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Located at the corner of the quiet street of Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 7 in Taman Tun Dr Ismail is Posh! Nail Spa, a nail parlour founded by Ms Sereen Ng in 2010. 7 years later, Posh! Nail Spa have expanded to 4 different outlets across Klang Valley – with outlets located at TTDI, SS2, Nu Sentral and Damansara Heights. When you think of this and of their humble beginning of a room sized saloon with two chairs, you cannot help but feel amazed at Posh! Nail Spa's success!
Most of us love our hair, striving for luxurious tresses we can arrange in hundreds of different styles. However, we also have hair we would rather not grow, like on the legs or upper lip or back. There are many ways to remove unwanted hair and each with their own pros and cons. Today I decided to list down several common methods along with the good and the bad of each treatment type.
For all the pork ribs lovers out there, I'm sure you need no introduction to Naughty Nuri's where you can find the best ribs in the world. To claim such and be known for having the best ribs in the world, comes with a heavy responsibility of upholding that. Whilst I was in Bali which was where Naughty Nuri originate from… I actually didn't have the chance to try them out. But rest assured, we can get the same ribs they serve in Bali, right here in our homeland.
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If you're a blogger in the beauty scene, chances are you've heard of the Butterfly Project Malaysia. It's a community for beauty and lifestyle bloggers which was founded by Tammy Lim, whom we fondly known as Mama-san. It is an avenue where like-minded individual who are passion in sharing about their experiences can gather and create content together! That was the core founding principle, and boy, did this community grow! I joined the Butterfly Project Malaysia since December 2013, during its early days making me one of the ancient butterflies of the community.
Just the other day, a good friend of mine casually mentioned that being fit is the new trend. I wanted to object it but then I let the fact sinked in, to realise that it is true. So often I find my friends sharing pictures about their fitness workouts whilst scrolling through my social media feeds. Riding along this fitness bandwagon is a clothing brand that most Malaysian would have heard of before. Jonlivia, the brand name in active lifestyle wear had recently launched the 1st ever activewear Lifestyle Club on the 25th of May, 2017 at their premises in SS2, Petaling Jaya. The Jonlivia Lifestyle Club (JLC) aims to help Malaysians in general to discover a healthier, active lifestyle whilst staying trendy and stylish at the same time.
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Bali is a magical place that we hope to get to experience again in our life. Everyone there was so happy and friendly and it's not hard to see why! They live in paradise. There is also a very big focus on eating organic, healthy, and fresh foods, which you guys know we love. We stayed in Ubud and would highly recommend it. It was quite easy and reasonabluy priced to hire a driver to explore and for beach days.
- Sari Organik - An amazing organic farm that produces all of its own food. The open-air hut of a restaurant sits right in the middle of the farm and you eat overlooking the fields. It's a beautiful walk to get to the restaurant and you'll see many tranquil rice paddies. It's cash only. On the way to the restaurant, you'll also pass quite a few organic spas that make their own body products. They smell heavenly!


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Speakers from across Europe gathered at Cultra Manor recently to explore the benefits the arts can bring to older people through caring, with a number of progammes in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area being highlighted.
Organised by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 'The Art of Caring' conference explored excellence in caring and brought together those working in a care setting with local and international projects and collaborations to look at ways of embedding arts into every day care.
Local Arts Council projects include one called 'Mosaic of Life' in Ballycastle which will deliver mosaic workshops with older people's groups in local community venues including the Glens area of the north coast.
Artists from Dunseverick Art will work with participants who will make individual and group mosaics for display in the council's arts centres and other community venues.
In Coleraine, Voice of Im-Age has already provided a 10 week creative art course for older people in the Heights and Killowen Neighbourhood Renewal areas. The course included outdoor art inspired by streetscape of Coleraine, the rudiments of pencil drawing and studies in ink and pen, development to paint, one care home session reminiscing through arts and crafts and designing one piece for exhibition.
Big Telly Theatre Company will also work with farmers in North Antrim to develop a festival with and for the wider community using a range of techniques. The project will explore, record and share farmers' stories and celebrate their way of life. A festival will be held which will focus on the differences between the lived experience of older men in Coleraine and in Limavady, all of whom will contribute to the festival with visual, written and audio material.
Lorraine Calderwood, Community Development Officer at the Arts Council, explained how the conference focused on bringing art into everyday care experiences, saying: "The links between engagement in the arts and improved personal wellbeing are now well established. The Arts Council's pioneering Arts & Older People Programme, funded by the National Lottery, has evidenced just how successful the arts are in making a positive impact on our older people."
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The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) have been invited by PAEPARD to suggest innovative fundamental and applied research for the mitigation of aflatoxin contamination.
- Recent observations from icipe indicate significantly reduced attack of maize by ear rots and mycotoxins with the push-pull technology, implying potential contribution of the technology to food safety.
- The Aflasafe products of IITA are ready to be manufactured and distributed to farmers at scale. There are presently further research needs for aflatoxin biocontrol using atoxigenic genotypes of Aspergillus flavus.
The first week (12-18/09/2016) discusses holistic approaches to aflatoxin : the push-pull and aflatoxins research needs
The second week (19-25/09/2016) discusses research needs related to aflatoxin biocontrol
Both back ground notes are introduced in video interviews:
- PAEPARD video interview with Prof. Dr. Zeyaur R. Khan, Principal Scientist and Leader of the Push-Pull Programme at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
- PAEPARD video interview with Dr. Charity Mutegi. She is the aflasafe project's Kenya Country Coordinator.
This discussion is NOT held on the PAEPARD Dgroups but the sub-Dgroups: https://dgroups.org/paepard/africanaflatoxinexpertgroup
You need to register on this sub-Dgroup to participate in the debate.
- October 2015 : PAEPARD produced a policy paper on: The role of multi-stakeholder partnerships between Africa and Europe exemplified by the issue of aflatoxin contamination of food and feed.
- January 2016 A Round Table of aflatoxin experts was organised in Brussels. The purpose of this a Round Table was to provide new perspectives, share experiences and highlight potential solutions to the contamination of food and feed with aflatoxins that are re-emerging today in Europe but since decades have been threatening livelihoods and productivity growth in Africa and many other low income countries throughout the world.
- 15-20 August 2016 : A field visit in Kenya was organised by the East African Farmers Federation in collaboration with the Max Rubner Institut (Germany) for German aflatoxin experts.
- 25-26 August 2016 : Meeting in Brussels USAID – DG Research and DG Health.
- 28 August 2016 : Deadline Public Consultation concerning potential priorities for the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 in the area of 'Food Security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy' (Societal Challenge 2). The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) and some other partner organisation submitted a contribution.
- 14 September 2016. Deadline first draft scoping paper Societal Challenge 2 for the Programme Committee of SC2
- 11-13 October, 2016. Entebbe, Uganda. The African Union Commission will host the 2nd PACA biennial Partnership Platform Meeting (PPM)
- Prof. Dr. Zeyaur R. Khan, Principal Scientist and Leader of the Push-Pull Programme at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) was interviewed by PAEPARD on 22nd of August (icipe, Thomas Odhiambo Campus, Mbita Point, West-Kenya).
