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McCarthy is not a leader. Republicans don't trust each other. And it all benefits Democrats.
Democrats have a choice to make. The politically wise thing to do is stand by and watch Republicans flounder. And then there's the responsible thing to do.
Chris Truax
Opinion columnist
The chaos and paralysis on display in the House of Representatives might have shocked Americans, but it would have been familiar to anyone who grew up in a parliamentary democracy. Because what played out in Congress was not the election of a House speaker. It was the formation of a coalition government.
House Republicans still call themselves Republicans, but they are actually now divided into three distinct parties, the Republican Governance Group, MAGA Republicans and the Freedom Caucus. These three don't just have different priorities. They have different goals.
Worse, as is often the case in a coalition government, they don't really trust each other, thus necessitating a complex power-sharing arrangement in the form of committee representation, rule changes and written agreements.
The problem with the House
Coalition governments cobbled together with the support of small, ideologically driven factions like the Freedom Caucus are usually neither effective nor long-lived. Sooner or later, they collapse under the weight of internal disagreement. When a government breaks down in a parliamentary democracy, the solution is a quick election and a new government.
But we don't live in a parliamentary democracy. If the House of Representatives under Speaker Kevin McCarthy finds itself frozen by intra-Republican ideological food fights, no legislation will be passed until January 2025. Shutting down the government and defaulting on our debt is not an option. And yet, after last week's display of dysfunction by House Republicans, it is, nonetheless, a possibility.
House Republicans can't abide each other:McCarthy speaker spectacle is no joke. It shows the Republican Party will damage America.
It is hard to overestimate how disastrous this would be. Apart from the chaos in the financial markets, even a temporary default caused by a failure to raise America's debt limit would slash America's credit rating and dramatically increase the cost of government borrowing. Defaulting on the national debt could easily drive the cost of servicing that debt to a trillion dollars annually. That's about what we spend on the military.
A lesson from history
This isn't just speculation. We've trod this path before. Back in 2011, when Standard & Poors cut the federal government's credit rating, it commented, "The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy."
That instability is worse today than it was in 2011. McCarthy could be the weakest House speaker in U.S. history. As few as five angry Republicans will be able to remove McCarthy from the chair assuming that Democrats are inclined to back their play. Every piece of legislation will now require unanimous consent – from the Republican caucus.
Given the nature of that caucus, that's unworkable. But can it be avoided?
GOP 'clown show' is on full display:House speaker battle is really bad look for Republicans.
How to work around things
Fortunately, there is a sort of break-glass-in-case-of-emergency motion that House Democrats can use to keep the basic functions of government ticking despite a Republican inability to govern. Called a "discharge petition," it allows a majority of House members to bring a bill to the floor for a vote without the speaker's consent.
Ironically, the discharge petition was born out of the last deadlock over electing a speaker a hundred years ago. Doubly ironically, it was intended as a way of circumventing a too-powerful speaker rather than as a method of propping up a weak one.
If all 212 House Democrats want to bring a bill to the floor over McCarthy's objection, they only need the support of six Republicans – five if Democrats win the special election in Virginia next month – to make it happen.
Obviously, for a lot of legislation, this won't happen. It's hard to imagine a piece of social legislation that would tempt house Republicans to defy their caucus, even if they supported it personally. But when it comes to raising the debt ceiling or passing a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it might be a different story.
Democrats have a path for cooperation
The traditional method of passing something like an NDAA is for party leaders to confer and hammer out a compromise. But McCarthy is not a leader. At best, he's a mediator and a poor choice for a negotiating partner.
One of the first rules of negotiation is to never negotiate with someone who doesn't have the authority to make a deal.
To keep the government running, Democrats need to stop thinking in terms of the usual party dynamics and look for ways to reach agreements on narrow issues with individual Republicans rather than with the Republican caucus as a whole. McCarthy might not be able to bring a debt ceiling bill to the floor over the objections of the Freedom Caucus, but that doesn't mean that lots of members of the Republican Governance Group don't support it – and it only takes six.
Democrats should make this function a part of their leadership structure by creating a "Director of Legislative Outreach." The DLO would be tasked with keeping back channels open to individual governance-minded Republicans and keeping close tabs on what they will support and what they won't.
When the crunch comes, Democrats can use that information to cobble together a deal and keep the lights on even if McCarthy can't.
Democrats have a choice to make. The politically wise thing to do is to stand by and watch Republicans flounder. And it's true that defunding the military and defaulting on America's debt would probably make Republicans unelectable in 2024.
But the responsible thing to do is to govern.
Chris Truax, a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors, is an appellate lawyer in San Diego and a member of The Guardrails of Democracy Project.

