Wednesday, April 19, 2017

The Daily World #News Report of the 19th of April 2017 (Part 1)



@TheEconomist: America has a retirement problem, not a saving problem https://t.co/EvlNFyQWcB
April 19, 2017 at 08:21AM

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@SCMP_News: Mainland asylum seeker Zhang Xiangzhong agrees to return home from Taiwan https://t.co/3GGxCDRrR1 https://t.co/w4viqKPlMI
April 19, 2017 at 08:23AM

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@CBSNews: Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural festivities, nearly double the previous record set by former Pres. Obam… https://t.co/NcXP21CkZf
April 19, 2017 at 08:35AM

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@ReutersUS: Ex-NFL star Hernandez family shocked about suicide, seek probe https://t.co/mqPSuM3Qu5 https://t.co/n0VwUWnF81
April 19, 2017 at 08:35AM

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@guardianworld: Aid agencies accuse Nepal government of hampering their work https://t.co/C81rFyXFMZ
April 19, 2017 at 08:35AM

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@ReutersUS: House Oversight panel head Chaffetz to leave Congress after 2018 https://t.co/SZrYobrqBU
April 19, 2017 at 08:38AM

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@guardianworld: Brazil police stormed Congress over proposals to raise the retirement age https://t.co/FfqjT3Ikmz
April 19, 2017 at 08:38AM

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@guardianworld: World Health Organization hails major progress on tackling tropical diseases https://t.co/Jmujuc2xEv
April 19, 2017 at 08:38AM

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@France24_en: Syria evacuations resume after deadly bombing https://t.co/jffnefNcll https://t.co/MxlMWcSNTV
April 19, 2017 at 08:40AM

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@UPI: Poll: Venezuelans say they 'suffer' more than 'thrive' https://t.co/WYyYTGgm9b
April 19, 2017 at 08:41AM

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@AJEnglish: People with albinism 'living in fear' in Malawi after a rise in attacks, including murder https://t.co/gSLQXsDi3b https://t.co/aP3gP3dY9t
April 19, 2017 at 08:45AM

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@Independent: RT @IndyUSA: Fox News 'to fire Bill O'Reilly amid sexual harassment claims' https://t.co/FLsAdKFi31 https://t.co/rcm20XmzZf
April 19, 2017 at 08:44AM

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@Independent: Mental health groups warn that Netflix drama about teen suicide may do 'more harm than good' https://t.co/ajF5VB7Vjp
April 19, 2017 at 08:45AM

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@cnni: Maine's ocean waters are warming, killing both northern shrimp & the livelihoods of the fishermen who depend on the… https://t.co/hjwev4f3ZK
April 19, 2017 at 08:46AM

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@guardianworld: Asylum applications in Mexico have soared 150% since Trump's election https://t.co/2WGhLS9J7x
April 19, 2017 at 08:49AM

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@CBSNews: North Korea marked the birthday of Kim Il Sung with a video depicting the U.S. being destroyed in a missile barrag… https://t.co/YZu5fp4GGN
April 19, 2017 at 08:50AM

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@Independent: Huge and 'potentially hazardous' asteroid to fly past the Earth today https://t.co/3UbCeePL75
April 19, 2017 at 08:50AM

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@globeandmail: Markets at midday: TSX flat as gold miners offset energy bounce https://t.co/tV2t7xm2SY From @GlobeInvestor https://t.co/GxEjkFIGUG
April 19, 2017 at 08:54AM

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@France24_en: Will today's "mother of all protests" change anything for #Venezuela? Join @FrancoisF24 @DLansberg @lm_koerner @jchidalgo for ➡️ @F24Debate!
April 19, 2017 at 08:53AM

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@VOAAfrica: Nigeria Suspends Intel Chief over $43 Million Cash Stash https://t.co/56JrR5aMdf https://t.co/Cpj1RAqdwb
April 19, 2017 at 08:55AM

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@CBSNews: MOMENTS AGO: Pres. Trump signs veterans health care bill https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO https://t.co/HwMI2gnFe2
April 19, 2017 at 08:56AM

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@cnni: Emirates Airline cuts back on flights to the US because President Trump's new security policies have hurt bookings https://t.co/3G4KccQ8YW
April 19, 2017 at 08:57AM

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@ABC: NEW: Former Pres. George H.W. Bush “continues to gain strength” after recovering from pneumonia; he will not be dis… https://t.co/MHI6gTXWWa
April 19, 2017 at 08:57AM

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@Independent: Donald Trump is talking about nuclear war and North Korea and it's terrifying https://t.co/0gSdJx5ZKp
April 19, 2017 at 08:57AM

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@France24_en: VIDEO - Venezuela: Maduro signs "Plan Zamora", mobilising all military, police and civil structures… https://t.co/tIBFSBF5sq
April 19, 2017 at 08:58AM

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@France24_en: VIDEO - Egypt: Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old tomb with mummies and more than a thousand statues… https://t.co/VZWEZkg0iw
April 19, 2017 at 08:58AM

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@ABSCBNNews: Muslim candidate wins Jakarta election-pollsters https://t.co/b2sBHCYVK6
April 19, 2017 at 09:00AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: Mexico avocados big in #China #trade https://t.co/zPh7OY4Tio https://t.co/45ZXHQS9vn
April 19, 2017 at 09:00AM

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@AJENews: Cold wintry weather sweeps over central Europe https://t.co/S985ipp1cF https://t.co/bcEXBNf3E4
April 19, 2017 at 09:00AM

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@AJENews: The UN has found 17 new mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo https://t.co/V0SC4FxuFj https://t.co/Ysp7VFGjcl
April 19, 2017 at 09:00AM

