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Maybe the eyes are not a window to the soul, as the poets have proclaimed, but without a doubt, the view is a window to the world. And yet, as boomers age, millions of them will have to deal with some type of eye disease. After 40 years, it is estimated that 25 million people have cataracts, and more than 2.5 million, glaucoma; More than 2 million men and women over 50 suffer from age-related macular degeneration, but you do not need to worry, now at http://www.eyehospitalsindia.in we will help you and let your issue resolve! Unfortunately, eye diseases often take us by surprise, without warning. Next, we tell you what specialists say about these three common visual disorders – how they affect the eyes, who is at risk and what treatments are available – along with developments that will help protect your eyes for years to come.
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Kyoto's Ginkaku-ji temple garden is my favourite. The silver temple was closed due to renovations but the magical garden walk still makes it worth to trouble in getting there across town from the Roanji and Golden temples.
I bought the ¥500 all day bus ticket which is a great fare saver because each separate fare is ¥220 and it's multiple trips to any of these sight -seeing places. If you get the schematic for the bus routes combined with the Kyoto map you will have much to see in Kyoto, the capital of Japan.
From Ginkaku-ji you can walk the path of philosophy nearly all the way to Gion and the hundreds of delicious eating houses along the river and in laneways. Practice your Nihongo first though or look for eigo/french menus.
The food is very good, the variety and sheer number of cafés would stagger people from Melbourne which in Australia is renowed for the number of cafés and eating places. Its staggering food and shopping aplenty.
That's why this Lent I'm giving up Australian food till after the anniversary of the Easter Rising.

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by Joe Scarry
Ban Kyi-moon announced United Nations plans to acquire drones several months ago. There are now reports that the UN has deployed drones in the Congo, in the area near Rwanda. (See Reuters, U.N. forces use drones for first time, in eastern Congo)
This is a bad idea for at least three reasons.
First, the UN has a conflict of interest over drones.
There is a demand on the table that the United States, at a minimum, provide a full accounting of all its drone attacks, preparatory to an evaluation of the criminal nature of some or all of those attacks.
It is not possible for the UN to forcefully press its case for US drones accountability at the very same moment that it is joining the "drones club."
Second, "just a few" UN surveillance drones will be the foot-in-the-door for US drone warfare down the line.
Remember, the UN doesn't have troops of its own; the minute there is talk of "UN peacekeeping" that really means the introduction of the military forces of one or more member states — usually the US.
The United States is rapidly expanding its military involvement in Africa. The UN should give it neither pretexts or platforms for that involvement.
The Congo is a place that the United States would like to gain leverage over — ideally under the guise of third-party activity. (See the map by Nick Turse, and read more about US expansion in Africa in Mother Jones, "The Startling Size of US Military Operations in Africa".)
Third, surveillance isn't "harmless."
|Photo: Reuters, U.N. forces use drones for first time, in eastern Congo
Drone surveillance, like drone injury, is part and parcel of an overall phenomenon of watching, recording, categorizing, judging, disrupting, injuring — amounting to a war on communities of color.
It is time for the United Nations to take a hard look at this broad phenomenon, and the specific role of drones in it.
We need to speak up against the expansion of the drone wars into the Congo.
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To those of us who have worked hard to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, it is flabbergasting to see reports that U.S. officials see a "need" for someplace else to send troops and material: apparently, there's no such thing as demobilization, only re-deployment.
(See AFRICOM: The Heart of Darkness)
A new U.N. report makes it clear that the U.S. has to report fully on all its drone attacks.
(See 2014: The Year of Transparency (for U.S. Drone Use)?)
The biggest idea coming out of the 2013 Drone Summit? We will only deal successfully with the crimes being committed using drones when we understand them as part of the much larger war against communities of color . . . .
(See Drone Gaze,


