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I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity.
Edgar Allen Poe

The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
- H. L. Mencken

Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so
-Bertrand Russell

What I have been telling you, from alpha to omega, what is the one great thing the sigil taught me — that everything in life is miraculous. For the sigil taught me that it rests within the power of each of us to awaken at will from a dragging nightmare of life made up of unimportant tasks and tedious useless little habits, to see life as it really is, and to rejoice in its exquisite wonderfulness. If the sigil were proved to be the top of a tomato-can, it would not alter that big fact, nor my fixed faith. No Harrowby, the common names we call things by do not matter — except to show how very dull we are ...
-James Branch Cabell

November 19, 2016 - 11:31 a.m.

Grant Me The Wisdom

I was going to write about politics, after saying yesterday that I wouldn't but I've changed my mind again. Now it's not about not wanting to face it but organizing my thoughts. I want to come up with something coherent.

I'll write about more pleasant things. I had a good day yesterday. I had one bad anxiety inducing thing, but the rest was good. Writing this makes me face the anxiety. That's part of the process and a benefit of blogging. I'm missing therapy next week as I'll be visiting Joe and Emily for Thanksgiving. That's very good for my mental health.

Yesterday I went to pick up my mail at my PO box. I've been meaning to do it all week. I should have gone earlier. I hadn't paid my PO box rent, they closed it, and returned my mail to sender. I have no idea who it was from and if they know how to contact me. I reopened the box. So I'm fine for the next six months. I hope none of the mail was important.

That's it for bad things. After the post office, I went to Trader Joe's in Chelsea. It was far less crowded than usual. I was able to get in and out of there in no time. It helps that I made a shopping list and stuck to it. I of course use an app, not a paper list. Amazingly I didn't buy a single perishable. That was fortunate as I didn't go straight home. I didn't make it home for hours; yet I came straight back to City Island.

It was a rare day that I got to hear live music just a few blocks from where I live, Bev Grant played at the Starving Artist Cafe, a few blocks from home. To make things even better Jane was in the City too. We weren't on the same train, she was one train behind me. I waited at the Pelham Bay station for her to arrive and we were picked up by Bernie and drove straight to the Café. This is where it was fortunate that I didn't have perishables. It was no big deal if I did as Bernie had to drive back to the apartment and get something so he could have brought them. But they were heavy and I didn't want to make him carry it and put things away.

Bernie dropped off Jane and me. I didn't see Bev from outside but she was right by the door, I just had to see around a corner; I haven't learned to do that yet. The hug she gave me was enough to make it a good day. Jane and I got a table then Bev and I caught up. She introduced her to Mario Giacalone, a total miracle I spelled his name right the first shot, who was her musical guest. She and Mario had been in a band, The Human Condition, together, back in the 70s. I'm blanking on the name of the other friend she introduced me to. At least that proves it's me. I was worried it wasn't when I spelled Mario's name correctly.

While looking for something else on YouTube I saw "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" as a recommended video. I decided to watch it. When it got to the line, "Go Granny Go" it finally hit me that Bev referenced that in one of my favorite songs of hers, I think it's called "Go Granny Go." I knew the Jan and Dean song long before I ever heard of Bev so I felt stupid. Yeah this is really me. I admitted to Bev that I just got the reference and she said, "What song?" She didn't know the Jan and Dean song. It was just a coincidence. It should be a reference as both songs are about an older woman doing something not traditionally associate with either older people or women; playing soccer in Bev's song and drag racing in Jan and Dean's. I bet you didn't think I'd be writing about 1960s surfing culture music. I know I didn't.

Bev's songs alternate between autobiographical and songs of social awareness. I was going to say protest but singing of grannies in South Africa playing soccer is a celebration, not a protest. She covered Jean Rohe's Arise Arise, it's going to be on Bev's next album. That's one of my nominees for best song of the decade. Bev, does it quite differently which made it a challenge to sing along. I did of course, as did Jane. Jane sings a lot better than I do.

Mario started talking about visiting his family's ancestral villages in Sicily and finding his family so of course I told him about Villa Palagonia and Allison Scola's travel business, Experience Sicily. Mario books the BMCC theater and I was there merching for Spuyten Duyvil. It's a small world and Mario is one of my people. He sang and played mandolin with Bev and did songs of his own. Both times I saw Bev at the Starving Artists she shared the gig with a friend. Last time it was Honor Finnegan.

I also got to know Elliott the owner of the Starving Artist better. He's also my people. After the show, he led the audience in discussing the election. When's the last time you heard that at a concert? I haven't mentioned food! I had the sliders, that's mini-hamburgers. They come with bacon! And were delicious. Then after the show I shared apple pie ala mode with Bev. Bernie and Jane headed home and I stuck around to talk.

Here is as close to politics as I'll get today. "It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart." With all that's going on I had a wonderful day, spent time with wonderful people, and got wonderful hugs. These personal joys are as important as anything.

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Wise Madness is Now In Session - May 28, 2018
The NFL and the First Amendment - May 27, 2018
On The Road Again - May 26, 2018
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Protesting - Is it still allowed in New Zealand? Are we still a democracy? Are the media the Spanish Inquisition?

You are probably now very familiar with the dildo throwing incident at Waitangi on Friday 5 February 2016, where a female protester, Josie Butler, threw what we now know was actually a squeaky dildo shaped toy at Minister Steven Joyce's face.  To his credit, Joyce took it on the chin and joked afterwards that someone needed to alert John Oliver from the comedy media show Last Week Tonight so the incident could go to ground faster.

Josie Butler was arrested, but no charges have been laid.  She stated that the NZ Police were professional and did their job appropriately.  Steven Joyce doesn't want to delve into it further, but John Key stated on TVNZ's Breakfast yesterday, "I don't buy the argument that she's some hard-working nurse that we should feel sorry for - I'm sorry."

And here in lies the kicker.  Yes, Josie Butler is a nurse.  A nurse who following the Christchurch earthquakes five years ago received an award from then mayor, Bob Parker, for outstanding service.  Butler has held grave concerns about the TPPA for several years, after being alerted through her union, NZNO (Nurse's Organisation) about the implications to Pharmac, medicines and our health system.

Butler is not the only person in the health system to share these concerns.  The concerns go right to the top of our medical hierarchy with high ranking medical specialists signing a document expressing their concerns about how the TPPA will impact Pharmac and our health system.

So Butler did not stand still.  She was part of a team in Christchurch that raised awareness of the TPPA, lobbied the city council and protested the TPPA at each opportunity.  This year she took the time out to travel to Waitangi as this offered another opportunity to protest.

Her protesting colleagues did not know what she had planned.  They are divided over the course of action she took.  Some have remonstrated her.  Ms Butler apparently has apologised for any offense caused and has been invited back to Waitangi for 2017.

But the media do not like to let a story go.  And this is what got my juices running hot this morning:

Exactly Helen!!!  You can read the latest version of this article here.  But this sentence stood out for me:

Canterbury District Health Board general manager of people and capability Michael Frampton said the DHB would not comment on whether Butler faced any disciplinary measures.

