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Five Times Overpaid Pop Brats Needed To Get A Grip In 2015
By : Jamie Roberts On : 08 Dec 2015 12:15
Zayn casually disregarding a sign on a wall - Credit: Instagram/Zayn Malik
Pop stars seem to have it all, money, fame and – usually – some musical talent to boot (although I use the word 'talent' loosely).
Sometimes the fame and the fortune goes to their heads, though, and they start acting like spoilt little kids, in a way that seems embarrassing to any normal person but probably feels quite normal to them.
As such, I think it's important to call them out when this happens, in an attempt to make them realise how ridiculous they're being – although I feel this is probably done in vain.
Here are five pop brats that needed to get a grip in 2015:
Kanye West Every Day Of His Life
For Kanye the need to get a grip probably comes every day, but I've narrowed it down to one incident otherwise we'd be here forever.
Remember when he stormed off stage after his mic stopped working in Canada?
Mr West threw down his microphone and stormed off the stage after 13 minutes of his performance at a ceremony to mark the end of the Pan Am Games, leaving the 40,000 strong audience completely confused.
And the incident birthed this amazing GIF:
Literally the GIF that keeps on GIFfing.
When Justin Bieber Kept Storming Off Everything
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Justin Bieber had a bad week back in October.
The young scamp kicked it off by walking out of a Spanish radio interview when the hosts asked him to help 'break the internet'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBKJy91k-EU
He left the show in a bit of a sulk, and it seems he was still feeling it the next day when he performed in Norway.
His adoring fans got a little carried away and spilled drink on the stage, then when he tried to wipe up the mess they wouldn't stop trying to touch him, causing him to storm off.
Looks like Justin's started to get his man-period. What a confusing time this must be for the little scamp.
Ariana Grande Proved She Can't Be Left Unsupervised In A Doughnut Shop
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Ariana Grande got a bit carried away in a doughnut shop…
The singer walked into the store and proceeded to 'maliciously lick' several of the sugary treats. The incident went viral, and for some reason even the police paid her a visit.
Footage from the shop's security camera leaked and spread like wildfire after TMZ published it.
That wasn't the only thing to cause outrage though, as when a fresh tray of doughnuts is brought out Grande can be heard saying: "What the fuck is that? I hate Americans. I hate America. That's disgusting."
'Disgusting'? Those in glass houses…
Zayn Malik Got Deep With Some Selfies
Zayn Malik used to be in hit pop-brat group One Direction, but he left earlier this year to make it as a solo artist – to take his career in a new direction, if you will.
Since leaving the boy band Zayn Malik has become lost, spending his time taking moody black and white selfies, staring into the distance and pushing his breasts together in an attempt to find meaning in a world that appears to lack any.
A photo posted by Zayn Malik (@zayn) on Nov 8, 2015 at 12:02pm PST
The life of a sulky young millionaire can be a struggle. Having an estimated net worth of about $20 million can place a lot of pressure on you, forcing you to take your top off, light up a cigarette and stare into the middle distance. It happens.
A photo posted by Zayn Malik (@zayn) on Nov 7, 2015 at 8:31am PST
If you feel Zayn's pain then please donate a jumper or t-shirt today – together we can eradicate emotional topless selfies forever.
Madonna's On-Stage Sexual Rampage
Madonna went rogue this year, getting freaky on stage at every available opportunity.
First up was Drake at Coachella, when the 56-year-old pop goddess swooped up behind him and started necking off with him for a while.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwf4eGSMi8Y
She then walked off stage, and the rapper didn't look particularity happy with the kiss.
Probably just a one off though, right? Wrong, Madonna had a go with Katy Perry at another gig later in the year.
She brought Perry out at her Rebel Heart tour concert in Los Angeles, then proceeded to bend her over, spank her, scold her, then hand her a banana. As you do.
You've been warned guys, you better think twice before you start behaving like spoilt pop-brats next year, or Madonna might get you.
Or not, it's always fun writing about the ridiculous shit you do…
Jamie Roberts