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The report "Distributed Generation Market by Technology (Solar PV, Wind, Reciprocating Engines, Microturbines, Fuel Cells, Gas Turbines), Application (On-Grid, Off-Grid), End-User (Industrial, Commercial, Residential), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow from an estimated USD 60.04 Billion in 2017 to USD 103.38 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 11.48%. The market is set to witness growth, due to increasing mandates to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and rising demand for electricity from the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.
The on-grid segment is expected to hold the largest share of the Distributed Generation Market, by application, during the forecast period
On-grid systems are cost-effective and convenient to install. The global market for distributed generation facilities that employ grid-tied arrangements has been the highest. Driven by the capability to provide perfect solutions for various end-users and contribution to reduce harmful emissions from fossil fuel power plants, the segment is expected to grow at a decent pace during the forecast period.
The reciprocating engines segment is expected to be the largest in the Distributed Generation Market in 2017
The reciprocating engines segment is expected to be the largest segment of the Distributed Generation Market, by technology, in 2017. Due to their small size, low unit cost, and useful thermal output, these engines are widely used for power generation. Increased combined heat and power installations and the demand for flexible and quick start-up technologies for power generation are the main reasons for a large market share held by the segment.
Europe: Expected to be the leading market for distributed generation during the forecast period
In this report, the Distributed Generation Market has been analyzed with respect to five regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. The European market is expected to lead the Distributed Generation Market, by region. The increasing demand for electrical energy due to urbanization and industrialization, as well as rising government mandates to achieve sustainable goals, is likely to drive the market during the forecast period in the region.
To enable an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape, the report includes some of the top players in the Distributed Generation Market. These players include Siemens (Germany), GE (US), Schneider (France), Mitsubishi (Japan), Capstone (US), and Doosan (South Korea). Leading players are trying to understand the markets in developing economies and are adopting various strategies to increase their market share.


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Meet the wonderful Zielke family! Boy was it a cold day!!... we took the majority of our pics in the lovely Grand Wayne Center, but we snuck outside for a few seconds to grab some pics in the snow. If you looked closely, I'm sure you would see some goose bumps!
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Grand Blvd Paving will continue Tuesday morning May 22, 2018. Grand Blvd will be closed from Nichols Road to Sherwood Lane. Sherwood Lane to NW 63rd will be closed on June 5th for concrete paving until project is completed. Projected completion date is September 30, 2018. (Project PC-1702)
To help provide an easy method for citizens to report problems we have provided the fill-in-the-blank forms that are automatically forwarded to the City department responsible for responding to your issue.
To report a problem or make a comment, please select from topics below:
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Herb's Tip Tuesday
Paint The Town Red…Just Don't Paint Your Home Red!
Take a prospective Buyer's breath away with the beauty of your home and not with the wrong paint color! Be sure to:
- Tone down the paint color on the walls.
- Know that neutrals are an excellent choice.
Once you tone it down a notch or two…then you will find a Buyer for your home who can paint their new home any color they so desire!
Watch for next Tuesday's tip from Herb, your local real estate expert.
Posted on March 4, 2014 at 2:30 pm by Herb Baldwin & Carol Lessick


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If you are in need of a new kitchen in Aylesford, or perhaps you would like to update your bathroom or bedroom, then Ream is the company for you.
Ream has a 8000 sqft showroom in Gillingham alongside one in New Eltham, showcasing our excellent quality workmanship and high quality products. You'll also be able to see first-hand what we can design and create to make your room perfectly suited to you and your needs.
We provide a free bespoke design service when you visit us, meaning we are perfectly placed to help you revamp your home in Aylesford. Being a local and independent specialist with almost 40 years of experience allows us to bring to life your vision for that relaxing, storage savvy bedroom you've always dreamed off, or that stylish yet practical bathroom you've been longing for.
We are there with you every step of the way for your new kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom build in Aylesford. We start by talking to you and listening to what you would like, and then provide a design based on your room's measurement and your ideas. Next, our highly skilled craftsmen start creating your new room in our workshop, using only the very best materials. Finally, our experienced fitters arrive to install your finished design in real life. We also provide you with aftercare, and we're on hand should you have any questions throughout the process.
If you live in Aylesford or the surrounding areas, Ream can help you create your dream kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, just they way you want it. Contact us today or you can visit one of our showrooms.


