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Halloween has been a part of western culture for a long time, but its meaning and importance

changed drastically over the course of the 20th century.

So how did this Christian holy day become such an enormous and commercialized social

event?

Today we're heading down the basement stairs to uncover the horrifying secrets of how Halloween

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October 31st is actually one of the oldest celebrations in existence and originated as

the last day of the Celtic calendar, called Samhain, meaning "summers end".

It was a day to honor the dead, as well as a harvest festival.

When Christianity came to the British Isles and Northern Europe, where the Celts lived,

many pagan festivals were rebranded as Christian ones and October 31st became All Hallows Eve,

since the following day was All Saints Day.

The traditions of the previous festival, however, stuck around, like the idea of leaving out

small gifts for the ghosts to keep your home protected, as well as dressing up in special

outfits.

The holiday took a while to grow in America and it didn't really emerge until the wave

of Irish immigration caused by the Irish Potato Famine from the late 1840s.

By the early 20th century, however, most of the the ghoulish, spooky elements like fortune

telling and ghost stories were dropped.

In most ways, Halloween had become a secular family holiday, with parades and community

events.

It wasn't until the baby boom of the 1950s that it really became a big thing for kids,

with trick or treating and all that.

Over the second half of the 20th century Halloween grew to become the most important holiday

after Christmas, particularly from a commercial point of view and in 2016, Americans spent

almost $8.5 billion during the holiday.

But how did it become so commercialized and where is the money going?

A survey from the National Retail Federation showed that in 2016, around $3 billion went

on costumes, $2.5 billion on candy, a similar amount on decorations and then $400 million

on greeting cards.

And which company has a finger in all of these pumpkin flavored pies?

Walmart.

They are the single biggest Halloween advertiser, spending $13.8 million during the 2016 Halloween

season.

They're certainly not the only driving force behind the holiday, but it's more than likely

that the first sign of Halloween approaching will be seen in one of their stores.

What's more, they are going to get the knock-on benefit of advertising from many of the brands

they sell, such as Skittles, Cheetos and Lunchables, all of which are also prolific advertisers.

Walmart also stock the three giants of Halloween: Mars, Hershey's and Rubies.

You probably know the first two.

One of Hershey's brands is America's favorite candy with over $500 million in sales annually.

And for the candy industry in general, including Mars, about 8% of all sales come from Halloween.

But who are Rubies?

Rubie's Candy Store was opened in Queens, New York back in 1951.

During the 1950s they expanded into selling decorations and costumes, which eventually

became the core of their business.

By 1972 the company was called Rubie's Costumes and was making some of the most high-quality

replica costumes in the US.

This coincided with a new trend in America: In the early 70s, Halloween costume demand

changed rapidly from the traditional ghosts and witches, to icons of the silver screen

and comic book heroes.

Big deals with Disney, DC comics and Marvel were cut early on by another company, Ben

Cooper, while Rubie's main rival, Collegeville, made Star Trek costumes and characters from

various Warner Brothers cartoons.

Rubie's would have never caught up if it weren't for a national tragedy.

In 1982, 7 people died mysteriously in the Chicago area and it was found that someone

had been putting lethal doses of cyanide in Tylenol capsules, a popular painkilling drug.

People were terrified, especially as the killer was never discovered, so they became mistrustful

of many consumables, including candy.

For several years Halloween sales were abysmal, and many companies in the industry just failed.

Rubies, though, had a lot of money in the bank and survived, and in the 1990s they purchased

what little remained of Ben Cooper and Collegeville, securing almost complete control over the

world of licensed costumes.

The movie studios were also big winners here.

With costumes, they usually take a 8% cut of the retail price, which can amount to millions

of dollars without really having to do anything.

Of course, they do have to let Rubie's into their inner circle.

The costume company is given sketches of movie characters before the studio even starts shooting,

sometimes as much as two years in advance.

Studios even give them basic plot details, so they can work out which characters are

likely to be popular.

They started doing that after a misunderstanding on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, where Rubie's

over produced costumes for Darth Maul because George Lucas forgot to mention that he'd

shamelessly kill the best character in the whole movie.

Today Rubie's are like the fortune tellers of American pop culture.

They look at the movie industry, video games and politics to figure out which costumes

will be popular.

So, when October comes and customers rush into Sears and Walmart, they see the Wonder

Woman outfit, the Donald Trump mask, the Pokémon suit and think "yeah, that's just what

I wanted".

Now, if you look at the tangled web of Halloween promotion, it's difficult to say that any

one company is behind it all.

It's likely, though, that Walmart are the biggest winners, since they are the point

of sale for almost every type of Halloween purchase.

And Walmart are actually doing a lot more than you might believe.

This video has been largely about the US, but what about other countries?

In the UK, Halloween has risen to become the 3rd biggest holiday after Christmas and Easter,

surpassing Valentine's Day.

Just like in the US, costume and candy sales are on the rise, as is advertising.

This trend began at the turn of the new millennium, right around the time when Walmart bought

the second largest supermarket chain the UK, ASDA.

In Japan, Halloween was almost non-existent back then but now it's gaining real traction.

Coincidentally, Walmart bought a big stake in Japanese supermarket Seiyu in 2003, and

had completely taken it over five years later.

Considering just how much power supermarkets have over what people see during their lives,

we should give Walmart at least a little bit of credit.

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Gun Control Onslaught - What we're up against - The Legal Brief - Duration: 6:50.

Welcome back to The Legal Brief, the show where we CRUSH the various legal myths and

misinformation surrounding various areas of the gun world.

I'm your host Adam Kraut and today we're flipping through the highlight reel of the recent onslaught

of gun control legislation.

Before we jump into today's topic I just wanted to take a second to thank all of you for your

support.

For those of you that haven't heard, with your help and dedication, I'm back on the

ballot for the NRA Board of Directors in 2018.

That's right, we're doing it again, and this time we're going across the finish line!

I'll have some more exciting announcements in the coming weeks, so be sure to get subscribed

to my email list so you don't miss a beat.

The link is in the description.

First up, H.R. 3999 which was introduced by Representative Curbelo, a Republican of Florida

and has 25 Benedict Arnolds, 13 Democrats and 12 Republicans cosponsoring the bill.

The bill, as written, would make it unlawful to manufacture, possess, or transfer any part

or combination of parts that are designed and function to increase the rate of fire

of a semiautomatic rifle but does not actually convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.

It also imposes mandatory minimums for people who use, carry, or possessed those parts in

relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense OR smuggled them in or out of the

United States.

So what's the big deal with this bill?

For starters, from a fundamental standpoint, it is wholly unnecessary and is an attempt

to legislate murder.

Second, there is a HUGE problem with the language.

I don't know about you, but I have no idea what the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle

is.

The problem is further compounded when the design and function have to be accounted for.

Conceivably, that could cover everything from an adjustable gas block to a basic trigger.

The lack of specificity of the bill's language would create all kinds of problems for those

trying to comply with the law.

Not to mention, it would open pandora's box for ATF to issue determination letters on

everything from bolt carriers to springs.

And if that weren't bad enough, then the Courts would need to get involved when the legality

of some part or parts was challenged.

I stopped by my congressman's office, who unfortunately happens to be a cosponsor of

this nonsense.

I'd encourage all of you to pick up the phone and call your Representatives and tell them

to vote no on this bill, that essentially is a de facto ban on semiautomatic firearms.

Next up in this all out attack on the Second Amendment, H.R. 3962, the Stop Online Ammunition

Sales Act of 2017, introduced byk of NJ.

As the title suggests it would eliminate the ability for ammunition to be sold online.

It would further require those selling ammunition to be licensed to do so and impose recordkeeping

requirements on them.

Lastly, sales of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to a person in 5 days would trigger

a reporting requirement...This bill has 29 cosponsors, all of which are Democrats.

Lastly in the House, H.R. 3984, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence

Act, introduced by Adam Schiff of California.

You may remember we previously covered the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

which removes the ability of individuals to sue gun manufacturers and dealers in instances

where a gun is used in a crime or unlawful manner.

This bill seeks to repeal that protection.

It also would allow for information in the ATF Trace Program to be used in civil proceedings.

This bill has 28 cosponsors and unsurprisingly, all are Democrats.

This one also has a companion bill in the Senate.

Turning to the Senate, everybody's favorite anti gun zealot, Diane Feinstein has introduced

the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act.

Similar, in nature to H.R. 3999, this bill also specifies trigger cranks and bump-fire

devices in its language.

This bill has 38 cosponsors, 37 of which are Democrats and 1 Independent.

We also have Senate Bill 1945, the Keep Americans Safe Act, which would make it unlawful to

import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a magazine with more than 10 rounds.

This would not apply to magazines lawfully possessed prior to the enactment of this bill

and of course has exceptions for the United States and its agencies, Law Enforcement,

licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Retired Law Enforcement (if they had purchased

the magazine for official purposes while on duty or it was sold or transferred to them

by the department upon retirement), and Campus Law Enforcement.

Essentially everyone but you and me.

They should change this to the two legs good four legs bad act.

Last up in the Senate, the Background Check Completion Act of 2017, which would eliminate

the ability of FFLs to transfer a firearm after three business days with no response

from NICS.

Once again, a solution in search of a problem.

As you can see, it doesn't take long for gun control bills to be trotted out whenever there

is a tragedy.

However, none of these bills address the underlying problem of the person who is committing the

crime.

These bills only serve to punish law abiding citizens who comply with the law.

Couple that with the poor wording and the lack of understanding of what the lawmaker

is actually trying to regulate, and you get the perfect storm that ATF and Courts will

have to sort out.

Complacency kills.

You need to get involved to make sure that none of these bills make it to the President's

desk.

Regardless of whether you think he will sign one or not, you still need to pick up the

phone and act.

I've included a link in the description so you can find your Representative and Senators.

Pick up the phone on your way to work, home from work, lunch, whatever, and spend the

five minutes making your voice heard.

Be polite but be firm that you don't want them to support any more gun control.

It would also be a good time to mention National Reciprocity and the SHARE Act and that you

want them to support those bills.

Are you tired of the onslaught of gun control after a tragedy?

Make sure to share this video with your friends.

Don't forget to hit that like button and if you aren't subscribed already, you better

make that happen.

Hang out on Facebook?

Be sure to join us on the TGC Nation Group.

Be sure to check out my website adamkraut.com.

And as always thanks for watching!

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Learn 6 tricks and see how to get sweat smell out of clothes - Duration: 4:57.

Washing is a very simple activity and also very laborious, especially,

when we are dealing with difficult stains and odors leaving.

Clothes stored for a long time or who were exposed to perspiration odors tend to acquire

which are difficult to remove during cleaning common.

Moreover, the presence of mold in the wardrobes, or display clothes in environments

strong odors leave an uncomfortable smell often causes either lose our

favorite clothes.

Fortunately, there are several natural ingredients that help neutralize these odors without

affect the quality of the fabrics.

Learn six tricks based ingredients Natural and see how to take the smell of sweat

clothing without affecting the tissue and without spending lot with softeners: 1.

White vinegar against the stench White vinegar is very suitable for

house cleaning, besides being a great alternative better to wash clothes.

The acidic compounds help remove stains dirt, caused by food, and fight

bad smells.

In addition, white vinegar has softening effect and leaves the tissues with a very nice texture.

Just pour half a cup of white vinegar the washing machine in place of the softener.

For cases where the odors are very strong, mix white vinegar with a little water

and leave to soak clothes for 20 minutes.

2.

Cold air The cold air of the refrigerator is a good choice

to eliminate the smell of mold which is impregnated in some clothes.

Taking clothes smell of sweat air cold?

Wash the clothing normally and refrigerate for some hours.

After this time just rinse and leave to air dry.

3.

Sodium bicarbonate Sodium bicarbonate is one of the ingredients

natural popularity for cleaning.

