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Easter is the anniversary of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. Easter is ready to come, do you have plan on that day?
Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.
But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
The spirit of Easter is all about Hope, Love and New Beginning. Happy Easter!
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How does this affect the value of options that you own? These are important questions to know before trading options on a stock that may split or declare a dividend prior to your option contract's expiration date, or you closing out the position. Stock Splits and Options.
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"The Birds of Finland" gets chilly.
Nashville-via-Dallas singer Conner Youngblood's 2016 EP The Generation Of Lift is a quietly powerful collection of songs, the highlight of which is its gorgeous opening track, "The Birds of Finland." Today, Youngblood is announcing his debut album Cheyenne which will be released on August 17 on Counter Records. With the great news, he's also sharing a long-needed visual for "The Birds of Finland," which appropriately backs up the song's icy glory. It's a very welcome treat for the late-June heat.
The clip for "The Birds of Finland" was directed by Johannes Greve Muskat and was actually shot in location on an adventure through Finland. In a note to The FADER, Youngblood detailed how the shoot went. "I had always been in love with the idea of bird watching and had always wanted to go to Finland," he said. "It just took me writing the song first, to eventually do both of those things. Once we got the camera and a rental car, we basically made up a route across Lapland-from Finland to Norway-and tried to capture everything we encountered along the way. It was incredible and incredibly cold."
Watch the video below and check out the cover and tracklist for his new project.


It isn't very often that you get to sample Indian flavours with beef. A lot of India refrains from eating beef for religious reasons, and other parts are entirely vegetarian.
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The mushroom sauce is creamy with a mint hint of heat and a turmeric note riding through- this makes an excellent sauce for those of you who aren't into spice. The Zouk sauce combines, onions, tomatoes, garlic and chilli which is perfect with a juicy steak.
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SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 3, 2007 -- Unico, Incorporated (OTCBB: UCOI), a natural resource company in the precious metals mining sector, today announced the arrival of the construction crew from FMS, Inc. of Huntington Station, New York to the Deer Trail Mine, where they have begun work to expedite completion of the mill and production facility at the Deer Trail Mine in Marysvale, Utah.
A photo gallery showing the work completed with the assistance of the crew from FMS, Inc. is expected to be added to the Unico website in the next several days.
The FMS, Inc. crew, which is trained and experienced in all phases of construction, arrived on site last week and immediately began work on the fine ore bins adjacent to the main mill building. They have installed perlins on the sides of the fine ore bins, siding to cover the bins and insulation on the interior walls. Flashing has been installed to cover corners and gaps and will prevent leaking into the building. The FMS, Inc. crew has also constructed the roof to the fine ore bin structure.
In addition to the fine ore bin structure, the FMS, Inc. crew has assisted in the construction of the gallery building that runs between the fine ore bin building and the main mill building, which houses the ball mill and floatation system. The roof has been installed as well as siding, insulation, and flashing. The building has been made weather-tight, so the facility can operate virtually year-round.
Under the current agreement to provide construction services at the Deer Trail Mine, FMS, Inc.'s primary responsibility is to aid in the completion phase of mill reconstruction at the site. FMS, Inc. was previously contracted by Deer Trail Mining Company, LLC to assist with the construction of the new mill building at the Deer Trail Mine in the fall of 2006. During that period, FMS helped to build the 50 by 100 foot building adjacent to the existing mill facility that will house the thickener and filtration for the facility. FMS worked on the foundation, cement footings, the steel frame, insulation, siding, doors, roof, and all other aspects of the structure.
"The arrival of the crew from FMS, Inc. has already had a significant impact on the pace of our reconstruction work at the Deer Trail Mine," stated Mark A. Lopez, chief executive officer of Unico, Inc. "The work on the fine ore bin building was completed very quickly with the same high level of workmanship that FMS, Inc. has provided previously at the site. We look forward to the completion of construction in several other key areas of the mill and processing facility, as well as at the electrical substation that will provide power to the Deer Trail Mine."


