"American Atheists, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, educational organization dedicated to the complete and absolute separation of state and church, accepting the explanation of Thomas Jefferson that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was meant to create a 'wall of separation' between state and church."
Judging from statements by David Silverman, President of AA, during the panel discussion between Mormons and atheists, I'm not at all sure I understand what AA really intends us to understand by "complete and absolute separation of state and church". He made several alarming statements promoting the eradication of religion. If that's what AA aims for, of course I disagree completely on this issue.
On the other hand, if David was simply engaging in (arguably irresponsible) hyperbole, and if AA really only stands for separation of sectarian religion from state governance, as would seem to correspond with the appeal to Thomas Jefferson, I completely agree. I don't want to live in a state governed by any sectarian religion, and I'm pretty confident most of us don't.
I qualify "religion" with "sectarian" simply because I hold that the religious phenomenon manifests itself more broadly than we generally acknowledge, even in the sectarian emotional marketing of AA and in the ecumenical patriotism encouraged by the USA, and that something like an ecumenical religion may be essential to the deepest esteem for governance, nothing short of which would be necessary for perpetuating governance through times of crisis.
"American Atheists, Inc., is organized to stimulate and promote freedom of thought and inquiry concerning religious beliefs, creeds, dogmas, tenets, rituals, and practices;"
I support this. Unfortunately, in my own religious tradition of Mormonism, we haven't always practiced this as much as we should have. And we still don't, although I do think there are many reasons, beyond the scope of this post, to suppose we're improving.
"... to collect and disseminate information, data, and literature on all religions and promote a more thorough understanding of them, their origins, and their histories;"
I support this. I doubt AA actually does this in a holistic way. My impression is that it does so in a biased way, as illustrated by David, who explicitly describes religion as "evil". While there is most certainly evil in the history of religion, we can claim, quite objectively, that there is most certainly good in the history of religion. Even the softer claim that religion is evil on the whole is highly controversial at best. If David's attitude is representative of AA members generally, they are doing themselves no service, on the one hand appealing to reason and on the other making indiscriminate and careless moral claims regarding the history of religion. It seems abundantly clear to me that religion is a powerful social technology that can be and has been used for great evil and great good, and, as with all technologies, it's up to us to channel its power toward good while working to mitigate its evil applications.
"... to advocate, labor for, and promote in all lawful ways the complete and absolute separation of state and church;"
I might support this. As mentioned at the beginning of this post, I support the separation of state and sectarian religion, but I disagree with the idea that religion should be eradicated, which is a position David claims to hold and which I fear many members of AA probably hold. Ironically such an antireligious position itself manifests the fundamentalist instinct, often expressed with nothing short of a religious vitriol.
"... to advocate, labor for, and promote in all lawful ways the establishment and maintenance of a thoroughly secular system of education available to all;"
I support this. In fact, I would take this even further or at least emphasizing a specific aspect of this more by advocating the establishment and maintenance of a thoroughly secular system of scientific education available to all. Too often religion (occasionally including atheist religion, albeit far less frequently than mainstream religion) becomes part of our science classes. It's the wrong place for religion to appear in school, unless it happens to be social science classes that study religion from a thoroughly secular perspective.
"... to encourage the development and public acceptance of a humane ethical system stressing the mutual sympathy, understanding, and interdependence of all people and the corresponding responsibility of each individual in relation to society;"
I support this. In fact, such matters are essential to my sense of morality, although I would also extend the system to responsibilities in relation to the environment. Some religious persons would appeal uniquely to God for their sense of morality. However, many if not most Mormons recognize laws applicable even to God. While we might not all agree on the details of what those laws are, it would be a mistake to assume, as I heard David claim during the Mormon and atheist panel, that theists rely uniquely on appeals to authority. It's more complicated than that, as the work of Jonathan Haidt illustrates.
"... to develop and propagate a social philosophy in which humankind is central and must itself be the source of strength, progress, and ideals for the well-being and happiness of humanity;"
I do not support this. While I certainly would support the idea that humanity should be A source of strength, progress and ideals, I cannot reasonably imagine humanity to be THE source of strength, progress and ideals, and I simply don't share in the esthetic of human centrality. Such strikes me as human racism and anti-environmentalism -- an arrogant or ignorant positioning of humanity in relation to our world. Along with terrible risks, our world presents us with wonderful opportunities. While human ingenuity and strength are essential to pursuing and realizing those opportunities, we would not exist, survive or thrive without the opportunities themselves. Even when directed at a world perceived as merely inanimate, gratitude is an empowering principle. Moreover, as a Transhumanist, I feel a moral obligation to look both in and beyond humanity for moral worth, projecting it on our nonhuman cousins, on our artificial and posthuman descendants, and on any extraterrestrial intelligences that may exist, world creators and otherwise. Basically, this AA principle is a Humanism that is a good start and yet insufficient for my Transhumanism.
"Atheism may be defined as the mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason and aims at establishing a life-style and ethical outlook verifiable by experience and scientific method, independent of all arbitrary assumptions of authority and creeds."
I suspect many atheists would disagree with this definition. It does distinguish me, squarely, as not being an atheist because I don't accept the supremacy of reason. While I do accept reason as an important tool, I do not accept it as supreme. Frankly, I doubt many if any members of AA actually accept the supremacy of reason either. Rather, like me, they almost certainly have underlying esthetic motivators for embracing reason as an important tool. Truth in itself is not inherently good. Truth in itself is not inherently beautiful. I care about truth, but I care far more for good and beautiful truth than evil and ugly truth. To the extent the truth is evil and ugly, I would acknowledge and work to change it for the better and more beautiful. To the extent the truth is good and beautiful, I would embrace and celebrate it. An important kind of truth is created, and an important kind of created truth depends on our working trust in its possibility. Such working trust is perfectly compatible with a pancritical rationalism.
That aside, I share with AA the aim of establishing a lifestyle and ethical outlook verifiable by experience and scientific method, to the extent practical. Of course it's not practical (and it's probably not even possible) in any exhaustible sense. Although science can and should surely extend its reach indefinitely, ever more deeply informing our ethics and esthetics in a feedback loop, it is always incomplete. Confronted with the real demands of life, particularly at its most vital moments, we must act, often prematurely insofar as science is concerned.
I like how AA places "arbitrary assumptions" as a qualifier on authority and creeds, and I feel that my perspective on authority and creeds would resonate with theirs. When it comes to authority, I recognize limited value in the authority of control and limitless value in the authority of influence, particularly the influence of compassion. To the extent authority or creeds are established on anything other than the influence of compassion, their power will be limited at best to their relative strength, whereas the authority that arises naturally from compassionate influence will endure as long as the minds that experience it.
"Materialism declares that the cosmos is devoid of immanent conscious purpose; that it is governed by its own inherent, immutable, and impersonal laws; that there is no supernatural interference in human life; that humankind -- finding their resources within themselves -- can and must create their own destiny."
This is incorrect. Materialism does not declare, and the cosmos is not devoid of immanent conscious purpose. Materialism, in itself, is simply a philosophical position contrasted with idealism or dualism, positing that everything is physical, as opposed to everything being mental. Presumably, all philosophical materialists must confront the brute fact of their own conscious purposes as part of the cosmos, and almost all would charitably extend conscious purposes well beyond themselves to at least other humans, if not beyond humans. It's not particularly controversial to claim that at least parts of the cosmos have immanent conscious purposes.
These conscious purposes also give rise to new laws, first socially and then even environmentally, as we engineer environments according to our purposes. We even go so far as to create physics engines for virtual worlds that, although embedded in laws that we appear unable to change at least at present, can present entirely different laws to everything within their sphere of influence.
Whether the broadest cosmic laws discovered by science are inherent and immutable and impersonal, science itself cannot say. Rather than proving immutability, science usually assumes temporal and spatial uniformity, and can only ever prove them to limited extents within the constraints of other assumptions. Some scientists actively question whether the discovered laws of our observed universe are inherent or whether they might vary in other universes. Moreover, if something like the Simulation Hypothesis is true, our universe may be embedded in a posthuman intelligence and be very personal indeed.
I do happen to share with AA the position that there are no supernatural interferences in human life, but I do so on philosophical and pragmatic grounds -- not scientific, to be sure. Even if I could make sense of the proposed distinction between natural and supernatural, which I haven't, I would still see little practical value in attributing anything to supernatural causes because doing so would needlessly end the scientific project on an assumption rather than a conclusion. So far as I'm concerned, even God becomes God through natural means, suggesting how we might do the same.
"Materialism restores dignity and intellectual integrity to humanity."
This is a strange claim. While I happen to identify as a materialist of sorts (as do most Mormons, whose scriptures describe spirit as matter and God as embodied), I don't see how such in itself restores human dignity or intellectual integrity. Idealists such as George Berkeley seem to have, at least arguably, reasonable grounds for associating their positions with human dignity and intellectual integrity too. That said, if someone can persuade me that philosophical materialism is essential to human dignity and intellectual integrity, I would be happy to embrace the idea. I have nothing against materialism, except to the extent that some would gloss over the problem of consciousness, for which we simply don't yet have a good scientific solution (and which tentatively inclines me to something of a panpsychism).
"It teaches that we must prize our life on earth and strive always to improve it. It holds that human beings are capable of creating a social system based on reason and justice."
Even if materialism teaches these things, which I see no reason to suppose it does in itself, many non-materialist philosophies do as well.
"Materialism's 'faith' is in humankind and their ability to transform the world culture by their own efforts."
While I share and even celebrate a limited faith in humanity, it's not my materialism that leads me to this, nor do I think such faith sufficient in itself. While we should certainly love and trust in each other as we are to some extent, we should also look higher and farther, loving and trusting in the radically compassionate and creative posthumanity that we can and should become. I call such posthumanity "God", and to the extent of its compassionate and creative capacities, I call it "Christ", as exemplified by Jesus, who invites us to be one with him in Christ, becoming radically compassionate creators together. In my estimation, nothing else is more worthy of my faith.
"This is a commitment which is in its very essence life-asserting."
While the AA commitment does sound life-asserting to some extent, it yet sounds relatively pessimistic. If God is life-affirming posthumanity, compassionate and creative even to resuscitative redemption of its past, atheism is pessimism. It might go so far as a human (all too human?) flourishing, but would it go so far as a posthuman flourishing? Would it embrace the flourishing of natural Godhood? Could it see, beyond its antireligious dogmatism, the heights of life-affirmation in resuscitative redemption of our past? Would it too hastily reject mechanisms such as cryonics, plastination, quantum archeology and ancestor simulations, while there is yet scientific room for hope? If not, it's ultimately a pessimism.
"It considers the struggle for progress as a moral obligation that is impossible without noble ideas that inspire us to bold, creative works. Materialism holds that our potential for good and more fulfilling cultural development is, for all practical purposes, unlimited."
While materialism doesn't necessarily entail these ideals, I enthusiastically share them, so much so that I wonder whether AA should give up its Humanism and replace it with Transhumanism. Humanity is not the end of evolution, and we are increasingly taking control of our own evolution. Perhaps we will survive and thrive to radical flourishing in compassion and creation? Perhaps we will become like God? Indeed, perhaps "god-like" beings already exist, as Richard Dawkins supposes. In any case, as the New God Argument shows, we have moral and practical reasons to trust in the existence of natural Gods because our probable future correlates with their probable present. Their present limits are our future limits. Is our potential for good and more fulfilling cultural development really, as AA supposes for all practical purposes, unlimited? I hope so.