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Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 2011 All-Conference softball teams and individual award winners. Michigan's Amanda Chidester was named Big Ten Player of the Year, while Wolverine head coach Carol Hutchins garnered Coach of the Year honors. Indiana senior Morgan Melloh was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, while Minnesota pitcher Sara Moulton earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolades from the conference's coaches.
Chidester garners Player of the Year honors following a season in which she batted .492 during Big Ten play, which ranked second in the conference. She started all 20 games for the Wolverines, had six home runs and 35 RBI with an .820 slugging percentage. In the field, she finished with just three errors on the year at third base to become the third Wolverine in two years to win the honor. Former Michigan standouts Nikki Nemitz and Maggie Viefhaus shared the honor last season.
Melloh is the conference's Pitcher of the Year after hurling every inning for the Hoosiers during the Big Ten season. She finished the conference season with a 1.07 ERA, posted a 17-3 record, and set the Big Ten record with 221 strikeouts during conference play. She had seven shutouts during the conference season and limited opponents to .155 hitting to become Indiana's first Pitcher of the Year since Gina Ugo in 1996.
Moulton was named the conference's top freshman after completing her debut season with nine victories and a 2.20 ERA, which ranked fourth in conference play. The Freshman of the Year pitched 102 innings, finishing with four complete-game shutouts in 16 starts during Big Ten play. She becomes the second Minnesota player to earn Freshman of the Year honors, following Brenda Bixby in 1988.
After guiding Michigan to its fourth straight Big Ten title and 14th overall, Hutchins garnered Coach of the Year accolades for the 12th time. The Wolverines finished the Big Ten season 18-2 and consistently ranked at or near the top of the national polls all season. The Wolverines also earned the No. 10 overall seed in the NCAA Championship and will host during this weekend's regional round.
The Big Ten also announced the 11 Sportsmanship Award honorees from each institution. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The 2011 All-Big Ten teams and individual honorees can be found below and through the attached PDF.
ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
C – Brett Williams, Jr., MSU
1B – Sara Olson, Sr., IND
2B – Danielle Zymkowitz, Sr., ILL
SS – Emily Allard, So., NU
3B – Amanda Chidester, Jr., MICH
OF – Bree Evans, Jr., MICH
OF – Lindsey Rains, Fr., PUR
OF – Nicole Sappingfield, Fr. MICH
UT – Jessica Davis, So., ILL
DP – Karla Powell, Jr., WIS
P – Morgan Melloh, Sr., IND
P – Jordan Taylor, Sr., MICH
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Ireland's local storytellers spice up the discovery tour
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Long tales and reimagined truths create a theme for your journey through Ireland set on a stunning backdrop of rugged coastlines and emerald foliage. There are plenty of Irish storytellers to guide you through a tapestry of intrigue, battles, and years that were, by turn, lean, hungry and ultimately triumphant.
Two kings briefly raged a bloody battle in County Meath, on the River Boyne, on July 1, 1690. More than 50,000 troops stood on either side of the narrow river ready to slash each other to pieces. Tour host Mary Gibbons, from Dublin, recounts the day-long battle almost blow-by-blow until one king high-tailed it back to France.
Equally fascinating is the conflict that led to that battle.
Thousands of years before the kings stormed the valley, the same rolling landscape played an important role in the history of Ireland. Roughly 5,000 years ago, Stone Age farmers stopped toiling in their fields to build passage tombs. In all, Ireland has 53 known passage tombs and Newgrange is one of the finest examples of the incredible efforts of these farmers.
Gibbons explains the monumental effort required to build these monuments. Be sure to hop off the bus, use the bridge over the River Boyne and duck into the Newgrange passage tomb, where a local storyteller lays out theories on why the dirt and rock was piled so precisely.
Was this and its 52 similar passages built to bury the dead? To celebrate religions? To watch the seasons pass? Nobody knows for sure. The solstice and the equinox sun beams perfectly align through the narrow tunnel, signifying a time to plant and a time to sow.
Sheena Dignam of Galway Food Tours takes visitors on a walk through fine food and history on her daily food tours. Each stop includes a bit or maybe a pint. A stop at Tigh Neachtain will have Sheena telling you the history of "the Snug."
On the wild shores of the Atlantic, you can meet a storyteller who will fill your belly with fine food as you meander through Galway. Sheena Dignam of Galway Food Tours weaves through stores, bakeries, restaurants and markets while telling the history of the area. Learn about the oldest pubs, the weirdest foods, and the best whiskies. Find out why one bakery that has passed through six generations of one family sells at least 15 monster loaves every day of "Conger Bread" – the length of a conger eel, which is typically 1.5 metres.
Take a ferry from Galway to Kilronan on Inishmore for a day or two of tales told by local historian Cyril O' Flaithearta of Aran Walking and Biking Tours. Ride in a pony cart, pedal a bike or walk while Cyril tells the story of the land. Stop at a few forts, at ancient cemeteries, ruined and rebuilt chapels, and on windswept ridges. Be prepared to be moved by his passionate stories – tales of hardship, triumph, feast, famine, love and persecution.
Even bigger stories unfold in Northern Ireland, the land of swinging bridges and the Giant's Causeway.
At the turn of the 20th century, rail traffic was the way to move about the country, but the rail companies wanted to be more than just a utility. They wanted to fill the trains with tourists, too. So, in 1902, the Gobbins Cliff Path was created. Guides tell tales of the thousands of people who came to snake along the cliff wall with little or no protection from falling.
Fact or fiction? You be the judge at the Giants Causeway on the north shore of Ireland. Are the geologists or the storytellers like John Higgins of the Visitor Centre telling the truth? Are the giants asleep behind a wall of hexagonal shaped rocks? Is that really a giant's slipper left on the beach (below)? Listen to the tales as you wander the windswept features. And, don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Today, thankfully, the tubular bridge, tunnels through the rock, swinging bridges and cantilevered walkways are fortified. Foaming waves crash against the rugged shore below your feet carrying a salty spray to your face. You'll deserve a pint of Guinness after you hike up the hill at the end of the tour.
Another coastal walk ends on an island where fishermen of the 1700s had tiny shacks for protection against the wind and rain. You'll easily walk on the swinging bridge at Carrick-a-Rede to see how the fishermen used to stand on the cliffs to bring in the salmon. Alex Colgan was the last of the tough fisherman to work the shores.
"I suppose it was dangerous, but we never had any accidents," he says. "When the weather was bad, it was dangerous enough."
Should you believe geologists who say the red rocks are formed into strange columns by volcanic activity some 60-million-years ago? Or were they stepping stones tossed into the ocean by feuding giants of Ireland and Scotland? According to John Higgins of the Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre, it's the giants. He's got proof – or so he says. Either way, the topography, the science or the tales are worth the hike to the shore where waves crash over the hexagonal rocks, towers and shore.
Ireland is built on wild stories. Some true and some told with a wink. Take the journey to create your own. Your best source of information starts with a visit to Tourism Ireland.
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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Uber announced a beta test of a new flat rate program this week, designed to court "super users" in Seattle and other cities around the country. Users of the ride-hailing service in Seattle can pay $49 up front to gain access to $3 UberPool rides and $8 UberX rides during the month of September.
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper joins us on the show this week to discuss details of the new plan, and the future of the company, including how driverless cars could impact the market. And GeekWire's John Cook explains why he prefers Lyft over Uber. He's in the minority: Uber can now claim up to 87% of the ride-hailing marketshare in the U.S., despite losses that are up to $1.27 billion this year.
We also dive into the phenomenon of the Xbox Onesie, a gaming garment unveiled by Microsoft Australia that has taken the internet by storm. But, despite the excitement, the company hasn't yet announced a release date.
Plus, Kerry Van Voris, director of talent at Madrona Venture Group, joins us to talk about the ins and outs of Seattle's increasingly competitive technology job market. We'll discuss how startups can attract stellar engineers, how job candidates can improve their prospects, Amazon's new experiment with part-time tech teams, and how Seattle stacks up against Silicon Valley.
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Gemini (May 21 - June 20): The color red will bring your creditors lots of luck this week. For you, however, things don't look to be going quite so well.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22): The boomerang returning to you when you throw it is a result of simple physics… The reason why you're alone playing with a toy that fundamentally cannot leave you is much more complex.
Leo (July 23 - August 22): There's going to be a moment this week when you think to yourself, "It's just one more bag and I don't want to make another trip," and you know what? You're gonna be right.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22): I know the saying, but if you were to literally jump out of the frying pan it's likely you'd just land on the stove and from there it's a clean getaway.
Libra (September 23 - October 22): This week, an old familiar smell will trigger distant and long-forgotten memories. How you end up floating in amniotic fluid after that is anyone's guess though.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): It is important to remember that no one's life is fair, and no one's life is easy with the exception of guinea pigs, who live everyday like goddamn kings.
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Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): Foraging is just another word for robbing squirrels blind! What do you need to take those mushrooms for? That's their food! Just go to the supermarket!
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How Committed Is US to Africa? $55B Worth, White House Says
Posted on December 12, 2022 December 13, 2022 by Web Desk
The United States will demonstrate its commitment to the African continent with $55 billion in pledges, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday on the eve of a three-day summit of 50 high-level African delegations in Washington.
"The U.S. will commit $55 billion to Africa over the course of the next three years, across a wide range of sectors, to tackle the core challenges of our time," Sullivan said. "These commitments build on the United States' long-standing leadership and partnership in development, economic growth, health and security in Africa."
"We will shower you with details about those deliverables" as the summit progresses, he said.
In response to a question from VOA, Sullivan stressed that this money is not conditional on African nations' condemning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. In March, shortly after the invasion started, 17 African nations abstained from a vote to condemn Russia at the United Nations.
"We're not putting a gun to anyone's head," Sullivan responded, adding: "We will make the case with passion and persistence to every country in the world that they should speak out against these flagrant violations of the U.N. Charter. We're not imposing conditionality from the point of view of this summit on decisions."
But corruption watchdogs say these big-dollar commitments pale in comparison with the estimated $88 billion that leaks out of the continent annually in illicit financial flows — through real estate purchases, offshore investments or anonymous shell companies.
"If you look at recent figures, U.S. government aid to sub-Saharan Africa has fluctuated between $6.5 and $7.5 billion a year," said Ian Gary, executive director of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition.
"On the other hand, Africa is losing much more than that every year through illicit financial flows. So it's important to recognize that if you want to support African development, if you want to support economic development, if you want Africa to be able to address the climate crisis and the debt crisis, we need to do our part as Americans to ensure that African governments have the resources to tackle those challenges," Gary said.
Sullivan said that the summit, which runs through Thursday, will include a small multilateral meeting between President Joe Biden and a select group of African leaders, who have yet to be identified. The leaders would discuss, among other things, the elections happening on the continent in 2023, Sullivan said. Polls of note include presidential elections in Congo, Sudan and the world's newest country, South Sudan.
And on Wednesday night, Sullivan added, the heads of each of the 50 delegations will be invited to dine with the Bidens at the White House.
The White House has been careful in its references to Washington's biggest competition on the continent: Beijing. China has been a major player in lending and building infrastructure in Africa and has faced criticism for its loan practices — a charge that China's top diplomat in Washington disputes.
"China's investment and financing assistance to Africa is not a trap, it's a benefit," said Qin Gang, China's ambassador to the U.S., during the Semafor Africa summit in Washington on Monday. "There is no such trap. It's not a plot. It's transparent, it's sincere, it's obvious."
Regardless, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the U.S. is going to keep the focus narrow as the 50 delegations meet for three full days to discuss a range of issues — including development, governance, food security and more — that could determine the future of the world's fastest-growing continent.
"It's not going to be about China," she said. "It's going to be about Africa."
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After our journeys were complete at COMPUTEX Taipei 2010, we had a couple days to do the tourist thing before we embarked on our next adventure. This time around, we hopped on the tour bus and made our away around to three Taiwanese electronics companies: GETAC, who makes rugged computers, GIGA-TMS, who work on RFID technology, and Champtek, who also create products based on RFID technology. On these tours, we were able to go behind the scenes and see where these gadgets and other technology tidbits are designed and made.
Going Rugged with GETAC
There's nothing wrong with the consumer-level notebooks and tablets that you'd get from a company like Asus, but they're not at all suitable for the industrial environment. They're shiny little wonders that need to be well protected.
For the more rough and tumble work environment of a construction site, military deployments, and other similar situations, you'll want to turn to the products of GETAC Technology Corporation. These are designed from the beginning to be as rugged as possible, enduring all kinds of abuse.
So You Think You're Tough, Eh?
GETAC (pronounced jee-tack, as far as we can tell) was founded in 1989 and got its start by producing military-spec products, largely for the US armed forces. It quickly discovered that other industries were interested in rugged gear too, so they expanded their portfolio accordingly. That's not to say the products have necessarily changed all that much.
The GETAC A790 fully rugged notebook (shown above) has not had its chassis changed in over ten years. The motherboard and inner workings have been upgraded over time, but the outside case remains the same. And it's tough as nails.
Other highlights include the GETAC B300 that offers up to 12 hours of computing on a single battery, plus a slot for a second hot-swappable battery. This results in a total of 24 hours without reaching for a wall outlet. That's impressive. Even more impressive is the real world abuse these devices can take as shown in our exclusive video below…
You can see just how tough some of these GETAC products are. Go ahead and throw it on the ground. Go ahead and pour a bottle of water all over it. Go ahead and stomp on it to your heart's delight. In the case of the fully rugged handheld PDA device, you can even dunk it completely underwater and it will continue to work.
The folks at GETAC realize that the Panasonic ToughBook remains the biggest dog in the yard when it comes to rugged computing, but they feel that they are very solid number two. In fact, they're working hard on establishing their own brand and moving up to number one soon, thanks to innovations like thermal cooling (fanless design) and the "vertical" product portfolio.
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Growing our way to financial security.
Do not be alarmed by a possible enrollment-fee increase of at least $6 per unit sometime next year for California community colleges.
As of press time, there is no official news release about the fees returning $26 per unit-a price last paid in the summer of 2007-but there has been a speculation it will rise to $30 as soon as July 1 of next year.
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TOPIC | Pierce College library hours OUR VIEW | Create an independent study hall that opens earlier than the library. Every weekday morning, the Pierce College library is the last in the district to open its doors. Six of the nine college libraries even operate on Saturday.
Every weekday morning, the Pierce College library is the last in the district to open its doors. Six of the nine college libraries even operate on Saturday. Can't Pierce open the library an hour earlier? Students are waiting for earlier opening. The main reason for not being able to extend hours is a lack of additional funding and less staff, according to Florence Robin, library department chair.
For Pierce College to merit the label "green," it should require every aspect of this school to be eco-conscious - this, we have not yet fully achieved. The Clinton Climate Initiative honored the Los Angeles Community College District's Green Building Program, which is the highest environmental accolade in the state, but how much of the school's efforts are going to waste? Every environmentally-efficient act the school and district takes seems to be countered by an almost equally harmful one.