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Miami Heat swingman Derrick Jones Jr. had an impressive showing during the Heat's three games in Sacramento, averaging 21.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. Jones also appeared in one game during Las Vegas Summer League, but was forced to leave early after suffering an ankle injury while attempting to block an opponent's shot.
The Heat's vice president of player personnel, Chet Kammerer, told Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald that Jones' development was the most encouraging out of any player on the Heat's summer league roster.
"The most encouraging development over the past two months has been the improved play of Derrick Jones," said Kammerer. "That's basically because, in my opinion, he has bought into the Heat culture, philosophy, work ethic, commitment, focus, all those things have blended. [Credit] our staff. They have done an outstanding job.
At the start of free agency, the Heat signed Jones to a two-year standard NBA contract, which serves as an upgrade from the two-way contract he was on last season. His new deal is fully guaranteed for the 2018-19 season and will pay him about $1.5 million.
Even with the solid play during the summer, the University of Nevada Las Vegas product might not see a lot of playing time next season as the Heat already have a total of six other players signed to the shooting guard and small forward positions. The possible return of Dwyane Wade would also more than likely lower the amount of minutes Jones receives.
Last season, Jones appeared in 14 games for the Heat (eight starts) and averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. As for his time with the Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Jones played in 29 games, averaging 17.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.