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TLC's Cake Boss: 8 Behind The Scenes Secrets
TLC has no problem dominating the reality TV genre with numerous intriguing and original series including Cake Boss. The series premiered in April 2009 and has now had eight successful seasons and spawned several tie-ins and spinoffs including Next Great Baker and Kitchen Boss. Running a successful business, building a brand, and also making time to film episodes is pretty challenging and fans get a pretty good idea about how Buddy Valastro operates as the "Cake Boss" through the series, but there is even more that they don't see on TV! Here are 8 behind the scene secrets from TLC's Cake Boss:
8. "Reality" TV
Cake Boss focuses on the family orientation of Carlo's Bakery where it all started for Buddy Valastro, but some have been disappointed by what they discovered when visiting the bakery which has become a huge tourist attraction in Hoboken, New Jersey. One visitor revealed that during their visit they found out that some things were completely faked, and Buddy is never actually there. "I have been to Carlo's Bakery (the bakery from Cake Boss). While there we learned that the "wedding" they were filming in Italy was completely faked," the visitor said referring to the season three episode where many of the stars travel to Italy for Claudio's wedding. "They never actually got married. Kind of ruined the experience for me" Another added, "I live 5 blocks away. Buddy is never there unless he's filming a commercial."
7. Name Controversy
Many fans do not realize how many controversies surround Cake Boss, and it all began right with the popular series' name. A Seattle-based company called Masters Software has a domain called cakeboss.com which they have operated since 2006 and since 2007 has sold a bakery management program called CakeBoss. So, in 2010 after the series Cake Boss's popularity took off, the company filed a lawsuit claiming infringement and causing confusion among customers and vendors. Eventually in October 2010, Masters Software and Discovery Communications, which owns TLC, came to a settlement but the details were not made public.


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I love homemade graham crackers. How cute that you decorated them for Easter:)ReplyDelete
Yummy!! I'm copying down your recipe now!ReplyDelete
Cute idea and thanks for posting your recipe! Love the look of these crackers!ReplyDelete
These are super cute. I love the little bunny on top :)ReplyDelete
These look really yummy Hani!ReplyDelete
I've never tried homemade graham crackers. Will do, very soon!ReplyDelete
I can only imagine that these are so much more delicious than their supermarket counterpart!
I'll have to give these a go :)
Thanks for the recipe! I'm baking them now. I had a cute linzer cookie cutter that I used that has interchangable inserts. I used the flower & teddy bear (to send to my little sister). Thanks again.ReplyDelete
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LOS ANGELES --Thursday's Pet of the Week is a chatty male Domestic Short Hair cat named Emperor. Please give him a good home!
Emperor loves people of all ages and prefers to be the only feline in the household.
If you are interested in adopting Emperor, please call (310) 676-1149. His pet ID is #10-02292.


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Florida Bear Hunting Rules Released
It's been more than twenty years since the last bear season, but the new Florida bear hunting rules for 2015 have just been released.
Just this month, a path has been set for the final steps to make 2015 the first Florida bear hunting season in over 20 years. Needless to say, there are multiple groups opposed to opening up hunting bears in the state, but the Florida Wildlife Commission has given approval to move ahead anyway.
As the rules stand today, starting on October 24, 2015 Florida bear hunting will be opened in four different regions. As of now, a quota has not been set because Florida bear numbers are still being calculated. For the preliminary hunting rules to be established, the game commission used 2002 bear numbers which estimated there to be close to 2,500 adult black bears found in the four regions to be opened up to hunting.
This is where anti-hunting groups have taken their stance. Organizations, like the Human Society, feel that opening a hunting season without knowing current numbers could severely hurt the current bear populations. However, residents in the areas where hunting will be taking place feel differently. Bear and human interactions have only been increasing. Recently, two 400-pounders were killed in vehicle collisions in one of the regions.
As of now, licenses will be $100 for residents and $300 for non-residents. According to this report, there is talk of dropping these prices even more to encourage more hunters to try to take their one bear limit. Final rules and zones will be established sometime this summer after more data is gathered, but as of now, it looks like the season will happen.
For only $300 and a destination to Florida for bear hunting, this doesn't sound like a bad way to make a weekend road trip come late October.