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James Devaney was an Australian poet and novelist. He was an occasional journalist over a twenty-year period from 1924, writing a nature column for the Brisbane Courier and also served as a teacher in both Australia and New Zealand.
He was born James Martin Devaney on the 31st May 1890 in the Victorian town of Bendigo, the son of Irish immigrants. While attending the Catholic boarding school St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, he joined an organisation called the Marist Brothers' juniorate. He took holy vows in 1915 and, on completing these, he adopted the name Fabian Joseph. In fact he used that first name as a pseudonym for some of his writing. He obtained teaching posts from 1911 onwards but, due to a severe bout of tuberculosis, he was forced to return to Sydney in 1919 taking up a teaching post at Darlinghurst. Although clearly ill his Superior refused him the proper medical treatment so, in despair, Brother Fabian was forced to leave the Order after two years in the post.
He made a recovery with the help of sanatorium staff in Queensland and, in 1924, he married one of his carers, Nurse Phyllis Norah de Winton. They had no children. He dedicated the next period of his life to writing, both for the Brisbane Courier and writing other pieces as a freelance journalist. He wrote a great deal of poetry as well and became known as a very able lyric poet. Collections of verse included Fabian (1923), Dark Road (1938) and Where the Wind Goes, published in 1939. A collection of his early work came out in 1950, simply titled Poems and he mounted an attack on modernist thinking in his 1952 book Poetry in Our Time.
His two attempts at being a novelist only brought limited success but he did better with a set of essays on Aboriginal folklore called Vanished Tribes, published in 1929. This book was used as a set book in schools and helped to influence the creation of the Jindyworobak movement. Devaney was one of a number of white poets who, during the 1930s and 1940s, promoted the customs and mythology of Australia's indigenous people through stories and poems that brought them to wider attention and ensured that they prospered in the now whites-dominated country. Here is one of Devaney's typical poems on this subject, about a man who goes out to hunt but only comes back with an idea for a new song. It is called
Devaney was a leading member of organisations such as the Catholic Poetry Society and the Queensland Authors' and Artists' Association. He unselfishly gave his time, and sometimes monetary and physical support, to other budding writers such as Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker). He gave talks of encouragement at literary conventions and helped other writers to get their work published. In 1958 he accompanied literary historian Professor Manning Clark and fellow writer Judah Waten when they visited the Soviet Union to talk about Australian literature.
His home life was never easy. He had separated from his drug addict wife sometime during the 1940s but he left his last teaching post in 1962 in order to nurse her following an overdose. She died though but this was typical of his kind and generous nature. He was a staunch Catholic but extremely tolerant of all faiths and cultures with a strongly humanitarian approach to life.
James Devaney died on the 14th August 1976 in Brisbane at the age of 86.