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And now for the news!
Some highlights from this month in the world of self-publishing!
Stepping Out of the Box: An Indie Success Story
This fascinating article from Matia Madrona Query of Publishers Weekly tackles the story of author Melissa Marr, an author already well-known for her traditionally published work but who has recently made the decision to "go indie," by which we mean that she has moved into self-publishing for her most recent projects, including short stories, a collection, and re-releases of at least two books from her backlist that have gone out of print. "'Let's be honest: I'm lousy at boxes,'" Query quotes Marr as saying. "'I write picture books, middle grade, YA, adult, short fiction, and manga. Why not try this?'" Why not indeed? And Marr seems to be finding her feet; writes Query, "in taking control of the publishing process, she has relished the additional freedom to package and juxtapose her work in new and novel ways—a particular benefit for an author whose literary fantasy realms are often layered and intermingling." Marr's, Query goes on to point out, experience some benefits as well, including a quick turnaround from manuscript to print copies on the shelf. Marr's experience has given her some useful insights into the value of visibility, an attractive cover, and a responsive self-publishing platform as well—all of which are worth reading!
Big Black Chapters: Navigating Diversity Within the Indie Writing Community
Publishers Weekly showed up for self-publishing in a big way this week, with multiple articles touching on different possibilities enabled by self-publishing. This article from contributors Raquel Delemos and Tiffany Richardson tackle the thorny issue of boosting diversity within indie and self-publishing (and frankly, publishing at large) through the writing collective Big Black Chapters, of which there are now more than 3,000 members. Write Delemos and Richardson, "we believe that having safe spaces for writers of color to address the issues they face is critical for the creative process. Alongside writing prompts and story excerpts, our group discussions involve topics relating to race and navigating mainstream creative writing spaces. We discuss the complexities of self-publishing alongside issues within our own community such as colorism and ethnic bias." Fascinating, right? We're always excited to see authors from underrepresented and marginalized communities take advantage of the democratization of publishing as offered and expanded by self-publishing platforms; we wish Big Black Chapters the best in all their future endeavors.
Margaret Atwood's Crystal Ball Is Scarily Accurate
Margaret Atwood, mega-blockbuster-success of an author with a new book out (you miiiight have heard of it, given it became a Nobel prize-winner within weeks of its publication this Fall) is known for tackling tough subjects, and she broke into writing when there were very few women's names on book spines. But there's a side to her story that not many readers know about. Writes Dianca London Potts of Glamour, Atwood got her start when she self-published a collection of poetry: "'We went around to bookstores, and they actually took them for 50 cents. It's just what you did,' she explains. 'It taught me that you could make things, and there are still these entry points that involve a certain amount of self-publication.'" While most of Atwood's story has been subsumed within the larger white noise of the traditional publishing industry, she still pays homage to her roots. And her characters, whether in book form or on screen, are at least in some small way able to give voice to powerful concepts of feminism and personal agency because of those bookstores that shelled out 50c back in the 1960s. How's that for a testimonial?
As a self-publishing author, you may find it helpful to stay up-to-date on the trends and news related to the self-publishing industry.This will help you make informed decisions before, during and after the self-publishing process, which will lead to a greater self-publishing experience. To help you stay current on self-publishing topics, simply visit our blog each month to find out the hottest news. If you have other big news to share, please comment below.
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Diversity & Self-Publishing (ep. 4)
Three Wednesdays ago, I launched an ongoing series of blog posts centered on some of the questions we ask, or should ask, regarding diversity in self-publishing. Two weeks ago, I explored the first two questions in detail ("What's the track record of diversity in publishing?" and "What about within self-publishing, specifically?"), while last week I sought to address two more ("Are there differences, and why or why not?" and "Why does diverse representation in literature and the industry matter?").
Since there's a nice symmetry to the use of pairs, and because I'm feeling a bit rebellious against such staid notions as symmetry, I'm going to look at the following three questions today:
What could healthy diversity actually look like?
Who benefits from diverse representation, and who benefits from a lack thereof? (and)
Can we make it happen?
And so it begins. What could healthy diversity look like? In its broadest sense, diversity should mean that all people who want to see themselves represented in literature and in publishing should be equally supported in developing their voices, seizing opportunities for upward mobility and vocality, and striving to achieve their dreams. At the very minimum, it means that those groups which have historically been marginalized, whether minorities or not, should face the same barriers to representation as everyone else––and no more. And diverse representation in publishing and self-publishing also means that those in the privileged oft-heard sector must cultivate an attitude of respect, support, and inquiry without descending to patronization, pity, condescension, judgment, or other, subtler or more violent forms of negativity.
Diversity looks like a community in which individuals are respected for but not defined by their race, gender, legal or medical status, sexual orientation, religion, or other aspects of personal identity. And frankly, diversity in publishing and even self-publishing, in the long utopian term, looks a little less white, a little less male, a little less ableist, and a little less like mainstreamed convention. Diversity, done right, doesn't look like any one thing. It looks like a farmer's market, perhaps, or barely controlled happy chaos. It looks like a community that cares about and for its members, representing the interests of all authors, readers, marketing and publishing specialists, not to mention all the craftspeople, librarians, academics, students, and other groups that might receive trickle-down benefits––because, who benefits from diverse representation? Everyone.
No, really. Everyone benefits from diverse representation, even those who might profit from a lack thereof. Sound confusing? Consider two baskets, one which holds a single huckleberry, and one which holds a whole supermarket bin of huckleberries. Hundreds of huckleberries. Thousands of huckleberries. Uncountable millions of huckleberries, and the families and friends of those huckleberries, and the communities from which those huckleberries come from, and the communities in which those huckleberries end up, and the introverted huckleberries who maybe call home once a month. A man may prefer the basket which holds one single huckleberry, but first he must convince himself and everyone else in the grocery store who might want a huckleberry that all those other huckleberries don't exist, or that they exist but aren't likely to be as good, or advance as far up the huckleberry pecking order because of some inherent flaw of character, or the simple blind fury of fate. This is how a man might prefer and profit off of the single-berry basket scenario. But if he happens to open his heart and mind to the reality of the other berries out there, his taste will expand, and his world too … and all the other shoppers get what they want, and all the huckleberries end up making their glorious splash.
