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Reno, sometimes referred to as the "Biggest Little City in the World," lies in western Nevada near the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. In addition to its well-known casinos, Reno is home to an abundance of outdoor recreational options, including nearby Lake Tahoe and hundreds of hiking and biking trails, including the Brown's Creek Trail, which is an approximate 20-minute drive south of town.
Brown's Creek Trail Location
The Brown's Creek Hiking Trail, owned and maintained by Washoe County, is southwest of downtown Reno. A parking area for the trail lies off Joy Lake Road, approximately 5.5 miles southwest of the Highway 431 exit off U.S. 395. The trail is owned and maintained by Washoe County. An interpretive kiosk is near the parking area, and the trailhead is across the street.
Trail Details
The Brown's Creek Trail, a 4.8-mile loop along the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, crosses Brown's Creek two times via small footbridges. One short spur veers off the loop. The trail has a natural surface, and hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians can use it. In the winter, if you're on snowshoes, you can also use the trail. Dogs are allowed on the trail but must be kept on a leash at all times.
Galena Creek Trail
If you want to hike more after traversing Brown Creek, another Washoe County-owned trail is nearby. The Galena Creek Trail, 1.6 miles one way, starts at a parking area off Callahan Drive, 4.5 miles southwest of the Highway 431 exit off U.S. 395. The natural-surface trail follows Galena Creek along the edge of Montreux Golf & Country Club before ending at Joy Lake Road. The trailis open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians, as well as cross-country skiers and snowshoers in the winter. No motor vehicles are allowed.
Climate & Considerations
Summer temperatures in the Reno area typically reach a high in the low- to mid-90s, with occasional temperatures of 100 or above. Hikers should take water and apply plenty of sunscreen before tackling the Brown's Creek or Galena Creek trails. Reno is in the rain shadow of the Sierras, and precipitation usually takes place in winter and spring. And although it snows in the winter, typically the snowfall is light. If hiking during the winter, wear layered clothing. January highs average in the mid-40s.
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If you're an educator, parent, or community leader interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) you need to know about rapid prototyping and digital fabrication. According to the English WikiPedia:
A digital fabricator (commonly shortened to fabber) is a small, self-contained factory that can make objects described by digital data. Fabbers make three-dimensional, solid objects that can be used as models, as prototypes, or as delivered products. They are widely used by manufacturers for these purposes. Fabbers use a wide range of techniques to make products from a wide range of materials. The quality of these materials and the precision of fabrication can be a major constraint on functional applications.
In September of 2009, when I was in Hong Kong for the 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong Conference, I had an opportunity to learn about "rapid prototyping" and see some of the equipment used by students at Discovery College (a private K-12 school in Hong Kong) to actually "make stuff" using these processes. WikiPedia defines rapid prototyping as:
…the automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology. The first techniques for rapid prototyping became available in the late 1980s and were used to produce models and prototype parts. Today, they are used for a much wider range of applications and are even used to manufacture production-quality parts in relatively small numbers. Some sculptors use the technology to produce complex shapes for fine arts exhibitions.
In my work at the University of North Texas this semester teaching "Computers in the Classroom," I've learned a bit about the work underway involving NCTM, AMTE, SITE, ITEEA, and ISTE to author a NSF grant supporting digital fabrication in K-12 schools. The following two minute, forty second video by Daniel Tillman provides an overview of digital fabrication as well as excerpts from Karen Cator's recent comments in Washington DC at the National Technology Leadership Summit about our need for this technology in our schools today.
The website digitalfabrication.org has been created by educators at the University of Virginia to provide resources, tutorials, and assistance to others interested in digital fabrication. A Diigo group for digital fabrication has been created, as well as a Ning site "for those tinkering with Fab Labs."
My own work with Scratch software together with preservice teachers this semester at UNT drives home the importance of computational thinking and REAL engineering activities for our students. I hope to learn more about digital fabrication this semester at UNT, and will be sure to pass along what I can.
Imagine classroom lessons with your own students, in which everyone is able to create and rapidly manufacture objects using (essentially) specialized computer software and fancy printers. That's digital fabrication. I hope the NSF grant writing of the organizations depicted in Daniel's video is successful!
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Insomnium – One For Sorrow
Insomnium is one of those bands that should be on your radar. If you're a good metalhead you will already know that they just came out with a new album, One For Sorrow. If you're not a good metalhead, get the fuck out. Why are you even reading this blog? Go. Go away now. We're going to talk about things you wouldn't possibly be interested in. Goodbye.
If you're familiar with Above the Weeping World, an album rich in melody, dark and sinister, you will love One For Sorrow. Insomnium took everything they learned from their experiments in Across the Dark and combined that with the best aspects of Above the Weeping World to create this new album. The result is a dark and mean melodic death metal sound that is equally tranquil and rich.
Insomnium does come dangerously close to being on the folk side of the melodic death metal spectrum, but after their experimental Across the Darkness experience that's not too surprising. Give a listen to "Decoherence" to see what I'm talking about. They bring in some acoustic guitar work and what sounds like a keyboard string symphony with some light drums and atmospheric effects to make a really quiet bridge from the heavy "Every Hour Wounds" to "Lay the Ghost to Rest", a blasting bit of metal that sounds like a throwback to Above the Weeping World.
Some have said the change in pace in songs is annoying, but I find it enjoyable, especially since the songs are generally on the longer side, as is typical with melodic death metal. This is a very dark album with a depressing mood. It matches a rainy day in winter perfectly, so don't break it out for any victory marches. It has a very different mood from Across the Dark which was very energetic and heroic.
"Meandering Through the Shadows" reminds me quite a bit of "Mortal Share" from Above the Weeping World, but with a much slower rhythm. Skip ahead to "Every Hour Wounds", their most energetic song on the album. It has a strong beat with good guitar work and a backing by Niilo Sevänen's growling lyrics. Finish off with "Lay the Ghost to Rest" which has some good breaks that remind me a lot of Opeth's meandering guitar work.
More than anything it seems Insomnium is really going through some dark places right now. It's inspiring to hear them share their own suffering with the world in their music. If you're in a really shitty place right now I would recommend giving this a few spins. On the other hand, don't spin this if you're in a good mood. It will bring you down. Minor chords galore, this album puts the bleak in black metal, but they do so masterfully.
Since their breakout album, Above the Weeping World, we've come to expect a certain level of polish from this band. With One For Sorrow you will not be disappointed. It is a testament to why I believe this Finnish melodic death metal band has made it this far. Darlings of the college music scene, destroyers of metal festivals worldwide, Insomnium is a band Finland can be proud to have given birth to.
RIYL: Omnium Gatherum, Dark Tranquillity, Swallow The Sun, Amon Amarth (to some extent), all those other melodic death metal bands in the arctic north.