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Ben and Doug Keefer " Team Keefer "
Yes, we are actually growing mustaches...again. And yes, we will look a little ridiculous for the next month.....again. But it is for a great cause. Last year the two of us raised over $25,000 thanks to all of our great friends and family. It is going to be tough to duplicate but we are going to try our best....and more!
M4K Richmond improves the quality of life for local children through individual fundraising, partnering with local charities and businesses, and having a little bit of fun with facial hair. Basically we grow mustaches for a month as a marketing tool to raise money for local children's charities. Last year we had over 140 growers raise and donate over $268,000 to ASK, SCAN, Children's Hospital Foundation of Richmond, and Feedmore. This year we have over 160 Growers are shooting to raise even more money for these great charities.
Click on the link to learn more about how they help local Richmond area children and their families deal with heartbreaking situations such as child abuse, cancer, and other childhood ailments.
Week 1 is off to a weak start...Doug has been located!
A little more than two weeks in and it is starting to itch!
Three weeks in and someone has a little more than a mustache in the works! I guess we'll give him a pass since he just had shoulder replacement surgery!
"I have always thought a ton of Ben Keefer and glad to contribute to a great cause, Thx Ben"
"Great work for a great cause!"
"You guys rock! Have fun tonight at the Bash!"
" From Jim and Joan Haugen"
"Great cause. Hope this might get you over the top."
"Good cause - Good job guys."
"From Lynn and Kelly! 😊"
"Thank you for what you are doing!"
"Way to grow Benny! "
"Great cause! Thanks for all you do. "
"Love the cause...and I have the coolest mustache."
"Doug's Veteran's Day match. Thank you donors!"
"Thanks to everyone that donated over Veteran's Day weekend!"
"Always a pleasure to watch your stache (and fundraising) grow "
"Keep on rockin the 'stache"
"Happy to support your dedication to these worthy causes!"
"Well done, keep growing! "
"Eat the hell out of some stuffing like I will this Thanksgiving!!!"
"Thanks for continuing to do this work. "
"Good luck Keefers. Go Dukes!!"
"looking for rolie finger style this year"
"Great work fellas and great cause!"
"Well done Ben and Doug! Glad to support!"
"I know you will reach your goal! Good luck!"
"Thanks for your dedication to this wonderful cause"
"Ben will be a great Freddy Mercury."


There is nothing more satisfying to me as a small business owner than seeing a client's needs fulfilled and the results of their time & effort paying off. For Nicholls State University Softball in Louisiana, they will play the 2018 season on a new turf infield with new lights, new dugouts, new bleachers and an upgraded press box.
On behalf of Campaign Sports, we wish to thank Coach Angel Santiago and every member of NSU Softball for entrusting us these past few years to be a small part of their fundraising success which turned the Colonels Softball field into a 1st Class facility that will now rival other top D1 schools throughout the nation.
As we look to complete our 4th consecutive fundraising year together, 2018 has proven to be our most successful campaign to date as we just crossed $12,000 and still climbing!
Please check out this 90 second video on YouTube on behalf of NSU Softball which details their new field!


Really strong green aurora suddenly started to move much faster with more and more red and purple color showing on top. Once you could see the curtain-like movement it was a display to remember.
As it gets dark sooner and sooner in Northern Norway you have to get out there earlier and earlier, cause you never know when the aurora will show or how strong it will be.


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Teen accused of killing another teen in Pemberton Township, prosecutors say
Jim Walsh
PEMBERTON TWP. - An 18-year-old township man is accused of killing one teenager and wounding another during an argument here.
Kai Johnson allegedly shot Malachi Treherne, 17, of Pemberton Township, and a girl, also 17, on the night of Oct. 18, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.
Treherne was shot around 11:35 p.m. while visiting a home on the 100 block of Snow Avenue in the Browns Mills area, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
His body was found lying in the home's front doorway, the statement said.
A GoFundMe drive seeking financial support for Treherne's funeral had raised more than $6,600 by Monday afternoon.
"For those of you who knew Malachi, you know much of a good kid he was," says the appeal by the victim's brother, Phillip Craig of Pemberton Township.
"You'll remember him as a great athlete with a big heart," Craig wrote of his slain brother.
"You'll remember how goofy he would get during funny times, his creative writing that he was so proud of and couldn't wait to share with you, his laugh that would make you laugh and his smile that would make you smile."
Treherne died as a result of two gunshot wounds to his head, the prosecutor's office said in a statement Monday.
The female victim, whose name was not released, survived a gunshot wound to her chest.
"The investigation revealed that Johnson and (Treherne) were having an argument inside the house when Johnson pulled out a gun and shot both victims," the statement said.
"Other people present in the home at the time of the shooting, including a two-year-old boy, were not injured," it added.
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Johnson is charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with the 11:35 p.m. shooting. He is also accused of weapons offenses and endangering the welfare of a child.
The charges are only allegations. Johnson has not been convicted in the case.
The Pemberton Township man, who turned himself in to police on Friday, was being held Monday in Burlington County Jail.
Jim Walsh covers public safety, economic development and other beats for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.
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Your vehicle is much more than a transportation appliance. It gets you to work, takes care of errands, goes on dates, and vacations. You could say it's part of the family; or even an important business partner.
GRAND ISLAND auto owners depend on their vehicles for so much. The wise team of proactive automotive professionals at Whitaker Auto Repair in GRAND ISLAND understand how essential your car or truck is to your life. And we want you to know that you can trust in us to keep you safely on the road.
We put a vital emphasis on preventive maintenance – taking care of the routine things that help your vehicle last longer, perform consistently, retain its safety, and prevent breakdowns and repairs. And when your vehicle is sidelined, we'll do everything we can to get it back in the game as fast as possible.
To us at Whitaker Auto Repair, keeping the trust of GRAND ISLAND drivers requires investing in our superb employees, their training, and technologically-advanced equipment. When we do that, we can keep our promise of high-quality, convenient service and repair that's done right the first time.
We appreciate the confidence you have in us and are convinced we can earn it over again each time you bring your auto in for service. We hope you opt for Whitaker Auto Repair first for all your car care needs.
As we GRAND ISLAND car owners know, our vehicles have factory scheduled maintenance items items. These range from oil changes, to timing belt replacement, to brake inspection. These recommendations are usually made for certain mileage or time intervals.
For some vehicles, certain recommendations are clustered around major intervals like 30,000/60,000/90,000 miles. Following automobile manufacturer recommended service goes a long way towards preventing breakdowns and keeps your vehicle operating as safely and economically as possible.
What GRAND ISLAND auto owners may not know is that you can have ALL of your auto maker recommended service performed right here at Whitaker Auto Repair in GRAND ISLAND – even while your vehicle is still under warranty. That's right; your factory warranty is protected wherever the factory recommended service is performed. And following the recommended inspection schedule helps us uncover any potential troubles and allows us to make needed improvements before they become big, expensive problems.
So if your new sedan comes with a couple of free oil changes – who could blame you for taking advantage of that. With our reputation for high-quality work, convenience, and a fair price, you know you are in good hands for all of your car care needs during your factory warranty period and beyond.
Your auto maker owner's manual contains your maintenance schedule. And of course our Whitaker Auto Repair service advisors have access to the factory schedule and can help you stay up-to-date with scheduled items. Smart GRAND ISLAND car owners opt for Whitaker Auto Repair to perform an essential preventive maintenance evaluation to make sure their vehicle is in top shape.
Thanks for visiting the Whitaker Auto Repair auto care blog. Today's post lists 5 important reasons GRAND ISLAND motorists should follow recommended maintenance schedules.
A well-maintained car doesn't put you and your passengers at unnecessary risk. Think brakes, headlamps, tires.
Regular maintenance is an investment in optimum gas mileage. Inadequate tire pressure, a dirty fuel system, and a clogged air filter are just a few things that reduce gas mileage.
How many GRAND ISLAND used car buyers will pay full blue book for a car with a filthy engine, clogged filters and bald tires?
Your warranty claims may be denied if your service history doesn't fulfill the minimum requirements recommended by the automobile manufacturer.
Regular maintenance prevents catastrophic, expensive repairs.
First: Fluids. Oil, transmission fluid, coolant, power steering fluid, brake fluid, differential fluid, etc. We can take care of all of these for you at Whitaker Auto Repair in GRAND ISLAND.
Then think Tires. Air, rotation, balancing, and alignment. And while you're thinking tires, think brakes and shock absorbers.
Air and Fuel. Air filter replacement, fuel filters and Whitaker Auto Repair fuel system cleaning.
This doesn't cover everything, but your Whitaker Auto Repair service professional will help you with the rest.