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Carole Ann Boone; Image: The Ted Bundy Tapes/Netflix
About Carole Ann Boone
Spouse Ted Bundy (1980-1986)
Children Jamey Boone, Rose Bundy
Carole Ann Boone is the enigmatic ex-wife of Ted Bundy, the admitted serial killer, rapist, and necrophile who confessed to murdering 30 women, though that number could be much higher. Theirs is not what you would call a "classic love story," with an impromptu proposal and wedding taking place on the witness stand during his murder trial. This Carole Ann Boone wiki follows her life and relationship with Bundy right up to her death in January 2018.
Who Is Carole Ann Boone?
For a woman who was once married to one of America's most notorious serial killers, there's surprisingly little information on Carole Ann Boone's early life: she was born in Seattle, Washington, but the details about her life, her family, where she went to school, her marriages, etc. are scant.
The earliest confirmed stories about Boone emerge in the summer of 1974, when she was a twice-divorced mother of a teenage son, Jamey Boone. She worked at the Washington State Department of Emergency Services (DES) in Olympia, Washington.
Boone was remembered as being a "lusty-tempered free spirit" who was smart, witty, and good at her job. Some of her coworkers even described her as being a sister or mother figure. Perhaps this is what Ted Bundy, who also happened to work at the DES, found attractive.
The feelings, it seems, were mutual. Boone was also charmed by Bundy, who said he wanted to date her right from the start.
Carole Ann Boone; Photo: Netflix
"I liked Ted immediately. We hit it off well," Boone recalled.
"He struck me as being a rather shy person with a lot more going on under the surface than what was on the surface. He certainly was more dignified and restrained than the more certifiable types around the office. He would participate in the silliness partway. But remember, he was a Republican."
The pair soon formed a strong friendship. But as far as love goes, alas, that would have to wait. Bundy already had a girlfriend at this point: Elizabeth Kloepfler. He also dated other women, some of whom were eventually murdered.
Although their love was not yet to be, the pair wouldn't have to wait too long. Boone and Bundy reconnected in 1975.
In May of that year, Boone and two coworkers visited Bundy, who had moved on to Salt Lake City; they stayed with him for a week. During this period, Bundy was in the middle of a prolific murdering spree.
Ted Bundy's 1975 mugshot; Photo: Salt Lake County Sheriff's Department
Less than a year later, on March 1, 1976, Bundy was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping and assaulting a 12-year-old girl. He was sentenced to one year to a maximum of 15 years in Utah State Prison.
1977: The Great Escape
Like most prisoners, Bundy was always looking for ways to escape. Did he get help from Carole Ann Boone, though?
While in prison, Bundy found the detailed floor plans of the jail. He also managed to save $500.00 in cash that visitors, including Boone, had smuggled in for him. Bundy managed to get his hands on a hacksaw blade. He also lost 35 pounds. On December 30, 1977, he crawled through a hole he sawed in his cell's ceiling into the expansive crawl space above.
The astute Bundy dropped from the ceiling into the chief jailer's apartment, stole his clothing and took off. Jailers didn't realize he was gone until the following day. By this point, he'd already had a 17-hour head start.
Eventually, Bundy made his way to Denver and caught a flight to Chicago. From there, he went to Michigan, Georgia, and finally, Tallahassee, Florida. It is here that he committed some of his most heinous murders.
Terror in Florida
During the early hours of January 15, 1978, Super Bowl Sunday, Bundy snuck into the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University. He bludgeoned Margaret Bowman, 21, while she slept. He then strangled her with a nylon stocking. Bundy next attacked Lisa Levy, 21, bashing her unconscious; he then mutilated and sexually assaulted her body.
Bundy also attacked Kathy Kleiner and Karen Chandler, but both of them survived.
The entire attack lasted less than 15 minutes; 30 nearby sorority girls heard nothing.
But he wasn't done yet.
Bundy then made his way to the off-campus apartment of FSU student Cheryl Thomas. After entering through her window, he beat the dance major so badly that she was left with a broken jaw and severed ear nerve.
Although her dreams of becoming a professional dancer were crushed, Thomas survived thanks to calls to police from her concerned neighbors.
In early February, fugitive Bundy drove to Lake City, Florida, where he abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered 12-year-old Kimberly Diane Leach. Her body was found seven weeks later, under a dilapidated hog shed in Suwannee River State Park.
Bundy was actually arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping on February 15, 1978, after being stopped by police in a stolen Volkswagen. Inside the vehicle, police found three IDs belonging to women who attended Florida State University, 21 stolen credit cards, and a stolen TV.
With Boone's funds indirectly helping Bundy escape, he was able to continue his killing spree, committing his two most significant murders. Not that Boone believed he was capable of it…
Not surprisingly, perhaps, the pair continued to write letters after his capture. Strangely still smitten, Boone packed up her belongings and, along with her son, moved to Florida to be closer to Bundy and attend his trial.
See also: Elizabeth Kloepfer Wiki: All about Serial Killer Ted Bundy's Girlfriend
Boone's Unwavering Dedication to Bundy
Ted Bundy's twisted story clearly shows that there is someone for everyone. Of Bundy, the ever-loyal Carole Ann Boone said, "Let me put it this way, I don't think that Ted belongs in jail. The things in Florida don't concern me any more than the things out west do."
Bundy's trial for the Chi Omega murders and assaults began in June 1979; it was the first trial to be nationally broadcast on TV. It was also covered by 250 reporters from around the world.
On July 24, 1979, Theodore Robert Bundy was found guilty on two counts of murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of burglary.
For that, Bundy was sentenced to death and given 196 years.
Four months later, charges were laid against Bundy for the abduction and murder of 12-year-old Kimberly.
Ted Bundy mugshot following 1979 conviction; Photo: Florida Department of Corrections
Loophole Leads to Courthouse Marriage
It was around this time that Bundy and Boone expressed their desire to get married. Authorities, though, told them it was not possible. Legal eagle Ted Bundy, who was representing himself at trial, became aware of an obscure Florida marriage law.
According to the overlooked law, "a public declaration, properly phrased, in an open courtroom in the presence of court officials would make the [marriage] ceremony legal."
The stage was set.
Boone was Bundy's only character witness in the 1980 trial for the murder of Kimberly Leach. During the sentencing phase of the trial, Bundy asked Boone about when they first met back in 1974 while they both worked at the DES.
"Several years ago the relationship evolved into a more serious, romantic thing. Serious enough so I want to marry you," she told Bundy from the witness stand.
Bundy then asked her if he displayed any "violent" characteristics.
"I've never seen anything in Ted that indicates any destructiveness towards any other people," she told the jury. "He's a large part of my life. He is vital to me."
That's when Bundy popped the question.
"Do you want to marry me?" Bundy asked her.
"Do I want to marry you?" he asked.
"I do hereby marry you," Bundy said.
The marriage proposal was a surprise to everyone in the courtroom—except Boone and Bundy.
Boone had previously contacted a notary public, who was in the courtroom to witness their vows. The same notary also stamped the marriage license, which Boone had applied for earlier that week.
There was no honeymoon for the serial killer and his staunch supporter. The next day, Bundy was sentenced to death for a third time.
Conjugal Visits
During the early months of his imprisonment, Bundy and Boone remained close. She would visit the jail, smuggling in drugs. Against all odds, Boone and Bundy also managed to consummate their marriage.
Two years after entering death row, Boone gave birth to their daughter, Rose Bundy.
The Starke, Florida prison did not allow conjugal visits at the time, but prisoners were known to pool their money together and bribe guards for some alone time.
As one prison superintendent said, "I'm not saying they couldn't have some sexual contact, but in that park it would be mightly difficult. It's stopped as soon as it starts."
Sure, we know how Boone got pregnant, just not when. And she wasn't one to kiss and tell. When asked by reporters in September 1980 how she managed it, Boone said, "It's nobody's business."
"I don't have to explain anything about anyone to anybody," she added. Boone did, however, confirm that their child was due that fall.
In the Netflix series Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Boone was more explicit with her recollection of events, explaining that one death row prison guard was "real nice" and often turned a blind eye.
"After the first day they just, they didn't care," Boone says. "They walked in on us a couple times."
Maybe not so "mightly difficult."
In October 1981, Carole Ann Boone gave birth to Rose. Some sources have said that Rose was born in October 1982, but 1981 seems more accurate, since Boone was interviewed in September 1981 and said she was due to give birth later that fall.
An Unusual Family Life
Boone clearly wanted her daughter to know who her father was, taking the small child in to visit him on death row. In 1986, Bundy was put on death watch, which, it seems, led to a great amount of stress for both Boone and her daughter Rose.
The young Rose was known to throw tantrums inside the prison. This seems to have upset Bundy, who thought it would be a good idea for Rose not to come to the prison. It's not known how many times Rose saw her father, but the visits seem to have ended in 1986, when she was five years old.
Carole Ann Boone and Ted Bundy with Rose; Photo: Family photo via E!Online
Boone Divorced Bundy
Boone was also feeling stressed. Or perhaps the novelty of being a single mother with two children and a serial killer husband on death row was wearing off.
In 1986, Boone and Bundy had some sort of falling out; the couple divorced and Boone, along with Rose and Jamey, moved out of Florida.
The couple never saw each other again.
Just like the early years of her life, Boone's latter years were shrouded in mystery. She maintained a low profile, reportedly changing her name four times and eventually returning to Seattle.
Death row visit. From L-R, Carole Ann Boone with Rose Bundy, Jamey Boone, and Ted Bundy; Photo: Family photo via E!Online
Rose Bundy Living Quietly in Europe?
What ever happened to Rose Bundy, the daughter of Ted Bundy and Carole Ann Boone?
Well, she's no longer Rose Bundy. Boone's daughter apparently changed her name and left the U.S., seeking to distance herself from her father's brutal legacy.
But in the age of the Internet, no one can stay forgotten forever. Tabloid investigators recently tracked Rose down to a small village in Europe, where she lives with her husband and family.
When asked if she is Bundy's daughter, she reportedly said, "You mean the guy from the documentary? Sorry, I'm not the person you are looking for."
Despite the denials, records connect her to her mother. That said, the media is choosing to allow her to remain anonymous.
In spite of the distance between Europe and the U.S., Rose is said to have stayed in contact with her mother. It is even alleged that she visited her mother one year before she died.
What is Rose like? Crime author Ann Rule, who knew Bundy and authored The Stranger Beside Me, said "I have heard that Ted's daughter is a kind and intelligent young woman."
Carole Ann Boone Dies, Taking Secrets with Her
Boone died in January 2018, at the age of 70, from septic shock, taking all of the secrets Bundy shared with her to the grave. The exceptionally private Boone continued to live under an assumed name. Even those in the retirement community where she lived didn't know her true identity or who her ex-husband was.
Instead, Boone was known as someone who "enjoyed knitting and watching soccer," said a friend who lived in the same community. She was, in fact, knitting a quilt for her grandchildren in the months before she died.
"She had attitude. She loved nature programs, especially ones about sharks."
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Since the Syrian conflict began in 2011, almost 150,000 people have lost their lives and two and a half million people have sought refuge outside the country. Of that number, close to 225,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurdistan regional government has set up several refugee camps across the region but the UNHCR estimates that 60 percent of refugees prefer to live in the cities where they can look for work. The local community initially welcomed their neighbors with open arms, but three years on, tensions are emerging. Hermione Gee reports from Erbil.
Construction is booming in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region – a safe haven amidst the violence engulfing the rest of the country and the Middle East's latest success story.
But for many locals, the economic upswing does not mean more work or better wages. explains Sardar Mohammed, a site manager at a big construction project on the outskirts of the city.
"Since the problems began in Syria, we have a lot of Syrian workers," says Sardar Mohammed, a site manager at a big construction project on the outskirts of the city. He estimates about half of his workers are from Syria.
Syrians will work for lower wages, and that's forced pay rates down for everyone. Day laborers used to get around 40 dollars a day but now they only earn about 20.
While many people in the region share this sentiment, some refugees feel that local employers are taking advantage of their desperate situation.
"For us, when we look for job in Kurdistan, that's big problem for us," says 21-year-old Yalmaz Hanan, who came to Kurdistan a year ago to earn money to support his family back in Aleppo. "You've got half salary and more hour for work. And, maybe your abilities is better than your work; maybe you work in restaurant, or building, but maybe you doctor." Before leaving Syria Hanan was at university, studying translation. He now works in a coffee shop in Erbil.
Mohammed comes to a small tea house on the edge of the city's main bazaar to find work. He and his fellow construction workers pass the time drinking tea and talking as they wait for a job. Traditionally, site managers visit the tea house to hire workers for their projects, but Mohammed says the Syrians are now directly approaching the managers.
But, explains Khider Domle, a journalist and minority-rights activist, the Kurdistan Regional Government, or KRG, is looking ahead to the day when the Syrians return home and are no longer refugees but neighbors and potential political allies ruling their own autonomous Kurdish region in Syria.
With no end to the conflict in sight, those guests are likely to remain in Kurdistan, welcome or otherwise, for many months – if not years – to come.