In addition to eliminating substances that cause unpleasant odors sodium bicarbonate

also helps eliminate stains.

Because of its whitening effect, it removes the sweat of waste and is highly recommended

to use in white clothes.

Taking clothes smell of sweat with baking sodium?

Just spread the product on the clothes and leave for 20 minutes, taking with

the help of a brush.

To prevent mold, place a small amount in closets.

4.

tea tree oil The essential oil of melaleuca has components

antibacterial and antifungal widely used in dealing with health.

Alternatively, the tea tree oil is used as odor neutralizer one

it removes moisture from the clothes.

Using tea tree oil?

Mix tea tree oil with water and apply about the clothes.

Let stand for an hour outdoors.

5.

Lemon juice Fresh lemon juice is especially suitable

to eliminate the smell and stains caused sweat because its penetrates citric acid

tissue easily.

Taking clothes smell of sweat with juice lemon?

Place the juice of several lemons into two liters of warm water.

Leave to soak for a period of 30 to 40 minutes.

After the period sauce, rinse and let to air dry.

6.

Orange peels Orange peels have a pleasant odor

which helps to neutralize the smell.

Furthermore, compounds leave their tissues soft and help to remove stains and dirt.

Taking clothes smell of sweat in shell of Orange?

Boil several orange peel in two liters of water.

Cool slightly and put the clothes soak in the mixture.

Let the orange peels act for two or three hours, rinse and let dry in the sun.

Now that you have learned how to take smell clothing sweat naturally and saw so

the ingredients are simple to use, just choose one that best suits if your

life routine to use it.

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CARVING PUMPKIN, OUTONO E ROTINA | Jade Cavati - Duration: 10:14.

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Pumpkin and Allspice Mix Cupcakes (ENGLISH SUBS) - Duration: 2:40.

2 large eggs

175ml milk

2 teaspoons allspice mix

58g butter at room temperature

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder

60g dark brown sugar + 130g granulated sugar

325g all-purpose flour

Mix the dry ingredients and whisk to incorporate air.

Don't forget to preheat your oven to 180ºC (350º F)

In another bowl add the butter to the sugars and beat them well.

Add one egg at a time and keep beating.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add the milk.

The pumpkin puree.

And beat again.

Now gradually add the dry ingredients and whisk them

Line a cupcake baking tray with cupcake paper liners.

And fill them up with your batter about 3/4 of the way .

Bake them for 15-20 minutes. Check if they are baked by inserting a toothpick into the cupcakes and it comes out clean.

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Cat Dealers @ Valle Nevado, Chile (Ski Trip) - Duration: 2:55.

We are planning this trip since the beginning

of the Cat Dealers project. We promised ourselves

to go skiing if we could reach a certain

number of shows in December, and we made it,

so we spent 4 days skiing, it was crazy

one of the best trips of our lifes so far for sure.

The day that I liked the most was today, the last day of the trip. I made 84.5 km/h

It's even a little bit scaring

for who has a show tomorrow

was a little bit inconsequent.

But everything went ok , I had a great day

And today, for me, was the best day.

Now next year my goal is 100 km/h, hahaha.

Nice dudeee!

This is the time when Lugui speaks: "God, why did you brought me here God!

I think it was for pray closest to you God!"

My favorite day I think it was today as well

because I already learned how to break, go to both sides

so probably it was the day that I had the most fun, fell less

and went the fastest. I made 62 km/h

cause I know I have a show tomorrow and I don't have health insurance here hahaha.

So is better to don't risk that much hahaha.

Damn, my head hit so bad

Fuck.

(Spanish that only he understands)

Dinner time is a great time. Everyone is tired as hell, so it's when we relax.

It's when we meet each other as well, because

when we are skiing we end getting separated from everyone.

We are in a group 9 people,

Me (Lugui), Pedro,

Albie (our manager), Alfredo that is Albie's friend

Albies mom, Albies dad,

Arditti, that is one of the owners of our booking agency,

Rafa, our camera man,

And JØRD, he is here as well,

JØRD is the pizza man!

He goes down only like that!

Doesn't matter the high of the montain, he goes like that hahaha.

But for his first time he is doing pretty good

But that's it. We have dinner all together, we have a lot of fun

And in the dinner we all talk about what happened.

This holidays were...amazing!

We are refreshed,

finally we could take these 4 days off,

and this is even a mental relief for our creativity,

and now back to the shows, to the studio,

cause we have a lot of new stuff to show you guys!

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Pumpkin Puree for Recipes (ENGLISH SUBS) - Duration: 1:25.

425g Peeled Pumpkin

Water

Cut the pumpkin into pieces for a pot/pan.

Fill with water only to cover the pumpkin. Place on the heat.

The pumpkin cooks fast so be sure to stick a fork to check it.

When it is cooked transfer it to a sieve and let it drain well.

In a hand blender cup put the pumpkin in and puree it.

And it's done.

You can use it for cupcakes, cakes and other recipes. I'll leave you the link for my Pumkin and Allspice Mix Cupcakes recipe below.

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Italian Meringue Buttercream(ENGLISH SUBTITLES) - Duration: 4:20.

227g unsalted butter at room temperature + 200 granulated sugar + 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract/essence + 4 large egg whites + 60ml water

For this recipe it's imperative to have a candy thermometer + thick bottom saucepan + stand mixer

Let's beggin.

The butter needs to have this creamy/ointment consistency. And needs to be cutted into cubes.

Beggin by adding the water and sugar in the saucepan.

Stir to dissolve the sugar a little.

And bring it to the stove.

As soon as it starts to boil, brush the sides of the pan with water. Don't stir again or else the sugar will crystallize.

Put the thermometer.

In case you need to stir do it this way.

Wait until it reaches 235ºC (455ºF)

At this stage you can beggin beating the egg whites until soft peaks forms. We don't want them overbeated.

Back to the syrup. As soon as it reachs 240º C (464 ºF) remove it from the heat.

With the mixer still running add the syrup in a stream by the sides of the bowl.

Don't forget to reduce the speed of your mixer at this point.

When you finished adding the sugar syrup increase the speed to maximum and let it whip until the misture cools down.

To check the temperature put your hands along the sides of the bowl. It should be like at body temperature.

It means that you can't feel that the bowl burns. This step it's importante because if the meringue is too hot the butter will melt.

Reduce the speed again and add the butter a bit at a time.

The stand mixer is necessary because the hand mixers don't have enough power to beat this cream.

After you add all the butter scrape down the sides and turn your mixer on high speed again and let it beat until the cream is uniform and consistent.

If your cream curdles don't worry keep beating on high speed and it will be back to normal.

Finally add the vanilla and beat a little more.

And here you have a super firm cream. It is great for pipping your decorations.

You can add any kind of flavour it doesn't have to be vanilla. It can even be citrus zest too.

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Allspice Mix (UNGLISH SUBTITLES) - Duration: 0:52.

4 teaspoons cinnamon powder

1 teaspoon ground cardamom . If you find it in powder use that instead.

1 teaspoon fennel powder/ground

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg powder

1 coffee spoon (1/4 teaspoon) ginger powder

1 coffee spoon (1/4 teaspoon) clove powder

Mix all the spices and stir.

If you only find Cardamom pods, peel them and grind the seeds in a mortar as much as you can.

In order to find out the expiration date of your mixture, you must regulate by the spice wich has the shortest duration.

For example if your Ginger ends in a year and the other spices ends in a couple of years,

then your mix ends in a year too.

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HALLOWEEN - Glow In The Dark Cupcakes - ENGLISH SUBTITLES - Duration: 6:28.

40 ml Tonic water + Italian meringue buttercream + 1 Lemon gelatine envelope (85g) + Pumpkin and Allspice Mix Cupcakes

Prepare your gelatine according to the package instructions. But for a more fluorescent effect , replace half of the cold water for tonic water.

250ml boiling water.

125ml cold water + 125ml de tonic water

Let it cool.

Prepare one of my Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe and in the end add the 40ml of tonic water. Beat well.

Don't forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

I didn't try with more quantity of tonic water but if you want you can try it.

Just add a little at a time of tonic water without that amount changes the consistency of the buttercream.

Piping tip 1A

Fill a piping bag with the buttercream and decorate your cupcakes with a swirl.

Dark chocolate chips

Dip the cupcakes without the chocolate chips into the lemon gelatin. Take it to the fridge until that layer solidifies.

Repeat this process 6 times.

1st coat of gelatine

2nd layer

3rd layer

4th layer

5th layer

And finally the 6th layer.

After the gelatine is solidified put the "eyes" of the ghosts into place.

Lastly dip the ghosts without the gelatine into tonic water.

Don't forget the buttercream needs to be solid at this time.

And now for the fluorescent effect you need to have a black light (ultraviolet light) lamp/lantern . Like this one here.

Discotheque...

All of these images were made under the light of the black light lantern.

And now my ghost lamp.

You didn't see it did you?

Well here it is.

You can buy one of these lamps

or one of these lanterns.

As you can see the lamp gives more light but in case you don't want to spend too much then the lanterns are a good option and they work fine too.

I bought both options so you can compare.

Lamp.

Lantern.

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Reading for 24 hours straight? Challenge accepted! || Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon + TBR - Duration: 10:53.

Hi everyone, I'm Melissa and welcome to this new video.

This video will be a special one because I want to talk about the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon!

First of all I want to explain why my contents are not with subs anymore and so on.

In early October I moved to attend classes at university and I come back home only during weekends.

My laptop is really old, about 8 years old

and I can't use softwares of video editing on it or add subtitles.

During week-ends I often don't have time to work on subtitles

so I have to re-schedule them because during the week I can't work on them or everything crashes and bye bye world.

However, I absolutely want to add subtitles to this video because tomorrow's event will be an international one

so I want to finish this video soon so I can edit it in a short time and upload it with subtitles.

So, back in topic: if you don't know what a readathon is, it's basically an event in which people read as much as possible;

they have different themes and different durations (24h, a month, a week... they can focus on horror novels, or fantasy books...)

The Dewey's 24 Hours Read-a-thon, as the name says, lasts 24 hours.

Everyone starts and finishes at the same moment;

for example, for me, as I live in Italy, my starting time is 2pm.

What do we do during readathons? Well, basically we read

but there's much more than this; the social aspect is really important too.

You can share this day with people from all around the world

by sharing updates on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Goodreads...

Dewey's Read-a-thon community is active on all these platforms.

Also, this time is the 10-year anniversary of Dewey's 24 Hours Read-a-thon, so you can expect an event even more special!

Do you have to mandatorily read? Not at all!

For example, if you have to work or if you have an appointment you can't re-schedule

you can join the read-a-thon in other ways, for example supporting other readers or reading for a few hours during the days.

No one obliges you to read for 24 hours straight.

However, I always try to read as much as I can

and to sleep only a few hours because this is how I enjoy this readathon the most.

I'm always looking forward to it and now I'm so excited as there are less than 24 hours left to the start!

What I want to do in this video is to show you my TBR: the books I want to read during these 24 hours.

Obviously I won't be able to finish all of them, unless a miracle happens

but the chosen one(s) will be among them. Let's start right away!

First of all: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami.

You've seen this book already in my Autumn Haul, linked here, but I still haven't read it.

Honestly I think it would be perfect

because from the synopsis and given the fact that it's a survival it seems a compelling and fast read

so it would be perfect for a readathon,

as you have to find something that may hook you not to lose your focus on reading.

So this is the first book of my reading pile!

I bought the second book expressly for the readathon and I'm talking about: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard.

This is the second book in the Red Queen saga.

I liked the first book so I wanted to continue with the series

but I didn't have a chance to buy this book before.

So I thought this would be the perfect chance to buy it!

I think this is a perfect choice too, because I already know what this is about and I think I'll like it

so I'm looking forward to it!

