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Noam Lupu is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of LAPOP Lab at Vanderbilt University. He studies comparative political behavior, partisanship and political parties, class and inequality, representation, and legacies of violence. He is the author of Party Brands in Crisis (Cambridge University Press, 2016), which received the Gabriel Almond Award and the Juan Linz Award, and coeditor (with Virginia Oliveros and Luis Schiumerini) of Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies (University of Michigan Press, 2019). His research has appeared in American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, and World Politics, among other outlets. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University.
Lupu, Noam, and Zach Warner. Forthcoming. "Affulence and Congruence: Unequal Representation Around the World," Journal of Politics.
Lupu, Noam, Virginia Oliveros, and Luis Schiumerini, eds. 2019. Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies: Argentina in Comparative Persepective. Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Series. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Lupu, Noam, and Leonid Peisakhin. 2017. "The Legacy of Political Violence Across Generations," American Journal of Political Science 61(4): 836-851.
Carnes, Nicholas, and Noam Lupu. 2016. "Do Voters Dislike Working-Class Candidates? Voter Biases and the Descriptive Underrepresentation of the Working Class," American Political Science Review 110(4): 832-844.
Lupu, Noam. 2016. Party Brands in Crisis: Partisanship, Brand Dilution, and the Breakdown of Political Parties in Latin America. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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It's no secret that your fashion choices can have a psychological effect on a lot of things, like your career or a Tinder date, and it turns out that includes political votes too. More specifically, it might be one of the reasons President Trump is in office.
At the annual Business of Fashion VOICES conference yesterday, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wiley revealed for the first time that Trump's campaign used data on people's fashion preferences in the 2016 US presidential election. Not scary at all.
He explained that CA used date from 87 million Facebook users, and targeted those who 'liked' certain brands with pro-Trump messaging. Those included lots of American heritage denim brands like Wrangler and LL Bean, rather than more European ones.
'When SCL Group, this military contractor, became Cambridge Analytica after Steve Bannon and Alt-Right billionaires bought it and changed the research that we were doing, one of the first things that they realized was how powerful fashion is, and how powerful it is to understand how people engage with clothing,' he said.
Cambridge Analytica then looked at the brands based on five key personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. For example, Wrangler fans were less open-mind and more traditional, therefore might be more receptive to pro-Trump propaganda.


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Leaders anticipate lower SPLOST returns for Troup County School System
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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LaGRANGE — The Troup County School System is looking at collecting less than its top anticipated amount for special-purpose, local-option sales tax, or SPLOST.
The school system collected $922,528 in SPLOST funds in May, about $24,000 less than the same month last year, said Byron Jones, school system CFO, during Monday's Board of Education caucus meeting. About three years in, the system has collected about $31.8 million out of the $59 million cap on what it can collect from SPLOST funds, according to school system documents.
The anticipated $59 million the school system set for collections at the beginning of the SPLOST is the maximum it could collect within in its five-year lifespan, Jones said. The system "will not get near" the $59 million cap after five years, he added.
Previously, the Board of Education had considered bonding up to $30 million and use it to fund projects up front, then paying off with the SPLOST collections, Jones noted. The bond would have added $3 million in payback on interest.
"So we recognized on the cabinet level and board level that that may not be a good decision, financially, to make at this time," Jones said. "So, since the SPLOST receipts are down, we can balance out the need of them being down and not bonding (to) reduce receipts, and not spending the interest money. So hopefully that balances out in the end."
Advocating for another SPLOST approval by voters at the end of the current five-year collection period, Jones said has been vital in creating longterm projects. SPLOST funds may only be used for approved capital expenses, like buildings and certain property purchases. It cannot be used for salaries or other general operation costs.
"We need to thank the voters for what they've done these three years," he said "… We hope they see the projects we're putting out there in the next two to three months and see the opportunity of what they have to reap over the next five years."
One SPLOST project currently underway is the construction of the new Ethel Kight Elementary School. Jones estimated there was up to $2 million still owed on the construction of the school. He said two more payments for its construction are pending to contractors, which he said the system pays when it receives the monthly deposit of SPLOST funds from the state.
Matthew Strother is editor of LaGrange Daily News. He may be reached at 706-884-7311, ext. 2153.
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Shareholders reproach Germany's Fresenius Medical Care after foreign bribery case
Fresenius Medical Care on Thursday became the latest German company to face a reproach from investors, with only a narrow majority of shareholders giving its top management and supervisory board their vote of approval.
At the dialysis clinic operator's annual general meeting, 56.81 percent of shareholders voted in favour of ratifying the executive board's business conduct during 2018, Fresenius said.
In addition, its non-executive supervisory board, won just 52.32 percent of the vote.
A vote on management's performance is a prominent feature at every German AGM. Approval rates are typically above 95 percent and are seen as a key gauge of investor sentiment, although the vote is largely symbolic because it has no bearing on management's liability or tenure.
The low score for Fresenius Medical Care's management comes as shareholders of German companies increasingly demand better corporate governance and an end to scandals.
Last month, shareholders at Bayer delivered the first ever vote of no confidence to the serving management of a DAX-listed company, amid anger over mounting litigation risks from the group's $63 billion takeover of seed maker Monsanto.
At Fresenius Medical Care, shareholder advisory group ISS had recommended that investors vote against approving the actions of management.
ISS based its decision on the company's $231 million settlement with the U.S. justice department at the end of March to resolve allegations that Fresenius paid bribes to officials in several countries to win or retain business. ISS also said that Fresenius's long-term payout ratios were low.
Many institutional investors often follow the recommendations of ISS on voting behaviour at annual general meetings.
Shares in Fresenius Medical Care fell more than 34 percent in 2018, hurt by a profit warning in October as it grappled with a slowdown in its key North American business and a lower percentage of patients on higher paying insurance schemes.
A spokesman for Fresenius Medical Care said the company respected the outcome of the vote but said it believed the recommendation by ISS was not justified.
"We do not dismiss the topic, on the contrary," the spokesman said, referring to the bribery case. "How we have handled it since the discovery of the incident shows that we take the matter very seriously and have always kept it up to date."
Original article on www.reuters.com
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Malnourished puppy dumped at Kentucky Humane Society in box labeled 'Help Me'
KHS said the puppy had inflamed skin that was swollen from infection, missing fur and was bloody from sores that covered his body.
By Dustin Vogt and James Dobson
Published: Sep. 20, 2021 at 1:49 PM CDT|Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:11 PM CDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A puppy found weak and malnourished in a cardboard box was discovered by Kentucky Humane Society workers near their recycle bin in Louisville Friday.
KHS shared the story on their Facebook page Monday afternoon. The post said a staff member named Warren found a cardboard box that had "Found Help Me" written on it. The box had been taped shut and had air holes punched into it. When she opened the box, she found the puppy.
Staff said the puppy had inflamed skin that was swollen from infection, missing fur and was bloody from sores that covered his body. Warren said the puppy could not stand on his own because he was so weak.
Security cameras were checked to see when the box was dropped off and found a man fleeing the area around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
The puppy was taken to the veterinary team at KHS, who began treating his injuries and helping to manage the pain. He only weighed 15 pounds and was found with adult teeth, which the veterinary team said may mean his growth was stunted.
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Weighing barely half of a healthy dog, he was infested with Demodex — irritating mites that ate the dog's hair from under the skin. Four days later, veterinary technician Angela Mikesell said he's already getting better.
"We have treated the Demodex, which is one pill," Mikesell said. "t's totally treatable. Caught early, it doesn't get like this."
Mikesell said she's going to foster the dog and is enamored by his sweet personality.
"I just love the little guy and I want to see him get better," Mikesell said. "I want to help him."
The humane society said the puppy, who doesn't yet have a name, has a long road of recovery ahead.
"It's just going to take time for him to heal, physically, and emotionally," Mikesell said.
The puppy's story reminiscent of another dog found by KHS. Ethan was abandoned back in January, and his story helped raise thousand of dollars for other pets.
"We have been able to save those animals and provide that extensive medical care because of Ethan," Mikesell said.
Ethan's viral story inspired Kentucky House Bill 57, named "Ethan's Law," making torture of dogs or cats a Class D felony. The law never went through the House.
Mikesell said that the Humane Society doesn't focus on punishing animal abusers. They just want to give the pets better care.
"When you see a case like this, when you see a dog suffering, we are here to help those animals," Mikesell said. "So if you see a case like this, please, don't dump it."
KHS is asking for donations to help treat the puppy and the other animals within the shelter. For more information and how you can donate, visit the Kentucky Humane Society website.