- You will find in this blog post the transcript of the interview, background videos on the push pull technology
- You will find at the bottom of this blog post the Power Point Presentation: "Improving Food Safety by Reducing Aflatoxin Infection in Cereal Crops grown under Push-Pull System". (this icipe PPT was viewed 455 times)
Major contributions to the debate will be released during the day. Reactions will be compiled.
As a general introduction we also refer to the PAEPARD video interview with Dr. Janet Edeme, Head Rural Economy Divison, African Union Commission, Dept. of Rural Economy and Agriculture. The special issue of AJFAND (August 2016) is a contribution to better understanding several aspects of the multi-faceted problem of aflatoxins, focused on East Africa.
| Dr. Edeme answered following questions:
· How serious in the aflatoxin contamination?
· What do you expect from donors?
· Why is PACA important for multi stakeholder coordination?
· Don't we need greater awareness of the consumer?
Video interview with Dr. Janet Edeme
|Given that the push-pull technology controls stem borer there should be a reduction in fumonisin as well as aflatoxin.
I know we have tried to keep the discussion focused on aflatoxins but this may be an opportune moment to broaden the discussion if only to acknowledge that mechanisms to control one fungi can control others and create greater overall health and trade benefits.
Kind regards
Andrew Emmott
Senior Associate,
Twin and Twin Trading Ltd (TWIN)
Video interview with Andrew Emmott at the bottom of following blog post
|I am sure most on this list know I would agree with Andrew.
I think we are at a point where there is a larger strategic question.
For groundnuts and other nuts, aflatoxin is the problem. Any reasonable steps to reduce exposure from this crop are absolutely supported by the science and the economics.
On the science –as well documented by the JECFA and IARC WG 9- co-exposure to aflatoxin and fumonisin is the norm not the exception in most of Africa. The 2011 JECFA panel concluded that the best evidence at that time was that fumonisin and aflatoxin were additive for some toxic endpoints and synergistic for cancer. The 83rd JEFCA was asked to re-examine this question in November in the context of a new evaluation of aflatoxin (the last was in 1998) and an update on fumonisin (I am on the panel). That is to say the public health concern about co-exposure is clear. Actions that are effective for reducing aflatoxin in maize and do not reduce fumonisin exposure may not result in a reduced cancer burden and would not reduce for example the risk of birth defects from fumonisin exposure.
At the same time, excepting the unborn of women who might be in the early stages of pregnancy when exposed, aflatoxin is much more acutely toxic to children than fumonisin. In light of the issue in Tanzania just now, it has troubled me that the research that is being discussed would not help. For the JECFA draft, I revived all the records of acute toxicity. This has been going on since the first measurements of aflatoxin were made in 1961. The only thing that would outright prevent acute toxicity is improving dietary diversity and better sorting.
The evidence supports actions that concurrently reduce the amounts of both toxins in maize versus actions that reduce aflatoxin alone.
It is now 25 years since the South Africans reported the structure of fumonisin co-concurrently with some knowledge of its effects. The US NTP study was finished 17 years ago. There is now adequate evidence that fumonisin exposure in the early stages of pregnancy results in birth defects in folate deficient populations.
For me, the decision-makers need to be briefed that difficult choices are now inescapable. How will actions that mainly address population level exposure aflatoxin in maize also exposed to fumonisin be regarded 10 years from now?
Prof. David Miller
Carleton University, Canada
Chair of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Working Group.
Video interview with Prof. David Miller at the bottom of following blog post
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Join us for the Spring Illinois Stories Bus Tour on Thursday, May 29th. We'll depart from the CVS at Broadway and 30th in Quincy at 8:30 AM and will return by 5:00 PM that day. Tickets are $60, which includes transportation, tours, and lunch. Call 483-7887, and ask for MJ (ext. 222) for tickets. Call soon, as seats fill up quickly!
Stops on this trip in western Illinois will include favorite past Illinois Stories features. We begin with a drive to Warsaw to tour the Kibbe Biological Station, then head to Hamilton to tour the Western Illinois Threshers, visit the Mississippi Power Dam exhibit in Keokuk, and finish in Carthage to tour the jail where Joseph Smith was murdered and the county courthouse. Midday, we'll break for lunch at a location that is TBA.


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In New York this week, addressing the UN General Assembly, David Cameron said of Syria: "The blood of these young children is a terrible stain on the reputation of the United Nations." This is too glib. The reputation that is being damaged is not that of the UN, but of the five permanent members of the Security Council: China, France, the US, Britain and Russia. They are the core of the realpolitik that has meant that the UN did not go the way of the League of Nations, even during the strains of the Cold War. It is the responsibility of these nations to forge realistic compromises and take account of their differing interests.
It has been my lot to spend many years negotiating with forces fighting each other in civil wars, predominantly in Southern Rhodesia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Both conflicts were complex in origin and bedevilled by intervention, from, respectively, South Africa and Serbia. The conflict in Syria leaves me with one overriding conclusion. Letting civil wars burn themselves out can have dangerous consequences. Consider Robert Mugabe's conduct in Zimbabwe, bringing in North Korea to train the Fifth Brigade to unleash genocidal violence against the Matabele. Or Bosnia today: in June 2011, Hillary Clinton and William Hague warned that for half a decade there had been a marked deterioration.
Syria is becoming ever more a Shia-Sunni religious conflict as the smaller groupings within are marginalised and leave the country.Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, in his speech to the General Assembly, urged the setting in motion of a Syrian-led transition as soon as possible. He had persuaded his predecessor, Kofi Annan, to take on the task of negotiator. When Annan stepped down, he could not hide his frustration that he had been given so little help by the Permanent Five.
The new UN negotiator since September 1, Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister, is superbly qualified for this challenge. He has signalled that the situation is bad and getting worse, and he cannot see any prospect of an early breakthrough.
The most worrying factor is the inevitable spillover to Iraq. There, the Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, has moved closer to the Shiite fundamentalist regime in Iran since the withdrawal of the US military at the end of 2011. Al-Maliki fears that Sunni fundamentalists in Syria might replace the Assad regime and then support Sunni insurgent elements in Iraq. Flights from Iran now freely cross Iraqi air space, ferrying weapons and troops to support the Syrian dictatorship.
Meanwhile, Turkey is flying into Iraqi airspace to bomb Kurdish insurgents, who are raising the temperature in their age-old dispute. It is a grim picture and does not augur well for settling the oil dispute between the Kurdish regional government in Iraq and the central government in Baghdad.
The time has long since come for the US, UK and France to stop castigating the Russian Federation and China for their lack of co-operation over Syria in the Security Council. It is important to understand the strength of feeling among the Russian leaders that they were cheated over the UN Resolution – which they did not veto – allowing the establishment of a Nato-imposed no-fly zone over Libya. They believe Nato became an instrument of regime change, forcing out Gaddafi, contrary to the wording of the Resolution. As a consequence, they will veto any similar resolution over Syria.