The third book is: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

I've seen the TV series based on this novel this summer and I've loved it!

I liked it so much that I wasn't sure about picking up this book

but then Erika @ Diaryofabibliophile suggested it

as it's really beautiful and it also talks about things that weren't deepened in the TV series.

I love this cover and I hope I'll like the contents of the book as much!

In the mean time I can tell you to go watch the TV series!

*blabbering on the italian broadcast of the TV series*

This is a dystopian novel and the story struck me as it seems something so real and possible.

The themes will be a bit heavy but I'm looking forward to it too!

Then I have two books I got in the library which I've wanted to read for ages.

The first one is: My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga.

I've always wanted to read this book as I've read so many positive comments about it.

I'm really curious because it seems it talks about important themes such as depression and suicide.

This is the fourth book of my TBR!

The fifth and last book I also got in the library is:

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton.

I hope my pronunciation was correct.

I'm really curious about this book, I've wanted to read it for a while;

I've heard of it for the first time from Hannah @ A Clockwork Reader

in her video about book recommendations for Ravenclaw House.

From what I understood, it tells the story of Ava's family.

There are also some paranormal elements

so I think it'll be really interesting.

Finally I have it in my hands!

I have some high expectations for this book, so I hope I won't be disappointed in the end.

So, these are the five books I prepared for this readathon;

I don't think I'll be able to finish all of them

but I hope to finish at least three or four of them.

Moreover, I also have two graphic novels on my computer in a digital format.

The first one is Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden.

The second one is The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais.

I don't usually read graphic novels, but these ones got me curious.

The first one is obviously about Anne of Green Gables

while the second one seems a twisted Little Red Riding Hood,

where Red Riding Hood is the Wolf and the Wolf is Red Riding Hood.

I didn't explain it at all, but this is the main idea.

So if I'm sick of novels and I want to change genre, I can switch to these graphic novels for a change.

Obviously you too can join the readathon!

In fact I really hope you will because it's so funny and you can make some new friends!

I think you can still sign up in the official blog

but even if you can't anymore don't worry: you can join us even unofficially!

In the info box you'll find all the links you need

(to the official blog, the sign up page, the Facebook group, Goodreads group, Twitter...)

So please go take a look and join us if you want to!

And if you're joining already, tell me what are you going to read

how are you going to spend those 24 hours, if you've already read the books I want to read and what do you think about them...

Let's know each other!

We're at the end of the video;

I hope it's short so I can upload it in a short time

and see you soon with a new video, on this channel as always! Bye bye!

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Que tal medir o ano com doses de amor? O musical "Rent" tenta e consegue - Duration: 3:33.

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Nella buccia del melograno il potere anti-invecchiamento | K.N.B.T - Duration: 3:36.

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Siyah İnci / Black Pearl Trailer - Episode 5 (Eng & Tur Subs) - Duration: 0:39.

Kenan was here.

He became one of the partners in Vural's company.

What?!

Capital increase, huh?

That's very typical of Vural.

So, we are going to accept it, are we?

This fisher is well-prepared.

We will call this bluff.

He will understand that he can't compete with me.

Gencer, if you cannot handle this either, throw yourself in the sea.

And if you have an ounce of intelligence, don't come out and appear before me like the fisher did.

Hazal, the girl I've loved.. is dead. I burried her where she said yes.

So, Hazal has no significance?

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Superheroes | The Super Family | Finger Family | Nursery Rhymes - Duration: 2:21.

What's this?

Super Daddy, Super Daddy

Where are you?

Here I am! Here I am!

I'll save you

Wham! Bang! Boom!

I love you!

Super Mommy, Super Mommy

Where are you?

Here I am! Here I am!

I'll save you

Wham! Bang! Boom!

I love you!

Super Sister, Super Sister

Where are you?

Here I am! Here I am!

I'll save you

Wham! Bang! Boom!

I love you!

Super Brother, Super Brother

Where are you?

Here I am! Here I am!

I'll save you

Wham! Bang! Boom!

I love you!

Super Baby, Super Baby

Where are you?

Here I am! Here I am!

googoo googoo goo

Wham! Bang! Boom!

I love you!

There's Father

And Mother

And Sister

And Brother

And little super baby too! So cute!

We're family

We're friends

We'll fight till the end

Su-per family!

A-woo hoo!

You're welcome!

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[Room escape series] This is the room to shoot this time ㅣ RabbitPlay - Duration: 11:31.

[Room escape series] This is the room to shoot this time ㅣ RabbitPlay

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Twilight Syndrome – Saikai, Part 6: Kagome, Kagome (English Subtitles, No Commentary) - Duration: 16:33.

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "So, uhm... Why exactly am I at school again in the middle of the night?"

MASA: "I told you, I forgot one of my homework handouts."

MASA: "If you feel even remotely bad about what you did earlier, then don't complain and help me!"

MASA: "For a joke that was really going too far! Damn it..."

ATSUSHI: "Okay, okay. You win!"

ATSUSHI: "Let's just go pick it up quickly and then go home."

MASA: "You DO know, I'm going to High School, right? That's the Middle School."

Path to the School Buildings

Path to the School Buildings

Path to the School Buildings

High School, 1F

[Note: To be more precise, the Japanese said: "High School, 1F, Piloti".]

[This refers to the fact that this ground floor of the High School is partially open while the floor above rests on pillars where it's open.]

[It's kind of hard to explain. Best look up "Piloti" on the internet. ;) But this is also the reason why you can still hear crickets on this floor, but not on the second floor.]

MASA: "Just wait here."

MASA: "Let's see..."

MASA: "Ah, there it is!"

MASA: "Okay, I got it.""

ATSUSHI: "Perfect. Then let's go home. I'm really tired."

High School, 1F

Path to the School Buildings

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the first floor of your school!»

MASA: "What the hell... was that just now..."

ATSUSHI: "Hey! What's going on?!"

MASA: "..."

MASA: "What?! This is..."

ATSUSHI: "The first floor... How did we get here?!"

High School, 1F

Path to the School Buildings

«Don't go home, yet!»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the second floor of your school!»

MASA: "That voice again..."

ATSUSHI: "Who the hell is that?!"

MASA: "This is..."

MASA: "...my classroom..."

ATSUSHI: "I think something is here... And whatever it is, it's doing this to us..."

High School, Classroom 1-C

High School, 2F, Near Right Stairs

High School, 1F

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the third floor of your school!»

MASA: "Not again..."

ATSUSHI: "Who's doing this?!"

ATSUSHI: "Now it's my classroom, huh?"

ATSUSHI: "What exactly is it trying to do?"

High School, Classroom 2-A

High School, 3F, Balcony

Highschool, Classroom 2-A

High School, 3F, Near Right Stairs

«Just...»

«...a little bit longer.»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the fourth floor of your school!»

MASA: "Please stop... Let us go..."

ATSUSHI: "This is the fourth floor... Maybe it doesn't want to let us go?"

MASA: "Each time it's higher than before... Maybe it's trying to bring us to the roof?"

High School, 4F, Balcony

High School, 4F, Balcony

High School, 4F, Near Left Stairs

«Just...»

«...a little bit longer!»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the roof of your school!»

MASA: "Wait... This voice!"

MASA: "I've heard it somewhere before!"

ATSUSHI: "It's just as you said... We're on the roof..."

MASA: "I just want this to stop..."

MASA: "... Wait, somehow I feel like just recently I've been standing on the roof before while something weird was happening..."

ATSUSHI: "What now? Any ideas?"

MASA: "Where..."

MASA: "Where are you?! And who are you?"

ATSUSHI: "What do you want from us?! If you're here, then show yourself!"

MASA: "Maybe... it's gone?"

ATSUSHI: "Seems like it..."

«I'm right behind you!»

«Hey!»

«I want to play with you!»

«We all want to play with you!»

MASA: "Wait, what do you mean, we all..."

«They are...»

«...here!»

MASA: "Wh-what?!"

ATSUSHI: "Masa, look!!"

«Hey...»

«Let's all play together...»

MASA: [A] Play with them. [B] Run away for now. [X] [C] "I'll definitely go home!"

[Loading took a while here. Should have cut it out.]

MASA: "I..."

MASA: "I cannot play with you!"

ATSUSHI: "Masa! Wait!"

«We won't let you run away...»

MASA: "That girl..."

MASA: "That was probably Yumie..."

ATSUSHI: "Who in the world is that?!"

ATSUSHI: "No, wait... Before we even discuss this, first let's get further away. This is not the right place for idle talk."

High School, 4F, Close to Right Stairs

ATSUSHI: "What are you stopping for?! We've gotta go!"

MASA: "Wait, perhaps Mio was right..."

MASA: "Maybe Yumie's spirit has attached to me, because I felt sorry for her..."

MASA: "Mio told me today that it's bad to feel sympathy for the dead without even knowing them well."

ATSUSHI: "Hold on, that means... This Yumie you mentioned..."

ATSUSHI: "She's dead?"

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "Actually, I have heard of this belief, too. Something about lonely spirits being drawn to people who show them inept sympathy."

MASA: "That's insane! I never asked for that! But..."

MASA: "Still... I can't say that I'm feeling any ill will coming from Yumie's spirit. She didn't feel... hostile, you know?"

ATSUSHI: "This is just my speculation, but..."

ATSUSHI: "She might have been summoned by your feelings of sympathy, because she still has some attachment to this world. Or maybe because she just never realised that she has died?"

MASA: "So... If we just go home now, Yumie's spirit will forever be trapped like this...?"

YUMIE: «Kagome, Kagome.» [Note: I will explain this song hereafter.]

YUMIE: «The bird in the cage.» [I also put the full explanation into the video description, in case the explanation in the subtitles goes by too fast.]

YUMIE: «When, oh, when will you come out?» [I also put the full explanation into the video description, in case the explanation in the subtitles goes by too fast.]

MASA: "Yumie..."

[Note: Since I got a bit lost here, I will take this time to explain «Kagome, Kagome». You can also find this in the video description.]

[You can find a lot more info on it yourself than I can convey here, if you just search for «Kagome, Kagome», but basically it is a Japanese children's game, as well as a song that is sung to the game.]

[Here is a short explanation, quoted from the «Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan» by William E. Deal (2005), p. 354:]

«"Bird in a cage" game. This was a guessing game in which children formed a circle around a child and sang a song called "Kagome kagome." While the song was being sung, the children moved in a circle around the child in the middle. When the song ended, the children stopped circling and the one in the middle tried to guess who stood immediately behind him or her. A correct guess released the child from the circle (or the bird from the cage), replaced by the child whose identity had been guessed.»

[Some lines of the song differ from version to version. There also are different interpretations for each line, but the most common lyrics and their interpretation are:]

[«Kagome kagome Kago no naka no tori wa Itsu itsu deyaru Yoake no ban ni Tsuru to kame ga subetta Ushiro no shoumen daare»]

[English translation: «Kagome, Kagome The bird in the cage When, oh, when will you come out? In the evening of the dawn The crane and turtle slipped Who's that behind you?» Quoted from «The Children's Music Studio: A Reggio-Inspired Approach» by Hanna Wendell (2017), p. 126.]

[Also note, that, when playing the game, the person in the circle can be referred to as the "Oni" (="demon"/"spirit").]

YUMIE: «Kagome, Kagome.»

YUMIE: «The bird in the cage.»

YUMIE: «When, oh, when will you come out?»

MASA: "Yumie..."

YUMIE: «We were all supposed to play together... But instead I became the bird...»

YUMIE: «I don't want to be the bird forever.»

YUMIE: «I don't want to be the Oni forever.»

YUMIE: «I don't want to...»

YUMIE: «I really don't want to...»

YUMIE: «So, come on, let's play already!»

ATSUSHI: "She became... the bird? What does that even mean?"

