Chinese official statements to date have not referenced the 90-day deadline or the specific issues cited by the White House, instead emphasizing that the talks would be aimed at negotiating a removal of each side's additional tariffs and suggesting that "reasonable US concerns" could be gradually resolved as China undertakes a new round of economic reforms.
However, it still remains unclear when the purchases will take place and whether China will remove the retaliatory tariffs on these products or not; Beijing may instead choose to reimburse buyers for the tariffs paid as they have previously done so.
Financial markets surged on the news of the ceasefire, with the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.2 per cent, more than 300 points, about 30 minutes after the open, relieved that some of the immediate threat of further damage was averted.
Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he could extend a 90-day truce in his trade war with China, while his top White House economic adviser backtracked from the president's announcement that Beijing had agreed to reduce tariffs on USA -made cars.
Trump and Xi agreed to pause the trade war between the world's two largest economies for 90 days, but no concrete commitments were made. As part of the agreement, Trump - who called the deal "incredible" - said that he'll delay the United States' plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. Meanwhile, affected companies should also consider submitting tariff exclusion requests for products on the $16 billion list, which are due by December 18, 2018.
It now seems Samsung wants to get out in front by announcing the Galaxy A8s on December 10 , a full week earlier than the Nova 4 . At the time, the South Korean company had only confirmed that Galaxy A8s would be the first device to feature the display.
Ahead of the statement from China, President Trump sounded optimistic, but reiterated his tough stance.
"We are confident in implementation ..."
"Xi would be a lot more amenable to re-engaging in negotiations as China's economy continues to weaken as indicated by the fact that China's PMI for November dropped to its lowest level in 28 months, and the sustained decline in China's stock market that it have been experiencing since late January when Pres. Trump hit China with his initial tariff proposal", Feinseth wrote. Ultimately, I believe, we will be making a deal - either now or into the future.
China has pledge to implement the changes agreed at trade talks between Presidents Trump and Xi "as soon as possible", but it has not repeated claims from senior figures in the United States that it will happen "immediately", he said.
One Chinese official told Reuters officials were "waiting for the leaders to return" before publicizing details.
With four Tests in a month, some of them on unforgiving tracks, the value of Marsh's bowling should increase through the series. We've been rolling our sleeves up, we've got plenty to prove as well", Langer said.
"When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so". Kudlow told reporters at the White House that he believes the president expects China will reduce its vehicle tariffs to zero. "We don't have a specific agreement on that", he said.
"I don't think this meeting, or anything else for that matter right now, is moving towards auto tariffs", Kudlow said.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow and other administration officials were meeting individually with executives from each of the three automakers.
China retaliated by raising its own charges on US imports.
Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche told reporters that additional USA investments are contingent on conditions remaining the same.
US business leaders welcomed the news of a delay of an increase in the tariff rate between the USA and China.
This whole situation could just be a "weird anomaly" or a "crazy statistical quirk, and we may never see it again", he added. The Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program has shared images of the creatures in what looks like an uncomfortable predicament.
Match-winner Origi emerged as a substitute in the 84th minute, replacing Roberto Firmino. Klopp, who admitted the goal was "a bit lucky", expressed his delight for Origi.
It should be noted that Hunt was also involved in a separate incident in June at a resort in OH where he allegedly punched a man. A verbal altercation broke out into a physical fight involving Hunt, although again, no charges were filed by police.
During the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, Nintendo sold 1 million games, a 78% jump over 2017. And because they're pricey, if you have Prime , you'll get your gorgeous new system tomorrow.


little kitchie: my favorite things!
Happy Friday, everyone! We've been enjoying a little getaway to Austin this week, and today we're heading to San Antonio to spend the weekend with my family. Instead of links today, I thought I'd just share some of my current favorite things of all kinds!
1. Raw Honey - I've always loved the stuff for cooking and baking, but I've recently started washing my face (don't freak out) with it, and now I'm just plain obsessed. It makes my skin soooooo soft, bright, and squeaky clean! A few times a week I mix it with a little baking soda for a scrub which is also awesome.
2. The Moth Podcast - Crazy good storytelling. Absolutely brilliant. Some of these have made me laugh out loud, others have made me cry in awe. Every story is true and is told in such a raw, beautiful way.
3. Wool and the Gang Knit Kits - Gorgeous yarn, pretty rosewood needles, a perfect pattern... all in one bag! Right now I'm working on my second one of these, and I want to give this a try next.
4. Making pesto! Am I jumping the gun a little here? Not even sorry. I say it's spring and I'm making pesto like a crazy person.
5. The Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book - I know, I've mentioned this before. But I can't help it - this is too good not to share again! The photography is stunning and the recipes are killer. I made the Salty Honey Pie earlier this week and it was amazinggggg.
Oh man I want that cookbook!!!
Get it!! You'll love it! Have a great weekend, dear!
Thanks Jen! And yes, this book is a NEED for sure!
Do it!! I'm seriously in love with the results. Let me know if you try it out!