Dhaka: NOVOAIR, one of the leading private airlines of the country, has announced 10 percent discount on the ticket price during the Eid. To avail this offer, the passengers will have to purchase tickets through NOVOAIR mobile app using the promo code of NOVOAIRAPP.
NOVOAIR mobile app is now available to download via App Store and Play Store. NOVOAIR has introduced the mobile app to make ticket purchase process easier and convenient for their passengers, said a press release. Passengers can now book and purchase tickets, get information about flight status, services of Frequent Flyer Program-Smiles by using the mobile app.
In addition, one can find all the information by contacting NOVOAIR sales offices.


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STEVE AIKEN
General and artistic director of Shreveport Opera, former general director for advancement at Nashville Opera, and executive director of Opera Memphis.
JAMIE BARTON
American mezzo-soprano with numerous honors including the 2017 Beverly Sills Artist Award, the 2015 Richard Tucker Award, the 2014 International Opera Award in the Young Singer category, the 2014 Marian Anderson Award, the Main and Song Prizes at the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, and grand prize winner of the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
GREGORY BUCHALTER
Artistic Director and conductor of Opera Fairbanks, Opera Las Vegas and Opera Camerata of Washington who is also a cover conductor at the Metropolitan Opera where the position of "Maestro di Banda" was created for him.
PATRICIA CRAIG
Renowned American operatic soprano and voice teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory since 2010, formerly on the voice faculty of New England Conservatory of Music. Board president of American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria
ROBIN FISHER
Lyric Coloratura Soprano with world-wide performance experience is currently professor of voice at Sacramento State University. She is co-author of American Art Song & American Poetry (2012) as well as The Selected Writings of John Duke (2007).
SHERI GREENAWALD
Internationally known operatic soprano, voice teacher, and director of the San Francisco Opera Center since 2002.
JAKE HEGGIE
American composer of opera, vocal, orchestral, and chamber music. He is best known for his operas and songs as well as for his collaborations with internationally renowned performers and writers.
MICHAEL HIX
Baritone opera singer and holds degrees in music theory, historical musicology, and voice performance. He is the Coordinator of Vocal Studies, and the Associate Chair of the Department of Music at the University of New Mexico.
International operatic tenor and winner of the 2007 Richard Tucker Award.
SUSANNE MENTZER
World-renowned operatic mezzo-soprano, recording artist, voice teacher, and arts advocate.
Music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Conductor Emeritus of the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, and artistic director of Festival Opera.
JOSE LUIS MOSCOVICH
General Director at West Bay Opera
Artistic Director and Stage Director for the Capitol City Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia, with over 27 years of professional work in opera, classical music and theater.
Clara Osowski
Clara Osowski is an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. Clara serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Source Song Festival, a week-long art song festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
DR. GENE PETERSON
Director of choral activities at California Baptist University, Riverside, CA.
Brian Staufenbiehl
Creative director and stage director for Opera Parallèle since 2007, Brian Staufenbiel actively works across a wide range of artistic disciplines.
HECTOR VASQUEZ
Operatic baritone, teacher, clinician and adjudicator, and former program director for the Houston Grand Opera Studio.
American operatic soprano who has performed in opera houses and concert halls worldwide.
JTVA ARTISTIC
JTVA is fortunate to have the expertise and guidance of a diverse group of professional artists and educators from the performing arts world to help us in our development and growth. This Artistic Advisory Council assists JTVA in two capacities. First, they take an active role by teaching master classes, performing at events and recitals, judging competitions, and participating in related educational and performance activities. Second, they serve as a sounding board and provide feedback on ideas, as well as offer insight drawn from their collective professional experience.