I was one of the first to argue for a no-fly zone over Libya. Nato acted just in time to stop a massacre in Benghazi, and its military commanders had strong arguments for extending their mandate. Now, in the case of Syria, the arguments need to be rationally discussed, in particular with Russia. Military figures should give reassurance that such mission creep is not inevitable. Syria desperately needs both a Brahimi-led negotiated transitional arrangement, involving a ceasefire, and a way of dealing with violations of it. Realistically, Nato is the only organisation that the Security Council can charge with the responsibility of mounting a no-fly zone.
My suggestion is that the UN Secretary-General should ask the Nato Secretary-General to refer the question of how to sustain a ceasefire in Syria to the Nato-Russia Council. In that forum, which has never had its potential tested, it might be possible for military commanders as well as diplomats in Brussels to thrash out rules of engagement from the air with no boots on the ground in Syria.
This would probably not involve destroying all Syrian ground-to-air missiles with cruise missiles and aircraft, as happened in Libya, although that would be the safest way to proceed. It would have to allow Nato planes to fire if any Syrian radar locked on to Nato aircraft. It should also involve Turkish military commanders in the discussions, which might help to defuse tension in the Nato-Russian Council. For even though Turkey, unlike Russia, is a vocal critic of Assad, the two countries have good working relations.
Without some new forum, the Security Council deadlock seems destined to continue, and peace in Syria will remain a distant dream.
Lord Owen is a former foreign secretary


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JESSY arrived shortly after ABBY did. JESSY is one of those Fields that NOTHING phased her...she just went
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"Radiate blessing to all you meet. Let joy and delight be your 'protection'. Accept – say yes. Spend one extra minute in stillness to be sure you've heard my voice."
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In this episode of The Middle School Years Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Lisa Strohman, founder of the Digital Citizen Academy (DCA), a resource for parents, kids, and schools to help educate them on online safety as well as technology addiction.
Dr. Lisa is dishing about all things tech when it comes to our middle schooler and it is an eye opener for sure. My mouth dropped when she shared that our kids are spending 9-11 hours on their devices daily. It really shouldn't be that shocking but it's definitely scary to me as a parent.
When you allow your child to go online, on a device, you're allowing them to connect to millions of people you have no control over.
Dr. Lisa reveals that research is showing that just four hours of frivolous use online is actually rewiring the brain and this doesn't just apply to our kids. Grown up check 1-2-1-2. Mama, you really want to hear what she says about the effects of excessive gaming and heroin. It will make you rethink Roblox…well, at least I have.
@drlisaStrohman says excessive screen time has the same effects as smoking crack. CLICK TO TWEETDr. Lisa believes that technology does have some positive influences for our kids. It's not all bad but as parents, we must educate ourselves so that we can best support our kids. Technology is here to stay but that doesn't mean that we can't help our kids be kids as long as possible.
As a parent of a kiddo with a school issued iPad, I've struggled to help Mekhi balance screen time. I had to ask her thoughts on school issued technology and how parents can manage screen time when textbooks, homework, and school life revolves around iPads, tablets, or laptops. She gives some great insights that I'm planning to use with my kids.
Grab your earbuds, take a walk and listen in as Dr. Lisa helps us better understand the implications of technology excess.
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Click the play button and listen in as Dr. Lisa shares about helping our preteens with technology addiction and then tell us your biggest aha from this episode.


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Durham County
Most Durham schools get C, D or F on new grading system
Durham schools' low letter grades, announced Thursday, do not depict the learning that takes place, school leaders said.
Of the 53 schools in the system, all but seven received a C, D or F.
But nearly three-fourths of the schools measured either met or exceeded growth standards, reinforcing Superintendent Bert L'Homme's assertion that the grades do not reflect students who started behind, but are catching up.
"These schools took their students as they came to them at the beginning of the year, and at the end of the year the students had made at least a year's worth of progress," he told the school board this month.
"We know that we accomplish significant academic growth for our students. We work very hard and teach very hard," he said. "We think our schools should be graded based more on what they actually accomplished during the school year than on where their students were starting from."
The letter grades for schools are required under a new state law.
The grades were based 80 percent on a school's achievement score and 20 percent on students' academic growth. Proficiency was determined primarily by students' performance on end-of-year tests, and growth measured how much a student learned and how much progress he or she made during the year.
In North Carolina, 65.4 percent of elementary and middle schools and 88.8 percent of high schools earned a grade of C or higher. The most common score was a C, earned by 41.4 percent of schools; 23.1 percent earned a D and only 6 percent earned an F.
The percentage of Durham schools receiving a C or below was higher than the state average.
The formula unfairly measures the progress of students who started behind, said DPS spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson.
"The formula is flawed. It is an unfair weighting," she said.
The information released Thursday was not new to school system leaders, who knew the numbers that determined the grades in the fall.
This information has already informed new policies and strategies in place in schools, Pearson said. The letter grades also reflect performance prior to L'Homme's arrival at the beginning of the school year. He has implemented new strategies that focus on instruction, schools' learning culture and giving teachers the tools that they need.
"Wherever these students are on their path, we will meet them there. We will work to move them forward," Pearson said.
Scores across the state correlated with school poverty rates. Only 13 percent of schools that received an A had at least 50 percent of students in poverty. But every school that received an F had a poverty rate at 50 percent or more.
Throughout the Durham school system, almost 65 percent of students receive free or reduced lunch, a common poverty indication.
"I think these grades really are just a very good correlation with child poverty and nothing more," said Ann Rebeck, president of the Durham Council of PTAs.
Rebeck's two children attend Jordan High School and the Durham School of the Arts. She questioned when more resources will be given to schools with low grades and why the scores were necessary.
"I feel like we've seen school funding cut dramatically over the past several years," she said. "I, as a parent and a public school advocate, am kind of mystified as to why the General Assembly is even doing this. It seems like what it's doing is undermine schools and demoralize teachers."
Elementary and middle schools' achievement scores were based only on test scores. The high school achievement score took into account end-of-course tests, standardized test results, graduation rates and the percentage of students who complete Math III.
This year, school grades were calculated on a 15-point scale, but 2014-15 grades will use a 10-point scale. If used this year, many grades would have dropped.
"I think it would be naive to say, 'Well this should be a wakeup call to schools. They need to get in there and find solutions,'" Rebeck said.
"They're going to continue to do the hard work they were doing. They were doing it yesterday, they're doing it today, and they're going to continue to do it tomorrow," she said. "They're concerned about children of poverty coming into schools with a deficit."


