Guest essay by Eric Worrall In the face of the utter failure of large investments in renewables to deliver CO2 reductions, greens are increasingly embracing nuclear power as the solution to climate change.
By Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist and Steven Pinker Drs.
Goldstein and Qvist are the authors of "A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow." Dr. Pinker is a psychology professor at Harvard.
April 6, 2019 … Where will this gargantuan amount of carbon-free energy come from?
The popular answer is renewables alone, but this is a fantasy.
Wind and solar power are becoming cheaper, but they are not available around the clock, rain or shine, and batteries that could power entire cities for days or weeks show no sign of materializing any time soon.
Today, renewables work only with fossil-fuel backup.
Germany, which went all-in for renewables, has seen little reduction in carbon emissions, and, according to our calculations, at Germany's rate of adding clean energy relative to gross domestic product, it would take the world more than a century to decarbonize, even if the country wasn't also retiring nuclear plants early.
… But we actually have proven models for rapid decarbonization with economic and energy growth: France and Sweden.
They decarbonized their grids decades ago and now emit less than a tenth of the world average of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour.
In fact, most consider putting a price on carbon pollution the single most crucial step in tackling global warming.
Some environmental groups like Greenpeace do oppose nuclear power, but Pinker's other example, NRDC merely points out that new nuclear plants are currently uneconomical, and even suggests, "The federal government should continue to fund research into nuclear energy." There are strong economic reasons to oppose building new nuclear power as an inefficient use of resources when renewables today are cheaper and can be deployed more quickly.
However, research has shown this is simply not the case – Democrats and Republicans are equally likely to distrust GMOs, and conservatives are the group that most opposes vaccines.
It's also important to remember that the Republican Party is the only major political party in the world whose leaders reject the need to tackle climate change.
But Kahan's data showed the problem was much more pronounced among conservatives.
Blame the Fox Newsification of America So how did America get here?
Political polarization has been on the rise in America on both sides of the political spectrum for the past four decades.
Fox News launched in 1996, providing conservatives a source of politically-biased news coverage. "Liberal" PBS just created a new show for conservatives, no liberals ever appear on right-wing Fox.
Quite simply, the Republican Party is the problem.


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« In Ethiopia, PM Abiy Hosts $173,000-a-seat Dinner to Beautify Capital
In New York Ethiopian Cultural Festival at the Children's Museum of the Arts »
EDTF Ethiopia Board Announced
Published by Tadias Magazine May 20th, 2019	in Podcast. Closed
Of the 11-member Board of Directors five are chosen from the Diaspora representing "different parts of the globe," the announcement stated. (Image: @PMEthiopia)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: May 20th, 2019
New York (TADIAS) – The long-awaited selection of the Board of Directors for the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund was announced today.
"The EDTF Board of Directors is the apex governance body which will provide overall leadership and set the strategic direction, policy, oversight and accountability of the EDTF," the PM's office stated. "It will, among others, review and approve EDTF financed projects that are identified and vetted by the EDTF Secretariat."
As of this week, eight months after it was officially launched last October, the fund has raised about 3 million dollars so far from approximately twenty thousand donors worldwide. The aim is to hopefully reach the estimated three million Ethiopians residing in the Diaspora and to generate about a billion dollars annually through the fund.
How Democratic was the Board Selection Process?
The initial announcement of the creation of the Board of Directors had stated that it "will comprise of eleven persons drawn from the Ethiopian Diaspora, Civil Society and the Ethiopian Government." Notably, in comparison to the EDTF advisory council membership, the new Board of Directors includes more female members and appears to be more gender-balanced. However, the process of how the individuals were selected was not clear in the recent announcement.
During a press conference last December organized by EDTF at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Advisory Board members had emphasized that the selection process for the Board of Directors would be more transparent and promised to engage the public in making recommendations. Since then there has not been much public discussion dedicated to the subject. Nor is there any publicly available document showing the pool of potential candidates that were considered for the positions representing the larger Ethiopian Diaspora.
Of the 11-member Board of Directors five are chosen from the Diaspora representing "different parts of the globe recommended by the EDTF Advisory Council," the announcement stated. Three members of Civil Society representing Women, Youth and the Ethiopian public; and three members of the Ethiopian Government."
At the media briefing the idea of using voting mechanisms was also briefly mentioned, but quickly dismissed as being impractical — although it's worth mentioning that many Diaspora communities in the United States do vote on a regular basis, including online, to select their representative leaders.
The announcement did not state for how long the new Board members will serve and when the next elections will be held.
While we congratulate EDTF on the formation of the new Board of Directors, we continue to encourage the fund to engage the Ethiopian Diaspora not only to discuss fundraising concerns, but to develop more transparency on how representation in governance is decided, and if possible to create a participatory electoral process in the future.
The full names of EDTF's new Board of Directors are listed below:
Sirgut Yadeta, Editorial Lead, Lloyds Bank Group, London, U.K., representing Diaspora in Europe
Dr. Mehret Mandefro, Founder and President, Truth Aid and Executive Producer, Director of Social Impact, Kana Television, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, representing diaspora in North America
Chernet Debele, Founder and General Manager, Kia Travel & Business LLC, Maryland, USA, representing diaspora in North America
Yohannes Asefa, Director, Agriculture & Agribusiness, USAID East Africa Trade and Investment Hub, Nairobi, Kenya, representing diaspora in Africa
Dr. Abdulwehab Ibrahim, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Science, Abu Dhabi, UAE, representing diaspora in the Middle East
Sister Zebider Zewdie, Founder and Executive Director of Mary Joy Ethiopia, representing women
Mr. EyesusWork Zafu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Bank, representing the Ethiopian public
Selamawit Dawit, Director General, Ethiopian Diaspora Agency, representing the Ethiopian Government
Hirut Zemene, State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilen Mamo, Advisor, Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation.
Few Takeaways From EDTF Press Conference at Ethiopian Embassy in DC
Interview: Dr. Lemma Senbet on the Diaspora Trust Fund & Chapter Formation
Interview with Dr. Bisrat Aklilu About the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund
A Diaspora Trust Fund for Ethiopia (Tadias Editorial/July 10th, 2018)
You can learn more about the fund and contribute at ethiopiatrustfund.org.

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TCU graduate named co-anchor for CBS 11 morning program
Russ McCaskey
Award-winning journalist and Texas Christian University graduate Russ McCaskey will return home to join Karen Borta as co-anchor of the CBS 11 News This Morning (weekdays 4:30-7 a.m.) beginning June 1.
"Russ is a very skilled journalist with deep Texas roots," said CBS 11 Vice President of News Mike Garber. "It's going to be terrific to have two native North Texans side-by-side on the anchor desk each morning."
McCaskey was most recently the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. news anchor at KJRH in Tulsa. Prior to that, he was a news anchor and reporter for KWTV in Oklahoma City. He also has worked as an anchor and reporter at KXII in Sherman.
"I am thrilled to be returning home," McCaskey said. "It's the best possible scenario to be able to do a job you love, in a place you love and as a bonus, be close to family and friends."
Born in Dallas, McCaskey graduated from Plano Senior High School and earned a bachelor's degree from TCU. He has been recognized for his work by the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, and the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. He also has received nine regional EMMY Awards.


The owner of South Korea's fourth-largest oil refinery will still pursue the highly anticipated initial public offering of its business after selling a 17% stake to Saudi Arabia's state oil company.
ADM Capital has been seeking debt financing opportunities among distressed Chinese companies for more than 15 years. While that opportunity remains strong, its funding of outbound deals is shrinking.
Chief executive of Abu Dhabi's state investment fund speaks about how it finds partners in Asia, particularly in China, to target tech investment.
Although marriage in China is in decline, the investors in wedding planner platform Hunliji hope to put a ring on the Rmb3.3 trillion wedding sector.


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Getting better without antibiotics
May 31, 2013 Antibacterial, Antibiotic resistance, BioMed Central, Health, Research, Springer Science+Business Media, University of Amsterdam, Urinary tract infection
Contact: Hilary Glover
hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com
44-020-319-22370
Given the option, many women with symptoms of urinary tract infections are choosing to avoid antibiotics and give their bodies a chance to heal naturally, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Family Practice. The research shows that 70% of women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infections who did not use antibiotics for a week were cured or showed improvement.