you having seen (eidotes) that (hoti) you (humeis) also (kai) have (echete) [a] lord (kurion) in (en) heaven (ouranō).
4:4 in order that (hina) I may manifest (phanerōsō) it (auto), as (hōs) it is required (dei) of me (me) to speak (lalēsai).
4:5 Walk around (peripateite) in (en) wisdom (sophia) toward (pros) the ones (tous) outside (exō), causing yourselves to buy-out1805 (exagorazomenoi) the (ton) time (kairon).
4:6 <Let> the (ho) word (logos) of you (humōn) always (pantote) [be] in (en) grace (chariti), having been prepared (ērtumenos) [in, RE] salt (halati).
It is required (dei) of you (humas) to have seen (eidenai) how (pōs) each (hekastō) one (heni) [is] to cause himself to decide (apokrinesthai) [to speak, v4, RE].
4:9 together with (sun) Onesimus (Onēsimō), the (tō) believable (pistō) and (kai) beloved (agapētō) brother (adelphō), who (hos) is (estin) out (ex) of you (humōn).
They shall make known (gnōrisousin) to you (humin) all (panta) of the things (ta) here (hōde).
4:11 and (kai) Jesus (Iēsous), the one (ho) being said (legomenos) Justus (Ioustos), the ones (hoi) being (ontes) out (ek) of circumcision (peritomēs).
These ones (houtoi) only (monoi) [are] workers together with (sunergoi) [me, AE] into (eis) the (tēn) Kingdom932 (basileian) of the (tou) God (theou), ones who (hoitines) were caused to become (egenēthēsan) ones marketing alongside (parēgoria) for me (moi).
in order that (hina) you may be stood (stathēte) complete (teleioi), and (kai) having been filled full (peplērophorēmenoi) in (en) every (panti) desire (thelēmati) of the (tou) God (theou).
4:13 Because (gar) I witness (marturō) for him (autō) that (hoti) he has (echei) much (polun) distress (ponon) over (huper) [the sake, AE] of you (humōn), and (kai) the ones (tōn) in (en) Laodicea (Laodikeia), and (kai) the ones (tōn) in (en) Hierapolis (Hierapolei).
4:14 Luke (Loukas), the (ho) healer (iatros), the (ho) beloved one (agapētos), causes himself to embrace (aspazetai) you (humas), and (kai) Demas (Dēmas).
4:15 Cause yourselves to embrace (aspasasthe) the (tous) brothers (adelphous) in (en) Laodicea (Laodikeia), and (kai) Nympha (Numphan) and (kai) the (tēn) assembly (ekklēsian) down (kat') [the] house (oikon) of her (autēs).
and (kai) the (tēn) [epistle, RE] out (ek) of Laodicea (Laodikeias), [do, RE] [it, AE] in order that (hina) you (humeis) also (kai) may read up (anagnōte) [it, AE].
4:18 The (ho) greeting (aspasmos) of Paul (Paulou), [in, AE] the (tē) hand (cheiri) of me (emē).
Remember (mnēmoneuete) the (tōn) bonds (desmōn) of me (mou).
The (hē) grace (charis) [be] with (meth') you (humōn).


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Q: How to convert ext3 partition to use encrypted file system without losing data? My embedded Linux device have 2 partitions:

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*small root partition containing OS

*big data partition which uses ext3

I want to encrypt the data partition by using an encrypted file system. I don't want to lose any data on the partition. The size of the root partition is too small to hold all data of the data partition. It is not possible to use any external data storage.
Are there any tools that can convert the file system of the data partition from ext3 to an encrypted FS without copying all files to another place?

A: It is possible, but be warned: your data is toast if anything goes wrong. I strongly suggest finding some way to back up first.
Since you can't use external data storage, you have to do it in place.
This assumes the data in your data partition can fit in half the current space.

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*Resize and move the data partition to half its current size at the end of the disk.

*In the newly-created free space, create a new encrypted LUKS volume, and create a new filesystem inside it.

*Copy all files from the old partition to the new one, then delete the old partition.

*Resize the encrypted volume (based on the instructions here):

Show the size of your crypt with cryptsetup.
sudo cryptsetup status crypt1

This shows the size of your crypt in sectors.
Make note of the offset
offset: 2056 sectors

Resize with cryptsetup.
sudo cryptsetup -o 2056 -b 11800000 resize crypt1

-o = offset (get this from the status command) -b = size in sectors.

*Finally, resize the filesystem contained in the encrypted volume to the full size. If you used ext3/4, sudo resize2fs /the/partition should suffice.

If your data takes up more than half the space, you can adapt this procedure by starting with a smaller encrypted partition, and resizing and copying some of the files several times. Obviously more laborious.

