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Why did Kelsey decide to audition for the DCC? "I decided to audition when I was a senior in high school. I went to a football game and saw how poised and well-rounded the cheerleaders were, especially interacting with fans and how they could just simply wave and smile and change someone's day." #DCCOfTheWeek

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NEW AGE HUCKSTER OPRAH TOUTED AS NATURAL WINNER FOR POTUS 2020
avatarby Mark Landsbaum on 12 January, 2018
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“You get a car! You get a car!”

Yours truly didn’t understand what that meant because unlike a large segment of America, I’ve never watched a single minute of Oprah Winfrey’s television program. I can’t even tell you the channel, day or time it aired.

But when Oprah gave a speech at the Golden Globe awards, which I also didn’t watch and can’t tell you what channel, day or time it aired, she apparently moved the Hollywood glitterati to near ecstasy. Even the unbiased press (OK, that was a snarky swipe) began to tout Oprah as a natural winner for democrats if she runs for president against Donald Trump in 2020.

Oprah is the embodiment of all things left-wing. She’s a New Ager, a woman raised Christian who now refuses to even debate whether Jesus Christ is mankind’s only Savior, who built a $2.9 billion fortune by pandering to the basest desires of her audience and promising some of the weirdest health and success remedies this side of late night TV commercials.

As I found out today, the “You get a car!” meme stems from one of Oprah’s most successful schticks. In 2004, she gave all 276 people in her audience a spanking new automobile. “You get a car! You get a car!” she apparently repeated over and over.



Christmas had come early, it seemed. But like so many other leftists’ delusions, there was a cost attached. Do you notice how they never tell you how much their “free” gifts will cost you?

Forbes Magazine reported on the event’s 12-year anniversary: “While General Motors handled the state sales tax on each of the new cars (around $1,800 per car), plus licensing fees, audience members were tasked with paying federal and state income taxes on the value of their new vehicle. To keep things simple, for reporting purposes, General Motors issued forms 1099-MISC to the recipients.”

The bottom line was that those gleeful, squealing 276 folks were stuck paying taxes that averaged about $7,000 per car.

Doubling the unintended pain was the fact that Oprah apparently instructed her staff to stock the audience with people in need of a car. As you might imagine, someone in need of a car, probably is equally in need of $7,000.

Another “free” gift from another leftist with a concealed balloon payment, you might call it. Sort of like the “low cost” health insurance foisted on Americans who have been paying the inflated bill ever since Obamacare became law.

A spokesman for Oprah’s company explained later that the recipients of “free” cars had three choices: keep the car and pay the tax, sell the car and pay the tax, or refuse the car.

Incidentally, the whole rigmarole was a promotional hype for a dying car company’s attempt to stave off bankruptcy with a new model, the Pontiac G-6 Sedan. And that’s why Oprah’s “free gifts” were taxable. They were part of a commercial promotion.


Not long after, Pontiac ceased to be. Do you know anyone who bought a Pontiac G-6? Me either.

But like most unworkable leftist schemes, the free car hoopla got high TV ratings, while bombing in the reality department.

General Motors, which owned Pontiac, paid “state sales taxes on each of the new cars (around $1,800 per car), plus licensing fees,” Forbes reported.

But, as they also are wont to say on late night TV commercials, “that’s not all” recipients received. They received an average bill of $7,000 and/or the privilege of unloading the cars by selling them. Do you think an unpopular car can be sold for its sticker price? Just asking. It certainly was taxed on the sticker price. The easy way out was to reject the gift, which left the recipient exactly where he was before the offer: in need of a car.

While the Left is momentarily aroused by the prospect of billionaire Oprah opposing Trump in 2020, calmer heads already are pointing out its unlikely to happen. If nothing else, she’s a savvy promoter and sooner or later (if not already) has foreseen how ugly a political campaign can become.

Today, Oprah’s brand of New Age nonsense, hucksterism and give-aways are warmly received by the faithful. But in a political campaign they would be revealed to everyone else as the absurdities they are, including the Christ-denying pantheism, snake-oil peddling and the same old empty live-off-someone-else’s largess that defines Democratic Party philosophy.

Her brand would be seriously bruised, she very likely couldn’t win and consequently has nothing to gain. More likely, Oprah will stick to the sidelines where her foolishness will continue to be cheered by the foolish and ignored by most Americans, as she continues pandering to people another carnival barker named P.T. Barnum referred to when he said, one “is born every minute.”

https://barbwire.com/2018/01/12/new-age-huckster-oprah-touted-natural-winner-potus-2020/

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Here are 15 Great Shots From The Hubble Telescope. These are public files that can be found in numerous places. There is a ton of them but here are 15 I really personally thought were cool. These images are some of my favorites. Just goes to show how far we've come. This video is 01:42 long.