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Now, I tell you that the designs of 10 years ago or more, handled a concept different from the current one, so in the biggest of the cases a building with this antiquity requires an integral remodeling, later on in this article I will tell you about renovations or integral reforms.
Concluding; a remodeling means re-modeling, re-forming, which is to reconfigure the modules or spaces that make up the home, as you explain in the example of the kitchen, so it can also be done with the rooms, the dining room, the bathrooms and all the spaces that make up your house.
This type of intervention strictly requires a vision of an architect and an interior decorator who visualize the integral project simultaneously, well it is my recommendation, so that you obtain the highest result of the investment that you are going to do and know in advance, how much it costs to remodel .
It is always better for an architect to confirm what type of structural modification you can perform, this effect ultimately influences the result of how much it costs to remodel, that gives you the best option for spatial distribution, among other things, and the interior designer complements that optimal distribution space with an appropriate choice of finishes that maximize the emotions and experiences you will experience in your spaces.
Now let's talk about renewing, this case will be applied when you want to change the finishes, colors, textures, perhaps the furniture while maintaining the shapes and distribution of the spaces, maybe you should make a minimum intervention of walls but minimal .
A renovation can be considered as an intervention that will give you the feeling of having a new house or apartment while maintaining spatial distribution.
Now I guess guess what you're asking, which of the 2 I choose? to know how much it costs to remodel.
WHAT TO CHOOSE AND WHAT DOES IT DEPEND?
Look maybe it seems complex to think about giving new life to your home and the experiences that you live there, but with these principles I want to make it simple to answer your question. How much does it cost to remodel ?, well we were in if choosing a remodeling or a renovation, then It is truly simple and depends on 2 factors, first the budget with which you count and second, if the property allows you to make the spatial distribution modifications you want.
Option 1: If the property allows modifications and accounts with the budget to do so, then the best option will be REMODEL.
Option 2: If you only have one of the 2 alternatives and you want a new home, then the best thing to do is RENEW, that is if you have the budget, but the property does not allow redistributing space, or you just do not have the budget but you want A home like new then RENEWS.
Well now, how much does it cost to remodel.
We have already told you what is the difference between remodeling and renovating your home, also depends on being able to do one or the other and the options to choose which one is the most favorable to you, now we will tell you what are the costs of reforming or remodel your home (maybe in a future article we will tell you the costs of renovation), this according to the level of intervention, because there are also different costs determined by the activities both architecture and interior design that you will perform in the property.
Now we will talk about the costs for comprehensive remodeling of homes, that is, when you intervene all the spaces in your home.
It is the level that refers to making a small and partial reform of spaces, including a simple modification that does not affect more than 2 spaces of your home, whatever they may be; kitchen, bathroom, rooms, etc. and that they do not modify their distributions in relation to the other spaces of the house or the apartment.
Also in which a total change of finishes of the surfaces, floors, walls and ceilings is made, in addition you carry out a maintenance to the kitchen furniture, bathrooms and rooms without changing them.
You use finishes of mid-range and top quality, with guarantees and well selected, here it is important that you let advise well by the specialist in interior design and decoration that your project takes.
You will do basic maintenance to water, electricity, sanitary installations, etc.
It is a remodeling that allows you to feel that you are building your home, that it is new and you live in a place with the latest trends in materials and finishes.
It is that intervention in which you make a more complex spatial modification and redistribution, you redefine the functioning and the behaviors that its inhabitants will perform. You renew many more emotions and you can adapt it better to your lifestyle.
Your interior design consultant will accompany you even in the choice of furniture, will propose the dining room, the living room sofa among other important elements of the decoration of your home.
In addition to maintenance on some furniture, you can also have the pleasure of changing the most important, ie the kitchen and perhaps the bathrooms.
You also make total changes of finishes conjugating them with the color palette of the furniture. This is one of Paola's strengths in our projects.
Here you already make a change of a large part of the technical installations, perhaps not total but if important, which will give you peace of mind, since you will greatly reduce the problems of leaks and electrical overloads over time.
The architectural and interior design at its highest level, your passions represented in vibrant spaces, remodeled and re modulated, reformed, redistributed millimetrically according to your personality and that of your family.
Total change of finishes and furniture, you can give a taste of having greater exclusivity in accessories, appliances etc. Here you already aim for a high range of finishes.
You can make total changes of technical facilities and adapt them to current regulations, in addition to total peace of mind, it also gives greater value to your property.
The interior design will not leave any decorative element without contemplation, you will only have to move to enjoy and release the entirety of your home, to enjoy the smallest details.
* The values estimated in this article, apply for remodeling in major cities of Colombia, and are based on remodeling for areas between 50 and 200 m2, for higher areas can decrease the cost per m2. However you can be sure of how much it costs to remodel.
We hope that now you have a clear answer to your question so you can decide which one you want to make in your home.
If you want to clarify additional concerns about your REMODELACION project, you just have to contact us and with all your pleasure and without any commitment we can advise you so that you can make the best decision.
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Mountain Dew? Why Mountain dew?
Maybe he just cannot get enough of that brominated vegetable oil.
Mt. Dew is the Nectar of the Gods.
My body's built from pepperoni pizza and Coca Cola.
Love the sniffing cannibal. Great week of Bug!
Hmmmm are they from Jamestown perhaps?
my body's built from chicken patty's and coke!
I don't think you are what you eat so much as you are a billboard for how you approach eating. That's why the back of my belt says WIDE LOAD.
Well, if you want to get scientifical, our cells use the molecules in our food to help them reproduce, so after a certain age pretty much your entire body is built from what you've eaten.
True. I've also heard and read – and it seems particularly appropriate for a cartoon strip titled BUG – that every atom in our body was once at least and probably many times a part of an insect.
my body is built from chicken pattys and soda.
Fortunately for the bug in the last panel, with one limb missing, he still has five other limbs.
I can never resist a Monty Python reference.
Come back here! I'll gnaw your legs off!
Well, then apparently I'm beer. Oh, and pizza. Maybe a li'l ice cream in there.
I've been forced to learn about what the FDA thinks of proper cooking temperatures and shelf life and leaving things out of the fridge too long. But I also have one of those digestive tracts that responds quite peacefully to shots of everclear and the salmonella on my extra spicy Indian food, so actually applying food safety rules to my home cooking has never been too important. If I am what I eat, I'm sure there's also a rather large mystery meat component. (What's in Jack in the Box tacos anyway??) I'm actually pretty happy with that. See if I ever do shake my finger at a cannibal, it's reassuring to know that the appendage in question will contain quite a lot of 'you probably shouldn't eat that', and a likely side of gastronomic revenge.
I'm 90% soft pretzel, and by this point, my personality mainly consists of Star Trek episodes.