Have I worn you out on huckleberries yet?
Really, the most difficult question to answer of all is this: can we make it happen? Well, of course we can. All of us, together. Readers, writers, and (self-)publishing specialists alike. Marginalized and non-marginalized, mainstream and countercultural. Together. We've seen some progress, as I already mentioned in my first blog post of this series. This progress has convinced me that it is not only a moral imperative to carry on, but plain good sense. We've got the means, we've got the will, and we'll find the way. Through concerted and strategic and repeated action, we can enable people of diverse origins and identities to succeed. And we will.
These thoughts barely scratch the surface of these questions, much less the conversation as a whole. As I continue pondering how to go about touching on the other questions I posed three weeks ago, please drop me a line in the comments section below with your own thoughts or suggestions! And of course, check back next week as we delve into still more of the self-publishing world!
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Week before last, I began to examine the ongoing conversation centering on diversity in self-publishing that has sprung up over the last couple of years, and only risen in importance and visibility since then. Last week, I addressed two questions:
What's the track record of diversity in publishing? (and)
What about within self-publishing, specifically?
This week, I want to address two more questions. The first, as you'll see, follows on immediately from number two, above:
Are there differences between the track records of traditional publishing and self-publishing in regards to diversity, and why or why not?
As MediaShift's correspondent Miral Sattar notes in her excellent article for PBS, diversity has always had a little bit more of a foothold in the world of self-publishing than it has elsewhere. In large part, this can be traced back to the blue-collar, anti-establishmentarian streak that gave rise to the self-publishing industry in the first place. Wanting to place profits in the hand of an individual author as opposed to a company or a collective? When it comes to books, that's a radical idea. Wanting control over the entire authorial, publishing, and marketing process? That, too, falls outside the established framework provided by traditional publishing. All of this independent thinking and hungering after self-realization has led to an environment that fosters rebels and self-starters and free-thinkers and otherwise marginalized peoples. That includes, of course, people of diverse origins, pursuits, and identities.
In her article, Sattar mentions a whole host of self-published authors, including CJ Lyons, Orna Ross, Lara Nance, HM Ward, Kailin Gow, Margarita Matos, Abdul Qayum Safi, Lozetta Hayden, Manuela Pentagelo, Tejas Desai, and Aleysha Proctor. And these are just a very few of a very great many self-published authors currently putting their books out there. There are others: Mary Sisney, Liz Castro, Nadeem Aslam, Johnny Townsend, Qasim Rashid, and so, so many more. The fact is, if you want to publish something that the mainstream publishing industry isn't prepared to market, and which isn't angling to be a blockbuster seller, then the generous spirit of the self-publishing world is always waiting. We live in a day and age, thankfully, when the self-published book is no longer synonymous with "I'm selling this out of the trunk of my car" (although that may still be the case), and with a whole host of resources out there, from internet forums to hybrid publishing firms, the self-publishing author can count on sending a high-quality–if radically counter-cultural–product out there into the world.
Why does diverse representation in literature and the industry matter? Why should we authors and readers and (self-)publishers care?
This fourth question is, in some ways, a much harder one to answer. As with many things in life, it might seem easy to fall back on a rote answer (you either do or you don't), or to fall into the trap of trying to heavy-handedly preach readers into one perspective or another (because I said so!). The fact of the matter is, caring about something as radically life-changing as diversity and representation is more than just a private act, but it's also something you can't just tell people to do.
When someone leans in over the dinner table and asks me why they should care about diversity–as has happened fairly often this last year–I fall back on a whole retinue of explanations: the statistics about social stratification and advancement or regression, the ethical and moral ground upon which we build healthy and just societies, and the anecdotes of people I know who have found themselves on the wrong side of the line when it comes to representation. And of all of these arguments, the most effective one is, appropriately enough, one that requires a little imagination.
Imagine you are a child, any child who doesn't look like a descendant of a hundred Caucasian family trees, who maybe doesn't tip the scale quite to quite the same number as any of a thousand Disney Channel stars, who maybe comes from a faith background or an ethnic background that isn't mainstream Christianity or undecided, who maybe has physical or emotional disabilities, who maybe identifies as something other than cisgendered or "straight" or is questioning their identity, who maybe comes from a dysfunctional family or society. Imagine you have any one of these attributes, or a whole heady cocktail of them, and ask yourself this question: Have you seen yourself in a popular book lately? How about on TV or in a movie–as the main character? Have you seen yourself anywhere but in the bathroom mirror and have you seen yourself compassionately rendered there?
I remember the first time I found myself in a book, the first time I encountered a character who looked and felt and acted and believed like me. It was absolutely, entirely, 100% life-changing.
Why should we care about diversity in publishing and self-publishing? Because we want our children to grow up knowing that they don't have to live in the shadows. That they are lovable and loved. That they don't need to bleach their skin or get rid of their accent or faith or private struggles in order to be a whole human being.
Explaining to a child who has never seen a familiar face or life story told on television or in books or in music why they've never seen that story is absolutely heartbreaking, not to mention difficult. One hopes that we don't have to end that conversation with "…and it looks like it's going to stay that way for a while." One hopes we can end that conversation with: "But see? We've made progress, and here is a whole host of stories to get you started." Others have put together powerful arguments why diversity in publishing (of any kind) is important, too, so I think there's a lot of hope we'll see change within our lifetimes.
These thoughts barely scratch the surface of these questions, much less the conversation as a whole. As I continue pondering how to go about touching on the other questions I posed two weeks ago, please drop me a line in the comments section below with your own thoughts or suggestions! And of course, check back next week as we explore still more of this complicated tangle!
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Last week, I launched a series of questions addressing the nature and role of diversity in publishing, specifically within the self-publishing industry. Before I return to those questions, a quick proviso: there's been a lot of mud-slinging on both (or all?) sides of this debate, which can be both wild and wonderful (and occasionally, deeply problematic for all of us involved in getting words out of our heads and dispersed into the world). But we're not here to sling mud at anyone. We're here to ask questions and, hopefully, to listen.