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@AJEnglish: This Indonesian comic book artist was fired from Marvel for expressing his religious faith in his work. https://t.co/8mNBKwpl46
April 19, 2017 at 09:00AM

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@SCMP_News: Turkey election board rejects petitions to annul referendum https://t.co/2KZ36D6Q9x https://t.co/hui05rTpaw
April 19, 2017 at 09:01AM

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@Independent: Two million people are now living without electricity in Gaza https://t.co/DHj9zk9ywB
April 19, 2017 at 09:02AM


@timesofindia: .@jetairways flight faces nose wheel malfunction during landing, passengers safe https://t.co/N3p7Lhy2vj via… https://t.co/DIbg5nSXyd
April 19, 2017 at 09:06AM

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@khaleejtimes: US 'armada' is headed towards Australia https://t.co/bgUT3Xk1Cn https://t.co/9G8PN8iN9W
April 19, 2017 at 09:06AM

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@France24_en: France to 'prove' Assad regime behind Syria 'chemical attack' https://t.co/xapkB1QOD5 https://t.co/aUlBscHN4r
April 19, 2017 at 09:06AM

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@ReutersUS: U.S. says Iran complies with nuke deal but orders review on lifting sanctions: https://t.co/6yBgV5oUaI https://t.co/yXfAjn6KOA
April 19, 2017 at 09:04AM

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@ABC: After their truck catches fire, couple risks their lives to drive it away from a gas station in China so it wouldn'… https://t.co/wsI3RLYFaf
April 19, 2017 at 09:10AM

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@ReutersUS: Britain loses $1.28 billion through VAT fraud and error by Amazon and eBay sellers https://t.co/ooimUgJkl1 https://t.co/caqCDmNDNN
April 19, 2017 at 09:12AM

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@AFP: #UPDATE France will produce proof "in a few days" that Assad regime launched a chemical strike on a Syrian village https://t.co/0aVMGLN1kT
April 19, 2017 at 09:13AM

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@France24_en: Heineken Q1 beer sales flat, but profits bubble https://t.co/lrTMzcZ1FS https://t.co/THSJ40yrLX
April 19, 2017 at 09:13AM

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@RT_com: 40% of Spanish children live in poverty – UNICEF report https://t.co/ocmDiJyDVV
April 19, 2017 at 09:14AM

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@Independent: There are 13 million disabled people in Britain. We have to vote together https://t.co/T5U0CgAGeC
April 19, 2017 at 09:14AM

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@business: Oil slips as U.S. gasoline stockpiles climb, crude supplies drop https://t.co/vByWn8HNCj https://t.co/NiQAkbFy4Y
April 19, 2017 at 09:14AM


@PressTV: Israel approves 212 new settler units in East al-Quds https://t.co/NgJdGSiJcP https://t.co/Qd16DGc5oD
April 19, 2017 at 09:14AM

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@business: Portland opens its streets to self-driving cars https://t.co/TU1elht04t https://t.co/xFVitqmJ73
April 19, 2017 at 09:16AM

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@guardianworld: Mother of four deported despite Trump's 'no bad guys' immigration plan https://t.co/j8TCvQTex2
April 19, 2017 at 09:16AM

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@Independent: Harry Styles says his new song 'Sign of the Times' is about childbirth https://t.co/VjO7IdcZaI
April 19, 2017 at 09:16AM

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@DailyStarLeb: Yemeni protestors march on key port to demand humanitarian zone https://t.co/f4tuIYUbL5
April 19, 2017 at 09:20AM

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@ZeeNews: No information about death of Indian in US' MOAB attack on ISIS target in Afghanistan: Govt official https://t.co/2nDrqiQ5i2
April 19, 2017 at 09:20AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: British PM May calls for early election to strengthen #Brexit hand https://t.co/tZ4GgDCV6P
April 19, 2017 at 09:20AM

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@CBSNews: Pres. Trump will welcome Palestinian leader Abbas to Washington on May 3, Press Sec. Spicer says… https://t.co/qiz9w9F87t
April 19, 2017 at 09:21AM

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@cnni: This North Korean propaganda video appears to show the US in flames https://t.co/9qFL813rBP https://t.co/LtZT6yUch2
April 19, 2017 at 09:20AM

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@globeandmail: Scandal-plagued York Region school board dismisses director of education https://t.co/BmBvNKYnHb via @GlobeToronto
April 19, 2017 at 09:21AM

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@AFP: #UPDATE Turkey's election board rejects opposition bid to annul referendum on expanding President Erdogan's powers https://t.co/VnHX1Y2xI6
April 19, 2017 at 09:23AM

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@Independent: The 13 MPs who voted against the snap general election https://t.co/JiRWmNIjGT
April 19, 2017 at 09:22AM

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@AP: RT @APCentralRegion: Illinois road project stung by federal judge's ruling favoring an endangered #bumblebee. https://t.co/qSn51ya9G9 https://t.co/wtAt8KT7Wv
April 19, 2017 at 09:23AM

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@SCMP_News: US interview with wanted Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui aborted halfway without explanation https://t.co/BfK5WtvaCu https://t.co/gWsiJF6L5y
April 19, 2017 at 09:22AM

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@ABC: Customer hands waitress $500 after she apologized when she couldn't hear him and told him her hearing aid was broke… https://t.co/3jsPDS1vOI
April 19, 2017 at 09:22AM

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@guardianworld: UN condemns 'grotesque rape chants' of Burundi youth militia https://t.co/ooj8WTdR31
April 19, 2017 at 09:24AM

