![]() Despite his unabashed fondness for high-stakes gambling, dirty jokes and his reputation as a womanizer, he earned a following among Catholics and fundamentalists. Raised a Roman Catholic, Edwards preached in the Church of the Nazarene as a teen and he never drank or smoked. According to his authorized biography, his father’s ancestors were Welsh his mother’s continental French but Edwards always considered himself a Cajun. 7, 1927, to a sharecropper and a midwife in Avoyelles Parish, part of the region settled by 18th-century French exiles from Nova Scotia who came to be known as Cajuns. But Edwards, a consummate dealmaker, had a cooler demeanor.Įdwards was born Aug. They shared a populist appeal to the state’s downtrodden and political fortunes that flowed in part from taxes on oil. Silver-haired, handsome and gifted with a dry sense of humor and easy charm, Edwards dominated Louisiana politics in the late 20th century much as Huey P. Edwards maintained the case was built on misinterpreted, secretly taped conversations and the lies of former cronies who made deals to avoid jail. The federal case that led to his May 2000 conviction involved state riverboat casino licenses awarded during and after his fourth and final term in the 1990s. Edwards on his 90th birthday with his wife, Trina Edwards, at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge, La., in this Aug. They had a son, Eli, in 2013 - Edwards’ fifth child - and starred in a short-lived reality TV show, “The Governor’s Wife.” He also attempted one more political comeback, losing a runoff to a Republican in a south Louisiana congressional race in 2014. “I would have walked into prison a happy man had I known how it was going to end,” he said at his lavish 90th birthday bash in August 2017. They met when she began visiting him in prison after they struck up a pen-pal relationship. His flamboyant character intact, he found a third wife in Trina Grimes, then 32. ![]() Infamously, the lifelong Democrat said once that the only way he could lose a race against a particularly lackluster Republican was if he were “caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”Ī native of Louisiana’s Acadiana region who swore his 1972 oath of office in French and English, Edwards enjoyed renewed popularity after emerging from prison in 2011 at age 83. I love Louisiana and I always will,” Edwards said in some of his last words, according to Honeycutt’s statement.Įarlier in the week, the former governor also said, “I’ve made no bones that I have considered myself on borrowed time for 20 years and we each know that all this fun has to end at some point.” For him, that time was shortly after daybreak this morning, the statement said.Įdwards, the “Cajun King,” was known for delivering a steady supply of memorable one-liners as well as for his deft political instincts. I tried to help as many people as I could and I hope I did that and I hope, if I did, that they will help others, too. “I have lived a good life, had better breaks than most, had some bad breaks, too, but that’s all part of it. He was 93.Įdwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said, days after entering hospice care at his home in Gonzales, near the Louisiana capital. Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living, quick-witted four-term governor who reshaped Louisiana’s oil revenues and dominated the state’s politics for decades, a run all but overshadowed by scandal and eight years in federal prison, died Monday. Mom of tortured teens in ‘house of horrors’ case posted dancing videos Inside dark past of Houston ‘house of horrors’ mom who beat her teens ![]() Judge orders Fauci, Psaki deposed in social media censorship lawsuit 5 states ask voters if they want to wipe slavery from the law books
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![]() ![]() If the license plate of the vehicle – good luck is waiting for you on the trip. You just need to remember exactly where you noticed this message of the guardian angel. All of the above gives a legitimate reason to assume that the number 333 in angelic numerology is a sign of good luck. And if you consider that such a person has determination and enterprise, then the benefits from it in any case will be more than harm. He won’t have to do anything: the wheels will turn by themselves – in tune with the vibrations of the magic number. To invite such a person as a partner means to ensure a positive result of the most hopeless enterprise. On the mystical level, man 333 has a quality that is worth all others: exceptional luck. That, however, does not prevent them from being everyone’s favorites. And their epicurean commitment to all sorts of pleasures only makes the situation worse. Such people are often inclined to egoistic manifestations, in particular – to arrogance, arrogance, snobbery. However, there is a downside to the coin. And to be generous, sympathetic and good – natured with such properties of nature is simple and pleasant. He is bold and cheerful, his path through life is straight and easy, he is alien to the mental torment associated with hesitation and doubt. It is clear that such personality traits have a beneficial effect on the character of a person who has three triples in the numerological map. If one triple is an indicator of creative abilities, then three triples give their owner qualities comparable to the qualities of the “author of Creation”: infallibility of judgments and actions, amazing intuition, the ability to treat everyone kindly without exception. The numeral 333 in the numerological interpretation does not contradict this principle in any way. What can we say about people for whom repeating triples are a digital identity code?