Over the weekend, we found ourselves in a rather uncomfortable situation that I am still trying to process today. I am next to certain this topic won't sit lightly with some people. I am not trying to start an argument. This is simply our experience.
We decided to visit a church close to our home and found ourselves playing witness to behavior that was absolutely appalling to us and goes against everything we believe in and stand for.
As we took our seats, we noticed a brochure. My husband picked it up and started reading it. It was something that had been created and distributed by an organization called, "The Coalition for Marriage," a group that rejects marriage equality. This rubbed both of us the wrong way, as we are strong advocates for equality – gender, marriage, racial, cultural, etc.
While our opinions on the subject are just that, our own, we were a bit put off to a see a church so blatantly advocating for something we feel is a direct contradiction to our understanding of God. We gave one another "that look" that couples do when they know what the other is thinking. We decided to sit it out and put on a good face, but leave quickly afterwards, knowing we would never step foot in this establishment again.
The pastor went on to advocate for a "no" vote on marriage equality and chastised those within his congregation who would vote otherwise, attaching God to his personal opinion on the subject and shaming anyone who didn't agree with him. While I wanted to throw my hand in the air as he called out anyone who would so dare cast a "yes" vote, I refrained from doing so. I didn't feel it was appropriate or necessary in that setting.
We were already feeling completely isolated and uncomfortable, as we always try to teach our children love and acceptance and had managed to stumble upon a place we felt was promoting anything but those things.
Then a video started playing that was produced and created by the same group. That was enough for us. I grabbed my purse, my husband grabbed my hand, and we quickly stood up. We marched straight for the kid's area, where we got our children and looked for an exit.
As we were leaving, someone came out after us, wondering if we were okay. My husband was extremely upset and I knew one of us needed to respond, so I simply said, "we don't believe in politicizing God in an attempt to push your agenda. That's not love to us and every single gay person we know is a better representation of love and Christianity than we just experienced between these four walls." And we left.
Have you ever had a moment, where it is like an out-of-body experience that goes far beyond mad? Crossing the threshold from anger to overwhelmingly calm?
I had already been struggling quite a bit lately, towing the line between tossing myself into the conversation or remaining quiet on the sidelines. Technically, I don't get a vote here. But at the same time, I know what a hard-fought battle this was and how many lives the final decision impacted back in America – the lives of friends, loved ones, and some of the most amazing people that make up our inner circle. But, the topic of politics in general is polarizing.
The experience over the weekend got me thinking about it again – religion, politics, and where it all went sideways. Blurred lines between the two.
Perhaps my understanding of religion is simple and weighted by the Golden Rule – treat others how you would want to be treated.
While I do my best, I struggle with this at times because I am human and have strong opinions when it comes to politics and what I believe to be unacceptable, particularly when it comes to equality. But, one thing is very clear, raising our children to believe in love and acceptance and making a stand against anything that goes against those two things.
This weekend was a prime example of that, as was last year's election – religion used as the backdrop of politics. Personal opinions attached to God, used to promote agenda.
As humans, whether you believe in something bigger or not – God, a higher power, the Universe – we are called to love one another. But, the lines are stretched, particularly when it comes to politics and social issues, making it next to impossible to find a compromise.
Everyone wants to be right. But, sometimes being decent is more important than being right.
The day marriage equality passed in America, we celebrated. We hugged friends and shed tears of joy with loved ones who finally felt as though their relationships were recognized on an equal playing field. They felt heard and for the first time, could take the proverbial breath that had been held for years.
We decided then to stand together as a family and to continue to make a stand should we ever find ourselves needing to do so, like our experience from the weekend.
I joked with one of my friends afterwards that sometimes I wish I was mute and didn't feel so much, as I am certain I would have more friends. But, life isn't a popularity contest. Instead, I choose to stand up for what I believe in.
Particularly over the last 6 months, I have had people come at me in anger and I have had others come at me with unwavering support for the decisions we have made and continue to make. The response of others, be it positive or negative, are things I have no control over. What I can control is what I choose to focus on – my family and continuing to grow, challenging myself to look inward and focus on how I can be a better person.
After the ordeal, we took our children to the park and explained again, the importance of love and acceptance. We hugged them a little tighter. We loved them a bit more. We chose to focus on them as opposed to the ugliness and judgment that can often consume the hearts of people.
We chose to remind them that love is love and there are no blurred lines when it comes to that.
This week, let's all challenge ourselves to have meaningful conversations and look beyond politics and agenda, to where we are human beings simply wanting to feel heard, accepted, and loved.
Cheers to a new week and changing the conversation.
Thank you for ALWAYS showing up as Aunthentic Jen and never going mute!


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'Faced with the choice between making an accessible song with quite a few human interventions, or experimenting with as much AI as possible and then delivering a worse-sounding song, we chose the latter'.
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Song: Painful Words
Team members: Krzysztof Ciesielski and Basil Philipp
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as little humanity as possible
This team of two data scientists submitted their contribution with a firm disclaimer: 'Faced with the choice between making an accessible song with quite a few human interventions, or experimenting with as much AI as possible and then delivering a worse-sounding song, we chose the latter'. They saw the AI Song Contest as a challenge to discover what kind of music you get with as much AI and as little human being as possible.
'Dreaming of a world where AI can help tell better stories.'
Not surprising, given the two gentlemen's background. Ciesielski is a data scientist and although he is a music lover, with his participation in the AI Song Contest he takes the first steps in making music. Ciesielski's preference is for melancholic music, and he warned us that we shouldn't necessarily expect a cheerful, danceable song. Basil Philip dreams of a world where AI can help tell better stories, and he's already made that dream partially come true: his website, gaga.lol, reuses GIFs to animate sentences.
The pair produced the words by training a GPT-2 system with a dataset of 1,562 Eurovision song lyrics, and used lyrics-conditioned neural melody generation technology to make the words fit the music. They employed a Mellotron synthesizer for the vocal parts, recording the texts, interpreting them with a synthesizer voice, and then adding the computer-generated melody. The song was edited using the Audacity program.
Because New Piano's skills are mainly technical rather than musical, they sought help from online libraries. They also did a lot of experimenting with all kinds of open-source programs and pretrained models.
The two emphasize that the most important thing was to have fun in creating their AI Song Contest entry, and hope that this is apparent in the end result.
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lyrics of 'Painful Words'
It pains me to say... you made my life so much more.
What an impossible dream.
I can't imagine what will happen. So many people that I know.
All I could ever imagine. To be like you.
What am I all wrong?
Oh... what am I all wrong?. What am I all wrong?
Oh... what am I all wrong? So many people that I know. All I can ever imagine. To be like you.
What am I all wrong? Oh... what am I all wrong?
All I can ever imagine (All I can imagine). To be like you.
What am I all wrong? Oh... what am I all wrong? So many people that I know.
All I can ever imagine. To be like you.
What am I all wrong? Ah... what am I all wrong?. So many people that I know. All I can ever imagine. To be like you.
I could stay or go. I could go any time I wanted. I could always get away. I could get out of my head. I could never ever stop thinking. I could feel the time is right. I could feel the heart is still blue. The love that I think I need. It makes me sad. I could feel the time is right. I could feel the heart is still blue. The love that I think I need. It makes me sad. A million stars, a million days. I can only pray that someday. I can go any time I want. I can always get away. I could never ever stop thinking. I could feel the time is right. I could feel the heart is still blue. The love that I think I need. It makes me sad. I could feel the time is right. I could feel the heart is still blue. The love that I think I need. It makes me sad. Oh my heart beat and shakes. It's like a million angels. That I pray to keep. Oh my heart is beating with love and hope. It's like a million angels.
That I pray to keep. Oh my heart beats and shakes. It's like a million angels.
That I pray to keep. It's that very same feeling. That the stars really are blue.
I feel what I need. The gravity is real. I knew we were nothing. All that we could be. But I knew all that we could be. But I knew we couldn't make anything else go away. It feels so good to see you. I can't help but smile, I gotta see how that is. And I know that.
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Amazon Echo: is it the smart home Trojan Horse?
Could Amazon's Echo be the Trojan Horse that gets the smart home and IoT inside our homes — and consciousness?
Fast forward to this holiday, and I suspect Amazon's Echo will have a similar impact for the IoT and, in particular, smart homes (aided, no doubt, by the redoubtable Oprah, who gave it her imprimatur as one of her Favorite Things — which now, conveniently, has its own page on Amazon — for this year!).
In case you've been hibernating for the past few months, during which time the Echo has taken off, it's the slim (9.25″ x 3.27″) cylinder that sits on your counter, and, after starting out largely to access Amazon's streaming music service by voice, seems to take on new functions every week.
For me, the critical step was when Echo was added to my fav IoT site, IFTTT, which makes the IoT's benefits proliferate by allowing you and me to create "recipes" to trigger devices without requiring any programming skills.
The number of new recipes allowing Alexa to "trigger" an action by a device, including Hue lights and the Nest thermostat, is constantly growing (you'll notice that many of them relate to actions such as adding to shopping lists, a clever way of making it easier for users to shop at a certain online behemoth..).
I'm also excited about Echo's potential role as a hub for my "SmartAging" concept: granny starts out listening to Guy Lombardo's "Managua Nicaragua" streaming on Amazon Prime, and the next thing you know, she's saying "Alexa, turn down the thermostat 3 degrees." What could be easier? Haven't seen any Echo links to Quantified Self devices yet, but I suspect that's only a matter of time, and others are now enthused about its benefits to the disabled.
PS: You can track new developments with Echo on its Twitter feed, as well as one from Dave Isbitski, the Echo's chief evangelist.