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Nail Your Next Presentation
Ashley Whitlatch, Global Brand + Marketing Consultant
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You all have stories to tell, deals to close, and people to inspire. If these ideas aren't presented in an engaging way, you might miss out on the chance to make an impact. This class is for people who want to win.
I cover the three main steps for giving a memorable presentation: preparing for your audience, creating an effective visual aid, and delivering your presentation with confidence.
Learn how to be an effective communicator, and leave your audience wanting more. Get more gigs, close more sales, and inspire more leaders.
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Great course! I am always looking for fresh public speaking advice and Ashley condensed all of the major points down into a quick lesson as well as pointed out some new things to take note of. Definitely worth a watch!
Ashley is a visual storyteller with over a decade of marketing and leadership development experience, and helps brands tell their story and build communities as a brand marketing executive consultant. Previously, she served as the Director of Marketing at Redkix, and also spent four years at Prezi, Inc., leading global evangelism programs & partnerships, helping them grow from 9MM to 65MM+ subscribers worldwide. While there she scaled an international B2C Ambassador Program of markete...


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Next stop … the visualplanet stand … for wayfinding information and inspiration
The experts in large format touch sensors – visualplanet™ – will showcase their latest innovation in touch technology, the Single User touchfoil™, deployed within a range of live applications at ISE 2015.
On display will be examples of the Single User touchfoil™ working seamlessly in wayfinding applications – demonstrating that when combined with the right application, the high performing, interactive touchfoil can enhance the customer experience across multiple market sectors whilst also generating a tangible return on investment.
Visitors to the visualplanet stand can plan their journey around the exhibition using Omnitaps ISE wayfinding software as well as experiencing a typical transportation application from BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH housed within a bus shelter concept.
Visualplanet Director, Vernon Spencer, founded the business based on his strong belief that large format digital interactive screens would prove to be an exciting and progressive addition to metropolitan areas. Twelve years after delivering their first touch sensor, visualplanet's latest innovation has been engineered to meet the specific demands of wayfinding applications in rugged environments.
Dan Spencer, Product Manager, visualplanet, explains; "Our Single User touchfoil development has focused on vital performance characteristics within the mass transportation sector: the ability to work consistently through thick glass, low maintenance and reliability in the field. Small format touch sensors have become an integral part of our day to day lives, so consumers demand a natural touch experience on a large format screen that replicates the experience with which they have become so familiar. Furthermore, design plays an increasingly important role in our customers' product development process; our behind-glass sensor offers a superior design aesthetic as well as heightened security and reliability, combining progressive design and glass selection with optimised performance."
Deployed around the world in mass transportation, leisure and tourism sectors, digitised wayfinding and information points are growing in popularity.
Interactivity can provide content-rich information that is accessible to everyone – whether sharing the latest travel and weather information, timetabling changes, or useful details about the local area. Up to date and relevant, interactive digital displays guarantee the delivery of a range of services tailored to people on the move.
Users can personalise their experience as they are able to instantly manipulate the screen to provide relevant, real time content. The appearance of the screen can even be adapted for the time of day.