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Marcel and Lucky litigated use of the GET LUCKY and LUCKY marks three times. The first lawsuit, in 2001, resulted in a release. The second lawsuit, in 2005, revealed in early motion practice that the parties disagreed as to the scope of the release. However, Lucky did not assert its interpretation of the release as a defense at trial. Now, in the third lawsuit, Lucky asserts its interpretation of the release.
The issue for the Second Circuit is whether claim preclusion encompasses defense preclusion, and if so, is Lucky precluded here from asserting a defense relating to the release, which defense it could have asserted in the 2005 lawsuit, but did not.
Noting that issue preclusion can be deployed both offensively and defensively, the Court observed that the same arguments in favor of offensive and defensive use of issue preclusion (namely, judicial economy arguments), apply to claim preclusion as well. Thus, claim preclusion will act to bar asserting defenses that could have been asserted by a defendant against this plaintiff, previously.


Wall Street is littered with examples of high-growth stocks that flamed out spectacularly.
Consider Crocs CROX, -2.05% which rode a footwear craze to 400% gains in a roughly a year — before a change in consumer tastes coupled with the financial crisis caused the stock to give it all back. Or 3-D printing stocks, such as 3D Systems DDD, +3.42% and Stratasys SSYS, +2.61% which were nearly 200% winners in 2013, only to give back all the gains in a year or two.
There are countless other examples, and it's a cycle all investors should be familiar with: A great narrative that connects with Wall Street, a stock chart that looks like a hockey stick and the promise of near-certain growth.
Until, you know, the growth isn't there anymore. And the bottom falls out.
In the last few years, many tech investors have seemingly forgotten this arc and instead placed big winners, including Netflix NFLX, +1.58% and Facebook FB, +0.94% in a class by themselves. Yes, funky footwear products were doomed to hit a ceiling eventually. And yes, it's natural that investors looked beyond the hype and hot air that lifted 3-D printing stocks at one time. But many thought Facebook and Netflix were different.
And after Facebook's epic flop of nearly 20% after earnings and a similar showing for Netflix a few weeks ago, many investors learned just how costly that thinking can be.
Here's why the growth stories at Facebook, Netflix and other highflying tech stocks may not be as bulletproof as many have been led to believe.
The promise of any internet-oriented company is that growth is limitless. Software scales quickly and with amazing margins, and every human with an internet connection is a potential customer.
But what happens when you run out of humans?
That's not a rhetorical question. According to Pew Research Center, 89% of Americans are active on the internet. Exclude Americans 50 and older, and that jumps to 97%. Almost a quarter of Americans say they are almost constantly online.
The idea that America's internet addicts simply haven't heard of Facebook or Netflix is just plain dumb. And the numbers bear that out.
Facebook's daily active users in the U.S. and Canada have gone almost nowhere in the last year, increasing from 183 million in the second quarter of 2017 to 185 million in the second quarter of this year. Europe is equally bland, with growth from 271 million to 279 million in the last year. Collectively, these two regions added just 10 million new daily users — a mere 2.2% of the daily total.
That's what happens when you have so many users. Even 10 million more people simply don't dramatically move the needle.
Netflix admittedly has done a bit better, showing domestic streaming subscriptions rose by double digits year-over-year in its latest report.
But the other problem both Facebook and Netflix have to deal with is much more sinister than simply tough comparisons — namely, tough expectations.
Who cares if the Netflix brand is synonymous with streaming, that it has won multiple Emmys for its original programming or that it has grown its revenue by 26% in the last year and its overall membership by about 30% in the last 12 months from 109 million to about 130 million customers?
That simply wasn't good enough, either for Wall Street's lofty expectations or against its own internal estimates announced just a few months ago.
Therese Poletti: Is Netflix stock falling down a mountain, or just tripping over a molehill?
The weight of expectations was equally crushing for Facebook's stock. Consider that investors burned down Facebook for missing its daily active users target of 1.49 billion by about 20 million people.
For the record, that's one out of every five people on the planet that Wall Street expected to be logged on every day. And shares lost one-fifth of their value because Zuckerberg & Co. didn't deliver.
How long can investors really expect these growth icons to keep growing? Is it realistic to expect every human in the Western world to spend their waking hours streaming Netflix on a smart TV as they surf Facebook on a second screen?
Or, more likely, is there simply a fundamental misunderstanding of just how big these companies can realistically get before they run out of customers?
For the record, I don't have a Facebook account and never have. Frankly, it's a cesspool of self-indulgence that nauseates me. And while you may consider me part of an insane minority, as an investor you should consider that there is a small but very real portion of the population that is not interested in spending ever-increasing time (and money) on this platform for the benefit of Zuckerberg and other Facebook shareholders.
Think back to 2011, when Netflix had a fairly reasonable idea: Prepare for the inevitable end of the DVD side of its business. But thanks to a series of corporate blunders, including some self-righteous self-justification from CEO Reed Hastings, Netflix drove away 800,000 subscribers in a quarter as a result.
More importantly to investors, shares crashed roughly 75% in three months.
Facebook has never had such a public and painful bloodletting, but instead has been torturing users for years with a thousand smaller wounds. Facebook loves to tweak how it serves content to users, most recently angering publishers by gutting referrals to news sites and a short-lived experiment where brands would get their posts relegated to a completely different tab.
But make no mistake: these efforts are driven by a business perspective of maximizing profit. And if you think Facebook was guilty of too much tinkering in the good old days when growth was great… well, you ain't seen nothing yet.
In the absence of significant growth in general users and engagement, both Facebook and Netflix will have to figure out other ways to pay the piper.
And as past efforts like Qwikster show, there is no room for error.
This is not to say that Facebook and Netflix are doomed as companies, or even that they are bad buys for patient investors willing to ride out this volatility.
But the challenges posed by market saturation are very real, and Wall Street will be quick to punish both of these names if they fall short.