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Three Zimbabweans were burnt to death in Chavani village outside Elim on Saturday. They had been accused of stealing cables and solar panels.
About 200 immigrants then fled their homes. Some were forced out of their houses by vigilante groups. They have fled to other villages or are hiding in the bush.
Makhado police spokesperson Sergeant Tshifhiwa Irene Radzilani said the three Zimbabweans "were burnt beyond recognition". Police have opened murder cases. No arrests have been made.
Malume Chinabwa, from the Kagisano (seTswana for living together harmoniously) programme, run by the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) in Elim and Musina said, "Since Saturday more than 200 foreigners – Zimbabweans, Mozambicans and Malawians – have been calling me for assistance. During the day, they try to visit townships where they are not known, in search of food, but spend the night in bushes."
Elim resident Francis Thiba said at about 6pm on Saturday a group of youths, including women, came to his residence. His wife and three children were ordered to leave. They fled to the bush. Police later rescued them the same day.
Thiba was beaten on the head and in the face. Waterval police rescued him about 7pm and took him to Elim hospital. He was discharged on Tuesday. He joined his family at Waterval police station, where they had sheltered for three days.
Thiba has been living in Shirley village, Elim, for over ten years. He has been in South Africa since 2000. He does not know if the family will recover their belongings. He said they are prepared to leave for Zimbabwe, but he has no money for transport.
The Kagisano project found temporary accommodation for Thiba and his family.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Kagisano members had meetings with local chiefs and police to try and establish working committees that would deal with the conflict. It has also approached NGOs, including Red Cross, for food and humanitarian aid.
Vicky Muvhali, chairperson of the Njhakanjhaka traditional council, said a meeting with immigrant leaders and the LHR will be held on Thursday.
Police have called on the community not to take the law into their hands.
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Aleppo a city ravaged by "Islamic State" and Imperialism.
vanessa beeley / July 25, 2015
This is an authentic report from an Aleppo resident whose identity is protected for their own security. They are living through the daily hardships of life in an externally created war zone. Water and electricity shortages, NATO & US backed terrorists embedded in multiple areas of the city creating random buffer zones where the risk of being sniped or shelled is a daily occurrence. I have retained as much as possible of the original report with minimal editing as its important to maintain the narrative as it is, raw and heartfelt, from someone who sees this ravaged city as home.
Aleppo before the conflict.
"Travelling to the other part of the city
A friendly taxi driver we know wanted to visit his house on the other side of Aleppo. An area where the terrorists and the so-called "rebels" are in control. He had heard that the Syrian jets attacked the area and bombed a place close to his house. He went in the Eid vacation (17-19th of July) with his wife for 2 days. A trip that used to take 20-30 min from one part of the city to another, took something like 10 hours, because they had to go 25 miles away from the city to make a U-turn and enter from another area They had to pass through many villages under terrorist control to reach the eastern part of Aleppo city, and finally their home.
They went in a bus, and he didn't take his taxi car as terrorists might take it from him by force. He told me that the trip cost them $70-$100 over 2 days (transport, eating …etc), he was complaining because it's a lot of money for him, equivalent to minimum one week's full time work. They took most of their clothes that were still there, thanks to their only 2 neighbours who are still living in the building who protected their apartment. The remaining apartments and houses in the quarter had been robbed, broken into or damaged because they had been converted into nesting places for the terrorists.
Many good people are still going from one part of the city to the other. Many people didn't deserve to be kicked out from their homes, and it wasn't their choice to stay in one place or become refugees in another place. Visiting each side is still possible for people, but it's dangerous and not a risk I would want to take.
My understanding is that on the 13th/14th of July, the Syrian army – who are occupying the very strategic acropolis hill of the ancient citadel of Aleppo, in the middle of the ancient walled city, which is under the terrorist control – knew about a new tunnel that the terrorists were digging and filling up with explosives, very close to the citadel's borders. The Army made a counter attack and forced the terrorists out of the tunnel in a hurry. Unfortunately the terrorists detonated these explosives before they left, and that explosion was enough to destroy part of the ramparts of the citadel. I cant help thinking if the Army hadn't discovered this tunnel and if terrorists had drilled a longer and deeper tunnel, and armed it with 10 times more explosives, maybe the whole citadel would have collapsed.
Khosrawiyya/Chusruviyya mosque, the first and oldest Ottoman mosque in Aleppo [built in 1544] has been demolished. Same for Carlton Hotel which occupied a century old building as a multi million investment. The Mayor's town hall, 12 stories high, has been 80% destroyed. A Memluk or Ayyoubid period small mosque and religious school [700-1000 years old] has disappeared apart from its gate and the little minaret above the gate.
The Traditional/Turkish Bath of Yalbogha al-Nasseri [700-800 years old] is still there, but some of its big domes have collapsed. Another century-old building – that I remember sitting in for 3-4 hours 15 years ago, manually copying some information to use in my graduation project – has been damaged so badly, especially its beautiful double mirrored spiral staircase at the entrance, that it has virtually disappeared without a trace.
Those buildings have all been destroyed by the same terrorist techniques, within the last 4 years of war in the city: digging tunnels, or using ancient existing networks of tunnels under the whole old city of Aleppo. Filling them up with explosives, to bomb everything above them. While these explosions serve as a distraction, terrorist troops will attack another target, mostly the citadel where the Syrian army is encamped. They failed so far take control of the SAA stronghold, but damage to the citadel is extensive.
Although what I mentioned above is horrible, and I know about other famous areas [markets, bazaars, mosques and churches] that have been sabotaged or destroyed; I was pleased that way more areas and buildings of the old city are still there, as I know them. Maybe they are not that famous or masterpieces, but they are still there untouched and intact.
The war targeted the symbols of Aleppo [ the same strategy in all Syria, of course]. The bazaar of Aleppo, which has been there since 4th century AD, since the Hellenistic era, is a symbol, and it has been completely torched. A week of continuous burning, with the smoke permeating throughout the city and this piece of history is reduced to ash on the ground.
The Great / Umayyad Mosque is a symbol, it's almost 1000-year-old minaret has been destroyed by dynamite. The preaching stage has been dismantled (most of it taken to Turkey), several side walls have been completely destroyed. They turned the mosque into its original and oldest land use: an Agora [Plaza] in the Hellenistic era. A similar fate for all the other lost places and monuments.
The last symbol left of Aleppo, is the most famous one: the Citadel. I can see part of it from our balcony, but I can see it more clearly from the roof of the building. It's still there, resisting the terrorists and their funding states. It has been badly injured, but it's still there, dominating the city skyline. It's where they found the Storm God's Temple [2nd millennium BC] a few years ago. It has withstood many invaders, including the Mongols and Crusaders. It has been damaged severely several times through history, but it has been rebuilt over and over again, as an immortal symbol to the inhabitants, of one of the oldest living cities in history. I just pray I don't live to witness its total destruction as I have seen happen to many of the surrounding buildings.
Souq Khan al Wazeer, Aleppo. Before and after terrorist occupation.
Aleppo city has shrunk to a fifth of its original size, and became so crowded with refugees that fled their areas after they fell into terrorist hands. I walk everyday in the city. I see children, young girls without limbs because of a terrorist mortar or shrapnel that targets them randomly and causes terrible wounds and horrific memories that will never leave them. The girl who lost one leg is standing on her good leg and selling bread, while the little boy who lost one arm is selling chewing gum. Those are the "injured" people who are mentioned fleetingly in the news, just numbers in one line of a report, after each attack from the terrorists. "Injured" doesn't mean scratched or having a bleeding finger; it means someone lost his eyes or her limbs.
At night during Ramadan, some areas were still playing live music while audiences smoke their sheesha and enjoy a cold drink. One cant help but admire the spirit of these musicians, resisting all the harsh situation of the crisis.
Because of the war and lack of income, many females are selling themselves for money. Prostitution has become so normal in Aleppo, and it has affected all social classes and levels. It has always existed throughout history but it has never been seen on this scale and with so many permutations. It is symbolic of the depths to which people are being forced to stoop to eke out a meagre existence in circumstances that drain all resources and diminish all hope.
The daily talk of every youth is emigration and leaving the city. Everyone wants to leave to Europe, mostly to Sweden, which has accepted a huge number of Syrian refugees. The usual trip starts from Syria to Turkey, then they go in boats to Greece, and that is a very dangerous trip because many have lost their lives and have drowned. Once they reach Greece, it is a laborious process before they end up either in Germany or Sweden. There is a new "market" for smuggling people to Europe in such illegal ways. Everyone is believing the myths that once they reach Sweden, the government will give them free houses and 500 Euros per person. I keep telling them that this amount of money might be a fortune in Syria, but it's not over there, and life is not that cheap. However, they just want to leave. Life outside Syria seems like heaven to them and they want their children to be safe and to have a future.
What happened in Syria in general, and Aleppo in particular, can be described as a great "shock" which people are still unable to believe. Between 2006-2011; Turkey, Qatar, Saudi and mostly all Europe and the U.S. opened all their relations with Syria and funded many international investments in the country. History will eventually reveal if that act was a trap or a bribe or a bad luck, to shower the people with unprecedented wealth, and take it all back within few years, replacing that shower with mortars and shelling .