Live timetabling, for example, eliminates the need to produce costly, printed collateral that can quickly become obsolete. The burden on multi-lingual staff is also reduced as users can switch between digital screens – and languages. Simple navigation speeds up a ticket buying process – essential for busy commuters.
Much of the success of an interactive facility rests with the combined impact of a fast PC and high performing touch sensor such as the touchfoil. To maintain user engagement, the large format screens need to match the speed, accuracy and overall performance that consumers have come to expect from their small format counterparts.
Dan Spencer comments; "We recognised the importance of enhanced performance and speed of touch through thick glass, combined with a need to make it incredibly simple to get interactive. The improved response speed and accuracy of our latest product allows for low latency movement which creates the sensation of natural touch, and therefore a more engaging user experience. With two touches the new Single User touchfoil has fast speed of response and accuracy which is ideal for selection and zooming – particularly important for wayfinding maps and navigational applications."
Through visualplanet's growing global network of partners, the touchfoil has been integrated into kiosks, totems, retail windows all around the world. Working consistently through glass up to 20mm thick the touchfoil can be added to upgrade non-interactive displays or existing windows without the need for modification to the glass. Protected behind the glass these displays can still be accessed in all weather conditions and may even be used with gloved hands. This also makes them robust, vandal proof and reliable – able to withstand millions of touches a day.
Visualplanet's creative partners have generated applications which include proximity sensors that detect the presence of people near to the screens, causing them to change dynamically from a static display to fully functional touch screen monitors – transforming simple information panels into automatic ticket machines therefore allowing them to also be a commercial success, self-funding through advertising revenue positioned in known high footfall areas.
To understand how interactive touch can benefit your business, and to see the Single User touchfoil in action, visit the visualplanet team on Stand 8-D300 at ISE 2015, or go to www.visualplanet.biz
Visualplanetare pleased to be showing Omnitapps Interactive wayfinding software with the ISE 2015 digital floor plan to help you on your way. Omnitapps are official ISE technology partners and developed their wayfinding software for ISE2013. The Omnitapps Composer Multi-Touch Suite, will also be available for visitors throughout the Amsterdam RAI exhibit halls.
About Omnitapps
Omnitapps are focus on serving a wide variety of customers in the business, education, events and hospitality markets, the Omnitapps Composer Multi-Touch Pack is an advanced multi-user software family for creating and deploying highly captivating, interactive touchscreen experiences. Organizations can display their product photos, videos, brochures, and even websites. They can also place products in the spotlight with the latest version of the Omnitapps Product selector which will have its introduction at ISE2015. At its ISE 2015 stand 8-F230, Omnivision will feature a live demonstration of the Omnitapps applications and will show how easy the configuration of the ISE Wayfinding is done.
About BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH
Founded in 1990 located in Brunswick / Germany made up of 200 engineers and technicians who are developing and producing innovative electronic systems and components for the rail industry and for rail operators. The product portfolio comprises electronic point controls, signal boxes, ATP systems and electronic interlockings as well as the corresponding vehicle equipment – both for light and heavy rail.
In the past years BBR has gained a solid reputation as a reliable supplier and partner to many rail operators throughout Germany, Europe, Africa and Asia. Besides public transportation operators our customers also include third party vendors like vehicle manufacturers or other industry customers.
For more information visit http://www.bbr-vt.de/en/company.html