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Kostel svaté Markéty je římskokatolický chrám v obci Moravské Knínice v okrese Brno-venkov. Je chráněn jako kulturní památka České republiky. Je filiálním kostelem kuřimské farnosti.

Historie
Kostel v Moravských Knínicích pochází zřejmě z doby kolem roku 1366, dochován je vrcholně gotický presbytář s křížovou klenbou, polygonálně ukončený. Loď byla původně plochostropá, k její jižní zdi byla zřejmě na přelomu 15. a 16. století přistavěna hranolová věž. Chrám byl roku 1681 upraven barokně, tehdy snad byla loď zaklenuta valenou klenbou. V roce 1866 došlo k romantizujícím úpravám, byla přestavěna věž a loď kostela byla prodloužena západním směrem.

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by Kevin Mercado | Jun 8, 2017 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC
Bad Advice From Bad Women
Thursday, June 8 at 7 pm to 9 pm
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Your favorite feminist bookstore hosts your favorite writing women for a night of dazzling wit and rudeness. Suzy Exposito, Clover Hope, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Namara Smith, Brittany Spanos, and Darcie Wilder share their latest/oldest/best/funniest work while Charlotte Shane hosts.
Copies of TigerBee Press books and Darcie's Literally Show Me A Healthy Person will be for sale, along with plenty other titles from past and future Bad Advice readers.
Admission is free and on a first come-first serve basis.
Jonathan Shaw & Joe Coleman
Thursday, June 8 at 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
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Local legend Jonathan Shaw was the first tattoo artist to ever appear on The Late Show with David Letterman. Maybe you've seen his likeness depicted by Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Art Spiegelman on the cover of The New Yorker. Or you might know him as the tattooed thug playing opposite Clint Eastwood in the movie Tightrope. You may have seen the magazine Jonathan Shaw founded back in the 90s, International Tattoo Art. Or you could have read his novel, Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes, published by Johnny Depp's HarperCollins imprint, or his recent visual exploration of tattoo art, Vintage Tattoo Flash.
Now Jonathan is back with a new book that mixes memoir, art, societal observations, and more. This is more than a simple history of an outlaw artist's creative growth; this is a journey through the underbelly of modern culture, and exploration of the people, places, and events that have defined his life and molded him into who he is today.
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We're celebrating our new season with a Summer Blockbuster! Hear provocative new lit from stellar authors Victor LaValle (The Changeling, The Ballad of Black Tom), Jason Reynolds (Ghost, All American Boys), Julia Fierro (The Gypsy Moth Summer), Jessie Chaffee (Florence in Ecstasy), and Julie Buntin (Marlena), cool off with $5 drafts, and get a shot at our authors' books in our free-to-enter raffle!
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Tuesday, Jun 13 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Join us for a night of storytelling, jokes, and pun games to celebrate the release of Away With Words! Featuring appearances by Dana Schwartz, Ariel Dumas, Jerzy Gwiazdowski, and the Champions of Punderdome!
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Wednesday, June 14th at 7 pm
Please join us for a special event with Sherry Amatenstein, author of How Does That Make You Feel?, and Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of Seinfeldia. The two authors will be discussing their books, as well as analyzing the neuroses of Seinfeld characters!


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Starfleet isn't the only one who is made uneasy by the Bajoran religion.
While Bajoran politics are always go for a good story, their religion keeps getting bogged down in spiritobabble. This episode is, unfortunately for those of us who are recovering from a recent operation and desperately require quality entertainment, at best a bridging story. Perhaps sometime in the next season there will be a resolution, but don't hold your breath. After all, this story has been 32,000 years in the making.
The script has the unsettling feel of having been cobbled together out of left-over bits from the DS9 bible. It's disjointed, rough, predictable and long. The redeeming feature is that Kira's and Odo's relationship is growing nicely and Nana's portrayal of a prophet incarnate is pretty damned good, too. It's amazing what a bit of eye-liner will do.
But all in all, this is a definite low point for the people at Paramount. Not that that will stop you from watching it, but don't get your hopes up.