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1 cup sugar
175 gr (1 stick + 4 tbsp) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
1 tbsp lemon zest
4 eggs, room temperature
1 + 1/4 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 cup wheat starch
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup Sultans raisin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1 cup walnuts, in pieces
Loaf Cake Mold, oiled then sprinkle 1 tbsp flour in it.
Beat the butter with sugar until creamy using a wooden spoon in a large bowl. Add the eggs one by one, orange juice, orange and lemon zest, mix. Mix the flour, wheat starch, baking powder, raisin, cinnamon and salt in an another bowl and add slowly into the egg mixture. Mix the butter with spoon, add the walnuts and mix again. Pour the batter into the mold equally.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (170 C). Place the mold on the middle rack. Bake for about 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean. Remove the mold from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 15 minutes. Then remove cake from the mold and leave to cool on the wire rack completely. Serve classic Turkish Raisin-Walnut Cake with Cherry Jam on top with a Turkish Coffee after dinner parties:)
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IGAD calls for urgent action to avoid food crisis
Given the alarming food shortage of the Greater Horn of Africa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) which includes Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda calls for a robust and proactive intervention to avoid a catastrophic human and livestock situation during the conference held in Nairobi on 17th April 2019, as reported by Amy McConaghy. As the report shows in the Horn of Africa about 23.4 million people are currently food insecure whereas 'around 10.7 million people are suffering from food insecurity in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda alone'. During the conference, Mahboub Maalim, IGAD Executive Secretary said 'I would describe the situation of the drought in the Horn of Africa now as at crisis stage. There are two more stages worse than a crisis, there is [an] emergency and famine. The classification is heading in the direction of emergency very, very fast'.
The Horn of Africa is known for drought, famine and acute livelihood crises during the last six decades or more caused by rain variabilities, war and conflict, weak institutional capacity in early warning and responses systems as well as the prompt intervention and support of the international community. The dominant economic activities of the Horn countries are climate sensitive mainly including agriculture, pastoralism and agro-pastoralism and forestry. Therefore, any natural disaster or manmade crisis can affect the livelihoods of millions particularly children and women. Some of the communities were recently affected by Tropical Cyclon Sagar and are still trying to recover from such high magnitude crisis. Their already weakened resilience to shocks can be worsed with the failure of timely rain.
Based in Hargeisa, Sadia Ahmed from PENHA Somaliland said 'Climate change impacts seriously the region. Therefore, preparedness for all types of eventualities (cyclone, drought, torrential rains, etc) along the preventive measures should be in place'. She underscored the need for the integrated and timely action by all development actors.
A recent report from Somaliland also shows this alarming situation and the lack of pre-drought proactive measures in reducing the high risk of famine among the communities. As Angela Raven Roberts (PhD), Research Fellow at International Gender Studies Centre, University of Oxford once emphasised 'Food security requires the synergy of all actors, including the international as well as local institutional and policy systems which include the governments, donors, NGOs and the media'. She said local communities' indigenous knowledge on Early Warning System (EWS) in responding to the food crisis as well as the presence of risk reduction system on arid and semi-arid regions can be helpful but in like the current triggering situations there should be the right approach in place to make a timely response. The message is clear 'lessons learnt from the past are enough' and immediate action is needed.
Report by Bereket Tsegay, PENHA
Photo credit: Monthly rainfall forecast for May. (Photo: IGAD)


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Today we wrap up the Top Ten Tension Tackling Tunes to Keep You Humming Through the Holidays. I hope you've enjoyed listening to these tips this week.
Recording these certainly stretched me beyond my comfort zone. With writing I can always edit. With Vocaroo I got one shot to get it right. Clearly, that didn't happen, but it was fun trying!
Yesterday I heard this fascinating tip on happiness from Shawn Achor. He said "Joy is what we feel when we're moving toward our potential."
In that respect, this was the best way I knew how to spread a little joy to the world. Next up, I'll try video.
Click below to listen to today's tips or you can read the tips below.
- Silent Night…
Take some time out to get quiet and tune in to the gifts of the season. From the sound of carolers outside your window to the squeals of small children on Santa's lap to the brightly colored lights decorating the streets where you live, notice the abundance of beauty that surrounds you.
10. Joy to the World…
In the end, it all comes down to attitude. This season examine your beliefs regarding what you "should" do, "must" do or "have to" do. Now consider altering your perception of these things by "choosing to" do them instead. You may decide some of the things are simply not worth the energy it takes to accomplish them. When life becomes a choice instead of a chore, the world looks a lot brighter…and you have more energy to spread that joy around!
Wishing you the Merriest and Healthiest of Holidays!


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Take notice and engage your sensibilities with this plush dual cushion, organically shaped sofa from the Colby Collection. Gracefully positioned on solid natural wood dowel legs, each piece is designed according to mid-century sentiments. Whether settling in with coffee and brunch, or entering a spirited discussion with friends, Colby's polyester upholstery, two rows of finely stitched back seat buttons, and organic form ensure an eye-catching appeal at every turn. Bring depth and modernity to your contemporary living room or lounge area with the Colby Collection.
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UERPC is accepting bids for a used fleet vehicle: 2010 Dodge Caravan, 3.8 L engine, V6, Front wheel drive with current mileage of 145,750, color is gold.
Please submit a written bid to Rachelle Howe at email@example.com or by mail to 325 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101 by Friday, September 4, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Bidders will be notified by Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Minimum bid required is $3,500.
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has recently released an update to the Iowa Public Transit Long-range Plan.
The Iowa Public Transit Long-range Plan update has been under development over the last 18 months, including researching the historical trends in demographics and passenger transportation usage, forecasting future projected needs within the public transit system, and devising strategies to address challenges.
Please visit https://iowadot.gov/iowainmotion/Modal-Iowa Public Transit Long Range Plan for more information.
The Community Housing Assistant will represent our organization being the first line of contact with visitors. Responsible for providing community development, administrative, and technical assistance to Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) including answering incoming phone calls, assisting individuals with questions, maintaining a strong inventory of office supplies, and assisting housing staff with projects. Other duties include assisting in oversight of two low rent apartment complexes. The candidate should have a strong attention to detail, good communication skills and ability to multitask efficiently. Basic knowledge of computer skills including Microsoft Word, Publisher, and Excel are recommended. Qualifications: Associates Degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience in administrative or clerical. Upper Explorerland offers a full benefit package including health insurance, dental, vision, retirement, short term, and long-term disability. A full job description and application may be found at www.uerpc.org. Email a resume and three references to email@example.com EOE