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@STcom: RT @STsportsdesk: Tennis: Serena Williams hints she may be pregnant https://t.co/pXqDlVLEEM https://t.co/OCMmD1KNdM
April 19, 2017 at 09:24AM

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@cnni: Syria evacuations resume after the deadly convoy attack that killed 126 people, including 68 children https://t.co/4GWIn14iMv
April 19, 2017 at 09:25AM

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@Independent: The first ever female Muslim judge was found dead. Police think she may have been murdered https://t.co/N08JtkWRVa
April 19, 2017 at 09:26AM

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@EgyIndependent: #AMAY| South Sinai Police forces kill perpetrator of St. Catherine's Monastery attack https://t.co/BDt4vYz2Cz
April 19, 2017 at 09:30AM

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@BBCWorld: The landslides happened after monthly average of rain fell in one night https://t.co/4V7MNcV5HK
April 19, 2017 at 09:30AM

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@AP: South Carolina stripper who was shot while on the job gets new hearing to determine damages. https://t.co/m03T8PBXXN
April 19, 2017 at 09:31AM

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@AP: RT @APEastRegion: Aaron Hernandez: Former football star hangs himself in prison while serving life sentence for murder. Story:… https://t.co/GbKbj6slIV
April 19, 2017 at 09:31AM

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@Independent: The village where cannabis is the only livelihood https://t.co/2iYuzta70a https://t.co/f3G040OpMg
April 19, 2017 at 09:33AM

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@haaretzcom: The Palestinian Hunger Strike Aims Beyond the Jailhouses | Opinion https://t.co/Yvl6FvS7Tu
April 19, 2017 at 09:35AM

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@BBCWorld: St Petersburg attack: Tenth suspect detained https://t.co/DZNhDBSXi6
April 19, 2017 at 09:34AM

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@haaretzcom: Israeli army refuses to release footage of West Bank car-ramming https://t.co/omDYYEKw3D
April 19, 2017 at 09:38AM

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@haaretzcom: Senior Israeli officer: Hard to believe Assad didn’t know about Syria gas attack https://t.co/jzthgJmRwc
April 19, 2017 at 09:39AM

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@ABC: Lava gushes into the sea from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, creating stunning visuals. https://t.co/tKTgbmw1LY https://t.co/DwkRFNowHW
April 19, 2017 at 09:40AM

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@NBCNews: Watch: Patriots' Rob Gronkowski crashes White House press briefing https://t.co/8CDLezjsUI
April 19, 2017 at 09:40AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: Ma Jian, China’s former vice-minister of State security, who is under graft probe, confessed he had taken bribes of… https://t.co/VWYPF79VhK
April 19, 2017 at 09:43AM

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@DailyStarLeb: US troops still battling ISIS near site of bomb strike: official https://t.co/pVTo59PsfW
April 19, 2017 at 09:45AM

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@business: Theresa May wins the approval she needed for an election, by a landslide https://t.co/cZ7SDbShIF https://t.co/4bLTcec8ho
April 19, 2017 at 09:44AM

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@Independent: Freed victims say police in Chechnya are using 'special equipment' to torture gay men https://t.co/XKi3QLS7qz
April 19, 2017 at 09:44AM


@guardianworld: RT @gwensam: "Some 616 icebergs have moved into the shipping lanes so far this year, as compared to 687 in ALL of 2016." https://t.co/1kxNAhm2xg
April 19, 2017 at 09:45AM

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@MarketWatch: Here’s how much phone scams cost Americans last year... https://t.co/2n8ieGdahz
April 19, 2017 at 09:48AM

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@Independent: Russian bombers got so close to Alaska that US jets had to scramble and intercept https://t.co/H3kt14RL3x
April 19, 2017 at 09:47AM

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@Independent: A mask, a wig and an Isis flag were found at the home of France terror plotters https://t.co/2R8CmcTb7I
April 19, 2017 at 09:49AM

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@business: Erdogan's new powers do little to address Turkey's old problems https://t.co/ojmGs2COpx https://t.co/dUeuRYShuV
April 19, 2017 at 09:53AM

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@RT_com: RT @RT_America: California gets No.1 ranking for most polluted state again - study https://t.co/wYagPL0d0C https://t.co/hSzNtlLHfV
April 19, 2017 at 09:57AM

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@timesofindia: Heatwave continues its grip, rains in parts of coastal Odisha https://t.co/VYxiFlfBAy https://t.co/Ay88oRApGi
April 19, 2017 at 09:55AM

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@Independent: Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel. Two million people now don't have electricity https://t.co/DHj9zk9ywB https://t.co/wwDhqVzMhK
April 19, 2017 at 09:56AM

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@AJEnglish: Refugees emerge from the forest and dodge police brutality as a typical day in Calais becomes increasingly perilous… https://t.co/ng6XLEH5PA
April 19, 2017 at 10:00AM

@khaleejtimes: US troops still battling Daesh near site of bomb strike https://t.co/lFKyWkpV1m https://t.co/co7EOlXdIi
April 19, 2017 at 09:59AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: South Africa's lifting of rhino horn #ban not great news https://t.co/g9usEK7tzd https://t.co/9o0g5jb5Q3
April 19, 2017 at 10:00AM

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@EgyIndependent: #AMAY| Al-Azhar slams accusations of embracing extremist ideologies: statement https://t.co/5LN5Qwn56s
April 19, 2017 at 10:00AM

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@WSJ: China said Interpol issued an arrest notice for a Chinese businessman who alleged corruption in the Communist Party. https://t.co/tODRi0mviT
April 19, 2017 at 09:59AM

