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(start sound, dog barks)

We live in strange days

where consumers feel they have a right to change what an artist initially wanted to reflect.

I'm curious as to how this would have changed what we value as masterpieces today

today if it had received the backlash that some art receives in this day and age.

It boggles my mind and entices my curiosity.

My brother is an artist, so yea, I am biased...

I truly believe that we aren't meant to change the original intent of the artist whether it offends or doesn't offend enough.

The tumultuous relationship consumers have versus artists

has heightened with the rise of social media.

Everyone feels the need to have a say on how something should be created

based on how it made them feel as a person.

. I guess I just grew up with the idea that art is just supposed to make you feel

good or bad, that's the whole point.

. It opens up a dialogue that would have otherwise been harder to begin.

It opens your mind. It ignites creativity.

And at times it opens your heart.

Whether or not it offends you – is besides the point.

Let it inspire you.

But in times like these, be wary that what you believe in,

what inspired you to create something that negates the art that you fully pounced on

might be the stomping ground for someone who felt offended by what you had to say.

And before you could just put it out there without the fear

of hordes of people analyzing who you are as person based on how a piece made them feel instead of who you actually are

It's my belief that the original work isn't supposed to be changed to make it easier to consume.

It's not a cookie.

I understand the need or desire to see things that speak to you in a positive light

or even one that you feel is accurate.

But that's not the role of the artist.

Their meaning, their truth, their inspiration is their own.

. It's not yours to change or to censor.

Obviously, this is just my opinion. Times are changing.

And change often pits us against each other even though at the end of the day,

we all want the same thing - freedom, respect, love, safety and basic human rights.

Take care guys! (chuckles) I hope this video encourages civil discussion.

But I really hope that you guys take the time to tell me about the artists (in all mediums) that have personally inspired you. Bye!

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Maquillaje Festival de Musica con Lourdes Ramirez | Music Festival Makeup w/ Lourdes Ramirez - Duration: 6:35.

Hey guys! how are you? welcome back to my channel

and for today's video is going to be a collab with my friend Lourdes

with two makeup tutorials for Coachella

if you want to watch Lourdes' makeup

click right here to watch her video

and see her channel

If you want to see what I did, keep on watching

ok, I already put on my moisturizer, sunscreen, primer, foundation and primer for the eyelids

an to seal that primer, I'm going to use this white from The balm all over my eyelid

This look is going to be 100% matte. We're going to focus only on the decoration

that we're going to use on the face

Now, I'm going to use this eyeshadow from Colourpop

that it's called Running Late as my transition shade

Now, with the color Popular Demand also from Colourpop,

I'm going to put it a little bit lower from the transition shade

and we're going to create a cut-crease

you'll see a little bit of mess but we're going to sharp it later

meanwhile, we're going to intensify this color with the another one

now, I'm going to use the same transition color

and we're going to blend these 2 colors together

then, with a little bit of concealer and a synthetic C brush

we're are going to give little by little the form of a cut-crease

cleaning the edges

and make it sharp

Now, I'm going to grab this palette by Pacifica

and I'm going to pick this navy blue

and with that color, I'm going to draw a line on the cut-crease

and I'm going to add more color little by little and creating depth on to the eyes

when we're are adding more color, don't forget to blend it with the other colors

on the balm's palette, I'm going to use the Matt Lombardi Color

as my matte highlighter on the eyelid

on this look, I'm going to focus more with the color blue

so, I'm going to use this eyeliner from Skone Cosmetics

That it's called blue

I think that is the name...

yes

oh sorry, It's called Navy

and I'm going to do a wing line with the same length as the cut-crease

I'm going to use the same blue color

and I'm going to put it on the lower lash line

and we're going to blend it and creating a smoky effect

ok, with the Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner in the color blue, I'm going to use it on my waterline

for this type of events, I recommend to use a waterproof eyeliner

same as the mascara. Right know, I'll be using the Pacifica Natural waterproof Mascara

on my upper and lower lashes

This step is optional. You can use any falsies that you want. Right know, I'm using from Flutterlashes

that it's called Provocative

and then, I'm going to use this contour kit by Pur Cosmetics

and I'll pick this light pink blush right here

for highlighter, I'm going to use the Bhcosmetics Blacklight Highlight 6 color palette

and I'm going to pick the color Strobe

it's a white highlight with silver pigments

and I'm going to put it only on the high points of my face where I want to illuminate

Now, for liquid lipstick, I'm going to use the AOA Studio Liquid Lipstick in Nude

this is one of many that I purchased

and I'm going to do a video review about them

because they're incredible and super affordable!

so, don't miss that :D

Next, I'm going to use some decoration and I'm going to glue them with the House of Lashes glue

and the same thing, this is optional you can do any decoration that you want. It's up to you :)

ok guys! this is today's look,

I hope you liked it. Don't forget to go to Lourdes' channel and watch her makeup look for this music festival

and subscribe to her channel

also, don't forget to subscribe to my channel and give to this video a big thumps up if you enjoyed it

and if you got inspired to create your own festival look

besides, I'm going to leave in the description box all the information about the products that I used and my social media

so, nothing more to say

see you next time, XO!