Some of the mud-slinging can be interesting to read, or in some cases, listen to: just last month, NPR and Intelligence Squared U.S. hosted a debate over Amazon's incredibly complex role in the whole mess of traditional versus self-publishing paradigms. As I sat listening to the podcast this last week, I found myself both shocked and perfectly unsurprised at the ferocity of the debate––shocked, because we're not used to our literary spokespeople literally shouting each other down on the debate floor, and unsurprised because, well, we're talking about books and reading and literacy and therefore something both deeply, intensely personal, and also universal. The debates over diversity in publishing are proving equally impassioned, and rightfully so. Which brings me to last week's first question:
What's the track record of diversity in publishing?
It's not a good one, particularly if we're talking about publishing in the Western tradition, what with it being so interwoven the various other Institutions (with a capital "I") that shape and influence society. Which is not to say I advocate treating publishing artificially as if it has been cut away from every other element of life––not at all. I do advocate paying close attention to how the social, political, and cultural institutions interact. Hashtags like #WeNeedDiverseBooks have evolved beyond mere declarations of personal unhappiness to creating safe spaces for ongoing discussion about these complexities, and the data being mined is revealing.
Take the University of Wisconsin's article on "Children's Books by and about People of Color Published in the United States," which shows that of the 2,500 children's (trade) books published in the United States in 1985, only 18 were written by African Americans. When you consider the demographics of the United States, wherein African Americans represent 13.1% of the population, that number should have been a lot higher. Closer to 325 books. Progress has been made, along all sorts of vectors, but of the 5,000 trade children's books published in 2014, the CCBC reports that only 84 were written by African Americans and 180 were written about African Americans. The percentages of other minority groups––ethnic, religious, gender, and others––show similar levels of underrepresentation. Right now, a debate is raging over the representation of mental and physical well-being, and the current ways in which the publishing institution reinforces ableism and neuro-normativity. Young Adult (or "YA") literature has proven to be a particularly rich medium for addressing these growing concerns.
I'm so glad you asked! Self-publishing (and all of its hybrid forms) has proven to be another haven for the marginalized author and all sorts of minorities––both in terms of authors and readers. Because one point of the publishing triangle has been erased––or at least drastically altered––there has always been more room for the nonconformist, the outcast, and the malcontent within the welcoming arms of the self-publishing industry than there has been elsewhere. Without fear of expulsion, ostracization, or censorship, the self-published author can write what needs to be written, and publish what needs to be heard! The welcoming legacy of self-publishing is one I've examined before––in fact, many of the Late Great authors I've written about over the last few weeks either found themselves unwelcome within, or otherwise distanced from, traditional publishing.
I don't have any numbers for you about diversity in self-publishing. It's practically impossible to collate the data, given the diverse forms and outlets and types of self-publication out there. Many self-published works aren't catalogued the way traditionally published books are, and so the data set just isn't there. But as Daniel José Older writes so beautifully in his BuzzFeed article ("Diversity is Not Enough: Race, Power, Publishing"), "it's not just a question of characters of color, [and] it's not a numbers game. It's about voice, about narrative flow. […] We see diverse futures, laden with the tangled past of oppression and we re-envision models of empowerment and survival. But only a few of us make it through. There is a filter and the filter is white culture." Suffice it to say, it seems as though the self-publishing industry has provided a platform for diverse voices to be heard, and diverse readers to be reached. There are ways to change the institution from the inside, but in the meantime, authors can count on finding at least a modicum of representation within the self-publishing industry.
These thoughts barely scratch the surface of these questions, much less the conversation as a whole. As I ponder how to go about touching on the other questions posed in last week's blog post, please drop me a line in the comments section below with your own thoughts or suggestions! And of course, check back next week as we explore still more of this complicated tangle!
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What do you need to know about diversity in self-publishing?
The matter of diversity in the book industry, particularly in the arena of traditional publishing, has been discussed by many fine people in many fine articles. (You'll find a few of them here, here, and here.) But what about self-publishing? I'm not going to lie: even with a somewhat narrower gaze, there's still a lot to take in––and a lot of opinions to consider, agendas to juggle, and complications to navigate. But this is February––and therefore, this is officially Black History Month. It is a month where we pay our respects to the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement (or movements), and pay close(r) attention to the justices and injustices enacted within the United States.* It is right and good that we turn that same lens on the self-publishing industry that we know and love.
But how do we even begin this conversation? First, we have to start asking the right questions. Mine are by no means going to be the only ones worth hearing, or worth answering. Which is why right now––right now––I'd like to open the floor (or rather, the comments box) to you, our dear readers. Pose a question, or two, or three, connected to this issue of diversity in self-publishing, and I will pull together a few voices that (hopefully) speak to them.
Here are a few questions to get us started:
Broad brush strokes: What's the track record of diversity in publishing?
Are there differences, and why or why not?
Who benefits from diverse representation, and who benefits from a lack thereof?
Should we make it happen?
How can we better foster a self-publishing community that welcomes diverse authors and readers?
And because we normally dedicate our Wednesday posts on this blog to strategies for self-promotion, I think it's fair to ask:
In what ways can diversity be both a selling point and a barrier to new readers discovering our work? And how can we take advantage of the former while overcoming the latter?
Maybe we can answer all of these questions quickly and easily, but my gut instinct is that easy isn't a word we can throw around when it comes to fair representation of any kind. But this, too, is fitting: Black History Month started as a single week (the second week of February) and has happily spread to take up more of our year, and also, more of our hearts and minds. Maybe one day we will be able to say with perfect sincerity and disingenuity that every week, and every month, and every year is packed with conversations in which diverse voices are heard.
* It is worth noting that the USA is not the only nation to celebrate Black History Month––it is officially recognized in both the United Kingdom (UK) and in Canada, and is celebrated unofficially in many other nations and communities.
If you have any comments, reflections, or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Drop me a line in the comments box, and watch this space on Wednesdays in 2015!