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Archeologists in Peru find remains of 227 sacrificed children
Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by the pre-Columbian Chimu culture is the biggest-ever discovery of sacrificed children.
Archeologists have been digging since last year at the huge sacrificial site in Huanchaco, a beachside tourist town north of the capital Lima.
"This is the biggest site where the remains of sacrificed children have been found," chief archeologist Feren Castillo told AFP on Tuesday.
Castillo said the children, who were aged between four and 14, were sacrificed in a ritual to honor the Chimu culture's gods.
"They were sacrificed to appease the El Nino phenomenon," and show signs of being killed during wet weather, he said.
He added that there may still be more to be found.
"It's uncontrollable, this thing with the children. Wherever you dig, there's another one," Castillo said.
The children's remains were found in a position facing the sea. Some still had skin and hair.
Huanchaco was a site where many child sacrifices took place during the time of the Chimu culture, whose apogee was between 1200 and 1400.
Archeologists first found children's bodies at the dig site in the town's Pampa la Cruz neighbourhood in June 2018, unearthing 56 skeletons.
Pampa la Cruz is a short distance from Huanchaquito, where the remains of 140 sacrificed children and 200 llamas were found in April 2018.
The Chimu civilization extended along the Peruvian coast to Ecuador but disappeared in 1475 after it was conquered by the Inca empire.
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Justin Hartley says Chris Sullivan tries to say "This Is Us" in Every Episode
Published on December 3rd, 2017 | Updated on December 3rd, 2017 | By FanFest
This Is Us stars Justin Hartley and Chris Sullivan took the stage Sunday at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest San Jose.
They talked about everything from the amazing writers of the show to the scenes that make them cry. Justin began to tell fans that Chris is very funny on set and actually tries to get the words "This is Us." into every episode. Watch the two tell the hilarious story!
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The discussion also got serious when the two told fans that they believe the topics they cover are actually very important. Justin explained the importance of exploring the downward spiral Kevin went through this season.
I don't know anybody who doesn't know someone who has gone through something like that. It's not just that person it's the people around them and it's a real thing. So I wanted to make sure we did that storyline justice.
"That's part of the responsibility of any role you play" @justinhartley talks about how seriously he's taking his character's storyline this season #HVFF San Jose pic.twitter.com/ZeJUCaA71D
Wonder why you always find yourself in tears during the show? Maybe it's good to dive into the hard emotions.
Chris says the hardest situations are important to explore and the most common. He also says that the best relationships are formed and how sharing pain and suffering with one another is a catharsis. "No solid relationships are based on Carnival cruise ships." He jokes.
"Strong relationships are forged in fire" @SullivanTweet talks about how people connect #HVFF San Jose pic.twitter.com/PsJna0xm8S
Justin Hartley said there isn't an episode that doesn't make him cry and spoke highly of the writers of the show as well, and says that when the writers hand over the scripts to the amazing actors, it's a perfect marriage that works.
We think so too!
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Rock 'n' roll icon, author, and restaurateur – legendary former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has seen it all and continues to live life to the full.
His latest musical rebirth as the driving force behind the fabulous Rhythm Kings sees him return to his musical roots. This set of virtuoso musicians superbly bring back to life the kind of classic rhythm and blues that first inspired Wyman to pick up the guitar as a teenager.
For the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival held on July 27, 2014 Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings were joined by the original Average White Band singer and guitarist, Hamish Stuart, featured for many years with Paul McCartney, along with special guest Andy Fairweather Low.
Don't worry if you missed Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings performance during the festival – we have two videos from the concert for your viewing pleasure below!
Video two features Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings performing I Put A Spell On You with the enchanting vocals of Beverley Skeete.
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La Casa Abril és una obra del monumentlisme academicista de Palafrugell (Baix Empordà) inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

Descripció
La casa abril és un edifici inspirat en els masies tradicionals catalanes, amb planta rectangular i coberta a dues vessats, tot i que presenta una gran simplificació de les forma i una distribució d'espais i obertures mot equilibra, l'edifici, envoltat de jardí, consta de tres pisos, l'inferior dels quals serveix de basament a tota la construcció i se'n diferencia per la utilització de paredat de tipus rústic. Aquesta planta és destinada els serveis. El cos superior, de dos pisos k, és emblanquinat. Hi ha dos nivells de terrassa:una a primer pis, que dona a la façana de mar, i una altra a l'altra del segon pis, sostinguda per un porxo lateral d'obertures d'arc escarser. Les finestres són rectangulars, encara que exteriorment mostren arcs escarsers molt rebaixats. L'accés es realitza través d'una tanca que des de la carretera, dona a un petit jardí que deix veure la façana lateral. A la casa Abril disposava en principio d'un accés directe al platja, actualment en desús.