![]() The current state of the textile industry is miles ahead of where it began and I look forward to the new innovations we will see in the near future. Meeting the students who are developing the future of the textile industry right here in North Carolina was a highlight of the trip. It was a privilege to see both Parkdale Mills and the College of Textiles Centennial Campus in action. These partners help drive the purpose-driven research taking place in the Nonwovens Institute and throughout the College of Textiles The Nonwovens Institute has more than 60 industry partners and is the largest industry-academic consortium in the United States. The new Nonwovens Institute Partner Lab will revolutionize research and development in air, blood and water filtration and demonstrates the College’s close partnerships with leading companies throughout the world. These partners are fully integrated into the university, working with faculty, students and staff.įounded 113 years ago, the College of Textiles is the leading institution of its type with more than 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students. North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles “Centennial Campus”, is home to university colleges, departments, and research labs and also home to 61 industry and government partners who work with the university each day. textile industry, from textile heart filters, to textile composites used in airplane bodies, to highly flame resistant fabrics and clothing for soldiers, first responders and firemen – the United States is on the leading edge of new and innovative products and materials. There is huge expansion potential for this industry.Īdvanced textile materials hold great potential for the U.S. The global market for technical textiles was estimated to have a value of $93 billion in 2000 and expected growth is estimated at $127 billion in 2011. We toured the labs to see how technical advanced textiles are being used in aerospace, industrial, marine, medical, military, safety, and transportation. Our second tour was to see the future of textiles at North Carolina State College of Textiles. ![]() Performance textiles are fiber-based products that are valued for their technical function and properties as well as their aesthetics. There are more than 500 performance textile businesses located in 76 out of 100 counties across North Carolina. Freudenberg, the world’s largest producer of nonwovens, has two locations in the state, with its North American headquarters in Durham Kimberly Clark, a vertically integrated manufacturer and converter of nonwoven products for the health and hygiene markets, with two manufacturing facilities and PGI, one of the world’s leading companies in the hygiene, wipes, medical, industrial, and specialty markets with production operations in four locations in the state, with its headquarters in Charlotte. Many global leaders of the industry call North Carolina home. North Carolina in particular has a high concentration of our textile industry. textile and apparel exports grew 19 percent to $20 billion, and were up 14 percent through November of 2011. The industry is one of the largest employers in the manufacturing sector. economy with a major source of employment and economic activity. The textile and apparel industry provides the U.S. Businesses that contribute to this volume of exports range from small, family-owned and operated facilities to integrated mills that operate state of the art machinery and production equipment. Many people may not be aware that the United States is the second largest single country exporter of textiles, with $20 billion in exports in 2010. ![]() The industry representatives included Polymer Group International (PGI), Unifi, Inc., Mount Vernon, Frontier Spinning, Pharr Yarns, Hanesbrands, VF Corporation, and the North Carolina Department of Commerce who are all very familiar with the changing face of textile and apparel production here in the United States. Parkdale hosted a unique industry panel of local textile representatives, to share with us the issues facing manufacturing, the importance of innovation for advanced textile manufacturing, and the importance of industry growth in jobs and exports. (John Clark/The Gazette)ĭuring the past two years, increased demand for Parkdale’s diverse mix of high quality cotton, cotton blend, and polyester yarns has allowed the company to allocate more than $100 million on capital expenditures, creating nearly 1,500 jobs. Francisco Sanchez, under secretary of commerce for international trade, left, listens to plant manager Keith Nicholson, right, as he toured Parkdale plant 15 in Belmont on Wednesday morning. ![]() Articles are not commissioned by our editorial team, and opinions expressed by our community contributors do not reflect the opinions of Disrupt or its employees. ![]() We are big believers in freedom of speech and while we do enforce our community guidelines, we do not actively censor stories on our platform because we want to give our contributors the freedom to express their opinions. ![]() Disrupt Magazine invites voices from many diverse walks of life to share their perspectives on our contributor platform. 