/**
 *  是否允许选中单个Cell
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL cellEnableRadioSelectStyle;
// cell下线颜色
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *cellBottomLineColor;
/**
 *  显示满线
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL cellFullLineEnable;

// Content
/**
 *  标题颜色
 */
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *contentTitleTextColor;
/**
 *  详细文字颜色
 */
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *contentDetailTextColor;
/**
 *  辅助文字颜色
 */
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *contentInfoTextColor;
/**
 *  标题文字大小(其它文字会按个大小自动调整)
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat contentTextMaxSize;
/**
 *  设置图标大小
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat contentIconSize;
/**
 *  设置内容间距
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat contentEachOtherPadding;
/**
 *  禁止显示第一条线
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL disableTopLine;
/**
 *  UITableView列表显示风格(注意:只适用于使用分类UIViewController+XFSettings.h方式)
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) UITableViewStyle tableViewStyle;
/**
 * 设置列表样式
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) XFSettingStyle settingStyle;
/**
 * 卡片样式下的外间距
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat cardSettingStyleMargin;
/**
 * 卡片样式下的圆角
 */
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat cardSettingStyleCornerRadius;

/**
 *  快速初始化一个CellColorData
 *
 *  @param bgColor    背景颜色
 *  @param selBgColor 背景选择颜色
 *
 */
+ (instancetype)cellColorDataWithBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)bgColor selBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)selBgColor;
/**
 *  快速初始化一个CellColorData
 *
 *  @param bgColor    背景视图
 *  @param selBgColor 背景选择视图
 *
 */
+ (instancetype)cellColorDataWithBackgroundView:(UIView *)bgView selBackgroundView:(UIView *)selBgView;
@end

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Gender X Option Recognition by US States
By Ben Hartwig
States that offer gender x option
It can be confusing, trying to make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms swirling around these days. It's important to understand that sexual preference (lesbian, bisexual, homosexual, queer) is usually different from gender designation or identity (trans, cis, male, female). Yet another is intersex, which indicates anatomical conditions that prevent a person from being categorized as male or female and may occur in as many as 1 in 2,000 people. That's the gender x option. If you're still confused, there's a good list of definitions here.
It's not just driver's licenses, restroom designations, and athletic teams that are grappling with the options, but college dorms, scout groups, and even prisons that are affected. Many are becoming adept at encouraging the use of nontraditional pronouns such as "they" for an individual but official designations available on public documents like birth certificates, marriage licenses, driver's licenses, and court records are somewhat slower to follow.
The options are meant to reduce and prevent harmful stereotyping and promote psychological well being – as well as to avoid costly lawsuits that force public institutions to make accommodations. States must keep up with steps to avoid gender discrimination, such as by training deputies to recognize domestic abuse that may come in many forms.
What is Gender X
A new option being adopted by many states, known as Gender X, will likely resolve some of the issues and confusion. Gender X is "nonbinary," meaning neither male nor female. Several states are stepping up to allow driver's licenses and birth certificates to be changed to "X" at the person's request (a gender change from male to female or vice-versa may still require a doctor's signature in some states).
Oftentimes the roll-out of available changes affects birth certificates and driver's licenses at slightly different times because they are administered by different agencies within state governments. For instance, Vermont has recognized nonbinary gender in state law since 2007 but will begin including that option on state-issued identification in mid-2019 due to a redesign of driver's licenses.
Many of the ground-breaking changes compelling state and federal governments to recognize nonbinary as a legitimate gender designation were won in the courts.
In 2015 a Navy veteran won a lawsuit against the federal government because they were denied a passport that identified the person as nonbinary. A district court in Colorado found that the grounds for denial were not rational and that the Department of State was overstepping its authority in recognizing only two genders. The state of Colorado began allowing a third gender designation on identification cards in late 2018 and expected birth certificate changes to follow.
Where states stand
Victories were claimed in California and Oregon in 2016 by people who sought nonbinary or intersex identification on official documents. In 2017 Oregon began to to allow "X" as a gender designation on state documents such as birth certificates and driver's licenses, and Washington D.C. soon followed. In other more conservative states like Utah, individual victories in the courts have not yet been followed by changes in state laws allowing for nonbinary gender designations.
In other states:
In January 2018 the state of Washington opened its definition of Gender X to a wide interpretation, including "a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified."
California enacted its Gender Recognition Act in January 2019, allowing any person to opt for a change in their state-issued birth certificate or driver's license to reflect the gender they identify with, including Gender X. Such requests do not require a legal statement from a physician as proof that the individual had undergone sex reassignment surgery but relies on a sworn statement only.
New York allows individuals to select Gender X on their birth certificates as of 2019 with a simple affidavit swearing that it's not for fraudulent purposes, but prior to 2014 only the two traditional genders were allowed, and changing a birth certificate from one to the other required proof of gender reassignment surgery.
Maine will begin issuing driver's licenses with "X" gender in mid-2019; there is no timeline yet for birth certificate changes.
Nevada and New Jersey both began allowing Gender X designations on state-issued identifications in 2019 as well but New Jersey does not yet allow a nonbinary designation on birth certificates for infants; Gender X may be allowed upon petition later in life.
Many have expressed surprise that Arkansas has allowed individuals to select "X" as their gender on state-issued identification since 2010, an option that was not heralded by news headlines nor widely known.
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3 Sheeps Brewing Company
Tags: 23, 28, 42, brewery, Hwy 23, Hwy 28, Hwy 42, Sheboygan, Wisconsin breweries
3 Sheeps Brewing is based in Sheboygan. It started, as may craft breweries, as a home brewing hobby by Grant Pauly. Meanwhile, along Highway 42 the Hops Haven Bar housed the Port Washington Brewing Company for several years before that brewery went under in 2012. That provided an opportunity for 3 Sheeps to open up shop in the bar, with the brewing operations in the back. They stayed there for four years before a new opportunity presented itself.
3 Sheeps won the 2012 RateBeer Award for "Best New Brewery in Wisconsin."
Top year-round beers at 3 Sheeps include the Cashmere Hammer Nitro Stout, the First Kiss IPA, Rebel Kent Amber Ale, and their Really Cool Waterslides IPA. Seasonal beers include Nitraberry, a tart wheat ale; the Paid Time Off, an Imperial wheat ale; Uber Joe Imperial Stout, and Happy Summer. They also brew a variety of small batch beers and ales.
Their beers are now available across Wisconsin, the Twin Cities metro, down into central Illinois, and plenty of craft beer festivals across the Midwest, but why not try them at the source??
3 Sheeps has its brewery and Tap Room just north of its previous location. The large building hosts the brewing equipment, the full bar, and an event space. The tasting glass holders, which are really cool, were forged out of old barrel staves. Tables and chairs were repurposed from Sheboygan's old Armory building.
You'll find 3 Sheeps Brewery and Tap Room along North Avenue, just a few blocks east of Highway 42 (Huron Avenue.) It's not too far north of the big intersection where Highways 23, 28, and 42 begin and end together just west of downtown Sheboygan. It's less than 10-minute drive off I-43 and only a few minutes from downtown and Sheboygan's beautiful lakefront and harbor area.
3 Sheeps Brewing Address:
1837 North Avenue
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NEW Thor: Ragnarok Character Posters
Marvel Studios on Thursday revealed a set of new character posters for their very colorful sequel Thor: Ragnarok.
The new character posters are very colorful and that seems to reflect the more comedic tone that Ragnarok looks to be taking. So what exactly will we be getting in the latest chapter of Thor and Marvel's MCU?
Thor: Ragnarok will be set roughly two years after the events of "Age of Ultron". Asguard under the rule of Loki, disguised as Odin, has Asgard in complete disarray and on the brink of being totally ruined, leaving Asgard vulnerable to the Goddess of Death, Hela.
We should also see Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange himself when Thor and Loki travel back to Earth and lets not forget that Thor will be taken prisoner and sent to the planet Sakaar where Thor and Hulk go toe to toe in a gladiator battle against one another.
We know that Banner has been "The Hulk" for two straight years and is not happy, but when is The Hulk ever happy. One of the more notable actors Marvel added to Thor: Ragnarok is Jeff Goldbum. Goldblum will be playing The Grandmaster the ruler of Sakaar.
Thor: Ragnarok will open in theaters on November 3rd.
Cast; Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban with Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins.
Official Synopsis for Thor: Ragnarok:
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!
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Thousands of people gathered to support the LGBT community on Sunday in West Hollywood.
by Claudia Koerner
Updated on June 13, 2016, 12:49 amPosted on June 12, 2016, 11:34 pm
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WEST HOLLYWOOD — Rainbows, music, and cheers filled Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday as Los Angeles turned out to celebrate Pride — and stand defiantly with the victims of the attack on gay club-goers in Orlando.
Event organizers had expected 400,000 people to attend the L.A. Pride festivities in West Hollywood over the weekend. But on Sunday morning, some attendees of the annual Pride parade said they weren't sure what the mood of the event would be following the Orlando massacre.
"When I left the house I was feeling like this would be really weird to come together and be so joyous after something so tragic," said Erin Keegan, who walked in the parade with dog-rescue group Angel City Pit Bulls. "But once I got here ... there's already a great camaraderie and support between everybody and love between everybody."
Before the parade began with a roar from the motorcycles of Dykes on Bikes, local leaders assured the crowd that Los Angeles was safe. Though man armed with explosives had earlier said he was going to Pride, he had been arrested, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. The mayor called for the community to carry on amid tragedy.
"In the face of hate, hold someone today," Garcetti said.
No other credible threats were made against L.A. Pride, an FBI spokesperson said, and an event organizer added that metal detectors were in place for the music festival planned for later in the day.
"As scary as it is, you can't hide," said Grapes Wasserman, 39, wearing a shirt with the message "We love you Orlando" emblazoned over a rainbow flag.
Wasserman and her wife attend every year and brought their kids to the parade. Though they didn't have a connection to the victims of the Orlando shooting, it felt personal.
At the "Where the Bears Are" float, Shannon Ward, 39, said he hoped people would enjoy the parade without fear and simply be themselves — even with the earlier threat of a gunman.
"Fortunately the police caught him," he said. "But we're going to continue to celebrate, have great spirit, and carry on."
Carrying on with their performance was important for the members of the So Cal Pride Color Guard, said Bobby Vega, 26. He said the group aimed to show they stood with Orlando.
"We are hoping to provide some entertainment, some cheer, some smiles out there," he said.
Bryce and Brian Coughlin had initially planned to stop by the parade only briefly with their 3-year-old son, Chance.
"We felt really unsafe, and especially bringing him out here, we weren't sure if it was a good idea," Brian Coughlin said. "But I think after we got here and saw the people we knew.
"When you're part of a community I think you feel safer," he said.
Bryce Coughlin said his family was there to support their local community as well as others who were grieving around the U.S.
"It's just a time to come together," he said, "and celebrate what we still have."
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Lorenzo will start from the fifth row in Qatar.
Jorge Lorenzo, who went to the ground twice during the day on Saturday, will start 15th in his first race as a Repsol Honda rider. He is physically touched after the first crash he suffered and believes that the delicate conditions that occur when temperatures drop can cause it to be a race by elimination.
Jorge Lorenzo closed a very difficult Saturday in Qatar. The Repsol Honda rider suffered two crashes during the day; a strong crash just starting in FP3, in which there were a dorsal contusion and another slight during Q1 that left him without options to move to Q2. The Spaniard will start from the 15th position in his first race with Honda and he will also be in pain after the first crash he suffered yesterday, so the challenge is even greater.
At the end of the day, the Spaniard explained in the microphone of MotoGP.com how he was physically and what had been his two falls: "It has been a host of negative circumstances that have influenced my fall in the afternoon. That high side that I have had has been due to many small things that have come together. Due to my inexperience with the bike, I have lost control and the impact has been very strong. My back has hurt right away; We still do not know very well what I have, it is probably not serious, but we have to try to check it better when we return to Europe or if it hurts a lot on Sunday morning ».
Jorge Lorenzo, one of the most critical riders about the time of the MotoGP race in Qatar, was one of many who went to the ground when temperatures fell. The conditions from 20:00 h. (Qatar time), which is the time for which the race is scheduled, are quite delicate when temperatures start to drop and humidity increases. So, he believes it will be a survival race: "I came out quite sore to FP4 and Q1. I had another fall in Q1 due to very cold conditions and high humidity, so it's going to be a survival race in general for everyone, but especially for me. I have inexperience with the bike and not only I do have the problem of the wrist, but I am also sore all over my body, "said Jorge Lorenzo.