Història
La casa Abril va ser realitzada per l'arquitecte Duran i Reynals aproximadament l'any 1953, en l'etapa en què, després de la guerra dels 1936-39, aquest arquitecte va realitzar nombroses cases de camp o d'estiueig inspirant-se en el llenguatge tradicional de l'arquitectura catalana. Duran i Reinals va reinterpretar aquest vocabulari d'una manera molt depurada.

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Patrimoni monumental de Palafrugell
Edificis de Palafrugell

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France is to sell off state assets to help raise billions of euros to finance innovation, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said, confirming Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire's declaration that a series of privatizations will be announced in the next few weeks.
The government will sell off some state assets, Philippe said in a radio interview on Sunday, but not necessarily 100% ownership of companies that are currently nationalized, Reuters reported.
He refrained from using the word "privatization", unlike Le Maire on Saturday. "In a few weeks' time I am going to announce that we will privatize certain companies to raise money to finance innovation," the economy minister told a business conference in Italy.
During his election campaign, President Emmanuel Macron promised to raise €10 billion ($11.92 billion) for a fund to finance innovation, partly from profits from state assets but also possibly from privatization.
Among the companies that are expected to be sold off is national lottery company, La Francaise des Jeux, which had a €14.3 billion turnover in 2016.
Despite the privatization programs of successive governments, the French state has a controlling interest in 1,600 companies, employing about 1.1 million workers, notably in transport, energy and telecommunications.
In a separate interview with the Journal du Dimanche paper, Philippe welcomed the fact that only one major union federation is committed to fighting the labor reform that is being introduced in a form of decree but added that its success will be "not be measured against the union but against unemployment", which the government claims will be reduced by the changes.


In 2017, a group of the world's largest publicly traded oil and natural gas producers added more hydrocarbons to their resource base than in any year since 2013, according to the annual reports of 83 exploration and production companies. Collectively, these companies added a net 8.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) to their proved reserves during 2017, which totaled 277 billion BOE at the end of the year. Exploration and development (E&D) spending in 2017 increased 11% from 2016 levels but remained 47% lower than 2013 levels.
Of the 83 companies, 18 held more than 80% of the 277 billion BOE in proved reserves at the end of 2017. Although many of these companies have global operations, some are national oil companies with reserves concentrated in their home countries, including Russia, China, and Brazil. Proved reserves change from year to year because of revisions to existing reserves, extensions and discoveries of new resources, purchases and sales of proved reserves, and production.
Organic additions to proved reserves, or reserves added through improved recovery and extensions and discoveries, are linked directly with capital expenditures in E&D. Proved reserves acquired through purchases do not represent E&D capital investment but rather reflect transfers of assets between companies. Revisions to proved reserves are usually more significantly influenced by changes in crude oil and natural gas prices than by E&D investment.
Of the 17.7 billion BOE in organic proved reserves added in 2017, slightly less than half (8.5 billion BOE) were in the United States, while Russia, Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 24% (4.3 billion BOE). Canada (which includes oil sands and synthetic crude oil), Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa regions each added more than 1.1 billion BOE. Regionally, Europe accounted for the fewest organically added proved reserves for the sixth consecutive year, adding 0.3 billion BOE (2% of world total) of proved reserves in 2017.
Note: Organic proved reserves additions include those added through improved recovery and extensions and discoveries. Rest of world includes associated companies' reserves with unspecified geographies.
Global E&D spending by region was similarly distributed. Of the $285 billion companies spent on E&D in 2017, 33% ($95 billion) was in the United States, with the Russia, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific region accounting for 30% ($85 billion) and all other regions each accounting for 10% or less. Changes in nominal year-over-year E&D spending varied across regions, increasing by 36% in the United States and by 15% each in Canada and the Russia, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific region. Spending declined by 24% in Europe, 16% in the Middle East and Africa, and 15% in Latin America.
Note: Includes purchases of unproven reserves.
Because of a disparity between the timing of companies' capital expenditures and the formal reporting of changes to their proved reserves, standard practice is to average the results over several years. Analyzed this way, E&D costs declined significantly on a per BOE basis from the 2012–2014 average to the 2015–2017 average. Three-year average E&D capital expenditures per BOE of organic proved reserves additions decreased in all regions except Latin America. On an annual basis, 2017 represented the lowest E&D capital expenditures per additional BOE to proved reserves during the 2012–2017 period at $16.12/BOE.
Note: Capital expenditures include expenditures on unproved reserves, exploration, and development.
First-quarter 2018 capital expenditures for this set of companies were 16% higher than in first-quarter 2017, suggesting that many of these companies have increased their E&D budgets, which will likely contribute to further organic proved reserves additions in 2018.


Google Answers: Why would a country prefer borrowing to printing its own money for development?
Subject: Why would a country prefer borrowing to printing its own money for development?
government). I want to prove they aren't.
money for LOCAL inputs for development, not for imports.
case (and I'll have a tip for that).
money) payment and the tip offered through this question will be due.
money.  Neither economic theory nor experience support this.
I WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH AN ANSWER THAT ARGUES CLEARLY TO THE CONTRARY.
CONVERT THE BORROWED MONEY, THAN STRAIGHT PRINTING.
services... computers, cell-phones, civil engineers, steel, oil, etc.
project to which it would apply.
Do you have any qualms with the explanations provided here?
International loans don't, as far as I know, lead to hyperinflation.
I'd like to know your thoughts about it.
don't, as far as I know, lead to hyperinflation." BUT IS IT REALLY SO?
Subject: Re: Why would a country prefer borrowing to printing its own money for development?
contracting an *external debt* than printing local currency.
development, as opposed to doing so by printing local currency.
I'll address the former first.
We live in the era of "fiat money", as opposed to "commodity money".
represented by that object, which has a negligible inherent value.
of the GDP or, more exactly, a representation of that portion.
productive by duplicating their time at work, hiring them full-time.
projected development -- no external capital is needed.
enterprise -- the company receives an external loan from her owner.
takes a loan from a bank.
which the use of local money already printed.
bills -- twenty $50 bill each.
That is approximately what a country does when just prints money.
real value, and other forms of social uneasiness.
Now, why does it happen?
-- actually not more than a conventional symbol -- represents.
But, what is different if the country borrows money from abroad?
crisis are one of the current major problems of world economy).
confirmed by the sources I'll post below.
exhausted and did have to resort to external debt.
I'll be pleased to respond.
Rather than a search strategy, I consulted sourced already known.
"Fiat money refers to money that is not backed by reserves of another commodity."
exchange rate fixed due to speculative attacks."
purchase goods, services, and securities."
means then available for financing the successful revolution."
then coins were merely the small change of commerce."
through google, your answer does not go to the crux of the matter.
premise that the printed money WILL turn into actual production.
matter whether this supply is backed by a foreign currency or not.
to this point but no one would have discussed it or will admit it.
being told we can't be succesful, so that's fine with us'"
exist, maybe we're breaking ground here and I'm the quotable source.
I've gone a bit closer to the point.
at my return on Saturday. I count on your understanding.
any acceptance in the market.
its present wealth would allow it.
resort to foreign monetary resources.
only limit my search to the explanations I've already given you.
Just an update. I'm just back and working on it. I'll be in touch.
Still working. Thanks for your patience.
request, I'm looking through many, high level sources on economics.
the end you can have information to rely on. Thanks in advance.
I'm getting closer. Please keep the faith -- and patience. Thank you.
think you'll find your patience well rewarded.
It took me a lot of time, but we're finally there.
being challenged by new scientific research.
economic thought in the lines you are thinking over.
to better explain the point, with more backing, and some corrections.
it anymore, there it was the nugget!
The keyword combination that did the trick was <"sovereign debt"
it the ultimate means to pay taxes.
only a sovereign government can issue fiat money as sovereign credit."
pace with the growth of sovereign credit.
it as a practice justified as part of a healthy economic policy, Mr.
at a fixed exchanged rate to another currency, or is free-floating.
sovereign credit for domestic development."
currency of those countries while increasing the money supply.
foreign capital denominated in dollars even to meet domestic needs"
this would be a inherent to the dollar hegemony.
promise to accept its money for tax payment."
tender, does not need external financing."
further into it later but, first, I had to solve another problem.
role of the major reserve currency distorts global trade and finance.
group and is a regular columnist for the Asia Times.
Now, the next logical step is to find out what is Chartalism about.
in the inherent value of precious metals.
monetarists, while accepting fiat money, are not chartalists.
that money needs to be accepted and, thus, have value.
felicitous phrase), and currency has always been a state token."
far above the value of the material from which it is manufactured.
a nominal value far above the value of the embodied precious metal."
) is illustrative of the current debate.
policy institute at the University of Missouri - Kansas City"
"fiat" (from "fiat money") to an alleged Latin origin meaning "trust".
Later I realized that it was a mistake -- with an explanation, though.
enthusiasm. Please ask for clarification if you need so.
answer)and I am not an economist. The simpler the answer the better.
than printing because of the associated LIABILITY.
Bill22 is close with the inflation angle.
(Smoot Hawley Act) where tarrifs were used.
If you doubt that this has happened, just look at the value of gold.
the local currency is, in fact, falling.
WWI, you eventually end up with a major depression.
matter whether this supply is backed by a foreign currency or not.?
future, when the debt payments are due.
weak) give you a helping hand, you can use him as a stepping stone.
example above). Printing money is an immediate and quick devaluation.
cerculation and future genreations get the debt!!!!!
Thank you for your comments Bill22, Siliconsamurai and Elids.
"We live in the era of "fiat money", as opposed to "commodity money".
represented by that object, which has a negligible inherent value."
environment were neither inflation nor devaluation is accounted for.
You need Reagonomics to achieve that.
focusing on the issue rasied by the question.
promises -  would hoard the dollars.
Gresham's Law has a bearing:  Bad money drives good money out of circulation.
It's always the US's fault!
But very nice work, Guillermo.
government can create money. So do we need current tax system.
1.        No need of government official for collecting tax.
Government expenses will reduce directly.
4.        Less interference by government in the business.
so will pressure government to behave properly.
normally has large impact on them.
may loose its value? I am not sure.