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Tenth of UK homes are sold in secret
Secret property sales used to be confined to super-rich homeowners in central London who did not want their house viewings or financial information made public.
Now the practice of selling houses off-market — not listing them on a property portal or estate agent's website — has gone mainstream, with one in ten houses in Britain being sold discreetly this year, according to research by the estate agent Hamptons.
In the five years before the pandemic the average home sold off-market achieved £1.2 million. However, the growth in off-market transactions has increasingly been driven by lower-priced properties. This year the average discreetly marketed home changed hands for £858,000, according to the research.
The location of off-market sales is changing too. In the past, selling a house on the quiet was the norm in affluent central London districts such as Chelsea, Mayfair and Notting Hill. However, during the first five months of this year 24 per cent of homes in prime country markets changed hands without being openly marketed, compared with 23 per cent in London, and 59 per cent of off-market sales are now outside the capital.
Discreet sales were previously driven by the privacy concerns of the owners, but a lack of stock is now fuelling the trend. Off-market sellers have been achieving record prices because buyers are prepared to pay a premium to seal a deal before a home is advertised more widely, to avoid a bidding war.
The average off-market home sold this year achieved 99.5 per cent of its asking price, compared with 99.1 per cent for those on the open market.
Selling a house off-market also achieves a faster transaction: the average home sold in this way took about 42 days to find a buyer, compared with 65 days for a similar prime home sold in a conventional manner.
Off-market sales are fuelled by a lack of supply to the market, but they also worsen the problem. With more off-market properties securing a sale quickly, fewer homes are being advertised openly at a later point. Twenty-six per cent of homes marketed discreetly subsequently came on to the open market this year, down from 38 per cent in 2019.
"Selling off-market has become an increasingly established sales strategy over the last five years," Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons, said.
However, for those who do not have the contacts to secure an invisible property, there is hope, as Beveridge believes that off-market sales may be reaching a peak.
"With the number of homes on the market forecast to rise later in the year, buyers are likely to be more cautious about paying a premium in the face of an increasing amount of choice. If this happens, off-market sales may retreat back into their prime heartlands," she said.
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Dietrick (pronounced "dee-trik") is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name
 Dietrick Lamade (1859–1938), American publisher and founder of the newspaper Grit

Surname
 Blake Dietrick (born 1993), American basketball player
 Coby Dietrick (born 1948), American basketball player
 Ellen Battelle Dietrick (1847–1895), American author and suffragist

See also
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Premises Liability is an area of law that governs injuries that occur on the property of another. People are generally classified as being either a trespasser, a licensee, or an invitee. The category that describes your situation also contains the legal standards that must be applied in a premises liability case. Essentially, a landowner owes no duty to trespassers, but has specific duties as provided by law for licensees and invitees. If a person falls on another's property and is injured, their lawsuit would be governed by the laws of premises liability.


Brazell to present at 2019 New York State Bar Association Meeting - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, & Environmental Services, D.P.C.Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, & Environmental Services, D.P.C.
Ben Brazell, Director of Environmental Services for Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services (EDR) is presenting at the 2019 New York State Bar Association Annual meeting in Manhattan. His presentation takes place during the Environmental and Energy Law Section of the annual meeting, and he will be a member of a panel that discusses "Evolving Energy Issue – Implementation of NY's Clean Energy Programs; Surmounting the Program of Siting Clean Energy Project." Brazell will be discussing the process associated with siting wind and solar projects in New York under Article 10 of the Public Service Law (PSL).
Brazell has nearly 20 years of environmental consulting experience and has been directly involved in the environmental review and permitting of dozens of commercial wind and solar power projects across several states including New York and Ohio. His expertise includes environmental impact analysis, Article 10, and SEQRA compliance in New York, Ohio Power Siting Board compliance, state and federal wetland permitting, and overseeing large-scale, complex regulatory permitting processes.
Under his direction, EDR is currently working on 12 projects that fall under the jurisdiction of Article 10, including the Cassadaga Wind Project, which represents the first project to submit an Article 10 Application and the only project to receive a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need from the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment.
EDR, founded in 1979, is a certified woman-owned consulting firm providing Landscape Architecture, Engineering (Site/Civil, Water/Wastewater), Environmental Permitting, Community & Land Use Planning, Ecological & Cultural Resources Management, GIS, and Visualization services. EDR has offices in Syracuse, Albany, and Rochester.


Four private suites? Yes, please. Every bedroom in this chic modern farmhouse boasts an adjoining bathroom, with the master suite's one especially impressive (check out the double vanities, central shower, and separate tub, along with two walk-in closets). In the middle of the home, the ultra-open layout feels fresh and modern. After a meal in the open dining room, step out to the spacious back lanai.
Ceiling Details : Tray ceiling in Master Bedroom; vaulted ceiling in Kitchen and Family Room.


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Q: Logic behind the coin flip problem, and conditional probability in general The problem is the following:
Three coins are in a bag. The first coin flips heads with probability $50$%, the second coin flips heads with probability $60$%, and the third coin flips heads with probability $70$%. I pull out a coin and flip heads. If I flip this coin again, what is the probability I will get heads?
According to the solution key, the correct answer is:
$$\mathsf P(HH\mid H)=\frac{\mathsf P(HH)}{\mathsf P(H)} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}\cdot(0.5^2+0.6^2+0.7^2)}{\frac{1}{3}\cdot(0.5+0.6+0.7)} = \frac{11}{18}$$
I can't really follow the logic here: why do we use the conditional probability and (the same question actually) why does the fact "the first flip is a head" matter? Aren't the first and second flips independent with each other?
Broadly, I still struggle with conditional probability, in particular I have difficulty in distinguishing independent and dependent activities. When should we use conditional probability, and when should we not?