Was this protester protesting while she was at work? Was she wearing any clothing that showed her workplace? Did she do anything to promote her workplace apart from stating that she was a nurse who opposed the TPPA on grounds of how it will affect our health system (in the first place)?
Apart from the fact that she threw a squeaky toy shaped like a dildo at a Minister of the Crown, how was her protest against the TPPA any different than the tens of thousands of others who, like me, marched down Queen St last Thursday.

Does the media intend contacting every employer or educational institution these people work for/belong to find out what disciplinary action (if any) they will be taking against people exercising their democratic right to protest?

Over the last few years we have seen a number of people hounded out of their jobs, some for people doing something totally appalling in their job (think Paul Henry's removal from Breakfast after his comments on the then Governor General's birthplace) to those who did something outside their workplace that had nothing to do with their job (think Tony Veitch and his appalling domestic assault on his then partner).

The media and the growing impact social media has a huge part to play in this, but when is enough enough?  When should media leave the job a person has out of it?  How much should our employers have a say over what we do, who we associate with, where we go and what we say when we are not at work?

And I say this with knowledge of how much an employer can interfere with our individual freedoms.  Currently, teachers are able to voice their opinion and protest against government on education policy and other matters.... but not for much longer.  The new version of the Teachers' Council, the Education Council aka EDUCANZ, wants to implement a Code of Conduct to replace the current Code of Ethics we operate under.

The Code of Conduct, much like the one other state sector employees are subject to, does not allow a teacher to voice their opinion and protest.  Already this applies to our special education colleague who are directly employed by the MOE and therefore come under the state sector Code of Conduct.  They have not been able to voice the systematic gutting of special education services over the last seven years and how many children are now missing out on basic assistance to access education.

So as a teacher, will I, in future still be able to participate in a protest as I did last week against the TPPA by walking down Queen Street?  Will I still be able to be an active unionist who vehemently opposes GERM in education?  Will I still be able to be the educated professional that I am who opposes GERM based on how I know children learn and best practise teaching?  Will I still be able to publish this blog?

I believe that there is an epic failure in our society today when our democratic right to protest or to point out that a policy is fundamentally flawed will endanger our ability to work, that it gives an employer a right to dictate your private actions and thoughts.  Even more so, it is an epic failure that the media thinks they have the right to push into a workplace and demand to know what action an employer will take when everyone knows that that is a violation of the Employment Act to make such actions common knowledge.

So media, in my opinion, you have failed the standard.

How about you end your Spanish Inquisition on Josie Butler and actually do your job - get some answers out of John Key, Todd McClay, Steven Joyce and Bill English about the truth of TPPA.  While you're at it, ask Hekia Parata to be up front and truthful on how the TPPA will effect education and get Dr Jonathan Coleman to stop pussy footing around on how the TPPA will actually affect Pharmac.  Because our government has sold NZ down the road, and the media have failed the standard on doing their job of finding the truth on the TPPA.

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How to Create an Indoor Obstacle Course

By Rosenya Faith ; Updated April 18, 2017
Add a collapsible, toy tunnel to your indoor obstacle course.

Whether you’re trying to keep your youngster occupied indoors on a rainy day or planning indoor activities for an afternoon with her friends, you can help your child and her pals work on developing their gross motor skills while having plenty of fun, too. All you need is a little creativity to provide your child with obstacles to keep her entertained, engaged and looking forward to the next rainy day.

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Recreation Room Obstacle Course

Clear out the recreation room, moving all toys and activity centers out of the middle of the room. The more space you can create, the larger you can make the obstacle course and the longer it will keep your youngster entertained.

Fold a large blanket in half lengthwise and then continue folding to create a long, thin blanket beam. Lay the beam across the floor. Now your child can walk across the balance beam without having to worry about bumps and bruises if he falls.

Place a slide at the end of the balance beam for your child to climb and slide down into the next obstacle.

Empty a few of the small storage bins and arrange them in a zigzag pattern. Place a tricycle at one end of the zigzag. If you don’t have room for a tricycle indoors, have your child hop around the storage bin cones.

Create a tunnel from four chairs. Arrange two of the chairs side by side and place the remaining two chairs side by side, parallel to the first set. Drape a blanket over the chairs to complete the tunnel.

Place a hula hoop at the end of the tunnel for your child to stop and see how long she can keep it twirling around her hips.

Place a basketball next to the hula hoop for your youngster to dribble to the next obstacle. Lay out a yoga or foam mat and have her somersault along the mat to the finish line.

Living Room Obstacle Course

Remove the cushions from the couch and line them up for your child to walk across. Alternatively, pile them up for your child to climb over if you don’t have a lot of room.

Leave an empty space and have your child bunny hop toward the coffee table or dining table. Next, have her crawl under the table. You can cover the table with a blanket to make the table more like a tunnel.

Have your child side step or skip over to an ottoman and climb over.

Place several plush toys on the other side of the ottoman and have her toss them into a laundry basket a few feet away before bunny hopping backward to the finish line.

Things You Will Need

  • Large blanket
  • Child’s slide
  • Small storage bins
  • Tricycle (optional)
  • 4 chairs
  • Blanket or sheet
  • Hula hoop
  • Basketball
  • Yoga or foam mat
  • Couch cushions
  • Table
  • Ottoman
  • Plush toys
  • Laundry basket
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Rosenya Faith has been working with children since the age of 16 as a swimming instructor and dance instructor. For more than 14 years she has worked as a recreation and skill development leader, an early childhood educator and a teaching assistant, working in elementary schools and with special needs children between 4 and 11 years of age.

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Schmoozing Your Way to Successful Knowledge Management