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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Top 15 Worst Films of 2015 (That I Saw):
It's been a dismal year so why waste time examining the carcass? Here are the films that made me cringe the most:
1. Knock Knock: an absurd tale of a married man not being able to resist two young seductresses. If the plot wasn't hooey enough, Keanu Reeves completely messes up every single line of dialogue that spews from his lips. (DIRECTED BY ELI ROTH)
2. Lake Placid Vs. Anaconda: B-movie obviously but damn, the alligators' jaws don't even move when eating human prey… (DIRECTED BY A.B. STONE)
3. The Boy Next Door: Jenny from the block in search of young white jock peen and it costs her far more than she thought it would, including nutty, wooden dialogue... over and over again. (DIRECTED BY ROB COHEN)
4. Seventh Son: the countless delays of this project was warning enough how putrid it is but even the global box office intake confirmed that the public didn't care for Julianne Moore (who should have known better) as Mother Malkin, a witch who has a ridiculous decades-old battle with a hunter named Gregory, a drunk-sounding Jeff Bridges (working hella hard to land a Razzie). He's, by far, the worst thing here—in a minefield of pretty horrible action all around. (DIRECTED BY SERGEI BODROV)
5. #Horror: shockingly senseless. (DIRECTED BY TARA SUBKOFF)
6. Zombieworld: gutter-level foolishness. 9DIRECTED BY VARIOUS PERSONS)
7. Mortdecai: the point at which the end of Johnny Depp's box office appeal began. For once, the parody he performs runs flat and takes everyone out with him. Rated SU for severely unfunny. (DIRECTED BY DAVID KOEPP)
8. The Last Witch Hunter: for Vin Diesel, less should always be more, as in the words he speaks. (DIRECTED BY BRECK EISNER)
9. Ted 2: admittedly not as horrible as its prequel but even so the political incorrectness has long run thin. (DIRECTED BY SETH MACFARLANE)
10. The Ouija Experiment 2: insipid and basic. (DIRECTED BY ISRAEL LUNA)
11. Paul Blart Mall Cop 2: blah blah blah… (DIRECTED BY ANDY FICKMAN)
12. Poltergeist: taking an iconic scary 80s flick and cleansing it of any genuine scares in the name of modernism is just plain dumb. (DIRECTED BY GIL KENAN)
13. Vice: came out early in the year but its cheap-looking narrative hasn't been forgotten nor Bruce Willis forgiven. (DIRECTED BY BRIAN A. MILLER)
14. Pay The Ghost: no year-end worst films list would be complete without Cage and he doesn't disappoint in this B tepid pot-boiler. (DIRECTED BY ULI EDEL)
15. Terminator: Genisys: let's hope Arnold won't be back. (DIRECTED BY ALAN TAYLOR)
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I was in something of a rather pissy mood, with is excuse sufficient for me to dress up in black. This dress is new from Bare Rose, and I love it—and when you adore something at Bare Rose, the value is so reasonable that you may well as well purchase it. The skirt has a very good balance of sculpted poof and natural flexi, and undoubtedly tends to make the outfit in my eyes. It could simple be dressed up, but I took far more of a undesirable-humored middle road in between grunge and goth: thick black boots (extremely low cost, anything like 15L, at Creator's Pavilion), a spiked bracelet from Encore, a graceful necklace from Paper Couture, and a silky black mask from Illusions. I chose really messy buns from ETD (modded to cover method ears) and modded my shape a bit for narrow eyes and a frown. It suited my mood, and as a pleasant bonus I really like the appear.
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Asphalt Expenditures and Reserve Studies
Your Association's reserve study is an invaluable tool for long-term planning that often includes costly expenditures such as painting, roofs, pools and spas, and asphalt streets. Does your reserve study include more costly asphalt work such as R&R, crush-in-place, and overlay in addition to typical seal coating? If it does not, then you should seriously consider revising the report to include some of this heavier work. If your Association is not well funded and the streets are in disrepair, you may well be in for a rude awakening when presented with bids from contractors for eight to ten times the cost of just sealing! How will you pay for that? A bank loan, a special assessment, or just write a check from the reserve account? If you want to just "write a check", then you need to have a solid funding plan that will ensure the Association will have the necessary funds available when the time to expend them comes. The following information is a breakdown of the different reserve studies services available.
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Have you ever received a proposal from a company that has an individual who is a "Reserve Specialist" providing the reserve studies? A Reserve Specialist is also known as an RS, this is a special designation from the Community Association Institute (CAI), more specifically the National chapter. An RS has a wealth of experience in the diverse aspects of component analysis and financial planning for community associations and is bound by the Professional Reserve Specialist Code of Ethics. They can help ensure more consistent report information throughout the reserve study.
The three prices on your proposal were likely three different levels of service. Here is a look at the differences, as defined by the National Reserve Study Standards of the Community Associations Institute.
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A Reserve Study in which the following five Reserve Study tasks are performed:
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A Reserve Study in which the following five Reserve Study tasks are performed
- Component Inventory (verification only, not quantification)
- Condition Assessment (based upon on-site visual observations)
- Life and Valuation Estimates
- Fund Status
- Funding Plan
III. Update, No-Site-Visit/Off-Site Review
A Reserve Study in which the following three Reserve Study tasks are performed:
- Life and Valuation Estimates
- Fund Status
- Funding Plan
Notice that all three levels include life and valuation estimates (which is the full and remaining life of the components and the current and future replacement cost of the same components), fund status (current level of funding), and a funding plan (so the association reserve fund will remain fully funded, not run out of money, or somewhere in-between).
A level I reserve study is considered a full report, a level III reserve study is considered a financial update, but what about the one in the middle? A level II reserve study has been accepted as an on-site update report. Once great care and time have been spent counting and measuring an association's components it can be argued; how many times does someone need to recount and measure those same components? The only difference between a level I and a level II reserve study is that a level II report does not quantify (count) the components. It will save the association money; it is for that reason a level II was developed. A level II reserve study DOES satisfy the California Civil Code with respect to the on-site inspection requirement every three years (§5550).
It is important to know what you are paying for and what you are receiving before deciding who will perform your association's reserve study. Once you have determined that, apply practical review of the reserve study.
Contributed by Michael C. Graves, RS, the 39th designation recipient and owner of SCT Reserve Consultants. He is a member of several CAI chapters and CACM; his firm provides reserve studies throughout much of Southern California.


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I ordered the PB&J burger ($15) that comes on a potato bun with chipotle peanut butter and bacon jelly. The burger was also topped with a thinly sliced deep fried pickle that was crunchy and delicious. I'd eat a basket of them if they were on the menu.
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Even though CNN's Anderson Cooper was telling me I would certainly die if I stepped outside, we made it out for a hike up to the top of Hakkosan mountain yesterday. With everything going on here in Japan it was nice to get away from the tv and the coast for a little while.
Again, asking for directions from the locals to find the trailhead.
Our prefecture, Shizuoka, is famous for tea. Near the coast all you see are rice fields, but once you get into the hills and mountains there are rows and rows of tea leaves.
Japanese ceder trees (i think) cover the mountain here. Easy to get lost in.
Slow shutter pan shots from inside the forest.
The top of the mountain is over 800m, supposed to take 2 hours but it took us about 2.5, all uphill. Almost to the top is this clear cut area, looks like the mountain side was shaved by a giant razor.
Lost in the tea fields on the mountain.