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Q: If $g(x)= (x^2 +2x+3)f(x)$ and $f(0)=5$ and $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x)-5}x =4$, then what is $g'(0)$? I first differentiated $g(x)$ using the product rule. Calculated $f'(0)$ using the given limit and substituted to get $g'(0)= 22$, but the answer is given to be $14$. Where am I wrong?
This is the solution. I can't figure it out.

A: Following your link:
$g'(0) =\lim_\limits{x\to 0} \frac {(x^2+2x + 2)f(x) - 3f(0)}{x}\\
\lim_\limits{x\to 0} x + 2\color{red}{f(x)} + \frac { 3(f(x) - f(0))}{x}\\
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And that $f(x)$ is missing in your linked solution.  If you account for that you get 22.

A: From scratch:
Differentiate $g(x)$: $g'(x) = (x^2 + 2x + 3) f'(x) + (2x + 2) f(x)$
Try to find $g'(0)$: $g'(0) = 3 f'(0) + 2 f(0) = 10 + 3 f'(0)$
To find $f'(0)$ use the $x \to a$ limit definition: $f'(a) = \lim_{x \to a} \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}$.
Find $f'(0)$ with this definition: $f'(0) = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x) - f(0)}{x} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x) - 5}{x}$ which is given to be $4 \implies f'(0) = 4$; thus, $g'(0) = 10 + 12 = 22$.
As Doug M has already pointed out, the solution provided incorrectly distributes the $f(x)$ term here. The difference between $2$ and $2 f(0) = 10$ happens to be $22 - 14 = 8$.


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The 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases from 3 to 23 February 2005 to elect the 81 members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. It was the first election held in Jharkhand to elect the Second Jharkhand Legislative Assembly; the First/Interim Jharkhand Legislative Assembly was constituted based on the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Jharkhand was created by carving out the southern districts of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The election resulted in a hung assembly like the first one. No single party or pre-election alliance got the majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party become the biggest party by winning 30 seats. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 17 seats and the Indian National Congress got nine seats.

Background
After the formation of Jharkhand on 15 November 2000, the first Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand was constituted by the MLAs elected in the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, whose constituencies were in the newly formed Jharkhand. The 2005 election was the first one being conducted in Jharkhand.

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If you're a PC gamer, you may not have much of a reason to pick up an Xbox One or even a PlayStation 4. Even so, you may have cause to grab an Xbox One controller once it's out, because Microsoft has plans in store to support Windows PCs with it.
Speaking to VentureBeat, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company was working on providing Xbox One controller compatibility for Windows, but added that though its functionality is a lot like the existing Xbox 360 controller, the two do not share the same tech.
"New wireless protocol, combined with the ability to work in 'wired' mode, and the addition of features like Impulse triggers, means that new software has to be written and optimized for the PC," the Microsoft spokesperson said. "There is also some work that we need to do to make sure that existing PC games that support the Xbox 360 controller will work with the Xbox One controller.
Microsoft says it expects to provide PC compatibility for the controller in 2014, sometime after the Xbox One is released.
In addition to the news of the Xbox One controller support, Microsoft has announced that they will be doing away with MS Points in favor of local currency. This change will be made available in the next Xbox 360 system update, which is due for release shortly. When you next choose to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card or code with your Microsoft account, Microsoft will put into your account an amount of currency equal to or greater than the marketplace value of your Microsoft Points.
Finally, Microsoft is ditching its annoying limit (via Kotaku) of allowing only a single user to log onto an account at a time, thereby allowing you to log into Xbox Live through Games for Windows Live and Xbox 360 at the same time.


Athens, Alabama based rock band Alabama Shakes have been slowly but steadily making their way into the mainstream over the last several years. Known for their soulful, blues sound the group has something unique and all their own to offer to the world of music today. Consisting of lead singer, Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson the Alabama Shakes rose to gaining radio play seemingly out of nowhere with their hit song "Hold On" back in 2012. The group actually formed in 2009, though, when they all met in various ways while in school. Each of them bonded over a mutual love of music and soon began writing and performing their own songs together.
The early years of the Alabama Shakes were spent singing in sports bars and country dives at night while they all worked a wide variety of jobs during the day. Cockrell worked at an animal clinic, Fogg painted houses, Johnson worked at a nuclear power plant, and Howard spent his days working as both a fry cook and a postal worker. The foursome worked hard between 2009-2011 while they traveled between Alabama and Nashville as they began recording their debut album Boys and Girls. Their big break came when a music blogger named Justin Gage found a photo of Cockrell performing online. He contacted the band and featured their song "You Ain't Alone" on his blog in July 2011. Soon after the group was being flooded with requests from record labels nationwide.
The Alabama Shakes debuted at number sixteen on Billboard charts and quickly began to make thier way to the top. This group began touring extensively, opening for Jack White and also performing at several festivals including Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. They were nominated for several awards including three Grammys and their album has gone on to sell almost 800,000 copies in the United States alone.
The Alabama Shakes soon after began recording their second major album, Sound and Color. The album, like their overall sound, is influenced by a plethora of artists. From AC/DC to Janis Jopin, David Bowie to Aretha Franklin the Alabama Shakes have the uncanny ability of taking the best from all of these artists and mixing them together into something that is completely different and altogether wonderful.
They may have somewhat unexpectedly fallen into the public eye with their music but they have worked hard and earned their place in the music world. They possess the hard work ethic and talent as well as the bond as a group that will keep them playing on our radios for years to come. They most recently were seen at the 58th Grammy Awards where they won Best Alternative Music Album for Sound and Color as well as Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for their song "Don't Wanna Fight". This is only the beginning for this group of friends from Athens, Alabama who bonded over something so simple yet so life changing as a mutual love of music.