All of a sudden, malls started to spring up in big cities like mushrooms. Brand new cars and vehicles were commonplace to see in the streets, including Porsches, Lamborghini, and Ferraris. In my neighbourhood and other areas, many new buildings replaced old ones. Many friends I know told me that they were paying $20,000 – $25,000 as salaries for workers in factories and contractor firms per week! Work was amazing, everyone was happy.
There is the architect who left Europe and came back to Syria to work on an architectural project for a Dutch firm in Damascus. All of Syria and its people were taken to the peak of wealth, and then it all collapsed as if an earthquake had destroyed everything in its path. Unbelievable tragedy.
My brother saw his once rich and wealthy friend selling small items [plastics, gums, ..etc] on the street in front of a mosque, and he didn't believe it. The friend told him that he lost everything, and he has a family to feed and needs to put food on the table. Turkey dismantled and stole his factory. His land has been burned, his properties have been either damaged or stolen, and he was bankrupt in no time at all.
Each day, there is new story, real tragedies, that reach my ears and heart. All of a sudden, everything ended and people's worlds collapsed around them.
One $8 million factory was dismantled and stolen by Turkey. The owner had a stroke and died because of such losses. Aleppo's industry has been torn apart and stolen by Turkey.
Workers who were paid by an architect or an investor, became leaders of a "rebellion" battalion, and can now rape unlimited ladies, and have millions of US dollars, and return with his militia to destroy the work of this architect or that investor, out of God knows what… rage? Revenge? Its impossible to understand what motivates them to commit such crimes against their own people.
Another person who I met yesterday, told me that he had been kidnapped and such a huge ransom was demanded that he was immediately bankrupt after paying it. He lost his factories and all of his trade and now he is suffering from diabetes and blood pressure and heart troubles.
You'll see it in each person's eyes: a glimmer of light and a sad smile, while remembering how they were so rich and wealthy, travelling to Europe 3 times a year for pleasure and tourism, having the best life ever over here in Syria, and having great dreams for their children and potential promises for building the country and modernizing their cities…. Then, all of a sudden, everything disappeared.
One old friend told me that his youngest 2 girls, who are 4 and 6 years old, didn't know what sea and mountains looked like until a couple of months ago when he managed to take his family for a trip to the coast and mountains. They hadn't been able to leave their home for 4-5 years.
A neighbour's girl came back to her parents with her 3 teenage girls after the terrorists occupied her house in another "infected" area in the city. They looted whatever they could, and didn't leave before plundering and sacking the whole house . Sabotaging can entail burning or breaking furniture, but when someone sees all his rooms and beloved furniture and family pictures stained with human faeces, that is so disgusting and humiliating. I actually heard such stories when I was still outside Syria, but I thought it was an individual act, not a common strategy in that sector of the city, to humiliate people and force them to leave home. So, their daughter sold her apartment and didn't want to see it again, and went back to her parents. Others became refugees. Others sold their daughters to the prostitution market… stories and stories, that break my heart, and make me wonder how this could possibly come to pass and who planned it?
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It is up to us—everyone in this room, everyone in this state, everyone in this country—to change the future for the most vulnerable among us. And if we do not, who will?
The fifth annual In Harmony with Hope Award festivities were given an official send-off when September 20, 2011, was officially proclaimed "In Harmony with Hope Day" by Mayor Terry Nagel of Burlingame, California. That evening, The Elfenworks Foundation honored three remarkable social entrepreneurs with the In Harmony with Hope Award.
Speaking before a packed house at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, California, emcee Danny Glover spoke of the honorees: "Imagination, passion, action is the through-line for each of their stories." Danny Glover is an acclaimed actor who starred in the blockbuster Lethal Weapon franchise. Glover is currently serving as the UNICEF ambassador.
At the ceremony, Elfenworks and Wells Fargo announced the inauguration of a new partnership. Wells Fargo joined with Elfenworks as a sponsor of the annual event, with a $10,000 contribution. Both organizations look forward to growing their partnership in coming years.
The ceremony also featured an acoustic performance by A Moment's Worth, the 2011 winners of the Elfenworks Social Justice Prize in the College Battle of the Bands. Playing their winning song, Dedicate, the band's performance visibly moved the assembled crowd.
In 1994, Eheart spearheaded the transformation of a decommissioned military base into a community where retired people could live rent-free in exchange for raising foster youth in a supportive environment. Since Eheart launched Hope Meadows, the model has achieved incredible results and expanded across the country. Now, Eheart is escalating the concept to develop communities based around not only caring for foster youth, but also "frail elderly," military veterans and disabled adults.
Bill Milliken puts a new twist on the old expression "It takes a village to raise a child" by building networks of schools, families and community leaders to support at-risk youth. Communities In Schools, the program he started in Harlem four decades ago and has grown to serve more than 1.3 million kids in 3,000 schools, works by placing site coordinators who act as "routers" to ensure that each student is getting appropriate support and that no student falls through the cracks.
"Each of these winners has been incredibly successful at helping vulnerable individuals overcome daunting barriers and lead happier lives," said Dr. Lauren Speeth, Elfenworks' founding CEO. "Their unwavering dedication to solving society's most pressing problems in their own backyards represents the inspirational power of hope in action that Elfenworks is committed to supporting."
The In Harmony with Hope Award honors the accomplishments of leaders who are providing inspiration and hope in the face of difficult times.
You can view the ceremony in full at elfenworks.org/streaming and you can see the videos introducing each of this year's honorees and our look back at the first five years of awardees on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/elfenworks.
Truly an inspiring event. All of us...were struck by the passion and dedication of the award recipients. It did give me hope knowing that there are intelligent solutions to our society's problems and that one person can make a difference.
At the gathering after the ceremony, we reflected on how fortunate we all are and what we could do, both personally and professionally, to help those less fortunate. I believe the more people that discover Elfenworks and the organizations it supports, the more people that will be inspired to help.
A beautiful and inspiring event. I only wish that more people could hear the stories you shared with us...instead of the dire news we are fed every night. Please keep up the good work.
What a great event. I wrote to Dianne Feinstein this morning to advocate for SS and Medicare remaining intact. I told her about last night's event and how I was inspired by GHDC model. I spun out a business plan for using retired or long-term unemployed techies to sniff out fraud. It was fun. You are such a catalyst for good. We all had such a good time and the ride home was full of great conversation. We are already looking forward to next year's awards!
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Great news from Our partner The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality (online at inequality.com), which has received a National Poverty Center research grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Elfenworks has supported the Center from its inception, celebrating its launch at the Concert for Hope.The honor of being a National Poverty Center comes with a grant of $4 million dollars.
Miss the unconference 11/11/11? Watch it at fairtruth.org and ring in at the online forum with your opinion.
The Great Recession is the first publication of the Collaboration for Poverty Research (CPR), an effort spearheaded by The Elfenworks Foundation to bring together great minds from Stanford and Harvard universities to develop and evaluate national policy on poverty and inequality in America. The book, edited by David Grusky, Bruce Western, and Christopher Wimer, offers the first authoritative assessment of how the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression is affecting individuals and families, job earnings and poverty, political and social attitudes, lifestyle and consumption practices and charitable giving. Available now at fine bookstores near you!
A group of dedicated bicyclists—riding to raise awareness about and funds for poverty—dipped their rear tires in the Pacific Ocean and left Oregon in mid-June, and arrived in New Jersey, 3,600 miles later, on schedule, in mid-August. Along the way, day riders, volunteers, and strangers eager to ease their journey met up with and cheered on the band of core riders. Their goal was to raise $100,000 along the way. They surpassed that goal, just as so many of their expectations were exceeded on their nine-week odyssey. And, to come full circle, they dipped their front tires in the Atlantic Ocean at journey's end. Elfenworks is proud to have been their first sponsor. Look for a full-length documentary of their remarkable ride, coming soon.
Faces of Poverty was named the grand prize winner of the Swan Film Festival's inaugural Crystal Swan Award on September 25 in Perth, Australia. Just one month later, the film was selected to receive a "Juror's Award" for the best American documentary feature in the "Non-Millennium Development Goals" category at the United Nations Foundation's first annual Global Wake-up Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Christopher Vas, Assistant Director of Workforce Innovation, Tertiary, Skills & Productivity Group with the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations, represented The Elfenworks Foundation in Australia and accepted the Crystal Swan Award on our behalf. His moving remarks and the film's important message inspired the audience: one member vowed to provide food daily to a homeless man she passes routinely.
The Global Wake-up Film Festival was held by the United Nations Association of USA (UNA-USA), a program of the United Nations Foundation. UNA-USA has as its mission to raise public awareness of the United Nations' values and support the efforts of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) created by the United Nations' 193 member states, who have agreed to achieve eight goals (including eradicating poverty) by 2015. Elfenworks team member Kelly Madsen was in Chicago for the film festival awards presentation.