On a related note, we have been watching the news about the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant everyday. We are still OK down here in Shizuoka prefecture, well to the southwest of the quake, tsunami, and power plant. We are keeping the people in the Tohoku area affected by the quake, tsunami and power plant in our thoughts. I have never been up to that area but from what I hear it is similar to central CA with a lot of beautiful coastline, fishing towns and tons of local surfers, all affected by the tsunami. Ganbatte Nihon!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Hakkosan Hike
Friday, March 11, 2011
Had a lot of emails from everyone, figured I would post on here to let everyone know we are safe here in Japan. Most of the damage was way up to the north of us and we just caught some leftover shaking and smaller tsunamis, not enough to damage anything. Keep you all posted.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
The United Party of Canada
I'm told they are only weeks away from being approved by Elections Canada. Sick of all the other parties? Why not join in their quest. Or see their Facebook Group here.
19 comments:
- Greg said...
Blue and red, eh? Hmmm, pretty limited rainbow.
- Jun 17, 2010, 7:09:00 PM
- James Curran said...
Perhaps they should get orange and green Maple Leafs in there.
- Jun 17, 2010, 7:22:00 PM
Appears to be a bunch of disgruntled former PCs. Oh well, whatever floats their boat.
- Jun 17, 2010, 7:23:00 PM
- Greg said...
Perhaps they should get orange and green Maple Leafs in there.
That would be nice.
- Jun 17, 2010, 7:30:00 PM
Really? Colours? Are we going to make this about whether or not the colours work? We have a house full of hacks and the best we can come up with is: The colours don't work. :-)
- Jun 17, 2010, 9:35:00 PM
It wasn't supposed to be a 'Rainbow Coalition" it was to show we could pull from the traditional left of centre (red) and pull some traditional right of centre (blue) so that we can carry the middle ground always !
- Jun 17, 2010, 9:54:00 PM
- B said...
What an idiot you want disgruntled PC'ers go see the Progressive Canadian Party c/w Elvis as President.
- Jun 17, 2010, 10:01:00 PM
- Progressive said...
This could be a very strong catalyst to getting the complete progressive element in Canada under one roof.
The NDP and Liberals won't do it so why not entice the grassroots members from all the parties to move in one direction.
All the old baggage from the other parties are left behind - you get to start fresh build a new team and Platform this could be exciting !
- Jun 17, 2010, 10:13:00 PM
I'm just happy that Jim is ballsy enough to show us something different, without crowing about it or singing praises. I'll make up my own mind, thanks.
I saw the website... It could use a little more spit and polish but the concept, as crazy as it might appear now---could be a step in the right direction.
It begs the question though... How can they mobilize fast enough to factor in an election?
- Jun 17, 2010, 10:19:00 PM
It seems with what we have now in Ottawa isn't pleasing the electorate.
And it seems over the last few weeks was a buzz in Ottawa about the Libs + NDP joining each other which seemed to get a lot of playtime and then it was killed by the parties themselves and now it seems that there is a great disappointment out there with the people that were interested. If that truly is the case then one would suppose that this new Party wanting to attract from the so-called centre/centre-left parties would be an excellent idea because with out the animosity one would suppose they could get down to work in building their infrastructure - EDA's etc as well as building a very plausible and solid platform by just combining all the good parts of those parties.. It seems to me that if the want is there and the will is there this could be one of the most successful political parties Canada has ever seen. I say I'm ready willing and able are you coming along too ?
- Jun 17, 2010, 10:39:00 PM
I take it you're a member, then?
- Jun 17, 2010, 10:46:00 PM
- James Curran said...
"It begs the question though... How can they mobilize fast enough to factor in an election?"
That's simple. Do ONE thing REALLY WELL.
- Jun 17, 2010, 11:05:00 PM
Is it really that easy, Jim? In an age of instant exchanges of information, and sound bites---is one thing enough?
- Jun 17, 2010, 11:13:00 PM
- James Curran said...
Yep. Worked out for these guys.
- Jun 17, 2010, 11:23:00 PM
The logo looks like a handwritten 'u.s.' in red, white and blue. (For those who remember how to handwrite, that is.)
Anon Deux
- Jun 18, 2010, 4:42:00 AM
Is it about the logo or is about the state of the country? It's interesting that the logo seems more of an issue than what the failures in Ottawa have managed to heap upon us.
I woke up this morning and thought: "Why the hell not!" If C.R.A.P. can get elected and govern, maybe it's time for a true change of, "pace and face."
Ignatieff isn't the guy, Harper and his cronies are boorish louts, Layton just sides with whomever has a tastier cookie,and Duceppe... Well, he's still a separtist. So what's left? The Greens? Ummm.... No. For now, I'm keeping an open mind. I owe it to myself. I think everyone owes it to themselves to have a look. The toughest part for a new cenrist party is going to be recruiting solid and dedicated talent to work behind the scenes.
Thoughts? Anybody? Bueller?
- Jun 18, 2010, 8:44:00 AM
We can no longer sit and watch as this entire parliament continues to show olympian disregard for the human misery being caused by their lack of attention to the needs, wishes and sensibilities of Canadians? What's the answer? Who knows? Is it another party? Maybe. Maybe not. The facts though, are undeniable. Ottawa is sucking the life out of the people. We're exhausted. Sure, they say everything is "Jim Dandy," but the reality is: The farmers I speak to in Alberta are livid at Harper, Layton and Iggy and the Stooges,and they feel as though they can't change a thing. Office workers are stretched to the max as worforces shrink and workloads increase----Don't even think of getting a raise over 1%. Everything is a tax, a fee or a surcharge. The deficit looks like everyone's bank statement and credit card bill... The debt mounts and mounts... I can't relax looking at my own bills, how can I relax knowing that there's a buffoon running our national finances? Now we need objectives like: changing the way Ottawas policies have contributed to the deficit... Why did it get this far?
You know the old saying... "Teach a man to fish..."
If these United Party characters can "teach a Canadian to vote..." They could mean something.
It would send a hell of a message to both the right and left, not to mention what might happen in Quebec...
This might not be a flavour of a month thing. They have to make it stick though... They would have to be rabid about creating a brand and doing it quickly... Tall orders...
Although, I must admit Jim... If a beer company does it, it's not quite the same as a political party doing it... (Good link btw.) Nevertheless, I didn't see how the correlation was relevant, given that the models are completely different.
Would I ever jump ship? It's the 21st century. Everything's disposable, inculing, at times, loyalty. (Just ask Ottawa.)
So to be perfectly honest... I might be done. I'd move if they could prove they had a message.
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New 3DMark Adds Mobile Devices – Futuremark Announce One Benchmark To Bind Them All (Videos)
I'm a massive fan of Futuremark. I regularly use their various benchmarking software to test the superpowers of PC, laptops and hard drives. PCMark7 and 3DMark11 are some of the most trusted benchmarks in the industry. But that's not all the company does. They are a full game studio having made PC and mobile games. Plus they offer other benchmark tools for mobile device.
Well the boys and girls from the "future" have decided to condense it all into a single all-encompassing benchmark utility that can test the performance of devices across multiple platforms. This includes, desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones and various mobile devices in between, provided they are running on of the supported operating software platforms.
Futuremark had this to say,
For the first time ever, 3DMark is going to help you measure the performance of Windows, Windows RT, Android and iOS devices with scores that can be directly compared across all four platforms. Not only will it be our first cross-platform 3DMark, but on Windows it will also help you test all hardware from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11 with one application.