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@WSJ: Exxon has asked the Treasury for an exemption from Russia sanctions for a 2012 oil deal made by then-CEO Tillerson https://t.co/YpZrLFKvIL
April 19, 2017 at 09:59AM

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@NBCNews: Zika-fighting mosquitoes released near Key West https://t.co/zHPkQZ9sEe https://t.co/rPtfwXjXOs
April 19, 2017 at 10:00AM

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@AJENews: At least 44 people feared dead after a bus plunged into a deep gorge in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state… https://t.co/FONrvY386o
April 19, 2017 at 10:00AM

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@Independent: Scientists have just made a huge leap forward in search for aliens https://t.co/NkI6ypBCLX https://t.co/UKBQynte56
April 19, 2017 at 10:04AM

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@MarketWatch: IBM's price drop is shaving about 60 points off the Dow’s price https://t.co/QmNvzNz1xZ https://t.co/jO0VjS2GgF
April 19, 2017 at 10:05AM

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@cnni: Calexit campaign leader ends efforts seeking California's secession from the US, will apply for residence in Russia https://t.co/VOXDvCAUmB
April 19, 2017 at 10:04AM

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@nytimesworld: German researchers developed a new technique for glassmaking in a 3-D printer https://t.co/6lEZ39uPRv https://t.co/Q2UoUuGjiL
April 19, 2017 at 10:04AM

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@business: SCOTUS signals support for church seeking playground funds https://t.co/WtYMXPZ3d7 https://t.co/3VZQyAZ2bT
April 19, 2017 at 10:04AM

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@Independent: When his daughter wet herself at school, this dad did something amazing https://t.co/GdBiQcF2AX
April 19, 2017 at 10:05AM

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@Independent: RT @IndyUSA: Donald Trump forgets Paul Ryan's name, calls him Ron https://t.co/ozF8sbPYNd https://t.co/tsHJbpyCDA
April 19, 2017 at 10:05AM
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@CBCAlerts: Update: Woman charged with human smuggling, conspiracy after allegedly driving 9 people across border into Canada without reporting to CBSA.
April 19, 2017 at 10:08AM

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@CBCAlerts: RT @CBCNB: Fentanyl found in pills seized on Esgenoopetitj First Nation, RCMP confirm. More to come on this story. https://t.co/HtNgmrUzto
April 19, 2017 at 10:09AM

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@Independent: Gunman wanted to 'kill as many white men as possible' https://t.co/eazsBbdpnN
April 19, 2017 at 10:09AM

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@RT_com: 'Unforeseeable event': Swiss court acquits doctor who cut off 4yo’s penis in botched circumcision… https://t.co/3EVUQJ9zgJ
April 19, 2017 at 10:09AM

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@PressTV: UN court rejects Ukraine’s plea for verdict against #Russia https://t.co/hWEVlp80yf https://t.co/jOqvcdHbe5
April 19, 2017 at 10:10AM

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@STcom: Nearly a dozen people killed in #Colombia landslide, 20 missing https://t.co/iQB3eRfvNN https://t.co/wfOeDjKNA6
April 19, 2017 at 10:10AM

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@ReutersUS: Two inmates claiming innocence try to stop Arkansas executions https://t.co/f7bC0ZqZbk
April 19, 2017 at 10:12AM

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@Independent: Travel chaos as Euston Station is closed due to a track fire https://t.co/Pifnq3nMGk
April 19, 2017 at 10:15AM

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@AFP: #UPDATE UN court rejects bid by Kiev to halt Russia's alleged funnelling of money and arms into Ukraine's east https://t.co/TxJZYSSe6a
April 19, 2017 at 10:14AM

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@CBCAlerts: RT @CBCNL: Ice hampering travel in Strait of Belle Isle. #nlwx https://t.co/wsvMqJn3JG https://t.co/OsRVZgQziu
April 19, 2017 at 10:14AM

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@guardianworld: Qatari jet sits on tarmac in Baghdad as royal hostages await release https://t.co/nfLMAYlSdl
April 19, 2017 at 10:15AM

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@WSJ: Virtual-reality projects this year include works from Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow and Alejandro G. Iñárritu https://t.co/10V9WbggC6
April 19, 2017 at 10:20AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: Indian #tycoon Mallya granted bail in London extradition hearing https://t.co/48ohghV2Xm
April 19, 2017 at 10:20AM

@business: JPMorgan will sell a $6.9 billion portfolio of student loans to Navient https://t.co/V00rlloq54 https://t.co/TU7lTvKNO2
April 19, 2017 at 10:21AM

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@ZeeNews: Syrian photographer leaves camera aside to carry injured kid in arms, breaks down, pics go viral https://t.co/4S1yKgYZCg
April 19, 2017 at 10:20AM

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@NBCNews: RT @NBCNightlyNews: .@GadiNBC is documenting ICE raids in LA. See more on our Instagram Story: https://t.co/M93CgAR6o7 Full report TO… https://t.co/ow6xUJVj17
April 19, 2017 at 10:20AM

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@PressTV: US to conduct missile tests as North Korea tensions remain high https://t.co/Ej38oYUFlx https://t.co/0fI1FMtSKk
April 19, 2017 at 10:21AM

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@WSJeurope: Mainstream European leaders try new tactic to counter rising nationalism: Embracing the EU https://t.co/F9Y2bo05dR
April 19, 2017 at 10:28AM

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@ABSCBNNews: PNP denies funding drug kills https://t.co/bKKCIu2XJR https://t.co/P7pWeiSSAs
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@YonhapNews: Presidential candidates clash over N.K. policy, missile defense https://t.co/Ul0eaDhLOY
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@AlArabiya_Eng: #BREAKING: ‘Incontrovertible’ results that sarin gas substance used in #Syria: Chemical watchdog… https://t.co/0fNGidpgaT
April 19, 2017 at 10:31AM