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ITEMS SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS: Thomas Hirchak Company has made every attempt to fully disclose any known condition of product being sold. If there is a dispute, the Auctioneer may re-open the bidding at the Auctioneer's sole discretion and shall serve as the sole arbiter as to who is or is not allowed to bid. THE SALE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE AUCTIONEER PROGRAM: Thomas Hirchak Company is not responsible for malfunctions or system errors which cause a bid or bidder to fail to be recognized or registered. Buyer is responsible for all costs and fees associated with purchase and removal of items - no refunds. If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions stated DO NOT BID! By bidding you agree to all disclosures.īEFORE PLACING A BID: It is important that you are familiar with the terms and conditions as all sales are final. 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Long-term function: Most fully adjustable and height-programmable desks cost at least $500.Some desk makers charge more for legs that extend their height range, and we noted such surcharges in our comparisons. We selected desks to test and recommend based on the two main frame types: those that best fit people under 5-foot-4, which is the average female height according to survey data(PDF), and those that best fit people who are over 5-foot-4. Height range: Standing desks usually come with two different frame height options, to accommodate different height ranges.We do understand, however, that a manually adjustable standing desk is a more affordable option that many people are interested in, so we’re considering testing those for a separate guide (once we have the bandwidth, space, and testing panel to do so). They made us less likely to want to switch positions, which, you know, is the whole point. Generally we don’t recommend manually adjustable standing desks-the kind you have to hand crank to raise or lower-because our testing has shown that they are more difficult to work with and can suffer from load-balancing issues. Electronic control: Electronic desks, which use motors to move between heights at the touch of a button, are the most convenient, reliable, and cost-effective adjustable standing desks available.The company also has four frame colors, three grommet colors, and three keypad colors to choose from, as well as multiple add-on accessories, so you can truly make this desk your own. But if you’d prefer a different style, Uplift offers more than 20 desktop options, including several unusual but expensive wood tops such as acacia and pheasantwood. We found the walnut laminate on the Uplift we tested to be attractive and realistic, and in previous tests, panelists loved the look of the 1-inch-thick curved bamboo desktop. In that case, we recommend the Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk or the Fully Jarvis Laminate Standing Desk with a three-stage low-range frame. It should accommodate people of the average female and average male seated and standing heights, but if you’re shorter than 5-foot-4-something that applies to a wide swath of the population-the desk likely wouldn’t work for you without a footrest. It responds quickly to control-pad input (from your choice of four keypad designs) and produces minimal wobble even at tall heights. The Uplift V2 Standing Desk offers the best mix of performance and features of the desks we tested. US residents are welcome to play Roulette 3D. You can only enjoy Roulette 3D on a desktop device. Place too many bets and you will win less that your stake. With the maximum betting limit capped at just 10.00 – you will be able to place a range of bets to try and maximise your returns. The house edge is standard for European roulette – 2.70%. There are many varieties that allow you to bet multiple thousands, so 10.00 is extremely low. Roulette 3D is a little disappointing with its betting limits as it offers one of the lowest maximum bets on the market – 0.10 minimum and just 10.00 maximum. Use the ‘Rebet & Spin’ option if you wish to place the same bets again. Hover your mouse over the sections of the table and you will be shown the betting limits and pay out offered. Use these chips to place your bets onto the table. The right of the table offers chip denominations 0.10, 0.50, 1.00, 5.00 and 10,00. The left of the screen offers special bets and the