With three separate tests you will be able to use 3DMark with everything from smartphones and tablets, to notebooks and home PCs, to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops. In our opinion it is best and most versatile benchmark we have ever created.
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Here we have a quick test demo showing off the latest Direct 11 benchmark to be featured in the upcoming multifaceted 3DMark.
The new edition of 3DMark will available in early 2013 from Futuremark.


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Have you ever had grief creep up on you? You may have found yourself in the middle of something like slicing a tomato and all of a sudden you're hit with a wave of it? Or maybe you were itching to get out of that apartment and move into that brand new house you're so ready to make into a home. Except, come moving day you're flooded with the nostalgia of all of the good things that happened there.
Grief can be sneaky like that. And parenthood can be full of it. It's grief that frustrates you when you no longer have time for yourself. It's grief in that twinge of sadness that comes alongside the joy of watching your baby walk for the first time. It's grief when you suddenly look up and your children are grown, living lives of their own. Grief is sly-an unexpected guest in your home.
One particular way in which grief finds its way in is when you decide that you're done having children. Whether this decision was fraught with sadness or firm with confidence it can still show up at your door. Parents, often moms will express the shock of just how sad they are that their last baby is now out of her newborn diapers, has finished breastfeeding or is starting preschool. It's the finality of it. And even if there are 100 things you are thankful to be done for good (I'm looking at you midnight diaper explosions) there are those things that are hard to move from the filing cabinet of "present" to the "past" in your mind.
So how can you mourn this passing of time? How can you balance the need to slow down and breathe in the present with life (and other kids) swirling around you?
Mindfulness can be a great way to get started. Here is a helpful article that talks about how to be mindful while holding your baby. Other ways that can help you mourn and celebrate this special time:
- Journaling
- Writing and keeping letters for your child
- Scrapbooking
- Photo albums (actual hard copies for you both to get out and look at together!)
- Making videos for your child
- Keeping memory boxes
Like all things related to raising a child there are peaks and valleys. The loss you feel today will be the loss you feel when he grows out of or transitions into something else ten years from now. The constant is your relationship, your bond with your child.
Allow yourself your joy and allow yourself your sadness. Your feelings are valid. The experience of raising your last child is valid. There's no need to push them or yourself during this time. Grieve, mourn and soak yourself in the joy. You won't regret it.


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At a time when many people feel overwhelmed by the problems and challenges facing children and adolescents, communities across the country need to discover new energy in working together, building civility toward a positive vision for young people. Instead of focusing only on problems of young people, communities need to build and support a foundation of development all young people need.
Uniting a community to nurture the positive development of youth and build civility is much like playing in a jazz ensemble. Each musician (community member) must know the tune and listen to the other ensemble members; all players must improvise together–sometimes taking the lead and sometimes blending into the background. To create a community-wide commitment to youth, all the "players" need to be an ensemble working toward a common vision of what is needed to promote the healthy development of young people.
Healthy Be WUCA! communities that build civility and family friendly supports need to act:
- All residents take personal responsibility for the efforts to build civility in relationships.
- The community thinks and acts intergenerational.
- All children and teenagers frequently have opportunity to by in service to others.
- Families are supported, educated, and equipped.
- All children and teenagers receive support in both informal settings and in places where youth gather.
- Neighborhoods and schools are places of caring, support, and safety.
- Schools mobilize to promote caring, clear boundaries and sustained relationships with adults.
- Businesses establish family-friendly policies for all employees.
- Virtually all 10-to-18 year-olds are involved in one or more clubs, teams, or other youth-serving organizations that promote community building as a central part of their mission.
- The media (print, radio, television) repeatedly communicate the community's vision, support local mobilization efforts, and provide forums for sharing innovative actions taken by individuals and organizations.
- Youth have opportunities to serve, lead, and make decisions in community government and service organizations.
- Religious institutions mobilize their resources to build civility both within their own programs and in the community.
- The community-wide commitment to building civility is long-term and sustained by business and industry and the public sector.
Communities utilizing Be WUCA! strategies will stem their population decline and attract new families. If you had a choice to live in a community that did not care about its youth or live in a community that engaged youth, into which community would you want to move your family? Think about it: all communities think they have great schools but I believe all parts of the community are needed to assist youth in education and to recognize as this is the place they wish to live or return with their families because of the importance that is placed on youth.


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Oferta personalizata si reducere pentru 2 sau mai multe produse. Suna acum si afla!
The housings are made from PC-ABS, a material that combines polycarbonate and ABS for high rigidity, helping to reduce resonance in the ear emanating from the inside of the housing. The housing design also optimizes flow resistance in the operation of the diaphragm due to the twin acoustic ports, which function as vents. The housing enables precise, rounded bass reproduction. Additionally, the sound tube and ear buds made of two types of silicon material create a snug fit in the ear canal and a comfortable wearing experience. Thanks to their excellent sound isolation properties, the EPH-M100 prevents deterioration of sound quality due to sound leakage. The well-balanced design is characterized by the meticulous attention to detail that has gone into all parts involved in sound quality
EPH-M100 is equipped with the same newly developed driver unit as
that used in the high-end EPH-M200 model, with the same powerful
neodymium magnet.
In addition, the diaphragm employs Yamaha′s unique tangential edge technology, combining stiffness and flexibility with an edge shape that produces optimal movement of the diaphragm at the volume used and the dome area of the vibrating section, allowing the EPH-M100 to give exceptionally powerful bass reproduction as well as a detailed, natural treble.
For the sound of EPH-M100, excellence was not only pursued in specification:
Yamaha also prioritized the quality of the sound in terms of auditory feel during real-life use. Capitalizing on our experience as a musical instrument maker, the earphones have been tuned using keen musical sensibilities. The result is rich and detailed sound that allows the listener not only to hear clearly the sounds of each instrument, but also each note.
Fits to the shape of the ear canal
The EPH-M100 ear buds are made of two types of silicon material—one hard and one soft. The sound passage section that uses hard silicon combines flexibility and strength through serration. It retains its shape even when inserted into the ears and fits perfectly to the shape of the ear canal. In addition to creating a comfortable fit, the ear bud also prevents deterioration of sound quality due to sound leakage.
In addition to the standard S, M and L-sized ear buds that are included with the earphones, the EPH-M100 also comes with SS and LL sizes. All sizes offer excellent performance in terms of wearability. The shape of the different sized buds has been optimized by adjusting the ratio of the diameter to the height. They fit perfectly to the opening of the ear canal, achieving a comfortable fit without falling out even while walking or exercising. Naturally, they also minimize sound leakage, an important consideration when listening to music in public spaces such as on the train.
The 1.2-meter (47-1/4") cord has an iPhone/iPod/iPad-compatible inline remote control/microphone you can use to select tracks and adjust the volume, as well as use for voice communications. The convenience and simplicity of the remote control/microphone means you can leave your player in your pocket or bag at all times.
The gently curved form of the body eschews excess ornamentation, expressing a simple design concept augmented only by Yamaha′s iconic tuning fork logo. The unpainted, polished finish renders an elegant finish that is resistant to scratches. Select your favorite color from our line-up of three choices.