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Erich Pommer (* 20. Juli 1889 in Hildesheim; † 8. Mai 1966 in Los Angeles) war ein deutscher Filmproduzent, der zeitweise zu den mächtigsten Figuren der deutschen Filmindustrie zählte. Als Produzent von Filmen wie Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Der letzte Mann, Metropolis und Der blaue Engel schrieb er Filmgeschichte.

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Erich Pommer, Sohn des jüdischen Wäschehändlers Gustav Pommer und dessen Ehefrau Anna geb. Jacobson, wurde am 20. Juli 1889 in Hildesheim geboren. 1896 zog die Familie nach Göttingen, wo der Vater die Göttinger Conservenfabrik übernahm. In Göttingen besuchte Pommer das Gymnasium. 1905 siedelte die Familie Pommer nach Berlin über.

Hier absolvierte Erich Pommer eine kaufmännische Lehre und wurde 1907 Verkäufer in der Berliner Filiale des französischen Gaumont-Konzerns. 1910 übernahm er die Leitung der Gaumont-Filiale in Wien. Nach seinem Militärdienst 1912 wechselte er zur französischen Filmgesellschaft Eclair und wurde deren Vertreter mit Sitz in Wien und ab 1913 in Berlin.

Im Ersten Weltkrieg erhielt er das Eiserne Kreuz II. Klasse. Nach einer Verwundung arbeitete er ab 1917 an Wochenschauen und später als Leiter der Filmabteilung der Zensurstelle der Militärverwaltung Rumänien.

Im Februar 1915 gründete er in Berlin mit Fritz Holz die Decla-Film-Gesellschaft Holz & Co. OHG.
1920 wurde Pommer Vorstandsmitglied bei der Deutschen Bioscop AG, die ab dem 29. April als Decla-Bioscop AG firmierte. Im November 1921 fusionierte die Decla-Bioscop AG mit der Universum Film (Ufa), blieb aber mit Pommer als Direktor Teil des Ufa-Konzerns. Im Februar 1923 wurde Pommer neben Eugen Stauß Vorstand der PAGU Projektions-AG Union und trat im selben Jahr in den Vorstand der Ufa ein. Von 1923 bis 1926 war Pommer Erster Vorsitzender der Spitzenorganisation der Filmindustrie (SPIO).

In diesen Jahren schuf Pommer einige Klassiker des deutschen Stummfilms. Metropolis war der visuell einflussreichste Stummfilm überhaupt und mit 5 Millionen Reichsmark der teuerste Film der deutschen Filmgeschichte. In dem 1927 uraufgeführten Werk führte Fritz Lang Regie. Die rekonstruierte Fassung der Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ist von der UNESCO zum Weltdokumentenerbe erklärt worden.

Nicht zuletzt wegen der enormen Kosten für diesen Film wurde Pommers Vertrag nicht verlängert. 1926/27 arbeitete er in den USA für Paramount und danach für MGM. Im November 1927 wurde er von der Ufa erneut als Produzent unter Vertrag genommen.