The internet, of course, was created so that cat videos and pictures could be easily shared (huge grin–I'm kidding). I realized it'd been several weeks since I last posted a picture of Rajah, so here's one of him with a slight "glow" to his eyes.
He is doing well despite being almost 13 years of age. He had to have dental surgery last week, but is recovering well and has a great time getting in front of my computer screens every chance he can.
As I've already blogged about, my pen name is changing this year from L. M. May to Lynn Kilmore. There's a Goodreads Giveaway for a signed copy of Soul Cages that will end right about midnight on June 9th. This will be the last time that a print copy of the 1st edition is offered in a giveaway under that old pen name of L. M. May.
A second edition of the novel is going to be coming out in August 2014 with the new pen name on it.
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Failstate: Nemesis by John Otte
Series: Failstate #3
Published by Enclave Publishing on September 2014
Genres: Fiction, Christian, Suspense, Speculative
Robin Laughlin (a.k.a. the superhero Failstate) has finally achieved his dream. Not only is he a licensed vigilante, but he's respected by his fellow heroes, feared by criminals, and he's finally achieved peace in his family, especially with his brother, Ben (a.k.a. the superhero Gauntlet). That, plus the love of his girlfriend, Charlene, has made life good.
But then Failstate learns a secret about his father. Rather than the loving family man he remembers, Failstate's father was a criminal who got himself killed when he crossed the wrong people. Before he can process this new information, he receives a warning that a villain named Abaddon is coming to New Chayton. The message is all the more disturbing since it's delivered by Lux. She died in Failstate's arms a year earlier. How can she possibly be alive?
Those mysteries will have to wait, though, as Abaddon storms New Chayton, strewing death and destruction in his wake. But he's not the only newcomer. Unusual heroes are appearing throughout the city.
Can Failstate get to the bottom of the reappearance of Lux, the influx of new heroes, and the truth behind his father's past--all while keeping Abaddon at bay? Abaddon may prove to be Failstate's greatest nemesis. But what will Failstate have to sacrifice along the way?
Rob Laughlin is living the dream. If your dream is to be a licensed superhero, that is. High school student by day, criminal stopper by night. Back in the days of Failstate, that was a stressful and risky combination, but by his third full-length adventure (and two ebook only shorts), Rob's got this superhero thing down to a science. He's a got a hot girlfriend in Charlene; he's made peace with his brother and fellow superhero, Gauntlet; and he has the support and mentorship of a number of other superheroes.
But there'd be no reason to write a book unless there was a problem. Rob's family—and the memory of his father—falls apart when he discovers that, far from dying from a car crash, Rob's father was actually a criminal who crossed the wrong people and was killed for it. But before he can process that information, he happens upon a more immediate threat: Abaddon is coming. And it's Lux—the same Lux that died in Rob's arms a year earlier—that's delivering the message.
Who was Rob's father? How is Lux alive? Is this even Lux? Who is Abaddon?—All those questions and mysteries seem insignificant when Abaddon shows, leaving death and carnage and destruction in his wake. Right now, the only question that matters is: How do we stop Abaddon? As the story rages on, the questions get deeper and the plot more complex. Otte skillfully dances from one scene to the next, carefully building each mystery until the great, grand point of reveal.
Man, I really just can't say enough good things about this book. Comic book novels and the superhero genre can often be tropish…everything's been done a dozen times at this point. And it's true that back-from-the-dead, father-isn't-who-you-thought, anti-superhero-girlfriend, and SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER aren't exactly new and novel inventions. But Otte owns it, crafting the tropes in a way that brings out the archetypes—the thematic power that underlies why these are popular plot points.
You really feel for Rob and get that he's in this awkward place of being New Chayton's (and the world's) savior and yet still being a high school kid. In the middle of all the trauma surrounding Abaddon, Otte weaves in a plotline where Rob's girlfriend gets accepted to an out of state college and wants Rob to follow. That's a real enough and hard enough problem without the added responsibility of being a city's superhero.
The novel's real strength lies in what I can't talk about. I thought about doing it, but I won't. Let's just say the way in which the story comes together really brings about a deep thematic point that makes the book a thought-provoking read rather than just a fun and fast throwaway novel. I've been on the Failstate train since the very beginning and it's been a fun ride the whole way, watching as Failstate grew as a superhero and Otte evolved as a writer. Failstate's journey might be over (although, I'm not ready to call a definite on that yet…I'm certainly up for more Failstate stories), but I'm excited to see that Otte's has only begun.
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Palin Considered For Veterans Affairs Secretary
The Hill- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is under consideration to serve as the secretary of Veterans Affairs in Donald Trump's administration, ABC News reported Wednesday.
A Palin aide told ABC News that Palin told Trump transition officials in recent days that she feels "as though the megaphone I have been provided can be used in a productive and positive way to help those desperately in need."
Palin posted the ABC News article saying she was under consideration for the VA position to her Facebook page on Wednesday.
She also shared a post from her son-in-law, Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient, that touted her support for the country's troops.
"We should be grateful we'll soon have a commander-in-chief who will champion our vets and honor the promises our nation made," Palin wrote in the post she shared on Facebook.
"A pro-private sector individual who surely understands bigger government is NOT the answer; a President who promised to drain the swamp and clean up all government corruption… all things our vets and active duty troops deserve."
The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee was a strong supporter of Trump throughout his campaign. She endorsed the billionaire over his GOP rivals in January, ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
Reports surfaced earlier this month that Palin was a possibility to head the Interior Department.
Some lawmakers, however, questioned whether she would be up to speed on policy.
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Royal Carpet One Floor & Home in Fernley, NV is your local source for all things vinyl and luxury vinyl flooring. Our flooring experts are here to help you and answer questions you may have. We are able to match you to a floor that not only suits your personal style, but also complements your lifestyle. Our collection of vinyl flooring covers a variety of styles that range from traditional to trendy.
As we mentioned earlier, luxury vinyl flooring can be installed virtually anywhere in your home. It can withstand the foot traffic you typically see in living rooms, it is comfortable enough for bedrooms, and it can handle the moisture you'd expect in kitchens. In high-traffic or high-moisture areas like bathrooms, however, we do recommend choosing a waterproof luxury vinyl floor. Other places you can install luxury vinyl are basements, entryways, and even your hallways.
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Royal Carpet One Floor & Home is your local source for all things flooring. As a member of the Carpet One Floor & Home cooperative, we are able to offer popular name brand floors like Armstrong, Mannington, COREtec, and Mohawk. Our featured luxury vinyl flooring brands are Invincible™, Earthscapes™, and VERÓSTONE™, all of which are Carpet One exclusives. Stop by our showroom in Fernley, NV to see our entire collection of flooring.


In 2018, we celebrate 10 years of GObike Buffalo and our community workshop. Watch our short video to learn more about how together, we are building a Buffalo for tomorrow.
NYSDOT has proposed reconfiguring a portion of Sheridan Drive in the Town of Clarence from Transit Road to Main Street. Some local residents are attempting to halt the project. Will you support bike infrastructure by sending a comment to NYSDOT today?
The Town of Tonawanda is considering a road diet for Sheridan Drive to create safer access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.
Montreal has removed their divisive elevated urban highway to connect community and create a space for people—why can't Buffalo?
A food delivery app found the average trip time is faster for a bicycle than cars and scooters in cities and villages based on data from millions of journeys in 13 countries.
An assumption exists that improvements in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure will result in decreased carbon dioxide emissions due to decreased driving but not many studies have been conducted to date to confirm this hypothesis, until recently.
GObike Buffalo received more than 85 unclaimed bicycles NFTA-Metro. The donated bicycles will be used for GObike Buffalo's recycle-a-bicycle classes, an educational program for children of all ages in which students receive a donated bicycle and strip it down, part-by-part, and rebuild it.
Curious about taking your bike on the Amtrak? A recent GObike supporter boarded an Amtrak train from the Buffalo-Depew station, The Lakeshore Limited, and rode it into the heart of New York City, Penn Station. Here's her story.
The Bethlehem Steel portion of the Shoreline Trail Extension officially opened last week, inching cyclists southward on the Shoreline Trail.


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Aspen Film has announced the full lineup for its Aspen Filmfest 2007. The 29th annual Filmfest is set for Sept. 26-30, with events in Aspen and Carbondale.Among the latest additions to the program are the road drama Grace Is Gone, starring John Cusack as a father of two whose wife is serving in Iraq; director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) new family drama The Savages, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney; and Beauty in Trouble, by the Czech writing-directing team behind 2000s Oscar-nominated Divided We Fall.Added to the festivals True Stories segment are the documentaries The Monastery, about an elderly Danish man who wants to convert his estate into a Russian Orthodox monastery; Buddhas Lost Children, about a monks devotion to troubled children in Thailand; and Souvenirs, in which Israeli filmmaker Shahar Cohen traces his fathers past.Other recently announced titles in the program include the British comedy of childhood, Son of Rambow; the Japanese comedy Hula Girls, about a coal-mining towns efforts to transform its identity; The Violin, a black-and-white drama set amidst Mexicos peasant revolts of the mid-1970s; and The Rules of the Game, Jean Renoirs 1939 masterpiece that pits aristocrats versus servants.Previously announced events include the presentation of the Independent By Nature Award to Academy Award-winning actress Julie Christie, and a screening of her latest film, Away From Her; Sleuth, director Kenneth Branaghs and screenwriter Harold Pinters remake of the 1972 classic, starring Michael and Jude Law; Chicago 10, a partly animated documentary of the protests of the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the trials that followed; and Into the Wild, director Sean Penns adaptation of Jon Krakauers book of wilderness tragedy.Tickets for Filmfest 2007 go on sale Monday, Sept. 17, at the Wheeler Opera House, and, for Carbondale screenings, at Sounds Easy in Carbondale. For further information, including a full schedule, go to http://www.aspenfilm.org.
The 32nd annual Snowmass Balloon Festival is set for Friday through Sunday, Sept. 14-16. The Snowmass Wine & Jazz Festival will be held concurrently, with events Friday and Saturday.The Balloon Festival kicks off Sept. 14 with a 6:30 a.m. inflating and a downvalley distance balloon race. Sept. 15 opens with a breakfast, the Dawn Quixote event, and the Family Fun Zone. Saturday evening has a barbecue and the Night Glow launch, accompanied by music from the Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, winners of the Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition. The festival concludes Sunday with the Target Tubing event and the awards ceremony.All events in the festival are free and open to the public.The Wine & Jazz Festival, presented by the Snowmass Rotary Club, opens Friday night with a dinner at the Artisan Restaurant prepared by chef David VanHolton and featuring wines by La Spinetta and Boanfi Winery. The festival continues Saturday, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., on the Snowmass Village mall, with products from 80 wineries, food samples, and music by Starwood.Tickets for both days of the festival are available at Sundance Drug & Liquor, at the Snowmass Rotary Club, or by calling 379-6577 or 704-2628.