The EPH-M100 comes with a carrying case made of a luxurious textured material that is fingerprint-resistant. The simple form allows you to store your earphones neatly and stylishly in your bag, convenient for when you are not using them or for carrying during travel.
|Driver Type
|Dynamic, Closed
|Driver Unit
|Φ15 mm (5/8")
|28 ohms
|Maximum Input
|30 mW
|Sound Pressure Level
|106 dB
|Frequency Response
|20 Hz − 20 kHz
|Weight (with Cable)
|19.1g (0.67 oz)
|Cable Length
|1.2 m (47-1/4")
|3.5 mm (1/8") L-type mini stereo, 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo
|Blue, Black, White
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These Vegan & Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies are a delicious way to celebrate the holidays. They're grain-free and paleo too! Healthy Holiday Treats This is the time of year when sugar cravings and indulgences can get a little out of control, amiright? Rather than cutting out sugar completely, my suggestion is to make healthier treats instead…. [Continue Reading]
Vegan & Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies
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Category Archives: South America
[MENDOZA, ARGENTINA]: 5 Course Lunch Tasting by the Vineyards of Bodega Ruca Malen
Dear Food Diary:
During our second day in Mendoza, our hotel concierge arranged a day of wine tasting and lunch for us. As we drove into the grounds of Bodega Ruca Malen, I thought to myself, this is what I had envisioned Mendoza's wine road to be and more. Picture perfect day topped off by a spectacular 5 course lunch with wine pairing right by the vineyards. How did I get so lucky!
[MENDOZA, ARGENTINA]: Villa Mansa Wine Hotel and biking around the vineyards
Dear Food Diary:
From NYC to Buenos Aires, I've always been a city girl, so when looking for a place to stay in Mendoza, I took the chance to be as far away from the city as possible. Close to the vineyards and the amazing mountain views. Villa Mansa Wine Hotel was offering an awesome discount right before our trip, woohooo! Right in the heart of Lujan the Cuyo (one of the three wine regions in Mendoza), our stay was everything I had wanted – excellent food, personal service and great location.
Feliz 25 de Mayo para todos los Argentinos!
Dear Food Diary:
Today is a special day in which Argentineans celebrate the Day of the May Revolution (Argentina's Independence from Spain in 1810).
To commemorate this year, I wanted to give little taste of my Argentina, the one I grew up in…
[ARGENTINA] PERITO MORENO GLACIER: Trekking. Whisky. Alfajor. Boat ride.
Dear Food Diary:
We had a fun time and filled our tummies at Estancia 25 de Mayo the day before. Now what we so anxiously been waiting was finally happening. At the crack of dawn, we left from El Calafate to the Perito Moreno Glacier. Where we did trekking, drank some whisky with glacier ice, had chocolate alfajores and enjoyed our every minute with this spectacular natural wonder.
[EL CALAFATE, ARGENTINA] Estancia 25 de Mayo: Cattle. Sheep. Steak. Lamb.
Dear Food Diary:
We landed in El Calafate from Buenos Aires on a sunny afternoon. Our goal was to see the Perito Moreno Glaciers, but due to time conflicts, our travel agent arranged for us to spend the rest of our day, plus dinner and a show at Estancia 25 de Mayo, the glaciers had to wait 'til dawn. When I read the itinerary, I wasn't thrilled, it sounded all too "touristy". And though in a way it was, the minute we arrived to the Estancia (Ranch) I was all smiles. The sky was glorious and the smell of fresh grass was enchanting. So gorgeous, fekt like I was in a dairy ad. As a city girl I've never had a late afternoon quite like this…


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text: An Israeli Cabinet officer said in Jerusalem that the proposal conveyed the "characteristic" of Palestinian sovereignty in the eastern area of the contested city -- a long-cherished Palestinian goal. Reacting coolly to the ideas, Hassan Abdel Rahman, Washington representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said yesterday: "Short of total Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem, there is not a ground for an agreement." Rahman told The Associated Press by telephone he could not verify such a proposal had been put on the table at secluded Camp David, where the summit was in its 11th day. President Clinton, attending an economic summit in Japan, trimmed his schedule so he could return to the Camp David talks by Sunday evening. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said the president was briefed on the status of the talks while en route to a meeting Saturday morning (Friday night EDT) with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, and "his intention is to get back to Camp David as soon as possible." Skoch, T 7/21/00 "They have continued their discussions, but there are some things the leaders have to do among themselves," Lockhart said. "I expect him to get right back to work when he gets there." At the eight-nation economic summit, leaders applauded the efforts by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Clinton to forge a peace deal. They welcomed the "courageous" decision to continue negotiations and pledged to help the peace process. Arafat is demanding sovereignty over East Jerusalem, the city's older area that Israel captured from Jordanian troops in the 1967 Mideast war. He envisions it as the capital of a Palestinian state. Barak has vowed to keep Jerusalem a united city. The United States has declined to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, although President Clinton promised that recognition in his campaign for the White House eight years ago. Then-Secretary of State James A. Baker III told the Palestinians in 1991 that Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem was invalid, Rahman recalled, "and I have not heard the United States had changed its position." Under the current plan, Palestinian areas outside the city also would be placed under Palestinian administrative control. "These villages are not really ours," Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin told Israel army radio. "We must not allow this mirage to become an obstruction to Ehud Barak to arrive at the dream of peace with the Palestinians, now so close." In Jerusalem, Michael Melchior, a member of Barak's Cabinet, said the plan would give the Palestinians some "symbols of sovereignty." But Melchior, a Danish-born rabbi, later said through an aide that that characterization was his own and did not emerge from the talks at Camp David. As the summit headed toward a Jewish Sabbath slowdown, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sat in for President Clinton, who was holding economic talks in Okinawa, Japan, with the leaders of seven other nations. He delayed that trip for a day to extend the Mideast peace talks and is expected to shave a few hours off the trip at the end to return earlier to Camp David. Albright, meanwhile, had a buffet dinner Thursday night with Arafat and Barak but did not meet with either of them Friday. She kept up with negotiations being held on the core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. "In our view, the parties are making serious efforts," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. "Nonetheless, it is hard going." Barak was host at a traditional Sabbath dinner Friday night and invited all delegates to share the meal. Kosher food was available for observant Israelis. Barak and Arafat have had only one face-to-face meeting since the summit opened July 11. In Cairo, meanwhile, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's senior adviser, Osama el-Baz. said he expects negotiations between Israel and Syria to resume in a few months. "Syrian President Bashar Assad has shown sincere intention to continue the peace process, and this is an opportunity that should not be lost," el-Baz told reporters on returning from Syria. U.S.-mediated negotiations in Shepherdstown, W.Va., broke down in January. At the economic summit in Okinawa, Clinton declined to say whether he was growing more optimistic about a Middle East settlement. "All I can tell you is that they are still talking and that consistent with our rules, I am still not talking," Clinton said Friday. "But I am hopeful." Dalia Itzik, Israeli minister of the environment and a member of the cabinet, said Barak told her by phone that negotiations were at a critical stage, but that an agreement was still possible. On the Net: State Department Mideast Summit site: http://www.state.gov/www/regions/nea/cdavid--summit.htm


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A hot toddy is a drink that is usually associated with relieving the symptoms of colds or sore throats. It is a spirit-based drink with an added sweetener, such as honey or sugar. As well as being used for medicinal purposes, the toddy can also be used to help a person relax in the evening. It is also used when people have been exposed to cold weather or have incurred a shock to the system.