Everyone desires to be healthy. One way of making sure it happens is by exercising regularly. Once you begin exercising, you'll start to not only feel healthier but also enjoy the benefits of working out.
Of great importance to note is that sticking to your exercise routine takes plenty of determination and discipline. Are you considering starting to work out? Are you clueless on where to start? Might you be wondering how often you need to exercise or which strategies to employ to get positive results etc? Well, this primer will guide you on everything you need to know about starting a workout routine.
Flexibility – Flexibility exercises aide muscle recovery, prevent injury, and maintain range of motion.
Stability or balance – These ones are great at strengthening muscles as well as improving body coordination.
Boot camps – They're time-based, high intensity circuits which combine resistance and aerobic exercises.
HIIT (High-intensity interval training) – This type of exercise consists of repeated short bursts of high-intensity exercises coupled with rest periods or low-intensity exercises.
Calisthenics – These are basic body movements at a medium aerobic pace and without gym equipment. Examples include pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, and lunges.
Strength – Handy at increasing muscle strength and power. Relevant examples include sprinting, weight lifting, plyometrics, and resistance training.
Aerobic – The core of all fitness programs include phases of continuous movement. Perfect examples include dancing, running and swimming.
Before starting a workout routine, it's highly important to consult your physician. He or she will examine you physically and advice accordingly. Consulting a doctor is particularly important for those that aren't used to vigorous physical activities.
The mistake many beginners make is setting unrealistic goals. You should avoid doing this at all cost. Create a comprehensive plan that features attainable goals and steps. You plan should have effortless steps to follow. As your fitness levels improve, you can proceed to building on it. Beginning with attainable goals not only increases your chances of success but also keeps you motivated all the way.
To be successful in your workout, you must stick to your routine. If you do it regularly, you'll be able to not only maintain your exercise routine but also enjoy the fruits of your workout. An effective strategy to sticking to your routine is having a schedule or working out at the same time each day.
The mistake most people make is choosing the wrong workout supplements. This is will do more harm than good. To enjoy success in your workout, and reap maximum benefits, you must settle for the best supplements for working out. This list of the best pre workout supplements will help you make an informed decision.
Many people have a hard time starting a new workout routine. To overcome any challenge, it's prudent to have real objectives. Doing so will go miles in helping you to be consistent in your exercise routine in the long term. The secret is to begin gradually, scale your fitness levels, and allow your body to rest occasionally to prevent injuries. The other thing you can do to remain motivated is to join a fitness group or tracking your progress. Finally yet importantly, hydrate regularly and eat health.
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In 2017, the median household income of Brayton residents was $41,250. Brayton households made slightly more than Correctionville households ($41,181) and Leon households ($41,193) . However, 12.0% of Brayton residents live in poverty.
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Diesel drivers across 35 cities across the UK could face a daily tax of £20 as the Government consider ways to reduce air pollution.
The proposal is to be unveiled later this week by Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom, who suggests that diesel vehicles older than September 2015 may be banned from travelling through cities during peak hours and can expect to pay a daily tax.
It is estimated that over 10 million drivers stand to be affected by the proposal in order to deter older, less carbon friendly vehicles from entering 'clean air zones' in major cities including London, Birmingham, Nottingham and Derby.
The news comes after the Royal Colleges of Physicians and of Paediatrics and Child Health claimed that over 40,000 premature deaths in the UK each year are caused by poor air quality and pollution.
Diesel cars are one of the largest emitters of NOx pollution - a harmful pollutant linked to the cause of respiratory issues.


NEW target is 500, and this is 550.
Steven N. Morales to Joshua L. Metz, 1203 Raintree Drive, Raintree, $376,000.
County of Albemarle to Commonwealth of Virginia, 5.911 acres, no price given.
Emerald Spring LLC to Monica Cates-Rosko, 5630 Hill Top Street, Crozet, $192,100.
Old Trail Homes LLC to John W. Boswell, lot 24, 0.542 acres at Upper Ballard Field, Old Trail, no price given.
Thomas R. McCrystal to John T. and Anne R. Hawkins, 26.153 acres on State Route 615, 3082 Garth Road, $1,673,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Janet P. Bonner, trustee. 0.131 acres at 850 Colridge Drive, Kenridge, $900,000.
Eric L. Gibson to T. Dean Williams, 2.086 acres at 919 Club Drive, Keswick, $1,325,000.
NVR Inc. to Intakham Alam, 1917 Asheville Drive, the Pavilions at Pantops, $282,675.
James E. N. Hurley to Mukhitdin N. Suleymanov, 373 Westfield Road, Wynridge, $212,000.
Randall R. Schleeter to James N. Stubbs, 3268 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $548,400.
Stanley W. Edwards to Robert L. Tinsley Jr., 3289 Gateway Circle, Forest Lakes Townhouses, $214,300.
George D. and Patrice M. Politis to Patrice M. Farley, 2.588 acres at 195 Langford Place, Langford Farm, no price given.
Patrice M. Farley to Kevin E. and Anna M. Fox, 2.588 acres at 195 Langford Place, Langford Farm, $770,200.
NVR Inc. to Daniel N. Chavez, 1557 Montessori Terrace, Pavilions at Pantops, $277,005.
NVR Inc. to Pierre N. and Jennifer Fihue, 2162 Lockwood Drive, Abington Place, $236,700.
NVR Inc. to Sonya D. Allen, 2166 Lockwood Drive, Abington Place, $243,690.
NVR Inc. to Adrien N. Harraway, 2168 Lockwood Drive, Abington Place, $216,165.
Eva M. and Allen Williams to Allen N. Williams, 2.922 acres at 4333 President's Road, $186,500.
Robin L. Emery to Rachel J. Zahumesnky, 4082 Turkey Run, Stony Point Hills subdivision, $277,500.
Peter B. Vaden, trustee, to Jean D. Blackwell, 1.34 acres at 443 Campbell Road, Keswick, gift.
Richard E. Bailey, trustee, to Aaron N. Manis, 16.127 acres on State Route 676, 1844 Ivy West Lane, $1,921,600.
Robert C. Yordy to Joseph M. Lawson, 13 acres on State Route 668, 15142 Spotswood Trail, Ruckersville, $269,500.
Chase Home Finance LLC to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2.499 acres at 1035 Solo Drive, $27,400.
Kurt R. Illig to John B. Davis, 6.56 acres on State Route 708, 578 Taylor's Gap Road, $515,600.
Jodan Development Corp. to Crozet Meadows LP, 24.83 acres on State Routes 24 and 1230, 3 Meadows Drive, Crozet, $1,350,000.
Robert E. Batten to Chad N. Batten, 2.51 acres at 1110 Saddle Hill Farm, Earlysville, gift.
Richard N. Wade to Peter A. Netland, 4 Orchard Road, Liberty Hill, $829,000.
Mattie V. Green to Gloria J. Jones, residue of 5.25 acres, gift.