As I was trying to decide what I wanted to toss about as my next post I happened to pick up my July/August issue of Fast Company. If you haven't stumbled upon this gem I'd highly recommend taking a look at that as it's always one of my favorite recommended reads. Turning to the "expert" advice section I found an article/interview titled, "You Schmooze, You Win." And the general gist of the article was to discuss the merits of close relationships and friendships within the business setting. Which got me pretty excited -- it mentioned productivity increases, how friendships might lead to increased retention, etc. All of which of course sounds not only pretty good, but pretty familiar I'd bet to most of the KM'ers out there. However, the article stopped just short of making the critical linkages to key knowledge management issues such as knowledge transfer, knowledge retention, expertise sharing that all come from or are at least supported by socialization. And in doing so it is a lost opportunity to consider the benefits of knowledge management to productivity, innovation, retention, collaboration, team building, etc. For instance, the article talks of an example where an executive was about to quit but her best friend talked with her about their friendship and how much it meant and in the end the executive not only didn't leave but stayed several years more. Great example, but I wish that they had touched upon the fact that this meant that organizational knowledge was then retained because the executive stayed. Or it could have discussed how hopefully the continued mentoring opportunity (that was certainly already taking place) would result in knowledge transfer down the road. Or how the trust and open communications that comes from close friendships will also improve collaboration efforts and ease knowledge flow. I'm all for having a workplace where you like those you work for, but I think that perhaps the greater benefit comes from the knowledge management gains and the positive impact to the organization that they will have. And the article talks about the benefits of going to the individual that provides you "sage" advice, and seeking that person out for friendship. Wonderful and again, very KM'ish! But wish that they had talked about how that all figures into creation of potential expertise directories and knowledge maps. And from a KM perspective (think Social Network Analysis) it would be beneficial to know who else also connects to that individual, and to be able to see the many levels and layers of interconnectivity that would be revealed. One great example given was related to having a requirement that a new employee when first on the job spend a given amount of time introducing themselves to the work group and "talking about their lives." Great for building trust and communications, as well as quickly integrating the newbie into the work group. All in all, not a bad article....but I wish that it had connected the dots between these situations and the fact that they are also very much at the heart of most successful KM programs. I would have liked to have heard about how this fits in with creating opportunities for socialization and knowledge transfer by setting up offices to encourage and foster unplanned encounters. Creating spaces for people to run into each other and to overhear and then join in conversations. To discuss how at the same time that organizations claim to search for the key to increasing innovations, they seemingly work counter to it by discouraging interactions, eliminating break rooms ("watering holes"), or pushing video teleconferencing to the detriment of face-to-face contacts that build trust and form the basis of future collaboration and sharing. Or perhaps to hear how the organization planned a successful mentoring program around core groups of friends. Many possibilities. It certainly does make for a good discussion starting point. What are some examples in your own organization of how you've successfully increased face-to-face, people interaction? How internal friendships have led to improved collaboration? How about some examples of your own grass-roots efforts? Dr. Dan's Daily Dose: Look for natural and normal opportunities to use social interaction to foster collaboration, trust and communications which supports knowledge management efforts. In many ways this can be a highly successful grass-roots and low-tech effort that provides big returns.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Development - Center for Adaptive Rationality

The Center for Adaptive Rationality (ARC) is an interdisciplinary and international research group of psychologists, neuroscientists, economists, philosophers, biologists, and mathematicians.

Our goal is to study how people and other living beings search for information in the world and in their minds and make decisions when circumstances give them little time to ponder their options and when cognitive resources are limited. How can individuals and groups juggle the simultaneous demands of uncertainty, data scarcity, and deadlines—which are the rule rather than the exception in real-world decision-making?

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Technical supervision of behavioural, Virtual Reality, Eye-Tracking and EEG laboratory.
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  • Technical consultation for experiments.

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  • Good English and German communication skills (spoken and written).
  • Enrolment at a German university.
  • New technologies excite you.
  • See optimisation potentials and solve issues with own ideas.
  • Independent, reliant and conscientious work attitude.
Requirements (optional)
  • Python programming experience.
  • General experience with Virtual Reality.
  • Windows administration experience.

What we offer:

We offer you the chance to participate in an international and interdisciplinary research team. Research assistants will be involved in research using behavioral, computational and/or neuroscience methods to study the developmental basis for decision making. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.

How to apply:

The deadline for submitting applications is December 31st, 2018. Please send your application electronically to using the subject line „Bewerbung ARCLAB2018“. Your application should include the following documents in a single PDF document: (a) a short
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Updated on August 8, 2012

Nobody expects to become disabled in their lifetime; the mere thought of disability holds a perception of what can not ever be. Unfortunately, if you become disabled, no one holds your hand to tell you how its legally done and you must know how to deal with it. How does one fill out the application form? What is the criteria and which types of applicants are the most selective?

Let`s start with who gets the social security benefits: those people with a severe medical condition expected to last more than one year or result in death and which prevents them from working. The benefits are given within the first 6 months of the diagnosis of the disability. People on short term disability do not gain the advantages of social security.

How and When to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits

It is advised that you apply for disability benefits as soon as you become disabled because there is a 3-5 month processing period. Begin by first filling out an application for Social Security Benefits and the Adult Disability Report, either online or by printing it out, and then sending it to your local Social Security office.

The numerous advantages for applying online for disability benefits include:

  • No need to make an appointment or visit the local office, you can simply work online
  • Working conveniently from your home computer or visiting the local library at your convenience
  • Saves the precious time and gas money it would take to go to the office

You will need the following documents and information to receive disability benefits:

  • Social Security number
  • Birth certificate
  • The dates, names, addresses, and phone numbers of your visits to doctors' offices, hospitals, clinics
  • Names and respective strengths of all the medications currently consuming
  • Medical records
  • Test results of all of blood works
  • Brief description of your job and the kinds of jobs you have performed
  • Copy of the most current Wages and Tax Statement or W2 form
  • Federal tax return for the past year if you are self-employed

List of Impairments

4.Is your medical condition severe enough to prevent you from working at your job any further? If yes, you are declared disabled. Let's take a look at the last step.

5. If you are unable to do the same work you were doing before, you can still do other work. The state agency will check thoroughly to see if you have other skills, education or experiences that could be helpful in another, less strenuous job. If they find that you have some other skills and can perform a job, you are not disabled. But if you do not have other skills, or experiences the state agency will decide that you are disabled.

Receiving the First Check of Social Security Disability Benefits

The state agency will inform you that your application has been approved and send you a letter about the amount of your monthly benefit amount with the effective date. Your average lifetime earnings determines how much you will receive on a monthly basis. You will get your first check within the six months the date your disability was approved.For example, if your disability was approved on October 23rd, your first disability benefit for April will be given in May since Social Security benefits are generally paid the month following the month they are due.

Family Memeber who qualifies for Disability Benefits

Your family member may also qualify for social security disability benefits if they meet the following qualifications:

  • Spouse is 62 or older
  • Spouse is caring for a child who is younger than sixteen and that child is disabled
  • Unmarried children younger than age 18 or 19 who are attending high school full time
  • Unmarried child older than 18 who has a disability before the age 22.

Each qualified family member will receive 50 percent of your monthly benefit earning.

Note: If you have an outstanding arrest warrant, you should inform the agency if you are involved in any pending arrest case or have felony charges in that month. In this situation the state agency will not issue you the payment you would have received for that month. The felony charges include:

  • Unlawful action to avoid prosecution
  • A denied custody battle

8 Points to Remember : Social Security Disability Benefits

1.Disability benefit amounts may change if you are receiving any other government aids.

2. Once you have completed 2 years of social security disability benefit, you are automatically enrolled in the Medicare plan. You will receive a medicare card in the mail after the enrollment period has passed.

3. Once you start receiving benefits, you should try going back to work. There is an incentive program for people who want to try their ability at working again. You will still receive your monthly benefits.

4. You will receive your benefits as long as you are disabled.

5. The only case your eligibility for disability benefits may change if your health is improving and you would like to work again. You are responsible to let the state agency know if your health has improved or you want to go back to work.

6. Your case will be reviewed from time to time to see that you are still qualified for the benefit. You will be informed by the social security office when the review times are approaching.

7.You can make an Internet Appeal in case of your application has been denied. The state agency will reconsider your case and their decision.

8. If your application is denied for medical reasons, you can complete and submit the required Appeal Request and Appeal Disability Report online.