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are already a big problem and the incidence of 'superbugs', which are resistant to several antibiotics, is on the rise. Over use of antibiotics increases the chances of disease causing bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics. Obviously for serious bacterial infections antibiotics can be a life saver, but they do not work on viruses, and for many minor bacterial infections the body's own immune system is more than capable of fighting off the invaders on its own.
In this study, based at the University of Amsterdam, women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infections were asked if they would be willing to postpone taking antibiotics. A third of the women asked were willing to delay treatment and a week later about half of these had still not used antibiotics and more than two thirds of these were better or had improvement in their clinical condition.
Dr Bart Knottnerus, from the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, who led this study commented that "Women may be more receptive to the idea of delaying treatment than is commonly assumed by many clinicians. Given proper observations to simply doing nothing, or giving pain medication instead of an antibiotic, is an effective treatment and one which will reduce the risk of developing antibiotic-resistant bacteria."
Dr Hilary Glover
Scientific Press Officer, BioMed Central
Mob: +44 (0) 778 698 1967
Email: hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com
1. Women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection are often willing to delay antibiotic treatment: a prospective cohort study
Bart J Knottnerus, Suzanne E Geerlings, Eric P Moll van Charante and Gerben ter Riet
BMC Family Practice 2013 14:70, doi – 1471-2296-14-70
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2. BMC Family Practice is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of primary health care, including clinical management of patients, professional training, shared decision making, and the organisation and evaluation of health care in the community.
3. BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer Science+Business Media, a leading global publisher in the STM sector. @BioMedCentral
Calcium supplements linked to longer lifespans in women
Vitamin D deficiency may help spread of hepatitis B throughout liver
LSUHSC research finds combo of plant nutrients kills 100% of breast cancer cells
Discovery of brain activity in severely brain injured patients who 'wake up' with sleep drug
Staying on medication may not translate to avoiding readmission


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Tips on Writing an Artist Bio – And Why You Need Several
Contrary to popular belief, or what any archaic industry exec would have you think, there is no set formula to writing a successful artist bio. What's most important is that it reflects who you are as an artist and the persona you have created. No matter if you're a producer, sound designer, or a creative, […]
Written by @recordingarts 7 July 2022 19 July 2022
Working with Major Artists: Advice from a Grammy-Nominated Producer
Vinay Vyas, who goes by I Am Vinay when he's producing, went from spending his rent money on plugins to working with artists like Nicki Minaj and David Guetta. The now Grammy-nominated producer has scored multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and created an original song for the Marvel movie Venom. How did he […]
Written by @recordingarts 16 June 2022 16 June 2022
Building a Network in Your City
In many industries, you'll often hear the saying "it's all about who you know." This rings especially true in the world of music, where collaboration is at the core of most (if not all) projects. Building working relationships with people from a variety of knowledge backgrounds and skill sets is one of the most valuable […]
Written by @recordingarts 9 June 2022 16 June 2022
MTL & T.O. Resource List
Name Type Location MTL Women in Music Networking host/organization Montreal POP Montréal Festival/Networking Montreal / Virtual YES Montreal Arts Networking/Educational Organization Montreal Canadian Music Week Festival/Networking Toronto Mundial Montreal Festival/Networking (World Music) Montreal Sofar Sounds Showcase Global Lotus Collective Mtl Event Host/Community for women & NB Montreal Good Vibe People Creative Events & Agency Montreal […]
Written by @recordingarts 9 June 2022 9 June 2022
Blurred Lines: The Evolution of Plagiarism in Music Part 3
Throughout this series, we've taken a look at the twisting tale of musical plagiarism, from confusing copyright laws to high-profile cases of prolific copycats. In part 2, we explored how sampling marked an unpredictable yet necessary step in the evolution of music and its history of plagiarism. Despite what your reservations about the technique may […]
Building an Online Presence
These days, it's hardly surprising that the mark we make in the digital realm is an important factor when it comes to job hunting or building your career. We now instinctively pull out our phones to look up every new company, product, and person we hear about. And if they can't be found, we tend […]
Written by @recordingarts 26 May 2022 26 May 2022
Career Opportunities as a Sound Engineer
Sound engineers play a crucial role in most forms of media production, whether they're working with artists on new songs or albums, scoring the soundtrack to a film, or creating foley for a tablet or video game. That said, career opportunities aren't bound to a studio; you can find audio engineers working at conferences, theaters, […]
Tips for Writing Professional Cold Emails
Despite email being one of our primary methods of communication in business, people often overlook the importance of proper email etiquette. When emailing someone that you know very well, it's reasonable to write informally. When sending what is known as a "cold email" – one that is unsolicited or sent to a recipient you haven't […]
Written by @recordingarts 5 May 2022 6 May 2022
Sample Me This: The Evolution of Plagiarism in Music Part 2
In part 1 of The Evolution of Plagiarism in Music, we took a look at historic cases of sonic copycats, before the industry had even caught up and set clear copyright laws. Though the early days seemed messy enough, when sampling came into the mix in the '80s and '90s, it opened a whole new […]
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Terri Schaivo's Brother: "Courts and Physicians Perversely Insist Its in Alfie Evans' Best Interest to Die"
International | Steven Ertelt | Apr 24, 2018 | 6:45PM | Washington, DC
The brother of Terri Schiavo certainly understands what happens when courts and doctors say someone should die. Bobby Schindler and his family fought a losing uphill battle against the court system that decided Terri was better off dead than living as a disabled patient.
The parallels of what happened in the Terri Schiavo case and what is happening with little Alfie Evans are scary indeed. In both instances a court system has decided that a patient is better off dead and that family ought to have no legal right whatsoever to have a say in their life or death — even if those family members are willing to provide care and treatment for their loved one.
In an exclusive statement to LifeNews, here's what Terri Schiavo's brother Bobby Schindler had to say:
In today's dramatic court proceedings, British physicians from the UK's Medical Ethics Alliance condemned the "medical tyranny" that is itself condemning Alfie Evans to die. Alfie Evans has never received a diagnosis from the medical experts who have gone so far as to say that someone in his condition does not "deserve" to live. And in that perhaps offhanded comment from a medical expert about what Alfie "deserves," all the strangeness of Alfie's case washes away, and his court-ordered, physician-mandated death becomes clearly a case of philosophy, rather than medicine, dictating patient care.
Indeed, there is no medical reason to have removed Alfie's ventilator. Fortunately, Alfie's incredible ability to breathe on his own has defied the expert expectation that he was totally reliant on artificial life support. Now that Alfie has demonstrated an ability to breath without life support, and his physicians and the UK courts have nonetheless decided he must die, what precisely will Alfie die from? He will certainly not die from any terminal condition. This is not a case of "letting someone go". No, Alfie appears set to die from lack of food and water. And perversely, UK courts and physicians continue to insist that this will be in Aflie's best interest, due to his cognitive state. God bless and keep Alfie Evans and his heroic parents.
SIGN THE PETITION! Please Let Alfie Evans' Parents Take Care of Him
After Terri's death, Bobby and his family started the Terri Schaivo Life and Hope Network to help other disables patients like her. The organization's executive director Tom Shakely also weighed in on the case in comments to LifeNews:
No society that starves to death its citizens can claim to be humane. And any society that intentionally causes a citizen's death while, astoundingly, asserting that death by starvation is for their own good? That society has lost its moral authority. Hippocrates left us with one medical principle which we ignore frequently today: "First, do no harm." But it was Horace, centuries later, who left us with a social principle particularly relevant in Alfie's case: "Laws without morals are dead." The UK courts and physicians have power, but they have lost their authority to wield that power in a way that deserves respect. In this sense, what's happening is as harmful and tragic for Alfie, as it is for all of us who deserve equal justice under the law.


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< Overview Next: Designing a Core Data model >
In this project you'll learn how to use Core Data while building an app that fetches GitHub commit data for the Swift project. Core Data is Apple's object graph and persistence framework, which is a fancy way of saying it reads, writes and queries collections of related objects while also being able to save them to disk.
Core Data is undoubtedly useful, which is why about 500,000 apps in the App Store build on top of it. But it's also rather complicated to learn, which is why I left it so late in this tutorial series – despite my repeated attempts to simplify the topic, this tutorial is still going to be the hardest one in the whole of Hacking with Swift, and indeed I might have missed it out altogether were it not by far the most requested topic from readers!