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John Garang de Mabior (Twic East County,  – New Cush, ) foi o primeiro vice-presidente do Sudão no período de 9 de janeiro de 2005 a 30 de julho de 2005 e presidente do Sudão do Sul no mesmo período. Foi o líder do Exército Popular de Libertação do Sudão (SPLA) durante a segunda guerra civil sudanesa.

Biografia
O Dinka Garang nasceu em uma família anglicana pobre. Após a morte prematura de seus pais, ele foi para a Tanzânia para o ensino médio. Ele se formou no Grinell College em Iowa, EUA, como bacharel em ciências. Após seu retorno à Tanzânia, ele conseguiu um cargo na Universidade de Dar es Salaam, na Tanzânia, em 1967. Ele ingressou na Frente Revolucionária Africana de Estudantes Universitários, uma associação de intelectuais de esquerda. O atual presidente de Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, de quem Garang era amigo íntimo desde seus tempos de estudante, o historiador Walter Rodney e o posterior presidente moçambicano Joaquím Alberto Chissano também estavam entre eles.

Em 1970, Garang voltou ao Sudão e juntou-se ao movimento Anya Nya. Após o fim da rebelião em 1972, Garang, como a maioria dos outros rebeldes, recebeu uma posição no exército sudanês . Seu treinamento militar continuou em 1974 em Fort Benning, na Geórgia, EUA. De 1977 a 1981, ele se formou na Iowa State University com um doutorado em economia (com especialização em economia agrícola). Em 1982, ele lecionou como coronel em serviço ativo na Universidade de Cartum e em várias escolas militares.

Em 1983, Garang mudou de frente. O presidente Jafar Muhammad an-Numeiri o nomeou para reprimir um motim de 500 soldados em Bor. Garang fundou o Exército de Libertação do Povo Sudanês (SPLA) junto com Kerubino Bol. Isso foi seguido por uma luta de vinte anos pela independência do Sudão do Sul de Cartum. Garang liderou o SPLA ditatorialmente e não tolerou dissidentes.

Em 2002, as negociações foram reiniciadas, o que a partir de 2004 levou a vários contratos que foram formalmente colocados em vigor em 9 de janeiro de 2005 no Acordo Naivasha. Os contratos estipulavam que os dois lados deveriam lutar pela unidade por seis anos. Um referendo foi definido para 2011, após o qual as bases de um Sudão unificado ou a secessão do sul devem ser decididas dentro de seis meses. Garang lutou por um estado reformado como um todo: ele agora também conquistou simpatizantes no norte. Ele teve uma boa chance de vencer as eleições planejadas para 2010 no Sudão. A maioria no SPLA, por outro lado, queria um Sul independente.

No final de 2004, Garang teve que se defender de uma tentativa de golpe interna do SPLA por parte de oficiais. Eles queriam a independência para o sul ao invés do tratado de paz que havia sido alcançado. Eles eram liderados pelo número dois da organização, Salva Kiir Mayardit. Após um acordo de paz em 9 de julho de 2005, Garang foi apresentado como o primeiro vice-presidente do Sudão. O sul do país também teve perspectivas de independência a médio prazo.

Em 1º de agosto de 2005, o governo anunciou a morte de Garang. No voo de volta de uma reunião com Yoweri Museveni e representantes dos EUA e da UE em Uganda, ele e outros 13 internos morreram no acidente de helicóptero nas montanhas Imantong em 31 de julho. Condições de mau tempo foram apontadas como a causa do acidente. Após sua morte, tumultos eclodiram na capital, Cartum. Nesta situação, o SPLA nomeou o seu anterior deputado Salva Kiir Mayardit como o novo líder, que também foi nomeado Vice-Presidente do Sudão.

Dois dias antes de sua morte, Garang deu uma entrevista a representantes da Organização Missionária Católica Internacional em sua sede do Novo Site no Sudão do Sul, perto da fronteira com o Quênia. Ele explicou seus planos para a nova paz no Sudão do Sul e nomeou a Igreja como parceira para o futuro desenvolvimento social e econômico do país.

John Garang foi enterrado em 6 de agosto de 2005 em um mausoléu perto da Catedral de Todos os Santos em Juba. Entre os enlutados foram a Sul-Africano Presidente Thabo Mbeki, o Sudão Presidente Omar al-Bashir e o novo líder do SPLA Salva Kiir. Os últimos novamente enfatizaram que queriam seguir o plano de paz de janeiro de 2005, que encerrou a guerra civil de 21 anos no Sudão do Sul.

Após sua morte, o SPLA optou pela independência - a possibilidade de reformar todo o Sudão acabou.

História do Sudão
Presidentes do Sudão do Sul
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Texas Firefighters Highlight Increasing PTSD Rates At A Houston Conference
Houston fire officials say more and more firefighters are experiencing PTSD rates similar to that of military veterans.
Eddie Robinson
| Posted on August 1, 2017, 10:32 AM
Fire department vehicles parked in front of a home in Conroe that collapsed during a fire, killing three children and critically injuring three others.
Firefighters in Houston and across the state are experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other health issues similar to that of military veterans.
That's according to Marty Lancton of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association. Lancton says with the sheer volumes of calls area departments receive, a firefighter's daily job can be just as traumatic as a soldier in the line of duty.
He says firefighters are expected to respond immediately to a call at a moment's notice – and be 100% right, 100% of the time.
"We have a large majority of our firefighters that are ex-military," says Lancton. "So when they've gotten out of the military, they're now coming in and — they serve their country and they're serving the citizens of Houston. And that's admirable. And what we've said is we cannot leave firefighters behind and we cannot not address these issues."
Members from the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association along with national experts and more than 30 firefighters from across the state held a 'peer-support' training conference in Houston last week designed to help add resources for firefighters in need.
The conference covered topics like job-related post-traumatic stress, substance abuse, family problems, treatment options as well as establishing measures of trust and confidentiality.
According to the latest report by the International Association of Fire Fighters, almost 20 percent of firefighters and paramedics had PTSD, compared with the general population's rate of 3.5 percent.
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I was contacted 2 weeks ago by Bjornoya – The music is composed by Jean-Louis DE BACKER. He is a Mac fan since ever and he was my chemistry teacher back when I was in my secondary school! Since then we are meeting regularly every few years, we even had a common development on the Mac 10 years ago.
His music is electronic and repetitive, made of floating pattern; it's definitively something that I like to listen.
So as soon as he contacted me I realized that I had in my video vault a few loops that are matching the music so I proposed him to visualize one of his tracks.
Video is in HD, if your machine is fast enough be sure to select high quality.
The source material has been shot in Belgium, Poland, Nevada and California.
This is creating a fantastic ambient track, it gives me ideas to create new music tracks.
It reminds at some points music created by Pete Namlook or Biosphere.
Biosphere (2009) – Solar systems – a FaKe Biosphere records!
I was surprised to see on emusic that the Biosphere album supposed to be released on September 8 is already available as advance release (I wrote this article on august 18).
We have noticed that there is some confusion on an album release called "Solar Systems" by an artist using the name Biosphere.
Please be aware that this is NOT a Biosphere release.
It´s a cheap Trance album (German style… ) written by somebody from Canada (?).
and released by the Canadian label Hopeful Tragedy Records.
So in the end this album is a fake release!