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Enrico Modesto Bevignani (29 September 1841 – 29 August 1903) was an Italian conductor, harpsichordist, composer, and impresario. He studied in his native city with Giuseppe Albanese, Salvatore Lavigna, Giuseppe Lillo and Giuseppe Staffa. Although his opera Caterina Blum was a critical success at its premiere at the Teatro di San Carlo in 1862, he never wrote another stage work and only produced a few chamber works and piano pieces.

In 1864 Bevignani moved to London to become principal harpsichordist at Her Majesty's Theatre where he also occasionally served as conductor. In 1871 he was appointed chief conductor at the Royal Opera House in London, a position he held through 1878. He was also active as a conductor at La Fenice during the 1870s.

From 1874 to 1881 he worked extensively as a conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. At the latter theatre he notably conducted the world premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1879. In 1883 he was awarded the Cross of the Order of Saint Stanislaus by Alexander III. That same year he joined the conducting staff of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where he conducted a total of 411 performances until his retirement due to heart problems in 1900. He was also active as a guest conductor at the Berlin State Opera and the Vienna State Opera during the 1890s.

He lived in retirement in Naples where he died in 1903.

Sources

Andrea Sessa, Il melodramma italiano 1861-1900. Dizionario bio-bibliografico dei compositori, Florence, Leo S. Olschki Editore, 2003, p. 48

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Jaume Sospedra Julià, né le  à Sant Boi de Llobregat (province de Barcelone, Espagne) et mort le  à  (Santa Coloma de Cervelló), est un footballeur espagnol des années 1930 et 1940 qui jouait au poste d'ailier droit.

Biographie
Jaume Sospedra est un ailier droit, grand dribleur et spécialiste des centres. Il débute au Güell FC, club de Colònia Güell. En 1931, il passe dans les rangs du FC Santboià, puis dans ceux du CF Gavà en 1934. Un an après, il joue avec CE Sabadell où il reste jusqu'en 1939.

En 1939, à la reprise des compétitions après la fin de la Guerre civile espagnole, il rejoint le FC Barcelone. Il reste au Barça pendant huit saisons, jusqu'en 1947. Il remporte le championnat d'Espagne en 1945 et une Coupe d'Espagne en 1942. Lors de la finale de Coupe en 1942, Sospedra est l'auteur du centre du but marqué par Mariano Martín qui donne la victoire au FC Barcelone 4 à 3 dans les prolongations. Sospedra joue un total de 161 matchs avec Barcelone et il inscrit 38 buts.

En 1947, il est recruté par l'Espanyol de Barcelone où il joue pendant une saison avant de mettre un terme à sa carrière de footballeur.

Palmarès
Avec le FC Barcelone :
 Champion d'Espagne en 1945
 Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Espagne en 1942
 Vainqueur de la Copa de Oro Argentina en 1945

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Footballeur espagnol
Joueur du CE Sabadell
Joueur du FC Barcelone
Joueur du RCD Espanyol (football)
Naissance en novembre 1913
Naissance à Sant Boi de Llobregat
Décès en juillet 1990
Décès à 76 ans


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El trastorn bipolar del tipus II és una variant del trastorn bipolar diferent al trastorn bipolar del tipus I i a la ciclotímia. Consisteix en una alternança recurrent entre fases eufòriques i depressives.

Criteris de diagnòstic
El pacient afectat té fases d'energia alta, caracteritzades per sentiments d'omnipotència, acceleració del ritme cardíac general, tendència a menjar més del compte (hiperfàgia) i conductes temeràries potencials. Les fases depressives inclouen un baix estat d'ànim general, alteracions del son, canvis forts sobtats de percepció d'una mateixa situació i apatia general. Les fases depressives són de més intensitat i de més duració que els cicles alts, fet que pot portar a confondre la malaltia amb una depressió clínica. Sovint apareixen comportaments compulsius, irritabilitat.

Les diferències amb el trastorn bipolar del tipus I és l'absència de deliris i una major recurrència de les alteracions, que poden desencadenar fins a quatre cicles anuals (en el 15% de les persones). Aquesta successió ràpida és molt més freqüent entre les dones que entre els homes, les quals també presenten major durada de les fases depressives. Hi ha major tendència al suïcidi durant les fases de caiguda i es donen més casos de recaiguda en els pacients tractats que en els afectats pel tipus I. Igualment es produeix més afectació en aspectes quotidians com la rutina, la capacitat de concentració o la feina. Per contra, la gravetat de les crisis en cada cicle és menor.

Un 20% de les persones que pateixen aquest trastorn acaben desenvolupant altres patologies, com alteracions en el menjar que poden desembocar en bulímia, alteracions de la personalitat i abús de drogues i alcohol, factor que augmenta significativament el risc de suïcidi.

Tractament
El tractament té una base farmacològica i inclou l'administració de liti, Topamax, quetiapina, diferents variants d'inhibidor selectiu de la recaptació de serotonina i Pramipexole.

La medicació s'alterna amb teràpia psicològica per reconduir les conductes lesives en cada fase i per allargar el temps de recaiguda. S'ha demostrat la seva efectivitat en prevenir intents de suïcidi.

Causes
No hi ha estudis concloents sobre la causa del trastorn, però es creu que té un fort component genètic. La distinció entre els subtipus de trastorn es fa basant-se en conductes del pacient i no a biomarcadors, per tant no és possible determinar si els orígens de la malaltia són els mateixos que en els bipolars de tipus I o no, tot i que es pensa que el tipus II té més possibilitats de ser transmès per herència genètica.