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It can be really difficult choosing a blog niche when you first get into blogging. In fact, I know some people who have spent months and even years trying to decide what to write about. I also know people who chose a niche, spent years on their blogs, only to end up deciding they weren't interested in writing for their blogs anymore.
Some blog niches have a wider audience which will allow you to reach more people. Other blog niches might naturally have a small audience. The blog niche you choose is one of the factors that determine how successful your blog will be and how much money you can potentially earn from your blog.
If you plan to turn your blog into a full-time career, you need to find a niche that has high earning potential but also need to be interested enough to stick with it.
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Since this is a really long list, you might be overwhelmed by the number of options for blog topics you have. To aid you in choosing a blog niche, I developed a step-by-step strategy for you at the end of the list! Be sure to check that out.
The lifestyle niche is very popular among some of the most popular bloggers out there. It includes anything to do with the daily way of living. Generally, if you have awesome information that can improve someone else's lifestyle or if you have an interesting lifestyle that you think people would love to read about, this would be a great blog niche for you.
If your lifestyle blog gets popular enough, you could be rewarded with brand sponsorship, affiliate income, and income from doing services for others.
Start a profitable blog in the lifestyle niche today.
The art niche allows you to express your creativity and imagination to an audience. Art is all around us and there's always a lot of people looking for creative inspiration from bloggers. If you're very talented, you could offer tutorials to other people.
Many art bloggers create and sell digital copies of their work online or do commission-based services for their readers. They can also promote the art products they use and earn affiliate revenue.
Start a profitable blog in the art niche today.
The news niche consists of anything related to information about recent or important events. If you're always on top of the game when it comes to the above, consider choosing this niche to write a blog about. A great news site can generate a ton of traffic and income opportunities.
The most popular income sources for news bloggers are revenue from ads networks and renting ad spaces to other businesses.
Start a profitable blog in the news niche today.
The business and finance niche consists of anything related to the world of business and money-related topics. Perhaps you're great at a particular department in business and have valuable advice to share with other people. Maybe you're great with money and can show other people how to be the same.
Start a profitable blog in the business & finance niche today.
The entertainment niche deals with all things related to entertainment. It's a great niche to create a blog about if you have a passion for things like TV shows, music, and sports.
Many people in the entertainment niche earn blog income through ad revenue and featuring products related to the entertainment piece. For example, if you write an article about The Walking Dead, you could become an affiliate for TWD products and feature them in your article.
Start a profitable blog in the entertainment niche today.
The food niche consists of any topic related to food or culinary. It's a great niche to blog about especially if you have a passion for cooking or trying new foods in different places.
Start a profitable blog in the food niche today.
The Tech niche consists of any sub-niche that's related to technology and electronics. Choose this as your niche if you're super tech savvy and can see yourself writing about it!
Start a profitable blog in the tech niche today.
The science niche consists of any sub-niche related to the study of nature and nature's behaviors. You'll attract an audience of curious readers who are looking to fuel their brains with new information.
Science blogs have huge readership and tend to generate a high amount of traffic. Many science blogs generate their blog income through ads programs.
Start a profitable blog in the science niche today.
If you're a consumer for a lot of popular products, you can consider being a part of the product reviews niche. You'll be able to write a review about a product based on your own personal experiences and you could help a lot of readers with making their purchase.
Review bloggers typically earn their blog income by promoting products in the form of articles. They'll review products and then include an affiliate link for readers to click on to purchase. Brands may also sponsor review bloggers if they have a huge audience.
A passion can be anything that can bring you a lot of emotion whether it's traveling around the globe, discovering the best restaurants in town, or even your journeys of parenting.
It could even be a hobby you just can't stop talking about or thinking about.
For this first step, I want you to create a list of all the things you're passionate about so we can start narrowing down potential blog niches for you. If you don't know what your passions are, you can list things you really like instead!
Created your blog topic list? Let's move on!
To create a successful blog, you somewhat have to be an expert in your niche and that's because you should be able to provide excellent content that can educate or entertain your audience. Without that, you're going to have a difficult time growing your readers.
Do you have things you're really good at?
What do you have a lot of experience with?
What skills do you have that are above average?
If you're having trouble, you can try asking some friends since sometimes they know!
What you don't want to happen is eventually finding out that you dislike your niche and lose the motivation to keep your blog going.
Carefully go through each item on your lists to determine if you think you're going to be interested enough to create a blog and continuously write content for it. If not, cross it off your lists.
Is there a lot that can be written about this niche?
Will I eventually get tired of writing about this niche?
This step will help you visualize what it's going to be like creating content your every item on your lists.
Now it only comes down to choosing which niche you want to go ahead with! By now you should have a list of items that you can possibly create a blog for.
Check to see if there's any overlap between your list of passions and the list of things you're good at. If there is, these should be your top choices for your blog.
Break down each niche and write down potential sub-topics and then seeing which niche has sub-topics that interest you the most.
I hope it helped you choose a blog niche! To help others figure out their blog niches, be sure to repin one of the images in this post and share this on social media.
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I do have statistics on this join built by the following SQLs.
I do use a view to access both tables because I don't want anyone to access the tables directly.
This was why I was expecting a high confidence on the query and not sure why I don't see it.