ATSUSHI: "Do you have any ideas? Because I don't."

MASA: "Wait! What if... The song just now! Kagome, Kagome! Maybe it refers to the bird in that song?"

MASA: "So when she says that she became the bird, then..."

ATSUSHI: "I don't really understand it, but I guess it means something bad, right?"

ATSUSHI: "I really don't think we should get involved any further. Let's go home."

MASA: "But... If we just leave and go home now, then Yumie's spirit will..."

ATSUSHI: "Aren't you the one always going on about how much you hate the paranormal and anything scary?"

ATSUSHI: "Then why would you force yourself to get involved in this now?"

ATSUSHI: "Come on, it's okay. You yourself said, there doesn't seem to be any ill will in her spirit."

MASA: "Yeah... But..."

MASA: [A] "No, I can't just leave now." [X] [B] "Alright, guess we'll head home then."

MASA: "No, I can't just leave now. After all, it might have been my inept sympathy for her which summoned her here and prevents her from going on."

MASA: "And I should just go home and leave her like that forever? That'd be irresponsible!"

ATSUSHI: "But what the hell do you want to do? I mean, do you have any idea how to help her?"

MASA: "......"

MASA: "Wait, that's it! The cassette tape!!"

MASA: "If we listen to that, we might learn something."

ATSUSHI: "And where is this tape?"

MASA: "I think Mio left it in the club room. I don't remember seeing her take it home."

ATSUSHI: "Well, alright. Let's go and give it a listen, if you insist."

MASA. "Yeah."

Path by the Football Pitch

MASA: "No, not that way! The other way is shorter!"

Path by the Football Pitch

Path by the Football Pitch

Club Rooms Building, 1F, Hallway

[Note: This seems to be the same building that Yuuri and Aya went to, when they were looking for Misaki and the club room of the occult club.]

«Hey...»

«Let's play together!»

«We're playing hide and seek...»

«You're it!»

MASA: "Those children just now..."

ATSUSHI: "What's the deal with them? Just how long are they planning on following us?"

MASA: "We've gotta do something, and quick."

MASA: "But... Didn't one of them just enter the manager clubroom?"

MASA: "The kid that went in here... He seems to be gone..."

ATSUSHI: "Let's just find the tape."

MASA: "It's probably still in the tape deck."

ATSUSHI: "Yeah, well... It's not. It's empty."

ATSUSHI: "Are you sure, Mio didn't take it home with her when she left?"

MASA: "What? I'm pretty sure, she didn't..."

MASA: "Maybe she put it into her locker."

MASA: "Hey, that's MY locker. Don't just go and open it without permission!"

ATSUSHI: "I wasn't planning to!"

MASA: "That's Mio's locker."

MASA: "Wait, were you just about to open it?"

ATSUSHI: "What? I'm not allowed to? Well, then you do it!"

MASA: "Of course! If anyone's allowed to open it besides her, that'd be me!"

MASA: "Gasp!"

«Oh no, you found me...»

«Guess, I'm it now...»

[Note: The exact term he used for "it" is "Oni". The person who's "it" in Hide and Seek is also called "Oni" in Japan.]

ATSUSHI: "Hey! Masa! Are you okay?!"

MASA: "..."

MASA: "Yeah... I just thought my heart stopped for a second..."

MASA: "But I think he's... gone now..."

MASA: "......"

MASA: "But there's no tape in here. Are you absolutely sure it wasn't in the tape deck?"

ATSUSHI: "I'm telling you! There wasn't anything in there!"

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "...is what I'd like to say, but... now there's a tape in it..."

ATSUSHI: "No! I'm positive that it was empty before!"

ATSUSHI: "...probably..."

MASA: "Jeez, whatever! I should've just checked it myself in the first place."

ATSUSHI: "Okay, let's give it a listen. You said, it might have some clues that will help us, right?"

MASA: "Yeah. I mean... I'm not sure, but it's worth a try."

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How Did Halloween Become Commercialized? - Duration: 8:25.

Halloween has been a part of western culture for a long time, but its meaning and importance

changed drastically over the course of the 20th century.

So how did this Christian holy day become such an enormous and commercialized social

event?

Today we're heading down the basement stairs to uncover the horrifying secrets of how Halloween

became commercialized.

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October 31st is actually one of the oldest celebrations in existence and originated as

the last day of the Celtic calendar, called Samhain, meaning "summers end".

It was a day to honor the dead, as well as a harvest festival.

When Christianity came to the British Isles and Northern Europe, where the Celts lived,

many pagan festivals were rebranded as Christian ones and October 31st became All Hallows Eve,

since the following day was All Saints Day.

The traditions of the previous festival, however, stuck around, like the idea of leaving out

small gifts for the ghosts to keep your home protected, as well as dressing up in special

outfits.

The holiday took a while to grow in America and it didn't really emerge until the wave

of Irish immigration caused by the Irish Potato Famine from the late 1840s.

By the early 20th century, however, most of the the ghoulish, spooky elements like fortune

telling and ghost stories were dropped.

In most ways, Halloween had become a secular family holiday, with parades and community

events.

It wasn't until the baby boom of the 1950s that it really became a big thing for kids,

with trick or treating and all that.

Over the second half of the 20th century Halloween grew to become the most important holiday

after Christmas, particularly from a commercial point of view and in 2016, Americans spent

almost $8.5 billion during the holiday.

But how did it become so commercialized and where is the money going?

A survey from the National Retail Federation showed that in 2016, around $3 billion went

on costumes, $2.5 billion on candy, a similar amount on decorations and then $400 million

on greeting cards.

And which company has a finger in all of these pumpkin flavored pies?

Walmart.

They are the single biggest Halloween advertiser, spending $13.8 million during the 2016 Halloween

season.

They're certainly not the only driving force behind the holiday, but it's more than likely

that the first sign of Halloween approaching will be seen in one of their stores.

What's more, they are going to get the knock-on benefit of advertising from many of the brands

they sell, such as Skittles, Cheetos and Lunchables, all of which are also prolific advertisers.

Walmart also stock the three giants of Halloween: Mars, Hershey's and Rubies.

You probably know the first two.

One of Hershey's brands is America's favorite candy with over $500 million in sales annually.

And for the candy industry in general, including Mars, about 8% of all sales come from Halloween.

But who are Rubies?

Rubie's Candy Store was opened in Queens, New York back in 1951.

During the 1950s they expanded into selling decorations and costumes, which eventually

became the core of their business.

By 1972 the company was called Rubie's Costumes and was making some of the most high-quality

replica costumes in the US.

This coincided with a new trend in America: In the early 70s, Halloween costume demand

changed rapidly from the traditional ghosts and witches, to icons of the silver screen

and comic book heroes.

Big deals with Disney, DC comics and Marvel were cut early on by another company, Ben

Cooper, while Rubie's main rival, Collegeville, made Star Trek costumes and characters from

various Warner Brothers cartoons.

Rubie's would have never caught up if it weren't for a national tragedy.

In 1982, 7 people died mysteriously in the Chicago area and it was found that someone

had been putting lethal doses of cyanide in Tylenol capsules, a popular painkilling drug.

People were terrified, especially as the killer was never discovered, so they became mistrustful

of many consumables, including candy.

For several years Halloween sales were abysmal, and many companies in the industry just failed.

Rubies, though, had a lot of money in the bank and survived, and in the 1990s they purchased

what little remained of Ben Cooper and Collegeville, securing almost complete control over the

world of licensed costumes.

The movie studios were also big winners here.

With costumes, they usually take a 8% cut of the retail price, which can amount to millions

of dollars without really having to do anything.

Of course, they do have to let Rubie's into their inner circle.

The costume company is given sketches of movie characters before the studio even starts shooting,

sometimes as much as two years in advance.

Studios even give them basic plot details, so they can work out which characters are

likely to be popular.

They started doing that after a misunderstanding on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, where Rubie's

over produced costumes for Darth Maul because George Lucas forgot to mention that he'd

shamelessly kill the best character in the whole movie.

Today Rubie's are like the fortune tellers of American pop culture.

They look at the movie industry, video games and politics to figure out which costumes

will be popular.

So, when October comes and customers rush into Sears and Walmart, they see the Wonder

Woman outfit, the Donald Trump mask, the Pokémon suit and think "yeah, that's just what

I wanted".

Now, if you look at the tangled web of Halloween promotion, it's difficult to say that any

one company is behind it all.

It's likely, though, that Walmart are the biggest winners, since they are the point

of sale for almost every type of Halloween purchase.

And Walmart are actually doing a lot more than you might believe.

This video has been largely about the US, but what about other countries?

In the UK, Halloween has risen to become the 3rd biggest holiday after Christmas and Easter,

surpassing Valentine's Day.

Just like in the US, costume and candy sales are on the rise, as is advertising.

This trend began at the turn of the new millennium, right around the time when Walmart bought

the second largest supermarket chain the UK, ASDA.

In Japan, Halloween was almost non-existent back then but now it's gaining real traction.

Coincidentally, Walmart bought a big stake in Japanese supermarket Seiyu in 2003, and

had completely taken it over five years later.

Considering just how much power supermarkets have over what people see during their lives,

we should give Walmart at least a little bit of credit.

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to get bigger in the future.

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Gun Control Onslaught - What we're up against - The Legal Brief - Duration: 6:50.

Welcome back to The Legal Brief, the show where we CRUSH the various legal myths and

misinformation surrounding various areas of the gun world.

I'm your host Adam Kraut and today we're flipping through the highlight reel of the recent onslaught

of gun control legislation.

Before we jump into today's topic I just wanted to take a second to thank all of you for your

support.

For those of you that haven't heard, with your help and dedication, I'm back on the

ballot for the NRA Board of Directors in 2018.

That's right, we're doing it again, and this time we're going across the finish line!

I'll have some more exciting announcements in the coming weeks, so be sure to get subscribed

to my email list so you don't miss a beat.

The link is in the description.

First up, H.R. 3999 which was introduced by Representative Curbelo, a Republican of Florida

and has 25 Benedict Arnolds, 13 Democrats and 12 Republicans cosponsoring the bill.

The bill, as written, would make it unlawful to manufacture, possess, or transfer any part

or combination of parts that are designed and function to increase the rate of fire

of a semiautomatic rifle but does not actually convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.

It also imposes mandatory minimums for people who use, carry, or possessed those parts in

relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense OR smuggled them in or out of the

United States.

So what's the big deal with this bill?

For starters, from a fundamental standpoint, it is wholly unnecessary and is an attempt

to legislate murder.

Second, there is a HUGE problem with the language.

I don't know about you, but I have no idea what the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle

is.

The problem is further compounded when the design and function have to be accounted for.

Conceivably, that could cover everything from an adjustable gas block to a basic trigger.

The lack of specificity of the bill's language would create all kinds of problems for those

trying to comply with the law.

Not to mention, it would open pandora's box for ATF to issue determination letters on

everything from bolt carriers to springs.

And if that weren't bad enough, then the Courts would need to get involved when the legality

of some part or parts was challenged.

I stopped by my congressman's office, who unfortunately happens to be a cosponsor of

this nonsense.

I'd encourage all of you to pick up the phone and call your Representatives and tell them

to vote no on this bill, that essentially is a de facto ban on semiautomatic firearms.

Next up in this all out attack on the Second Amendment, H.R. 3962, the Stop Online Ammunition

Sales Act of 2017, introduced byk of NJ.

As the title suggests it would eliminate the ability for ammunition to be sold online.

It would further require those selling ammunition to be licensed to do so and impose recordkeeping

requirements on them.

Lastly, sales of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to a person in 5 days would trigger

a reporting requirement...This bill has 29 cosponsors, all of which are Democrats.

Lastly in the House, H.R. 3984, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence

Act, introduced by Adam Schiff of California.