So, strap in, because you're going to learn a lot: we'll be covering Core Data, which will encompass NSFetchRequest, NSManagedObject, NSPredicate, NSSortDescriptor, and NSFetchedResultsController. We'll also touch on ISO8601DateFormatter for the first time, which is one of Apple's ways to convert Date objects to and from strings.
As always, I like to teach new topics while giving you a real-world project to work with, and in our case we're going to be using the GitHub API to fetch information about Apple's open-source Swift project. The GitHub API is simple, fast, and outputs JSON, but most importantly it's public. Be warned, though: you get to make only 60 requests an hour without an API key, so while you're testing your app make sure you don't refresh too often!
If you weren't sure, a "Git commit" is a set of changes a developer made to source code that is stored in a source control repository. For example, if you spot a bug in the Swift compiler and contribute your changes, those changes will form one commit. And before I get emails from random internet pedants, yes I know things are more complicated than that, but it's more than enough of an explanation for the purposes of this tutorial.
Before we start, it's important I reiterate that Core Data can be a bit overwhelming at first. It has a lot of unique terminology, so if you find yourself struggling to understand it all, that's perfectly normal – it's not you, it's just Core Data.
Over the next four chapters, we will implement the four pieces of Core Data boilerplate. We're going to use Xcode's built-in Single View App template, but we're not not going to have it generate Core Data code for us because I want you to understand it from the ground up.
So, please go ahead and create a new Single View App project named Project38. Select Swift for your language, then make sure you uncheck Core Data otherwise the rest of this tutorial will be very confusing indeed.
We need to parse the JSON coming from GitHub's API, and the easiest way to do that isn't using the Codable protocol that we've looked at before. You see, Codable is great at converting JSON into objects that we create and manage, but it's less great when working with Core Data because Core Data wants to manage the objects itself as you'll see.
So, instead we're going to use a popular JSON parsing library called SwiftyJSON. If you haven't already downloaded the content for this project, please get it from GitHub now: https://github.com/twostraws/HackingWithSwift. You'll see SwiftyJSON is there, so please drag that into your project now.
We're going to use a table view controller rather than a regular view controller, so we need to do the same conversion job we've done several times before. So:
Open ViewController.swift and make it inherit from UITableViewController.
Open Main.storyboard and delete the view controller that's there right now.
Drag in a new table view controller and set its class to be "ViewController".
Make it the initial view controller for the storyboard.
Embed it inside a navigation controller.
Select its prototype cell, give it the style Subtitle, the identifier "Commit", and a disclosure indicator for its accessory.
We also need a detail view controller, but it doesn't need to do much – it's just there to show that everything works correctly. So, drag out a new view controller from the object library, and give it the storyboard ID "Detail". Drag a label out onto it so that it fills the view controller, then set Auto Layout rules so that it always stays edge to edge. Center its text, then give it 0 for its number of lines property.
The main table view controller class and interface are done for now, but we need to create a new class to handle the detail view controller. So, go to File > New > File and choose iOS > Source > Cocoa Touch Class. Name it "DetailViewController", make it a subclass of "UIViewController", then click Finish and Create.
Back in Main.storyboard, change the class of the detail view controller to be "DetailViewController", then switch to the assistant editor and create an outlet for the label called "detailLabel".
That's it: the project is cleaned up and ready for Core Data. Remember, there are four steps to implementing Core Data in your app, so let's start with the very first step: designing a Core Data model.


Alcohol and drug abuse prevention is one of the major concerns of millions of households in America. This is because the incidence of alcohol and drug use among teenagers has risen dramatically in recent years and decades. To keep kids and drugs separate from one another, you'll have to take an active role as a parent in order to ensure that your child doesn't have access to these dangerous items. Read on for a few helpful tips on how to make sure that your child does not use drugs or alcohol.
Understand that there is sometimes massive peer pressure on children to use drugs and alcohol, particularly as they get older and reach independence. One of the best ways to ensure that your child doesn't do these things is to be there for him as a scapegoat. Allow your child the chance to use you as the reason that he will not use drugs, rather than leaving him to come up with a defense or a reason for abstaining for himself. This shows your solidarity with your child but still lets him feel like he's making his own decision.
Keep an eye on who your child hangs out with by getting to know his friends. Encourage your child to bring his friends around the home or to organize activities that involve your families as well, when appropriate. Once you've met his friends, take the opportunity to introduce yourself to his friends' parents as well. Having more eyes watching over the children will help to ensure that they do not participate in this dangerous behavior.
Extracurricular activities are not only a great way to develop skills outside of the classroom and to give your child a way to express himself or get some exercise, but they can also be another means of support to protect against drug and alcohol abuse. Encourage your child to get involved in these activities, and maintain close contact with any supervisors or coaches to ensure that you know if there are any dangers.
Many children want to talk with their parents about the pressures to drink or to take drugs. As a parent, you have to ensure that the lines of communication are open and that your child feels comfortable discussing these things with you. Bring up the consequences and risks of these activities from an early age in order to ensure that your child feels comfortable sharing with you.
One of the best ways for you to show your child that it's important to you that he not do drugs or alcohol is to follow that rule yourself. If you drink, do so only in moderation, and refrain from doing drugs or keeping any of these items around the house.


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Infatuation Staff Picks: The Spookiest Places In LA
Haunted hotels, evil coffee stands, and cursed KFCs - just in time for Halloween, we pick the scariest spots in the city
Brant Cox, Kat Hong, Brett Keating, & James Montgomery
Let's face it, LA is a spooky town. We might have sun, surf, and palm trees, but we also had Charles Manson, Black Dahlia, and Robert Durst, who is currently very much alive and living at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. So in the spirit of Halloween (and the impending full moon on Saturday), each member of the editorial staff has provided their personal picks for the spookiest places, experiences, and things in LA. Stay safe out there.
THE SPOOKY SPOTS
Old Lightning
Old Lightning - "Let me preface this by saying Old Lightning in Venice is one of my favorite bars in LA, and if you're serious about your tequila and whiskey drinking, there's simply no better spot in town (when they reopen). That said, here's my story. About a year ago, myself and three friends were having drinks there before heading to dinner. We were a few rounds in, chatting like normal, when suddenly the energy from two of my friends completely changed. Thinking there was some sort of friend drama unfolding, one suddenly blurts out, 'There's a ghost presence here and it's bad.' I immediately roll my eyes, not taking any of it seriously, when the other friend goes, 'No, I feel it too. We need to get out of here.' Now I'm annoyed, because I'm assuming they just aren't into the bar and won't tell me. That's when the two stools behind us - completely on their own accord - fall over and crash around the ground. To be honest, I still have no f*cking clue what that was, but I wasn't sticking around to find out. We quickly paid our bill and left." - Brant Cox
The Magic Castle - "In the beforetimes, if you spent a night roaming around The Magic Castle and didn't see a supernatural event, you were just unlucky - or perhaps even more egregious, a non-believer. And while this members-only magicians' club (located inside a giant, legitimately spooky Hollywood mansion) is currently closed due to COVID, they are offering Zoom magic classes, taught by an instructor from the Academy of Magical Arts, virtual magic shows, and curbside pick-up on food and cocktails." - James Montgomery
Better times
The Ghost Of The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign - "You felt it, I felt it - when the rotating Happy Foot/Sad Foot sign in Silver Lake got taken down late last year, something changed. Suddenly, an ominous chill filled the air - one that had certainly not been there before. An evil presence subsumed LA and promised to avenge the beloved Sunset Foot Clinic sign at any cost necessary. I'm not saying its removal is what caused the 2020 global pandemic… but I'm also not not saying that." - Kat Hong
Getting On The 101 At Highland And Trying To Make The Barham Exit - "You can't convince me there isn't a scarier stretch of highway in LA. This absolutely cursed mile-and-a-half of pavement is a well-traversed path for studio workers trying to get to Burbank, but that doesn't make it any less blood-curdling. Essentially, you have about 90 seconds to cross five lanes of traffic (which feels more like 15) all while trying to gain speed as you head 800 ft. directly uphill. Between the potential of getting side-swiped, your engine bursting into flames, or simply passing out from the intensity of it all, the whole thing feels like a Final Fantasy cold open, so do what I (and other sane people) do, and just take Cahuenga instead." - BC