Being one of the larger islands in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is a pretty diverse and gorgeous island to explore. Perched on the eastern side of Europe (just south of Turkey), there's a whole heap of gorgeous and best places in Cyprus that you really shouldn't miss. And you know what, that's the thing I loved about Cyprus on my last visit… it's much more diverse than some people think.
In some ways, I felt like Cyprus has similar vibes to the gorgeous Greek islands, but it also has a huge amount of history that reminded me of the cities in Croatia. That's the thing, I suppose, about an island with such a long history – it has a shed load of influences that have shaped it to this day.
Now, If it's your first time to Cyprus, don't just think your trip needs to be about sun, sea and sand. Yeah, these are all great (provided you slap on that sunblock) but make sure to spend time exploring the best places in Cyprus to experience island life, too.
This is why I wanted to share, with you, some of my favourite stops from my trip over to Cyprus.
Once here, make sure to wander around the little cobbled streets, head to some of the wineries and spot the 500-year-old wine press, too. If you're not fond of the grape varieties, head away from the wine and you explore the Monastery of the Holy Cross. It's is one of the islands oldest and historically important religious sites and well worth visiting if you've got time.
Oh, and if you're visiting in Summer, try to coincide your trip with the annual wine festival they hold each August in Omodos. Just make sure to have a designated driver. You will be tipsy!
The village of Platres is in an almost ideal location if you want a little slice of history and some gorgeous natural landscapes. Now, being in the Troödos Mountains, it can actually be a little cooler than the coastal regions of Cyprus. This makes it the perfect respite from that intense summer heat.
Once you're here, make sure to explore the relatively close, Millomeris Waterfalls, take the Caledonia trail to Caledonia Waterfalls and finish off with a visit to the Trooditissa monastery.
If you're heading here for a day trip, make sure to partner it with Omodos too. They're both relatively close to each other and can easily be done in a day.
Ayia Napa can have something of a bad rep – which if you're not into partying in summer, you can easily see why. Ayia Napa has become one of the bigger party spots in Europe and easily one of the best places in Cyprus to visit if you want a night out and clubs.
That being said, that's not all that Ayia Napa is, especially in the quieter winter months. Once here, make sure to wander around the Blue Lagoon, chillout at Nissi Beach and find the sea caves that are all across the coast. Just make sure to stop off at Love Bridge, too.
Oh, also, one of the best places in Cyrpus for views is from Cape Greco National Forest Park, which has a vista all across the coastline.
For a gorgeous place to rest your head, check into the Grecian Park Hotel near Konnos Bay Beach.
Kakopetria is one of the highest villages in the Solea Valley and easily up there as one of the best places in Cyprus to explore.
Whether it's true or not, Kakopetria is still a gorgeous place to visit, that's for sure. Make sure to explore the medieval quarter and winding streets of the stone house. Plus, In the village square, you should try out the traditional syrup doughnuts known locally as Loukoumades.
Probably one of the most famous areas for lace in Cyprus, the region of Lefkara (and the village) is one of the best places in Cyprus to spend a relaxing afternoon.
Made up of quaint cobbled streets, Lefkara is possibly one of the prettiest villages to see when you're on the island. Plus, apparently, Leonardo da Vinci actually headed to Lefkara in the 15th Century, on a mission to get the best lace cloth for the Duomo di Milano.
Even to this day, you can still head into the local producers and grab some cloth, too.
Nestled within the Limassol District, Lofou is a tiny little village that's perfect to explore if you want some chill time. Though don't be fooled by its size, it's still crammed with a shed load of history. Make sure to wander around the village, take in some of the walking trails or partner a stop to the village with some of the local vineyards that are famed in this area.
If you can, plan to visit on the last Sunday of September when the Palouze Festival happens. It really is a special day and the village comes alive!
Perched in Eastern Cyprus, Protaras is one of the larger towns that has plenty of hotels and restaurants along the coast. As I mentioned before, it's not too far from Ayia Napa and easy to visit if you're in the area.
Once here, make sure to explore the Church of Profitis Elias, enjoy Fig Tree Bay and head out snorkelling or scuba diving with a guide. There are a few different wrecks (like the Zenobia Wreck) which are really easy to visit with a professional.
Also, for some yummy Cypriot food, pop into Kafkaros Tavern for lunch. They always have a fresh catch of the day.
Perched on top of the cliffs, overlooking Croal Bay, Pegeia is one of the best places in Cyprus to visit if you're looking for a smaller town. Now, Pegeia itself has lots of newer buildings and is quite sprawling. This means it can be quite hard to find a definitive centre where you can hop between restaurants and taverns.
Though, don't let that put you off, if you choose your hotel wisely, you can get some incredible views over the cliffs and Coral Bay.
Now, if you do plan to stay in Pegeia, it's the kind of place you really do need a car, especially if you want to explore some of the historical sites that are less than an hour from the town. For instance, Kykkos monastery is only about 20km away but it's essential to have a car (or transfer) for this.
Nestled within the North West of the island, Polis is one of the best places in Cyprus to visit if you want a quieter trip.
Once here, make sure to explore the Akamas peninsula nature reserve close by and wander across the trails. It is one of the few untouched areas of the island where you can hike along the Adonis nature trail. That being said, if you're more of a beach bum, pop over to Latsi beach.
Now, although it's about a 40-minute drive from Polis, make sure to also visit the stunning Avakas Gorge. Now, the trek is generally a bit hard on the feet, make sure to wear good walking boots (waterproof) or sandals as you'll be walking over all manner of uneven terrain and streams.
In ancient times, the village of Pervolia was a resting place for kings and the wealthy. Nowadays, you don't need to be royalty to chill out here.
Once you arrive, make sure to explore the Pervolia Lighthouse, see the Tower of Regaena (around 500 years old) and gorge in one of the local taverns. Plus, don't forget the Agios Leontios church dating back to the 16th Century.
That being said, if you want some sun, sea and sand then chillout at Faros Beach.
Being the largest city on the island, Nicosia is one of the best places in Cyprus to visit if you want a real taste of Cypriot life. Now, the city itself has thousands of years of history and there's so much to do when you get here.
Once you arrive, make sure to visit the Shacolas Tower Museum & Observatory, see the Selimiye Mosque and find the Cyprus Museum. For a tasty bite to eat, pop into To Anamma which has the tastiest food and lovely garden.
If you plan to visit the Turkish side of Cyprus (known as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), then you'll be able to make the crossing at Ledra Palace, Ledra Street and Agios Dometios. Just remember, if you plan to take your rental car across, rental companies don't tend to offer insurance cover. This will need to be picked up from another source.
Also, just a word of advice if you're travelling from 'North' Cyprus to 'South' Cyprus, remember that it's technically an illegal point of entry. For instance, if you arrive at Ercan airport, it is considered by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus (the south) to have entered Cyprus through an illegal port. Technically, this means they can fine or bar you from entry.
You can read more on travelling between the two sides of Cyprus on the UK Government website, here.
Perched high in the mountains, Kyperounta is one of the highest villages on the island. Now, Kyperounta is pretty easy to visit if you're staying in Limassol (about an hour away) and is a lovely little spot to spend an afternoon.
Once here, make sure to visit the Winery of Kyperounta and head out on the nature trails that surround the village itself. It's a great way to get out in the countryside of this gorgeous region.
Paphos is easily up there as one of the best places in Cyprus to visit, especially if you want to explore some of the islands long history.
Once here, make sure to explore the anicentOdeon Ruins and Kato Paphos Archaeological Park and make sure to spot the mosaics, amphitheatre and catacombs. Afterwards, pop over to the Tombs of the Kings, visit the Agios Neophytos Monastery and explore the House of Dionysus.
For a tasty bite to eat, pop into the Londos Perasma Restaurant which serves up some of the best Greek food for miles. Plus, make sure to grab some Halloumi whilst you're here. After all, it's the national cheese of Cyprus. Yum!
Perched on the east coast of 'north' Cyprus, Salamis has a treasure trove of historical sites that easily makes this one of the best places in Cyprus to see. It's about 7km north of Famagusta and really easy to see once you cross the border (though check here on the rules for border crossings).
Once here, make sure to explore the Roman amphitheatre, too. Now, if you don't have a car there are day trips you can take across to Salamis which make the journey pretty simple. This is especially good if your car rental doesn't insure you to cross the border.
Perched on the historic coastal road between the towns of Paphos and Limassol is Kourion. It's easily one of the best places in Cyprus to visit if you love ancient history.
Once here, make sure to wander through the baths, see the Kourion theatre and explore Eustolios House. They really are incredible to see. Oh and don't forget to see the mosaics inside Eustolios House. The only thing to remember is that it can get busy in the summer months, so plan your visit around the peak times when bus tours arrive.
Also, if you've got time, make sure to visit the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, too.


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Q: unrecognized set of characters in byobu I am using byobu on a Google Cloud instance installed with Debian 4.9.130-2. Whenever I ssh into the instance a second time after my first session's connection is broken e.g. internet got disconnected the I run the byobu command, my byobu session comes with these unrecognized set of characters as shown in the picture below. How can I get rid of them?

A: It is the byobu session name.
You can disable it by pressing F9 then
Toggle status notifications , use the space bar to uncheck it,  then apply changes:
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byobu --help:
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Board of Governors. "Board of Governors" is an old term that is rarely used today. It was used in early common interest developments when they were unincorporated associations. As the industry evolved and the Department of Real Estate required that developers incorporate all new associations, they added bylaws to their CC&Rs and boards were defined as "boards of directors" instead of boards of governors.
Number of Directors. The number of directors elected to a board is established in an association's articles of incorporation and repeated in the bylaws. The number is almost always an odd number so as to avoid dead-locked boards. The number of directors is usually five. Very small associations sometimes call for three directors and very large associations may have seven or more.
Officers. Although officers are normally directors, their roles are different. See comparison chart.


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    # Initialize request argument(s)
    request = workflows_v1.GetWorkflowRequest(
        name="name_value",
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    # Make the request
    response = await client.get_workflow(request=request)

    # Handle the response
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2018.12.15: Improved blood and attack effects a little bit.
2018.10.09: "layers" Agents in #Zemeroth are now created on the different "lines" depending on their type. This prevents Imp Summoners from being created only a tile away from enemies and thus not having any chances to survive.
2018.09.29: Working on hit chances In the current implementation, it's based on attacker's accuracy and target's dodge stats. The hit chance is reduced when attacker is wounded.
2018.09.16: Implementing basic armor. Each armor point deflects one damage point. Some weapons can break armor. Fire and poison ignore armor.
2018.07.16: Testing a simple python export script that extracts named objects from an `.svg` atlas. Colored backgrounds are for debug purposes.
2018.07.02: teaching AI to keep the distance Wrote a simple helper function `dump_map` that takes a closure and dumps required map data as an ascii. In this case, pic 1 shows objects and pic 2 shows available positions.
2018.05.27: GGEZ port is 99% functional!
2018.05.26: Almost there... Only correct sprite offsets, colors and a few UI tweaks left before GGEZ PR.
2018.05.24: I had a few hours off this evening and here's the first screenshot of an almost playable port of Zemeroth to GGEZ!
2018.01.02: WIP: passive abilities: "heavy impact" and "poison attack"
2017.12.23: it burns! it burns uss!
2017.12.20: 100 github stars, yay!