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Related by Rabbi Pinny Dunner of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Related by Rabbi Pinny Dunner of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
לשון הרע דאורייתא about a יושן עפר!!! How dare you publish the story!!!!
It's a week to Rosh Hashana! Gevaald!!!
ריש לקיש?
#1, learn hilchos loshon horah before you make ignorant statements
There is no question the Yabloner Rebbe is having a tremendous Aliya's Neshama from all who are inspired to Tshuva to know that there is always hope.
May His Neshama Have an Aliya!!
Yaakov and Anonymous #3, why must we hear the name of a person who רחמנא ליצלן left yiddishkeit for a life of aveiros! True he did teshuva and true it's an inspiring story but the לשון הרע of a deceased!!!???
Zalman, For all we know he was Shomer Torah UMitzvos Hiddenly. For all we know he was shomer shabbos and shomrei Torah UmItzvos in private. No one knows how much suffering he went through.
may His Neshama Have an Aliya!
What about all the lives he saved rescuing them from the holoucaust.In my eyes he wS. True tzadik.I am sure All the descendants will agree with me.
The Rebbe left Israel. Perhaps the Rebbe zl lost interest in life as a jew or life as a Rebbe as many Jews and Rebbes did after the war when he lost his wife and chasidim in Poland The source may or may not have an agenda re chasidim, as the chasidim of kfar chasidim mostly left the chasidic way of life…Ikar choser min Hasefer…More questions than answers


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Carbondale Real Estate
16 St Finnbar Farm Road, Carbondale
Location: Carbondale
Type: Single Family Residence
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Half Baths: 2
Sq Ft: 5250
Acres: 6.35
Garage: 3 Car
$608.57 per square foot
Built in 2007
Your fairy tale home awaits! This enchanting chateau on the banks of the Roaring Fork River in Carbondale is nestled on a large corner lot in St. Finnbar Farm. The French country style home which sits on 6.3 acres boasts 4 bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms including a main level primary bedroom and grand primary bathroom. This 5,250 estate is elegant yet cozy and warm with imported textiles from all over the world including natural 75 year old wood beams, reclaimed flooring, Habersham cabinetry, beautiful natural stone products, European chandeliers and sconces. Enjoy the large manicured lawn and lush English gardens that surround the property or sit by the stone fire pit while listening to the river and watching the sun set. VIEW VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/m-QDZUa9J5Q
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Beloit Author Warren Mixes Religion, Golf in Novel – Beloit Daily News
"I think to really learn something you need to teach it," Warren said. "Students may not always learn it, but you do."
"I think to really learn something you need to teach it," Warren said. "Students may not always learn it, but you do."
So, has 2017 been a good year, or not so good? Gulp. It's tempting to go on about leadership that has fallen, role models who have disappointed, and our individual aches and pains.
The Learner
This is the story of a young man fresh out of seminary who becomes the pastor of a church seeking a new leader.
As always we treasure this season of music and hope in the midst of family and friends.
Do you know people who love (or at least are very interested in) the competing religions that center around golf AND God?
Last evening my wife Mim and I along with some friends went to see the movie Sully.
Thank you to Wisconsin Watch and contributor Mara Jezior who wrote recently…
"Sometime, when author Tom Warren researches issues for his books, he feels the pull to become an advocate."
Tom Warren presenting a talk on Cuba to the Beloit Society for Learning Unlimited (SLU) in the fall of 2015.
SLU is a non-profit organization that supports life-long learning in the Stateline area. SLU's roots are at Beloit College and BC faculty often contribute classes. Warren visited Cuba a few weeks after the announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro began the process that opened relationships between their two nations. Warren describes himself as an enthusiastic learner about Cuba . . . not an expert."
During spring and summer we have made five or six trips to the cabin (Read: lake) and each time north I have been accompanied by the anxiety of experiencing no beach when we get there.
My expectations have been so pessimistic that almost every time upon arrival I have been mildly encouraged: there is some sand still there and during our most recent trip in early September we were back to having a beach fire on, well, a beach.
Our diminished beach is partly a function of the rising lake, but not totally. Currents and sand flows that have been very good to us over the decades have moved on.
Whenever I talk to my California friends these days the conversation easily moves toward the drought there. It is serious and I hope it ends soon. Predictably, I say to them "I wish we could send some of our Lake Superior water to you." Sigh. Yes. Again this year the lake is up – seven inches according to the last report I heard – and I expect that our previously gorgeous, big beach will not exist.
In the early 1970s, when I would go to our recently purchased property to camp for a few days, Beloit friends who were more established with cabins in the woods by the shore would say, "Check our our beach. See if we have one." Well, they always had one. Sometimes like in the mid- to late-1980s it was narrow as the lake reached a high point in the ebb and flow of yearly levels BUT NEVER WAS THEIR OR OUR BEACH GONE. I fear that this year they will be – gone, the beaches – under water. I wish we could send some of it to California.


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Kevin Hines: Suicide Survivor, Storyteller & Film Maker
January 10th, 2019 | 35 mins 15 secs
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Two years after Kevin Hines was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (19 years of age), he attempted to take his life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. The fall would break his body, but not his spirit. Today, Kevin is a brain/mental health advocate, award-winning global speaker, bestselling author and documentary filmmaker who reaches audiences with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live.
During our conversation, we focus on the last few years of his journey, traveling to high school auditoriums, military bases, health care facilities, and national news outlets to share his story and start a conversation about suicide prevention and mental health. I ask Kevin why his story resonates with so many people. I ask him to share insights and experiences with the unique communities he interacts with and what the media, government officials, and health care professionals can do to help prevent suicides. Connect with Kevin Hines http://www.kevinhinesstory.com/
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK [8255]) is a United States-based suicide prevention network of 161 crisis centers that provides a 24/7, toll-free hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Host Carleena Angwin is a writer, public health professional, and former Peace Corps Volunteer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://carleena.fireside.fm/


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Partial lunar eclipse: Earth to obscure full moon Monday morning
A partial lunar eclipse will occur before sunrise Monday and be viewable from California and the Western Hemisphere; it will also be viewable Monday evening in eastern Asia and Australia.
The partial eclipse of the moon will begin at 3 a.m. PDT, reach its peak at 4:04 a.m., and end just after 5:06 a.m., according to calculations by NASA.
The East Coast will see the eclipse at the same time -- it begins at 6 a.m. EDT, peaks at 7:04 a.m., and ends at 8:06 a.m. New England, however, will miss the show, which will occur after moonset there.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the moon, which reflects sunlight onto the Earth at night, travels into the path of the Earth's shadow.
Weather permitting, the view of the current eclipse is expected to be particularly exquisite on the East Coast, where it will be happening just as the moon sets in the west. It will be low on the horizon, creating the illusion of a very large moon, according to NASA.
"The eclipsed moon, hanging low in the west at daybreak on June 4th, will seem extra-large to U.S. observers east of the Mississippi," a NASA video said (see video below).
As a result of the eclipse, the Earth's shadow will take a 37% bite out of the full moon, according to the space agency.
NASA says the June full moon is a "strawberry moon," a Native American name for the moon during the short strawberry harvesting season.
Unfortunately for much of Southern California, low clouds will ruin the view almost everywhere Monday morning, except for the Interstate 5/Grapevine corridor, the Santa Clarita Valley, Frazier Park, the mountains -- such as Mt. Wilson -- and the desert, said Dave Bruno, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.
Transit of Venus: Solar glasses a hot commodity
Transit of Venus: Excitement builds for rare astronomical event Tuesday
Transit of Venus: Watch Venus cross the sun on June 5 -- next chance will be in 105 years
-- Rong-Gong Lin II
Photo: A lunar eclipse over the Griffith Observatory in 2008. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times