For more infomation >> Maquillaje Festival de Musica con Lourdes Ramirez | Music Festival Makeup w/ Lourdes Ramirez - Duration: 6:35.

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Family Finger (Daddy Finger) Super Hero Easter - Superman, Wonderwoman, Spiderman, Ironman, Robin - Duration: 10:35.

[intro music]

>> Daddy finger, Daddy finger, where are you?

>> Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

>> Mommy Finger, Mommy Finger, where are you?

>> Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

>> Brother Finger, Brother Finger, where are you?

>> Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

>> Sister Finger, Sister Finger, where are you?

>> Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

>> Baby Finger, Baby Finger, where are you?

>> Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

[closing music]

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VERY VISUAL VANISHING INK PREDICTION TRICK! You don't even touch the cards! - Duration: 11:26.

Hello and Welcome back to Cool Magic ForUm!

I'm Cuz Red yep! of course you can call me Cuz.

Today I've got an ultra easy fun trick for you guys to do!

Stick around!

You're really gonna like this one!

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing real great today!

I'm feelin' real fine!

Like I said I've got a really fun, very visual trick to show guys here in just a minute.

Tell you what if it's your first time here at Cool Magic ForUm, do me a favor, go on

down there and hit that Subscribe button for me would ya?

I really appreciate it!

It reall helps out this channel a lot.

while you're down there you can also click on the Notificatiosn bell so you can get yourself

hooked up with the notifications for this channel.

YOu'll be the first to know when any new videos are released.

Or any of the new contests which we do monthly here on Cool Magic ForUm. or any of the new

contest results when they come out.

so yea always a good idea, get your self hooked up with the notifications.

I'll tell you what, I've been having a really good time with this tric here, the last couple

of days!

A lot of fun with it!

getting amazing reactions so I just wanted to jump on here and show you guys this really

simple trick.

what I've been doing is having somebody just take this piece of paper.

Walk up to them and say I want you to take this piece of paper, hold it in your hand,

put it in your pocket, wherever you want to.

if I had somebody here that's exactly what I would do.

We'll just put it underneath the card nbox today tho. then i also hand them a deck of

cards and say here, i want you to take that deck of cards, I don't want to do anything

with it, I'm not even gonna touch it.

But, what i want you to do is cut the deck a little ways down into the deck, maybe not

quite halfway and flip those cards over.

i also want you to reach down just a little bit further this time and cut a little bit

deeper into the deck and turn those over.

Then go ahead and take.

I would have them take off al of the face up cards and when you get to the first face

down cards and then you look at that, I don't need to see it but, you go ahead and look

at it and get that memorized all in your mind and everything.

Got that? then tell them just put it right back into the middle of the deck.

Hold on to that piece of paper and i want you to think and concentrate on your card

very hard.

The number and the suit, concentrate on them very very hard right now.

You got it?

Visualize your card in your mind and I want you to open up the piece of paper in your hand.

They open up the piece of paper and they find that.

A lot of scribbling on that paper.

Hold it straight out like that between both your hands.

and There you go!

Is that your card?

That's it!?

Awesome!

By now people are losing it!

They just love that trick! i know you guys have seen a bunch of tutorials for it before.

There's quite a gfew videos for this trick out there.

But, i gotta tell ya, I've been having a lot of fun with this one.

so I just wanted to make a video for it myself.

Do stick around for the tutorial!

Let's get into the tutorial for this great trick!

I have been having a lot of fun with this trick the last ciuple of days! so i wanted to jump

on here and make a video and show it to you guys.

Mainly, because also i just got a new desktop computer.

I just got a brand new tripod for my camera because my tripod broke last week.

so i have a brand new better one.

i also got the key thing that you need for this trick, a couple of Frixion pens from

Pilot.

they are called Frixion pens.

I know alot of you have already seen this trick before.

There are a bunch of tutorials for it.

Generally I like to go and find the tricks that you haven't seen a lot of tutorials for.

some of the more unusual tricks are the ones that i like to find.

the ones that are good.