You may remember we previously covered the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

which removes the ability of individuals to sue gun manufacturers and dealers in instances

where a gun is used in a crime or unlawful manner.

This bill seeks to repeal that protection.

It also would allow for information in the ATF Trace Program to be used in civil proceedings.

This bill has 28 cosponsors and unsurprisingly, all are Democrats.

This one also has a companion bill in the Senate.

Turning to the Senate, everybody's favorite anti gun zealot, Diane Feinstein has introduced

the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act.

Similar, in nature to H.R. 3999, this bill also specifies trigger cranks and bump-fire

devices in its language.

This bill has 38 cosponsors, 37 of which are Democrats and 1 Independent.

We also have Senate Bill 1945, the Keep Americans Safe Act, which would make it unlawful to

import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a magazine with more than 10 rounds.

This would not apply to magazines lawfully possessed prior to the enactment of this bill

and of course has exceptions for the United States and its agencies, Law Enforcement,

licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Retired Law Enforcement (if they had purchased

the magazine for official purposes while on duty or it was sold or transferred to them

by the department upon retirement), and Campus Law Enforcement.

Essentially everyone but you and me.

They should change this to the two legs good four legs bad act.

Last up in the Senate, the Background Check Completion Act of 2017, which would eliminate

the ability of FFLs to transfer a firearm after three business days with no response

from NICS.

Once again, a solution in search of a problem.

As you can see, it doesn't take long for gun control bills to be trotted out whenever there

is a tragedy.

However, none of these bills address the underlying problem of the person who is committing the

crime.

These bills only serve to punish law abiding citizens who comply with the law.

Couple that with the poor wording and the lack of understanding of what the lawmaker

is actually trying to regulate, and you get the perfect storm that ATF and Courts will

have to sort out.

Complacency kills.

You need to get involved to make sure that none of these bills make it to the President's

desk.

Regardless of whether you think he will sign one or not, you still need to pick up the

phone and act.

I've included a link in the description so you can find your Representative and Senators.

Pick up the phone on your way to work, home from work, lunch, whatever, and spend the

five minutes making your voice heard.

Be polite but be firm that you don't want them to support any more gun control.

It would also be a good time to mention National Reciprocity and the SHARE Act and that you

want them to support those bills.

Are you tired of the onslaught of gun control after a tragedy?

Make sure to share this video with your friends.

Don't forget to hit that like button and if you aren't subscribed already, you better

make that happen.

Hang out on Facebook?

Be sure to join us on the TGC Nation Group.

Be sure to check out my website adamkraut.com.

And as always thanks for watching!

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Adorable Otter Orphans Learn to Swim - Duration: 3:22.

CHARLIE: To help me reveal what I believe sets otters apart, I'm going to follow three

male orphan river otters on their own story of survival.

As they grow, they'll be taught the vital skills they'll need for a life back in the

wild.

Two brothers, unearthed by construction workers, and another male abandoned by its mother were

brought to Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehab Center.

On arrival they were weak, defenseless and would not have survived the night.

Attempting to mirror their wild diet, center manager Mark, is giving them chopped fish

and milk formula.

But he has concerns about the weakest orphan.

MARK: He came to us with kind of a bad leg, he had injured the joint on his right rear

leg so we're not quite sure whether it's gonna heal enough for him to be released or

not.

And he also did a, a slight injury to the joint right in here on this leg also and even

the good leg is not necessarily a good leg, so what we're gonna do is try to find a

zoo for him if he's not able to be released back into the wild, and if we're unable

to find a zoo then he may have to be euthanized if we can't find a place for him to go.

CHARLIE: To keep any attachment to a minimum, it's Mark's policy not to name any of

the animals in his care.

Now 8 weeks old, the cubs need to tackle an essential survival skill, learning to swim.

Curiously, baby otters don't really like water…

So Mark needs to teach them their most important life lesson, that water isn't something

to be afraid of.

Just like their mother would in the wild, Mark makes soothing calls to reassure them.

Each time they try to get out Mark plops them back in.

But their swimming lessons don't last too long.

That's because of another surprising quirk of otter biology.

Their coat doesn't become waterproof until they are 12 weeks old, until then being wet

could lead to hypothermia.

So surrogate mom Mark does what he can to help out.

MARK: Normally in the wild what they would be doing is rolling around in the grass and

the dirt to kind of get some of the water off themselves and so we can use the towels

to kinda help us out a little bit.

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Stranger Things Parody: We Have to Save Will - Duration: 3:20.

♪♪

[crow cawing]

[camera clicks]

[crow cawing]

Mom?

He's gone, Jonathan.

Will is gone again.

I don't know where he is.

[techno music]

I don't know where he is.

Oh, there's no way.

I've searched everywhere.

He's gone.

But, if he could communicate through the lights before,

he can do it again.

Okay.

I'll pull out the Christmas tree as well.

Wait, why?

We have to reach him, Jonathan.

It's the only wa!

Help me with these decorations!

What about the lights!

Just help me!

We have to contact Will!

Do you see Will?

Anything else?

Hang this mistletoe in the kitchen.

Will?!

Will?!

Why is there a turkey in here?

We have to reach him, Jonatha.

The smell will reach him.

I don't understand.

Go to your room!

Go get more lights!

Mom!

Hurry up Jonathan!

Will, can you hear me?

Oh!

Why are you putting up so many decorations?

The love will bring him home, Jonathan.

Will?

Will!

This is ridiculous!

Come help me in here!

What is this?

It's Father Christmas, Jonathan.

WILL!

I'm almost positive this thing took Will.

Christmas might not be enough.

Scatter these all around.

Quick, put this next to the elf.

Seriously, President's Day?

I'm gonna light these.

Mom, stop!

He's got to be around here, there's no need for this.

Will says he loves us.

Mom, no.

Fax me.

Go fax him, Jonathan!

I need you to sit down.

GO FAX HIM!

You're cool.

Thanks, Will.

Mom?

Will!

Sweetie, is that you?

Oh!

Ahh!

Mom?

Mom?

Will!

Are you okay?

What happened?

There was a man, and he saved me.

Was it Father Christmas?

No.

President's Day worked.

You're safe now, young Will Byers.

Thank you Rushmore Presidents, sirs.

Remembe, young Wil,

Speak softly, and carry a big stick.

Because that Demogorgon.

He's going down like a cherry tree.

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BIG PHARMA'S BIG CONNECTIONS CONGRESS EXPOSED AS PROTECTING DRUG COMPANIES WHILE OPIOID PROBLEM WORS - Duration: 10:50.

BIG PHARMA�S BIG CONNECTIONS CONGRESS EXPOSED AS PROTECTING DRUG COMPANIES WHILE OPIOID

PROBLEM WORSENS

BY KALEE BROWNOCTOBER

Many people often picture drug dealers as these scary individuals selling pills on street

corners, but when it comes to the opioid epidemic, these drug pushers don�t exactly fit the

stereotype.

The true �drug dealers� largely responsible for America�s opioid epidemic aren�t thugs,

they�re doctors and members of the U.S. government.

As former DEA agent Joe Rannazzisi put it, �They weren�t slinging crack on the corner�

These were professionals who were doing it.

They were just drug dealers in lab coats.�

You have physicians heavily pushing and marketing opioids, you�ve got countless doctors being

paid by Big Pharma to prescribe opioids, and then you have the U.S. government overseeing

the opium trade.

This isn�t news to many people, as the reality of America�s war on drugs has lain exposed

for decades, but mainstream media has been honing in on the deep ties the people we�re

expected to trust share with Big Pharma.

An in-depth investigation into the opioid epidemic and the U.S. government�s ties

to it was recently conducted by The Washington Post and 60 Minutes, revealing how U.S. Congress

effectively weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration�s (DEA) ability to go after

drug distributors, despite the worsening opioid epidemic.

The Bill That Protected Drug Companies and Fuelled the Opioid Epidemic

The Washington Post�s report on the opioid epidemic focused on one bill in particular

that protected some major drug companies, allowing the flow of opioids to reach more

people and creating more profit for their producers in turn.

The law was presented as a more �industry-friendly� approach to law enforcement, but it undermined

the DEA�s ability to monitor the flow of opioids.

So, corrupt doctors and pharmacists were able to effectively prescribe more pain killers

and introduce them into the black market.

Big Pharma funded this through lobbying efforts, worked closely with a handful of Congressmen,

and even made some hefty donations to political campaigns (to the tune of millions of dollars)

to ensure this bill came into fruition.

The Washington Post stated that the key member of Congress who paved the path for this bill

was Pennsylvania Republican Tom Marino, as he allegedly spent years attempting to push

this bill.

The law Marino so desperately wanted to succeed basically acts as a protective barrier between

Big Pharma and the DEA, preventing the DEA from freezing suspicious shipments from companies.

Why was Marino so supportive of this particular bill?

Though we clearly do not have the full picture, we do know that he received $100,000 by �political

actions committees representing the industry� for his efforts.

Marino wasn�t the only lawmaker to accept payments though, as the industry paid a collective

$1.5 million to 23 lawmakers who sponsored or co-sponsored the bill (and these are only

the known amounts).

�The drug industry, the manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and chain drugstores, have an

influence over Congress that has never been seen before,� explained the former head

of the DEA�s division responsible for regulating the drug industry, Joseph T. Rannazzisi.

�I mean, to get Congress to pass a bill to protect their interests in the height of

an opioid epidemic just shows me how much influence they have.�

As per how this bill truly got passed, it remains a mystery.

Yes, Big Pharma and Congressman Marino clearly played a huge role, but how did the DEA and

Department of Justice accept this?

Were they unaware of the effects this would have on the opioid epidemic?

Former President Barack Obama, who was responsible for the final sign-off of the bill in 2016,

and multiple DEA officials declined to comment on this matter to the Post.

In addition, the DEA and Justice Department refused or delayed requests made by the Post

and 60 Minutes for files under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that could provide

more information on the law that passed.

A number of these FOIA requests have been pending for a year and a half, and so the

Post is now suing the Justice Department in hopes of obtaining these files.

DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John J. Mulrooney II commented on the law, stating

that because of it being passed, it�s �all but logically impossible� for the DEA to

suspend a Big Pharma company�s operations even when they do not comply with federal

law.

How can drug companies continue to operate when they�re not even operating under federal

law?

This is the power that Big Pharma holds over the U.S. government.

The DEA has cracked down far more in the past decade on pharmaceutical companies selling

opioids, but Big Pharma has discovered a secret weapon.

During this time, pharmaceutical companies and the law firms that represent them have

poached 46 DEA officials, hiring them to transition from protecting citizens from drugs to pushing

them.

Despite Marino�s history of being �tight� with Big Pharma companies, President Trump

hand picked him to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

This position is often referred to as the White House�s �drug czar.� However,

given the recent controversy fuelled by The Washington Post�s report, Marino decided

to withdraw his nomination.

Of course, his decision was supported by many who were familiar with his role in passing

this bill.

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, whose state is no stranger to the devastating effects

of the opioid epidemic, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that Marino�s nomination

be withdrawn prior to his announcement.

�During the biggest public health crisis since HIV/Aids, we need someone leading the

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy who believes we must protect our people,

not the pharmaceutical industry,� Manchin said in a statement.

People die every single day from an opioid or heroin overdose, and this problem won�t

go away unless we break it wide open and expose what�s going on.

This story runs deep, and I encourage you to read the entire Washington Post report.

Further Information on the U.S.

Government�s and Doctors� Ties to the Opium Industry

To clarify, let�s go over what opium is and how it can be made into drugs such as

opioids and heroin.

Opium is first removed from the poppy plant, which is then refined into morphine, and can

then be further refined into heroin.

So, if you�re an opium supplier, you could also be contributing to the supply of heroin.

This is an important fact to remember when it comes to the role the U.S. government has

played in the opioid epidemic.