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Relax and check out these great shots! I like these personally and I encourage you to check out the NASA royalty free videos online. These are just some of the amazing photos you can find here on my channel. I hope you enjoyed this video. The view of the Universe through these images it quite amazing and these are some of the astounding NASA Hubble Telescope pictures with audio swap with calm ambient music.

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White House doctor declares Trump in 'excellent health' after checkup

President Donald Trump's White House physician declared him in "excellent health" after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a physical examination amid suggestions in a recent book and by his detractors that he's mentally unfit.

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When it comes to gorillas, Google Photos remains blind

In 2015, A black software developer embarrassed Google by tweeting that the company’s Photos service had labeled photos of him with a black friend as “gorillas.” Google declared itself “appalled and genuinely sorry.” An engineer who became the public face of the clean-up operation said the label gorilla would no longer be applied to groups of images, and that Google was “working on longer-term fixes.”

But now, more than 2 years later, it appears that the only "fix" in place is that if you search +Google Photos for "gorilla," "chimp," "chimpanzee," or "monkey", no search results are returned. +WIRED tested this by uploading images of gorillas and chimpanzees, then searching. And Google has confirmed those search terms are blocked.

Some primate terms, such as "orangutan" and "baboon", do return results.

Ideally, Google Photos search algorithms would be fine-tuned to distinguish between photos of humans and non-humans. But so far the search algorithms don't have the ability to use "common sense" or abstract concepts to refine their results.

In my own personal experience, the Google Photos search results can be pretty hit or miss. Searching my photos for "cat" brings up photos of what is clearly a squirrel. Searching for "pink flower" includes photos of beets and a building.

Searches that potentially include people in the results should be treated more sensitively, and it seems the algorithms aren't ready to do that yet.

Read more at +WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/when-it-comes-to-gorillas-google-photos-remains-blind/

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The brain requires nutrients just like your heart, lungs or muscles do. But which foods are best for brain health? Check this list to see what you should eat to optimize your brain power.

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Second only to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men. Fortunately, diet can play a role in protecting against this cancer, so reach for these foods to help protect your prostate.

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Part 2/2 of the blog posts I wrote covering highlights of the Google Brain team's activities in 2017, posted on behalf of the entire Google Brain team (g.co/brain). This one covers our work in on applying AI and machine learning to healthcare, robotics, science, machine-aided creativity, as well as our efforts on improving fairness and reducing bias in machine learning models.

https://research.googleblog.com/2018/01/the-google-brain-team-looking-back-on_12.html

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Some Plants Grow Well in Martian Soil - Astrobiology students cultivated leafy greens, sweet potatoes, and even hops in simulated Martian dirt. The post Some Plants Grow Well in Martian Soil appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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Your Body Knows When Death Is Near, And It All Begins In The Nose.

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How Smart Are You?

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Last year, HTC introduced the world to the U11 brand and followed up by launching two more smartphones under the same brand — U11+ and U11 Life. Now, it appears that HTC is planning to launch another U11-branded smartphone and this one has an interesting name — U11 EYEs.

Thanks to famed leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks), we now have press image and most of the specifications (except for the cameras) for the U11 EYEs. As you can see from the image below, the U11 EYEs seems to sport the same "liquid surface" glass design found on other U11-branded smartphones. HTC has also opted for smaller bezels and have moved the fingerprint scanner from the front of the device to the back.

In terms of specifications, Blass states that the U11 EYEs will have a 6-inch Super LCD 3 display at a resolution of 1920x1080, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage (expandable), Edge Sense support, IP67 dust and water resistance, a USB Type-C port, and a 3,930mAh battery. Unfortunately, HTC is apparently opting to launch the U11 EYEs with Android 7.1.1 Nougat (not the latest Android 8.0 Oreo) in order to avoid supporting Project Treble.

The HTC U11 EYEs will come in Black, Silver, and Red (pictured below) and will reportedly launch on January 15th for ¥3,299 (approx. $510 USD).

#Android #HTC

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Vegetables are rich in antioxidants and other nutrients that protect against cell damage and lower inflammation throughout the body, including in your joints. Click through the link to see which 8 vegetables to add to your daily diet.

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It's time for Ubuntu 17.04 users to upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10. Ubuntu 17.04 is now no longer supported!

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Triple A HD App Review as found free in the Google Play-Store for download. Here is an example of what the App can do. Maybe you love art or are just bored? This passed the time especially if you have a huge I-PAD. It works for all Android Platforms and Windows phones.This video is 1:44 long.

This Graphics Drawing App is absolutely free for download in the Google Play Store. This is a great App for Artist,Drawing,And Graphics App.