I've been having so much fun with this one i wanted to show it to you guys.

make a video and test out all my new equipment. Tthis is the way it works.

If you haven't seen it before.

these are Frixion pens.

This is the way they work.

What I would do is write down my prediction in normal black bic pen any pen.

You don't want it too heavy.

i wouldn't suggest using felt tip or a marker.

Then you just want to scribble that out.

i won't go as far as you really got to / I'll just scribble it out, takes a minute or so.

and Then you jus fold that up and everything and force the 10 of hearts.

Now they way i forced it last time.

You've seen a lot of it.

You've seen this force before.

It's called the topsy Turvy force.

some people call it the cut deeper force.

What it is, say you wanted to force the 10 of hearts.

You would have that right there on top of the deck.

That's where your force card goes.

then i like using this one.

i know it's super simple and you've seen that force before.

But the reason i want to do it with this trick is because i want to put everything into their

hands.

i want to go up to them and i want to hand them this piece of paper and say You just

hold onto that.

put it right in there hands.

Same thing, deck of cards, i want you to take the deck of cards.

I'm not going to do anything with this deck.

Waht i want you to do is cut maybe about a third of the deck.

doesn't have to be quite halway and turn those upside down and then cut a little bit deeper

down in the deck and turn those over.

then i instruct them, take off all the face up cards and when they get to the first face

down card then take a look at that.

that's their card.

Memorize that card. of course it's the 10 of hearts.

so really simple force.

i do like that force.

Never under estimate.

Not gonna be a magician fooler or anthing like that.

But, if nobody knows it, it seems so fair.

You can do any force you want to actually with this.

But i would suggest putting in someones hands.

It's a really powerful thing to do with this trick.

You can do any force that you want.

But, this one, I like that just for this trick to put ebery thing in their hands.

It just makes it seem so fair.

then it's just all acting.

you just tell them concentrate on their card really hard.

i want you to really think of your card.

get creative with it.

However you want to say it.

the have them open up and they are just loking at a bunch of scribbly lines there.

Now a Frixion pen works this way.

It has this little eraser thing on the end of it.

It's not really an eraser.

It builds up enough friction that it will take the ink away.

the ink desolves with the heat.

if you take a flame to it, it goes away real quick!

Every bit of it!

So it makes a very visual reveal!

I've had people just freaking out on that one!

I did this trick 6 times today to 6 different people and got amazing reactions!

A couple times yesterday and got great reactions.

i wanted to share it with you guys.

I know there's a ton of tutorials for it out there.

A cool way to do this one, the Topsy Turvy force.

Put it all in their hands.

force them to force their own card on that one.

I think it works very well.

that's why I wanted to teach it.

Time to get into the contest.

Let's talk about the contest real quck before i get outta here.

First of all, in the month of April, there's gonna be two winners.

If you liked last month's contests.

hey!

We've got it back for this month!

I've already got the four pack of Bicycle playing cards, two red decks and two balck

decks, you know I like giving those away.

I've also got two decks of The Russell & Morgan Bicycle decks to give away.

i wanted to give away the Cyclist decks or maybe a couple different specialty decks.

i don't want to bore you guys with the contest but, it's all that is available to me now.

i love the Russell & Morgan decks so I went ahead and grabbed a couple more.

i think i'm gonna go back to the store and buy em all! they got a few more decks of Russell

& Morgans left.

But, i want to give them away to you guys.

I hate to be redundant with the contests but, that's the way it is.

Who cares you're getting free cards anyways!

To get yourself qualified for this contest, It's realy very easy!

First off Like this video.

Make sure you are a Subscriber to Cool Magic ForUm.

so do click on that subscribe button! and the third step to get your self qualified

in the april contest is to answer the question down below.

i ask the question in the last video Who was your favorite performer on the tv show Penn

& Teller's Fool Us. and Got a bunch of really great answers.

so I got thinking, I'm gonna ask a simliar question "Who is your favorite magic performer

on either America's got Talent or on Britain's Got Talent?"

Both shows have had amazing magicians on them.

So go check some of those out and or if you know go ahead and answer down below "Who's

your favorite performer on America's Got Talent or on Britain's Got Talent?"

either one of those shows, answer that down below in the comment section.

follow all three of those steps and you are entered and qualified for the April contest!

Good luck to everybody!

Keep it up with those contest answers!

Youguys have been doing a great job at that!

I'm having a lot of fun interacting with you guys!

But, yea, just another fun one.

"Who's your favorite performer on America's Got talent or on Britain's Got Talent?"

i hope you guys really like that trick!

I hper you buy the Frixion pens.

I would say go check out Wal-mart, K-Mart, probably Target, definitely Office Max, Staples.