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Get the most out of your shower! It starts with stable water pressure and even temperature that you can rely on. The best way to ensure this at home? Change the faucets for the bathtub and shower. New faucets will enable you to cut down on your hot water use and by extension, your electricity bill. Take a few hours to invest in the environment, your savings and a better shower experience: it's worth it!
1.1 - Shut off the water supply to the bathroom or the main water supply to the house.
1.2 - Determine the location of the shower head, bathtub and shower, and bathtub spout if required.
Height of the faucet: 45-48"
Height of the shower head: 72-78"
Height of the spout: 24-28"
1.3 - Install a cross-stud between the two studs at faucet height to install the valve.
1.4 - Install a cross-stud between the two studs at shower-head height to install the drop-ear elbow.
2.1 - Position the valve on the cross-stud so that "UP" is facing the ceiling.
2.2 - Check for level, then screw into the cross-stud.
2.3 - Screw in the pipe adaptors on either side of the valve. On copper pipes, weld the ½" TPT × ½" adapters directly on each side of the valve. Connect the hot and cold-water supply pipes to the adaptors.
2.4 - Connect the shower column to the top of the valve.
2.5 - Wrap thread sealant tape around the threads of the upper outlet of the drop-ear elbow.
2.6 - Connect the drop-ear elbow to the supply tube of the shower column.
2.7 - Screw the drop-ear elbow to the cross-stud.
2.8 - If a spout has not been installed, wrap thread sealant tape around the threads of the outlet under the valve, and screw on a ½" brass cap to plug the outlet.
2.9 - Connect the bathtub spout to the bottom of the valve.
2.10 - Install a 90° elbow toward the tub-shower.
2.11 - Measure the distance from the inside of the elbow to the wall. Measure the distance from the threads on the inside of the spout to the base. Add the two measurements then add ¼". Cut the pipe to the correct length.
2.12 - Apply sealant to the end of the pipe and insert it through the wall, into the elbow.
3.1 - If you are planning to tile the shower, begin by installing a cement board base, followed by your ceramic tiles.
3.2 - Use a hole saw to drill holes for the shower faucet, tub spout (if necessary) and shower head at the correct height.
4.1 - Remove the plastic cover on the valve.
4.2 - Ensure the wall is clean.
4.3 - Put the decorative cover (escutcheon) on the valve.
4.4 - Position the hole(s) in the plate over the hole(s) in the valve and screw in.
4.5 - Screw the handle adaptor on the cartridge and use an Allen key to install the handle. The lever should be pointed downwards when the faucet is turned off.
5.1 - Wrap thread sealant tape around the threads of the shower arm and screw in to the drop-ear elbow.
5.2 - Seal around the hole with silicone sealant and insert the shower valve cover plate.
5.3 - Wrap the end of the shower arm with thread sealant tape.
5.4 - Hand screw the shower head to the shower arm. Do not over-tighten. Tighten the connection ¼ turn with an adjustable wrench.
6.1 - Wrap thread sealant tape around the threads of the pipe.
6.2 - Screw on the tub spout flush with the wall.
6.1 - Slide the spout on the copper pipe so that the setscrew faces upward.
6.2 - Use an Allen key (hex wrench) to gently tighten the set screw.
6.3 - Turn the spout to the "normal" position, while making sure it's well installed against the shower wall.
6.4 - Use the Allen key to tighten the set screw securely.
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V - The Ultimate Variety Show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
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V - The Ultimate Variety Show is like seven shows rolled into one featuring fun, fast-paced specialty acts mixed with daredevil stunts to keep you on the edge of your seat. E! Entertainment calls it the "perfect show for the entire family." Runs 7pm & 8:30pm nightly at V Theater inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. All ages.
Choice of seating available
Ideal choice for families
Dinner (if option selected)
9% Live Entertainment Tax
Entry/Admission - V Theater
Entry/Admission - V - The Ultimate Variety Show
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
V Theater, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd S Inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89109-1920
Visit: V Theater, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd S Inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89109-1920
Make your way to the V Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for an unusual entertainment experience.
Visit: V - The Ultimate Variety Show, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd S Ste 360B V Theater inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89109-1976
With an all-star cast of the best variety acts in the world, this show is fun for families, world travelers and anyone in the mood for an outrageously good time! There is no other show on the Las Vegas Strip like it.
With so many acts in one package, "V" is for Variety, rolling the cream of the crop into one great show and guaranteeing two thumbs up from the audience. With a changing roster of fresh acts, your show may include magic, special effects, death-defying stunts, wild comedy, visual artists, physical insanity and much more! You'll never see the same show twice at the Ultimate Variety Show, with something for everyone!
You have a choice of show times, and seating options in general reserved or VIP. You also have the option to include dinner before or after the show at a selected Las Vegas' restaurants.
Your tickets will be held at the theater box office for collection on the day of the performance
Seats are assigned by the theater box office and will not be known in advance of the performance date
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Cornelia M
03, June, 2018
Really amazing, especially for someone who does not enjoy shows and being cooped up in a theatre - go and watch it it is really good.
John A. M
Great show! Though the entertainers were not well known, they were very professional.
MARIE K
Enjoyed this wonderful variety show. Extremely talented cast!
joy h
This show is awesome. Great for adults and children. Lots of different acts, something to suit all tastes.
figueroa2480
show was nice , funny, intense, variations of preformance great
Sonia L
05, August, 2017
Took my 5 year old to this show and she loved it. This show was awesome! Definitely looking forward to coming back to Vegas soon.
Irene H
Didn't expect much from the show as it was quite cheap compared to other show in Vegas ,but it was excellent the compare was very funny and talented,and the rest of the. Acts were brilliant , really enjoyed from start to finish and even had a free photo taken ,can highly recommend .
The Ultimate Variety Show was excellent. They had a lot of really good acts.
aclark
This show was a lot of fun! The comedy parts had me laughing so hard I had tears coming down my face.The stunts were very exciting and thrilling. The only thing I would change is where we sat, front row. We were SO close to the stage, I felt we missed the "entire picture." Sit in the middle or back!
Joe M
This is a great performance for the entire family. I bought the cheapest tickets I could find, we were seated in the last row of the theater and it was still amazing. Every seat in the place has a great view! Wally Eastman and his crew are put on a show that my family will remember forever! Thank you so much!
Robert S
This tour was amazing!
Steven M
Lots of energy. Family friendly. Great variety of really amazing acts. This was a fantastic show and well worth the price. Loved it.
Howard M
small theatre so close to stage, excellent host-funny and skilful. great acts
Tigg
Awesome show!! I laughed so hard I felt like I cracked a rib. A definite GO SEE!
sharon_lgn
Amazing acts. Very entertaining. Would go see it again and highly recommend.
Fantastic Performance, Couldn't stop laughing the whole time. Would definitely recommend.
The show was a lot of fun. Definitely recommend
This show had absolutely everything ! My cheeks were sore from laughing so hard!
Very different from other shows on the strip. It was a true variety show - so many totally different acts! I loved every minute, especially Wally, the host. I never knew what to expect next and was pleasantly surprised with each and every entertainer. Definitely a must-see in Las Vegas!
Krystal W
A must see! It has a little bit of everything and the host was hilarious!