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With 2012 coming to a close, many publications have been looking back at the year that was (as we did in last week's post) and examining the major food trends of the past year. Something that struck us when reading about these trends is that they help demonstrate why it's the perfect time for an innovative product like Arctic® apples!
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The Quake Revitalization Project started in September 2002 by [Win]Elchtest as the QE1M1 Retexturing Project, i.e., a project to retexture the first map in episode one.
In December 2002 the project was expanded to cover all maps in episode one and was therefor renamed and shortened to QE1.
In June 2003 the project expanded once more, this time to include all maps in Quake and the project also changed name to Quake Retexturing Project.
In late 2003 or early 2004 Up2nOgOoD[ROCK] took on the role as project leader and with the help from a number of new texture artists, started to revive the project.
In 2005 the project web site was moved to facelift.quakedev.com. The Quake Retexturing Project and the Quake Remodeling Project was united under the new Quake Revitalization Project.
During the years 2005 to 2007 the retexturing project went from an odd collection of textures to a more homogeneous entity. The modelling project didn't have the same amount of activity and was later without any downloads at all.
In late 2007 the project went into an almost two year long hiatus which in time for Christmas 2009 was interrupted by yet another era in the history of QRP! Moon[Drunk] took on the role as project leader and with the help from My-Key they started to work on a forthcoming texture release.
In time for Christmas 2010 the project finally reached its primarily goal and released its first 100% complete texture pack for Quake!
In mid 2011 the web site was moved yet again this time to qrp.quakeone.com. Texture add-on packs for Quake MP1 Scourge of Armagon was released so that the first mission pack also got 100% retextured.
...in 2015, from March until November, the remaining MP2 diffuse textures were finished with exception of one or two textures!!! Before summer 2016 the last MP2 diffuse textures were completed as well as all the normal map textures. MP2 texture packs was released on June 22 – the day of Quake's 20 anniversary!


Farmers and animal rights groups, as well as Sri Lanka's own auditor-general, want the export project stopped because they say it is poorly planned and inhumane.
The scheme was devised to improve the supply of fresh milk in Sri Lanka and reduce the country's reliance on expensive, imported powdered milk.
Angry Sri Lankan farmers have told the ABC the "high-yielding, pregnant dairy cows" they were promised were overpriced, unhealthy and infertile.
The company said only a "handful" of the 68 farmers selected to receive the cattle had experienced problems because they had ignored herd management advice.
"My staff said it looks like they have not come from Australia. Looks like they come from Ethiopia," Mr Suriyage said.
"What I have now are carcasses of those dead cows and calves. I think I have a cemetery, not a farm anymore," he said.
"I feel ashamed to even mention that a country like Australia got involved in this mess."
"Farmers were told each cow would produce 20 litres per day when they are only producing 10-15 litres per day," Mr Mohammed said.
"All of them have lost their dreams," he said.
"They do not know their next step in life. They have lost everything."
"I've been to one personally myself where the output of the dairy cattle are double what we experience here in Australia," Mr Klepec said.
"They were all passed fit for purpose, and in terms of the pregnancy issue, all the dairy heifers were signed off as pregnant when they went onto the ship," Mr Klepec said.
"What happens post delivery of the cattle is subject to the farm management. Poor farm management practices will produce poor outcomes."
He said a small "recalcitrant" group of farmers had refused to follow the advice.
"The specific mortality rate that you're referring to on that particular farm … accounts for the large amount of abnormal deaths that occurred on the second shipment," Mr Klepec said.
"We're proud to be involved in a program that delivers the human welfare outcome that this program has to date — 84 million litres of milk has been produced."
Under the terms of the project, underwritten by the Australian Government's export credit agency, EFIC, Wellard was required to provide Sri Lankan farmers with facilities, training and veterinary support.
"EFIC provided the facility after the transaction was deemed to meet the necessary International Finance Corporation's Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines," the statement said.
"The cattle were also inspected and certified by Australian authorities and accepted by veterinarians from the Sri Lankan Government before departure.
"The Sri Lankan Government has responsibility for the program after the cattle arrive in Sri Lanka."
In a damning report published in May, Sri Lankan auditor-general Gamini Wijesinghe described the project as an "unbearable burden to the Government", and said project planners had misled farmers, who had suffered "financial difficulty and mental distress".
Mr Wijesinghe noted that as far back as 2008, the Sri Lankan Planning Department found that imported cows were "climatically unfit" for Sri Lanka.
"It's been, from what we can see, a fairly unmitigated disaster from a human and animal welfare perspective," Mr Vasudeva said.
"We do have formal frameworks for the export of cattle for slaughter, but not for dairy and breeder cattle," he said.
"So basically that means those welfare protections just aren't there."


Which Are the Best Photography Podcasts?
Photography Podcasts: Which Are the Best?
For photographers from amateurs to professionals, photography podcasts are an oft unexplored. This is a shame, however, because photography podcasts are a great way for any photography enthusiast to stay dialed into photography trends, news, and gear. Below is a list of what I think are the five best photography podcasts around and why.
This Week in Photography – this is a weekly podcast run by Fredrick Van Johnson. It is in the format of a roundtable discussion with other photography professionals who discuss the latest in trends, techniques, and equipment. Listeners are able to send in questions to be discussed on the show. Each podcast lasts around 90 minutes. This is an excellent way to hear what the pros are doing right now and to get some recommendations on what gear to buy.
Lenswork by Brooks Jensen – This podcast is more abstract, with the author's views on photography and the creativity behind it. It is an extension of the magazine of the same name. This podcast is a great source of inspiration for me and helps me to stay motivated to find something innovative and new in my work. I highly recommend it for anyone who is struggling with their creativity. The podcast is usually run every few days and lasts 2 -7 minutes, a great little boost when you need it.
Photography 101 with Scott Wittenburg – This podcast is an excellent choice for those just breaking into photography as it addresses some of the fundamental knowledge one must have to be successful. I also listen to this at times, when I need to "get back to basics". It is an excellent resource for someone who can't afford to take a class but wants to know what exactly to do with that new shiny SLR they got for Christmas. The podcast lasts about a half hour once monthly.
The Candid Frame with Ibarionex R. Perello – This is a unique show that you will see on most photographers top ten lists. It talks more about photography as an art form and the process each photographer goes through to create their art. Each interviewee speaks about their techniques and approach and also recommends a photographer they admire. The podcast updates biweekly and is an hour or less in length.
These are some of my favorite photography podcasts, however, there are so much more out there. I recommend giving many of them a try and finding which ones you learn the most from. In this age, there are so many resources available to aspiring photographers, we must use everyone at our disposal!


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Alexander Leonardo Gagliano, född 13 oktober 1973 i Uppsala, är en svensk journalist. Sedan 2011 arbetar han som undersökande reporter på Sveriges Radios Ekoredaktion. Han har tidigare varit reporter på P4 Uppland, P4 Jönköping, P4 Sörmland och P3-programmet Folkradion.

Biografi
Alexander Gagliano har flera gånger belönats för sin journalistik. Han har vunnit Föreningen Grävande Journalisters pris Guldspaden tre gånger och nominerats totalt sex gånger. Han har bland annat tillsammans med Ekot-reportern Ivan Garcia avslöjat hur Sveriges regering år 2014 i hemlighet planerat att påverka en folkomröstning i Schweiz om landets köp av 22 JAS Gripen-plan. Han har också tillsammans med kollegan Milan Djelevic år 2013 avslöjat hur Säpo inom kort skulle komma att ha direktåtkomst till uppgifter om svenskarnas mobil- och mejldata samt med P4 Uppland-reportern Kina Pohjanen visat på stora brister i polisens internutredningar.

Tillsammans med journalisten Bo-Göran Bodin avslöjade Alexander Gagliano i december 2014 hur en enhet inom Stockholmspolisen i hemlighet i tio års tid registrerat tusentals misshandlade kvinnor, i många fall med nedsättande omdömen. Efter en utredning av Datainspektionen förklarades registret olagligt. Representanter för regeringen och polisen bad därefter de kartlagda kvinnorna om ursäkt. Gagliano och Bodin blev i oktober 2015 nominerade till Stora Journalistpriset för avslöjandena om polisens "kvinnoregister".