1930 entstand unter der Regie von Josef von Sternberg ein weiteres Meisterwerk: Der blaue Engel mit den Darstellern Emil Jannings (Professor Unrat), Marlene Dietrich (Lola Lola) und Hans Albers. Das Drehbuch des Films schrieb Carl Zuckmayer nach dem Roman Professor Unrat von Heinrich Mann. Pommer gilt als Entdecker von Marlene Dietrich.

Nach der Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten wurde er im März 1933 ins Ufa-Management zu Ernst Hugo Correll, Wilhelm Meydam, Hermann Grieving, Alexander Grau und Berthold von Theobald zitiert und ihm die Frage nach seiner Religionszugehörigkeit gestellt. Pommers Vertrag mit der Ufa wurde, da er als Jude galt, aufgelöst. Nach 1933 arbeitete er zuerst für Fox Film in Paris und später in Hollywood. Zu Beginn der 1940er Jahre geriet Pommer nach einer Erkrankung in eine wirtschaftliche Notlage und arbeitete mit seiner Frau Gertrud Ley in einer Porzellanfabrik. 1944 erhielt er die US-Staatsbürgerschaft und kehrte 1946 als oberster Filmoffizier der amerikanischen Militärregierung nach Deutschland zurück, wo er bis 1949 blieb. In dieser Funktion konzipierte er, zusammen mit Horst von Hartlieb (Geschäftsführer des Verbandes der Filmverleiher in Wiesbaden) und Curt Oertel (Dokumentarfilmregisseur, Vorsitzender des hessischen Produzentenverbands), Anfang 1948, in Anlehnung an den amerikanischen Production Code oder Hays Code von 1930/34 die Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK).

Nach weiteren Produktionen mit wechselndem Erfolg sowohl in Deutschland als auch in den USA starb Erich Pommer 1966 in Los Angeles.

Auch sein Bruder Albert Pommer (1886–1946) war in der Stummfilmzeit als Produktionsleiter und Filmproduzent (Buddenbrooks) tätig.

Pommers Sohn John Pommer arbeitete in den USA gleichfalls in der Filmbranche.

Würdigung
Caroline Lejeune schrieb 1931 über Pommer: "Sein Name für einen Film steht meistens für einen Erfolg an der Kinokasse, bedeutet gleichzeitig aber auch ein Versprechen im Hinblick auf die Intelligenz eines Films." In seiner 40-jährigen Tätigkeit brachte es Pommer insgesamt auf rund 200 Filmtitel, denen wiederum in dem Fernsehbeitrag Das Kabinett des Erich Pommer von Hans-Michael Bock und Ute T. Schneider ein cineastisches Denkmal gesetzt wurde.

1989 widmeten die Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin dem Produzenten zu seinem 100. Geburtstag eine umfassende Retrospektive. 1998 wurde in Potsdam-Babelsberg das Erich Pommer Institut für Medienrecht und Medienwirtschaft an der Universität Potsdam gegründet. Es beobachtet und begleitet aktuelle Entwicklungen der Film-, TV- und Musikwirtschaft. Neben der praxisorientierten Forschung und der universitären Lehre betreibt es branchenspezifische Weiterbildung und fundierte medienspezifische Beratung. In Potsdam erinnert ferner die Erich-Pommer-Straße an den Filmproduzenten.

Pommer wohnte bis zu seiner Emigration im Jahr 1933 auf dem Steglitzer Fichtenberg, einer schon im 19. Jahrhundert bevorzugten Wohngegend mit prätentiösen Villen. Am ehemaligen Wohnhaus im Carl-Heinrich-Becker-Weg wurde eine Berliner Gedenktafel angebracht.

Nachdem sich Pommers Geburtsstadt Hildesheim lange mit einer Ehrung schwer getan hatte, wurde am 7. Mai 2001 im Stadtteil Moritzberg die Erich-Pommer-Straße benannt und am 1. Oktober 2004 an seinem Geburtshaus in der Altpetristraße 7 eine Gedenktafel angebracht.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 1913: Das Geheimnis der Lüfte
 1914: Der Todesritt auf dem Riesenrad
 1915: Der Barbier von Filmersdorf
 1915: Berlin im Kriegsjahr 1915 (Dokumentarfilm)
 1915: Carl und Carla
 1915: Der Herr ohne Wohnung
 1916: Der Weg der Tränen
 1916: Komtesse Hella
 1916: Streichhölzer, kauft Streichhölzer!
 1916: Das Licht im Dunkeln
 1916: Das Geheimnis des Sees
 1917: Zwei blaue Jungen
 1917: Das Buch des Lasters
 1917: Die Spinne
 1917: Wenn die Lawinen stürzen
 1917: Das Defizit
 1917: Der Jubiläumspreis
 1917: Der Mann im Havelock
 1917: Die Königstochter von Travankore
 1917: Die gute Partie
 1917: Das Mädel von nebenan
 1918: Heide-Gretel
 1918: Das verwunschene Schloß
 1918: Das Lied der Mutter
 1918: Die Krone des Lebens
 1918: Inge
 1918: Die Frauen des Josias Graffenreuth
 1918: Der Weg, der zur Verdammnis führt
 1919: Der Weg, der zur Verdammnis führt, 2. Teil. Hyänen der Lust
 1919: Die Pest in Florenz
 1919: Die Spinnen, zwei Teile
 1919: Die Insel der Glücklichen
 1919: Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern
 1919: Halbblut
 1919: Harakiri
 1919: Das ewige Rätsel
 1919: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
 1920: Opfer
 1920: Der Richter von Zalamea
 1920: Das Haupt des Juarez
 1920: Die Kwannon von Okadera
 1920: Genuine
 1920: Die Frau im Himmel
 1920: Die Jagd nach dem Tode
 1921: Irrende Seelen
 1921: Das Geheimnis von Bombay
 1921: Schloß Vogelöd
 1921: Der müde Tod
 1921: Zirkus des Lebens
 1922: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, 2 Teile
 1922: Phantom
 1923: Der steinerne Reiter
 1923: Ein Glas Wasser
 1923: Der verlorene Schuh
 1923: Die Austreibung
 1923: Die Prinzessin Suwarin
 1923: Der Wetterwart
 1923: Seine Frau, die Unbekannte
 1923: Die Finanzen des Großherzogs
 1924: Die Nibelungen, 2 Teile
 1924: Der Turm des Schweigens
 1924: Dekameron-Nächte
 1924: Der letzte Mann
 1925: Zur Chronik von Grieshuus
 1925: Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer
 1925: Irrgarten der Leidenschaft (The Pleasure Garden)
 1925: Tartüff
 1925: Varieté
 1925: Liebe macht blind
 1925: Ein Walzertraum
 1926: Der rosa Diamant
 1926: Manon Lescaut
 1926: Der Geiger von Florenz
 1926: Die Brüder Schellenberg
 1926: Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage
 1926: Metropolis
 1927: Hotel Stadt Lemberg
 1927: Stacheldraht
 1928: Heimkehr
 1928: Ungarische Rhapsodie
 1929: Asphalt
 1929: Melodie des Herzens
 1929: Liebeswalzer
 1930: Der blaue Engel
 1930: Liebling der Götter
 1930: Einbrecher
 1930: Die Drei von der Tankstelle
 1930: Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg
 1931: Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht
 1931: Voruntersuchung
 1931: Bomben auf Monte Carlo
 1931: Der Kongreß tanzt
 1931: Stürme der Leidenschaft
 1932: Zwei Herzen und ein Schlag
 1932: Der Sieger
 1932: Quick
 1932: Ein blonder Traum
 1932: Ich bei Tag und Du bei Nacht
 1932: F.P.1 antwortet nicht
 1933: Ich und die Kaiserin
 1934: Liliom
 1934: Liebesreigen (Music in the Air)
 1936: Feuer über England (Fire Over England)
 1938: St. Martin's Lane
 1939: Riff-Piraten (Jamaica Inn)
 1940: They Knew What They Wanted
 1940: Dance, Girl, Dance
 1951: Nachts auf den Straßen
 1952: Illusion in Moll
 1954: Eine Liebesgeschichte
 1955: Kinder, Mütter und ein General