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The Double Dragon franchise is one of those titles that has endured the test of time most especially for those who grew up not just playing the first games on the NES, but also watched the anime adaptation, and (I just found out recently) the live-action movie adaptation.
Here comes in Arc System Works' introduction of the fourth title in the Double Dragon franchise, Double Dragon IV. Working on the timeline after Double Dragon II: The Revenge, we get to see the Lee brothers setting out various Sōsetsuken dojos around the US. They are then attacked by the remnants of the Black Warriors who are now working under the Renegades. And again, Marian is kidnapped (and who so happens to be alive again) so there you are off fighting yet again for the girl.
Arc System Works retained the look and feel of the Doube Dragon franchise with the control scheme, feel and look loyal to the previous releases (save for Double Dragon III). This was nostalgic to a fault as the problems, irritations and of course the scratching your head moments of the old school NES beat 'em ups make you go through. The stages are rough for your hands if you're using a controller, and it would be really punishing not only your hand but also your keyboard if you're playing the game using it. The game also retains the klunky feel of the controls, and this is most easily felt in the platforming stages of the game.
The game's difficulty level staggers in a slow pace compared to it's predecessors. The earlier stages would have you face usually 1 or 2 enemies at a time, which is a good indirect way of making you get used to the controls (that you can map out at the start). But as the stages progress, the game ramps up the difficulty to almost controller throwing at the screen moments as you would have to weave through mobs of enemies who have their own fighting style and tactic.
Replayability on the other hand is mostly hinged on the novelty of achievements which can be earned through replaying the longest Double Dragon title to date, with an astounding amount of 12 missions and using the 12 unlockable playable characters. You can also go through the Tower, a solo player game where you have to defeat waves of enemies as you go up the tower's floors.
You can also play via local multiplayer co-op for up to two players. Or duke it out in the two player duel feature where you can use the aforementioned unlockable players to face off in 1v1 matches against your friends locally as well.
Double Dragon IV is a real fitting title for the franchise's 30th anniversary. It retains all the things that made us fall in love with the franchise in the first place and Arc System Works was able to add a few bells and whistles to make the game a bit more interesting than it's predecessors. In a time where games are starting to get exceedingly complicated, Double Dragon IV is a breath of fresh air, with a tinge of nostalgia brought into the mix.
You can purchase the game through Steam at 370 PHP and around 350 PHP the PlayStation Store.


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Ben backs Marie Curie daffodil appeal
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Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 (13:06)
Fundraiser Ben Petrie
Ben Petrie is celebrating after he raised more than £120 for the Marie Curie daffodil appeal.
Keen charity supporter Ben, from Huntingdon, dressed in Marie Curie's bright yellow tabard and hat to raise the money during the Great Daffodil Appeal.
He said: "I raised over £120. I was so pleased because I was a bit nervous at first because I had never done it before."
The appeal is the biggest annual fundraiser for Marie Curie which supports people with terminal illnesses.
Ben, who lives in the town centre, likes to get involved in community issues and played a part in the successful campaign to get a new pedestrian crossing on the High Street linking the Saxongate Community Learning Centre to the shopping area.
Ben Petrie
Saxongate Community Learning Centre


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Interview: Melbourne local, Lachlann Carter — October 25, 2012
Interview: Melbourne local, Lachlann Carter
October 25, 2012 October 26, 2012 /The Fetch community
Deep down in the cozy book-lined dungeons of the Wheeler Centre, Community Ambassador Deb Itzkowic sat down with Lachlann Carter (left) to chat about the imminent launch of 100 Story Building, an inspiring social enterprise that he co-founded with Jenna Williams (right) and Jess Tran (middle).
What is 100 Story Building?
100 Story Building is a social enterprise and centre for young writers. Based in Melbourne's inner-west, it's stated mission is to "provide opportunities for the most marginalised children and young people in our community to build literacy skills, confidence and a sense of belonging – the key to their future success."
The projects implemented by 100 Story Building connect students with creative professionals from all aspects of the literary world, who undertake to share their passion for storytelling, demystify the creative process and support students to write, create and explore their literary skills.
Of utmost importance to Lachlann, all of 100 Story Building's projects have authentic outcomes and honour students' work so that they have an opportunity to see their work being celebrated in a professional space. Lachlann is also proud of other positive side-effects of the literary programs which include building students' self confidence and engaging their natural creative spirits in an effortless way.
Once upon a time… (Or 'tell us about the seeds for 100 Story Building')
Four years ago, Lachlann, a primary school teacher (amongst other talents) who had been working with disadvantaged students in Melbourne's inner-west primary schools, teamed up with Jenna, who had her feet firmly planted in the publishing world, to pursue a shared vision that combined their love of kids with their love of the literary arts.
Together they followed their pied piper (Dave Eggers) to undertake a three-month internship at 826 Valencia in San Fransisco, an organisation whose mission it is to support students writing skills and help teaches get their students excited about writing.
This was a role model organisation for Lachlann and Jenna's vision and the best place to soak up the skills and experience required to implement a like-minded organisation in their home town, Melbourne.
On return the pair founded Pigeons Projects, a not-for-profit organisation that delivered creative writing workshops to primary school students. Over the past four years they have been busy nurturing and growing the literary skills of marginalised children in Melbourne's inner-west.
Fast forward four years later and Pigeons has written itself into a new story called 100 Story Building, where the lead authors include Alice Pung and Michael Pryor who are the Ambassadors of this visionary social enterprise.
Who have been influential in helping get your social enterprise up and running?
Lachlann acknowledged the amazing support 100 Story Building has had along the way from its Board members, philanthropic funding bodies, industry bodies, Melbourne's literary community as well as the schools and students that they have worked with over the past four years.
One of the main reasons that 100 Story Building has been able to get off the ground was through the support of The Social Traders program called 'The Crunch'. During the three-month program, Lachlann and Jenna were supported by mentors who helped them develop a feasibility study for their social enterprise. At the end of The Crunch's program, 100 Story Building participated in a pitch for investment and were rewarded with start-up funding and ongoing mentoring support which ensured that the social enterprise was viable.
Since then 100 Story Building has been awarded philanthropic grants to keep them afloat until a time in the not too distant future that their social enterprise will be self-funding.
Tell us about some of your pilot projects…
Lachlann and his team have recently run a pilot program called 'In Other Words' in collaboration with Maribyrnong City Council. Over the course of a term Prep to Year 2, who predominantly came from low socio-economic, non-English speaking homes, were asked to create and tell their parent's stories. The program was a holistic vision of literacy where parents, teachers and students worked collaboratively and parents were empowered to assist their kids to develop literacy skills.
Each week "storytellers", including Melbourne literary heavyweight Alice Pung, ran workshops to help the students develop their own story and their own storytelling voice. The program evolved and adapted over time when Bernard Caleo, one of the "storytellers", introduced the students to 'Kamishibai', a Japanese storytelling form involving paper theatre. The students magnetised towards this art form and ultimately their told their stories using words and pictures which were filmed during the workshop. The program improved students' literary skills by teaching them how to put together a story using a simple character and plot framework and at the same time also developed other skills such as public speaking.
The school community came together at the grand finale film premiere, complete with red carpet and popcorn, which was held in a transformed classroom. (You can check out the students creative genius yourselves at a film screening at Federation Square on Saturday 27 October at 10am as part of the Federation Square 10th birthday celebration.) Lachlann is serious about ensuring that 100 Story Building programs improve literacy and explains that the program is now being independently evaluated for concrete literacy development outcomes and hopes that this successful pilot project will be run again in other schools.
Another successful pilot program was run in collaboration with Harvest Magazine, where students in Year 5 and 6 convened as the editorial committee of "Early Harvest", a children's edition of the magazine. Each week the students participated in a workshop facilitated by an industry professional designed to explore the various stages of the publishing process. The students put out a tender for submissions, chose the stories they wanted to include (which included rejecting a number of established adult writers!), edited the articles, designed the layout of the magazine and published it.
How will your social enterprise work?
Lachlann envisages that eventually the literary programs for marginalised students in schools will be funded by a range of writing workshops offered to adults and kids in the general public, using the skills, experience and networks that they have developed. Examples include school holiday workshops for kids, master classes for adults who want to write for children and in collaboration with Hardie Grant Egmont (Hardie Grant's emerging reader's publishing arm) the 100 Story Studio will hold workshops where budding writers can present their work and get constructive feedback.
What a fabulous enterprise… how can I get involved?
Currently 100 Story Building is looking for a place to call home in the West Footscray/Flemington area. Once established, the 100 Story Studio will be the hub for the social enterprise's ongoing programs and workshops. 100 Story Building is currently seeking enthusiastic volunteers passionate about creating it's literary vision who can help in a range of areas including the fit-out of the studio, administration, marketing and program facilitators. Volunteers wanting to work with kids will understandably undergo a rigorous screening process including completing a working with children check.
100 Story Building will be launched on Tuesday October 30, 7:30pm – 8:15pm at the Wheeler Centre. Find out how the 100 Story Building will support the voices of more than 1000 children and young people in the inner-west of Melbourne, and how you can get involved and help to work towards 100 Story Building's 'happily ever after'. RSVP here.
Email: lach@100storybuilding.org.au
Facebook: 100 Story Building
Twitter: @100storyb
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Clarendon School will be hosting a Parent Information Session on Digital Citizenship. It will take place on Wednesday, March 26th at 6:30 P.M. in the Clarendon Gymnasium for the parents of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Our goal is to help establish a positive digital footprint and provide resources to help you guide your children through the obstacles presented by today's technology. This event is for PARENTS ONLY. Parents from both elementary schools are invited.