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@AJENews: Leading BJP figures to face trial in India's Babri Mosque case https://t.co/WluyBvEsXg https://t.co/DYnhhW9IIt
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@EgyIndependent: #AMAY| Egypt receives second Type-209/1400 submarine from Germany https://t.co/zQ0fxuUw74
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@business: Ex-Chancellor George Osborne will quit Parliament "for now" at the election https://t.co/5uLqTYknMt https://t.co/0OVhxokDlc
April 19, 2017 at 10:31AM

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@ABC: NEW: For 2nd day in a row, 2 Russian bombers intercepted while flying in international airspace off Alaska, 35 nautical miles from coast.
April 19, 2017 at 10:33AM

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@CBSNews: Man who has claimed Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually molested him in the 1980s has revealed his identity:… https://t.co/bDrj3aPHb6
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@SCMP_News: China’s wasted renewable energy ‘could have powered Beijing for a year’ https://t.co/JNG3rdjL4y https://t.co/TG3k1RlE27
April 19, 2017 at 10:30AM

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@MarketWatch: Evidence the Fed can shrink its balance sheet without sparking a market tantrum https://t.co/Qb6IQA00ms https://t.co/cViepAIivy
April 19, 2017 at 10:38AM

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@globeandmail: O’Leary backs marijuana legalization, but other Tory candidates are split https://t.co/aEkK2UcUaJ @l_stone… https://t.co/IAXo9ZkeVR
April 19, 2017 at 10:37AM

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@business: A Saudi woman who tried to flee has been put in protective custody https://t.co/krmI0ZuGwf https://t.co/90wEM93zRk
April 19, 2017 at 10:37AM

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@haaretzcom: High-ranking Israeli Commander: Intelligence shows senior Syrian officers were involved in gas attack https://t.co/6jdGh2ABS7
April 19, 2017 at 10:40AM

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@PressTV: Pakistan braces for court ruling likely to remove Sharif https://t.co/LbS84DbJSL https://t.co/i9hFrXnIDr
April 19, 2017 at 10:43AM

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@hrw: RT @LotteLeicht1: Horror continues: Dozens #migrants #refugees found dead in boat drifting off #Libya after starving to death at sea https://t.co/hGZSn4Ps8t
April 19, 2017 at 10:44AM

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@business: Toyota puts a fuel-cell semi truck to the test at the Port of Los Angeles https://t.co/g84G0UQuLX https://t.co/TVDjK6ffFJ
April 19, 2017 at 10:43AM

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@business: Martin Shkreli wins ruling splitting his fraud trial from his ex-lawyer's https://t.co/1k82AoZstq https://t.co/BN9kJXsmpu
April 19, 2017 at 10:44AM

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@RT_com: ‘Mother of all marches’: Venezuelans hit the streets in massive anti-Maduro rally https://t.co/r79nXJ3riA https://t.co/JnGO70O63n
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@STcom: Suspected meningitis epidemic kills 745 in #Nigeria https://t.co/uEjNzFsMSo
April 19, 2017 at 10:43AM

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@business: NYC's richest benefited the most from the financial-crisis recovery, study shows https://t.co/ZIKXkIFvCW https://t.co/Bm8AtzTAKB
April 19, 2017 at 10:50AM

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@AFP: #UPDATE Suspected meningitis epidemic in Nigeria has killed 745 people, a rise of more than 250 in just over a week https://t.co/KljeIHcCgy
April 19, 2017 at 10:50AM


@WSJ: Cybersecurity startup Tanium for years exposed a hospital's network data in demos without permission https://t.co/VmOx92fEbM
April 19, 2017 at 10:54AM

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@nytimesworld: Among Indians 15 to 34, the ratio of women to men will drop sharply by 2031, government says https://t.co/ntMoTgorrz https://t.co/EMWTqqLn5Q
April 19, 2017 at 10:57AM

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@AP: Woman's near death in a crash exposes hole in efforts to get dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road. https://t.co/tjCg3Hel0w
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@UPI: Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz won't run for re-election https://t.co/AUVUUnhM9x
April 19, 2017 at 11:00AM

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@ABC: Las Vegas now has a new tool to fight HIV and hepatitis C: vending machines that dispense clean needles.… https://t.co/67hkt7ciU4
April 19, 2017 at 10:58AM

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@ChinaDailyUSA: #China announces further #tax reduction in favor of businesses https://t.co/Iqp5SWZZxv https://t.co/1uD8hAbwPM
April 19, 2017 at 11:00AM

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@business: Apple expands Maps in Europe to help users charge electric vehicles or find bike rentals https://t.co/Cl5owxQ95H https://t.co/BH0VqhzZhO
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@nytimesworld: The Christian governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, conceded defeat in a bitterly contested race. https://t.co/tkbHg7vTCH https://t.co/NHFJc2VZ7J
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@Independent: A schoolboy who shaved his head for charity has been put in 'isolation' as punishment https://t.co/6Uwu20Y2CL https://t.co/wJaGVPG5eT
April 19, 2017 at 11:08AM
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@hrw: RT @KenRoth: Between Libya's slave markets and pervasive sexual abuse, many migrants would rather risk their lives at sea.… https://t.co/NtvQtOM3qw
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@PressTV: #Iran’s defense chief rejects US claim of sending arms to #Yemen https://t.co/GwsUQryjNW https://t.co/pCzgvGDdOT
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@SCMP_News: Lone child refugees in Europe forced to sell sex to pay smugglers, report finds https://t.co/N68LMgnrs3 https://t.co/rbVGZQVHpM
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@AP: BREAKING: Senior Israeli defense officials say Syria's Assad is still believed to possess up to 3 tons of chemical weapons.
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@ChinaDailyUSA: #China's top court launches campaign to root out #corruption among law enforcers https://t.co/kVz4l3Fsia
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@PressTV: WATCH: Yemeni army thwart Saudi attempts to take control of Bab al-Mandab #Yemen https://t.co/cL0UAhdUMS
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Advanced Estimating BIM Documents