Auszeichnungen
 1914: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
 1940: Goldpokal der University of New York (Motion Picture Department)
 1953: Deutscher Filmpreis: Goldener Leuchter (Produktion) für Nachts auf den Straßen
 1956: Preis der belgischen Filmkritik Grand-Prix de l'Union de la Critique de Cinéma für Kinder, Mütter und ein General
 1956: Golden Globe (Bester Ausländischer Film) für Kinder, Mütter und ein General
 1959: Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
 2011: Stern auf dem Boulevard der Stars in Berlin

Literatur
 Wolfgang Jacobsen: Erich Pommer. Ein Produzent macht Filmgeschichte. Argon, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-87024-148-9.
 Wolfgang Jacobsen: Erich Pommer. Filmproduzent zwischen Kunst, Industrie und Unterhaltung. Hentrich & Hentrich, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95565-217-3.

 Jörg Schöning: Erich Pommer – Produzent. In: CineGraph – Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film, Lieferung 18, 1991.
 Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts. Band 6: N – R. Mary Nolan – Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, S. 291 ff.
 Kay Weniger: Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben … Lexikon der aus Deutschland und Österreich emigrierten Filmschaffenden 1933 bis 1945. Eine Gesamtübersicht. S. 395 ff., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8.

Weblinks

  (mit Fotogalerie)
  auf film-zeit.de

  über die Dokumentation von Hans Michael Bock und Ute T. Schneider im Auftrag des BR, auf kickfilm.dem abgerufen am 25. März 2021.

 Erich Pommer Institut
 Christiane Kopka: 20.07.1889 - Geburtstag von Erich Pommer WDR ZeitZeichen vom 20. Juli 2014, mit Wolfgang Jacobsen. (Podcast)

Einzelnachweise

Filmproduzent
Emigrant aus dem Deutschen Reich zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
Person (Medien, Berlin)
Person (Stummfilm)
Träger des Bundesverdienstkreuzes 1. Klasse
Deutscher
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1889
Gestorben 1966
Mann

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What the British army did for soccer in the nineteenth century, Irish emigrants are doing for Gaelic football in this century and spreading the gospel to the outside world.
Thus, in 2015, there exists a team called 'Munich Colmcilles'. On their way back from a Gaelic football tournament in Padova in the north of Italy, they chose to entertain themselves with a German version of 'My Lovely Horse'.


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Q: Why does the focusing efficiency drop with numerical aperture for a microscope objective? I am doing the following experiment in my lab. I have a collimated laser beam, which is focused by a lens. Then the light is collected by a microscope objective. Also, I use two lenses (L1 and L2) to image the focus plane and back focal plane (BFP) out of the objective. Then I introduce an iris in the imaged BFP to do angular filtering. Consequently, changing the iris diameter I am able to change the numerical aperture (NA) of the focused laser. I have also two camera and can record the images of the BFP and the focus plane.

Now, I use some good lens with high transmission as a focusing lens and record the image of the focus plane. This image is a reference image. Then, I use a microscope objective as a focusing lens and again record the image of the focus plane. Dividing the integrated intensity of the focus plane by the integrated intensity of the reference image, I am able to calculate the efficiency of the focusing objective. Integration occurs over the main Airy disk of the spot. Finally, changing the iris diameter I can plot the efficiency vs. NA of the focusing objective. I measured several objectives and every time get the same tendency: efficiency drops with NA. I wonder why is it so? I could think about spherical aberrations because they affect more with higher NA. However, good objectives are designed to reduce the aberrations. Also note that the spots in the focus are perfect Airy patterns. What could be possible reasons for the tendency of the drop?

A: Your measurement is similar to the MTF measurements, (horizontal axis showing the NA which indeed representing spatial frequency and vertical axis, efficiency, corresponds to the MTF which is combination of both resolution and contrast). When you close the iris, or decrease the NA, you let the DC light and low spatial frequencies pass and form the image and then you integrate the intensity over generated Airy disk, then you open the iris to obtain high NA (letting higher spatial frequencies contribute in image formation) and do the intensity integration over generated Airy disk again, and finally compare them both, but the result is opposite of your expectation? right? Please note that, referring to the MTF analogy, what happens to the vertical axis (efficiency in your case) is that the contrast of the recorded image drops for higher NAs and since you are using the imaging approach to extract intensity within the Airy disks this ends up to getting lower intensities for higher NAs compared to the lower NA cases. So, I wonder have you tried to use power meter instead of camera (or imaging method) in your measurements and see the results are different or not?

A: The pixels of your camera themselves accept light only from a limited range of angles (pixel vignetting). I don't fully understand your optical setup, but could it be that as you increase the NA, the incoming light comes from a wider angle and thus a greater fraction of it is lost?


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Ex-Gov. Bill Richardson angered over PRC candidates sent to governor
By Renato Costa / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 / New Mexico, News, Politics
Democrat ex-Gov. Bill Richardson is decrying the state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) nominees submitted by the Public Regulation Commission Nominating Committee as non-representative of New Mexico, specifically in regard to Native Americans.
Richardson told the Associated Press that the exclusion of these rural-area individuals was "a glaring omission."
He said, "To ignore northwestern New Mexicans and the Navajos in Cibola, McKinley, and San Juan counties is both short-sighted and insensitive," adding, "The PRC needs to go back to the drawing board. Period."
Most of the nine nominees selected to fill the three spots on the newly created governor-appointed commission are from the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas.
Former Four Corners Power Plant engineer Jeff Peace, who applied but was not selected as a nominee, said, "We don't have [representation] now. And if it's not me, then somebody else," saying, "But like I said, we just keep getting shortchanged up here."
Regarding the outrage over the nominees, Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's press secretary Nora Sackett told the AP, "The governor's role is just one aspect of the comprehensive process that seeks to ensure qualified professionals can be relied upon to work on these technical matters that affect every New Mexican."
The report noted:
Joseph Little is among those who will be considered by the governor. From the Mescalero Apache Nation in southern New Mexico, Little has worked with tribes on everything from water rights to utility easements.
The others are Cholla Khoury, New Mexico's chief deputy attorney general for civil affairs; Amy Stein, who has worked as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and California before teaching in Florida; former Public Service Co. of New Mexico resource planner Patrick O'Connell; former Republican state lawmaker Brian Moore; FERC senior policy adviser Gabriel Aguilera; Carolyn Glick, who worked for years at the PRC as general counsel and a hearing examiner; Sandia National Laboratories engineer James Ellison; and Arthur O'Donnell, who has served as a PRC consultant.
But still, Richardson insisted, "I just think it was very insensitive and wrong not to include a Navajo."
Read more about all the PRC nominees here.
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Nora Sackett told the AP, "The governor's role is just one aspect of the comprehensive process that seeks to ensure qualified professionals can be relied upon to work on these technical matters that affect every New Mexican."
How stupid do people like Nora
Sackett think we are!!? We know that EVERYTHING they do is to further the Globalist's agenda, and to maintain their power and control over us. PERIOD! But make it sound good so the sheeple believe we'll somehow benefit from it. 🙄
Why is he mum on the governor appointing Charles Lundstrom to the high way commission instead of a Navajo or Zuni?
Maybe because Charles is the brother of Representative Patty Lundstrum and the political favor would be too obvious.
Camille Montoya
Pedo richardson was a frequent visitor of the epstein ranch, you know the international pedophile, jeffrey epstein, the guy who bought the old bruce and gary King ranch NEAR SANTA FE! Wake up NM, we have an international pedophile ring here in NM and New Mexicans continually look the other way! They're trafficking, raping, and sacrificing the children of NM!! BEWARE CYFD, we know what you've been up to!
I find it business as usual by not proceeding in exposing the "guests" at the Epstein rancho and island. I think a few of the sheeples might wake up. JR gets way too much press and did nothing but rape NM.
No wonder so many have gone missing, CYFD is involved really!??Need to pray, keep an eye on the children, tell moms and win these people at their own game, they are SICKO'S and on their way to hell!!
Dwaine Kimmick
Oh Fat Billy…… You Sloppy Drunk POS…..
Good ole corrupt Billy boy doesn't like the fact that he doesn't have someone in that he can manipulate or bribe!
Don't be too sure about that.
This is a democracy, and this is what the people of New Mexico voted for. A dictator for a governor and for the state to continue to be run by one party- the Democrat party. So here it is.
P E
Yep we get what we deserve. The people voted to change how the prc was made up. The former "governor" crawls out from under his rock whenever he thinks there is a shot of grift about.
I want to know why he was never asked about the deals given to his Hollywood "friends" Thank goodness he didn't become president when he ran.
Mary-Catherine Meek
Bill, the Carpetbagger Ex-Governor, needs to butt his nose OUT of NM government business!!!
To be sure, too many New Mexico citizens…..and who knows who else…..re-elected the dictator witch……and there is no hope for anything good to happen in NM for the next 4 years….but Billy-boy SHOULD have NO say in how she manages NM.
THAT is for US to do!!!
This State has gone to hell with all these SICKO'S, MLG is involved, no doubt! God is going to careen this sick business staight to hell, repent get out while you can, because messing with God, you have no chance. By the way changed my initials because someone refrred to a JR, I have no affiliation with whover they are.
Joshua James Ryan Lawrence
Why isn't Billy complaining about no investigations into Zorro Ranch, Jeffrey Epstine, and The King's???