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Oakhurst is approximately 20 miles from Yosemite National Park and home to a number of lodge-style restaurants and vintage European eateries serving gourmet American and European menus for adventure travelers and visitors exploring the Yosemite region. Oakhurst lodges and resorts serve gourmet lunch and dinner menus that include prime cuts of meat from the region, and some eateries offer scenic views of the mountains.
Vintage Steakhouse
Vintage Steakhouse is at the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino and serves both resort guests and nonhotel guests looking for an elegant, intimate atmosphere for a steak or seafood meal. The restaurant features white tablecloths, a large selection of California wine, and signature menu items including a steak and lobster platter, Colorado rack of lamb, Chilean sea bass and a white chocolate bread pudding. Vintage Steakhouse Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino 711 Lucky Ln. Coarsegold, CA 93614 866-794-6946 chukchansigold.com
Erna's Edlerberry House
Erna's Elderberry House restaurant is an Old World European eatery located inside the luxury Chateau du Sureau hotel in Oakhurst. The restaurant received the 2010 AAA Five Diamond Award, and diners can enjoy views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Menu items are made with local organic ingredients, and the restaurant serves a combination of classic French and California cuisine. The restaurant is open for dinner and Sunday brunch. Erna's Elderberry House 48688 Victoria Lane Oakhurst, CA 93644 559-683-6800 elderberryhouse.com
Branding Iron Steakhouse and Saloon
The Sierra Sky Ranch Resort is over 100 years old and home to the Branding Iron Steakhouse and Saloon. The restaurant is only open for dinner and serves a gourmet menu with specialties including pan-seared crab cakes, baked brie Wellington, marinated grilled rack of lamb and chicken marsala. Diners can also enjoy prime rib on Friday and Saturday nights, with a choice of a "Cowpoke" or "Rancher's" cut. Branding Iron Steakhouse and Saloon Sierra Sky Ranch Resort 50552 Road 632 Oakhurst, CA 93644 559-658-2644 sierraskyranch.com
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Local lovers of In-N-Out will soon have reason to hop in their cars and head to Colorado Springs. The popular West Coast burger chain is developing a restaurant at the corner of Interquest and Voyager parkways.
Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks, an In-N-Out fan, tweeted the news this morning:
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In January, In-N-Out told Westword it didn't plan on coming to Colorado any time soon, but as any transplant who has moved to our glorious state can tell you, relocating to the Centennial State is hard to resist.
No word if In-N-Out will plant a flag in Denver, but the statement, from Westside Investment Partners (the developer of the Victory Ridge project) explains that the California burger company will build an "In-N-Out Burger distribution facility and office building on a 22.4-acre parcel to support future growth in Colorado."
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Popular anime-infused CCG Shadowverse is doing things a little differently these days. In addition to releasing a new large set of cards every three months, the game also plays host to a smaller injection of new cards in-between to keep the meta changing. That time is almost upon us again, with 17 new cards coming into the game to follow on from the main Brigade of the Sky release at the end of June. Each of the eight classes receives one new gold and one new legendary card, with one new neutral gold card rounding things out.
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Until now, the joint-venture of Group Fives and Michelin, was acknowledged for its support in the medical industry (the development of the CARMAT's heart) and its metal 3D printing solutions.
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Founded in 2007 by Stéphane Abed, Poly‐Shape specializes in design services and the production of parts using metal additive manufacturing. Tooling, aeronautics, the medical and energy sectors, and more specifically the motor sports sector, are part of the industries that are at the heart of the activities of the French company.
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Trevor Henry doesn't like to think of himself as "famous." He prefers the term "recognizable," and then only in certain situations -- like at the League of Legends World Championships in Europe this year. Henry, professionally known as Quickshot, is a shoutcaster for League of Legends, which means he's often the face and voice of professional matches as he commentates on live games and analyzes important moves afterward. Literally millions of people know who he is: In 2014, 27 million fans watched the final match of the League World Championships. For perspective, the NBA Finals in 2014 averaged just 15.5 million viewers per game.
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Jun 7, 2017 at 12:32 PM
On Tuesday, May 16, students in Ms. Brenan's second grade class learned about Portland's water system from our Maintenance and Construction Director Ty Kovatch.
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
10 comments:
- Chris said...
Zombies need physical brain damage to die, thus, even though JL has had a few steaks through his heart, he continues to live on!
- May 18, 2017 at 4:38 PM
- Chris said...
- May 18, 2017 at 4:38 PM
- David Auerbach said...
only the good die young. (Ailes died too old and Kissinger will.) JL's obit will get a small grin from me, Ailes deserved a whole happy dance. For Kissinger I'll require the grave as my dance platform.
- May 18, 2017 at 5:23 PM
- Danny said...
'I get vampires -- that is all about menstruation.'
I could offer that 'there are numerous metaphorical meanings and readings of this being', like through Marxist discourse or whatever, but I want to lose this debate -- you DO, get vampires!
- May 18, 2017 at 8:31 PM
C'mon, you're a Marxist! Vampires are about capital, which "lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks"; when Jonathan Harker stabs Dracula he bleeds "bank-notes and a stream of gold". (See also Franco Moretti's Dialectic of Fear.)
- May 19, 2017 at 9:00 AM
I'm not a huge fan of my former Senator Lieberman but I would not be unhappy with him being the Director of the FBI given that it is up to Trump to nominate or appoint someone. There are far worse people that might end up in that position.
- May 19, 2017 at 1:59 PM
- Enam el Brux said...
I had always thought that the image in commercial entertainment of hoards of zombies represented the working and middle classes (possibly commuting to and from their places of abysmal enslavement); also that this imagery is near the limit of what mass media might venture about class relations without offending capitalist relations of production.
- May 19, 2017 at 2:42 PM
- Lannholm said...
Ran across an old text book today, Philosophy,A Modern Encounter, prompting me to look you up. Am I surprised you are blogging about driving a stake thru JL's heart? Not in the slightest. Thanks for the smile.
- May 19, 2017 at 8:19 PM
- Lannholm said...
Ran across an old text book today, Philosophy,A Modern Encounter, prompting me to look you up. Am I surprised you are blogging about driving a stake thru JL's heart? Not in the slightest. Thanks for the smile.
- May 19, 2017 at 8:19 PM
Zombies... well Professor Wolff, the hard right has been co-opted by Marxists but Marxism by another means called "Accelerationism".
Nick Land is one of the main proponents and it seems he wrote a book called
"The Thirst For Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism". The book has a better explanation with the public's thirst for destruction than any I could provide.
It's easier to imagine a zombie apocalypse than the future of capitalism, post-capitalism...
- May 23, 2017 at 2:20 PM