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      Very interesting and valuable insight on disability benefits, definitely voted up and useful

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Mark McGwire and Steroids: One Fan's View

Updated on January 26, 2010

Recently Mark McGwire, who some say helped save baseball along with Sammy Sosa when the two sluggers engaged in that epic home run race in 1998, admitted what many had suspected for years - that he took steroids during the latter part of the 1980s and the bulk of the 1990s, including in '98 when he broke Roger Maris' single season record with his 70 round trippers.

Before I continue, however, I want to make something absolutely clear:

Steroids are a bad thing. They are known to ruin people's health and ultimately kill. Taking banned substances to enhance athletic performance or to heal from an injury quickly is a dangerous thing to do, and I wholeheartedly agree with them being illegal.

Athletes like Ken Camimiti and Lyle Alzado tragically come to mind when I think about what performance enhancing drugs can do.

Alzado's situation was particularly saddening; this was a legendary defensive lineman who tried to make a comeback in the National Football League by shooting up steroids like he was a junkie hooked on heroin.

It wasn't surprising when he ended up ravaged with several forms of cancer and eventually dying due to that.

While I concur that those who juice up with 'roids, human growth hormone and other drugs of that nature should be severely punished, I understand why people feel they need to take them.

It's a unique stance to take on this issue, I realize that.

As we all know, professional sports is a ruthless business where it's generally tougher to remain at the highest level than it is to arrive there.

The odds of spending one day on a Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, or NFL roster is practically one in inifinity, and for those minute few who do make it, management only cares about one thing - whether or not you are producing. As soon as the player is seen to not be putting up the appropriate numbers or helping the team win, the door can't be shown to him fast enough.

Indeed, the pressures of being a major pro athlete are cutthroat. Strikeouts, intercepted passes, and missed jump shots often equals money being taken out of one's pocket and is one step closer to being put on waivers for the purpose of an unconditional release.

Not to mentional the pains and agonies that are put on a player's body; a guy in the NFL or NBA is expected to last an average of four years, often retiring with a debilitating injury of some kind. At seven to ten years, baseball players fare a little better with regard to average career length, but injuries are a big part of that game too, especially with pitchers and their arms.

What I am getting at is this:

In any situation where the competition to be and stay the best is so intense that the difference between getting a muti-million dollar contract and not getting drafted at all is minuscule, people are going to use almost any means necessary to gain and maintain an edge.

Nowhere is that more true than in professional sports.

If someone feels that taking a few supplements, applying a little cream on a muscle or joint or shooting something into their inner thigh can make him (or her) faster and stronger and can heal injuries more quickly, he (or she) would be at least consider trying it, no matter what anybody else says - especially if it made the difference between making an opening day roster and getting cut and sent home.

Why else have a number of baseball players, including the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez, received 50 gane suspensions for testing positive in the years since MLB encated their drug testing policy?

I once heard that the Phillies' Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt and former Negro League legend Buck O'Neil say that if steroids had been around in their day, guys would have taken them, particularly if it meant the difference between winning and losing.

Or between making "The Show" or not.

Or between hitting ten home runs or belting 40 homers.

Or between making 750,000 dollars or making 75 million dollars.

In short, I understand the temptation of athletes to try to enhance their performance and gain a competitve edge through drugs.

I don't condone it by any means. But I do understand.

That is why unlike so many others, I don't feel that the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, the sportswriters deciding who gets elected there, and the court of public opinion should judge former players like McGwire, (allegedly) Barry Bonds, and Jose Canseco - McGwire's Bash Brother teammate on the Oakland Athletics - as harshly as they have.

Was it right that they juiced, or fair to the players that didn't? Of course not, but must the baseball community see them and the others who used steroids and HGH as pariahs and scum?

I say no; they were wrong in 'roiding up, but I can imagine why they did it.

And if those payers who were successful at least partly because they went on the juice ever get voted into the Hall - which is highly unlikely - I won't be as upset as a lot of people would be. They did what they felt they had to do and most importantly, there were no anti-performance enhancing drug policy in baseball during the 1980s and 90s, when most of these men were playing.

That means if they were breking the rules, it was before it became a rule.

A former college football star who was caught with steroids in his system described it as "...getting pregnant in March and finding out in August that it was illegal to have babies."

So to sum this all up, my message to all who have been crucifying Canseco, want to condemn McGwire and burn Manny at the stake, lighten up a bit. As the Bible says...

"Judge not, lest ye be judged."

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I’ve written before about how I DON’T WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN, and as I said at the time: “I love children. Specifically, I love other people’s children. Babies and little kids can be fun to visit and to play with, but that doesn’t mean that I want one of my own. See, the best thing about playing with children, is that I can eventually give them back to their parents to take care of.” And today was a perfect reminder of this, for me.

I’ve got two friends, Tina and Randy, who are married. They have two children, a 6-year old son named Bryson, and a 4-year old daughter named Parker. They are just two of the cutest little kids ever. I adore them both. And they both seem to love being around me, so that’s wonderful. Tina and Randy are actively involved in their church, so every 4-6 weeks I’ll go visit them on a Sunday to tag along with them to church, and then we usually go somewhere for lunch afterward, and then back to their house where I’ll just play with the kids for awhile before going home. So I did that today and, let me tell you, I am wiped out. Those kids have so much energy, I don’t know how anyone could keep up with them.

After church we had two separate events. Bryson is playing in a basketball league that plays on Sundays, so Randy took him to his game, while me and Tina took Parker to a birthday party that she was invited to, in a park. We drop her off at the park, and then drive to court to watch Bryson play (his team lost), and then afterwards we all went back to the park to pick Parker up. She was having a good time, and then when the party was winding down, we told Parker it was time to leave, and so she takes off running. And for such a tiny little thing, she can run really fast. I thought she was going to stop, but she was quickly halfway across the park when I decided to run after her. I catch up to her, she stops and is breathing heavy and sweating, and I tell not to run off like that, it could be dangerous. I turn her around so to walk back to where her mother was, and we start walking a little, and then she take off again! So I have to run to keep up to her. We get back to Tina and Randy’s house, and we hang out in the living room. These kids love playing with legos, and little toy airplanes. I had the two of them each trying to pull me back and forth to do something. Bryson’s showing me one thing, but then Parker’s calling me wanting to show me something else. I’m trying not to show favorites, but I’m just one person, so it’s not easy to divide my time with two kids at once. At one point Parker hands me a book, some little childrens books about a snowflake that comes falling from the sky and sees a bunch of kids creating a snowman, and the snowflake wants them to put him in the snowman. So I sit her on my lap and read the story to her. And then when I finish she moves turns back to the front page and goes “Read it again!”

So I read the book again. Then I take them into the backyard to play. We play tag. And I let Park climb on my back, so I give her a ride. She’s all “Giddy-up horsey!” and keeps saying go faster! But I couldn’t go any faster, I just ran out of energy. Previously, the times I’d go over there, I’d usually stay until the kids would take a nap. But I guess they’ve grown out of that, neither one ever seemed to get tired. I tried to leave once, but Parker put her arms around me and told me not to go, so of course I couldn’t leave. I stayed another hour before finally leaving. It was most of the day, from about 8:30am to 5pm. And, like I said, I was wiped out at the end.