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Church, preschool working to open children's library in Campton Hills
By ASHLEY SLOBODA - asloboda@shawmedia.com
CAMPTON HILLS – With no public library district serving the Fox Mill area in Campton Hills, Kim Barth of Swing Set Preschool knows many parents who purchase book after book for their children.
Barth is working to change that.
The Congregational United Church of Christ and Swing Set Preschool – both located at 40W451 Fox Mill Blvd. – hope to open a free community library by next spring.
The library, which would be geared toward kids, would be housed in the church down the hall from the preschool, Barth said. She noted Swing Set already has been using the space for that purpose.
"We realized this may be the perfect solution to some of the needs the community has," said Barth, preschool director.
The hope, she said, is to encourage a love of reading in children.
"Some of the church members here, some of the women that are on board for helping with this task, are so excited," Barth said.
She said Walmart awarded the project with a $1,500 grant that will be used toward items such as shelving units and a cataloging system.
Organizers are looking to the community to help stock the library with reading material for children of varying ages, Barth said. She said donations of gently used children's books may be left at the church's main office.
Barth said it is too early to know the library's hours, but she would like it to be open at least four to five days a week with some after-school hours.
For information about the community library, contact Barth at Connections@uccstc.org or 630-443-8570.


I didn't know much about packing lightly before my first backpacking trip. Was it really possible to pack all your belongings into a small bag and travel? The more I traveled, the more helpful tips I learned to make packing easier. Here's how you can learn to pack your travel backpack like a pro!
A group of backpackers I met in Indonesia.
Does it rest comfortably on your waist and shoulders?
Does it open up like a suitcase for easy access?
Does it have water bottle holders?
Is it big enough to carry your belongings, but small enough to fit in carry-on?
Does it have a rain cover?
Does it have enough pockets / pouches?
When you travel, you end up wearing the same clothes over and over, so why not bring less? I mean, do you really need that fancy clubbing dress you've worn once or those heavy jeans you can barely fold up? Just take the minimal and you will survive.
Folding seems to take up a lot of space, so roll your clothes and they will fit better. This will also make it easier to see what's in your backpack and help you choose your travelling outfit of the day.
Okay, so it's hard to go without some form of technology these days, but try not to bring every gadget you own along with you. If you're not too keen on photos, then your cellphone should suffice. Otherwise, bring one camera (I travel with my GoPro Hero for great action shots). Maybe bring a tablet over a laptop if you can, or go without. Unplugging when you travel is actually super relaxing.
Along with that cellphone, you need a charger, and wires are not so easy to roll up. So, use an old pencil case or makeup pouch to organize all your chargers / adapters. They'll be easier to find as well.
Not to sound like an anti-Maybelline commercial, but maybe you should show what you're born with. Meaning, you'll realize how little you'll need makeup, hair gel, etc. when you travel, so again, pack less and in small sizes. This way, you also never have to check your bag in.
Even if you're not that into souvenirs, something will end up catching your eye that you might want to take back for your family or yourself. Especially if it's super affordable. I'm not a big shopper, but the deals at the local markets always get me.
8. Don't forget your refillable water bottle, light jacket, and good shoes!
Invest in a sturdy water bottle that you can refill as you go. I found BottleWorx at a tradeshow, and it's an awesome bottle for travel!
A light, water-resistant jacket comes in handy more than you think. It'll protect you a bit in rain, or keep you warm on a cool evening. I use a Kolping jacket (another Korean brand).
For more info, check out our video on how to pack your travel backpack like a pro!


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Why Zendesk Plunged This Week
By Billy Duberstein – Oct 29, 2021 at 7:15AM
NYSE: ZEN
A lackluster week was capped off by solid earnings, but a pricey acquisition sent shares down after hours on Thursday.
Shares of Zendesk (ZEN) were down about 16% after hours Thursday and 26% for the week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. While this was no doubt a rough week for shareholders, the company reported some solid numbers in its third-quarter earnings report.
However, in conjunction with that report came the announcement of a large acquisition. Apparently, Wall Street didn't think very highly of the deal, and shares reacted quite negatively.
In the third quarter, Zendesk's revenue grew 32%, beating analyst expectations and impressively accelerating for the third quarter in a row. Adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of $0.17 was in line with expectations.
There were some very positive elements within the report. Zendesk is gaining traction with larger enterprise customers. This is the result of its Zendesk Suite product launched this year, which includes and integrates all Zendesk products, to help businesses communicate with customers in a variety of ways.
Large customers with annual recurring revenue over $250,000 increased to 37% of total revenues, up from 30% last year and 25% in 2019. The net expansion rate accelerated to 122%, above the company's long-term guidance of between 110% and 120%. In the wake of the past-quarter's strong performance, Zendesk management even hiked its full-year guidance.
So, if results were solid, why did the stock fall? In conjunction with the earnings release, Zendesk announced the acquisition of Momentive Global in a $4.1 billion all-stock deal. Momentive is the parent company for the widely known SurveyMonkey customer-survey tool.
The purchase price represented a 12% premium to Momentive's closing price on Thursday. Momentive CEO Zander Lurie will continue to head the Momentive unit within Zendesk after the deal's close, which is supposed to happen in early 2022.
Wall Street really didn't seem to like this deal, with both companies' share prices actually falling after hours. Usually, at least the company being acquired sees its share-price rise on a deal announcement. However, Momentive's share price actually fell. That perhaps means investors think Zendesk is paying too much for the company or that the deal won't reap a whole lot of synergies.
For its part, Zendesk believes it can cross-sell Momentive's survey and market-research capabilities to more enterprises on the back of its better penetration there, and that the deal will expand the combined company's total addressable market from $85 billion to $165 billion.
Only time will tell if the combination works out, but Zendesk does appear to be quite cheap at the moment, with shares now at their lowest since mid-2020. The company's market cap is now at less than 10 times this-year's sales projections.
Billy Duberstein has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Zendesk. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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