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The last two weeks have been rough. Reid, Aaron and I have been varying degrees of sick with a terrible stomach virus. It hit the two of them first and took me down last and hardest. Save the best for last??? ehhhh…. I spent this whole week in bed. Now I'm finally up and about. Trying to get back to life…No easy feat.
Seriously as if things aren't hard enough… life seems to want to kick me when I am already down. And I just keep thinking…I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. It is all just so ridiculous that it has to be true… because nobody has all the nonstop issues that I have had over the last two years…not just health, but also related to my family and other relationships. Not to say everything is always terrible … but I'm just saying..kick me while I'm down why don't you…sheesh.
First of all, I have been seeing a new practitioner named Ruth Kriz who is known in the IC community. You can google her if you want to know more about her but I found out that she is local to the DC area and felt that it was a sign that I should go see her. Ruth's theory is that IC is a deeply embedded infection or infections in the bladder wall; coupled with other health issues. I originally saw her last month for my initial appointment. I then had to get a ton of blood work and urine work done.
So I actually saw Ruth this past Tuesday, where she gave me the results of my lab work. It turns out I have E. Coli in my bladder. Embedded infection anyone??? mhm. I also have Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is another kind of bacteria and it could be because I recently had bronchitis or can be related to the IC. Either way, Ruth is treating both. She is treating the E. Coli with the antibiotic, Bactrim and the mycoplasma with a herbal remedy called A-Myco.
I am also deficient in Vitamin D, which isn't surprising since my mom is as well. But Ruth said it is very common for IC patients to be Vitamin D deficient and that is bad because vitamin D helps us repair our body and heal our immune systems. So I will be starting on 5000mg supplement of Vitamin D.
So…like I said I saw Ruth on Tuesday. After I left her on Tuesday I went to meet Reid at the bus stop and suddenly wasn't feeling well. It hit me hard and fast..the stomach bug. I was freezing cold down to my bones but I was so hot I was sweating. Never a good sign. It was all downhill from there. Before any stomach stuff hit me, the fever hit me first. Unfortunately, I have had to postpone the start of all my new meds because of this stomach bug.
I do think I had it the worst of the three of us because my body is already compromised from the E. Coli and other health problems. There was a day in there where my fever was slightly above 100 and I struggled to keep it down. It was beyond miserable for me… Neither Aaron or Reid had a fever, but they didn't have infections to fight off like I did.
Having this stomach virus didn't do my health any favors as well..that's for sure. I had physical therapy today. I didn't go last week…because..well…sick. And I was so tight…All over. It was just insanely painful..in a whole other way than usual the usual painful.
Not just because of the stomach virus but because of my health, in general, this has been a very difficult semester for me. I have really struggled to keep up with my work. At this point, I feel very behind. I keep all my professors in the know about what is going on with my health and they are all very understanding and flexible with the due dates for my assignments…which is great and super helpful for me. But at the same time…it feels like failing. This is just for me personally. I would never judge another person who needed more time on assignments… I, of course, am much harder on myself than I am on others.
I am a perfectionist and an overachiever. I love school so much that I like to say that I'm too school for cool instead of too cool for school. Being behind and struggling like this feels like a failure on my part. Somewhere in my brain, I can hear my logical self saying don't be silly this isn't your fault you are doing the best you can. But in my heart, I just feel heavy and disappointed that I let it get to this point. I am that student who finishes all the work first…almost annoyingly early. That's me. And now I'm struggling to even get my work done at all. Nobody is faulting me for it. Even my academic advisor is on my side, supporting me through this. It's just hard to feel like I am failing when normally I wouldn't be.
It's yet another part of me that I have lost…along with everything else. This summer I have to rest and take care of myself because in the fall/spring I will be doing an internship and taking classes. I need to be okay enough to do all of that.
I have no idea what will happen once I start the antibiotics for the E. Coli. I don't think that will magically cure me…I'm not that deluded. Besides, I probably have another infection underneath of that one. But I am curious to see where this road will lead me…Hopefully to one of better health- physical, mental, and emotional. I look forward to it… and to the possibilities the lay ahead. You know what they say….


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Flourless Marshmallow Crunch Brownies
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I made as written and made as dessert to my family of 6 and 6 teenagers. My pan made 20 generous slices and all are now gone. My husband and children are upset there is none left for tomorrow. Looks like I am baking them again, perhaps even again tomorrow. I wish I were apart of your Christmas bake exchange!
I made this recipe and everyone who tasted it said they loved it as they searched for a second or third piece. I didn't have any peanuts on hand and found that it was missing that special something so... note to self for next time, add peanuts. Definately a recipe to curb the gooey chocolate PB craving.
Flourless Marshmallow Crunch Brownies
For the Brownies:
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
For the Topping:
1 bag mini marshmallows (10.5 oz. or 5.5 cups)
2 cups chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
1 1/4 cups peanut butter
5 tablespoons butter
3 cups Rice Krispies, gluten free if needed (I actually used Cocoa Krispies because I strangely can't find plain here. Not complaining.)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Combine the sugars and oil and beat until well combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla and whisk together. Beat for about two minutes.
- Add the cocoa powder and salt to the batter and blend until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake the brownies for about 17 minutes and then top with the marshmallows. Continue baking 8 more minutes (if using a different recipe for the brownies, just make sure you add the marshmallows during the last 8 minutes of bake time). Allow to cool while you prepare the topping.
- For the topping, combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a microwave safe dish. Microwave thirty seconds at a time, stirring at each interval, until smooth and melted. Fold in the Rice Krispies.
- Lay dollops of the topping evenly across the top of the cooled brownies and then spread to cover the entire top. Wait until completely cooled to cut. You can keep these in the fridge for a chewier crispier brownie or on the counter for a gooier brownie.


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DVORIKI (Sputnik) – The restrictions imposed on Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who is currently imprisoned in the United States, over his communication with a reporter from the RT broadcaster represent a blatant violation of the freedom of speech, Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova told Sputnik Friday.
On Wednesday, Bout's wife told Sputnik that the businessman had been prohibited from having telephone calls for two months. Moreover, 15 days had been added to Bout's 25-year prison sentence. The restrictions followed Bout's phone call with an RT reporter who was not been included in the Russian businessman's list of approved contacts.
"I think this is a blatant violation of the freedom of speech, the right to communicate with the media, the right of the journalists to receive the information that they would like to communicate to the public. The punishment of a person who had met with a media would be impossible under Russian law. Journalists come to visit those jailed for life and receive authorization to communicate with them. This shows that there are double standards and double approaches to human rights in terms of theory and practice," Moskalkova said.
She went on to say that she intended to file an inquiry with US authorities about the situation, adding that she believed it will be difficult to have a dialogue with equal understanding, as there was no human rights ombudsman in the United States.
Bout was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 in a joint operation between Thai and US authorities on charges of conspiring to kill US nationals by allegedly agreeing to supply Colombian rebels with weapons. In 2010, he was extradited to the United States where he was jailed.
In May 2016, the judge who sentenced Bout said that the verdict in his case was excessive and inappropriate, adding that the arrest took place after a false-flag intelligence operation against Bout.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Duran.