Don’t me wrong, I did enjoy most of it. I adore those kids, and will be going back to spend another Sunday with them probably next month. I’m just saying that it takes a lot out of me. And I can handle one day now and then, but trying to imagine doing that every single day, all day long? I just don’t have it in me. I have a physically demanding job, I’m on my feet almost 8 hours a day. When I get home around 6pm, the last thing I’d want to do would be have a kid or two running up to me as I walk in the door, screaming “Daddy!” I just wouldn’t be able to do it. When I get home I just wanna kick my feet up and relax, I almost never even go out during the week. So full-time parenthood is just not for me.

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The More Tokens You Own the More Cards You Get

Nova Blitz is deploying the Nova Token, an Ethereum token based on the ERC-20 standard. The platform allows players to own their digital cards, win real prizes in tournaments, and earn copies of cards through proof of stake. As with traditional trading card games, players construct decks consisting of a combination of cards and battle each other in gaming arenas for glory and prizes. Both the digital cards and Nova Tokens are ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, so players can buy, sell, and trade directly on the blockchain. As players own the digital cards in their collection, they will be able to sell these cards for Nova Tokens on the in-game card exchange and on the Ethereum blockchain. The Nova Token is designed specifically to address the needs of game developers and card gamers. The Nova Token addresses the 3 critical pain points in the digital trading card games market, i.e. giving players real ownership – not license of use – of their digital items, providing a marketplace for trading digital items, and enhancing collectability and value of digital items. The Nova Blitz platform also allows third party game developers to deploy their games on the platform, thereby spurring the growth of the game development industry.

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In online card games, players want to trade and sell their cards, and they cannot. Players want their cards to grow in value, but that can never happen. Even worse, your cards are not your own - they are licensed from the developer, and the developer can revoke that license at any time.

Nova Blitz will solve that with the Nova Token (“NVT”). The Nova Token enables the creation, sale, and trading of cards across any card game. NVT can also be used to enter in-game tournaments and pay for other in-game purchases. This allows NVT to completely replace fiat currencies in any game that implements it. Adopting the token will allow Nova Blitz and other games to grow revenue to $100M or more per year. This growth will encourage future games to adopt the NVT for trading, buying, and selling their cards, fueling even more growth.

Players benefit because they own their cards and can sell and trade them freely. Players will also benefit through entering and winning tournaments, without cheating and fraud.

Developers benefit because they earn 90% of NVT revenue, compared to 70% on Android, iOS, and Steam. And, developers will receive funding to integrate Nova Token.

Players: Free Cards

In addition to being able to buy, sell, and trade their cards, token holders earn cards through proof of stake. Stake your NVT on a game, and when the game releases new cards, you’ll earn copies of them. The number of cards that can be earned is proportional to the amount of NVT staked, so if you stake a large balance you might earn hundreds of copies of a single Legendary card. You will then be able to do whatever you want with the cards, including selling them to other players for 100% profit.

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Developers will integrate NVT into their games because of the large number of players who demand ownership of their game assets, because they can acquire players more cheaply, and because developers will receive a portion of revenues generated by the platform. As the platform generates income from use in Nova Blitz and other games, it will return that income to new and existing developers to enable them to grow their player bases, and to assist them in integrating the Nova Token into their games.

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ICOs Are Hot Commodity in Japan

The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market in Japan has witnessed much activity quite recently. Many Japanese who are conversant with cryptocurrencies are exchanging their well-known coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin for ICO coins. People are trying to spread their crypto-risks by diversifying their portfolio to include ICO tokens. Another motivation for this increased appetite for ICO assets is the possibilities of making some good profits as seen with some ICO tokens which have recorded impressive performances and sometimes even surpassing the rate of appreciation for Bitcoin and other main cryptocurrencies. In a recent survey, it was gathered that about 2.7% of the 127 million Japanese population had at a point in time purchased bitcoin – this translates to 3.4 million Japanese. The same survey shows that about 2% of the population is still holding onto the cryptocurrency.

The Japanese corporate and startup space are not left out of the ICO action. Quite recently, it was reported by news.Bitcoin.com that Japanese internet giant GMOis planning to launch an ICO. It also, indicates that other Japanese companies like financial service provider SBI Group is planning to launch an ICO to assist it in expanding its operations.

ICO Regulation in Japan

The Japanese Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned of the risks of ICOs. The FSA gives hints of the possibilities of future regulation in the ICO market.

In November of this year, the Japanese Financial Authority warned of risks associated with investing in ICOs. The FSA particularly touched on two notable risks; the first is with the price volatility that pertains with these tokens and the second is the possibilities of some ICO projects being fraudulent.

The Financial Regulator emphasizes the need for ICO investors to be wary of the aforementioned risks; it asks that people do their own due diligence and not just rely on the fine prints that are presented within project whitepapers and websites.

As things currently stand, there are no specific Japanese laws governing ICOs but the authorities might activate laws to streamline the activities of local businesses that intend to launch an ICO. The FSA document says that “ICOs may fall within the scope of the Payment Services Act and/or Financial Instruments and Exchange Act depending on how they are structured”


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Culinary, cruise, train, highlights of Vietnam.

The Must-Sees
In the South, you will discover the colonial district, the historic buildings of Saigon and the exotic atmosphere of Cho Lon district. Then, learn and immerge yourself in the daily life of the Mekong Delta’s inhabitants throughout its villages.
In the Centre, you will visit the charming old town of Hoi An and the imperial monuments of Hue. You will walk in beautiful villages known for their traditional handcraft.
In the North, Hanoi, Halong Bay and Ninh Binh (terrestrial Halong Bay) complemented by the small paths leading you to locals and their villages along the way.

What will you do during your trip?
During the trip, you will have the opportunity to taste all sorts of local delicacies, meals made by your Vietnamese hosts. You will attend a costume and musical dinner as well as a welcome dinner in Hanoi, a tai-chi lesson on the wooden junk’s deck, and you will be initiated to the Vietnamese cuisine. Every single day, you will try special dishes from each region of Vietnam, which is one of the countries with the most diversify dishes in the world.

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For you, we have chosen nice hotels downtown as well as a wonderful traditional wooden junk where you will spend a night. During the tour, you will take a ride on the famous rickshaw, take a domestic flight, bus and cars, small boats and a cruise in a junk.
We provide a national tour guide skilled in group management.

Departure at your own expenses to the airport of your choice. Check-in formalities and flight to Hanoi on regular flightDinner and night on board.

Arriving in Hanoi you will be welcome at the airport by your English speaking guide and transfered to the city.
Orientation tour around Hanoi and a vquick introduction of the street food culture while passing by the different stalls. You will have a Welcome dinner where you will taste one of the many different specialities it is called “Cha Ca la vong”, one of the most famous specialties of the North which is consisted of a sauteed fish served with dill and spring onions. Night at the hotel.