Anyways, this game is (was supposed to be) a mashup of super smash bros. and platformers. Basically, you have to move around with A, D and W to jump. The goal is to collect pyramid pieces from killing enemies. To kill an enemy with the first guy (peasant), you hit space to melee, the next guy can throw a pot by clicking. The third guy can do both. The last guy has laser eyes. You have five lives and health per life.
Once you get enough pieces and the pyramid becomes full in the top corner, you may jump into the portal to advance into the next stage to the next person (sometimes the same).
Jumping on enemies bounces you up but does not affect the enemy and running into an alien will make you lose health and, eventually, your lives.
Hope you enjoy what the "game" and I hope you can leave some feedback about some non bug things. Thanks!
Ideally when a bomb drops, you should be able to push it much like you can with the enemies, that way you don't feel helpless when the screen starts to fill up with them. That would also allow for you to use strategies to knock a bomb over,blow up an enemy, and then push them off while they're stunned/recovering. I also would like a little bit more feedback or understanding of what happens when you jump on an enemy. Do they have health? Does that weaken them? Should they be stunned?
@Kizler Thanks for the feedback! I wish I could give some on yours but I will try again.
Once you kill an enemy you get a pyramid piece and once the whole pyramid in the top left corner fills up, a portal appears. You can jump into the portal to switch to the next character.
@Kizler Turns out a left a debug setting turned on to automatically start at level 5, oops. I will fix that soon.
Fun game and interesting concept! Will be great once the one-level bug is fixed!
Unfortunately i was unable to play in Web version (link is moving to jar file, not playable in browser). Love big pixels and platformer style. May be it's reasonable to make green color no so bright to cool down full picture style?
Really liked the music and the character. Would love to see the finished game.
no collisions issues that I could find but dying from falling usually means another or two falls when respawning.. so that made it a bit diffcullt to play.
@Smiley Thanks for the feedback. It probably would have helped if there was a countdown for respawn and if you respawned on the ground. I am happy there are no collision issues now!
@Mine10blox Thanks, yes I definitely need some more polish and better AI, but I also was planning on having more enemy types. Also, I never thought of using that format for comments, I will use that from now on.
I played it on Linux. It works fine, though it runs a bit slow on my old machine. You got an nice game mechanic here, though the action is a bit random. Just staying on one platform waiting for enemies to come seems an optimal strategy.


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Jam (2006)
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They were television sports stars of the '60s and '70s, a bigger draw than major league baseball. And then, virtually overnight, they disappeared. Now, one man has brought them all back to ... See full summary »
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They were television sports stars of the '60s and '70s, a bigger draw than major league baseball. And then, virtually overnight, they disappeared. Now, one man has brought them all back to reclaim their lost glory! Shot over seven years (1998-2004), JAM follows the saga of the America Roller Derby League, a group of fading Roller Derby stars who, despite the fact that they are in their 50s and 60s, are determined to make the sport a national sensation once again. At the center of it all is Tim Patten, the league's founder and impresario. Diagnosed HIV positive in 1983, Tim believes his passion for Roller Derby is what keeps him alive. Against all odds he pours thousands of dollars into different schemes, ranging from starting an Internet TV show to hiring models, in an effort to bring in crowds. At the same time, he cares for his partner, David, dying of full blown AIDS, and fends off attacks from a former business partner who runs a rival Roller Derby outfit. Equal parts hilarious ... Written by Anonymous
In 1973, roller derby died... Nobody told them
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to the author of the last comment....this would have been a great documentary if anything about it would have been true. All of the events in the film are out of order as far as the dates of games such as the game at the San Francisco Civic being the farewell game. The promoter in the game had at least five more games before his promoting was over. A true documentary worthy of awards has to be totally truthful and have accurate information in it.....this film doesn't and any derby fan will tell you this....it was more of an untrue drama but did have some good interviews. I would have had high praise for this film since I do have a copy of it if all of the information would have been more accurate and not made up for the sake of making it more interesting. Maybe Tim should have viewed the highly hailed 1971 documentary Derby more closely. That was a true documentary.
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A subregion of the largest continent in the world, Southeast Asia is a vast expanse of lands, peoples, and cultures whose impact have reached to every corner of the globe. And while it's hard to properly gauge that impact, a measure of it can be gleaned by the fact that many sought-after varieties of coffee hail from the area — even the slang term, Java, is derived from the island of the same name. Interestingly, it's also the locale from which the karambit knife was developed. A staple in both the tactical and everyday carry communities, these curved blades were based on the claws of tigers and originated as farmers tools before becoming the fighting knives we know today. It's this sweeping impact on the rest of the world that led us to put together this week's pocket dump. Done up in coffee-inspired colors and featuring a unique take on a karambit blade, this pocket gear is simultaneously beautiful and robust — just like Southeast Asia.
Handmade in the USA from premium American leather, this simple, straightforward, gorgeous minimalist everyday carry wallet can hold up to eight cards and has a center pocket perfect for stashing a couple of bills. And it's still slim enough to slip into your front pocket, even when fully loaded. It's an heirloom-quality piece of EDC that should serve you for generations if you so desire.
Bold in its appearance, yet subtle in its functionality, Benchmade's 1100 tactical pen is crafted from machined aluminum — making it both remarkably sturdy while still keeping the weight low. It also houses a Fisher Space Pen ink cartridge which can write upside down, underwater, or in zero gravity. But the cherry on top of the cake is that the pen tip is actually hidden under the tail cap, whereas the other end is actually designed to be used in self-defense and emergency situations.
The first knife ever to feature the Kinematic deployment technology, CRKT's Provoke is not so much a folding karambit as it is a transforming one — as it actually collapses into itself to close, which helps alleviate the risk of getting your fingers caught in-between the handle and blade. It's also built from high-end D2 steel and has an aluminum handle.
Beautiful, simple, and straightforward — Tsovet modeled their SVT-44 watch after those used by soldiers in the field during WWI. Except this one has some modern bonuses not found in its predecessors. That includes a Swiss quartz Ronda 513.1 movement, a stainless steel 44mm case, 100 meters of water-resistance, and a handsome brown leather band.