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Imagination Technologies announces that Scipher, its patent licensing partner, has granted a license to Philips Electronics for the use of Imagination Technologies' multimedia tuner patents. The patents cover technology used by manufacturers of PC-TV tuner cards.
Through this license agreement, PC manufacturers who use Philips multimedia tuner products will have the use of the patented technology that enables TV to be watched on a PC.
The agreement with Philips follows on from successful licensing of the same patents last year to another tuner manufacturer.
Together these companies and their customers represent over two-thirds of the world market for PC/TV tuner technology – delivering royalty streams for Imagination Technologies and for Scipher over several years.
Imagination Technologies appointed QED, Scipher's Intellectual Property arm, in 1999 to exploit its PC/TV patents. This relationship has since been extended with QED appointed to manage the licensing of global patents covering multimedia architectures relevant to PCs, set-top-boxes, game consoles and other multimedia systems. In addition to licensing the patents to companies who are already using these technologies, QED will also be granting licenses to companies who wish to incorporate them into new developments.
Says Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies: "";Scipher's progress with the licensing of our PC/TV tuner patents has encouraged a growth of the partnership between the two companies. We have created a rich patent portfolio through innovation and it is a part of our strategy to license our intellectual property. It is our intention to continue to exploit, at the appropriate time, our patents as a further source of revenue for Imagination Technologies."";
Dr Ken Gray, chairman of Scipher says: "We are extremely pleased to have again successfully licensed Imagination's PC-TV tuner patents – this time to Philips. We are delighted with the partnership we have with Imagination Technologies and look forward to further successes with the intellectual property that we are licensing on their behalf."


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Tina Diep Carmichael and Joe Nguyen have a good life together in Centreville's Sully Station II community. But nothing came easy for them. They didn't meet until they were mature adults with their own lives. And considering their turbulent, violence-filled childhoods, it's a wonder they survived, at all.
Both were born in Vietnam, products of Vietnamese mothers and American servicemen fathers, and each didn't find those fathers until recently. And for Carmichael — who just added her dad's name to hers a few months ago — the news about him came the same week she was diagnosed with cancer.
"My mother left me when I was just 3 days old, and I was raised by adoptive parents in Vietnam," said Carmichael. "When I was around 8 years old, I heard a neighbor talking about me being adopted and I asked my parents, and they said I was."
Nguyen's situation was similar, except his mom stuck around and raised him after his dad, like Carmichael's, returned to the U.S. But for the Amerasian children left behind, life was hell on earth.
"We looked different from everyone else," said Nguyen. "Our hair and eye colors and complexions were different, so we stuck out like sore thumbs. There's a whole generation of us, and the other kids teased us and hit us."
"They'd say, 'Go back where you came from; you don't belong here,'" said Carmichael. "The other kids would beat me up and tear my clothes."
Nguyen called the physical and verbal abuse "normal, day-to-day activities," noting that since the Amerasian children were outnumbered, they were easily bullied. "It was politically motivated," he said. "Vietnam is a Communist country and we were the children of the enemy."
Finally, he and his mother moved to the U.S. in 1983, in search of a better life. Carmichael and her family came here in 1988, first to New York City and then to Pennsylvania. Neither one knew the other, but both joined a Facebook group for Amerasians. Both hoped to find their birth fathers, and they began corresponding with each other, eventually met and hit it off.
Carmichael thought Nguyen looked cute, and he was attracted to her because "She was full of joy and had a smile that brightened up my world." By then, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran living in Fairfax and working for the federal government, and she'd owned a nail salon in North Philadelphia for 22 years. She moved to Virginia in June 2016 and they settled together in Centreville, where she's a nail technician at Sully Nails.
But while they were still corresponding, Nguyen searched for his biological father and found him (see related story). So he helped Carmichael do the same. Through the Facebook group, he said, "We tried to help other Amerasians in Vietnam prove their identity and come to America. They had no papers, but DNA tests tell you the percentage of European blood in your body, so they could take these tests and know their fathers were American."
Carmichael took her DNA test in December 2015. She'd ordered it earlier and it arrived the day she and Nguyen met. Then, using ancestry.com, it took him 10 months to build her family tree and find out her father's last name.
Nguyen messaged her dad first, but got no response, so he contacted the dad's wife and daughters, and daughter Michelle responded. "She's a real-estate agent, and I saw a photo of her on her Facebook page with the phone number of her company on it, so I called her," said Nguyen. "And in early November 2016, I texted her saying I was looking for my wife's biological father and he could be related to her."
Nguyen said it was important she call him, especially if her father was in Vietnam during the timeframe when Carmichael was conceived. When Michelle did call, she said she'd contacted her mom, Keri – who asked her husband if it was possible Carmichael was his daughter, and he said yes.
"The mom wanted to talk to me to make sure I was real," said Carmichael. Keri also spoke with Nguyen and made an impression on him. "She was concerned about Tina and wondered how she was," he said. "She asked, 'How was her childhood? Who raised her? Was she happy? Did she have a good life?' She was very motherly, not angry or suspicious that Tina wanted something from them."
"And that made me happy to know she was concerned about Tina's wellbeing, even before there was definitive evidence about who her father was," said Nguyen.
"And my dad said, 'Even if she's not mine, if she wants me to be her father, I will be,'" recalled Carmichael. "I was so overcome with emotion, I cried. And he told me I have three sisters. So I texted Michelle and she called me and we quickly became close."
Since it takes six weeks to get DNA results back from ancestry.com — and both Carmichael and her father, Donald "Doc" Carmichael, were anxious to get the answer quicker — they both took LabCorp DNA tests and, two days later, got the results.
Meanwhile, Tina Carmichael had had pain in her left breast and was on the way to Philadelphia to see her doctor when Nguyen got a phone message that the DNA test results were in. An email confirmed with 99.9-percent certainly that Doc indeed was Tina's father. And when Carmichael returned home, Nguyen told her in person.
"I couldn't believe I knew where I came from," she said. "I grew up with no mom or dad, so I felt, 'At least I'm somebody.' Still, it took a while for me to really believe it. But now I have a family."
Overjoyed, Doc and Keri immediately bought tickets to fly from their home in Albuquerque to visit Carmichael. "But five days later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and they were arriving two days later," said Carmichael. "I was happily decorating the Christmas tree to welcome my parents when I got the news, and I just dropped everything. I thought I was going to die."
But when Doc and Keri arrived, they went to Carmichael's doctors' appointments with her and told her she'd make it. "My dad said, 'God didn't bring you here to take you away from me,'" she said. "And for a minute, seeing him, I almost forgot, I was so happy — and then it would hit me again." She and Keri bonded, too, and Carmichael calls her "Mom."
They flew home after a week, but returned for a month when Carmichael underwent a double mastectomy, Jan. 13. "All the time I was in the hospital, my mom and dad were on each side of me, holding my hands," she said. "They also took care of me when I came home. I'm 45 years old, and I finally had a mom tuck me in at night and give me a kiss. It meant a lot to me to have their support and to have them here; they were worried about me and cared about me."
"We're both fortunate because our dads and their wives and children accepted us and love us," added Nguyen.
Now 65, Doc was just 19 when he went to Vietnam, and he now wants to help other Vietnam veterans find their children. And, said Nguyen, "There are still a lot of them out there."
"I'm so lucky," said Carmichael. "At the same time I was going through cancer, my dad showed up." She has two daughters, herself, Cindy, 26, and Michelle, 19, and a son, Bryan, 9. "Eighteen months ago, I was a single mother, raising my son alone," said Carmichael. "I raised all three alone and put my daughters through college."
And that's important, said Nguyen, since "As Amerasians, people often told us — because we had mixed blood — we'd never amount to anything."
"But I proved them wrong," said Carmichael. "I've had a successful career and I have a good home and people who love me."