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Q: Keep background-color while overlapping a picture how can I overlap

this p tag on a picture and keep the background-color:red?
Because the background gets transparent when it overlaps the picture...
Thanks for your answers!
Cheers,
Till

A: Instead of margin-top, try using:
position: relative;
top: -168px;

See: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/prvWVo

A: I can't figure out if you want the p elements background transparent or not so I'll give you two solutions.
If you want to keep the background, not transparent while overlapping:
HTML

Hello everyone, my background is transparent

CSS
#overlap {
  background: url(http://www.gettyimages.com/gi-resources/images/Embed/new/embed2.jpg) no-repeat center center fixed;
  -webkit-background-size: cover;
  -moz-background-size: cover;
  -o-background-size: cover;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 100vh;
}

p {
  background-color: red;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
}

Now for a transparent background
HTML

Hello everyone, my background is transparent

CSS
#overlap {
  background: url(http://www.gettyimages.com/gi-resources/images/Embed/new/embed2.jpg) no-repeat center center fixed;
  -webkit-background-size: cover;
  -moz-background-size: cover;
  -o-background-size: cover;
  background-size: cover;
  height: 100vh;
}

p {
  background-color: red;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
}

So what we've done here is set a height for the background image, which you need at the moment because there is not much populating the div at the moment.
Then we set a background property, give it the url we want, in this case I chose a kitten, no-repeat center center fixed this is important because

*

*no-repeat We do not want the image repeating

*center We want the image to center horizontally and vertically

*fixed You can remove this, I tend to but some like it

Next we need to set the background-size

*

*background-size: cover Play with this, common values are contain and cover
Finally for our p tag.
What depending on what you want to achieve (transparent or not) is as simple as changing the background-color value.