WATERLOO – Waterloo East topped the Jefferson girls bowling team 2,201 pins to 2,038 Friday at Cadillac Lanes.
Allie Schirmer rolled two 163 games for a 326 series to lead the J-Hawks.
JEFFERSON: Allie Schirmer 163-163=326, Hailey Kimble 160-139=299, Megan Kitzmiller 114-159=273, Madison Rasmussen 120-134=254, Maddie Kisling 112-139=251.
WATERLOO EAST: Ashley Cary 171-179=350, Ashlee Snapp 140-171=311, Leah Frost 121-146=267, Alysha Edler 130-121=251, Alissa Claassen 128-111=239, Josie Jacobs 126-107=233.
WATERLOO – Riley Walton had a 158 game and a 311 series to lead the Jefferson boys bowling team to a 2,058 to 1,934 win over Waterloo East on Friday at Cadillac Lanes.
JEFFERSON: Riley Walton 153-158=311, Hunter Sturtz 133-147=280, Chaise Donner 145-123=268, John Gardner 107-148=255, Tanner Bennett 96 -127=223, Logan Miller 108-88=196.
WATERLOO EAST: Bryce Staver 148-146=294, Tannis Morgan 94-184=278, Braden Smith 117-139=256, Trevor DeWiece 123-119=242, George Bowser 107-130=237, Devon Rowe 120-69=189.
It wasn't a thing of beauty, but the Jefferson girls got their wish with a 38-36 win on Xavier's home floor Friday night.
The Saints, on the other hand, are now 3-5 and must wait awhile longer to give veteran coach Tom Lilly his 500th career victory.
Up to then, it was a ragged affair as both teams had trouble holding onto the ball. Xavier had 18 turnovers for the game, Jefferson 16. And, at times, they had trouble putting the ball in the hoop.
In a woeful third quarter, the J-Hawks outscored the Saints 3-2 and went into the final stanza ahead just 24-19.
New Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling coach Kane Thompson has been preaching a "team championship lifestyle" to the Hawks since taking over the squad this season.
Trenton Wennermark embraced the concept Thursday night.
Wennermark rallied from a 9-0 deficit and pinned Brenden Baker in the biggest upset of the match as the sixth-ranked Prairie Hawks topped No. 7 Jefferson, 42-30, in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at Jefferson.
Wennermark lost all three of his matches against Baker last year and was headed for a fourth straight defeat when he turned the tables in the third period. He got a reversal to draw within 9-4, then put Baker on his back and pinned him in 4 minutes, 33 seconds.
Thompson and all the wrestlers on the Prairie bench jumped in the air in celebration. Baker, a senior, is ranked No. 2 at 120 pounds by The Predicament wrestling magazine and Wennermark, a sophomore, is ranked No. 8 at 120. They wrestled a weight higher at 126 and Wennermark gave the Hawks a 21-9 lead with his precious victory.
The Jefferson boys swimming team won two events in a 116-52 loss to Dubuque Senior on Tuesday at Jefferson.
Luke Hummell won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.83 seconds for the J-Hawks and Paul Hummell won the 100 breaststroke in 11:04.03.
200 freestyle – Will Colin (DS) 1:57.85.
200 individual medley – J.Colin (DS) 2:07.68.
50 freestyle – Luke Hummell (J) 23.83.
100 butterfly – J.Colin (DS) 55.36.
100 freestyle – Dalton (DS) 52.50.
500 Freestyle – W.Colin (DS) 5:20.43.
200 freestyle relay – Dubuque Senior (J.Dalton, Brandon Sindt, Nick Topping, W.Colin) 1:35.29.
100 backstroke – Dalton (DS) 1:00.76.
100 breaststroke - Paul Hummell (J) 1:04.03.
400 freestyle relay – Dubuque Senior (J.Colin, Sindt, Dalton, Topping) 3:34.06.
Kennedy Dighton scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Jefferson girls basketball team in a 55-39 win over Waterloo West on Tuesday at Jefferson.
Emily Oler had 12 points for the J-Hawks, Sammy Kitterman added 10 points and Avery Guy dished out nine assists.
Jefferson improved to 4-4. Waterloo West fell to 3-5.
WATERLOO WEST (39): Robinson 2 3-4 8, Campbell 3 5-8 12, Ceaser 5 1-4 13, Cook 2 0-0 4, Phillips 0 2-2 2, Young 0 0-0 0, Wehr 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 11-18 39.
JEFFERSON (55): Culver 1 0-0 2, Kitterman 5 0-1 10, Guy 2 0-1 4, Donner 0 0-1 0, Wise 3 0-0 8, Melton 1 0-0 2, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 2 2-2 6, Baxter 0 0-0 0, Dighton 5 1-2 14, Emily Oler 4 4-7 12, Obrian 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-14 60.
Halftime – Jefferson 33, Waterloo West 16. 3-point goals – Waterloo West 4 (Ceaser 2, Robinson, Campbell), Jefferson 5 (Dighton 3, Wise 2).
WATERLOO – Valentino Green scored 14 points to lead the Jefferson boys basketball team in a 65-57 loss to Waterloo West on Tuesday.
Gabe Pepin had 20 points for the Wahawks (2-2) and Demetrius Caddell had 19.
JEFFERSON (57): Webb 3 3-5 9, Wiederin 2 0-0 4, Green 7 0-3 14, Kramer 1 0-0 3, Brown 2 3-6 7, McCauley 0 0-0 0, Van Oort 5 0-0 12, McKinney 4 0-0 8. Totals 24 7-14 57.
WATERLOO WEST (65): Cooper 0 0-0 0, Spates 1 3-6 5, Pepin 7 2-3 20, Nickelson 0 0-0 0, Caddell 8 1-1 19, Wright 0 0-0 0, Harris-Anderson 3 1-1 7, Kuljuhovic 6 2-3 14, T.Burt 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 9-14 65.
Halftime – Waterloo West 34, Jefferson 28. 3-point goals – Jefferson 3 (Van Oort 2, Kramer), Waterloo West 6 (Pepin 4, Caddell 2).
CEDAR FALLS - Paul Hummell of Jefferson won the 100 breaststroke and placed second in three other events at the Marcussen Invitational in Cedar Falls Saturday.
Hummell claimed the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.84. He finished second in the 50 freestyle (23.05) and helped the J-Hawks place second in the 200 medley relay (1:44.75) and 200 freestyle relay (1:34.09).
Nate Homan, Paul Hummell, Noah Hoogestraat and Luke Hummell swam on the 200 medley relay. Paul Hummell, Luke Hummell, Homan and Max McChesney formed the 200 freestyle relay.
Dowling won the team championship. Jefferson placed sixth out of seven teams.
WEST DES MOINES - Kyle Briggs of Jefferson captured top honors at 152 pounds Saturday at the West Des Moines Valley wrestling tournament.
Briggs nipped Collin Hushagen of Johnston, 4-3, for the title.
West Des Moines Valley, which is ranked second in Class 3A, claimed the team championship with 229 points. The seventh-ranked Jefferson J-Hawks finished second out of 10 teams with 198 markers.
The J-Hawks got second-place finishes from Colten Mastin (113), Brenden Baker (120), Tavian Rashed (160) and Nick Dreckman (182). Baker, who is ranked No. 2 at 120 pounds, lost to fourth-ranked Zach Price of Johnston, 7-3, in the finals.
The J-Hawks got third-place showings from Dalton Mastin (132) and Matt Culver (170). Zach Main (126), Cody Clendenen (145) and Keenan Stewart (220) finished fourth.
1. West Des Moines Valley 229, 2. Jefferson 198, 3. Johnston 196.5, 4. Waverly-Shell Rock 181, 5. Indianola 175, 6. Marshalltown 105, 7. Hampton-Dumont 73, 8. Sioux City North 71.5, 9. Winterset 70, 10. Des Moines Roosevelt 41.5.
Dennis McKinney scored 13 points Saturday as the Jefferson J-Hawks defeated Marion, 57-41, in a boys basketball game at the Jefferson gym.
Baylor Fish led Marion with 13 points.
Both teams have 2-3 records.
MARION (41): Fish 4 5-5 13, Zielke 2 0-0 6, Walter 2 1-2 5, Manderscheid 3 2-2 9, Whalen 0 0-0 0, Pflughaupt 0 1-2 1, Chris Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0,Clayton Mohwinkle 1 2-2 4, Wiese 1 1-1 3. Totals 13 12-14 41.
JEFFERSON (57): Webb 2 3-4 7, Shaw 1 0-0 3, Wiederin 3 0-0 7, Green 2 1-4 5, Kramer 3 0-1 8, Brown 2 0-0 4, McCauley 1 0-0 2, Van Oort 2 2-2 6, Szabo 1 0-0 2, McKinney 6 1-2 13. Totals 23 7-11 57.
Halftime - Jefferson 32, Marion 22. 3-point goals - Marion 3 (Zielke, Manderscheid), Jefferson 4 (Kramer 2, Wiederin 1, Green 1).