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Infrastructure bill poised for Biden's signature creates taxes on cryptocurrencies | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Provisions in the federal infrastructure bill poised for President Joe Biden's signature look to capture new revenue from gains in digital currency transactions, a move that could hurt the industry.
The infrastructure bill comes with a taxpayer price tag of $1.2 trillion. Illinois is in line for at least $15.8 billion.
To help pay for part of that spending, Nicholas Anthony, manager of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, said those who crafted the bill had to find funding sources.
"And that means that all those dollars in spending that are being dedicated for roads and bridges alike needed pay-for provisions that would help offset that," Anthony said.
Anthony said the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated it would collect $28 billion over ten years.
"Unfortunately the JCT has not announced or published how exactly that's supposed to take shape," Anthony said. "It's really just an estimate."
The bulk of the rest of the spending comes from shifting unspent COVID-19 relief money to infrastructure. The measure also adds about $256 billion to the federal deficit.
The measure targets digital currency brokers, but that could include so-called miners that collect a fee by validating digital currency transactions.
"And by defining them as brokers and requiring them to report information that they do not have, Congress is effectively banning legal cryptocurrency mining in the United States," Anthony said.
Gaining compliance will be difficult and will require increased actions by the Internal Revenue Service or tax filers reporting such gains. Anthony said it will also chill innovation.
"China made the mistake of regulating the industry out of the country, the U.S. is going to make the same mistake," Anthony said.
Without changes to the measures in line for Biden's signature, Anthony said digital currency innovators will likely leave the country.
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Apologies, Dear Reader. I made a mistake in yesterday's post, MSFT Live Search Cashback.
Running too quickly, I assumed MSFT was funding the refunds.
So it is not "free money" to retailers. It is retailer money going to consumers via Live discounting. Sigh.
As it makes no difference to consumers who's footing the bill, I'll stand by yesterday's argument -- that Microsoft can't buy user adoption with cash.
Discountistas will finish their transactions at Live to get the discount, but IMHO will stick with their fave search engine for most chores.
Heck, I'll predict some clever programmer whips up a Firefox plugin to automate that: "Click here to install the Seach On Google Buy From Live FFox button!"
What about the retailer angle?
If I only pay a percent of what is sold and that percent leaves a little for me why not let Microsoft advertise my stuff as much as they want. There is little risk on my part. (I know there are lots of other issues, like limited supply, cannibalization of other channels etc.) Still, if I know my advertising cost is never more than a fixed percent of sales that means I can do a LOT of advertising and be guaranteed profitability.
Dave's right, there's no risk, but there is the issue of control.
Suppose I go into a restaurant and, when asked for my order, I respond "Bring me something delicious!"
That might work out really well. In a good restaurant with a good waiter, my ambiguity might yield wonderful meal I'd never have thought to order myself.
On the other hand, a misguided waiter might assume that everyone loves liver as much as he does. Or a less-than-scrupulous waiter could bring me the scrod -- not because it is delicious, but because nobody else ordered it and it is starting to go bad.
Rev-share is like letting a waiter pick your meal.
By turning over control to the rev-share partner, the retailer focuses on the end ("get my stuff sold") rather than the means ("here's what we need to advertise").
So one issue with rev-share advertising is lack of control: the retailer cedes the marketing strategy to a third party who may be working towards a different goal. This issue of control may or may not matter that much.
A downside of MSFT Jellyfish CashBack (indeed of all cash-back programs) is that it trains consumers to shop by price. By doing so, it helps further erode the role of retailer brand in online shopping.
"Never start shopping at Retailer.com," consumers learn. "Always start at Live.com."
Search marketing is an incredible advertising channel. Truly game changing, and wonderful for online stores.
I believe in search. I built my business around it. The channel is amazing, but the channel ain't perfect. One dark cloud on the horizon: search engines atomize retailer brands.
To reduce to or separate into atoms.
To reduce to tiny particles or a fine spray.
To break into small fragments.
To subject to bombardment with atomic weapons.
SERPs reduce your brand to list of SKU pages, laid out in short vanilla snippets, presented right alongside similar snippets from all your competitors.
Your brand, misted into tiny particles. Your brand, nuked.
Consumers increasingly regard the search engines as stores.
According to NRF, consumers name "Google" as the ninth most popular e-commerce site online (!) Think about that. All four of the major engines made the list of Top 50 online stores. That, Dear Reader, is disturbing.
Programs like MSFT Cashback only further this troubling trend.
One interesting metric to watch is the fraction of repeat customers who return to your store directly, versus the fraction of repeat customers who come back to you via paid search, affiliate, comparison shopping engines, etc.
Strong online brands have a high rate of direct-to-site return buyers.
Think Amazon, Zappos, Overstock. Many consumers go to them to shop directly, avoiding Google infomediation.
Are you watching your direct-to-site return buyer rate? Are you testing any strategies to improve it?
This ramble is getting long, so I'll stop before tumbling into another rant about discounting as a promotion strategy. Happy Friday, and a good weekend to everyone out there!