racetrack – here you can place bets on red splits, black splits, neighbour bets and thirds. Above the roulette wheel you will find the standard European table of bets. The design is superb and the roulette wheel is so life-like. With Roulette 3D, the main attraction is the 3D roulette wheel that is constantly spinning to the lower middle of the screen. ![]() Roulette is simple – you have a roulette wheel and a table of bets in which to make your selections from. Roulette 3D is exactly what it suggests it is – a 3D roulette game that offers 3D graphics instead of your usual 2-dimensional images. If you have placed a winning bet, the amount won will be credited to your account. Press the spin button to start the game and watch in anticipation as the ball comes to rest in one of the 37 different pockets. This game plays to European roulette rules and you are required to drag your chips onto the table to place your bets. Players tend to ignore the time setting around them as the game is enjoyable and run round the clock.Roulette 3D is a European roulette wheel – so you will find 37 pockets to the wheel with numbers 1 to 36 in red and black and a single zero in green.This can affect your bankroll adversely and quickly. In some cases, it requires placing large bets in order to follow the minimum table requirements.You can easily track and trace the ball as it moves naturalistically.A better and big view of the wheels as it appears a little bit big than classic roulette.You can switch your camera from one direction to another angle.Realistic graphic and extraordinary sound effects will add up pleasant gaming experience.However there are more perks than drawbacks, Let’s get to the details of that before you begin with your gambling. Like any other online casino game, 3D Roulettes come with a few advantages and disadvantages. In this way, you can effortlessly place your bets by identifying the running trend, which will make the process of your gaming much more fun and enjoyable. You can choose your entire game according to your decisions by making sure that the amount you choose meets certain requirements of the table like minimum and maximum bets.īy any means, if you find it’s hard to decide by yourself, you can always rely on various betting systems available. You can also wager on a group of numbers or a specific single digit. You can activate bets on odds or even digits or black or red ones. All you have to do is predict the number accurately where the ball is going to land exactly. When it comes to playing the online version called 3D roulette the rules are the same as in classic roulette. Due to these highlights, online casinos and 3D Roulette are gaining popularity each day. You can play online roulette game at any time according to your convenience by also considering your anonymity and privacy. Online gambling comes onboard with a few other perks too, one is flexible timing arrangements. This means you can now easily enjoy roulette by accessing the online casinos from your smartphone or any types of digital gadgets with an internet connection. Nowadays most land-based casinos have their web-based platforms which are consistent with most online gadgets. If you are a die-hard roulette enthusiast, you can enjoy the game in most of the brick-and-mortar casinos globally, and can be played in online casinos as well, like any other well-liked casino game. Researchers are claiming that the first version of roulette originated in 18th century France. Roulette is marked as one of the extremely popular and oldest casino games in the history of gambling in the UK. Turn Catan's resource tiles facedown during setup for an even more unpredictable game. You could choose a six or eight number token, the numbers with the highest probability of hitting, but on a resource tile that doesn't meld with your favourite victory point-earning strategy. This adds even more randomness to an already luck-heavy game. You won't know if you've placed that bet on a desert tile, though. The number tokens stay facing up so you'll know what dice roll you're betting on. This custom rule has you place all the tiles facedown so you can't see what resources are on them. That's when you place your first two settlements and roads - it's a moment that can sometimes decide who wins the game an hour before it's finished. The most important part of Catan is the first two turns. Tiles start facing down Flip resource tiles upside-down while placing starting settlements ![]() No matter what approach you take during your board game nights, here are ten house rules to check out that make Settlers of Catan even more fun. Others up the competition by giving players additional tools to expand their settlements around one another. Some custom Catan rules make the game more welcoming to newcomers by lessening the randomness factor.