This is a great graphic tablet for any age but even better for children. This is App is supported from android,smartphones,or any phone and is free for download. This is one of the many reviews on Android Apps such as drawing apps,art apps for Ipad and Android platforms and it's a great way to pass some time. Hope you like it!

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Here are 20 Great Shots From The Hubble Telescope. These are public files that can be found in numerous places. There is a ton of them but here are 20 I really personally thought were cool. This video is 01:50 long.

Some of the shots are different views of the moon,mars,and some even of earth. I like to look at what the Hubble is up to and what amazing new pictures are there in the NASA public royalty free images.

Hubble Images come in by the hundreds of new great looks of unexplored and explored locations in space. If you like space pictures from the Hubble Telescope then please Subscribe if you liked the video.

If you enjoyed this video,Please Like,Share,And Comment. Please Subscribe for future videos of nature,space,and music.

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Top 20 Knockouts in UFC History
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Who Grows Up to Be a World-Changing Inventor? New Research Shows That Wealth Has a Lot to Do With It - Race, class, and gender have an impact on who goes on to create breakthrough inventions.

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Jupiter images and Gifs of Jupiter and neighboring moons. Nasa images

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Here is a great Android App called Kaleido as found in the Google-Play Store absolutely free. It gives you many options to create and at the end once you save,you can watch it like a time lapse of each step you took. There are many great art apps and the best part is it's free!

This is a great graphic tablet for any age but even better for children. This is App is supported from android,smartphones,or any phone and is free for download. This is one of the many reviews on Android Apps such as drawing apps,art apps for I-pad and Android platforms and it's a great way to pass some time. Hope you like it!

It saves your progress of whatever step you took when saved. If your feeling bored or Artistic today, you should check it out. You can save your progress and have the option of multiple shapes,colors,and artistic tools. (Video is 2:41 long.)

This App is also known on some platforms as Kaleidoo. Imagine your own Kaleidoscope Paintings straight from your phone. Check out the time lapse of all your portraits in your paintings folder or stored device just by pushing play. You will figure out that stretching and just pressing can leave you a lot of options. There are also Shapes and different options you can create with. Please share the word! Remember it's completely free.:)

This App is perfect for anyone of any age. You should check this out and the best part is it plays a time lapse of each painting or portrait if you will. While using it if you were to just tap a space will fill in that area with unique colors and contrast.

This Drawing App works on IPAD,Drawing Pads,Pen tablets,Andriods,Any Graphics Tablet,and any other platform with The Google Play Store.

Kaleidoo-scope! If your bored or have an artistic kid it's a pretty cool way to pass some time while creating and saving each portrait to your phone and if you like you can press play and see a time-lapse of each painting you've done. Please be cool and share. Thanks in advance!

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We have amazing automotive and gaming demos to show at #CES2018.

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Here is a great Art App you can find in the Google-Play Store Free. Along with others and it will let you do a time lapse every time you save and at the end you just push play. Here some of the paintings I did. Nothing too special but a great free and fun app!

Kaleidoo Android App Found 100%Free in the Google Playstore For Download.This Android Art App/Art Application will allow you to do a step by step by pressing play and you can watch and save each digital portrait/painting on your phone.

Click the video to see an example of how cool the App is. I was using basic App settings and loved it there are more shapes and colors perfect for IPAD preferably a big one would be awesome. This Android App is perfect especially for children and the playback setting I personally think is Awesome.

Thanks for watching!

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"I'm smarter than all of them put together, but they can't admit it."

Charlie Pierce pulls some of the highlights from a three-hour (!) interview Trump rambled with the Wall Street Journal.

I mean, there's nothing particularly new here -- lies, braggadocio, selective memory, ego, outrageous lack of understanding about the legal system, narcissism, slander, and, of course, rambling, rambling, incoherent sentences. We've heard it all before from Trump, and we will, sadly, continue to hear it.

But at least Pierce provides some nice color commentary.

[h/t +Stan Pedzick]

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There are a number of problems with this statement. First, according to the BBC, Trump’s visit had not been confirmed or the dates nailed down. Secondly, while the new US embassy cost $1 billion (£738m), it was entirely funded by the sale of two US-owned properties, including the former embassy—so the former building could hardly have sold for “peanuts.” Lastly, and perhaps most significantly, the decision to move the embassy and build a new one (as well as the choice for its new location) was made while George W. Bush was still president, not during Obama’s administration.

#PathologicalPresident #LyingDotard #EnoughAlready

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The United Nations human rights office has denounced as “racist” US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks branding Africa and Haiti as “shithole countries”.

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President Donald Trump's White House physician declared him in "excellent health" after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital. https://trib.al/OkZbX9W

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Today, we're going to walk through top 14 most powerful foods to combat cancer and why each one is essential in your nutrient-dense, alkaline diet
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