*

*background-color: red simple solid red background

*background-color: rgba(255,0,0,.5) set the red, green, blue and alpha where alpha represent transparency.

*Valid entries for alpha are 0 - 1, 1 being solid, 0 meaning transparent.

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Your Smartphone is About to Get More Expensive
By admin on Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced plans to put into effect a radical new mining code this week that will, in theory, divert more profit from mining company shareholders to the citizens of the Congo themselves. This new code could potentially blast prices for such electronic devices as electric car batteries and smartphones around the world, creating a dangerous economic reaction that might mimic the Great Recession of the 1990's.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world's leading producer of cobalt — nearly forty percent of the cobalt used in electronic devices is sourced from the Congo. This means that any price setting the country's leaders decide on will automatically be felt in factories and stores across China, Europe, and the Americas. Managers from some of the biggest mining interests in the world, such as Glencore PLC and China Molybdenum, met with President Joseph Kabila in the capital of Kinshasa this week to clarify their concerns about the new mining code. But Congolese officials have said that the new code plays no favorites among mining franchises — all will have to pay equally higher tariffs on their ore.
President Kabila is currently in a power struggle to retain office after his defeat in last year's election. He has refused to step down from office, and most diplomatic and financial specialists believe that the increased income from mining code tariffs will go directly into his pockets to help keep him in power. If such a scenario plays out, the price of cobalt and other rare metals needed for electronics will steadily increase through 2018.


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Patrick Kane scores goal, assist in Swiss debut
By James O'BrienOct 30, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
Patrick Kane finally got into some action that didn't involve charity games, scoring a goal and an assist in his debut for Swiss League team Biel.
Unfortunately for Kane and Tyler Seguin's temporary employers, their opposition Zug proved even more explosive thanks in large part to Henrik Zetterberg.
The Detroit Red Wings star scored two goals and two assists as Zug defeated Biel 7-4, according to Flash Score's numbers. That great output pushes Zetterberg's brief run to seven goals and 12 points in just five games, according to IIHF communication director Szymon Szemberg.
(Seguin had an assist in the game, by the way.)
While Zetterberg stole the show, Kane's goal was certainly a highlight, as Szemberg details:
[tweet https://twitter.com/Sz1909_Szemberg/status/263361838400565248%5D
Kane does have a habit of doing that.
In other promising news, Szemberg points out that Patrice Bergeron had a two-point game for Lugano after returning from an injury.
So at least there are good things happening outside of the NHL, right?