Hopefully you can find the Frixion pens by pilot and be able to do that great trick,

It's very visual.

very powerful!

Make sure and learn that trick!

Go out and have a whole bunch of fun doing it for your friends! i hope you enjoyed this

video!

Stay Cool!

I'll see you in my next one!

For more infomation >> VERY VISUAL VANISHING INK PREDICTION TRICK! You don't even touch the cards! - Duration: 11:26.

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827 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 3 Book 69 - For such a time as this - Part 3 - Duration: 28:31.

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splatoon SFM rise of the octolings part 2 preview - Duration: 0:47.

loo:crystal

loo: this isnt good

crystal: loo

crystal: help me

crystal: please

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How to make your orchids bloom constantly. - Duration: 5:19.

Hi!

These are just a few of my orchids, I have so many of them.

And I get ask a lot how I keep them blooming.

I took care of them and raise them since they were really tiny plants.

I bought them from Ebay and I just take care of them.

And they constantly blooming.

If you can see this one here, when this one got done, this came up.

And then now, there's another wand that it's starting to have flowers too.

I will tell you what I do.

People ask me what's the secret, it's not a secret.

I collect my eggshells, I wash them good and then I bake them until they're all crispy.

And then I put them in the coffee bean grinder and I use it to sprinkle on the...if you can

see here, there are some white powder?

Those are from the eggshells.

See the leaves, I got some on the leaves too.

But I will show you how I do it or how I grind it.

Here I have the clean eggshells.

I use the foil so it's easy clean up.

I also use when I boil my eggs, I let the water cool off, the water that I used to boil eggs I don't dump the water.

I let it cool off and then I water my orchids with the boiled egg water too.

Now, it's all crispy, see?

Makes it faster!

And I'm using this coffee bean grinder.

It's Hamilton Beach.

As you noticed I was being careful of how I say "beach" because most of the times it sounds like I'm saying bitch.

These eggshells are full of calcium and orchids LOVE calcium.

So, they gonna be happy orchids after we put some eggshell powder on the mix.

Okay, we gonna grind them!!!

Gonna make some noise!

We have the small jar.

Just dump it in there.

Cut this first.

I didn't cut this before for the video.

Whenever you have dead wand, just clip it.

And then the eggshell powder, put a little bit in there.

And then when you water your orchids then it will just mix with the medium (orchid potting mix) that you're using.

Here you go!!!

Happy orchids!

Thank you for watching.

And this is Jiex, at Jiex DIY!

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B Shape Logo Design In Illustrator - Illustrator Tutorial - Illustrator CC - Duration: 6:35.

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🌿Cannabis Concentrates & Extracts 📺Ep06 ⚛️SciBong.com - Duration: 8:51.