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In the now bygone with creaks and squeaks year of 2014, Georgia did not exactly look like a land flowing with milk and honey, to say the least.
And yet, there had still happened something that a drowning man would call a straw: successful kind of moves on international arena, some positive shifts inside the country, a lot of verbose opprobrium against the formers, promising prenuptials with Europe and the stressful status quo with Russia.
How about that illusive spectre
of the MAP – the NATO Membership Action Plan? Gone! Probably for a long and irritating while! What do we have instead? The unlikely 'substantive package' of cooperation with the Alliance, which is not even a slight reflection of the notorious Action Plan.
Notwithstanding the bleakness of this account, the New Year governmental predictions and resolutions sound optimistic, but the presumable consequences for us the rank-and-file seem to be heartbreakingly precarious. Please don't take this as a hardened pessimist's mulligrubs – there is simply no room for a rejoicing optimist right now within my individual system of reasoning. Yes, there was indeed signed a significant document – the much-talked-about Association Agreement with Euro-Union, but at what price? Russia did not seemingly react, artfully covering up its annoyance, but hastily signed the similar agreement with Abkhazia before Georgia could even manage to say Jack Robinson. Now, where is the preponderance? Is it towards the benefit from the West or the danger from Russia? Hard to say of course, but the fact is that Georgia has as a result received a bucket of ointment with a huge fly in it. How about that illusive spectre of the MAP – the NATO Membership Action Plan? Gone! Probably for a long and irritating while! What do we have instead? The unlikely 'substantive package' of cooperation with the Alliance, which is not even a slight reflection of the notorious Action Plan. This was one of the frustrating landmarks that emerged last year, but the pinnacle of state-level sarcasm was Russia's invitation for the incumbent Georgian administration to come over to Moscow on its flimsy rickety feet and pay homage to the emperor. And the Ukraine! Who could imagine that the Ukrainian leadership's desperate head-hunting venture would end up in hiring the members of Georgia's erstwhile government, so much detested and vilified by the current one? Georgia's nonchalance towards the mounting international terrorism was also part of the gone year which hopefully is not going to be the case in the new calendar of events. One of the most vivid administrative blueprints is going to be the reform commitment, left over from the previous year. This will concern the law enforcement system, which will be reinvented and reorganized so that the entire system will probably be working more efficiently. The growth of economy was widely showed off, and I hope this was not just a piece of youthful boast but the reality we have all been in a long expectation of. Actually, the main thing about the growth is that people should have a feeling of it in their pockets and menu. Wouldn't this be terribly true? Making promises and having a sense of commitment is something very positive that any government in the world should maintain, but some day, anybody would get tired of those governmental promises and commitments, especially if those promises and commitments have no grounds under them, and are sorrowfully approximated to what we usually call a lie. Lincoln's Famous words are definitely asking to be quoted here: You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. One of the most expressly predicted hopes for the New Year is that in 2015, there will be an abundance of brilliant decisions by the Georgian government, resulting as the radiant intellectual flashes of its young members. Who needs those words and promises? Deeds, gentlemen, deeds! We are fatigued by marking time and making no headway. Only shifting our feet would not do much. We have to stop loitering and dawdling. No dillydally anymore! Last year we often thought we were doing some vastly important things, whereas in reality we were skidding on the spot although we all kept making impression that we were moving forward. Passing our time in routine activities until a more favorable or interesting opportunity presents itself, is not always justified. The just-arrived 2015 has to be the time of dynamic action. Halting progress temporarily, while awaiting developments like manna from the sky must not be our lot. We can no longer afford being at a loss. Boxing within the walls of Georgia's parliament may only do harm. It is not the muscle that matters but the intellect that should reign instead. Prices on staples going up have killed the New Year delight, and the soaring unemployment has left a bad taste in our mouths. The dropping Lari had created fear and our uncannily low retirement facilities were totally depressing. Why should the agricultural products cost so much in the country of agro-heaven? Why the poverty has to be a dilemma in the country of such a rich nature? Almost everything was a problem in 2014 – eating, heating, and utility bills, citizens' massive insolvency, real estate price weirdness, healthcare and education. What might be the most optimal description of our society and its life? Could it be called a society of a limited number of haves and limitless number of have-nots, driving ancient dilapidated and environmentally dangerous cars? Or just an overly politicized society who has no clue which way to look with widely open eyes – West or North?