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Texas Imam: Judgment Day Won't Start 'Until Muslims Fight the Jews in Palestine'
By Pamela Geller - on December 22, 2017
"Palestinian": Jihad against Jews
More and more imams in the U.S. are being caught calling for the killing of Jews, and no one in the enemedia cares.
But just imagine if the shoe was on the other foot. Not that a priest, rabbi or pastor would ever call for the wholesale slaughter of Muslims or anyone, but imagine if it did happen. Just picture the earthquake in media, academia, culture and politics.
But imams are doing it regularly now in the U.S., and it is met with nary a shrug as it always is by a sharia-compliant press.
Look at the madness in the enemedia surrounding non-existent Islamophobia, a manufactured narrative to impose the speech restrictions on the sharia.
Where did the imam receive his training and certification? Shouldn't that institute of hate be under investigation and every imam who graduated from the same place and is preaching in the USA be under investigation?
We are living under Islamic law and we must throw off the shackles before we are completely subsumed by barbaric rule.
Related: Texas imam calls for destruction of Jewish state
New Jersey Imam who called for killing the Jews will NOT BE FIRED
California Imam, Omar Shaheen called for the slaughter of the Jews, "O Allah, destroy the Jews, one by one."
Imam Toronto said same thing, more than once.
Toronto imam says Muslims will eventually kill all Jews
New Jersey Imam Calls for Killing of Jews
Memphis imam calls for killing gays
ANOTHER California Imam, Mahmoud Harmoush, Prays for Allah to Destroy the Jews
California Imam: Calls for Annihilation of Jews
VIDEO: Another California hate-spewing Imam: ISIS is a Production of Israel Intelligence
Canada: No charges against imams who called for the deaths of Jews
Canada: ANOTHER imam calls for the elimination of Israelis and Jews
Montreal mosque where imam prayed for Jews to be KILLED caught preaching MORE Jew-hatred
"Texas Imam: Judgment Day Won't Start 'Until Muslims Fight the Jews in Palestine,'" by Shiri Moshe, Algemeiner, December 20, 2017:
The founder of an Islamic institute in Houston, Texas claimed that Judgment Day "will not start until Muslims fight the Jews … in Palestine," during a sermon condemning the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital earlier this month.
Sheikh Raed Saleh Al-Rousan of the Tajweed Institute suggested on Dec. 8th that Jews "killed the prophets and the messengers of Allah," according to a video recording translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
Al-Rousan cast doubt on claims that Jews "lived in Palestine for thousands of years," alleging instead that Britain "brought Jewish [people] from different countries to live in Palestine. So do not tell me Palestine is the country of Jewish [people]."
These allegations contradict genetic and archaeological evidence linking Jewish populations to what is now modern-day Israel, where Jews have maintained a presence for centuries. Under British rule, Jewish immigration to the territory was at times limited, while Arab immigration faced no similar restrictions.
Al-Rousan — who studied in the Islamic University of Al-Madina in Saudia Arabia, and later received a master's degree in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation in Indiana — also cited a saying attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which claims that "Judgment day will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews."
"The Muslims will kill the Jews," the imam preached in Arabic, "and the Jews will hide behind the stones and the trees, and the stones and the trees will say: Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him, except for the Gharqad tree, which is one of their trees."
Al-Rousan reiterated this message in English, saying, "The hour [i.e. Judgment Day] will not start until Muslims fight the Jews there, in Palestine. And they know that fact. And the Muslims will have the victory."
Al-Rousan declined to clarify whether his views were reflective of the Tajweed Institute when speaking with The Algemeiner on Wednesday, explaining that he preferred to consult with his attorney first.
A native of Jordan, Al-Rousan arrived in the United States in 2007 and established the institute's first branch in Florida in 2013, in order "to spread the skills of Tajweed [proper recitation of the Qur'an] to all Muslims, young and old."…
Also on Dec. 8th, Imam Aymen Elkasaby of the Islamic Center of Jersey City called Jews "apes and pigs" and urged his followers to "count them one by one, and kill them down to the very last one."
Elkasaby has since been suspended for one month, and will be required to train with Muslim leaders "with more interreligious experience," Ahmed Shedeed, the president of the Islamic Center, told The Algemeiner on Monday….


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Uncapped bowlers Sarah Aley, Piepa Cleary, Molly Strano and Belinda Vakarewa have all been named in an extended 21-player Australia squad for the upcoming Women's World Cup.
A mix of current Australia representatives make up the bulk of the squad along with the new bowling quartet, all of whom could be in line to make their One-Day International debuts this winter.
After initially joining the squad in Brisbane on Monday, Lauren Cheatle has since been ruled out of World Cup contention and returned home to Sydney where she will consult a specialist next week for likely surgery on an ongoing shoulder injury.
The final 15-player squad will be selected following a three-week training camp at the Bupa National Cricket Centre in Brisbane from 24 April – 12 May.
"We are really excited about players that have been chosen in this initial squad and are looking forward to seeing them put their best foot forward over the next three weeks," said national selector Shawn Flegler.
"There's some great depth in the squad with the more experienced players complimented by a number of new faces who have shown they can hold their own at this level.
"The ICC Women's Championship showed us how tough this year's tournament is going to be and the players know they're going to have to be at the top of their game to win the title."
Australia will be looking to make a strong start to their campaign which begins on June 26 against the West Indies at The Country Ground in Taunton.
England, New Zealand, West Indies, India, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will join Australia in the tournament with each side to face off against the other seven nations concluding with semi-finals at Bristol and Derby before the final at Lords on July 23.
Australia are the defending champions, having won a record sixth World Cup in 2013 after defeating the West Indies by 114 runs in the final in India.


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