Visit of the Temple of Literature. Pursuit with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda. Take a tour in a rickshaw and explore the city through the impressive colonial neighborhoods…
Take a walk in the old district of Hanoi and its small lively authentic streets. Try the “Banh cuon”, also called the “ravioli of Vietnam” a dishe served with a “nuoc mam” sauce.
Then visit the Museum of ethnology. Walk in a beautiful garden with typical houses, stroll through the old districts of Hanoi to discover the “street food” and Stop at the tavern “Pho Suong”. Savour your first dish: “Pho” in this tiny place where they serve outrageously good soup.
Continue your walk through the streets of the old district, we can stop at any moment according to your taste: try the spring rolls shop (very popular among youngsters) the lemon tea shop or even the fresh fruit smoothie shop venture in the various smell, colors and taste of the city. Night at hotel in the old districts of Hanoi.

Departure for Ninh Binh, passing on a portion of the legendary track of Ho Chi Minh. You will see the various landscapes and the many typical villages along the way. Stopping in Van Long site, the place is located in the karst area of Ninh Binh, nicknamed “Halong Bay on Land” for its natural beauty and the extraordinary scenery it offers. Lunch during the excursion.
Take a ride on the Flat-bottomed boat following the river that fall through huge karstic rocks a nature preserved from the hand of mens.
We will have a bike ride before encountering locals and Later on you will visit a traditional house before dinner in a local restaurant, where you will try the specialty of this region: the mountain goat. A succession of tasty and varied dishes made with goat like steamed-cook goat with lemongrass, grilled goat and goat curry (The goat of Ninh Binh is considered as the best in the country). Night at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure towards Ha Long and its world famous bay. Boarding the junk you will start your journey around the bay. For lunch you will have delicious seafood, enjoy your meal while the junk sails between the islands and islets. Explore the Cave Thien Canh Son, one of the most beautiful caves in the bay. Relax on the sandy beach of the island Hon Co. Back on the junk you can Relax and contemplate the sunset on the top deck. Seafood dinner on board and If you wish you can try squid fishing directly from the rear of the junk a funny and unforgettable experience. Night on board.

DAY 6 : HALONG BAY / HANOI overnight train to HUE

Breakfast at sunrise. Boat trip through the fishermen floating villages, you will visit small schools, houses, health posts… Last lunch of delicacies from the bay on board. Landing manoeuvres of the junk.
Way back to Hanoi, with a stop along the way in Dong Trieu village known for its ceramics. Dinner in a local restaurant. Transfer to the railway station. Sleeping train to Hue. Night on board (Tourist class, 4 berths / cabin)

Arrival to Hue railway station and transfer to a small hotel for breakfast and a shower.
City tour in Hue which declared Patrimony of UNESCO : Visit the citadel built in ‘Vauban’ architectural style, pursuit to the Imperial City and the majestic royal palaces, discover the magnificent temple of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Road towards a local family restaurant on the river bank. Taste a homemade lunch with specialty of Hue “Bánh khoai” and fig salad. Cruising on a Dragon boat ride through the Perfume River. On the way, assist to the manufacturing of conical hats and incense sticks. Then visit the Pagoda of the Celestial Lady and the tomb of Tu Duc
For dinner, the “imperial” menu: succession of tasty well decorated dishes with carved vegetables, just as the emperor himself in his time. Night at the hotel downtown.

Heading to Hoi An through the astonishing “Pass of the ocean cloud”. Photos stop on the top of the path to admire the view and Homemade lunch in a cottage away from the center of the city, friendly family and delicious local cuisine.
Walking tour
around the ancient town of Hoi An; visiting the Chuc Thanh Pagoda, the Fujian Chinese community house and the charming colonial buildings. Walk among the 800 buildings of historical heritage. Stop by the Japanese covered bridge, an historic symbol of the city. Boat tour on the river to get in touch with the life of the river bank. At the end of the day, stroll in a lively local market.

For dinner you will try a dishe known as Banh Vac or “White Rose” which consist of rice ravioli stuffed with shrimp paste, speciality of Hoi An. Night at the hotel.

Start cycling to Tra Que village, Known for its vegetables. Greeted by a local family, you will be learning farming techniques and help the villagers in their daily tasks.
We will do a Bike ride in the surroundings with a surprise on the way: a buffalo ride an unforgettable experience. Continue your ride on beautiful routes to the jetty of the Cam Thanh village.  Boarding on a traditional boat you will try different fishing activities: raising a large plaice net, learn how to bait fishs and practice hawk net fishing.
Back to Cam Thanh to enjoy delicious local meal prepared by a fisherman’s family. Boarding on a basket boat known as “Thung Chai” for a ride on the canals lined with coconut trees. possibility to fish the famous coconut crabs. Taking the road back to Hoi An. For dinner you taste the “Cao Lau” noodle soup, pork and vegetables, culinary specialty of the town.  Night at the hotel.

Transfer to Danang airport fo your flight to Ho Chi Minh. At your arrival you will be welcomed by your English-speaking tour-guide and transfered to the city.
Walking tour around the old colonial district. Photo stop in front of the Reunification Palace.Visit of the central post office, designed by Gustave Eiffel’s workshop, followed by Notre Dame Cathedral. Walk on the ex-Catinat street to the city hall, the municipal theatre and the historic“Continental” hotelLunch in a restaurant in town.
Tour in Chinatown very commercial area, the great Binh Tay Market, the herbalists alleys the plants growing there are essential in traditional medicine. After this we will visit the Thien Hau Temple, known for his glazed ceramic statuettes. Dinner in the restaurant “Barbecue Garden”.Night at the hotel.

Departure to Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta – knwon as the “capital of the coconut trees.” Arriving in Ben Tre we will take a boat in the heart of the delta.
After visiting a brick factory, wew ill continue discovering other businesses like factories making handmade crafts out of coconut fiber… we will take a Walk in a small village throughout schools, rice plateau, orchards and local houses, there, you will meet the warmly and welcoming locals. You will have lunch in your homestay with the specialty of the delta the “elephant ear fish“. Cruising along the arroyos in a traditional row boat, relax and enjoy the charming landscape and the scenery the area offers.
Visit a bonsai garden and a nursery on the way road to Cho Lach. we will stay for the night in the cottage of Mr. Nam Hien. Possibility to assist locals in the preparation of the traditional dishes that will be served during the dinner duck cooked in coconut milk, the specialty of the house. Night at the cottage (private room).

Bicycle ride to the nearby local market filled with fresh products from the delta. taking the road back throughout the little trails to a cottage where we will eat lunch.
We will have a typical meal with agricultural products from the region. Departure to Can Tho which is the largest city of the Delta. In order to cross the river of the Delta, we will take a ferry with locals. Later on we will Visit a Khmer pagoda with a typical and unique architecture.Dinner in a restaurant on the lively river banks. Night walk in the port of Ninh Kieu. Night at hotel in downtown.

We will take the boat on the canal Nong Cai to discover the river activities and the Cai Rang floating market. You will have the opportunity to taste fresh fruits of the area, directly bought from a boat on the river.
Return to Ho Chi Minh city. Lunch along the way. Arriving at our destination in the end of the afternoon. Transfer to the airport for your return flight. Check-in formalities and boarding. Dinner and night on board.