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Action was fast and furious in Pocatello with many events exhibiting exemplary performances but the home crowd had something very special in the 3200, when local products stormed into the lead early and then remained there. Dallin Farnsworth, as senior from Highland HS here, had a goal of a meet record, when the day began & in spite of being diagnosed with strep throat the previous Monday he maintained his intention. With that thought in mind Farnsworth set the pace from the gun to the tune of a 32.5 second 200 Meters. He continued through the 400M in 66 seconds, whch dropped all would-be challengers save Elijah Armstrong & Zach Perrin.
Dallin reached the 800 in a brisk 2:15, which may have seemed fast for fans but it was just a second below of his original time-goal for that point. That pace was a bit brisk for Perrin, who wisely backed off a bit but Armstrong maintained his pursuit. Commenting after the race Armstrong conceded that his strategy had been simple: "follow Dallin." And so it was that Dallin continued on his planned way through splits of 2:50.2 and 4:08 before rolling through the 1600 in 4:35. The 2K was passed in 6:20 yet Armstrong remained just a comfortable few yards behind Farnsworth. It was only, after they had run another lap with an elapsed time of 6:56 that Armstrong began to give way. Still Armstrong was yielding somewhat grudgingly and his stride remained fluid. The crowd was always very much into the
race but as Dallin began another lap at the 8:06 mark the excitement was palabable. Of course it did not hurt in the least that the announcer proclaimed the leader to be on record pace.
The meet record of 9:11.05 was set by Josh Rohatinsky in 2000 and given that the Holt Arena is at altitude, the mark is all the more impressive but Farnsworth had plenty left as he sped over the track. The end result was 9:10.34 and Armstrong followed in a fine 9:21. In a way it was a bit of a passing of the torch to the freshman, who has been procalimed as the finest freshman XC runner in state history - an opinion which Farnsworth seconded. Zach Perrin earned third place with 9:24 to edge Troy Fraley by a second. Brayden Cromar followed in fifth with a time of 9:27, as he edged Ben Saarel of Wyoming by about a second.
Last year Erik Harris won the mile by pulling away from Farnsworth in a stirring battle. With Dallin being in the longer event things might have seemed easier but that would have been a mistake, as Utah's Brad Nye is a strong runner with a formidable kick. Haven Shelton was the one to set the early pace, however, and he took the field through a 62.4 first 400M and continued to lead through an 800M in 2:08. At that point Harris was situated comfortably in third with Nye holding second. A split of 2:41 did nothing to change things but Harris made a move shortly after that and held aa slight lead over Shelton, while Nye loomed just behind the pair. Harris picked up the pace at that point, a time that Nye had wanted to assume the lead, yet he scratched that thought to remain in tow. At that point Erik was rolling and the pace had sped up so much, that it was apparent to many. That said Nye blasted past Harris on the back-stretch and it seemed like the race had to be over, but Harris responded and closed a bit on the final turn. The duo must have run a very swift final 400M and the last lap was easily under thirty seconds but Nye sealed the finish in the final straight & finished with a time of 4:12.39. Erik Harris followed with 4:13, which is one of the top ten times of the season. Haven Shelton finished alone in third with 4:19 & Blair Hurlock took fourth in 4:23. Joe Maloney earned fifth with 4:24.
One of my favorite aspects of Simplot is that it always welcomes an invasion of Canadian athletes and that was a major factor in numerous events but no more so than in the Men's 800 Run. The race featured Strymar Linvingston, who is the top ranked 500 & 600 Meter runners in the nation, as well as one of the top 800 Meter runners in America. With Livingston's speed Tyler Smith decided that it was imperative not to leave the race to a final kick, so he stormed into the lead with 600 meters to go and zipped through the 400 in a sharp 53.4. The question on 'most everyone's mind was whether he went too early but, as he sped through the final 200M it was obvious that he had not made a mistake. His final lap was so impressive, that it was not just the fans screaming their excitement, because even medalists lost a brief interests in their awards to peer through the screen hiding their view of the race. The Canadian speedster from Alberta, who is only a junior, added yet another meet record to the day's total, when he cossed the finish line in 1;49.46. Livingston was well behind despite a fine 1:51 clocking and Kirk Webb garnered third in 1:55. Tanner Smith & Derrick Williams claimed 4th & 5th respectively with versions of 1:57, while Ryan Maag of Nyssa (Oregon) placed sixth in 1:58.84.
Jenna Westaway of Calgary made it a Canadian and Albertan sweep with her triumph in the Girls' 800 in 2:14.46. Jenna won this event last year and this time was followed Nijae Jones of California, who ran 2:16.10 to edge Ellie Child of Utah, who ran 2:16.22. Shea Martinez of Utah was
right on their tail with her mark of 2:16.26 & Kaela Edwards of Colorado took fifth in 2:17.
Tabor Scholl of Utah established herself as the leader for the first two laps of the 1600 Meter Run but gave way to Sam McKinnan of Idaho, who took over the pace-making duties for the next few laps. McKinnan held the lead at 800M with a time of 2:30, which gave her a ten meter lead over Scholl. Nearing the end of the next 400M Scholl began to close in on McKinnan before moving back into the lead at 1200M in 3:50. McKinnan, who has been bothered by foot problems for the past few months, was forced to drop back a bit and Scholl seemed to be on her way to victory. Jamie Stokes of Ogden had other ideas, however, a she rallied late to claim a victory in a time of 5:00.11. Scholl was a valiant second in 5:00.31 and Kelly Robinson of Colorado followed in fourth with 5:04. Idaho's Hannah
McInturff was on her tail with a time of 5:04.81and Laura Young of Utah placed fifth (5:05). Nevadan Mary Jo Wright ran 5:09 to claim sixth ahead of Sam McKinnan & Cheryn Trapp of Idaho placed tenth in 5:18.
Natalie Shields of Salt Lake City took control of the 3200 meter race early and went on to record a victory in a time of 10:46. Sarah Feeny of Ogden closed in the middle of the race but was forced to give way in the final stage to take second in 10:51. Summer Harper of Lehi made it three straight Utah runners across the line with her 10:58 and Paige Gilchrist earned fourth in 11:05. Nampa, Idaho's Mikayla Malaspina crossed the line in 11:18 to earn fifth and Sierra Manzer of Kuna was sixth with 11:22. Pocatello's Presli Hutchinson, whose goal at the beginning of the meet was to qualify for the finals, did that and more by coming home tenth in 11:49.
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The path off the "high road of humility" will have some bumps.
As the national political pause ends Thursday with the burial of former President George H.W. Bush in Texas, there's little left to deflect attention from some uglier storylines in modern-day politics.
Lame-duck power grabs are underway in Wisconsin and Michigan. A widening election-fraud scandal could become a criminal matter in North Carolina, with a House seat unfilled.
A government shutdown looms. And amid reevaluations of legacies and presidential body language, this moment of the Trump presidency is controlled squarely by special counsel Robert Mueller.
This week's new details about former national security adviser Michael Flynn's cooperation could be followed with details ahead of the sentencing of the president's former personal attorney Michael Cohen. There should also be more information about former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the lack of help Mueller is claiming his team got from. President Donald Trump's relative quiet this week hasn't extended to his rants at Mueller's maneuverings.
It all makes this week's remembrances feel disconnected to the realities swirling in the rest of Washington.
President-elect Donald Trump stands with Trump National Security Adviser Lt. General Michael Flynn at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 21, 2016.
For the first two years of the Trump presidency, the term "voter fraud" has been tossed around again and again as a great scourge on America's electoral system.
But confronted now with perhaps an egregious case of election-related fraud, Trump and the national Republican Party seem to have gone completely silent.
The result in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District remains in limbo as the state Board of Elections continues its investigation into an alleged election-fraud scheme that's captured national attention.
The silence from a president who's trumpeted tall tale after tall tale about election fraud, and a party that's has largely left those outlandish claims unchallenged, is deafening.
After speculation about a presidential run swirled around him for years -- as it has for many of his fellow Democrats in recent months -- former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick finally concluded this week that he will ... not run.
That decision, confirmed to ABC News via an aide with direct knowledge of the situation, is a somewhat novel development from within the nebulous sphere of potential 2020 candidates.
With upwards of 20 Democrats said to be seriously mulling campaigns, it's an inevitability the field will need to be pared down, even before the first Iowans head to their caucus locations.
Though the longshots may have Trump's improbable rise from outside the political landscape in mind, the reality is it's unlikely that any candidate could match a billionaire reality star's built-in celebrity status.
Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone will speak at the three-day American Priority Conference at 3:15 p.m. in Washington.
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker offers opening remarks at the Project Safe Neighborhoods Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. in Kansas City, Missouri.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi hosts the annual holiday reception for the Capitol Press Corps at 4 p.m. on Capitol Hill.
Adviser to the president Ivanka Trump joins Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., at a CEO roundtable innovation summit in Washington at 1 p.m.
The architect of the Capitol hosts the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot noble fir harvested from the Willamette National forest in Oregon, at 5 p.m. on the west front lawn of Capitol Hill.