Polaris Castillo (@Missingcosmonaut)
Mystyx Kafe - "If you like dark roast and the dark arts, then this is the coffee stand for you. Run by former Starbucks barista/amateur warlock Julian Filth, Mystyx is an East LA pop-up brewing a bevvy of delicious (and decidedly) evil hot and cold beverages, including Midnight Macchiatos, Nocturnal Lattes, and White Magic Whore-chatas ("Shaken with sin!"). For hours, location, and photographs like this, give them a follow on Instagram." - JM
Cha Cha Lounge - "We all have our fair share of ghosts, and a high percentage of mine reside on Glendale Blvd. in Silver Lake. I'm not talking about that vegan restaurant attached to Whole Foods - I mean the Cha Cha Lounge. From nearly getting hit by a Nissan Altima outside to trying to buy Funyuns from the bar's vending machine and getting men's underwear instead, the majority of my early 20s were spent dealing with The Curse of The Cha Cha. Why? Well, my extremely scientific paranormal research has come up with two potential sources for the curse's energy: 1) Cha Cha Lounge is across from the Red Lion, making it among the best double-header bar combinations in the city, and 2) the extremely strong (and cheap!) drinks. Also, DM me to find out which celebrity threatened to punch me in the face here on the Fourth Of July." - Brett Keating
The KFC On Western Ave. - "Oh, the KFC on Western. Where do I even begin? Between the garish metal features, mismatched '80s font, and the menacing, panopticon-esque head of a guillotined Colonel Sanders at the top of the building, this two-story architectural oddity looks more like an unsanctioned Banksy exhibit than a place where you'd actually try to buy food. So in a way, it's cursed - doomed to live out the rest of its miserable life as a hideous, grotesque monster filled with buckets of fried chicken and subpar potato wedges… which, you know, same." -KH
Clownerina - Chances are, you've seen this towering hobo-clown-in-a-tutu while waiting for a table at The Rose, and you've no doubt thought, 'WTF is that thing?' Well, it's called "Ballerina Clown," it was created by sculptor Jonathan Borofsky, erected in 1989, and, according to The LA Times, it is 'also a monumental image of an American dilemma.' Funny, I just thought it was ugly." - JM
Formosa Cafe - "If only for this spooky press photo, which may very well show an actual ghost behind the bar." - JM
Nat Chard
The Old LA Zoo - "Every time I bring up the fact that there's an abandoned zoo inside Griffith Park, one of my friends inevitably doesn't believe me. So let me be crystal clear - THERE'S ABSOLUTELY AN ABANDONED ZOO INSIDE GRIFFITH PARK AND IT'S CREEPY AS SH*T. The best time to go is around dusk when all the old animal enclosures (which you can fully walk around in) start to make really weird shadows that kind of look like animals. I've convinced myself multiple times that I've seen the ghost of a lion walking around up there, and yes, I'm trying very hard not to make a Mufasa joke right now." - BC
The Cecil Hotel - "OK, so technically, this hotel - opened in 1927 - was known as Stay On Main when it finally shut its doors in 2014 (don't worry, it's currently being turned into "a hip boutique hotel"), but that's beside the point. All you need to know about this place's haunted history is that, if you Google 'LA murder hotel,' The Cecil's Wikipedia page is the first thing that comes up, and that said Wikipedia page contains a section titled 'Reputation for violence and suicide' that is several paragraphs long." - JM
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - "Also built in 1927 - and also supposedly haunted - The Roosevelt is nowhere near as spooky as the Cecil (the ghosts stalking certain rooms are of the Golden Age Of Hollywood-variety), and it actually has a pool. Oh, also, Nancy Silverton just opened a new restaurant here, so now you have a reason beyond the supernatural to visit." - JM
What The Hell Is This Billboard??? - "Seriously, what the hell is this billboard on Crenshaw and Olympic Blvd? Every time I pass it, I try to decipher its deeply cursed message, but like the plot of Under the Silver Lake, the longer I look at it, the more I yearn for some morsel of meaning, the more confusing and nonsensical it becomes. 'Text and co-own a barbershop with your ginger son whose mustache doesn't match the rest of his hair… Just don't text and drive?' Who the f*ck wrote this copy? WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MEAN???????" - KH
That One Car On The LA Metro E-Line Where I Cried Everyday For, Like, Half A Year - "I was fresh out of college, had no money to speak of, and had yet to buy a car (hence the riding of the E-Line). I was commuting from my tiny apartment in Historic Filipinotown to downtown Santa Monica every day, where I would then work for ten hours (minimum). My adult acne was worse than ever, I had just started paying back my student loans, and on top of all of that, my college boyfriend broke up with me. So yeah, I was crying. Legend has it that that tear-stained car on the E-Line still haunts anyone with a four-year degree stuck doing 'Client Services.'" - KH
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George H.W. Bush becomes a loyal vice president to Ronald Reagan but his wife Barbara falls out with jealous First Lady Nancy. George W. commits to a life of sobriety while becoming the father of twin daughters. With a newfound purpose, he helps propel his father to become the 41st President of the United States.


Portobelo (aka Porto Bello) is a port town in Panama's Colon province, with population around 5,000. The town was founded by the Spaniards during colonial period. It features a deep-water natural harbor and was a center for silver export (prior mid-18th century).
Following Guerra del Asiento (Jenkins' Ear War / 1739-1748), the Spanish switched from big fleets calling at several ports to small fleets trading at various ports. These ships also started to travel around Cape Horn trading directly at western coast South America ports.
In 1739 Portobelo was destroyed. Following the war, it was slowly rebuilt and revived briefly during Panama Canal construction (1881-1914). In 1980, the ruins of Spanish colonial fortifications and Fort San Lorenzo were designated UNESCO site.
Portobelo (Panama) is a tender port, meaning cruise ships anchor in the bay and their passengers are transported ashore via the ship's tender boats. An immigration office and boat tour services to Colombia are offered to cruise tourists. Prices range from USD 160 pp (Naturalstour taxi boat) to USD 550 pp (private sail boat tours).
Port Portobelo cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Portobelo, Panama. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
The Portobelo cruise port map is interactive. It shows the port's exact location, along with the real-time cruise ship traffic (if any) in its vicinity - today, and right now. By zooming-out you can see other cruise ship ports located near Portobelo, Panama.
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A group of Moroccans cross the Straits of Gibraltar on an inflatable boat in 2018 | Photo: Reuters / Jon Nazca
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By InfoMigrants Published on : 2020/01/14
47 people were arrested in Gibraltar and Spain during the course of a police operation to break up a smuggling ring operating between Morocco, the British territory of Gibraltar and Spain.
Police believe more than 130 Moroccans successfully used the smuggling ring in order to enter Spain via the British territory of Gibraltar. Police forces in both territories took part in the operation on Sunday, January 12. The cross-border operation was coordinated by Europol and involved more than 200 officers.
Three people were taken into custody for questioning on Gibraltar and a further 44 were picked up across several Spanish provinces. Reportedly police confiscated more than €19,000, five vehicles and 12 mobile devices.
'Complex, sophisticated and efficient' operation
The operation began in November 2018, when, according to the news agency AFP, police noticed "a significant increase in Moroccan travelers from Casablanca and Tangiers arriving in Gibraltar." Police noted that the smuggling operation was "complex, sophisticated and efficient."
Two of those arrested are being held in temporary detention ahead of a trial.
According to police intelligence, the smugglers were selling fake tourist visas to those smuggled for between €7,000 and €8,000 in order to get them into Gibraltar. From there, it was relatively easy to cross the border to Spain in 4x4 cars with tinted windows and British number plates.
Europe-wide
On arrival in Spain, the migrants would then disperse to other parts of Spain or move on to other European countries, France, Italy and Belgium principally; sometimes for an additional fee of €500-700. According to a statement from Gibraltan police, the ring in Morocco earned more than €1 million through the smuggling and also sold contraband cigarettes. AFP report that the traffickers in Spain and Gibraltar additionally "netted close to €80,000."
The news agency AFP reported that some of those who traveled to other European countries are now facing immigration proceedings in those countries.
The Commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, Ian McGrail was reported as saying "Gibraltar will not allow itself to be used by unscrupulous criminals who exploit the human suffering of migrants for economic benefit."
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Next potential Atlantic hurricane to roll off the African coast this weekend
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A storm is whirling in the Atlantic that just passed the Southeast offshore.
It will take a smack at mid-Atlantic and New England states this weekend as a high-wind-and-heavy-rain Nor'easter coastal storm, if not an extra-tropical cyclone — something similar to a tropical storm.