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This is a first for me and seems like fun. Mandy from Mandy's Escape, which is a new blog I found and so glad I did. Stop by to see what a great blog she has. She apparently wants to know more about me so I will answer the following questions, criteria for being tagged, and then I have to tag 4 other bloggers. I never thought it would be so much fun to be part of this blogging community, when I stumbled onto a book blog around this time last year!!!! So here goes
4 Things in my Handbag
*cell phone
*my Dunkin Donuts holder for iced coffee
4 Things in/on my Desk
*my laptop
*my new desk organizer that I reviewed
*my coffee mug
4 Favorite Things in my Bedroom
*my hubby
*picture of my boys when they were toddlers
*brass bed that was a wedding gift from my grandmother
*a Crucifix that was a wedding gift from my hubby's cousin who is a priest
4 Things I Always Wanted to Do (but haven't yet)
*a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise
*a family vacation to Italy
*visit Hawaii
*hire Merry Maids
4 Things I Enjoy Very Much at the Moment
*spending time with my sons, who live out of state
*not having to do housework per doctor's orders
4 Songs I Can't Get Out of My Head
*thank goodness there are none that are stuck there
4 Things you Don't Know About Me
*in 10th grade, I traveled to Spain and Africa
*in 11th grade, I traveled to Italy
*My first diamond ring was a Christmas present from my father, I was in 2nd grade.
*I am afraid of heights
Now, I will pass this on to: (in no particular order)
*Julie from Reading Without Restraint
*Dolly from Xmas Dolly
*Marce from Tea Time With Marce
Lori from Dollycas's Thoughts
4 Responses to "I Have Been Tagged (3 of 4)"
This is terrific!
I love learning more about you!
I've love a few days of 'doctor's orders!' Just a few days though…
I like this tag, it is always fun finding out new things about others. You were quite the world traveler when you were younger. How great that was, all those great memories.
I had to smile about the dunkin donut holder, I think that is clever, I have only remembered once to have it with me.
Now can you get those Dr's orders extended, lol
Thanks for tagging me, will do tonight for sure.
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Messianic Judaism, also known as Hebrew Christianity, is a movement within Judaism where Jews believe in Jesus of the New Testament and consider Him the Messiah who was prophesied in the Old Testament.
- The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2).
- The Messiah would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14).
- The Messiah would be God in flesh (Isaiah 9:6; Zech. 12:10).
- The Messiah will be borne to the house of David (Jeremiah 23: 5-6).
- The Messiah would be killed for the sins of Israel ( Isaiah 53:1-10).
- The Messiah would rise from the dead (Psalm 16:10).
Messianic Jews believe that Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. However, some who claim to be Messianics deny that Jesus is God in flesh. These are not true Messianics in the biblical sense, since they are denying who Jesus really is (John 1:1,14; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8).
Messianic Jews also retain most of the Old Testament Jewish practices as described in the Old Testament (i.e. Saturday Sabbath, circumcision, kosher laws, holy days, rabbis, etc.) because they desire to hold onto their Jewish roots and honor God according to what is revealed in the Old Testament. Where Jesus practiced the Old Testament Law (Matt. 5:17; Gal. 4:4), Messianic Jews do too. This is fine, as long as their keeping of the Old Testament laws are not a means by which salvation is attained or maintained.
Messianics usually refer to Jesus by the Jewish name of "Yeshua," which means "salvation." But, generally, Messianic Jews do not believe in abandoning their Jewish heritage and joining Christian churches and worshipping on Sunday - though some do. They believe it is the most Jewish thing to follow Yeshua in a manner consistent with their heritage and attend synagogues on Saturday.
There are many variations within the movement of Messianic Judaism. Some are within Christian orthodoxy, and some are not. There are approximately 100,000 Messianic Jews in America alone, with more and more coming to believe in Yeshua the Messiah in other nations.


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All 47 passengers and crew survived a plane's crash landing in a Pacific lagoon Friday morning, wading through waist-deep water to the emergency exits and escaping on local boats that came to the rescue in the Micronesia archipelago.
Seven people were taken to a hospital, according to officials, including one described as being in a critical but stable condition.
Locals scrambled into small boats to rescue the passengers and crew of the Air Niugini Boeing 737. Air Niugini is Papua New Guinea%27s national airline pic.twitter.com/BdnLA2Looc— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 28, 2018
Passenger Bill Jaynes said the plane came in very low as it was attempting to land at the Chuuk Island airport.
"I thought we landed hard," he said. "Until I looked over and saw a hole in the side of the plane and water was coming in. And I thought, well, this is not the way it's supposed to happen."?
Locals came to help
Jaynes said the flight attendants were panicking and yelling, and that he suffered a minor head injury. He said he called his wife, who started crying.
"I was really impressed with the locals who immediately started coming out in boats," he said. "One would think that they might be afraid to approach a plane that's just crashed."
The sequence of events remains unclear. Jaynes said the only scenario he can imagine is that the Air Niugini plane hit the end of the runway and continued into the water. However, the airline said the plane landed short of the runway.
The striking images of people being rescued from the half-submerged plane were reminiscent of the 2009 crash landing in New York City known as the "Miracle on the Hudson."
No fatalities
"It's really fortunate that we didn't have any fatalities," said Glenn Harris, a government aviation security inspector for the Federated States of Micronesia.
Harris said the plane left from the Micronesian island of Pohnpei about 700 kilometers (435 miles) to the east before ending up in the water about 10 a.m.
He said he has yet to see a passenger manifest, but typical passengers would include business people from Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia, as well as some tourists. Chuuk is known for its world-class diving, with dozens of WWII shipwrecks visible in the clear waters.
Harris said he doesn't know what caused the crash landing or whether the pilots had alerted air traffic control of any problems. He said an investigative team would be on the ground in Chuuk by Saturday to figure out what went wrong.
The airline said in a statement that the 35 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the Boeing 737 were all able to safely evacuate. It said the weather was poor at the time, with heavy rain and reduced visibility.
Air Niugini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and has operated since 1973. The airline identified the flight as PX 073 with the registration number P2-PXE. Flight histories show that aircraft has made recent flights to Manila, Sydney and Singapore.