The term opioid refers to any substance that binds to our opioid receptor sites, and so

both heroin and morphine qualify as opioids and opiates.

Opiates are made from those same poppy plants as well, though not all opioids are; for example,

some are entirely synthetic, and others are semi-synthetic (such as Oxycodone, which is

made from both chemicals and opium).

The U.S. government is heavily involved in the opium drug trade.

In Southeast Asia (SEA) during the Vietnam War, the CIA worked alongside Laotian general

Vang Pao in an effort to help make Laos the world�s largest exporter of heroin.

In fact, the CIA owned and operated a covert drug smuggling airline, referred to as Air

America, which was used to transport numerous goods, including heroin.

The CIA then flew drugs all over SEA, allowing the Golden Triangle (parts of Burma, Thailand,

and Laos) to become the world hub for heroin.

You can read more about Air America in our CE article here.

However, the CIA�s �heroin problem� didn�t start nor end in SEA.

Afghanistan is another country with a complicated history of involvement in the opium and heroin

industries, much of which implicates the CIA.

In the 1980s, CIA-supported Moujahedeen rebels were heavily involved in drug trafficking

heroin.

The CIA supplied trucks and mules, which were used to transport opium.

Many of the individuals trafficking the drugs in Afghanistan were actually trained, armed,

and funded by the CIA at the time.

Fast forward to when the Taliban started to rule, and all of a sudden the opium trade

plummeted, practically eradicating 90% of the world�s heroin.

However, after 9/11 occurred and the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, opium production suddenly

skyrocketed, as the U.S. started �protecting� the opium fields there.

The U.S. government�s link to heroin/opium/opioids runs deep, and I encourage you to read the

following CE article to learn more:

How The CIA-Operated A �Drug Smuggling Airline� For Heroin & The 9/11 Connection

To make matters even more interesting, the government is even using taxpayers� dollars

to create a heroin vaccine, which is ironic given their relationship to the drug trade.

You can read more about that in our CE article here.

So, how does Big Pharma relate to all of this?

When you think about it, Big Pharma companies are just like any other business: Their main

goal is to provide consumers with products they want or need, and in turn make a profit.

Well, how can Big Pharma companies ensure that their market grows and demand increases?

By creating products that are not only addictive, but that have negative side effects as well,

so they can keep people sick and encourage them to take more drugs.

Final Thoughts

It�s clear that the opioid problem runs deep in the U.S. and those fuelling it are

the people you may least expect, from the government to Big Pharma to physicians.

It seems strange that medical practitioners get paid to sell you drugs rather than help

you stop taking them.

Shouldn�t doctors get paid when you�re actually better, not when you�re sick?

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We are All STARS - Duration: 1:06.

Life can change in an instant.

How you respond makes all the difference,

finding strength in the people around you

and resolve within yourself.

To us, courage is more than a helicopter.

The fight for life is more than a day's work.

To lift one takes the hands of many.

The courage to respond is within all of us.

With you by our sides

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6 Signs That You Are A Powerful And Charismatic Person: #5 Makes People Avoid You - Duration: 3:12.

6 Signs That You Are A Powerful And Charismatic Person: #5 Makes People Avoid You

1.You are open about your feelings

It doesn't take you a lot of time to open up with new people.

You never candy-coat your feelings and sometimes you're incredibly blunt.

You don't really care if people know about the way you feel or what they think of you.

You wear your feelings on the sleeve, and you do it confidently.

2.

You truly care about everything

Just face it – there are things you'll never be passionate about.

You either get into it, or you don't care about it at all.

No middle ground when it comes to you.

When you find something you feel passionate​ about, you'll fight for it no matter what.

Having said that…

3.

You fight mercilessly

When you get into it with somebody, it's a fight to the death.

However, your intensity doesn't always manifest as pure uncontrollable aggression.

You calculate the risks and asses the situation before starting a war.

4.

Your words are concise and convincing

You never say anything you don't firmly believe in.

You are also an excellent orator, but what is even more important, your words carry weight.

You, practically don't open your mouth if you can't speak with conviction.

5.

You are honest and sincere to the bone

You are a very direct person and you hate spending your precious time on nonsense.

When you say something, you believe it – whether it is positive or negative.

You are very sincere, as simple as that.

6.

You enjoy deep and meaningful conversations.

Small talks about the weather or last night's football match just won't do it for you.

You love diving deep, so nothing topical and meaningless can satisfy your thirst for intelligent discussion.

Some of the topics you absolutely love talking about are philosophy, psychology, spirituality, art etc.

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LEGO Harry Potter 2018 Hogwarts set coming? - Duration: 1:04.

Hello, just2good here,

with a little bit of a rumor floating around.

The Brick Fan reports that we may be seeing a Direct to Consumer Hogwarts set.

This comes from the fact that we'll be getting set 71043 next year as a direct to consumer

set -

which is something I heard from other sources as well.

The Hogwarts name is speculation on the Brick Fan's part,

but it makes sense.

The 71000 line of sets are all LEGO Minifigures sets,

sort of.

I see it as the line for LEGO Minifigures Series companions -

it housed the two Simpsons Direct to Consumer sets that came with each Minifigures Series,

it housed the Disney Castle for the LEGO Disney Minifigures.

They did the Silent Mary as 71042,

which was odd but sort of made sense if we see it as a general Disney line.

Either way, that leads us to 71043.

If you remember, next year we'll be getting a LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures Series.

It makes sense to have a Direct to Consumer set with the series,

and I'm sure that's where Allen from the Brick Fan got this idea from if it's speculation.

I think it will happen.

Either way, what do you guys think?

Will this rumor come true?

Will it just be another Disney set?

Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

I'll see you guys later.

Peace out.

Bye.

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BREAKING GROWSABER TREES! (LUCKY!) | Growtopia - Duration: 10:50.

Hey what's going on guys?

Welcome back to a brand new video!

And today, I'm going to be breaking some Growsaber Trees!

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Parenting Tips From Around The World - Duration: 5:20.

While some days, you may feel like you've got it all figured out, you just might reconsider

your game plan after learning how parenting varies in different cultures.

From speaking to your kids like adults, to relaxing that strict 7:30 bedtime, there's

a lot American moms and dads can learn from parents around the world!

Sharing the same meal

In the land of kids' menus and Happy Meals, it might be surprising to hear that in some

other countries, kids just eat whatever their family eats.

No chicken nuggets, cereal, or macaroni and cheese while Mom eats her veggies.

According to the parenting site mom.me, many cultures around the world skip the kids' menu

entirely.

In South Korea, kids learn to eat some of everything that's placed on the table.

And that likely includes foods that are fermented or pickled, grains, proteins, and whatever

else makes up the meal that day.

And according to Parenting Magazine, Egyptian, Italian, and Argentinian parents emphasize

regular family mealtimes.

It might not seem like a big deal, but kids will build and strengthen important familial

relationships that will last the rest of their lives.

Potty training early

According to The Mother Company, in parts of China and India, babies as young as six

months start potty training, using special pants that split at the crotch.

Babies also crawl or run around without pants or diapers, and "going" right on the sidewalk

is no big deal.

This method results in many of these kids being potty trained much sooner than their

American counterparts.

Additionally, the Journal of Pediatric Urology reports that in Vietnam, some babies are taught

to pee when their parents whistle.

While this may sound odd to American parents, Vietnamese babies are often potty trained

by the time they're nine months old.

Ditching the baby talk

Baby talk is sometimes controversial in the United States.

Some parents argue that it slows babies' language development while others say that it's no

big deal.

According to women's lifestyle site PureWow, in France, adults speak to young children

just like they would to anyone else, as a sign of respect.

Teaching them independence

Wendy Mogel, clinical psychologist and author of The Blessing of a B Minus, explains that

according to Jewish teachings, parents must teach their children to swim.

The reasoning for this?

To teach your kids the skills and independence required to grow up and thrive as successful

adults.

And according to Rodale's Organic Life, in Germany, kids three-and-a-half years of age

and older spend three nights at a rural, overnight camp each Spring.

There, they learn to be more independent and have fun away from their parents.

Letting them cry

It can be difficult not to give in to your screaming toddler's demands, but according

to PureWow, Italian parents don't indulge bad behavior.

If their kids are throwing a tantrum, they let them do so freely, in an effort to show

that screaming and crying isn't the way to get what they want.

Giving them chores

According to The Mother Company, even the youngest Mayans in Central America are given

household or farm-based tasks from an early age.

This helps them develop a strong work ethic, lets them own their work and responsibilities,

and contributes to the family.

Kids are expected to work and assist with family finances from a young age, so the experience

with chores and other responsibilities is invaluable.

Getting some fresh air

In Scandinavian countries, kids spend time outside every single day.

In Denmark, Finland, and Norway, it's not uncommon to see babies in strollers lined

up outside of shops and restaurants, even when it's really cold, while caregivers and

family members eat or shop indoors.

The BBC reports that these parents believe the practice keeps their little ones healthy.

Cuddling up

Many moms know the benefits of snuggling their babies.

But in India, moms give their babies gentle massages.

They also carry their babies against their own bodies, and co-sleep with younger children

— to facilitate a strong mother-child bond.

Avoiding eye contact

Stick with us for this one.

According to Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, the Gusii people who

live in Kenya avoid looking babies in the eye because eye contact conveys power.

In a post for Empowering Parents, social worker James Lehman writes that parents should be

the rulers of the roost, not their children.

Bedtime anytime

According to Rodale's Organic Life, Spanish kids often don't go to bed until 10 at night.

Between afternoon or evening siestas, and plenty of family time built into the early

evening hours, it makes sense that bedtime is typically later.

While researchers aren't sure that the late-night bedtimes are beneficial for the kids, it doesn't

look like parents will start putting their kids to bed before family time.

Global inspiration

While you might not agree with every different parenting style, Americans just might discover

something new about raising kids from other cultures.

After all, child-rearing takes a village.

But who's to say what size your village should be?

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Hi everyone welcome back to my kitchen today, I've got a delicious snack we're gonna be making our own homemade pita chips

We're gonna bake these in the oven and we're gonna season them up with olive oil and my homemade zatar seasoning blend

Let's go see how these all come together

So we're going to make some homemade pita chips that we're gonna bake in the oven and these are so simple

Pita chips are expensive a bag of peanuts is like three or four dollars. They don't have to cost that much honestly

I got this beautiful pita bread from Trader Joe's when we were there a couple of weeks ago

I bought two packages of these we used some for pita pizzas, and then put the rest in the freezer

We're just gonna use two which is half a package and the other two are still in the freezer

And I'm gonna be seasoning these up with some of my homemade zatar

It is and what we're gonna do is super simple

This is just three ingredients is the pita the seasoning and the olive oil what I'm gonna

Do is I'm gonna take some of my homemade zatar, and I'm gonna pop it into

About a quarter of a cup of olive oil and then I'm just gonna brush it

And this is gonna flavor everything up, and I had put salt in my seasoning

So if you don't like salt in yours because of a dietary restriction or whatever of course you can leave it out

I'll leave a link if you missed the video for this ATAR. I will leave a link down

below and a card on the screen to where you can go watch that video, it's

smells really good

Really good, you'll want to do both sides and

You will want to not be stingy with the olive oil seasoning blend. Okay. You'll want to make sure that you coat this

Really well so that all the surfaces are well coated

Okay

Okay when you get your pita all coated you're just gonna run your knife and cut wedges, just like you're cutting the pizza

You're just gonna want to cut each PITA into eight pieces

And I have mine stepped on top of each other just like that and having them on this little cutting mat

Helps a lot and then what I like to do is I like to

Cut these in half at the at the you know where they're joined together

Okay, so I got all of the pita chips cut up, and I've laid them out on a sheet pan

And they're not exactly in a single layer because frankly I don't feel like getting another pan out

So we're just gonna make this work. I have my oven preheated at 400 degrees and

At this point if you feel like you want to add a little more olive oil which I did

Just a tiny bit gave everything a little bit of a touch with the brush

And we're gonna go ahead and we're gonna bake these for about 10 to 12 minutes until they're crispy

And then we'll come back and we'll show you what they look like these baked in the oven for about 12 minutes at 400 degrees

And these came out perfect. They're crispy you can feel it. You can just hear it. They're beautiful

They're crispy, and they're delicious and they're perfect for dipping ready for your hummus. You ready to taste this

Hmm those are really good

You're gonna love these and how simple is that to me. I'm just like fresh tortilla

Chips are better than this stuff in the bag

These are way better than the stuff in the bag trust me and they're cheaper you'll be able to make these yourself

And if you make your own pita bread I have a video on how to make pita bread pita flatbread this super simple and have

Very few ingredients and you can totally make these with that these are gonna be awesome

I'm gonna be making a pumpkin hummus coming up soon and that is what I'm DS are what I'm gonna serve with that

So this is all part of a bigger plan, so I hope you give these a try

And I hope you love the video today

And if you did please consider hitting this thumbs up button

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I hope you give these homemade pita chips seasoned with homemade zatar seasoning a try

And I hope you love them and until next time. I'll see ya

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Twilight Syndrome – Saikai, Part 6: Kagome, Kagome (English Subtitles, No Commentary) - Duration: 16:33.