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by Frederick Hoehn, copyright 2013, all rights reserved.
It's been a question I've heard since I was a boy, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
We get eggs from chickens, but we get chickens from eggs. Which came first?
What about dogs? We get puppies from adult dogs, but adult dogs grow from puppies. Which came first?
What about humans? The first man was Adam. Did Adam start out as a baby that grew into an adult, or did Adam start out an adult who later fathered children?
But if Adam had started out as a little newborn baby, those little people don't know how to feed themselves. And it takes time for them to learn to crawl. And with no nourishment, the little baby would have died.
If the chicken had started out as an egg, it would not have hatched. For eggs to hatch, the mother hen sits on them to keep them warm.
Of course, now we have incubators, but at the beginning of the world, the hen had to sit over the egg.
Little puppies can't do much for themselves until they've sucked milk from their mothers for a while, and grown stronger.
The answer is quite simple if you look at the right reference book, and that would be the Bible.
From Genesis chapter 2, verses 7 And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and he put the man whom he had formed there. 9 And out of the ground, the Lord God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Adam's food was the fruit of trees. But little babies can't reach up and pluck fruit from trees, and they don't yet have teeth for chewing. Little babies start off with milk, and where would the milk have come from?
God did create cows, but a cow doesn't give milk until it has given birth to a calf. The baby Adam would have died waiting for the milk.
Genesis chapter 2, verses 18 And the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I'll make him a helper appropriate for him." 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was the name of it. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper right for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead of it, 22 And the rib, that the Lord God had taken from man, he made into a woman, and brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of Man." 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall stick with his wife, and they'll be one flesh.
But Adam couldn't have named all the animals and birds and fish if he had just been a little baby. First you have to learn to talk.
If Adam had just been a baby, he wouldn't have been ready for a wife for probably a decade and a half.
No, God created Adam as an adult man who was able to understand when God told about the fruit, and which fruit must not be eaten.
Look at Genesis 1:11,12 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the plant yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth," and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and plant yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind, and God saw that it was good.
The seed was in the thing that God created. God didn't first create seeds that grew into something. God created the plant that had the seed inside the plant.
In the case of chickens, the egg is the fertilized seed, but first there were male and female chickens that produced fertilized eggs.
The chicken came before the egg.
God created an adult Adam, and then an adult Eve, and the couple produced little babies.
But a lot of people have questions that seem difficult to answer that wouldn't be so difficult if they would read the Bible.
We see right there in the Garden of Eden where sin originated. The first sin was the eating of the fruit that God said not to eat.
So God put Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
The first murder was Cain killing his brother Abel. And why did Cain do that? Because Abel's sacrifice was acceptable to God, but Cain's was not. So Cain hated Abel, and killed him.
Genesis is the book of beginnings in the Bible.
Genesis is where Abram pleased God by believing God's promise that Abram's descendants would be as numerous as the sand of the sea. And God changed Abram's name to Abraham. Abraham was a friend of God.
Abraham's grandson, Jacob, got his name changed by God to Israel.
Then you have your Joseph in Egypt who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and got promoted to second in command of Egypt.
Much of world history is wrapped around the history of Israel because of God's covenant with Abraham.
We are seeing conflict in the Middle East on a regular basis. The war in Kuwait. The war we fought in Iraq. The Afghanistan war. Civil war in Syria. Iran moving toward nuclear weapons. Israel trying to stay alive.
The Middle East problems began very long ago in the Old Testament part of the Bible. To have a good understanding of the present conflicts it is best to go back and read the history of them in the Bible.
If Iran does get nuclear weapons, we could soon have World War 3, with widespread destruction.
If we don't know history, we are likely to repeat the many mistakes that have been made. A knowledge of history will help us avoid some very serious mistakes.
After World War 1, the allies were quite tough on Germany. Then pretty soon, Germany came roaring back under Hitler causing great destruction.
So, after World War 2, we instead helped rebuild Germany with the Marshall Plan. And we helped rebuild Japan.
But the sacrificing of animals is an Old Testament thing. In the New Testament, Christians don't sacrifice animals.
But what about that principle in Lev 17:11, "Without the shedding of blood there's no remission of sin"? This principle still holds.
But now, instead of the blood of animals, we have the blood of Jesus, the ultimate, once and for all sacrifice for the sins of the world.
So that's why animal sacrifice is no longer needed. Unfortunately for the Jews, they mostly are not aware that Jesus is their prophesied Messiah (savior).
So I guess they'll have to continue with animal sacrifices.
He'll make a pact with the Jews, but after a while they'll see that he's not their Messiah.
The Antichrist will rule the world during a period of time called "The Great Tribulation," spoken of by Jesus in Matthew chapter 24.
But though Jesus paid for the sins of the world, it doesn't count unless a person accepts the free offer of salvation from God.
Jesus said in John 6:37 "Everyone that the Father (God) gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will in no way throw out." Jesus won't say no when you ask him to be your savior. Though he's in heaven, he will hear your prayer to him.
But Jesus said, "Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and not do the things I say?" (Luke 6:46) But how can we do what Jesus said until we know what those things are?
So Christians must read the Bible and do what Jesus said. But in recent years, I don't so much read the Bible as listen to it being read on compact disks. You can do it either way.
People who have vision problems can ask someone to read the Bible to them.
After becoming a Christian, the Lord wants you to be baptized in water. I got that at an Assembly of God church.
Jesus also wants his people to be baptized with the Holy Ghost, with the speaking in unknown tongues (languages).
In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, John the Baptist tells us that Jesus is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost. So, if you're a Christian, ask Jesus to baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
The way that you'll know you've received it is you'll pray in a language you never learned. The Holy Ghost gives you words to speak in a strange language that you don't understand, and then you add your voice and speak those words out.
Scriptures quoted are from the Holy Bible, Hoehn Version and the New Testament, Hoehn Version, copyright 2011, both available as ebooks for the Kindle readers from Amazon.com.


A Pain in the Neck: Scarf Storage | Committed.
Love the part about your shoe-less attempt at leaving for daycare. Great post, Jen! I am going to investigate doing something similar in my closet. Thanks! Sharing!
Thanks, Rochelle! Glad it was an idea worth sharing!
*drools* I…I have to have this in my closet now. What about hats? Any ideas on how to store dozens of hats?
Baseball hats, sun hats, helmets, knit caps, or a combination? If they're baseball hats, I'd say just a clear rubbermaid/tupperware box so you can still see them, but they're corralled. If they're different styles, and you want to display them, maybe a pegboard with hooks.
I have lots of fancy English-Lady style hats…as well as a Janet Evanovich "Rangeman" cap (I'm kind of proud to own that one…) and a huge sun-hat.
You could do it without the picture frame and just string up picture wire between two screws or nails (be sure you're screwing into a stud for security). Use clothespins to hold them up! It will only make 2 small holes in the wall.
I like the scarves there.
Thanks! It's making much happier to go into the closet every morning.