-[Matt] Welcome back to the

Institute of Higher Learning

Amazing news coming out of

Canada this week

the date to legalize recreational use

of cannabis nation wide will be

July 1st - Canada Day - 2018

it'll be up to each of the provinces

to set their own regulations

I personally like this approach

in the long term you don't want

a mandatory blanket of rules for

the whole country

you want each area to have the ability

to tweak and adapt over time

with each province theoretically

being responsible for how they

regulate and distribute

various cannabis products

the newest, most potent

and some of the most popular of those

products are concentrates

Ten years ago, a search online for

concentrates would have pulled up links

to results like orange juice or

study habits whereas today the phrase

is synonymous with cannabis culture

To begin, think about what happens

when you burn any plant…

take a piece of lettuce for instance

this example works great because

I hate salad…

if you burn a piece of lettuce

you'd be left with a smokey

smelly pile of ashes

these are all the things you avoid

when you use a concentrate as opposed

to traditional dry herb

you avoid burning plant material

which also means you avoid

the by-products: smoke, ash and odor

that go along with that

So the theory behind concentrates is

take the good stuff out

and leave the waste behind

in that way concentrates are an

evolution in the search for a

cleaner consumption method

for thousands of years its

been most convenient to ignite

the whole plant and let

biology sort the rest out

these days scientists are racing

to find the best way to get

the active ingredients: the cannabinoids

off the plant and into the waiting hands

of consumers and medical patients alike

now there are a ton of ways to extract

the cannabinoids

we can split these into

two separate groups: Physical Extraction

and Chemical Extraction

Physical Extraction uses factors in the

physical world like

gravity, temperature or pressure

to complete the extraction process

this doesn't include any

additional chemicals

just physical forces

to isolate the pollen from

the flowers of the plant

-Some guy from central called

said my packets on -

-[Matt] Physical extraction methods

produce dry concentrates

such as kief or hash

Chemical extraction uses a

foreign substance to complete

the extraction process

this substance is

known as a solvent

and it's used to bind to

and carry the cannabinoids away

from the plant material

-[Matt] this solvent is later reclaimed

leaving a pure and unbelievably

potent liquid containing the active

ingredients of the original

harvested strain

this is how concentrates such as

Oil, Wax and Shatter are manufactured

One of the main concerns of

any extraction process is safety

fortunately changes in legislation

such as what we're going through

right now in Canada

also means the formation of safety codes

and standards for the cannabis industry

this means less exploding labs

less residual solvents

cleaner concentrates

safer consumption

if you are looking for a guide to a safe

extraction method

that you can do in your own home

Check out ENDOCA - their lab does

a great demo showing safe

clean extraction

I'll leave a link below in the comments

also let's not forget that with

higher concentrations

come higher risks for misuse

for more info on that

we did an entire episode on

cannabis safety called

Avoid the Emergency Room

that's episode 3 in case you missed it

Now let's talk about a few trends

we're seeing emerge in markets where

concentrates are popular

The first is e-juice

this product is actually adapted from

similar trends we've seen over in the

nicotine market

the idea is to dilute your concentrate

into a hygroscopic liquid such as

Propylene Glycol, add flavor

and you have a clean, discreet

and portable way to enjoy

cannabis on the go

also because the terpenes are masked by

the flavor from the vape clouds

it's a great way to fit cannabis into

social gatherings and activities

if you're looking for e-juice in Canada

I can recommend 420VapeJuice.ca

I've seen nothing but quality from

them and they have a ton of flavors

to choose from

The last thing we'll talk about today is

school of thought when it comes to

extraction process

Theres two trends we see emerging

Whole Flower Extraction

and Distillate Extraction...

In the whole flower camp

your final product matches

the cannabinoid profile

of the original strain

this methodology is rooted in the

Entourage Effect...

-[Matt] Now the Entourage Effect

is the idea that the active

ingredients work best

and have the fewest side effects

when used together

Great example:

Turtle, great in a group

but doesn't do well when separated

from the rest of his friends

-How much time?!

-Three seconds!

-She's got the arm bar!

-That's not good...

-[Matt] Sorry we're getting

sidetracked now

the important thing with whole

flower extraction is you maintain

the same ratio

that same botanical fingerprint

as when the plant was harvested

The opposing school of thought is

Distillate Extraction

In this camp, you're trying to

separate, or distill particular

cannabinoids away from everything else

So what you end up with is

pure THC or Pure CBD

What we're seeing as research progresses

is certain compounds are more inherently

susceptible to being distilled away from

the plant, CBD being a great example

of a compound with treatment potential

apart from the rest of the plant

THC on the other hand seems to operate

better with friends

remember things can get out of hand quickly

especially if you have no experience

being in the ring with concentrates

-I just wanted to take you to dinner!

We will have to see what emerges as the

dominant trend, but they both have

their draws in terms of application

down the road...

A pure THC distillate

with it's high psychoactive potential

will be in high demand in a

recreational market

CBD and other non-psychoactive distillates

Have attraction for people looking to

avoid any mind altering effects

and whole flower concentrates boast

that unmistakable flavor and essence

of the original plant, which is a

huge selling point

Speaking of flavor and essence

concentrate companies are now introducing

additional terpenes back into the mix

after the extraction is complete

think of it as icing on the cake

a signatory seal used to distinguish

high end brands in what is sure to

be a popular and saturated market

That's it for this episode

we'll get to dabbing vs vaping

in a future episode

that's super important we'll

cover that next

thanks everyone for watching

for more on the Chemistry, Physics

and Biology behind cannabis use

stay tuned to the

Institute of Higher Learning

online at SciBong.com

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Resurrecting another big lie: The myth of Social Security as "Ponzi scheme" - politics - Duration: 8:33.

Resurrecting another big lie: The myth of Social Security as �Ponzi scheme�

In these pestilent, perilous times, when the very idea of distinction between truth and

falsehood is under siege, it�s more critical than ever to keep a sharp lookout for destructive

false analogies.

Without an anchor in provable fact it�s dangerously easy to get taken in by them.

So I am particularly exasperated by a sample dished up by scaremongers, namely that the

Social Security program, our rock of security and stability for an aging population for

the last 80 years, is a Ponzi scheme � a swindle designed to cheat Americans out of

their money with false promises.

This especially ugly lie resurfaces periodically like the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable

Snowman and is just as devoid of proof, but at least those fakes are harmless.