Granskningen av "kvinnoregistret" har även belönats med andra plats i Prix Europa 2015 och bronsmedalj i New York Festivals World's Best Radio 2015.

Alexander Gagliano och Bo-Göran Bodin samarbetade även i samband med granskningen av Svenska Kyrkans utlandsresor, som sändes 31 maj - 3 juni 2016. Reportagen avslöjade hur de svenska församlingarna reser utomlands för miljontals kronor på personalresor. I många fall är det resor som Svenska Kyrkan kallar studie- och utbildningsresor men som vid en närmare granskning visar sig gå till semesterorter där deltagarna går på krogen, på musikaler och får uppleva sightseeing, guidade turer och besök på museer.

I september 2017 avslöjade Gagliano, tillsammans med Ekot-kollegan Daniel Öhman och P4 Stockholm-reportern Adrian Sadikovic, att rikspolischef Dan Eliasson hade frångått säkerhetsskyddsförordningen när han fattat beslut om att ge företaget CGI åtkomst till polisens lönesystem Palasso. Eftersom det rör sig om hemliga uppgifter skulle informationen mellan polisen och företaget ha krypterats med ett system godkänt av Försvarsmakten. Men för att spara pengar och tid så beslutade rikspolischefen Dan Eliasson våren 2015 att man skulle göra ett undantag från säkerhetskyddsförordningen och strunta i försvarets krypteringslösning. Gagliano och kollegorna fortsatte avslöja fler detaljer om fallet under hösten 2017, vilket i januari 2018 ledde till Dan Eliassons avgång som rikspolischef.

2019 gjorde Gagliano en P1 Dokumentär, där han följde de mystiska fynd polisen hade gjort på en strand i Bohuslän efter regissören Daniel Lind Lagerlöfs försvinnande 2011.

Utmärkelser
2006
 "Våldet mot fängelseintagna" - Belönat med Guldspaden 2006.

2007
 "Granskning av Östfora behandlingshem"
 "Diskriminering på beställning" - Nominerat till Guldspaden 2007.
 "Forskningslögnen i Uppsala" - Belönat med Guldspaden 2007.

2008
 "Cirkus Nanna"
 "Metall - kriminell hårdvaluta"

2009
 "De sjunkande livbojarna"

2010
 "När polisen är den misstänkta" - Belönat med Guldspaden 2010.
 "Det akademiska knarket"

2011
 "Brandskyddet på oljefartyg"
 "Cancerframkallande mögelgift blev mögelämnen"

2012
 "Myndighet förfalskade dokument"
 "Med pennan som enda vapen"
 "Åklagare försökte få kvinna att ta tillbaka anmälan"

2013
 "Säpo och övervakningen"

2014-2015
 "Gripen-affären med Schweiz" - Nominerat till Guldspaden 2014.
 "Kvinnoregistret" - Nominerat till Stora Journalistpriset 2015 och Guldspaden 2014. Andra plats i Prix Europa 2015 och brons i New York Festivals World´s Best Radio.
 "Generaldirektör anklagas för hotfullt beteende"
 "Det nya romregistret"

2016
 "Chef inom polisen klättrade i karriären trots pedofillarm
 "Svenska Kyrkans utlandsresor"

2017

 "Rikspolischef Dan Eliasson frångick säkerhetsskyddsförordningen"
 "Åklagaren efter granskning: Dan Eliasson frångick lagen"
 "Dan Eliasson avgår som rikspolischef"

2019

 P1 Dokumentär: Saknad till Havs

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Svenska journalister under 2000-talet
Födda 1973
Levande personer
Män
Journalister från Uppsala
Programledare i Sveriges Radio

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Dressage at Devon is very proud to host the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, the oldest continually running cavalry unit in the the US and the Governor General's Horse Guard (GGHG) Cavalry Squadron, the oldest running cavalry troop in Canada – riding tog for the first time!
The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is a purely volunteer cavalry troop, the first organized in defense of the colonies. Today the Troop is certainly the oldest mounted military unit and quite possibly the oldest military unit of any kind that has been in continuous service to the Republic. The times that called it into being, and the character of the original members who fought through the seven years of the American Revolution, together forged concepts of service and a body of tradition that have given it a continuity of purpose since 1774. The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is a private military organization in the service of the United States. Because unique demands and opportunities are imposed upon its members, they become a closely knit fraternity. Membership is by election.


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After Trump-Putin meeting, next steps unclear
The Russian Defense Ministry said Moscow was ready to implement "agreements on international security." The White House has not announced any deals.
By Missy Ryan and Carol Morello Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Trump administration officials were unable to immediately clarify on Tuesday what President Donald Trump's Helsinki summit will yield for foreign and military policy, underscoring the confusion caused by the president's improvisational style and embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The day after Trump huddled with Putin in an extended one-on-one meeting, the Pentagon, State Department and other agencies struggled to publicly reconcile Trump's friendly treatment of the Russian president with governmentwide policies identifying Russia as a chief threat to U.S. security.
Further complicating efforts to digest the summit was a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday that said Moscow was ready to implement "agreements on international security" reached by the leaders.
The White House has not announced any deals, and spokesmen in Washington said they were unaware of new accords.
At the State Department, the bureaus responsible for policies involving Syria and the New START Treaty, which seeks to limit nuclear-capable armaments, said they had heard nothing about agreements between Trump and Putin. Spokesmen noted that it often takes several days for details of top-level meetings to trickle down.
While such delays are common, senior agency officials are typically looped into presidential decisions involving their portfolios, even if they are not present for the discussions where those decisions are made.
Michael Carpenter, who specializes in Russia and worked at the Pentagon during the Obama administration, said the lack of clarity about what the leaders may have been agreed to was a problem for agencies trying to implement foreign policy.
Carpenter said the Russian Defense Ministry's reference to a U.S.-Russian understanding "sounds vague, as I'm sure the discussion was."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who attended a larger meeting following Trump's solo encounter with Putin, did not make any statements Tuesday.

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Perfect lot for a hunting cabin. Backs up to a game reserve! Abundant wildlife, beautiful views, easy access to hunting reserve, and close to interstate. Minutes from docks and marinas on the TN River. 108 acres total available. please see photo for all lots available!
Perfect lot for a hunting cabin! Abundant wildlife, beautiful views, easy access to hunting reserve, and close to interstate. Minutes from docks and marinas on the TN River. Electric available close by.


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rags to riches - the dream of every West Allisonian? West Allisite? It may also explain the curious phenomenon of low per capita income and large GOP voting base in the city.
Like if a drunk guy in West Allis crashes his Firebird into a tree and no one is around, does it make a sound?
I think there's always someone creeping around in West Allis.
I suppose you're right. Why is there a chocolate taste in this porter? I just want a porter that tastes like porter.
But we're in West Allis, and my porter has hints of chocolate and coffee.
And nothing is as it seems. Like this conversation. It's not anything like our last meeting about the book.
That's for sure. We talked more about relationship issues and your relocation away from the Milwaukee area. I don't know if we mentioned the book at all.


Amy Sances is a member of Greenspoon Marder LLP's Timeshare & Resort practice group. She concentrates her practice on corporate and transactional matters, labor relations, employment law, litigation management, gaming compliance, risk management, and insurance matters.
Ms. Sances has had extensive in-house experience at various Las Vegas gaming properties. She most recently served for several years as Vice President & General Counsel for the Las Vegas Hilton, later known as LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. She oversaw that property through receivership, foreclosure and its subsequent sale to Westgate Las Vegas Resort, LLC. Prior to her tenure at that property, Ms. Sances spent five years as Vice President of Business Development & General Counsel at Golden Gaming, Inc., where she was responsible for all legal and regulatory matters and oversaw the significant growth and development of that company.
Prior to joining Golden Gaming Inc., Ms. Sances practiced transactional law in a local Las Vegas firm, where she handled real estate acquisitions and asset purchases, leasing, business formation, site acquisition and governmental affairs. Before relocating to Las Vegas, she practiced commercial litigation, both on Wall Street and in Southern California.