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The truth is this city has a lot to offer to everyone, whether you are searching for relaxation, a highly cultural experiencie, art, a culinary tour from different types of cuisines, or just stay in a comfy hotel, Mexico City has got it all.
At Hoteles de Barrio we have made a curated itinerary for you to live and experience as much as possible in two days!
the options to grab a bite are incredible from fine dining restaurants like Huset or Blanco Colima and taco places like Orinoco , you are going to be amazed by the gastronomic offer of this area. We highly recommend you to contact your hotel´s concierge to make your dinner reservations.
3:00 p.m. – The first place we recommend is going to the Historic Center, the truth is , there is no better place to understand Mexico City ´s history and culture than this busy neighborhood. I had an excellent anthropology teacher that once told me that most downtowns in every country should have the presence of the church, the state and the finance segments. The Historic Center has got more than that. If you are travelling Mexico in order to get to know more about the prehispanic civilization and how the Spanish conquerors transformed history, this is the perfect spot.
We recommend you to first visit Palacio Nacional, you only require an official ID, and you can admire Diego Rivera´s murals that represent Epic Mexico´s history from several centuries. The murals go from 256 square meters, and it is ideal to start understanding what happened in Mexico.
What makes Zocalo so distinctive from other cities in the entire world is Templo Mayor, a seven stage Aztec pyramid located underneath a Christian cross. It is open to public with a large explanation of the civilization, the political order, and the magnificence of rituals and sacrifices, definitely a must if you have no time to visit Teotihuacan (pyramids located 56 km from Mexico City).
Prepare for your dinner selection and rest for another incredible day.
Saturday 10:00 a.m – Book tickets to Frida Kahlo´s House ( The Blue House) , it is preferable to go from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. , as less people book and the house will be mostly empty, you should note this is not a museum, it is the painter´s house adapated to receive turists interested in her art and life. You are going to fall in love with Coyoacan neighborhood, the most bohemian area in the city where artists, history and cultture collide. You can book your tickets here!
11:30 a.m. – Head to Bazaar del Sábado is a highly recommended option, it is located in San Angel neighborhood and home to the Diego Rivera Studio. We recommend you to have lunch at San Angel Inn (right next to Diego Rivera´s studio), we highly advice you to book a private tour for the house, as there are no written explanations in English. What is impressive about this Juan O´Gorman´s designed house? It was specially built for Diego to have an inspitarional and practical space to paint his murals.
3:00 p.m- 4:00 p.m. -After this, we suggest you to walk at Bazaar del Sabado, it is a 20 minutes walk from Diego Rivera´s Studio, or if you prefer you can get an Uber ride. You are going to meet several local artists and impressive mexican artisans for exquisite paintings , clothing and accesories.
Why do we select Coyoacan & San Angel?These are neighborhoods that were located outside of the city. The enormous houses located here belonged to the wealthiest mexicans during the spanish colony, and they also have a lot of christian presence with churches that are truly architectural gems. You can get a small town vibe and still be at one of the most populated cities in the world.
7:00 p.m. Dinner reservation where your concierge suggests.
Sunday- Free time to wander around Roma and Condesa neighborhoods. Stay tuned for our favorites next week.


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The love story of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.. she loved him when she was 13 years old
The story of Queen Elizabeth II's love and marriage to Prince Philip is considered one of the most famous stories of love and marriage in the world, due to the length of their marriage, which reached 73 years, and ended with Philip's death just two months before his 100th birthday, according to the British Daily Mail website. Since the death of the late Queen's companion, the newspapers have been talking about the extent to which Elizabeth was affected by the death of her lover and her husband, Philip,
who also affected her health, in addition to facing alone some family problems such as the problem of Prince Andrew. Elizabeth could not forget Philip, her husband and her lover who were so complimenting to each other, who was sharp and bold; While she was cautious before making a decision, which helped to strengthen their relationship with each other. Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's cousin and close
childhood friend, told of her and Philip's love story, who died in 2016: "She never looked at anyone else. She was in love with him from the start." Elizabeth and Philip first met when she was thirteen years old while she and her parents were visiting Dartmouth Naval College
and on an official tour, and Philip was commissioned to entertain her and her little sister, Princess Margaret, and at first sight the two fell in love with each other. Elizabeth's marriage to Philip for 73 years remained in understanding and happily until his death on April 9, 2021,
which the royal family did not expect. George VI's private secretary, Sir Alan Tommy Lascelles, wrote of the family's view of Philip: "They felt he was cruel Uneducated and perhaps unfaithful, as he was the son of the exiled Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, who spent the last years of his life in the Monte Carlo courts for gambling, so he was seen as unsuitable for a princess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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The advantages I can offer are mostly based on the bad experiences that I have had over the course of my journey to making FixedEdge a huge success. Too many times I have been offered that "too good to be true" kind of money by selfproclaimed gurus who end up roping you in with that so called "Guaranteed Winner" which is usually just an empty promise that they are unable to deliver. I started gambling when I was eighteen and would not learn how to invest my money until many years later.
After years of many sleepless nights, intensive data and formula testing, along with really strict discipline I was able to become a professional sports investor. Much trial and error, and many failures before the success is what lead me to FixedEdge, in which I established and started running successfully myself at age twenty seven. Now, five years later after being nudged for quite some time to bring FixedEdge public, it is finally happening. Many people in my life, from my family, close friends and even strangers that I have developed friendships with have seen my passion for sports investment over the years, trusted FixedEdge's investment opportunities, along with its expertise. I am so eager to watch FixedEdge continue to grow, as we are constantly developing new platforms where we can educate, and ultimately help people wisely invest their money.
What I feel that I can offer in experience has carried over into my whole outlook and mission for FixedEdge. To change the lens through which people view sports investment has been a very integral part of my mission. My vision for FixedEdge is to create a movement of people who can transition from feeling as if they are "gambling" money away, to people who are making standard investments in their futures with low risk and long term rewards. Gambling can pay off with that big quick hit, but just as quickly it can also turn around and devastate your life. If your like myself you have been there, you know the negative outweighs any of the good from that big hit. There is no such thing as "get rich quick" with sports unless you were to make only one or two wagers your entire life.
Investments by definition take time to grow, and trend upward toward a larger and more stable payoff. This is the mindset I intend to create within you with this movement at FixedEdge.
For those that choose to invest, I have created a series of formulas that I can personally stand behind, and that's because I have been using them at FixedEdge for years. Would it be surprising if I gave you an opportunity to make money with only having to hit 30-40% of your games? Make money with losing more games than you win? That's right, and I am always asked, "How can that be?" Well, with the right money management, and FixedEdge's formulas this and much more is possible.
More than a place for your money to go (which would be more of a gamble) FixedEdge is providing not only a place for investments but a place for people to become equipped with the right knowledge and tools to go out and make better decisions however they decide to invest their money.
I truly believe that people as individuals are important, and consistently losing money without caring how that affects people is unacceptable. FixedEdge will continue to work to protect your investment, and assist you in making the most out of your money.
Statistically 97% of people lose in sports gambling. That leaves a very small percentage of people that are seeing consistent returns on their investments. FixedEdge works to ensure that people are learning how to invest in such a way that could help change that percentage with a big enough movement. Trust me, if I can do it you can do it too.
Start by throwing away those bad gambling habits, and "invest with the best" here at FixedEdge.
If you come away from FixedEdge with only one thing, I hope it is the mindset of an investor instead of a gambler.
These reasons among many more are why I have decided to put a large team of people together that can help extend FixedEdge's reach to new heights, and to a much larger movement of people who are not only investing  but learning how to be smarter and making the right moves when it comes to sports investing, and to break that vicious cycle of gambling.
I am so excited to share wide scale how much financial freedom is available from the tools and services FixedEdge can provide AND most importantly how many lives are changed when people simply just STOP GAMBLING. You will not want to miss out on this opportunity to be part of such an amazing movement as we go public and continue to grow!


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