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "So, uhm... Why exactly am I at school again in the middle of the night?"

MASA: "I told you, I forgot one of my homework handouts."

MASA: "If you feel even remotely bad about what you did earlier, then don't complain and help me!"

MASA: "For a joke that was really going too far! Damn it..."

ATSUSHI: "Okay, okay. You win!"

ATSUSHI: "Let's just go pick it up quickly and then go home."

MASA: "You DO know, I'm going to High School, right? That's the Middle School."

Path to the School Buildings

Path to the School Buildings

Path to the School Buildings

High School, 1F

[Note: To be more precise, the Japanese said: "High School, 1F, Piloti".]

[This refers to the fact that this ground floor of the High School is partially open while the floor above rests on pillars where it's open.]

[It's kind of hard to explain. Best look up "Piloti" on the internet. ;) But this is also the reason why you can still hear crickets on this floor, but not on the second floor.]

MASA: "Just wait here."

MASA: "Let's see..."

MASA: "Ah, there it is!"

MASA: "Okay, I got it.""

ATSUSHI: "Perfect. Then let's go home. I'm really tired."

High School, 1F

Path to the School Buildings

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the first floor of your school!»

MASA: "What the hell... was that just now..."

ATSUSHI: "Hey! What's going on?!"

MASA: "..."

MASA: "What?! This is..."

ATSUSHI: "The first floor... How did we get here?!"

High School, 1F

Path to the School Buildings

«Don't go home, yet!»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the second floor of your school!»

MASA: "That voice again..."

ATSUSHI: "Who the hell is that?!"

MASA: "This is..."

MASA: "...my classroom..."

ATSUSHI: "I think something is here... And whatever it is, it's doing this to us..."

High School, Classroom 1-C

High School, 2F, Near Right Stairs

High School, 1F

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the third floor of your school!»

MASA: "Not again..."

ATSUSHI: "Who's doing this?!"

ATSUSHI: "Now it's my classroom, huh?"

ATSUSHI: "What exactly is it trying to do?"

High School, Classroom 2-A

High School, 3F, Balcony

Highschool, Classroom 2-A

High School, 3F, Near Right Stairs

«Just...»

«...a little bit longer.»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the fourth floor of your school!»

MASA: "Please stop... Let us go..."

ATSUSHI: "This is the fourth floor... Maybe it doesn't want to let us go?"

MASA: "Each time it's higher than before... Maybe it's trying to bring us to the roof?"

High School, 4F, Balcony

High School, 4F, Balcony

High School, 4F, Near Left Stairs

«Just...»

«...a little bit longer!»

«Hello?»

«This is Mary!»

«Right now, I'm on the roof of your school!»

MASA: "Wait... This voice!"

MASA: "I've heard it somewhere before!"

ATSUSHI: "It's just as you said... We're on the roof..."

MASA: "I just want this to stop..."

MASA: "... Wait, somehow I feel like just recently I've been standing on the roof before while something weird was happening..."

ATSUSHI: "What now? Any ideas?"

MASA: "Where..."

MASA: "Where are you?! And who are you?"

ATSUSHI: "What do you want from us?! If you're here, then show yourself!"

MASA: "Maybe... it's gone?"

ATSUSHI: "Seems like it..."

«I'm right behind you!»

«Hey!»

«I want to play with you!»

«We all want to play with you!»

MASA: "Wait, what do you mean, we all..."

«They are...»

«...here!»

MASA: "Wh-what?!"

ATSUSHI: "Masa, look!!"

«Hey...»

«Let's all play together...»

MASA: [A] Play with them. [B] Run away for now. [X] [C] "I'll definitely go home!"

[Loading took a while here. Should have cut it out.]

MASA: "I..."

MASA: "I cannot play with you!"

ATSUSHI: "Masa! Wait!"

«We won't let you run away...»

MASA: "That girl..."

MASA: "That was probably Yumie..."

ATSUSHI: "Who in the world is that?!"

ATSUSHI: "No, wait... Before we even discuss this, first let's get further away. This is not the right place for idle talk."

High School, 4F, Close to Right Stairs

ATSUSHI: "What are you stopping for?! We've gotta go!"

MASA: "Wait, perhaps Mio was right..."

MASA: "Maybe Yumie's spirit has attached to me, because I felt sorry for her..."

MASA: "Mio told me today that it's bad to feel sympathy for the dead without even knowing them well."

ATSUSHI: "Hold on, that means... This Yumie you mentioned..."

ATSUSHI: "She's dead?"

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "Actually, I have heard of this belief, too. Something about lonely spirits being drawn to people who show them inept sympathy."

MASA: "That's insane! I never asked for that! But..."

MASA: "Still... I can't say that I'm feeling any ill will coming from Yumie's spirit. She didn't feel... hostile, you know?"

ATSUSHI: "This is just my speculation, but..."

ATSUSHI: "She might have been summoned by your feelings of sympathy, because she still has some attachment to this world. Or maybe because she just never realised that she has died?"

MASA: "So... If we just go home now, Yumie's spirit will forever be trapped like this...?"

YUMIE: «Kagome, Kagome.» [Note: I will explain this song hereafter.]

YUMIE: «The bird in the cage.» [I also put the full explanation into the video description, in case the explanation in the subtitles goes by too fast.]

YUMIE: «When, oh, when will you come out?» [I also put the full explanation into the video description, in case the explanation in the subtitles goes by too fast.]

MASA: "Yumie..."

[Note: Since I got a bit lost here, I will take this time to explain «Kagome, Kagome». You can also find this in the video description.]

[You can find a lot more info on it yourself than I can convey here, if you just search for «Kagome, Kagome», but basically it is a Japanese children's game, as well as a song that is sung to the game.]

[Here is a short explanation, quoted from the «Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan» by William E. Deal (2005), p. 354:]

«"Bird in a cage" game. This was a guessing game in which children formed a circle around a child and sang a song called "Kagome kagome." While the song was being sung, the children moved in a circle around the child in the middle. When the song ended, the children stopped circling and the one in the middle tried to guess who stood immediately behind him or her. A correct guess released the child from the circle (or the bird from the cage), replaced by the child whose identity had been guessed.»

[Some lines of the song differ from version to version. There also are different interpretations for each line, but the most common lyrics and their interpretation are:]

[«Kagome kagome Kago no naka no tori wa Itsu itsu deyaru Yoake no ban ni Tsuru to kame ga subetta Ushiro no shoumen daare»]

[English translation: «Kagome, Kagome The bird in the cage When, oh, when will you come out? In the evening of the dawn The crane and turtle slipped Who's that behind you?» Quoted from «The Children's Music Studio: A Reggio-Inspired Approach» by Hanna Wendell (2017), p. 126.]

[Also note, that, when playing the game, the person in the circle can be referred to as the "Oni" (="demon"/"spirit").]

YUMIE: «Kagome, Kagome.»

YUMIE: «The bird in the cage.»

YUMIE: «When, oh, when will you come out?»

MASA: "Yumie..."

YUMIE: «We were all supposed to play together... But instead I became the bird...»

YUMIE: «I don't want to be the bird forever.»

YUMIE: «I don't want to be the Oni forever.»

YUMIE: «I don't want to...»

YUMIE: «I really don't want to...»

YUMIE: «So, come on, let's play already!»

ATSUSHI: "She became... the bird? What does that even mean?"

ATSUSHI: "Do you have any ideas? Because I don't."

MASA: "Wait! What if... The song just now! Kagome, Kagome! Maybe it refers to the bird in that song?"

MASA: "So when she says that she became the bird, then..."

ATSUSHI: "I don't really understand it, but I guess it means something bad, right?"

ATSUSHI: "I really don't think we should get involved any further. Let's go home."

MASA: "But... If we just leave and go home now, then Yumie's spirit will..."

ATSUSHI: "Aren't you the one always going on about how much you hate the paranormal and anything scary?"

ATSUSHI: "Then why would you force yourself to get involved in this now?"

ATSUSHI: "Come on, it's okay. You yourself said, there doesn't seem to be any ill will in her spirit."

MASA: "Yeah... But..."

MASA: [A] "No, I can't just leave now." [X] [B] "Alright, guess we'll head home then."

MASA: "No, I can't just leave now. After all, it might have been my inept sympathy for her which summoned her here and prevents her from going on."

MASA: "And I should just go home and leave her like that forever? That'd be irresponsible!"

ATSUSHI: "But what the hell do you want to do? I mean, do you have any idea how to help her?"

MASA: "......"

MASA: "Wait, that's it! The cassette tape!!"

MASA: "If we listen to that, we might learn something."

ATSUSHI: "And where is this tape?"

MASA: "I think Mio left it in the club room. I don't remember seeing her take it home."

ATSUSHI: "Well, alright. Let's go and give it a listen, if you insist."

MASA. "Yeah."

Path by the Football Pitch

MASA: "No, not that way! The other way is shorter!"

Path by the Football Pitch

Path by the Football Pitch

Club Rooms Building, 1F, Hallway

[Note: This seems to be the same building that Yuuri and Aya went to, when they were looking for Misaki and the club room of the occult club.]

«Hey...»

«Let's play together!»

«We're playing hide and seek...»

«You're it!»

MASA: "Those children just now..."

ATSUSHI: "What's the deal with them? Just how long are they planning on following us?"

MASA: "We've gotta do something, and quick."

MASA: "But... Didn't one of them just enter the manager clubroom?"

MASA: "The kid that went in here... He seems to be gone..."

ATSUSHI: "Let's just find the tape."

MASA: "It's probably still in the tape deck."

ATSUSHI: "Yeah, well... It's not. It's empty."

ATSUSHI: "Are you sure, Mio didn't take it home with her when she left?"

MASA: "What? I'm pretty sure, she didn't..."

MASA: "Maybe she put it into her locker."

MASA: "Hey, that's MY locker. Don't just go and open it without permission!"

ATSUSHI: "I wasn't planning to!"

MASA: "That's Mio's locker."

MASA: "Wait, were you just about to open it?"

ATSUSHI: "What? I'm not allowed to? Well, then you do it!"

MASA: "Of course! If anyone's allowed to open it besides her, that'd be me!"

MASA: "Gasp!"

«Oh no, you found me...»

«Guess, I'm it now...»

[Note: The exact term he used for "it" is "Oni". The person who's "it" in Hide and Seek is also called "Oni" in Japan.]