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Bakugan: Battle Planet launches this December

After years of tiny morsels of information, Canadian toy/media company Spin Master has finally, formally announced Bakugan: Battle Planet, the relaunch of their once hugely successful anime brand. The new show will launch this December in North America, with Latin America, Europe and other markets receiving it in 2019. The toyline will debut in North America in Q1 2019, with international debuts following in the second quarter. The series will air on Cartoon Network in the U.S., EuropeMiddle East & AfricaLatin AmericaAustralia and New Zealand. In Canada, Teletoon will air Bakugan: Battle Planet.
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Beyblade Burst Turbo to debut on Teletoon this October [Update 10/7/18]

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The third entry in the Beyblade Burst anime franchise is almost here. TV Passport has listed a Teletoon broadcast of Beyblade Burst Turbo set to begin on Sunday, October 7th at 2PM.  Zap2it suggests a rerun for the following Saturday in the same slot. It seems the series will mirror Transformers Cyberverse’s pattern on the channel, where premieres air on Sundays, with an encore the next Saturday. Continue reading

Teletoon’s Fall 2018 highlights includes Bravest Warriors, Super Dinosaur, Transformers Cyberverse

The fall broadcast season is almost here and Canada’s animation broadcaster sure is doing things. Between Teletoon, Teletoon At Night and Télétoon, there’s a lot to talk about … right?

Starting off, you can expect to see new second-run episodes of Cartoon Network shows like The Amazing World of GumballCraig Of The Creek, Teen Titans Go, Unikitty and We Bare Bears. One thing you’ll have to wait a little longer to see is the new Teletoon pilot/special Spaceman & Robotron, as it’s set for November. Continue reading

CRTC reveals 2017 TV channel financial data

The CRTC released their financial report for Canadian broadcasting in 2017. Tracked between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017, total broadcasting revenue dropped 3.3% year-over-year. The total number of TV (cable/IPTV/satelite) subscribers in the country declined 1.9% from the year before.

Do note that the CRTC has changed the way they’ve distributed information on individual channels. Rather than separate pages for each service hosted on their website, they’ve instead dumped all of it in a large PDF file on Open Canada. View the blog’s coverage on last year’s results here. Continue reading

Odds & Ends: Crunchyroll’s top Canadian simulcasts, no subtitled Witch’s Flower at Cineplex, Before We Vanish

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has unveiled the most popular simulcasts for the Winter 2018 season in Canada. The map does have a major caveat in that it’s restricted to shows/sequels that debuted during the season. Multi-seasonal series like Boruto and Dragon Ball Super are not included.
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CRTC reveals 2016 TV channel financial data

Warning: This is a long one.

It took a little longer than usual, but the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has revealed the individual TV channel financial data for the broadcast year starting September 1, 2015, and ending August 31, 2016. I’ll be highlighting figures from channels that are somewhat relevant to this blog, so feel free to dig through your favourite (or least favourite) TV channel’s data. How many of them operate with 0 full-time staff? The answer is too many. Continue reading

Beyblade Burst weekend premieres; Yo-Kai Watch confusion

Poster Image 2-1For the most part, what was expected to happen on Teletoon on Saturday happened: the third season of Transformers: Robots in Disguise began its global debut and Beyblade Burst had its English language premiere. However, there was an unexpected twist on Friday that caught us off guard: the mystery episode Yo-Kai Watch had been replaced with an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and that is what aired. It seems that was just a special welcoming for the series on Teletoon, as their schedule has Yo-Kai Watch slotted in for Saturday at 2PM. Still no idea on which episode will air, though!

On Saturday, Teletoon’s web schedule updated to finally provide episode titles for Beyblade Burst. Yesterday’s episode was called “Let’s Go! Valtryek!” but there was a surprise. What I had initially assumed would be a Sunday encore turned out to be listed as episode 2, “Kerbeus: Guard Dog of the Underworld!”. Yeah, so tune in to Teletoon at 3PM to catch it. Episode 3, “Blast Off! Rush Launch!” is set for next Saturday, so no repeats. Continue reading


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Come along with us on a fun day of cruising, diving* and chillin’! After a short sail, we go on our first of two dives of the day. A light lunch will be served on deck before we head to our second dive spot. In the late afternoon, you can look forward to our Burger BBQ as well as an open bar! We have several dive and snorkel sites which may include: Flamingo Bay, Sculpture Park, and Halifax Harbour. Suggestions are always welcome. You can even stay on board for a 4 course freshly prepared dinner for $ per person. This would add 2 hours to your trip.

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Get ready for the Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Retail Federation (FRF), the state’s premier trade association celebrating more than 80 years of supporting Florida’s retailers, is reminding both retailers and consumers of the upcoming Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday weekend, taking place August 3-5. During this “holiday,” consumers will not have to pay sales tax on thousands of eligible items such as clothes, shoes and school supplies. The sales tax holiday also benefits Sunshine State retailers who see increased sales and as a result, create new jobs for hard working Florida families.

“The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday remains as popular with retailers as consumers, and with the increased strength of Florida’s economy right now, we expect to see near-record sales this year,” said FRF President and CEO R. Scott Shalley. “We want to thank Governor Scott and our legislative leaders for including this holiday in the state budget once again, and we look forward to another successful shopping season with retailers piggybacking discounts on top of the tax-free spending and consumers taking advantage of these deals.”

Serving as the state’s second busiest shopping “holiday” behind Black Friday, this year’s list of eligible items includes clothing, shoes and bags costing $60 or less and school supplies $15 or less. Nationally, the average family is expected to spend $684.79, down slightly from last year’s average of $687.72, but still totaling more than $27.5 billion nationally – the third highest total in survey history, according to FRF’s national partners at the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics.

Those with young people heading to college as well as college and graduate students purchasing for themselves plan to spend an average of $942.17 each, down from $969.88 last year for a total of $55.3 billion nationally. That’s an all-time high in the history of the survey, up from last year’s previous record of $54.1 billion, due to more people shopping this season.

According to the survey, back-to-school shoppers plan to spend the most on clothing ($236.90). In addition, back-to-school shoppers also plan to spend:

• $187.10 on electronics such as computers, calculators or phones
• $138.66 on shoes
• $122.13 on supplies such as notebooks, pencils, backpacks, and lunchboxes

Unlike back-to-schoolers, college shoppers will spend the most on electronics ($229.21). Besides electronics, they also plan to spend:
• $153.32 on clothing and accessories
• $109.29 on dorm or apartment furnishings
• $102.82 on food
• $83.41 on shoes
• $78.70 on personal care items such as skin and hair care
• $69.46 on school supplies such as notebooks and backpacks
• $62.61 on gift cards
• $53.34 on collegiate branded gear

“This year’s expected spending continues a streak of more than 18 months of record or near-record spending on shopping holidays,” said Shalley. “This shows how strong the overall health of our retail industry is, as well as how vital it is to the economic strength of our state and nation as a whole.”