There are varied accounts of the origins of the hot toddy. Popular thinking holds that this drink came from Britain by way of India. In India, the juice of certain palm trees was called tari. This juice was made into a dark, sweet alcoholic drink. The English in India at the time replicated the drink by using spices, fruit, and alcohol and introduced it to Britain.
Variations on the drink itself are abundant. The main alcohol used is usually some form of whiskey, but different types of alcohol are acceptable. A hot toddy can be used to relax after a shock, and this effect is mainly accomplished by the alcohol.
A hot toddy can also be used to relax a person before bed time, and this again is accomplished by the alcohol's affect on the system. The alcohol is mixed with hot water and a sweet substance, such as sugar or honey. If you have a sore throat, then the honey will coat the throat and stop the irritation. The alcohol will also have a soothing effect that will help a person sleep.
This beverage has long been used as a cheap home medicine. If you look at the ingredients in many cough mixtures, you will notice that alcohol is one of the main ingredients used. Alcohol is absorbed very quickly into the blood stream and has a pain relieving effect. Citrus fruits are often used in toddies as well. The vitamins in citrus fruits are thought to help combat the common cold.
Spices are another additive used to make a hot toddy. Cinnamon and cloves are very popular as a way to give the drink some extra flavor. The main liquid in a hot toddy is usually hot water, but variations include lemonade, cider, tea, and coffee.
Once the hot toddy has been warmed and mixed, all that is left is to drink it. Some people claim that sipping it slowly has a more beneficial, warming effect. Others claim that knocking the drink back in one gulp gives a jolt to the system that is helpful if taken after a shock. Of course, the amount of alcohol used is the main factor in whether the drink is relaxing or a stimulating kick to the system.
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While the thought of these drinks often brings to mind things like a whiskey hot toddy, you can make something sort of like a non alcoholic hot toddy if you are trying to avoid alcohol. One of the common recipes for this involved using lemon juice and honey with the tea, cloves, and other spices; another variation for a cider hot toddy is to use hot, nonalcoholic cider with the tea rather than alcoholic cider.
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Hot toddies are in many ways similar to things like wassail or mead, though the difference is that hot toddies are usually only made in individual servings; there are probably not many hot toddy recipes for making large amounts at once.
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Forum Post: Bernanke Crosses the Line of No Return
Posted 7 years ago on March 28, 2012, 9:26 a.m. EST by allexa
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Bernanke Crosses the Line of No Return
by Tom Heneghan Tuesday March 27, 2012
"UNITED STATES of America – It can now be reported that Federal Reserve Chairman Bernard Bernanke's recent statement concerning a possible QE3 (quantitative easing) was a bald face lie.
Bernanke's statement was made to accommodate day trades tied to JP Morgan's euro currency derivatives aka illegal naked short put options that were written on the London LIFFE Exchange with U.S. Taxpayers' money.
Direct message to Bernanke: A sizable element of the U.S. military, along with General Petreaus, want to have you and Timothy Geithner arrested immediately, including the fact that you continue to misuse the Wanta-Reagan-Mitterrand Protocol funds (owed the U.S. Treasury) that were illegally laundered from the Bank of America in Charlotte to none other than the criminal bank and brokerage firm Goldman Sachs…"


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Near Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Immigrant Processing in New York
Prior to 1855, immigrants arriving at the port of New York were free to enter the United States if their vessel was checked and cleared for all "loathsome and contagious diseases." Between 1855 and 1890, approximately 8 million new immigrants traveling through the Port of New York were formally processed at Castle Garden in Battery Park by New York State immigration officials.
After 1890, the Federal government assumed responsibility for processing immigrants. All third class and steerage passengers bound for the port of New York were required to be inspected at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where more than 12 million hopeful immigrants were processed between 1892 and 1954. For most, the medical and legal inspection process took only a few hours. Overall, only two percent of those immigrants were excluded from entering the United States and these were sent back at the steamship company's expense. The overwhelming majority of immigrants were free to begin new lives in America.
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 40° Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jersey City NJ 07304, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Manhattan Skyline (here, next to this marker); Joseph Pulitzer (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Emma Lazarus (about 400 feet away); Edouard Rene De Laboulaye (about 400 feet away); Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (about 400 feet away); Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (about 400 feet away); Inside the Statue (about 400 feet away); Symbolism (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jersey City.
More about this marker. The background of the marker features a photograph of "Immigrants boarding a ferry to depart Ellis Island. Photo courtesy of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin." Two other photographs on the marker depict "Castle Garden Immigration Station, ca. 1886." And "Immigrants await[ing] processing [in] Ellis Island Registry Room, ca. 1912."
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More. Search the internet for Immigrant Processing in New York.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2017. This page originally submitted on November 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 28 times this year. This page was the Marker of the Week November 12, 2017. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.


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While most children walked uncertainly, Diego Rodriguez ran as fast as his 6-year-old legs would carry him.
He was determined to plant the best carrot garden possible. He carefully filled a pot with soil, used his fingers to make holes for the seeds, watched as the seeds were placed, then added a sign.
"(I'm going) to take care of it," he said as he proudly held the finished product up for his grandmother, Melody Stinnette's inspection.
"This is a cute idea for the kids," said Stinnette, of Alliance, Neb.
Diego, of Plainview, was among hundreds of area children Saturday who participated in the Amarillo Zoo's Easter Egg-citment event that featured a variety of activities to kick off Easter a day early. There were egg hunts, activities for the zoo animals, Easter bunnies galore and even a booth where children could plant their own carrot gardens.
"Bugs (Bunny) would not be Bugs without the carrots," said booth volunteer Alice Crosswhite of Amarillo.
She helped children fill their pots with soil.
"So you can feed Bugs when he comes to see you," she told them.
Despite wearing a new purple shirt and shoes, Cienna Dormire, 3, of Amarillo, wasn't a bit shy when it came to filling her pot.
"She just went right in there," said her aunt, Jennifer Foster.
Cienna said she eats a lot of carrots, and plans to eat her garden's carrots when they grow.
Zaria Riojas, 3, didn't have a whole lot to say, except for one word - "Eggs!"
After planting her carrots, she carefully examined her pot to see if there could be an egg hidden inside. Disappointed, she quickly lost interest and handed the pot to her father, Joe.
"Eggs!" she shouted as she spotted some candy-filled ones nearby. She was off like a shot.
"She just runs around screaming eggs," Joe Riojas said.
Joe Riojas said his daughter is very excited about Easter and was disappointed to learn Saturday that the eggs on the menu at Waffle House were the edible type, not the ones she'd been waiting for all day.
"Eggs!" Zaria said. "Can I have one please?"