In my Advanced Estimating class, I made the building information model because we were designing a house for my teacher. Since I was most interest in Revit, I took charge of it for my group. Conversations about the teacher's house went well. I asked questions about the lot location, the number of children, the purpose of the house, renewable energy ideas, interior design ideas, and more. I found out later that other groups did not ask these questions. Designers should know the lot that the owner has purchased before designing.




Monday, January 16, 2017

StoryWorth Founder interview on the Mormon Channel

Get twenty dollars off the annual fee at StoryWorth.com/extreme

Segment 3 Episode 86 of Extreme Genes

Host: Scott Fisher with guest Nick Baum

Fisher: Welcome back to Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show and ExtremeGenes.com. Fisher here, your Radio Roots Sleuth, and I will tell you that at RootsTech, as we were looking at all kinds of new products that were coming out, I don’t think anything made anybody more excited than this, “StoryWorth.com.” And I got to meet its inventor, we’ve become good friends, Nick Baum is on the phone with us right now. Nick, how are you?

Nick: Great. It’s good to talk to you again. I’m glad we finally got a chance to meet in person at RootsTech.

Fisher: Well, you know, Nick’s project kind of began around the time as mine. We’re watching our growth kind of parallel, and you guys ran away with the best new product for family history at RootsTech, and there was such a good reason for it. I’ll let you explain exactly how it works, Nick.

Nick: Great. So StoryWorth is really the easiest way to record your family’s stories. The idea is, if you’re into genealogy you can get your whole family involved telling stories about their life, and really collect these stories from all family members. The way we make it this easy is we do it all over email and over the phone. So if your relatives aren’t super tech savvy or you don’t have a lot of time to spend on it, we make it super, super easy for them. You sign your relatives up, each week we send them one question about their life, things like, and “What is your favorite memory of your grandmother?” Or, “Tell me about the day you got engaged.” And all they have to do is reply with a story.

Fisher: Yeah. One story, once a week, and in a year you’ve got 52 stories, which is unbelievable.

Nick: Right. People are often surprised. We offer printed books now and when they order the book we say, “Well, you have 237 pages.”

Fisher: [Laughs]

Nick: They can’t believe they’ve written 237 pages in a year.

Fisher: Exactly. And it’s done so easily. What I like about it is that so many seniors, and those are the people we really need to get to first, they are often really struggling when it comes to computers and that type of thing. You even have a phone version. Tell us how that one works.

Nick: So, again, we try to keep it as simple as possible. So for the phone version, you really just have to call in to our phone number once a week and it asks you to record the story just like you would record a voice note. So the nice thing is it that it works with any phone, it doesn’t have to be a smart phone, it even can be a landline. If they have a cell phone, we’ll also send them the question by SMS, and if they have an email address they can start the call directly from the email we send them. But at the simplest level it’s really just call in and we’ll ask you the question and just record the story. And we save the recording, we email it to your family, and now we also offer transcription. So if you want to get that recording transcribed and have the text of it, we can do that as well.

Fisher: Is that all automated, Nick?

Nick: It’s all automated, yes. For the transcription, we actually work with real humans, right? So automatic transcription isn’t quite up to par, but for you, it just requires a click of a button and then we handle finding the person to transcribe it and sending it back to you.

Fisher: Isn’t that incredible? And I can only imagine the gems, the treasures that have come from this already. You’ve only been around, what, 2 or 3 years?

Nick: Yeah. We’re a little over 2 years old right now, so we’re just starting out, but we feel very lucky that we’re getting so many people interested in family history by making it easy.

Fisher: Give us some of the feedback that you’ve got and a couple of stories that have come back.

Nick: Sure. So, one of the things that I’ve been really happy to see is that people use it for such a wide range of times in their life. So, recently we worked with one customer who was preparing a gift for her mother’s birthday, and so she collected stories about her mother from all of her mother’s friends and she compiled those into a book, which I thought, was a really lovely thought and a really lovely gift.

Fisher: Sweet.

Nick: On the other end, a very touching moment for me was when I got a phone call, just last week, from a customer whose mother sadly passed away, and as you know, it is never a fun call to get, but she was calling to thank us because she has a full collection of stories from her mother that she told me she would never have gotten otherwise. Her mother really opened up to her through this medium, and she spontaneously called just to express her gratitude. So often we don’t think to have these conversations until it can be too late, and I feel very lucky that we can make that happen and get so easy.

Fisher: Yeah, isn’t that a great thing to do! You create a product that serves so many people in such a great way. That’s a great business to have and we bring this up, of course… and I wanted to talk to you because Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I was thinking, “What would be a great thing for Mother’s Day?” I can’t imagine anything better than StoryWorth.

Nick: That’s true, and we actually do get a lot of sign ups around Mother’s Day. It does make for a good gift. The way you do it is this—if you go to our website, and because you’ve been such a supporter of our product,  I wanted give something back to your listeners, I’ve set up a promo code and it’s “StoryWorth.com/Extreme.” If you sign up at that link you will get 20% off your subscription and then you can invite your mother, set up some questions and then she can basically start recording her stories for the year to come. At the end of the year, if you have a good collection of stories, then you can go ahead and order the books and get a physical copy of them.