In 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that American spending on food went down by about 2% on average, but Americans still spent a lot of money on food – about $6,000 per year per the 2.5 person family! A recent infographic by NPR shows that this type of spending comes out to about 15% of the average American's monthly income.
The single most important thing you can do to stretch your food budget is to have a plan. Meal planning can take time, especially when you're just learning to do it, but it can also save you from spending a fortune on eating out or last-minute grocery runs because you don't have any food in the house.
Most families work with a weekly or bi-weekly meal plan, with shopping trips planned around each week's needs. The great part about making your own meal plan is that you can flex it to fit your particular style. If your plans tend to change at the last minute, just have a plan for three to five easy cook-at-home meals each week, and use them as needed. If you're steadier and normally have dinners at home as a family, plan for five to six dinners a week, leaving one to two days open for eating out or munching on leftovers.
When you're creating a meal plan, be sure that you also account for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. It's easy to just plan for dinner but then to get stuck eating out during your lunch break because there's no food in the fridge to pack for lunch. Whether you plan to eat last night's leftovers for lunch each day or to simply have sandwiches and cereal every day, be sure you have a plan for how you're going to eat.
One of the best ways to ramp up your food spending is to use credit without having a plan to pay down your credit cards. In an emergency, you may not have much choice. But on a regular basis, you should only use grocery credit cards to pay for groceries if you know you'll be able to pay off your grocery spending at the end of the month.
With that said, some of the best credit card deals for grocery spending, in particular, can really give a boost to your grocery budget. If you're careful about avoiding interest charges and late fees while hoarding up the rewards on your card, you can often get one or two weeks worth of free groceries a year just by using your credit card points.
If you don't think you can use credit responsibly right now for whatever reason, consider just shopping with cash. Cash-based budgeting can be helpful if you're new to living on a budget, since it gives you a more tangible, visual way to see when your money is going, going, and gone.
Bake your own breads and other baked goods. Even crackers are super easy to make on your own at home. Making all or most of your baked goods from scratch is also much healthier, since you skip the preservatives and additives that are often found in commercially baked goods. If you don't have time to bake each week, set aside one day a month to make several loaves of bread, English muffins, breakfast muffins, crackers, and whatever else you need, and then freeze the extras to use throughout the month.
Make your own cold cuts. It's actually pretty easy to make your own cold cuts by roasting your own chicken, beef, and pork, and it's much cheaper than buying the deli-sliced cold cuts or even the off-brand boxed cold cuts. As a bonus, you can use the leftover bones and other parts to make your own broth for soups.
Use dried beans. Cooking with beans, in general, is a fantastic way to trim loads of money off of your grocery spending, but using dried beans is even cheaper. Buy beans in bulk, soak them overnight before using, and you're good to go. You can even soak, cook, and freeze dried beans in can-sized portions so they're ready to go at prep time.
Make your own condiments, flavorings, and spice mixes. DIY condiments and flavorings can be surprisingly simple to make, and they're much cheaper. You can actually make ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, and even vanilla extract at home for a fraction of the cost. Also, buying individual spices (in bulk if you use them a lot) and creating your own spice and herb blends rather than buying them pre-blended is much more affordable.
Learn to cook things you never thought you could make on your own. You'd be surprised at how simple it is to make lots of often-used foods at home. You can make your own pasta, for instance, from flour, water, and eggs. You can actually make your own yogurt in a crock pot (no need for a fancy yogurt machine), make pitas and bagels at home, or even make your favorite candies at home.
Cooking from scratch just by putting together your own pasta sauce rather than buying it canned makes a difference in your grocery budget, but the more you learn to cook from scratch, the more money you can save on your groceries.
One thing that trips up many a grocery budget is the emergency night out. You had to work late, or your child's baseball game went into extra innings. The only meals on your meal plan take an hour or more to get on the table. Since it's already late, you just run through McDonald's to grab something quick to eat.
By properly stocking your freezer, though, you won't actually have to hit the drive-through on the way home. There are plenty of fast freezer recipes that you can make from scratch and have available for nights when you just don't have time to cook. For instance, you can keep homemade chicken fingers and fries in the freezer for a fast, convenient, healthy meal when you run out of time to cook that night.
If you're currently spending several hundred dollars a month on food – whether on groceries or going out – don't try to cut your grocery budget by half overnight. While most individuals and families can eventually halve their food budgets, it takes time and practice.
Start by limiting the meals you have outside of your home and by cooking more at home, even if that means using convenience foods more often than not. Then, start learning how to plan meals for each day and cook more from scratch. Chances are likely that you'll get addicted to cooking from scratch, and you'll end up naturally cutting hundreds of dollars from your food spending as you have even more fun in the kitchen!
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Feel free to comment or share your thoughts on this "How to Stretch Your Food Budget" article from Awesome Cuisine.


Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ended a 55-day hunger strike on Monday after reaching an agreement with Israeli authorities to free him from prison on July 12, his lawyer and the Palestinian Prisoners Society announced.
"Khader Adnan ended his hunger strike last night, after an agreement was reached to release him on July 12," his lawyer Jawad Boulos said.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society confirmed that Mr Adnan had ended his hunger strike.
Israeli authorities gave Adnan a paper co-signed by an Israeli commander of the central command, Adnan's father said, which indicated that he would be released from jail, although it provided no guarantees or final dates.
The official said Adnan's deteriorating health and appeals from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Palestinian Authority had contributed to the decision to release him.
An Israeli security official told AFP that Adnan was "a member of Islamic Jihad," a Palestinian militant group.