The same can�t be said of the presumed equality between Ponzi�s scam and Social Security,

which was aired during last fall�s campaign by such eminent would-be Republican candidates

as Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul in the gang scrimmages that

passed for debates.

In condensed form, here�s why.

Charles Ponzi was undeniably a swindler.

In 1919 he was a resident of Boston, an apparently well-liked, clever and gregarious �businessman,�

with a secret past that included two felony convictions and imprisonments, one for check

forgery and the other for a role in a scheme to smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada

into the United States.

In the start of the boom year that we call the Roaring �20s he launched a new con,

promising investors in a securities firm that he set up, that he would double their money

in 90 days or increase it by half in 45.

Skipping the details, which can be found easily in many search engines, it involved speculation

in foreign postage stamps, which in itself was legal.

Palpably impossible promises were not.

All the same, suckers lined up in their thousands, as Ponzi himself blossomed out with a lifestyle

appropriate to a millionaire, supposedly thanks to his personal investment.

So did some of the early dupes � the catch being that Ponzi was paying them and himself

with the deposits of later starry-eyed dreamers of overnight riches that he had not yet used

to buy more stamps.

Ponzi was, however, caught in his own trap of clearly false promises.

There was no possible way that the profits on any investment could earn such mountainous

rewards in so short a time.

Ponzi soon found himself sinking deeper into debt.

Financial reporters and officials smelled a rat and before Ponzi could take the money

and run, if that was his intention�and even if not � he was arrested in the summer of

1920 on mail fraud charges and sent to prison for 14 years.

Bear that demonstrated fact in mind.

Though the cheat itself may have predated Ponzi, his name clung to it, and by definition

a �Ponzi scheme� is a criminal enterprise to fleece the gullible.

Now consider Social Security.

It was launched by act of Congress in 1935, in the pit of the Great Depression.

It is a completely self-funded program fed by a mandatory payroll tax, each worker and

employer putting in a percentage of the worker�s salary.

The annual retirement benefits vary and are paid basically out of the sum collected from

that tax.

If, after the paying the benefits, there is a surplus left in the Treasury, it goes into

a dedicated fund, popularly called a lockbox, in the from which future benefits are paid.

And here is a bedrock reality: The system works.

Through the years, despite sweeping changes in the economy, the size and longevity of

the population, and changing ratios of retirees to still active workers, all of which required

adjustments, Social Security has paid the beneficiaries in full and on time.

The first one was a Mrs. Ida May Fuller, who got a check for $22.54 on Jan. 31, 1940.

A little less five months later, on June 14, I was enrolled in the program on my first

job as an office boy.

The minimum wage, which I received at that time, was $12 for a 40-hour week.

I still proudly show my original signed card.

Not only does the system work but the evidence is overwhelming that public opinion from all

points of the political spectrum is rightfully determined to preserve it.

Now think for a moment about what the tea party-dominated Republicans are actually saying:

That this government-run public insurance program which for more than two generations

has allowed seniors to live their post-working lives with a modicum of dignity and security

is identical with a genuine criminal enterprise.

It�s beyond outrage.

It is a super falsehood spewed out of the publications of well-funded right wing think

tanks and the mouths of well-paid right-wing radio and television liars.

What they claim is that the lockbox is a fraud, an accounting trick.

It�s filled with government bonds, which are simply IOUs to ourselves, and will decline

in value as the national debt, swollen by �entitlements� like Social Security and

Medicare (but not gigantic military expenditures) mounts toward the stratosphere.

They point to borrowings from it under certain legally permissible circumstances as �raids�

to fund such sinful extravagances as programs to feed hungry children, fund research into

curing treatable diseases or provide temporary unemployment benefits to working families

whose jobs have been outsourced or automated.

The �Ponzi scheme� lie folds neatly into the prediction of the doomsayers that the

growing number of retirees combined with the shrinking of the work force is leaving the

yearly intake less than the outgo and will soon cause the system to go broke, ultimately

leaving current and future beneficiaries � the old and the young as high and dry as Ponzi�s

victims.

The math is not wrong.

But it is a problem that can be fixed with adjustments to the tax to boost collections,

and a start might well be made by raising the cap that allows salaried employees to

escape payment after their paychecks reach $118,000 and the tax is a smaller bite out

of their income � a regressive idea if ever there was one.

Or by other reasonable adjustments to retirement age, the percentage of deductions in the payroll

tax, the progressive taxation of the benefits, or means tests to eliminate the rich from

the system altogether.

I would personally deplore that last option because it violates the concept of social

insurance rather than handouts to the improvident.

In any case measures like these could extend the life of the system for decades.