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Does aid really go to the small farmers? Or does it go just to the 'big boys' - the judges, the magistrates, the members of Parliament, the union chairman? Then, what is the impact of aided projects based on the use of high-price imported inputs - as they often are? Besides, land reforms promoted by aid agencies are generally pretentious and do not bring any real benefit to the poor.
By Bharat Dogra
May 1999
Impressive statistics are often cited regarding the number of rural poor who have benefited from projects financed by aid agencies. What is forgotten is that these statistics sometimes include all people living in the project area. This is certainly not a proper way of evaluating the number of beneficiaries, as many such projects are known to leave untouched - or even worse off - a majority of the poor.
Another reason why the number of 'rural poor beneficiaries' is exaggerated is that often the term 'small farmer' is defined in too liberal a way, to also include relatively better-off medium farmers and in some cases even big landowners.
One US House appropriation subcommittee investigated a livestock project in Honduras, which had received three successive loans, totally $23.2 million, from the soft-lending window of the World Bank, the IDA [International Development Association]. Investigations revealed that the average size of loans for all three projects ranged from $25,000 to $59,000 and that the vast majority of farmers receiving credit from the project owned more than 375 acres of land.
These certainly were not the rural poor of Honduras. As the subcommittee pointed out, 'Local officials point out that they have been unable to devise any pro-gramme to reach such people and that projects were not designed for, and cannot reach, the rural poor who are landless or existing on 1 or 2 hectares.' The World Bank (along with the Swedish International Development Authority, SIDA) financed 3,000 deep tubewells in Bangladesh. Each was supposed to serve 25-50 small farmers, organised in a cooperative irrigation group.
Did the benefits of this really go to the small farmers? A foreign expert working on this project told two independent researchers, Betsy Hartmann and James Boyce, 'I no longer ask who is getting the well. I know what the answer will be and I don't want to hear it. One hundred per cent of these wells are going to the "big boys". First priority goes to those with the most power and influence - the judges, the magistrates, the members of Parliament, the union chairman. If any tubewells are left over, the local authorities auction them off. Big landlords compete, and whoever offers the biggest bribe gets the tubewell.'
A SIDA study that evaluated this project also pointed to its failure, or rather inevitable failure: 'It is not surprising that the tubewells have been situated on the land of well-to-do farmers who are the chairmen and managers of the irrigation groups. It (would have) been more surprising if the tubewells had not been located on their land, with the existing rural power structure maintained largely because of the unequal distribution of land.'
In their study of one such village, Hartmann and Boyce found the tubewell had become the property of the richest landlord of the village. The irrigation cooperative had been reduced to a few signatures he collected on a scrap of paper. This big landowner sold water to other farmers at a very high rate. He also had his eye on the plots near his tubewell. His increased earnings from the tubewell project have put him in a better position to buy out the small farmers' lands when they are financially in a spot.
If aided projects aimed at increasing the productivity of small farmers are based on the use of high-price imported inputs - as they often are - they can result in increased problems for the small farmer. An obvious example is the Masagana 99 project of the Philippines, initially funded by USAID.
Assessing the impact of this programme launched in 1977, Frances Lappe and Joseph Collins wrote, 'By 1977, the government announced that over 50,000 borrowers were being taken to court. Many were small farmers who had lost their crops owing to national calamities. Some were detained without trial and were forced to sell their farm animals or even their farms to repay the government loans.'
One of the main beneficiaries of this programme was Planters Products Inc., a company which markets largely imported fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides and agricultural equipment. To participate in Masagana 99, farmers have had to use certified seeds which call for the massive use of the products supplied by Planters Products.
Occasionally, World Bank aid has been tied to the promotion of export crops, even though left to themselves the local peasants prefer to grow food crops for their subsistence. Many export crops, moreover, are exposed to the rise of a fluctuating market, risks which can wipe out many small, low-resource farmers.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), like the IDA, is a World Bank affiliate but set up with the exclusive purpose of lending to the private sector. In the late 1960s, the IFC invested in sugar production in Ethiopia, in cooperation with HVA, a Dutch agribusiness firm. By 1970, HVA controlled over a fifth of the cultivated land in the Awash valley.
For nearly 500 years, semi-nomadic herdsmen, especially the Afars, had been grazing their cattle in the rich lowland plains inundated by the Awash during the rainy season. As these excellent pastures started falling under the control of HVA and other foreign companies, the pressure on the less fertile areas increased and ecological ruin followed overgrazing. With the loss of the rich greenlands, these tribals became much more exposed to the vagaries of nature. Those who stayed on at the Awash found their cattle dying after drinking water contaminated by sugar mill residues.
In 1973, Ethiopia experienced widespread famine which killed nearly 100,000 people. The semi-nomadic tribes were the worst affected. Nearly one-third of the Afars are estimated to have been wiped out.
Thus the poor can sometimes be harmed by misdirected loans. Often, it is the rich businessmen and contractors who corner a big share of the benefits of such projects.
The person who benefited the most from the Bangladesh tubewells project was an extremely rich, London-based businessman of Bangladesh. 'When his company secured the contract for supplying pumpsets for this project,' Hartmann and Boyce report, 'the price tag on the pumpsets jumped to $12 million although another company had reportedly offered to provide them at the World Bank's original estimate of $9 million... In the words of one official, the businessman's extra $3 was easier than robbing a bank.'
Similarly, Lappe and Collins write about the experience of some projects in Bangladesh. 'While investigating the Bank-funded rural development project in Bangladesh, we learnt that rural work projects designed to maximise local labour input had been diverted from the local rural workers committee by rich contractors. These contractors, using capital-intensive methods, built roads and markets quickly and shoddily but quite lucratively for themselves. World Bank internal reports disclosed that recently completed market places were in deplorable conditions and that the newly built roads were already partially washed away.'
The Wall Street Journal reported on 10 November 1977 that '(in Indonesia) it is authoritatively estimated that 10 to 15% of the total outlay on Bank-financed projects (running at over $500 million a year) is dissipated through leakage.'
Lappe and Collins pointed out that the land reforms promoted by aid agencies are generally pretentious and do not bring any real benefit to the poor. In fact, these reforms can have the effect of strengthening the position of an enclave of better-off producers, at the cost of forestalling possibilities for a more sweeping reform motivated by an organised peasantry and benefiting an entire rural population. - Third World Network Features
About the writer: Bharat Dogra, based in New Delhi, is editor of News from Fields and Slums (NFS), an alternative media effort offering an insight into issues of relevance to the grassroots in India.


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