Federal forecasters were watching a storm that fell apart off Florida.
Super Typhoon Hagibis is racing toward landfall in Japan with winds stronger than 140 mph.
It's powerful enough to be pushing large surf into the west coast of the United States more than 3,000 miles away.
So, no, this hurricane season hasn't quieted down.
Nearly a fourth of the hurricanes that have formed in recent decades did so after Oct. 7, said Phil Klotzbach, leading scientist of the benchmark Tropical Meteorology Project.
But the season is shifting. Cooler air is moving off the Southeast, dropping the sea surface temperatures that would feed heat to hurricanes, said meteorologist Shea Gibson, with the forecasting company WeatherFlow.
"We're now seeing a string of progressive mid-latitude storms moving across the nation," said meteorologist Bob Henson, with the forecasting company Weather Underground. "As long as these continue, they will tend to keep any potential tropical threats away from the Southeast coast."
We're keeping an eye on two systems to the northeast, but neither has high chances of developing into a cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center's five-day forecast.
Conditions: Winds continue to pull apart storms coming off Africa or push them north into open seas.
Computer models: Suggest the monsoon storm expected to come off Africa this weekend will drift into the open Atlantic. But that forecast is on the far end of the time range and not reliable.
Outlook: Sea surface temperatures are dropping below the 80-degree Fahrenheit mark traditionally considered the heat needed to fire up hurricanes. But storms have emerged in somewhat cooler seas. The Gulf of Mexico is still plenty warm enough to stir up a storm.
What we're talking about If you're heading for a hurricane shelter, your pet often can't come with you.
Communities near Myrtle Beach and in the Pee Dee face collapse after being flooded by both Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Florence (2019). Read our coverage at the attempts to recover — or retreat. Across the globe, Super Typhoon Hagibis intensified rapidly in the Pacific earlier this week, after a somewhat suppressed season in that basin. The storm gained 100 mph in speed in just 24 hours. (Capital Weather Gang)
Where October hurricanes strike
Storms are less likely to hit this month than during the late summer — but still, they come! A Post and Courier analysis of the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT database reveals that October landfalls near Charleston aren't as rare as you might think. Still, western Florida appears the most vulnerable. (Bryan Brussee/Staff)
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Perhaps some of the most important and urgent Grand Challenges facing the inhabitants of this earth which need our immediate attention are: 1) Energy, 2) Water, and 3) Food Resources. Although the intention was not to place "energy" as the top challenge, in many respects the latter two cannot be addressed successfully on a wider and more accessible scale without low cost and low power consumption approaches to their production. One of our research themes focuses on developing and implementing environmentally friendly processing and device testing approaches. The target is to realize sustainable development and manufacturing of multi-scale functional materials, devices and systems, for applications in areas including, but not limited to, power generation, solid-state-lighting, energy conversion and storage, and light weight alloys. Throughout the research, efforts are made to eliminate as many energy-demanding processing steps as possible, without sacrificing device performance or materials specifications. In this venue, I will review our advances on two of our research topics aiming at preparing the foundational work for their low-cost R2R manufacturing: 1) Reactive Printing Fabrication of self-assembled nanoparticles and quantum dots, and 2) Melt spinning approach to flexible silicon substrates.


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25 of the most commonly searched questions for school kids learning at home - and their answers
By Jenna Macfarlane
Friday, 29th January 2021, 3:26 pm
Updated Friday, 29th January 2021, 3:26 pm
With schools staying closed during the fresh national lockdown, most of the country's pupils are learning remotely from home.
As classrooms continue to stay shut, home learning is set to be the new normal for children in the UK for quite some time.
Here are 25 of the most common questions that children are asking while they are learning at home - from science and English language to history.
What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that takes place in the leaves of a plant, and more specifically in the part of the plant cell containing chloroplasts.
This reaction produces food that the plant needs to survive.
For photosynthesis to take place, carbon dioxide, water and sunlight are needed.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish inventor, is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone in the 1870s.
Who was Charles Darwin?
Charles Darwin was a British naturalist and biologist who is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
His idea that humans were descended from apes challenged was very controversial at the time.
Darwin's book explaining his theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species, was published in 1859.
When did WW2 end?
World War II started on 1 September 1939 and ended on 2 September 1945.
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
The monarch had six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr.
What is a verb?
A verb is a "doing word", used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. "Jumping", "writing" and "singing" are all verbs.
What is respiration?
Respiration is the chemical reaction that supplies all the energy needed by living organisms.
The reaction happens constantly in all living cells, and can be aerobic (using oxgyen) or anaerobic (without oxygen).
What is a compound?
A compound is a substance that is made up of atoms of two or more different elements.
For example, water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, and each water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
What is a noun?
Nouns are the names of things, places or objects, like "tree" or "dog". A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing and they always have capital letters, like Edinburgh or James.
What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly the same or nearly the same thing as another word or phrase.
For example, synonyms of "bad" are: awful, terrible and horrible. While synonyms of "good" are: fine, excellent and great.
What is an atom?
The atom is the basic building block for all matter in the universe.
They are tiny, and they are made up of even smaller particles.
Climate change describes a change in the usual weather, or conditions, found in a place. That can include changes in temperature and rainfall.
It is used to describe the recent rise in the Earth's temperature, which is caused by humans adding extra greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
What is diffusion?
Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
It happens in liquids and gases when their particles move from place to place.
What do carnivores eat?
Carnivores are organisms that eat the flesh of animals, whereas herbivores get their energy from eating plants.
What is an element?
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance - for example, hydrogen or oxygen.
Each element is made up of its own type of atom, and they are very different from each other.
Most elements are metals, some are gases and a few are solids at room temperature.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a "describing word" which names an attribute of a noun.
Some examples include, "old", "red" and "pretty".
When was the industrial revolution?
The industrial revolution occurred in Britain between the 18th century up until the mid-19th century.
It marked a process of increased manufacturing and technological advancements.
When was Shakespeare born?
William Shakespeare, the English poet and playwright, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, but the exact date of his birth is not known.
When did the Titanic sink?
The Titanic tragedy started on 14 April 1912. The ship sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912.
What is electrolysis?
Electrolysis is the process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.
An ionic substance is something that contains charged particles, called ions.
The process is used to extract and purify metals.
What is a covalent bond?
A covalent bond is formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons.
Covalent bonding results in the formation of molecules.
For example, covalent bonding can happen between a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom to make hydrogen chloride.
Why do we have seasons?
Seasons are caused by the Earth tilting on its axis as it orbits the sun.
This means the Earth is always pointing in the same direction, so different parts of the Earth get the sun's direct rays throughout the year.
In summer, the sun's rays are hitting the UK more directly than any other time of the year.
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the name of all the different life forms you can find in one area.
That includes animals, plants, fungi and even microorganisms like bacteria.
These species work together in ecosystems.
Why are rainforests important?
Rainforests are important to the Earth for many reasons, but mainly because they absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and release oxygen that we breathe to survive.
This absorption of carbon dioxide helps to stabilise the planet's climate.
What is globalisation?
Globalisation is the process of the world becoming more interconnected as a result of increased trading and cultural exchanges.
Globalisation has been taking place for hundreds of years but has sped up over the last half-century.


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Journey to Martin's Cove: The Mormon Handcart Tragedy of 1856
In August 1856, more than 1,000 Mormon emigrants in the Willie and Martin handcart companies left Florence, Nebraska Territory, with plans of reaching Salt Lake City and the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before winter. Their late start, substandard equipment and lack of sufficient supplies had disastrous consequences when they were hit by winter storms. Hundreds died on the journey across what's now Wyoming and into Utah. Images of emigrant families pulling handcarts have since become an LDS Church icon of the triumph of faith over adversity.
Read more about Journey to Martin's Cove: The Mormon Handcart Tragedy of 1856
The Martin's Cove Controversy
In 1992, officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints placed monuments commemorating the ill-fated, 1856 journey of the Willie and Martin handcart companies at Martin's Cove, on public land leased for livestock grazing by the Sun Ranch near Devil's Gate in central Wyoming. In 1997, the LDS church bought the ranch, and in subsequent years tried to get a bill through Congress to allow church purchase of the cove as well. The bill was opposed by some Wyoming citizens, however, and by Wyoming's U.S. senator, Craig Thomas. Instead, a compromise 25-year lease was negotiated between the church and the Bureau of Land Management, guaranteeing public access to the public.