Ah, yes, but that�s when the shortfalls are considered a problem, not a crime, and

the doomsayers of the far right want it to be a crime because it fits so neatly into

their longstanding basic agenda of demonizing government as the root of all evil.

The mindset of the Wall Street plutocrats, whose greed has no limits, and their free

market ideologue allies is one that aches at the very thought of some public service

that could be turned into a fountain of private profit.

They claim that deregulation and return to �free market� economics is the pathway

to prosperity for all.

Their recent success in pushing public policy in that direction has given us the �honor�

of having the greatest income inequality in much of the developed world.

The �Social Security is a Ponzi crime� scam continues because it is essential to

the deceptive mythology of unregulated capitalism�s billionaire class, and it is especially cruel

because it has already convinced many young workers that in fact they will never receive

a penny in Social Security benefits and struck fear into the hearts of those already collecting

benefits that they will lose them � the young and the old alike.

That is both vicious and cruel, and to expose and denounce it, especially in this age of

flourishing frauds, is the duty of any rational and fair-minded person.

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Part 1: "The decision to have a family"

Commander: Here you are my love, I look everywhere for you

Puki: I looked for you around the house too

Commander: Would you like to have a baby with me?

Puki: Well I don't know love, I would like to have one but ... are you ready for this?

Commander: Of course I'm ready to be father my love!

Commander: I want to have a family with you sweety

Puki: Me too ^^

Puki: Are you sure for doing... you know...

Commander: Of course my love, everything it's for you sweety

To be continued

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Synonyms surprise

startle amaze stun astonish take somebody aback astound

These words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.

surprise

to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect

or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen;

to make somebody feel surprised:

The outcome didn't surprise me at all.

startle

to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:

Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

The explosion startled the horse.

amaze

to surprise somebody very much:

Just the huge size of the place amazed her.

stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers)

to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak

astonish

to surprise somebody very much:

The news astonished everyone.

amaze or astonish?

These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either.

If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish:

He was astonished by his own stupidity.

take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative)

to surprise or shock somebody:

We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.

astound

to surprise or shock somebody very much:

His arrogance astounded her.

Patterns

It surprises somebody/​startles somebody/​amazes somebody/​stuns somebody/​astonishes somebody/​takes somebody aback/​astounds somebody

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to surprise/​amaze somebody what/​how…

to surprise/​startle/​amaze/​stun/​astonish/​astound somebody to know/​find/​learn/​see/​hear…

to be surprised/​startled/​stunned into (doing) something

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amazing (adjective)

very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration

synonym astounding, incredible

an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance

That's amazing, isn't it?

It's amazing how quickly people adapt.

It's amazing the difference a few polite words make.

The amazing thing is, he really believes he'll get away with it.

Extra examples

I saw the most amazing film yesterday!

The results of the treatment were nothing short of amazing.

a truly amazing achievement

I have some amazing news.

I made an amazing discovery today.

It's amazing how much better I feel.

It's amazing how restful and calm some of the pictures are.

It's amazing the difference a few polite words make.

It's amazing what you can do if you have to.

The amazing thing is, he really believes he'll get away with it.

The market has an amazing variety of fish.

The service is amazing value for money.

The virus spread at amazing speed.

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"A great happy family of Puki and Commander" - Made by Rodolfin the fox

Part 1: "The decision to have a family"

Commander: Here you are my love, I look everywhere for you

Puki: I looked for you around the house too

Commander: Would you like to have a baby with me?

Puki: Well I don't know love, I would like to have one but ... are you ready for this?

Commander: Of course I'm ready to be father my love!

Commander: I want to have a family with you sweety

Puki: Me too ^^

Puki: Are you sure for doing... you know...

Commander: Of course my love, everything it's for you sweety

To be continued

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The Donald Trump stock portfolio — all winners, no losers - Duration: 9:27.

The Donald Trump stock portfolio — all winners, no losers

What will be yuuuge: guns and canned soup, oil (not solar) and cement (for the Mexican wall, of course) As Donald Trump rolled toward victory in seven of the 11 Super Tuesday states, ABC's Kevin O'Leary predicted what The Donald means for the market: The 69-year-old sometime-real-estate-developer is going to win the White House, and it'll be fine. Stocks will " go straight up ," the co-host of "Shark Tank" said on CNBC.

Goody! That means it's time for one of the classic finance columns of any political season: the Trump Portfolio, where pundits single out who will be the winners (the list is) and the losers under the new regime.

I put the question through the most rigorous vetting that Facebook could muster, generating suggestions in a process as rigorous as the way Trump's financial disclosures suggest he picks stocks.