ATSUSHI: "Hey! Masa! Are you okay?!"

MASA: "..."

MASA: "Yeah... I just thought my heart stopped for a second..."

MASA: "But I think he's... gone now..."

MASA: "......"

MASA: "But there's no tape in here. Are you absolutely sure it wasn't in the tape deck?"

ATSUSHI: "I'm telling you! There wasn't anything in there!"

ATSUSHI: "..."

ATSUSHI: "...is what I'd like to say, but... now there's a tape in it..."

ATSUSHI: "No! I'm positive that it was empty before!"

ATSUSHI: "...probably..."

MASA: "Jeez, whatever! I should've just checked it myself in the first place."

ATSUSHI: "Okay, let's give it a listen. You said, it might have some clues that will help us, right?"

MASA: "Yeah. I mean... I'm not sure, but it's worth a try."

For more infomation >> Twilight Syndrome – Saikai, Part 6: Kagome, Kagome (English Subtitles, No Commentary) - Duration: 16:33.

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Siyah İnci / Black Pearl Trailer - Episode 5 (Eng & Tur Subs) - Duration: 0:39.

Kenan was here.

He became one of the partners in Vural's company.

What?!

Capital increase, huh?

That's very typical of Vural.

So, we are going to accept it, are we?

This fisher is well-prepared.

We will call this bluff.

He will understand that he can't compete with me.

Gencer, if you cannot handle this either, throw yourself in the sea.

And if you have an ounce of intelligence, don't come out and appear before me like the fisher did.

Hazal, the girl I've loved.. is dead. I burried her where she said yes.

So, Hazal has no significance?

For more infomation >> Siyah İnci / Black Pearl Trailer - Episode 5 (Eng & Tur Subs) - Duration: 0:39.

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Wild & Crazy DANJIRI Matsuri (Festival) in Kishiwada Japan! Steve Gets Invited to Participate! - Duration: 11:01.

Danjiri!!!!

We love Nakagita!!

Good evening everyone! I'm Steve with Steve's POV.

I am in Osaka Japan right now.

I am here for the wild and famous Danjiri (traditional wood floats) Matsuri (Festival).

I am in full festival mode right now...

look at my clothes!

Look at this Danjiri how beautiful it is!

There are so many people here right now!

This seems like its gonna be a great festival!

The festival starts tomorrow morning at around 4AM.

I'm a little jet-lagged but I am excited to be here for this!

You can tell from the vibe in the air that its gonna be an awesome time tonight and tomorrow.

I don't think I can sleep tonight!

I am so looking forward to this!!

Thank you everyone from Nakagita City for inviting me here!

I am very thankful for your kind invitation and for letting me participate with you.

I feel honored and lucky!

We are Team Nakagita.

I've never had one of these (Nejiri Hachimaki) on my head before.

You look cool Steve!

Check this out!

They actually printed my name on this board "LA Steve"

I cannot believe how much people I have never met before are willing to do for me!

The Japanese are so kind and welcoming "Omotenashi" !

This is Taketomi from Junction Produce.

I have to thank him for making this possible.

Not just anyone can show up in this event and participate.

It truly is an honor. Thank you.

But a big typhoon is gonna hit tomorrow.

I wonder how bad its gonna be??

But through wind and rain too, the festival will go on!

That is right!

That's awesome!

Steve you look good with your Hachimaki!

Really!!??!! I'm not sure yet...

It's unreal how crazy loud it is here right now!!

This is awesome!!!

Sorya, Sorya...

I did not expect anything like this at all!!!!

If it's this crazy already tonight, tomorrow is going to be out of control!!!!

I can't wait!!

I can't believe I am steering the Danjiri!

This is a lot of fun!

What an honor.

Stop!

The festival has officially started!

There are so many people here already and so much energy in the air!

I can't believe they still aren't hung over from last night!

This is a lot of fun!

Steve!

Hi Steve!

I like your mustaches!!

Hello and thank you Steve!

I love it here in Kishiwada.

I am so happy I came here today.

I want to thank everyone here but especially the people from Nakagita...

and Junction Produce as well for arranging this all.

I am so thankful for the special invitation to participate.

The bad weather didn't dampen the mood here today.

The typhoon is getting closer but it doesn't matter....

nothing could crush the great mood in the air here today.

I am taking this smile on my face with me all the way back to America.

I had such a great time!

I was only able to stay for this one day but the memories will last forever.

The people of this area of Japan are lively, fun and "genki"

Their passion is contagious!

The teamwork and the long tradition (approx. 500 years) of this event is amazing.

As an American, we don't have history as long as this festival has been running.

It is so impressive to see something like this in person.

Thank you to everyone again!

If it's ok with all of you, I would love to come back again next year!

Please subscribe to Steve's POV!

Thumbs Up to a good time and a great year!

I look forward to seeing you all here again next year!

See you!!

For more infomation >> Wild & Crazy DANJIRI Matsuri (Festival) in Kishiwada Japan! Steve Gets Invited to Participate! - Duration: 11:01.

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Lulu the Dog Flunks Out of CIA Bomb-Sniffer School, Becomes Twitter Star - Duration: 0:59.

For more infomation >> Lulu the Dog Flunks Out of CIA Bomb-Sniffer School, Becomes Twitter Star - Duration: 0:59.

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How to draw Star Wars Characters, Drawing of a storm trooper - Duration: 16:32.

For more infomation >> How to draw Star Wars Characters, Drawing of a storm trooper - Duration: 16:32.

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STUDY FINDS POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN ABORTED HUMAN DNA FRAGMENTS IN VACCINES TO AUTISM - Duration: 8:58.

STUDY FINDS POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN ABORTED HUMAN DNA FRAGMENTS IN VACCINES TO AUTISM

BY ARJUN WALIAOCTOBER

�Th co-authors scheduled a meeting to destroy documents related to the study.

The remaining four co-authors all met and brought a big garbage can into the meeting

room and reviewed and went through all the hard copy documents that we had thought we

should discard and put them in a huge garbage can.�

Do vaccines cause autism?

The science speaks for itself, and it shows that vaccines could be one of multiple causes

of autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

There are well over 100 peer-reviewed studies that make this link, but perhaps even more

convincing is the whistleblower testimony from a senior CDC scientist, who has authored

multiple commonly cited studies that show no link whatsoever between the MMR vaccine

and autism.

In fact, one of his studies, published in 2004, is the most commonly cited study used

to debunk the link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

His name is Dr. William Thompson, and he bravely told the world that it was �the lowest point�

in his career that he �went along with that paper.� He said that the authors �didn�t

report significant findings� and that he is �completely ashamed� of what he did,

that he was �complicit and went along with this, and that he regrets that he has �been

part of the problem.�

The quote at the beginning of this article comes from him via Congressman Bill Posey.

Here is an official statement of Dr. Thompson describing the situation in his own words.

This is perhaps the best source of information regrading this matter.

Here is the study now in question, published with the new information.

It�s important to mention this story at the onset of any article that discusses vaccines

and autism, primarily because the story went virtually untouched by mainstream media.

Not long after Dr. Thompson�s disclosure, a group of scientists from the CDC, calling

themselves �Scientists Preserving Integrity, Dilligence and Ethics (SPIDER),� put out

a list of complains in the form of a letter to the CDC�s Chief of Staff, where they

say, �It appears that our mission is being influenced and shaped by outside parties and

rogue interests� and Congressional intent for our agency is being circumvented by some

of our leaders.

What concerns us most, is that it is becoming the norm and not the rare exception.�

This was covered by several activists, from Robert F. Kennedy Jr to this blog for the

Huffington Post, but unfortunately it received no mainstream media attention.

Human Fetal DNA and Vaccines

Aborted fetal tissue is one of many potentially harmful ingredients found within most vaccines.

Addressing this problem, a study published in 2015 concludes:

Vaccines manufactured in human fetal cell lines contain unacceptably high levels of

fetal DNA fragment contaminants.

The human genome naturally contains regions that are susceptible to double strand break

formation and DNA insertional mutagenesis.

The �Wakefield Scare� created a natural experiment that may demonstrate a causal relationship

between fetal cell-line manufactured vaccines and ASD prevalence.

You can read the full study here.

We�re starting to learn that autism might not be a genetic issue, and that several environmental

factors need to be looked at, which include vaccines, prescription drugs taken during

pregnancy, agricultural pesticides, and more.

As the authors note in their paper, �the autism epidemic obviously creates significant

public health and demands critical assessment of environmental factors that may trigger

this epidemic.�

�It�s time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase

in the rate of autism in California.�

� Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Epidemiology Professor at University of California, Davis

The authors of this study also point out that environmental influences are a major component

of ASD, rather than heredity.

The study points out how using human fetal cell lines to manufacture childhood vaccines

leaves behind residual human DNA as well as �human endogenous retrovirus K� in the

final vaccine product Retroviruses are classified in a group of RNA viruses called RNA tumour

viruses.

They are called �retro� because they only have an RNA genome and function differently

than other viruses.

In most viruses, DNA is transcribed (or written) into RNA, then RNA is translated into protein.

Retroviruses, on the other hand, work by reverse transcribing, that is �writing backwards�

into DNA by using an enzyme only retroviruses encode called �Reverse Transcriptase�

(RT).

The DNA form of the virus is called a provirus.

The provirus is then inserted into the DNA of the host using another enzyme encoded exclusively

by retroviruses called �Integrase� (IN).

Integrase cuts open the DNA and then pastes the provirus into the cellular DNA where the

provirus lives for the life of the cell.

The problem is, this new DNA will be taken up by a cell and a large percentage of that

added DNA, as the study points out, will be delivered to the nucleus, �demonstrating

the rapidity with which DNA can enter a cell.�

How does this happen?

Well, genetic analysis of ASD individuals have identified hundreds of de novo mutations,

deletions, and duplications present in a large chunk of cases of autism where only one child

in a family was affected.

A de novo mutation is a genetic alternation that is seen, for the first time, in one family

member as a result of their parent�s egg or sperm having a genetic mutation.

That would be a hereditary mutation, which might have been caused by environmental factors

in the first place.

But then we have Somatic mutations, which are genetic changes that are not present in

a parent�s egg or sperm cells, or in the fertilized egg, but happen later on during

fetal development, when the embryo is composed of several cells.

Among these cells, there is a gene alteration.

When and how it occurred is impossible to tell, but according to the authors of this

study, �susceptibility for autism in simplex cases originates from a de novo source, indicating

environmental influences as a major component of ASD, rather than heredity.�

They go on to mention that these mutations are not only associated with ASD, but many

other human diseases as well.

So, what really causes these mutations to arise?

The authors explain:

During meiosis genomic material is exchanged between the maternal and the paternal chromosomes,

a process called meiotic recombination (MR).

Hotspots are sites in the genome of varying length where MR occurs most frequently.

This process creates genetic diversity in our offspring, and is beneficial in that sense.

The human genome contains over 25,000 known recombination hotspots.26 Curiously, regions

of the genome where meiotic recombination has occurred (hotspots) have been shown to

be highly predisposed to subsequent somatic cell double strand breaks (DSB) and disease

causing mutations,27-29 including single nucleotide variation, copy number variation, gene deletion

events, and insertion/integration of foreign DNA during DSB repair.

One of multiple disease known to be influenced by genomic deletions or insertions of foreign

DNA is autism.

The study went on to identify specific sites where fetal DNA fragment integration into

a child�s genome is most likely to occur.

It�s one of the first laboratory and ecological studies to examine the relationship between

human fetal cell line manufactured vaccines, cellular DNA damage, and the autism epidemic.

Multiple vaccine ingredients have now been linked to ASD, from mercury, to aluminum,

and now, to aborted fetal DNA.

Below is a lecture given a few years ago by one of the authors, Dr. Theresa Deisher.

She has a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Physiology from Stanford University.

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