Read more about The Martin's Cove Controversy
Protestant Missionaries Cross South Pass
As the beaver trade waned in the 1830s, so did economic reasons for an American toehold in the Oregon country, still under joint British-American occupancy. Religion shifted the balance of power, however, when American Protestant missionaries crossed the Rocky Mountains with an eye toward converting the tribes of the Northwest. Soon these men brought their wives with them as well. In 1836, Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding were the first Euro-American women to cross South Pass, and these people became the vanguard of American settlement of Oregon.
Read more about Protestant Missionaries Cross South Pass
Devils Tower
Devils Tower, a basalt column rising 1,267 feet above the nearby Belle Fourche River, was the nation's first National Monument and remains important to tourists and the many tribes that hold it sacred.
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The Reverend John Roberts, Missionary to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes
The Welsh-born Episcopal priest John Roberts arrived in 1883 at Fort Washakie on what's now the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, became a friend of the Shoshone chief Washakie, and served the Shoshone and Arapaho people with a loving paternalism well into his old age. John Roberts died in 1949.
Read more about The Reverend John Roberts, Missionary to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes
EMT Glenna Walker, Mother of Three Young Children, on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School
Oral Histories | Emergency Medical Technician Glenna Walker is also the mother of three children who attended Cokeville Elementary School in Cokeville, Wyo., on May 16, 1986, when David and Doris Young took her and 153 other people hostage at the school, and detonated a bomb inside. The Youngs both died that day. Everyone else survived. At the time of the incident, Mrs. Walker had just received her EMT certification. This was the first time she was called out for an emergency situation.
Lead Investigator Ron Hartley, Father of Four Student Survivors, on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School
Oral Histories | Ron Hartley was the lead investigator for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in Cokeville, Wyo. on May 16, 1986, when David and Doris Young took 154 people hostage at Cokeville Elementary School, and detonated a bomb inside. Hartley is the father of four student survivors of the incident. The Youngs both died that day. Everyone else survived.
The Black 14: Race, Politics, Religion and Wyoming Football
Encyclopedia | In October 1969, University of Wyoming Head Coach Lloyd Eaton dismissed 14 black football players from his team when they showed up at his office wearing black armbands over their street clothes, to protest what they saw as racist policies of Brigham Young University. The incident sparked widespread controversy and swung the national news spotlight on Wyoming.
Father De Smet in Wyoming
Encyclopedia | A childhood love of adventure eventually led the Belgian Jesuit priest Father Pierre-Jean De Smet to become a missionary to the Indians of the Rocky Mountains. He traveled throughout the northern Rockies, along the way celebrating the first Catholic Mass in what's now Wyoming on July 5, 1840, during the Green River Rendezvous. In 1851, members of his party named Lake De Smet for him as they traveled from the Missouri River in present Montana to assist in treaty negotiations with the plains tribes near Fort Laramie.
Cokeville Elementary School Bombing
Encyclopedia | On May 16, 1986, David and Doris Young took 154 people hostage at the Cokeville Elementary School in tiny Cokeville, Wyo. and detonated a bomb inside. The Youngs both died that day. Everyone else survived, and many who did recalled the tragedy with memories of the presence of angels.
Encyclopedia | In August 1856, more than 1,000 Mormon emigrants in the Willie and Martin handcart companies left Florence, Nebraska Territory, with plans of reaching Salt Lake City and the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before winter. Their late start, substandard equipment and lack of sufficient supplies had disastrous consequences when they were hit by winter storms. Hundreds died on the journey across what's now Wyoming and into Utah. Images of emigrant families pulling handcarts have since become an LDS Church icon of the triumph of faith over adversity.
Encyclopedia | In 1992, officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints placed monuments commemorating the ill-fated, 1856 journey of the Willie and Martin handcart companies at Martin's Cove, on public land leased for livestock grazing by the Sun Ranch near Devil's Gate in central Wyoming. In 1997, the LDS church bought the ranch, and in subsequent years tried to get a bill through Congress to allow church purchase of the cove as well. The bill was opposed by some Wyoming citizens, however, and by Wyoming's U.S. senator, Craig Thomas. Instead, a compromise 25-year lease was negotiated between the church and the Bureau of Land Management, guaranteeing public access to the public.
Encyclopedia | As the beaver trade waned in the 1830s, so did economic reasons for an American toehold in the Oregon country, still under joint British-American occupancy. Religion shifted the balance of power, however, when American Protestant missionaries crossed the Rocky Mountains with an eye toward converting the tribes of the Northwest. Soon these men brought their wives with them as well. In 1836, Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding were the first Euro-American women to cross South Pass, and these people became the vanguard of American settlement of Oregon.


If your printer is smudging or streaking pages, you should probably replace the toner drum. But, to save money, you may first try cleaning it, although you must be careful not to permanently damage the drum. Also know that you'll be handling a toxic waste, so use protective gloves. avoid contact with your eyes and proceed carefully.
After switching the machine off, unplug it and disconnect all cables. Also, make sure there is no excessive light in the room, since the drum is photosensitive. The light from an office lamp should be fine.
Uncover the drum unit and remove it. To do this, follow the instructions for your particular device. These can be found either inside the cover or in the manual. If you have just used the printer, some parts may be hot, so use caution going in.
Put the drum on a flat surface with a sheet of disposable paper or cloth underneath it in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. You may want to wear gloves and other protective clothing, such as a surgical mask, because toner is a toxic substance, potentially a carcinogen. If it comes in contact with your skin, wash the affected area immediately.
If your print-outs seem to bear the same smudge or streak, take a sample and place it in front of the drum, which you'll turn by hand while looking at its surface.Try to find the mark on the drum that matches the print sample.
Some printers have toner drum cartridges equipped with their own cleaning mechanism. Once a month or so, run this mechanism to keep the drum in fine working order.
To clean the drum manually, wipe its surface (or just the area bearing the offending marks) with a cotton swab. The swab can be dry. For extra cleaning power, dip it in rubbing alcohol, then clean carefully But do not use a scrubbing or wiping motion, which might damage the drum.
Do not touch the drum with your fingers or you may damage it permanently. And do not try to clean it with any sharp object.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake.
Luke 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luke 21:9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by.
Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luke 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
Luke 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].
Luke 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].
Luke 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.
Luke 12:37 Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luke 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.
Luke 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.
Luke 17:36 Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Matthew 24:8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their] parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Mark 13:34 [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Mark 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors.
Mark 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Mark 13:1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!


The Republicans were thumped in the Virginia gubernatorial. The above map shows the VA result by county and the bottom the Nov 2016 turnout. 10% more Democrats turned out than Republicansthis time. While the result is not unprecedented for a first year sitting President to lose a state like this it does point out that their fearless leader Trump is not untouchable and no vote is guaranteed no matter how much liberals whinge, social media or mainstream media whips up supposedly 'fake news'! Indeed there is a point were languishing polling translates to reality and Trump can't conceivably expect his charisma to carry any day. The people want results. Hillary treated the election like a coronation. Trump should be wary to think his fans will blindly follow him.
One point Contrarian Marketplace has made constantly is that 'individual votes' matter. Nothing is guaranteed and for all of the anger pointed at Trump's win CM has said that the best thing to come from this president is don't fall for a supposed divine franchise. If you don't show you may get the opposite result. VA was a massive flip in seats – 14 – the highest switch from GOP to Democrat in 118 years. Indeed the masses can stew over the laziness of their own side or come to admit that his way of ruling is not carrying everyone along for the ride. It is early days but 2018 looks like it maybe far tougher if the Republican voters don't get off their backsides and go to the polling booths or talk sense to their fearless leader. Like the cult of Musk, Trump must come to terms that Making America Great Again when in the top job requires results not rhetoric.


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Cherry Red Round-Up: Kenny, KC, Carly and More Get New Expansions
June 5, 2012 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment
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Our friends at Cherry Red Group have had a stellar amount of new reissues in the past month, and we figured now was as good a time as any to highlight some of our favorites across the board.