Fisher: It’s just a phenomenal thing because people are always struggling to find the time and ask the right questions. Well, let’s talk about that a little bit. How do you pick the questions? Or can the customer pick the questions? Explain that to us.

Nick: That’s a great question. So we have hundreds of questions that you can choose from, and we try to spend all different times of your life, whether it’s childhood or work or love or travel. By default we’ll select some suggestions, but you have full control over which questions get sent out, so you can change them, you can remove some, you can add others, and of course you can write your own. I really encourage people to do that because the best stories are the ones that come from the most personal questions. One way we make sure that always the good questions are getting sent out is that we’ll actually send our customers the questions that we’re going to send their relatives ahead of time. So every Friday we say, “Hey, on Monday we’re going to send out these questions. Do you want to change any of them?”

Fisher: That’s a great way to go. Okay, so on Fridays you send that out, then on Monday they get the question and then they have pretty much what — a week to get it done?

Nick: Exactly usually we send them out once a week and we find that that’s a good manageable schedule. Of course then some people batch them up they’ll save a couple and do them on the weekend and catch up.

Fisher: Now, in the books, that you’ve put together, you’ve probably read a few stories that touched your heart a little bit, Nick. What have you seen?

Nick: One of the things that I should point out is that we actually don’t read the stories. We are very, very serious about privacy, and so we want people to feel comfortable sharing their personal stories with only their family members. We never look at the stories. So, one of the things we’ve been doing for Mother’s Day is reaching out to customers and asking them if they would like to share a story about their mother for our community, and so we’ve been posting those on our blog. One that I particularly like is a customer’s mother who was actually working during World War II in a garment factory creating garments for the military, and so she has the story about real kind of Rosie the Riveter moments.

Fisher: Right.

Nick: It’s actually been really fun. Our community lead, Hope, has been collecting these stories and it’s just amazing to hear the incredible women and how inspiring they are.

Fisher: You know, you’re right, we have lost so many World War II people now and men and women from that era. And I liked what you mentioned earlier too, you can recapture stories of your people simply by getting in touch with friends or great aunts and uncles and they can fill in a lot of holes for you through this.

Nick: That’s right, Scott. So on that topic I actually have a bit of a personal anecdote which is that my wife’s father sadly passed away when she was college, and of course, my wife was one of the earliest StoryWorth users and she found out her aunt, (her father’s sister) had been getting a lot of stories about his life and their life growing up together that she would never have gotten otherwise, that she just wouldn’t have thought to ask about them. She’s getting these very rich stories about her father, even though he passed he passed away 13 years ago. So yes, inviting siblings, inviting friends is a great way to learn.

Fisher: So, once again just for people to understand, you save the voices of these people as they tell the stories, right?

Nick: We save the audio recordings. If you attach pictures when you write an email story, we save the photos. And then of course when you send the email then we save the text. So, really, everything you send us we save for you, to safeguard.

Fisher: Six family members under 80 bucks in an entire year. Unbelievable! What a great service.

Nick: And again, you get 20% off if you sign up at StoryWorth.com/Extreme.

Fisher: That’s right. Just in time for Mother’s Day. Nick, great stuff, great product, great invention! You know, it’s always exciting to meet people with new ideas on how to preserve our family history. In my mind, you’ve got the killer of them all, it’s “StoryWorth.com.” You can get the special discount at StoryWorth.com forward slash Extreme. Thanks so much for joining us.

Nick: Always great to talk.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

To Build a Better Marriage

By Brent A. Barlow

There are two all-too-universal truths in human behavior when people are in conflict: (1) it’s always the other person’s fault; and (2) a person will change only after the other decides to change, or “give in” in some way. Few of us have the capacity or desire to look at our own behavior objectively and see what part we may have in both the origin and solution of the problem.

This is particularly true in marriage relationships. When trouble, conflict, or problems occur, the human tendency is to blame one’s marriage partner first. Then we often refuse to make any initial effort for change until, with our incessant promptings, our spouse acknowledges the errors of his or her ways. We say or think things like: “If only he would … ,” or “If only she could. …” Then we list, literally or mentally, all the changes our spouse needs to make to improve the marriage.
Of Beams and Motes

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Savior revealed one of the greatest insights to this human tendency, and gave what is sometimes called the Change-First Principle. He said:

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s [or spouse’s] eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

“Or how wilt thou say to thy brother [or spouse], Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

“Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s [or spouse’s] eye.” (Matt. 7:3–5.)

Jesus was a carpenter. For him, a beam was a large piece of wood and a mote was a small speck of sawdust. In metaphor, he was asking his disciples (including husbands and wives) why they were so skilled in perceiving the small inadequacies in others and yet were oblivious or nearly blinded to their own larger imperfections. To overcome this common human weakness, Jesus admonished them to change first—to “cast out” or overcome their own imperfections—and then they would be less inclined to try to change someone else’s smaller inadequacies.

Today, counselors and therapists who deal with human behavior often give similar advice to married couples whose problems are not so serious that they involve violations of law or marriage vows.
We Can’t Command Change

Most husbands and wives who love each other will try to make small, reasonable changes in their relationship so their marriage can be more stable and satisfying. But there is danger in equating the willingness of another to change with that person’s love and commitment to the marriage. In a recent book, two psychologists wrote that it is a myth that your mate must change for you if he or she really loves you. They explained: “Couples sometimes go on trying to change each other long after it is clear that it won’t work. What happens is that the one who wants change begins to build a case that gets increasingly extreme and dramatic, even obsessional, as though the validity of the marriage hinged on some specific change. Getting a spouse to change becomes tantamount to getting him or her to love you.”