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The art of stock and broth making is one of the first subjects you're taught in culinary school. Bones, you learn, are what make a stock a stock and not a broth. The bones, with little to no meat on them, lend gelatin to the stock, giving it "body." (For me, breaking huge halibut skeletons in half to fit them into the kettle was a memorable introduction to the visceral side of cooking.) Stock may or may not also contain aromatics, like vegetables or herbs.
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Fine Cooking recipes usually call for broth, not stock—few stores sell "soup bones" these days, so it's easier to find the ingredients for homemade broth. In a perfect world, we'd cook with homemade broth all the time, but some brands of store-bought broth are a solid alternative in our time-crunched society.
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Sandton's R3bn Leonardo will be Africa's tallest skyscraper
Complete lifestyle destination' set to take title from Carlton Centre.
Suren Naidoo / 25 January 2019 00:49
The Leonardo is scheduled for completion by the middle of the year. Picture: Supplied
SA's financial hub Sandton is set to become home to the tallest building in Africa with The Leonardo – a 55-storey mixed-used property development by the Legacy Group and Nedbank – scheduled to be complete by the second quarter of this year.
The R3 billion skyscraper towering over Sandton Central can be seen for miles and will be some 230 metres tall. This will see the Leonardo pipping the height of the 223-metre Carlton Centre in Johannesburg's CBD as the tallest building on the continent.
It also makes the Leonardo the tallest building to be constructed in SA since the 1970s, with the Carlton Centre now more than 45 years old. Construction on the Leonardo began three years ago. Some 2 000 workers are currently on site.
"We only made the decision to go beyond 50 floors in September 2018," Legacy CEO Bart Dorrestein told Moneyweb this week. "We've said nothing and chose to let the structure do the 'talking' … The Leonardo is a beacon of hope and belief in the future of SA amid challenging times."
Located at 75 Maude Street, The Leonardo is a stone's throw from the JSE and the mega shopping, business and leisure node surrounding Nelson Mandela Square and the Sandton Convention Centre.
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"It seems like yesterday that Ken Reynolds of the Nedbank property division discussed the potential of developing the 'Big Hole on Maude Street' with the Legacy development team," says Dorrestein. "The Nedbank-owned property at the time was full of water and had a small flock of resident Egyptian geese. Now, some six years later, The Leonardo has risen to tower over Sandton."
The bank also partnered with the Legacy Group to develop the Michelangelo Towers, which opened in 2005.
Dorrestein says the new development will be a complete lifestyle destination – with 7 500m2 of sectional-title office space, some 250 apartments, a conference and business centre, speciality stores and restaurants, a gym and spa, and a creche.
Future plans include the opening of an "extraordinary" six-star, 200-room (and suite) Legacy hotel.
The launch of eight luxury penthouses included "one of the world's most unique penthouse suites" – the 3 200m2 Leonardo Suite on the top three floors of the building, which features 1 900m2 living space and 1 300m2 of garden and entertainment space "in the sky", as Dorrestein puts it.
He would not comment on the price of this suite, other than to enthuse that it is "priceless", and says about 40% of the penthouses have already been sold. Only 25 apartments remain for sale.
Legacy's relationship with Sandton dates back to 1992, when development of Sandton Square (now Nelson Mandela Square) commenced. Dorrestein expects The Leonardo to have a similarly positive impact on the future of "the richest square mile in Africa".
Elaine Jack of the Sandton Central Management District has hailed the development of the Leonardo development and welcomed Sandton becoming home to the tallest building in Africa.
"Legacy has invested heavily in Sandton Central and this latest R3 billion development is a big vote of confidence," she says. "Besides becoming a major attraction for Sandton, the Leonardo as a mixed-used development, will boost the area's appeal as a live, work, play destination."
The Leonardo will be seven metres taller than the Carlton Centre, making it the new holder of the 'tallest building in Africa' title.
With around 2 000 construction workers currently on site, the development is bustling with activity.
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In today's advanced technological world, it's easy to underestimate the power of a simple telephone call. E-mail, print, television and even flashy tradeshows—all providing the ability to reach thousands if not millions of people—have set a new bar for both communicating and marketing, and social media has become the gold standard.Taylor Swift may be the best example of someone who knows how to light up the Twittersphere. Like many pop musicians of her generation, the bubbly singer regularly uses Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and other social media platforms to communicate with her millions of fans. However, Swift is known for more than just frequent posting—she also personally contacts her fans. From randomly extending backstage invitations, to personalized birthday greetings, to inviting fans to her house for an album preview—Swift gets it done. I'm sure she loves her fans but she's also a natural salesperson, taking advantage of one-on-one communication to sell tons more albums (and makeup, and perfume, and shoes, too). If you're still not convinced, let me ask you this: what would make more of an impression on you? Reading a Taylor Swift tweet to millions of her fans or getting a personal phone call from her? Exactly.
You don't need to be sales-y to get sales.
You may not think of yourself as a salesperson, but I promise you are. You just don't know it. Perhaps you believe telephone selling is not for you or your type of profession—the esthetician, the day spa or salon owner, etc. You don't have to become a telemarketer, spending your precious free time making cold calls. I'm talking about using the phone strategically to get in front of existing (and new) customers; providing them with something they already want—better service, education and to feel valued.
One of the reasons people don't use the phone to sell is because they believe it puts clients on the spot. It's "pushy." That might be true, if you were being sales-y with them, but you don't need to be sales-y to get sales. You can be passionate about your work, or the latest treatment that is on special, or the seasonal products on your retail shelves. There are lots of reasons to pick up the phone with the purpose of increasing sales other than trying to make a sale and close the deal. Think of this example, the last time I bought a car, I received a call from the dealership a few weeks later (not from my sales agent, by the way, but from a young woman in customer service) asking me about my purchasing experience. She seemed as excited about my purchase as I was, and it was fun talking cars with her. Then she casually mentioned that she knew I'd looked at some running boards at the time of my purchase, and was I still interested in them, because they were currently on sale? Guess what? I bought the running boards and was happy to get the discounted price. Notice she didn't leave the offer open ended with something like, "Hey, if you ever need accessories, let us know." She went to the extra effort of finding something in which she knew I was already personally interested. Winner, winner!
Think of the time you were at the grocery store, and the produce guy was stocking a shipment of beautiful apples. He sees you eyeing them and tells you they're the tastiest variety he's ever had. In fact, he bought two dozen last week and his family loved them, too—then he offers you a free sample. You end up buying enough apples to make six pies because they're just so darn good. You know the produce guy isn't a salesperson and he certainly isn't on commission, but his enthusiasm and personalized touch translated easily to a sale—yours.
The best way to introduce a soft sell and avoid the "pushy" approach is by thinking of a non-sales reason ahead of time to call.
Following up on a recent treatment. Was the client happy with the results? Did she have any concerns or questions? Oh, and since she mentioned she wanted to try a new facial, let her know ahead of time that it will be on special next month.
Conduct a survey. Administer a brief customer service survey to ensure the best possible service. And since everyone's busy, you might offer the client a free mini service to thank her for answering your questions.
Extending an invitation. Invite your client to an event at your spa or salon. Free information, food, beverages or services are always good excuses to pick up the phone.
Share in happiness. Call to wish the client a happy birthday, wedding wishes, happy holiday or whatever else might be appropriate (as long as your greeting is both personal and sincere).
Simply put, staying in touch works. So the next time you're wondering how to boost sales without spending a lot of money doing it, pick up the phone. You can smile and dial your way to a better bottom line.
You're giving your client (or potential client) valuable information, an invitation to a fun event or the opportunity to receive the best possible customer service.
2. Keep a "Tickler" File.
For each client, record key information such as their birthdays, partner's or kids' names, where they're going on vacation, etc. This will allow you to make all correspondence with your clients that much more personal.
3. Ask for a Referral.
If you've got a satisfied customer on the line, always ask for a referral. They'll be happy to tell their friends and family about your excellent services. Incentivize the referral with an offer for a free wrinkle cream, etc. to show your appreciation.