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I found a couple of White-throated Sparrows, two Barn Swallows, and two Tree Swallows almost right away. Ten Hooded Mergansers were still making use of the pond, though most of the geese had left. Only five Mallards were present.
When I reached the stand of trees just south of Emerald Meadows Drive I scared up a huge flock of juncos feeding in the grass. I spent some time watching and listening, and heard a couple of White-throated Sparrows and saw a single Chipping Sparrow. I was delighted to hear a Fox Sparrow singing in the grove of trees; with patience, I was able to see two of them! This put my personal list at 98 species, and 21 for the day.
I returned again today because the rain had cleared up, although it was still cool (7°C) and overcast. The Hooded Mergansers were still present, along with about 10 Canada Geese and 6 mallards – I suspect all the migrants had left, and the geese and ducks that still remain intend to breed here. I saw about 20 swallows swooping over the central pond, and could only identify one Barn Swallow among all the Tree Swallwos.
In the stand of trees beyond the bridge I saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a White-throated Sparrow. I checked the southern pond and although the western edge looked mucky enough to attract migrating shorebirds, none were present. I turned around and headed back toward the bridge, and saw a large songbird fly up from the ground and land in a tree.
I was intrigued by the bird's shape and rusty brown colour, so when it landed in the bare branches of a tree I stopped to check it out. It was a Brown Thrasher – one of the last birds I expected to find here as they prefer open areas with lots of shrubs. I managed to get one photo before it flew to a shrub on the other side of the bridge, and from there to the point.
I followed it, hoping to get a better look but was unable to relocate it. I walked to the vantage point looking out over the floodplain, scaring up several sparrows in the weedy field along the way – all of the ones that I checked were American Tree Sparrows, and I counted at least 10 of them as they flew across the circular retention pond toward the grove of trees. I scanned the mudflats for shorebirds and found a Killdeer and a Greater Yellowlegs. The Killdeer was busy complaining about my presence, but the yellowlegs took no notice of me as it walked right by me on the opposite shore.
I headed over to the grove of trees next, and was happy to see all the activity there. I heard both a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a Golden-crowned Kinglet and managed to spot the Golden-crowned working its way through the branches of a deciduous tree. Juncos were everywhere, scattering as I walked along, and I heard a White-throated Sparrow singing from the conifers. I also heard an American Tree Sparrow and a Fox Sparrow singing and managed to see both of them. An Eastern Phoebe was fly-catching deep within the grove, while a beautiful male Yellow-rumped Warbler was flitting through the branches of a tree out in the open.
While scanning the grove I noticed a male Downy woodpecker working on a tree. I thought he was drilling for food when I noticed him removing bits of wood from the hole, excavating a nest. A female was sitting on a branch nearby, just hanging out. It will be interesting to revisit the site later in the season to see if they have any young.
I was up to 29 species and hoped to find one more – I hadn't heard any ravens or seen the flicker or kingfisher yet. I was keeping an eye and an ear open for any of these birds when I heard something different – the musical, ringing tones of a Purple Finch! I found the singer, a beautiful raspberry-coloured male singing on top of a chimney. I added one last bird to the list with a Chipping Sparrow singing in a spruce tree on my way out.
It was great seeing so many birds around the ponds – my first 30+ species day this year. The Brown Thrasher was my 99th species at the ponds, and it was great seeing all the songbirds there. Once the other water birds come back, the herons and cormorants and migrating waterfowl and shorebirds, it will be easy to reach 40 species in an outing. Although I don't know whether spring migration will bring in as many interesting birds as there were last fall, I'm hoping to at least see some new warblers in the large grove of trees – I can't wait to see what turns up next!