The Lemon label has issued an expanded edition of Keep the Fire, the 1979 soft-rock classic by Kenny Loggins. While the singer-songwriter had put out two albums since the disbandment of Loggins & Messina, it was only recently that he started his ascendancy as one of the go-to pop writers and performers of the age; previous album Nightwatch featured Top 5 hit "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Stevie Nicks, and earlier in 1979 saw "What a Fool Believes," written with Michael McDonald for McDonald's Doobie Brothers, reach the top of the Billboard charts. Loggins and McDonald teamed up again for Keep the Fire's lead single, "This is It," which reached No. 11 and won Loggins a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Strong guests bolster the album, with Michael Brecker contributing saxophone work and underrated album cut "Who's Right, Who's Wrong" featuring sweet vocal harmonies from Michael Jackson. Lemon's expanded disc features two live tracks of undetermined origin and a "clean version" of "This is It."
One of Big Break Records' newest titles harkens back to the days of disco and the unstoppable dance rhythms of KC and The Sunshine Band. Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and their irrepressibly-produced band had a triple platinum hit with their self-titled sophomore album for T.K. Records in 1975, buoyed by No. 1 hits "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)." (The effervescent "Boogie Shoes" was a Top 40 hit when included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack LP two years later.) Bonus cuts include the original single mixes of "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" as well as a 1994 mix of the former by veteran disco man Tom Moulton.
It's on to the '80s and '90s with some big hits and intriguing obscurities after the jump!
Singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Grammy and Oscar winner; Carly Simon is known for a great many things. One of her least-remembered works, though, might be Spoiled Girl, her sole album for Epic Records, produced by a startling bevy of hitmakers from Phil Ramone and Don Was to Arthur Baker, T-Bone Wolk and G.E. Smith. None of them could make a hit together, though, and Spoiled Girl sank. (Simon rebounded greatly with a move to Arista and 1987's Coming Around Again.) Hot Shot Records offers the album up for rediscovery with a non-LP B-side and two remixes of single "My New Boyfriend" as bonus cuts.
Elsewhere on Epic, R&B legend Teena Marie was mounting an impressive run after her influential stay as part of the Motown roster in the early '80s. Her experimental Emerald City (1986) featured saxophone work by Branford Marsalis and guitar from Stevie Ray Vaughan. 1988's Naked to the World, meanwhile, was a fierce return to her unique brand of funk; early producing partner Rick James duetted on "Call Me (I've Got Your Number)" and "The Once and Future Dream," while "Ooo La La La" became Teena's first No. 1 R&B hit. (It later found some pop crossover success as the key sample in the Fugees' "Fu-Gee-La" in 1996.) Both discs will be expanded by Soul Music Records, featuring remixes on the latter and several non-LP tracks on the former.
Last, but certainly not least, Cherry Pop has prepped a double-disc edition of Paul Young's 1990 hit Other Voices. While none of the album's singles met the kind of U.K. chart success that made Young such a force in the '80s, U.S. listeners took "Oh Girl," a cover of The Chi-Lites' soulful breakup ballad, all the way to No. 8, his only U.S. chart hit outside of 1985's "Everytime You Go Away." Nearly a dozen non-LP tracks and mixes are included on this new set.
The Paul Young set is out now; Loggins' is released June 11 and the rest are out June 25.
Kenny Loggins, Keep the Fire: Expanded Edition (originally released as Columbia JC 36172, 1979 - reissued Lemon CDLEM206 (U.K.), 2012)
Love Has Come of Age
Mr. Night
Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin')
Who's Right, Who's Wrong
Keep the Fire
Give It Half a Chance
Will It Last
This is It (Live)
Keep the Fire (Live)
This is It (Clean Version)
KC and The Sunshine Band, KC and The Sunshine Band: Expanded Edition (originally released as T.K. Records 603, 1975 - reissued Big Break Records CDBBR0168 (U.K.), 2012)
Let It Go (Part 1)
That's the Way (I Like It)
Get Down Tonight
Ain't Nothing Wrong
I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
What Makes You Happy
I Get Lifted
Get Down Tonight (Single Version) (T.K. single A-side 1009, 1975)
That's the Way (I Like It) (Single Version) (T.K. single A-side 1015, 1975)
Get Down Tonight (A Tom Moulton Mix) (from Part 3...and More - Rhino R2 71811, 1994)
Carly Simon, Spoiled Girl: Expanded Edition (originally released as Epic FE 39970, 1985 - reissued Hot Shot Records HSR-105, 2012)
My New Boyfriend
Tonight and Forever
Spoiled Girl
Tired of Being Blonde
The Wives Are in Connecticut
Anyone But Me
Make Me Feel Something
Can't Give It Up
Black Honeymoon (B-side to "Tired of Being Blonde" - Epic 34-05419, 1985)
My New Boyfriend (Remix) (12" A-side - Epic 49-05277, 1985)
My New Boyfriend (Dub Version) (12" B-side - Epic 49-05277, 1985)
Teena Marie, Emerald City: Expanded Edition (originally released as Epic E 40318, 1986 - reissued SoulMusic SMCR-5059, 2012)
Once is Not Enough
Lips to Find You
You So Heavy
Batucada Suite
Love Me Down Easy
Lips to Find You (Single Edit) (single A-side - Epic 34-05872, 1986)
Lips to Find You (Instrumental) (single B-side - Epic 34-05872, 1986)
Love Me Down Easy (Extended Remix) (12" A-side - Epic 650126-6 (U.K.), 1986)
Love Me Down Easy (Instrumental) (12" A-side - Epic 650126-6 (U.K.), 1986)
14K (from The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Epic SE 40067, 1985)
Lead Me On (from Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Columbia SC 40323, 1986)
Teena Marie, Naked to the World: Expanded Edition (originally released as Epic FE 40872, 1988 - reissued as SoulMusic SMCR-5060, 2012)
Trick Bag
Call Me (I Got Yo Number)
Ooo La La La
Opus III: The Second Movement
Surrealistic Pillow
The Once and Future Dream
Naked to the World
Ooo La La La (Extended Mix) (12" A-side - Epic 49-07574, 1988)
Sing One to Your Love (12" B-side - Epic 49-07574, 1988)
Work It (Special 12" Hip-Hop Mix) (12" A-side - Epic 49-07814, 1988)
Surrealistic Pillow (Sexy Pillow Remix) (promo 12" A-side - Epic 49-07897, 1988)
Paul Young, Other Voices: Deluxe Edition (Cherry Pop CRPOPD91, 2012)
Disc 1: Original LP and bonus track (released as CBS 466917 (U.K.)/Columbia CK 46755 (U.S.), 1990)
A Little Bit of Love
Softly Whispering I Love You
Stop On By
Our Time Has Come
Oh Girl
Right About Now
It's What She Didn't Say
Calling You
Dolcemente Mormorio Ti Amo (12" B-side to "Softly Whispering I Love You" - CBS YOUNG T4, 1990)
Disc 2: Bonus material
Softly Whispering I Love You (Extended Version)
Lovers Cross
'Til I Gain Control Again
Trying to Guess the Rest
Back Where I Started
Heaven Can Wait (12" Remix)
That's How It Is (Remix)
Everything Must Change (Live)
Disc 2, Tracks 1-2 released as CBS single YOUNG 4, 1990
Disc 2, Track 3 released on CBS CD single YOUNG C4, 1990
Disc 2, Tracks 4-6 released on CBS 12" single YOUNG T5, 1990
Disc 2, Track 7 released on CBS single YOUNG 6, 1990
Disc 2, Track 8 released on CBS 12" single YOUNG T6, 1990
Disc 2, Tracks 9-10 released on CBS 12" single YOUNG T7, 1990
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Hank says
Heads up--FTD just announced what it calls the "first volume" of material recorded by Elvis Presley in the "G.I. Blues" soundtrack sessions. "G.I. Blues" is one of the few (if not the only) remaining Presley soundtracks not to have gotten the FTD treatment. http://www.shopelvis.com/Product.aspx?cp=796_56191_14047&pc=EPCD219&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mtemail_117546&src=NEWS117546&utm_source=mtemail
Thanks, Hank! Don't worry, we'll get around to The King, as always! 🙂
OMG--I was so happy to see "G.I. Blues" that I missed this--"Elvis A Boy from Tupelo THE COMPLETE 1953-55 RECORDINGS"!!! http://www.shopelvis.com/Product.aspx?cp=796_56191_14047_35275&pc=EPCD221
RoyalScam says
Why are we talking Elvis in this thread?
And what makes the "Clean Version" of Kenny Loggins' "This is It" clean?
Robert F. Galgano says
Wait a minute - "This Is It" had a clean version?