They added: “You are allowing yourself to equate change with love whenever you find yourself being unrelenting in your effort to persuade your spouse to be different. Some of the clues are constant criticism, nagging, and at times uncontrolled irritability.” 1

Of course, when we speak of the pitfalls in pressuring a marriage partner to change his or her behavior, we are speaking of normal day-to-day behaviors common to most marital relationships. It may be necessary at times, however, to insist on changes in a marriage partner, because some behaviors cannot be tolerated or negotiated. These include problems with infidelity, dishonesty, mental and physical abuse, substance abuse, prolonged neglect, illegal activities, or other similar acts.
The Law of the Harvest

Closely related to the Change-First Principle, I believe, are the Law of the Harvest and the Law of the Boomerang. All three concepts emphasize both the importance and the consequences of individual effort.

The Law of the Harvest is simply that we reap what we sow. (See Gal. 6:7.) This idea has troubled some people who are unhappily married because it suggests that they are reaping the consequences of earlier acts in marriage and are responsible, in part, for what is happening. This is not necessarily true. In some cases, however, a husband or wife who did not originally sow the seeds of discord, unhappiness, or disharmony may have helped nurture their growth. That illustrates the negative aspect of the Law of the Harvest.

Here is the positive side of the Law of the Harvest: If you want a better relationship with a marriage partner, change first. Plant the seeds of harmony, trust, and love, and then nurture them long enough for them to grow. The promise is that eventually you will reap what you sow.

Some couples in troubled marriages or families may be hesitant to start over if previous efforts have been unsuccessful. But the Law of the Harvest still holds. It has been reiterated in latter-day revelation: “Fear not to do good … for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward.

“Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good.” (D&C 6:33–34.)
The Law of the Boomerang

Similarly, the Law of the Boomerang teaches us: “What goes out comes back.” How we treat others generally becomes the way they treat us. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus admonished: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” (Matt. 7:12.) Commonly called the Golden Rule, this teaching urges us to treat others the way we would like to be treated. It is timely advice for married couples. Usually, a husband or wife will eventually return the loving treatment we consistently give.

The Law of the Boomerang is taught in at least three other scriptures. Alma chastised his son, Corianton, for questionable conduct, and then noted: “For that which ye do send out shall return unto you again.” (Alma 41:15.) In Ecclesiastes, we read: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” (Eccl. 11:1.) Luke noted: “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good [honest] measure, pressed down, and shaken together [for full compensation], and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:38.)
Where to Begin?

If you want to change yourself in order to improve your marriage, how can you know where to begin? You might ask yourself these key questions: “What would it be like to be married to me? What if my spouse were exactly like me—what would he/she be like to live with?” Start there. Begin with changes you could make in your life right now that would make you easier to live with and your marriage more tolerable for your spouse.

Another way to learn about needed changes in your own life is simply to ask. First ask the Lord, for he has promised, “If men [and women] come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. … If they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.” (Ether 12:27.)

At an appropriate time—not when there is a spirit of contention present—you might also ask your husband or wife what changes you need to make in your behavior. Not long ago I was invited to teach a priesthood lesson in our ward on husband-wife relationships. During the lesson, I asked the quorum members how many would like to receive a revelation. Every hand went up. I then suggested that we all go home and ask our wives how we could be better husbands. (I should add that I followed my own advice, and had a very informative discussion with Susan for more than an hour that afternoon!)
The Road to Change

What if we as husbands and wives decided individually to take responsibility for our own lives and “change first” with regard to spiritual matters?

If we individually, and then jointly, sought the companionship of the Holy Ghost in our daily lives, our marriages could become stronger and happier.

If we exercised great patience with each other’s weaknesses and shortcomings, if we dropped the constant insistence that our spouses change, perhaps we could create an atmosphere in our marriages that would allow self-initiated change to take place.

The psychologists cited earlier have pointed out a fundamental truth about marriage: “There must be a void created for any new patterns to be established. And releasing one’s mate from the burden of having to meet unrealistic expectations allows him or her to perceive you in a new way and to think about being different on his or her own terms.” 2

Joseph Smith said: “It is a time-honored adage that love begets love. Let us pour forth love—show forth our kindness unto all mankind, and the Lord will reward us with everlasting increase; cast our bread upon the waters and we shall receive it after many days, increased to an hundredfold. …

“I do not dwell upon your faults, and you shall not upon mine. Charity, which is love, covereth a multitude of sins.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 316; italics added.)

When we have learned to let charity cover the faults of the companions we love, we will probably feel their love more strongly, and more often. And we will be better prepared to build enduring marriages.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

AutoCAD Class Final Documents

 The AutoCAD curriculum of BYU-Idaho obtained permission Frank Betz Association, Inc for the students to replicate this set of documents. This post have the four sheets that I produced in the class.



Saturday, May 14, 2016

Final Revit Presentation for BYU Idaho

In my last Revit class, I designed a building that would serve as a good transition between the residence and university of Rexburg. My building is called the Thomas Monson Building.
The maximum size of the building could have been one hundred thousand square feet; however, the lot size was not big enough to push those limits of the the square footage with the four story building limit regulation in Rexburg, Idaho. The presentation should everything on it. Click on the picture to view it more closely.


Elon Musk's Starlink to serve North America gigabit internet by end of the year

Trevor and I did two sessions of recordings because we were not satisfied with the first, discussing the following topics for this podcast e...