![]() An extra pocket clip, and handle screw adjustment tool are included, as is a limited lifetime warranty. Proelia knives are easy to maintain by the end user. G10 has excellent dielectric loss properties, and great electrical strength. It is light weight, very tough and grippy. The handle is wrapped in 3-D machined G10. ![]() It is not spring assisted, it’s manually opened, and is very easy to use. Proelia Knives open and close very easily using a ball bearing system. 2nd ReheatĮach knife’s liner lock is put through a carbidizing process that hardens the edge before each knife is assembled. With 1.5% Carbon, 1% Molybdenum, 12% Chrome, and 1% Vanadium, this air hardening steel (at 60-61HRC) has the ability to take a razor edge, and hold it!Įach blade’s 5 step heat treatment results in more toughness with same hardness. It is a high carbon, high chrome tool steel which is often used for the steel cutting dies in tool and die shops. D2 steel is one of the most outstanding knife steels available today. Its HQ is located in the USA, but the production site is in China. We buy the handle in China, the blade in Taiwan and assemble them here in the USA. Folder Proelia Tanto, matte-black, Defcon The company Top Quest is a fairly new company in the knife business. In our opinion, one of the best tactical folders on the market.Ī little information about the manufacturer: I don't like the thumb studs and the clip, but that's pretty minor and a matter of personal opinion. Opening is some of the best I've ever experienced on a flipper. Great jimping, pronounced finger grooves, reinforced tip, a vertical/horizontal carry nylon sheath, and an adjustment tool are all part of the package when you get a Proelia Knife. I bought one last week in a knife purchase binge, along with a high quality Chinese cleaver and a Lionsteel Kur. They utilize the KVT bearing system for ultra smooth flipping action and have very comfortable, ergonomic G10 handles. ![]() The 4" blade is made from the tough D2 tool steel and available in both a tanto and drop point design. The quality, fit, finish, and materials are those you would find on American made products or those costing twice as much. Proelia Knives are a nearly unknown brand that seems to be very much like Kizer Knives, and we think that's a good thing! The made in China tag will discourage a lot of people's interest but if you can get over that, then you're getting a top tier knife. ![]() There, he was the director of he Planetary Studies Library. During most of the later phase of his career, author Sagan served as an astronomy professor at the Cornell University. He even promoted the program called Search for the Extra Terrestrial Intelligence or SETI. Throughout his scientific career, author Sagan advocated the skeptical inquiry of science with the help of scientific methods and pioneered exobiology. Almost all the papers written by author Sagan are archived at The Congress Library, which contain around 595,000 items. After that, he wrote a science fiction book called as Contact, which became the basis of the 1997 movie of the same name. After the success of the television series, author Sagan accompanied it with the Cosmos novel. This series was considered to be the most widely seen series in the American television history and has been watched for around 500 million times across sixty different countries all over the world. Author Sagan has even co-written and narrated the award winning television series of 1980 called Cosmos : A Personal Voyage. His literary career includes a number of popular scientific novels, including Broca’s Brain, The Dragon of Eden, and the Pale Blue Dot. He has even authored, co-authored, edited more than twenty books in his career. ![]() Being an astronomer, author Sagan has published around six hundred articles and scientific papers. ![]() ![]() It has now been accepted after many years of his death. During his time, author Sagan continuously argued on the topic of the hypothesis that the Venus’s surface temperature can be calculated with the help of the greenhouse effect. These were the universal messages which had the potential of being understood if found by any extraterrestrial intelligence. He was even involved in the assembling of the first messages that were sent into the space: the Voyager Golden Record and he Pioneer Plaque. One of his important research work includes the experiment involving the amino acid production from the basic chemicals through radiation. Author Sagan was popular for his contributions in the research works of the extraterrestrial life. He was born on November 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, United States and died on December 20, 1996. How big are we? How important is our role, as humans, in the vast universe? Do you think there are other intelligent species out there, other civilizations, maybe millions of years ahead of us in terms of technology, economics, society, everything? What if one of those advanced civilizations contacted us and offered a present? How would a discovery like that change the life on earth? How would people in power react to protect their seats, to protect their bit of nothing which they rule? Carl Sagan explores these questions and many others in a mesmerizing story that, and this I can assure, will make you look at the stars with brand new and wiser eyes.Carl Sagan was a prominent astronomer, astrophysicist, science communicator, author, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and science popularizer in astronomy and natural sciences, hailing from America. "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect". On the other side, skepticism is one of the most valuable tools for those who seek to understand the Universe. It felt like there are events in life that don't need scientific proof for you to know that they were real. It changed my perspective on science and religion. |
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