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World Labour Day History Background and Facts
World Labour Day History Background and Facts : Labor Day is the day of celebration by American workers. Observed on 1st May, it started in the 19th century as there was a big movement from laborers who raised their voices by holding rallies and strikes to give a befitting reply on the atrocities committed on them. In 1894, it became a federal holiday.
Reason of celebrating Labor Day
It is said that when atrocities become order of the day then the time comes when the affected are forced to raise their voice and this is how, through collective efforts, American workers were able to put an end to the months and years of oppression which was being done on them. Likewise, the same is regarded to be the reason for creating the Labor Day as it signifies the achievements of workers in what could be termed as the most unfortunate and dismal chapter in the history of American labor.
There was a time when during the Industrial Revolution until the 1800s in the United States, it was a normal practice for the average American to work 12 hours a day and seven days a week for carrying out their basic living. Even though few states had restrictions, yet the workers and even their children were forced to carry out the work where children as young as 5 or 6 were told to work in factories and mills who were supposed to earn just a fraction of what their older members were supposed to get in terms of the wages.
Workers were bound to work in unsafe conditions where there was no access to sanitary facilities and fresh air, thus posing direct risk to their lives.
This was the time, when laborers decided that it was enough for them and a labor union was constituted by the late 18th century which soon started gaining grounds due to the necessity of the event. Rallies and strikes became part of the normal routine which in fact compelled the employers to come to a meaningful term regarding what laborers wanted in terms of hours and pay.
Who was responsible towards creating Labor Day?
Since, unrest became the normal routine and Congress which wanted to create and establish friendly ties with American workers passed a law which was referred to as Labor Day. It came out as a legal holiday in the District of Columbia along with territories. The official implementation was soon done with President Grover Cleveland signing the law on 28th June, 1894. However, still it is unknown about the actual founder even more than a century has passed.
Labor Day celebrations
The celebration of Labor Day is done even today where people across the United States pass the time with picnics, parades, barbecues along with fireworks. These become a significant factor about how people still support the history and the exemplary work carried out before, which worked towards honoring and respecting this important day. The events which happen on Labor Day, create awareness about how collective efforts have brought a change in the past, as every single worker was united. Likewise, in the current era, the citizens as a whole needs to have collective approach.
I hope you liked reading "World Labour Day History Background and Facts" History, Background, Facts, Reason of Celebration & Responsibilities and found this beneficial. I hope you might have learned something new from this.
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About Jeka Kemp (1876–1966)
Born Jacobina Kemp in Bellahouston, Glasgow she was always known as Jeka. She was apparently largely self-taught, possibly taking private lessons in London, before attending the Academie Julian in Paris from 1903 to 1904. She travelled widely spending time in the Netherlands, Italy and North Africa. She showed some landscape paintings of France at a group show in Glasgow in 1907 and subsequently exhibited with the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1911 she was praised by a Glasgow critic for not falling foul of what he considered the faults of the day – imitation of greater artists – rather that she 'thought things out for herself'. From 1912 to 1914 Kemp held a number of solo exhibitions at Macindoe's Gallery in Glasgow and also exhibited with the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1912, where a number of her works were purchased by the French government.
Throughout World War I, Kemp worked in Paris hospitals as a nurse-masseuse. After the war she remained in France and had solo exhibitions at the Marcel Bernheim Gallery in Paris and at Warneuke's in Glasgow and also at the Galerie de la Libraire de la Presse in Nantes in 1922.
She gave up painting around 1927 and remained in France until 1939 when at the outbreak of war, she returned to Britain to live with her sisters in Dorset and later Eastbourne.
Collectors began to take notice of her work again in 1977 when the Belgrave Gallery in London and Wellington Fine Art in Glasgow both held retrospectives of her work.
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Business confidence improves in November
Ecostat's TOP-100 index, a measure of confidence at Hungary's biggest hundred companies, rose 1 point to 45 in November, Ecostat, the research arm of the Central Statistics Office (KSH), said on Wednesday.
The index has shown better sentiment for the third month in a row, showing big businesses have digested the announcement of tax rises introduced as part of government austerity measures and can now make an accurate assessment of their growth prospects for the next half year.
Managers at Hungary's biggest companies gave better assessments of Hungary's economic situation as well as their own financial standing in November. Still, only 23% of managers said Hungary's economy would grow faster in the short term, while 42% said it would slow, down from 65% who said the same in the previous month.
About 46% of managers said the environment for doing business in Hungary would worsen in the coming six months and just 15% said it would improve. Some 52% of managers said they could expand production in the short term and 73% said they planned investments. However, 46% expected the domestic market to contract, and just 12% said they planned hire new staff. According to 68% of managers, the government's austerity measures would cause Hungary's economy to weaken in the short term.
The managers said they expected consumer prices to increase an average 4.5% this year, one percentage point higher than Ecostat's own projection. The managers put year-end twelve-month inflation at 5.8%, but said their own prices for the year would rise by just 1.9% on average.
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I tried ordering some cheap dice from Lazada several weeks ago for Irfan.
The new set of black dice.
The new set with his old purple set he bought in Subang Jaya.
Haven't tested them in salt water for perfect balance yet, although random rolls did not result in any numbers that turned up significantly more than others. At least not yet.
Edward MacGregor has been commissioning more paper miniatures for his FATE setting Enigma Corps. Here are three new batches for characters set in a South East Asian uchronia, where Western colonialisation did not occur and local culture has evolved into a dieselpunk society.
They are all now live at my Hishgraphics Patreon page. Check out the photos below.
Enigma Corps Batch 3 (above) consists of the aviator corps, with male & female combat pilots and male & female maintenance technicians.
Enigma Corps Batch 4 (above) showcases members of high society including socialites and grand dames of the setting.
Enigma Corps Batch 5 (above) features four naval personnel, with a male & female naval officer and male & female naval crewers in battle station gear (with a keris and a kapak kecil respectively).
The last day of Ramadhan, Irfan taught cousin Aiman to play RPG, specifically BareBones Fantasy (BBF). With the Eid Tabletop RPG Travel Pack I brought, I gamemastered an impromptu session for the cousins in the morning. Irfan tweaked his old player character (PC) Jake Hastur to be the Halfling wizard Drego Andre. Aiman adapted a pre-generated character from the BBF rule book to be an Elven wizard who called himself Johnson Jones.
It was getting dark but there was no place for them to hole up and camp. There were large trees and thick brush everywhere. They came across a river which flowed dangerously fast. If you fell in the water, you would be swept away in its swirling current. On the far bank was the perfect campsite: a sandy riverbank overgrown with delicious edible mushrooms.
Drego volunteered to look for a bridge but (because of his failed Scout skill roll) he was unable to find any way to cross it.
Johnson, who was able to cast a telekinesis spell, silently levitated Drego and floated him over the river toward the far bank. Then, Johnson managed with some difficulty to levitate himself to join Drego on the other side.
Drego said, "Well, I guess we should have done that in the first place."
Night fell. The stars were out and Drego, a very good cook, had picked some mushroom in order to make dinner. Johnson was more than satisfied with the food as he loved having dinner with friends. Then they heard the grown of an animal. They both leapt to their feet. Drego cast a minor fireball (Offensive Strike) spell to light the forest which abruptly halted the growling. Johnson warned him that he spotted four wolves in the bushes about to attack them.
The wolves show themselves and prepared to pounce on the Wizards. Johnson's crossbow bolt struck one of the two wolves eyeing him (removing only 3 Body Points from 15). The other two wolves leapt at Drego. One of them succeeded in biting the Halfling's arm (removing 8 BP from his 20). The bleeding Drego cast a blast of magical fire than swept through both wolves. Both canines were seared by the flames but were still trying to attack (the Offensive Strike spell dealt a 12 point damage).
Johnson pushed the second wolf attacking him into the water using his mind, then helped Drego by doing the same. They thought they heard the final wolf yelp in relief (because the water doused its flames) then immediately yelp in distress (because of the raging river).
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The Big Three or MBB, short for McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company, are the most prestigious firms in the Management Consulting industry. They are colloquially referred to as the "Big Three" or "MBB" and are renowned for their ability to send many successful applicants to the best business schools in the world and then hire many of their graduates. In terms of employees and revenues, McKinsey is the largest, followed by BCG and Bain & Company. Alumni of these firms include Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate of the United States, and Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard.McKinsey & Company prides itself on the diversity of its staff and offers paid summer internships for talented second-year students looking to enter the industry.
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