Is it serious? You tell me, in the comments section below and on Twitter @timmullaney. Let's say this: It's the same mix of serious, kidding and you-gotta-be-kidding as Trump's campaign itself.

The trick, as with Trump himself, is to figure out which ones I really mean. Buy Cemex, short Fluor. We know Trump wants a wall blocking the Mexican sun and to send Mexico the bill.

If former Mexican President Vicente Fox — who said last week that he's not paying for that f-ing wall — is to whip out his checkbook, Trump must buy local, leaving U.S. construction giant Fluor Corp.

FLR -1.52%   sin suerte (outta luck). So the deal's going to Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. CX -0.11% , Mexico's biggest construction-materials firm. You read it here first.

Supplementary Wall Picks: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B +0.11%  and Procter & Gamble Co. PG -0.19%. If you ship 12 million immigrants home, you'll throw business to Berkshire, owner of America's biggest private railroad.

Bonus pick for Procter, as Master Marketer Trump taps Puffs Plus as Official Tissue of the Modern-Day Trail of Tears. They're softer than Marco Rubio!.

And management consultant Jon Simmons recommends Toro Co. TTC +003% , as Trump Makes Americans Mow Lawns Again. Buy Land's End and L Brands, short Macy's and Disney.

Oh, the many comments, from high school friends Patrick Donnelly and Marie DeVenezia among others, about a run on warm coats as liberals decamp for Canada.

Lands' End LE -1.17%   can also stylishly meet demand Donnelly expects for brown shirts. And with the Hot-or-Notter-in-Chief running things, we'll all know who's a 10 and who isn't.

So Victoria's Secret parent, L Brands Inc. LB -2.76%  makes the Trump Portfolio.

As for Macy's Inc. M 000% , Trump called for a boycott after the department store dropped his made-in-China menswear, citing the whole Mexican-rapist thing. Macy's then blew two quarters, tanking shares. Coincidence? Walt Disney Co.

DIS -0.17%  owns half of "Project Runway," whose host, Heidi Klum, Trump assures us, is no longer a 10. Buy Air Canada, short Emirates Group.

No one's letting Muslims in, right? And Trump's son Eric says he'll help buy tickets to Canada, presumably with cash flow from Señor Fox.

Emirates actually belongs to the government over there, so it can't be shorted, but facts don't intimidate winners. Buy oil stocks, sell solar stocks.

Any man who will " bomb the s—t out of " ISIS will excite the worries about supply interruption that periodically spike crude prices. Maybe it will even save Trump buddy Carl Icahn's $3 billion bet on Chesapeake Energy Corp.

CHK -0.34% , recently farther underwater than Mar-a-Lago in 100 years if Trump reverses U.S. climate-change policy. As for solar stocks, who needs the sun when Trump rocks that spray tan?.

Buy Smith & Wesson and Campbell Soup, short Las Vegas Sands and Caesars Entertainment.

Todd McCormick took a moment from accepting Facebook birthday congrats to tout AMMUNITION AND CANNED GOODS. (Todd likes caps lock.) Trump opposes gun controls, though he has supported some before.

The legend says gun stocks spike before gun controls tighten; the charts say the stocks run when control's off the agenda. And if there's one thing a survivalist needs more than a nice AR-15, it's some beans.

As for casinos, after four Atlantic City bankruptcies, we know nobody makes dough on casinos with Trump around. Moe Greene faced better odds. Buy real estate investment trusts, sell H&R Block.

The most consistently serious thought was that Trump, who dabbles in development since going insolvent 25 years ago, would promote interests of real estate investment trusts, which rely on tax breaks.

On the other hand, Rich Hehmeyer notes Trump's promise of a postcard tax return and wonders if anyone will need tax preparers. Understandably, he's not betting the house that Trump means what he says. Buy Realogy and Sotheby's.

Let losers debate whether Trump's tax-cut plans would really cost $9. 5 trillion or expand the national debt by 80% of GDP.

Winners know this: Every time a president unleashes top-loaded tax cuts, there's inflation in luxury housing and art. Hence, Sotheby's BID -0.31% , the top publicly traded art dealer, and Realogy Holdings Corp.

RLGY -2.32% , franchisor of Sotheby's International Realty. When winners spend their winnings, these guys win first.

This was all a dozen of us, mostly high school friends, could come up with while actually trying to identify companies that would benefit from a Trump presidency. So let's buy shares of Jack Daniel's parent Brown-Forman Corp.

BF.B -0.65% , even if its tequila comes from Mexico. Hillary Clinton says America needs a raise. But after Super Tuesday, we need a drink.