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Can anyone hope to survive the final Extinction?
It is life or death for Executive Assistants Lily, Ivy and Aster as they attempt to fight their way out of an ambush at the hands of the traitor within their group! Mazutsuns army of soldiers, led by Rose, have them surrounded, stacking the odds further against their favor! The pulse-pounding crossover Executive Extinction reaches its bloody conclusion within the pages of Assassins, and no Executive Assistant is guaranteed to survive!


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This is one of those write ups which are inspired by good music. I guess we all know the popular Eddie Quansa song. It's an old 70s song that was featured in the popular Masquarde's show our Parents used to watch that had Grengory, Zebrudayyah et al in it. If you don't remember the name, that's okay because I assume many people won't until they hear the tune… Here's a link to the song:
Well, my love for high life linked me back to this song and I started to wonder if anyone had ever questioned who this Eddie Quansa is? Here's my story. Enjoy!!
I peeled my blouse from my now sticky back and proceeded to fan myself harder as I nodded to the music blaring from the radio. It was a tiny radio I had taken from Uncle Gozie's abandoned room and Continue reading


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The Danger in Anger
"Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them." (Proverbs 20:3 TEV)
Wise people are peacemakers, not troublemakers. Wise people don't carry a chip on their shoulder. They are not always looking for a fight, and they don't intentionally antagonize other people.
The fact is, if you're around anybody for any length of time, you figure out what irritates him or her, and you file that information in the back of your mind as a tool to use when you get in an argument. It's a weapon of mass destruction! When you get in an argument, and that person says something that hurts, offends, or slights you in any way, then you pull out the big gun. You push his hot button. And it works every time!
You know what the Bible calls that? Stupid! You're not getting any closer to the resolution. You're not helping the relationship. In fact, you're hurting it. It is not wise.
Proverbs 20:3 says this, "Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them" (TEV).
We all use tools, tricks of the trade, and skills in relationships that are actually counter productive. They're hurtful, they're harmful, and they don't get you what you want out of relationships. In fact, they get you the exact opposite behavior. But when we lack wisdom, we use them anyway.
There are many of these tools, but here are just a few:
Comparing. Never compare your wife, your husband, your kids, your boss, or anybody else, because everybody's unique. Comparing antagonizes anger.
Condemning. When you start laying on the guilt in a relationship, all you're going to do is get the exact opposite of what you expect. It doesn't work. It's foolish.
- Contradicting. William James, the famous psychologist said, "Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook." There's some stuff you just need to overlook.
Proverbs 14:29 says, "A wise man controls his temper. He knows that anger causes mistakes" (LB). Have you ever said or done anything stupid out of anger? Yes. Because when you get angry, your intelligence goes out the window. When you get angry, you say and do stupid things that are actually self-defeating.
Did you ever think about the fact that there is only one letter difference between "anger" and "danger"? When you get angry, you are in dangerous territory. You are about to hurt others - and yourself - with your own anger.
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- What are some of the tricks you've used to try to get what you want from a relationship?
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Vegan Chili Cheese Fries
These chili cheese fries are my new obsession. With a gooey, cheesy sauce and hearty baked fries, this is the perfect comfort food.
The idea for these vegan chili cheese fries came about after a trip to Veggie Grill. I ordered my usual, mac and cheese with a side of Yukon gold fries. But on this occasion, my mac and cheese was extra cheesy. Once I finished it, there was still a bunch of cheese sauce left in the bowl. So I began dipping my fries in it which prompted Thomas to come up with a new recipe idea.
Besides sounding delicious which was enough of a selling point. This recipe also gave us a chance to use our mandolin. Thomas loves using the mandolin and was happy to whip up fries using it. After cutting them into steak fry shapes, we parboiled them so they would be soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
While homemade fries are delicious and fun to make, it may not be realistic for you to have the time to do so. You can speed up the cook time of this recipe by buying frozen fries. Whole Foods 365 brand has steak fries that are vegan which would hold up with these hearty toppings.
The chili in this recipe is quick to make and easy since the cheese sauce requires quite a bit of work. I simply sauteed onion and then added pinto beans, tomato paste, and spices. The result was a flavorful chili topping.
This comforting, hearty dish is certain to become your new favorite.
Vegan Chili Cheese Fries
For the fries:
2 russet potatoes
½ tablespoon safflower oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
For the cheese:
1 cup peeled white potatoes, chopped
½ cup peeled carrots, chopped
¼ cup sunflower oil
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons arrowroot powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
For the chili:
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons filtered water
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon paprika
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper of a baking mat. Using a mandoline, slice russet potatoes into fries. Add to baking sheet and drizzle with oil and season with sea salt. Bake for 20 minutes, toss, and then bake for 15 more minutes or until fries are lightly golden.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the potatoes and carrots and boil for 10 minutes. Drain. Meanwhile, add the rest of the cheese sauce ingredients to a high-speed blender. Add the boiled potatoes and carrots. Blend on high for about 2 minutes, until completely smooth. If the cheese is too thick, add water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Add the pinto beans, tomato paste, water, and spices. Stir until well mixed and heated through.
Top fries with cheese sauce, chili, cilantro, and green onions. Serve immediately and enjoy!
6 Comments on Vegan Chili Cheese Fries
This looks soooooo yummy!Reply
They look and sound so good! Sorry I missed having them! Next time! Thanks for the recipe Karissa!Reply
Made this a couple days ago as a side to vegan reuben sandwiches for a bunch of non-vegan friends, wouldn't change a thing to the recipe, Thank you for sharing!Reply