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Developer(s)
Nintendo EAD
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Designer(s)
Mario series
Famicom/NES, Famicom Disk System, GBA, SNES (part of the Super Mario All-Stars game), GBC (named Super Mario Bros. Deluxe), Virtual Console
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Single player, multiplayer
Super Mario Bros. is a video game made by Nintendo in 1985. It is played on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) . The game is the sequel to the game Mario Bros.. In Super Mario Bros., Mario goes in the Mushroom Kingdom. There he must save Princess Toadstool (later Princess Peach) from Bowser. Players also can use Luigi during two-player mode. The game was made by Shigeru Miyamoto. The music was made by Kōji Kondō.
Super Mario Bros. was a very important game because it changed how games were made later. It was the best-selling video game ever before being beat by Wii Sports in 2009.[1] It turned Mario into a famous symbol. It also made the NES successful. That game greatly helped the video game industry.
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Bowser has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, Mario's girlfriend. And Mario must chase Bowser though eight worlds in the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue her, with the help of his brother, Luigi
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Super Mario Bros. is a platform game. In the game, Mario must race through the Mushroom Kingdom and save Princess Toadstool (later Princess Peach) from Bowser.[2] Mario jumps, runs, and walks across each level. The worlds are full of enemies and platforms, and open holes. If Mario touches an enemy, he dies. If he falls down a hole or misses a jump, he will also lose a life.[3]
Mario has several "power ups". A red and white Mushroom will make him big. If Mario is big and if he touches an enemy he gets smaller; he will not die. If Mario is big and he hits a question block that has a power-up, a fire flower will come out. The fire flower will give him the power to throw fire balls, which can kill enemies. If he gets hit as Fire Mario, he will go back to being small Mario.
Each world is divided into four levels. Some levels are underground and others are underwater. When Mario is underwater, he cannot jump on any enemy and he will shrink or die if he touches one.
The fourth level is a castle. Mario faces lava, fire bars, and other enemies in this level. At the end of the level is Bowser, who stands over a lava pit. Mario can throw fireballs to defeat Bowser. He can also jump over or run under Bowser to an axe. Touching the axe will destroy the bridge and cause Bowser to fall into the lava, killing him. Toadstool's servant, Toad, will then tell Mario that the princess is in another castle. The eighth boss is the real Bowser and instead of Toad, the princess is there.
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Super Mario Bros. was both the launch game and a good game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This game and Duck Hunt was bundled with every NES sold and the game sold 40 million units as a result. There is also a version of the game with Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet, which is for the NES Power Glove.
↑ "Getting That "Resort Feel"". Iwata Asks: Wii Sports Resort. Nintendo. p. 4. As it's sold bundled with the Wii console outside Japan, I'm not quite sure if calling it "World Number One" is exactly the right way to describe it, but in any case it's surpassed the record set by Super Mario Bros., which was unbroken for over twenty years.
↑ Instruction book, p. 7.
↑ Instruction book, p. 12.
Early Mario games
Donkey Kong • Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. • The Lost Levels • Bros. 2 • Bros. 3 • Land • World • Land 2 • World 2 • 64 • Sunshine • New Super Mario Bros. • Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Galaxy 2 • Super Mario 3D Land • New Super Mario Bros. 2 • New Super Mario Bros. U • Super Mario 3D World • Super Mario Maker • Super Mario Odyssey • Super Mario Maker 2
Luigi's Mansion • Mario Pinball Land • Super Princess Peach • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Remakes • RPGs • Mario Party • Sports series • Puzzle games • Super Smash Bros.
Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Bowser • Wario • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Rosalina • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Birdo • Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Bowser Jr.
Super Mario 128 • Mario Clash • TV Series • Movie • Anime
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Thanks for the art of life!
Have you ever thought of the first sound, word, phrase, or sentence that you've made?
We can't really tell the things that we have been doing when we were still at the womb of our dearest mother..
Well, those sounds weigh more than a thousand word, It's the sound of life!
Have you ever count the number of sounds that you've made from the moment you were born?
Have you thank God for that?
Let me share some sounds in my life that you can reflect with my next blogs.
I'm blessed to have a friend who invited me to express my journey on this page that he has made.
This is such a great opportunity to create a sound, shout, word, phrase, sentence and blog that is worthful; by spreading the word of God.
...And realize that everything starts with GOD.
JOURNEY- a travel.....that's exactly what this life is. We are all in a journey. And on this journey, we are all companions. Whatever our destinations and routes are, at the end we could still say, "It's so great to finish the journey with you. Thank you for being there all throughout my journey."
Moreover, this journey called LIFE starts with a single step. There could be times wherein we need to stop and take a rest for a while. At a certain point, we might fall down but let us all be sure that we are strong enough to stand up. At times, we might feel that we are alone.......yet we need to open our eyes and appreciate the presence of others who are just there somewhere guiding us along the way. And certainly, we will feel great to realize that we are in a company in this journey.
At the end, it is not a matter on how we start the journey, rather what counts most is how we end it.
Significant people are ones who can give us comfort and strength when things are getting rough and tough...when everything seems so blurred, they come to our rescue and offer us a sense of perspective. Thus, it is but fitting to remember them always in our hearts including those who are away from us anymore-our faithful departed.
Their memories and legacy will constantly remind us of their presence. They are merely physically absent from us yet their examples and good deeds guide us in choosing what is best for us. We always have 24 hours in a day and how great it is when we appropriate a part of these 24 hours to offer our prayers for these significant people for they would always be present in our life.
Physically absent yet their love would always be our source of inspiration. I remember concretely my mother who died many years ago. Ever since I was a kid, she was my mentor in my prayer life. She everyday initiated us into good deeds especially to prayer by reciting the holy rosary. Every Sunday is always a day of obligation. When everybody seemed to be enjoying their rest on Sundays, she constantly became the first person to wake us all up and prepared ourselves for mass.
It's SATURDAY and almost at the end of the week. I wake up with so much energy thinking that this day is a complete manifestation of God's undying love for me- another new day, another new gift, another new blessing from HIM above. I have so many reasons to be grateful to HIM since I am blessed with a family of wonderful and loving people- my wife Yanyan and my son Kurt. They are the main reasons why everyday is such a wonderful and a fresh beginning for me.
They are my main motivations that give me strength to face squarely every day's challenges and trials. Like any ordinary human being, I come face to face as well with life's trivialities- at times, my conviction to life is tested, at times my goal in life which is to be a constant God fearing individual is put into test by plenty difficult situations YET with my own faith and the LOVE that I receive from these two significant persons in my life, everything seems to be so light.
Thus, I am very thankful to God above for giving me these gifts in life- my family. How about you, have you learned to embrace deep in your heart the presence of the other people in your life?
Life as it is encompasses so many chapters. There were those which ended and there will be those that are still coming. Yet I personally believe that to be able to cherish life as it is, man should learn how to live life to its present reality- the here and now chapter of our life.
What I love in Buddha's words is its invitation for us all not to mourn whatever our past brought to us and not to worry as well to what will happen in our future. Rather we better invest our energy on living in the present for it is there that we can accomplish more in life.
Sad to say, there are several instances in a day that we lose our focus on the present moment rather we allow our minds to linger so much on the past and on the future. It is not bad after all to engage ourselves in those two realities yet if it then becomes too much that it greatly consumes our time in a day, then our here and now activities will surely be missed.
Just to emphasize my point, like when we are eating together with our family in a meal then instead of savoring the food and cherishing the presence of each one, our minds linger on the report that we will present the following day. Consequently, we deny ourselves the treasure of hearing the stories of those who are with us in the table aside from missing the delicious taste of the food.
Aside from this situation, we can pinpoint several situations in a day wherein we stay out of focus on our here and now reality. We only need to accept what has been part of our history and we need to be open to what the future will bring us. Being able to constantly be conscious to our present reality brings us into a deeper understanding of ourselves. We will then learn to embrace who we really are and at the same time, welcome both our positive and negative qualities.
After all, life is a constant journey and while we have others as our companions in this lifelong trip, the role of being the primary trekkers on this is left to ourselves.
This is the second part of my post discussing about the importance of practicing and maintaining quality time with others especially with our loved ones. What is another striking element for me in what I quoted from my research, it is the part that says, "Usually time management is a necessity in any project development as it determines the project completion time and scope".
Personally I consider each one's life journey as a personal endeavor and a project. We are the primary movers and doers in this personal project and whatever we attribute to this will make or break us. The scope of this personal project (life journey) differs from one person to the other. What we therefore need individually is the self awareness that will enable us to plan and set directions to realize the project- our life.
At times, the road ahead us in life is seemingly daunting. Yet when we have a hold of ourselves including our dreams, the road ahead will become visible and reachable. If we assess our past days, we can easily recognize those passed times that were spent unproductively, void and wasted. We have 24 hours in a day yet we can always ask ourselves, " How then we divide those 24 hours in one day?", " How much do we spend out of this number (24) in a positive way?" "Where there instances that we failed to reach out to others in a span of a day?" These are but just some of the basic questions that we can ask ourselves everyday.
The project completion of our life depends much on our personal investment. Thus, we are challenged each day to consciously align our actions to the objectives that we laid down as part of our way towards the realization of our dream- a life we can claim as a fulfilled one.
Time is one of our treasures in life. Therefore it is always a daily routine for us to plan ahead what we have to do with our time. Thus, time management is very essential in our life journey. But how much do we really invest in time? How much time do we spend for our family, our loved ones or friends? What percentage of our daily time do we spend for our leisure? These are but some of the questions we can ask ourselves in relation to time.
From this source, several components are being discussed and I would like to single out the element of "being able to consciously control our time" for whatever we want to do. We therefore are the main protagonists each day on how we take control of our time from the time that we wake up then perform our different daily activities up to the time that we go to bed. No one could ever dictate us on what we are going to do with our time. However, it should always be a part of our consideration that our time should be shared and be spent in spreading love and concern for others.
At times, relationships are being destroyed by the failure of each one to accord the other a quality time. Sometimes we think of any other excuses so as not to extend precious time with our loved ones. In some cases, we tend to enjoy and spend more time with officemates and friends rather than spending it with our family. What is being sacrificed is the guidance that our children specifically need from us. Consequently, there is this risk of soliciting this time and attention from other sources such as friends who can be bad influence, drugs, and vices.
Hence, to rest assured our loved ones especially our children that they will experience quality time with us, we should always make it a conscious effort on our part to initiate interaction with them.
Just recently, I did watch a movie entitled " SEVEN POUNDS" with Will Smith on the lead role. Just to give you a gist of the story, it all revolves on Tim Thomas (Will Smith). As a flashback, two years earlier, he was involved in a fatal car accident in which seven people were dead including his fiancee and six strangers.
Being at fault, he was so remorseful of this tragedy. He was texting while driving his car thus resulting to his failure to control the steering wheel and eventually hits an approaching van. To make atonement for such mistake, he decided that he will select seven people to save their lives.
Hence he planned to donate his body parts to the following: lung lobe to his brother, a part of his liver to a child services worker named Holly, his kidney to George, a Junior hockey coach, his bone marrow to a young boy named Nicholas, his beach house to Connie, who lives with an abusive boyfriend, his eyes to Ezra Turner, a blind meat salesman who plays the piano and lastly his heart to Emily Posa, who is suffering with a heart disease and has a rare blood type.
With this as background, can we identify events in our life that we became like a "TIM THOMAS" to our neighbors? Have we asked ourselves such question, "How many times in our past life that we became self giving to others?" Or are we just solely focus on our own welfare and we tend to neglect our duty of care for others. Personally, this moral of the story is very relevant to my life. In fact, it is always an invitation for me and for others to share the very precious gift of life.
Nevertheless, accepting this challenge doesn't necessarily be in such a huge thing and manner. Being self giving can be expressed in so many ways like giving full attention and care to others most especially to those who belong to our household. Being busy with multiple things most notably with those trivial ones is never an excuse to deprive others of our attention and care.
Basically as human beings, those two are stand out among our primary needs. If we value receiving them from others then we might as well be generous in extending them. Becoming deprived in any stage of life is such a lonely fate hence may we all become agents of joy for our neighbors, near and far, so as to avoid this tragedy.