Referències

Trastorns de l'estat d'ànim


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You're standing on the edge of an ocean with a high powered rifle and a ball. The ocean is smooth and there is no wind. Holding the rifle level with the ground six feet high, you fire a bullet out to sea. The very instant the bullet leaves the barrel you drop the ball from the same height as the rifle. Which will hit the water first, the bullet or the ball?
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Phnom Penh Post - CPP welcomes 2,000 new members ahead of 2023 nat'l election
CPP welcomes 2,000 new members ahead of 2023 nat'l election
Ry Sochan | Publication date 31 October 2022 | 21:38 ICT
Phnom Penh governor Khuong Sreng meets with the new CPP members on October 30. KHUONG SRENG VIA FACEBOOK
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A Cambodian People's Party (CPP) official said at least 2,000 people from Candlelight (CP), currently the country's second-largest party, have joined the ruling CPP, just days after the latter was warned of supposed links to former opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
The CPP welcomed the new members – with young people, union representatives and former opposition party members among them – in an October 30 ceremony presided over by Phnom Penh governor Khuong Sreng, in his capacity as member of the CPP Central Committee and chairman of the party's Phnom Penh committee.
Sreng told The Post that the new members had decided to join his party because of their trust in the leadership of the CPP-led government. Many of them, he noted, were employed by factories and manufacturing enterprises owned by investors who are attracted to the government's policies.
"This is how they see it. Their standards of living are growing day by day, and they realise that if they want to see Cambodia grow even more, then the CPP is the only logical choice," he said, adding that they are former opposition activists and CP members.
CP vice-president Thach Setha could not be reached for comment on October 31.
Last week, Prime Minister Hun Sen called on those from an unnamed party with links to Rainsy – former president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who is facing legal repercussions for his latest "insults" on King Norodom Sihamoni – to leave the party immediately. Hun Sen later identified the party as CP, which has since issued a statement distancing itself from Rainsy and condemning any insult on the monarchy.
Hun Sen warned at the time that if they remained members of the party, they ran the risk of legal action, as any involvement with Rainsy, whom he dubbed "three generations of traitors", was illegal.
The CP statement came a day after the premier urged the CP leadership to make their position clear on Rainsy's insults of the King.
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PM warns against 'insults' at CPP
PM lauds 44 years of stability under CPP
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Saturday night (April 23), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band paid tribute to Prince, who died Thursday at age 57.
In fact, the Boss actually opened his show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with an emotional rendering of Prince's "Purple Rain."
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Our church is currently going through a five-week series called All In, which is a financial pledge campaign with emphases in being "all in" with the mission of God financially as well as in all other areas of life. The previous campaign our church did started in 2009 and ended in 2012 and this current one will last two years.
Giving to our church is something we love doing because we have bought in to the mission of our church ('Love God. Love Each Other. Love Our World.') and we have witnessed how the church has been effective in carrying out its mission. So a campaign like this one that is largely financially focused does not bother or offend us as it might others (aside from that it is sort of taking time away from more intensive Bible Study on other subjects). I can imagine that addressing the topic of giving (and particularly encouraging parishioners to give more) can be very awkward for the preaching pastor and leadership, but I really like how our church has handled it in the past few years.
Another piece that I think softens the reception of this message is that every so often our preaching pastor states that the church's budget is doing just fine – that there are enough members who think that the church is a trustworthy recipient of their money that the church doesn't need money from any particular marginally invested individual. I think this projects confidence and people respond to that by wanting to back (in this case give to) a "winner" (sort of like all this last-minute election polling). This sentiment parallels nicely with the sermon from this past week on 2 Samuel 7 that God doesn't need our money.
I think putting the emphasis on the Christian's act of giving (rather than what the church receives) and stating that the church/God doesn't need your money makes hearing this encouragement to give much easier for the people who haven't yet invested financially in the kingdom.
What approach does your church (or any other group that you would consider giving to) take to encourage giving? Do you think the stance I outlined above is attractive? Do you give 10% to one or more organizations aside from your church?
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I used to go to a church (that I loved and miss) where we heard a lot of those messages, and at one small group a woman said, "I'm tired of hearing that we always need to give more to help others or the church because sounds like the church doesn't realize some of us HERE are the people who need help." Encouraging generosity is good but when it's always in terms of money, it risks implying people who arent comfortable people who can give money don't really belong. That language is particularly common in churches I've gone to with very heavy social justice missions, but also just as a symptom of mostly middle class white congregations, and that is NOT what the church is supposed to be about. I'm not sure what the solution is but I think it's important to be aware and maybe also talk about other ways to be generous, rather than just measuring generosity in cash terms.
PS In answer to your last question, only about 1/3 of my giving goes to my church, and most of the rest goes to the local food bank. My community has been going through really bad times economically, and I feel my small contributions are more needed there than in my church.
I feel two ways about the point you're making – I mean, I don't disagree that a spirit of generosity can be broadly displayed, financially and otherwise, but I also think it's consistent with Scripture to emphasize money because it is for most people money is the most difficult avenue through which to be generous. But I agree that the church should have within its midst people who need help as well as can give it (widows and orphans or whatever the modern-day equivalent) and that some messages about giving could make them feel marginalized. Maybe the heaviest emphasis should just be on the fact that giving is an act of worship in response to what Jesus has done for us and essentially a communication between the giver and God.
I will just add, though, that the couple that was most instrumental in leading me to be obedient to tithe was going through unemployment at the time.
I feel like my parents' church (the one I grew up in) was fumbling and awkward about raising money. In addition to slipping extra donation envelopes to families, they would often make house calls when they thought a family wasn't giving the "right" amount and would try to sell them on giving more.
Wow, that's some serious strong-arming! I always wonder how churches estimate the income of their attendees and use that to compare with how much is given. Ours uses the median/average income in our metro area in place of the median/average income of attendees, but that's a big assumption, and can only even sort of work at a statistical level.
Our church is huge so a lot of things go through formal channels (e.g., housing for medical refugees) or through an individual small group (e.g. grocery money for a struggling family).
I grew up going to a small church in a very rural, lower middle class (and below) setting. As such, not many parishoners had much money to give. Mostly we were encouraged to volunteer and give gifts-in-kind. How the church made most of it's income was fundraisers, such as a ham dinner that was very popular in the community. That event alone brought in about a third of the opporating budget.
The concept is foreign to me – I've only been part of this one church and it doesn't do community events as fundraisers. The one you describe sounds startlingly successful, though. Did that church have full-time staff and its own building? I would think those would be quite expensive.
The do have their own building. About half an acre of land with three buildings. But it was bought about 150 years ago so no mortgage and, of course, it's exempt from property taxes. Building expenses are electricity, water, telephone and oil, plus gas for the lawn mower.
They only have a part-time pastor now, but they used to have a full-time one, plus a woman who makes $50/week cleaning the building.
Being part of a community is incredibly important. Giving time and money is something we all should do because we receive far more than we give. I still find it weird that some people (probably many people, right?) don't understand that.
I totally agree. I can see how much I've been changed by practicing intentional giving. It's my main weapon against the idol of security. Plus it does give me connections to my community that I didn't have before.
I love that your church put it that way. This is what the church should be doing- making a positive difference in the world. Carrying on the good work!
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Well, we certainly trust our church to make a positive difference in the world – that's why we give there!
Definitely agree! Our church hasn't exactly been fiscally responsible…I won't get into it right now but I think they are slowly turning a corner. I feel more compelled to give to other charities for the time being but I do think giving this sort of message can really make people feel more comfortable about the topic, because ultimately it is about the wider kingdom than about a specific church.
Wow, I'm sure that's quite a story. Good for you for sticking with your church and seeing it come around. I would probably give elsewhere for a while if I didn't trust what they were doing with the money. But ultimately it's our faithfulness that matters, not where the money ends up – though we should practice good stewardship as best we can.
I grew up LDS, and members tithed, or paid 10% of what they earned. It's a hard concept for people on the outside…they see people struggling and still giving 10%. But even though I no longer practice that religion, I still have a deep respect for those who faithfully observe that law…especially when it's difficult to do so. In their case it's more about obedience and faith than finances.
If you have an income at all, I think there is a responsibility to share some of it – especially in the US where nearly all of us are in the top tier of the richest people in the world. The giver benefits no matter where the money goes, but I guess that is hard to understand from an "I need all my money!" mindset.


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