There was plenty of guts but not much glory as The Walking Dead signed-off with a mid-season finale likely to trigger further complaints regarding the show's over-the-top violence.
With an Ofcom investigation underway following the bloody first episode of the new series – google "Glenn" and "eyeball" if you're in the dark/feeling brave – the zombie melodrama bowed out with another grisly flourish. Apropos of very little, a character's stomach was slit open and out gushed bucketloads of Eighties horror movie gore. Was the Walking Dead actively daring the wavering elements among its fanbase (ratings have dipped ominously of late) to take offence ?
As with Negan's earlier attack on Glenn and Abraham, the bloodshed, once again at the hands of the Saviour leader, was brief and intense. It was also entirely gratuitous, with smooth operator Spencer (Austin Nichols) crowbarred into an unnecessary confrontation with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) that left the former splashing around in his own internal organs.
That Spencer should have ended up in this situation did little to further the plot – the Walking Dead put him there simply to end the first half of the season in a rhapsody of body horror.
True, terrible special effects – Spencer's "guts" looked like something purloined from 'round back at a butcher's stall – and hammy acting resulted in a scene more comedic than shocking. Still, for all the silliness, it's easy to imagine the sequence leaving an unpleasant taste among more sensitive viewers (i.e. anyone not raised on straight-to-video horror film).
We knew it was curtains for aspiring power-player Spencer the moment he presented the Saviour kingpin with that bottle of scotch. Negan, we have learned, reserves a particular enmity for anyone underestimating him as a brainless thug. Thus it was inevitable that Spencer's naked ploy (inveigle his way into Saviours's inner circle, then topple them from within) would bring out the villain's vengeful side.
Because the story demanded it, Negan initially played along. He swigged hooch on the porch with his new bestie and agreed to a game of pool, with the table dragged onto the main street so that key characters could watch. There Spencer made his pitch: Rick was an unpredictable leader while he, the son of a politician, would make for a perfect liaison between the Savours and Alexandria.
Negan had fun delivering one of his grandiose speeches. Rick was even now out in the wilderness scavenging for his new master, he declared. Meanwhile, here was Spencer mooching about in the safety of Alexandria. You could – drum roll please – even say he "lacked guts".
Can you guess what happened next? Yes, you can. Negan plunged a dagger into Spencer's midriff, his would-be ally gawping as viscera spilled down his lap.
"How embarrassing," cackled Negan, bravely pushing on with his "guts" gag. "They were inside you the whole time." It was a tragic end for Spencer. His cunning plan had come unstuck. Worse still, the last thing he heard as his life slipped away was Negan cracking up at one of his own terrible jokes. It isn't how any of us would chose to go.
All season Rick has been a mopey bore, with Andrew Lincoln endlessly recycling his repertoire of sad / very sad expressions (turns out he doesn't have that many). Now we were asked to believe that, after all that bowing and scraping before Negan, he has rediscovered his fighting spirit. And just in time for the mid-season finale, too.
"I didn't listen," Rick confessed to Michonne during gone of their tearful snogs. "I couldn't …I can now." Fair enough, the stakes had been ratcheted up with Spencer's and Olivia's deaths at the hands of the Saviours. But just as Rick's original moral cave-in didn't convince, his rebirth felt like a writers' room contrivance rather than an organic development. Still, Sad Rick has been an enormous drag so let's not complain too loudly. We'll take the old character back regardless of how his strained the turnabout feels.
4: How are we coping with Olivia's death?
Spencer's icky demise was the twist everyone saw coming. He had spent the past few episodes quietly undermining Rick – even attempting to turn the saintly Father Gabriel against the leader of Alexandria. So his comeuppance had a whiff of just desserts (anyone for a second helping of terrormisu?).
In contrast, the random execution of Olivia (Ann Mahoney) as punishment for Rosita's botched assassination attempt rated as a genuine surprise. Though she was very much a second string protagonist, viewers will have grown to appreciate Olivia's solid book-keeping and mid-level lemonade making.
That her death tugged harder at the heartstrings than Spencer's gory demise was a reminder, moreover, that Walking Dead doesn't need spraying arteries to deliver its point. Just make us care, even a little, about a character before you kill them off.
With just one bullet with which to take down Negan – honestly, why didn't she ask Eugene to cook her up a batch? – Rosita (Christian Serratos) contrived to ping his baseball bat Lucille instead. As the smoke cleared, Jeffrey Dean Morgan was required to look momentarily terrified, the first time all season his range has extended beyond 50 shades of smarminess.
But if the scene worked (just about) at a dramatic level, it kicked sand in the face of logic. Could a length of wood – even a really cool length of wood garlanded in barbed wire – get in the way of a point-blank shot?
Never mind the ballistics, this was just silly, with confusing editing adding to the unintentional hilarity. More unforgivable still was the fact that Rosita's big moment was essentially tacked on as an afterthought while we were still processing Spencer's death. She deserved better, and so did the audience.
Chained, beaten, forced to listen to upbeat indie rock for weeks on end, something has snapped within Daryl (Norman Reedus). In an otherwise shaggy and dialogue-heavy episode, the point was demonstrated with chilling efficiency as the escaping prisoner blundered into Negan's comedy sidekick Fat Joseph. The old Daryl might have considered letting this accidental eye-witness go. But all that torture has snuffed out his humanity, as we discovered as he matter-of-factly beat Joseph to a bloody smear.
That the Walking Dead is more interested in the rag-tag societies springing up in the wake of the zombie apocalypse than in the undead themselves is no secret. Nonetheless, the series will now and then pander to straight-up horror aficionados by throwing in some tasty undead action. We had a super-sized helping this week as Rick and Aaron (Ross Marquand) were overwhelmed by the ghouls sloshing around in the moat as they splashed their way towards that houseboat . Though we obviously knew Rick was safe, Aaron's's fate was less certain. There was real tension as he was pulled under only to somehow stage a miraculous escape.
8: It's obvious how the rest of the season is going to play out.
Operation Neutralise Negan is officially underway. Rick and the gang returned to the Hilltop, exchanging Significant Glances with Maggie and Sasha as they strode purposefully towards Gregory's mansion (the only absentee was Eugene, whose bullet-making skills have earned him a one-way ticket to the Saviour compound). Meanwhile, Richard, Ezekiel's second in command at the Kingdom (please tells us you remember the Kingdom), wishes to recruit Carol and Morgan for a heave against their mutual enemies. The race to topple Negan has begun.
As with everything on the Walking Dead this will in all likelihood be a marathon rather than a sprint, as Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed his character will survive until next season at least. He's by far the most entertaining protagonist this year, so we should enjoy in his super-sized villainy for as long as it lasts. Without Negan swaggering around disembowelling everyone, what would there be to talk about?
9. Who is the watcher from afar?
The episode had one final twist, with a post-credit sequence in which a hooded figure with binoculars spied on Alexandria under cover of dark. Was the snooper a potential friend or another foe Rick and company haven't met yet? All will (presumably) be revealed.


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Leave M25 at Junction 26. Follow signs to Loughton (A121).
At roundabout (Miller and Carter restaurant) take fourth exit to Woodford.
Straight over next roundabout (Robin Hood pub).
Keep straight on at the next traffic lights.
Keep travelling along Epping New Road until road becomes a dual carriageway (High Road Woodford Green).
At traffic lights turn right into Whitehall Road then immediately right into the School.
Leave M11 at Junction 4.
Motorway splits – take right fork to Woodford. M11 joins the A406 (North Circular). Turn left off A406 and, at roundabout, join road signed Epping A104, to Woodford.
Follow road to angular roundabout, go straight ahead to traffic lights (Castle pub on left).
Go straight on at traffic lights where road becomes a dual carriageway (High Road Woodford Green).