The top destinations for consumers shopping for back-to-school items are:
• Department stores (57 percent)
• Online retailers (55 percent)
• Discount stores (52 percent)
• Clothing stores (51 percent)
• Office supply stores (35 percent)

Similarly, the most popular shopping destinations for back-to-college consumers are:
• Online retailers (49 percent)
• Department stores (40 percent)
• Discount stores (35 percent)
• Office supply stores (31 percent)
• College bookstores (30 percent)

The survey also found that more consumers are starting early. Most back-to-school shoppers (77 percent) plan to start at least three weeks before school begins, up from last year’s 74 percent and 64 percent a decade ago. Moreover, 67 percent of college shoppers will start that early, the same as last year but up from 51 percent in 2008. However, there is still plenty of shopping left to do. Nearly nine out of 10 (89 percent) back-to-school and college shoppers still have half or more of their purchases left to complete. Of these, more than half are still waiting for the best deals for the items on their lists.

The survey found teenagers will spend $35.60 of their own money on average for back-to-school while pre-teens will spend $25.06.

The back-to-school sales tax holiday has been one of the most popular shopping holidays among consumers and retailers and has been providing vital tax relief since it first began. The holiday has been recognized in 17 out of the 21 years since it first began in 1998. This year will mark the 9th year in a row it has taken place. For the complete list of eligible tax-free items, see

About The Florida Retail Federation
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October 29, 2018 at 11:23am

A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.

Eleven members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice penned a letter to Trump following the Saturday shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

Our Jewish community is not the only group you have targeted,” the group wrote. “You have also deliberately undermined the safety of people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities. Yesterday’s massacre is not the first act of terror you incited against a minority group in our country.”

Trump was fiercely criticized after he failed to condemn white supremacy and asserted that there is “blame on both sides” after last year’s white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

The group also said Trump is not welcome in the city until he also stops targeting minorities, immigrants and refugees.

The president has “spread lies and sowed fear about migrant families in Central America,” the group wrote.

“The Torah teaches that every human being is made b’tzelem Elohim, in the image of God. This means all of us,” the leaders wrote. “In our neighbors, Americans, and people worldwide who have reached out to give our community strength, there we find the image of God.”

Robert Gregory Bowers, 46, has been arrested and charged with the deaths of 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

The attack on the synagogue is the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

Trump condemned the attack as “an assault on humanity.”

“It will require all of us working together to extract the hateful poison of anti-Semitism from our world. This was an anti-Semitic attack at its worst,” Trump said during a rally Saturday night.

He condemned the gunman as a “wacko” who should get the death penalty and suggested that an “armed guard” at the synagogue could have prevented the attack.

The president, however, was criticized on social media Saturday night for tweeting about the World Series game shortly after the shooting took place.

Israeli cabinet honours victims

Israel’s cabinet stood for a moment’s silence on Sunday to honor 11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended U.S. President Donald Trump for his stance against anti-Semitism.

“The entire nation of Israel mourns with the families of the murdered in the horrendous massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh,” Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet session.

Saturday’s shooting “is the biggest anti-Semitic crime” in the annals of the United States, he said, calling on the world to unite in the fight against anti-Semitism everywhere.

“It is hard to overstate the horror of the murder of Jews who congregate on the Sabbath and who were murdered only because they were Jews,” Netanyahu added.

“On my behalf, on behalf of the government of Israel and the nation of Israel I convey our heartfelt condolences to the families that have lost dear ones. We all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded,” Netanyahu said.

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Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India today imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Tata Steel Ltd. for the delay in making necessary disclosures about its increased shareholding in a group firm.

In an order passed today, SEBI noted that the Tinplate Company of India Ltd. had announced issuing 4.3 crore shares to its existing shareholders on a rights basis in September 2009. This was along with an issue of 1.79 crore fully convertible debentures in the ratio of 5 debentures for 8 equity shares.

The market watchdog observed that as part of the rights entitlement, Tata Steel was allotted 1.33 crore equity shares and 55.4 lakh fully convertible debentures. Further, in accordance to its undertaking Tata Steel was also allotted an additional 86.7 lakh equity shares and 1.17 crore fully convertible debentures.

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  • On October 12, 2009, Tinplate allotted 2.19 crore shares to Tata Steel as part of the rights entitlement. This increased Tata Steel's stake in Tinplate to 42.8 percent from 30.8 percent earlier.
  • Tata Steel was required to make the necessary disclosures within two working days to Tinplate under SEBI’s regulations. However, it was alleged Tata Steel made the said disclosures belatedly on July 2, 2012.
  • On April 1, 2011, Tinplate again allotted 3.13 crore shares to Tata Steel which increased the steelmaker’s stake to 59.4 percent. Tata Steel disclosed the rise in stake only on May 13, 2011.
  • Subsequently, Tata Steel's stake in Tinplate rose to 73.44 percent in September 2012 following an open offer, and further to 74.96 percent in May 2014 after a scheme of amalgamation, but timely disclosures were made for these.

Tata Steel’s Response

Regarding the alleged lapses in first two cases, Tata Steel submitted before SEBI that there was no actual or effective breach of the disclosure requirements as the underlying purpose of the regulations was fulfilled by virtue of the information being present in the public domain.

Noting that Tata Steel has admitted the violation by making the prescribed disclosures with a delay on both occasions, SEBI said it does not "find any merit in the submissions of the notice that no irreparable harm or injury has been occurred either to investors or to the public at large dealing in securities due to the said delayed disclosures".

It further said that Tata Steel's submissions reiterated these points and suggested that the lapse on its part was technical in nature and the same should be condoned or a nominal penalty may be imposed on it.

The adjudicating officer for the case said that any quantifiable gain or unfair advantage for Tata Steel, or the extent of losses suffered by investors due to the delay could not be computed. However, the defaults were “repetitive in nature”.

As regulations seek to ensure fair treatment by mandating timely and adequate disclosures to enable investors make an informed decision, Tata Steel was found to be liable for monetary penalty by failing to make the necessary disclosures within the prescribed timelines, SEBI's order said.

Tata Steel currently holds nearly 75 percent in Tinplate, a separately listed group firm, which is among the country's largest producer of tinplate and its products are used for canning and packaging of processed foods, paints, beverages, dairy and other products.

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Carol Christian Poell Fencing Jacket in black textured horse skin with two way asymmetrical zip closure in front and zip pockets at sides.

Previously owned and in good condition. Iconic piece, pull missing from pocket on right side, zipper still functions, very thick textured leather.

This item can be found at our Chelsea location.

Condition Rating: 4

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Dior Grey and Black Wool Coat

Christian Dior women's black and white wool coat with button closure in front and a-line skirt detailing at bottom hem.

Previously owned and in good condition.

This item can be found at our Nolita Women's location.

Condition Rating: 3

Size: M

Measurements: Bust: 40" Length: 34" Shoulder: 17.5" Sleeve: 22"

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Saint Laurent Burgundy Pumps

Saint Laurent Paris women's burgundy pump with suede upper and pointed toe.

Previously owned and in good condition. Very little signs of wear on outsole and uppers.

This item can be found at our Union Square location.

Condition Rating: 3

Size: 38.5 EU

Measurements: Insole: 10" Width: 2.75" Height: 5.25"

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