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sometimes it's really, really hard.
I write about the great stuff, because there is SO MUCH great stuff. I write about the possibility because there is SO MUCH possibility. I write about it because sometimes we can go a while without hearing about it, and it's important that we all are reminded, every day, just how good we have it, and how much power we hold in our hot little hands.
it's really, really, really hard.
loss, sadness, emptiness, regret, betrayal, jealousy, pain, anger, hurt, sickness, mistakes, devastation. don't get me wrong, they are alive and well, and when they are directly affecting you, it's a big deal.
and it's really really hard.
so don't get me wrong. don't read this blog and think I don't know. don't read only when you are feeling great, only when you are in the mood to feel good, only when you don't have other stuff going on, no – read this, and everything else positive in your life, when things aren't going well. When you are devastated. When you have made a mistake. When you feel like you are going to die of a broken heart. Because, guess what?
When the bad stuff is going on, the good still exists. it doesn't go away just because you are having trouble, just because you aren't clearly seeing it – it is patiently waiting in the wings, doing its thing, preparing to see you again – it can't wait until you are ready 🙂
You know?
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Waheeda Rehman, Kamal Haasan and Susan Sarandon have opened the 44th International Film Festival of India.
According to India West.com, Sarandon praised India's contribution to the arts and said she is looking forward to watching some Indian films during the festival.
"I am so happy to come here. I am looking forward to being a part of the festival. I am ashamed that being an American I have only watched Hollywood films. India has produced so many good and rich films, and I am looking forward to watching them here at the festival," said the Oscar-winning actress.
After the lighting of the inaugural lamp, veteran Indian star Rehman was conferred the Centenary Award for the Film Personality of the Year in honour of the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema.
Receiving the award, the 77-year-old said: "I feel very honoured. I want to include all the people I have worked with - my directors, producers and everyone on the sets without whom I would not be here. Thank you for a wonderful journey."
Other stars attending the festival included Rekha, Jackie Shroff, Alia Bhatt, Huma Qureshi, Asha Bhosle and Prem Chopra.
3 Idiots actor Madhavan said he expressly attended this year's IFFI to meet Sarandon.
"The first reason to be here is to see Susan. That's the main thing. It is not every day that you get to see a Hollywood star like her come to our country."
Ek Thi Daayan actress Qureshi said she was also a fan of The Big Wedding star.
"I am really looking forward to meeting Susan. I love her movies and I am glad that I have been invited to attend the ceremony. I am also honored to have been asked to share the stage with her for a discussion on the evolution of women in cinema," she said.
Iranian director Majid Majidi and Czech film director Jiri Menzel also attended the launch event, which featured a retrospective on 100 years of Indian cinema by kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj.
The festival will feature 327 films, including screenings of 15 Oscar-nominated films and 15 films in the competition section.


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Photographer's Note
I caught sight of a bunch of bicycles belonging to gardeners at Model Town park. Its very early in the morning and Gardeners gather to have chit-chat. With this shot uploaded, i reach my 100th at TE. All praise be to Almighty Allah, the creator of the heavens and the earth.
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delkoo (68) 2008-12-28 8:16
hi asim,
This is a lovely photo. The exposure and focus are perfect. All the elements of a good composition are also there, lovely mood too.
best regards
mamcg (6399) 2008-12-28 8:19
Asim Bhaie,
It gives the real cool effect of morning moist air also I feel a silence in the air, may there be in my fate the visit of Lahore to do the same and I desire for..
well done, good shot.
photoray (13981) 2008-12-28 8:23 [Comment]
sayan911 (4) 2008-12-28 8:24
Hi Asim,
Splendid Photo.Nice place and nice take.I felt a little bit of cropping and some adjustments would give it a better look. So I tried a workshop version of it.I hope you may look it and tell me what you think.
Best wishes
isabela_sor (47748) 2008-12-28 8:25 [Comment]
The soft light and the silhouettes are so well capturated
Happy New Year!
La Multi Ani!
papon (1487) 2008-12-28 8:27
Hi Asim!!
Well captured the morning light..very soft ...
lovely view...
All the best!!
garrbus (210) 2008-12-28 8:52
I like X-explanations, so where are the people ? Everyone disappeared ?
Great :)
basithry (480) 2008-12-28 9:00
Asim, this is really good picture. I might not point out the reasons, but the texture and colors are so attractive.Very calm environment.Your POV is immaculate.Outstanding one.
(Best of luck for future and TFS)
Merou (4726) 2008-12-28 9:42
Pleasant shot with a beautiful light.
Morac (27725) 2008-12-28 14:13
Hello Asim,
This is a lovely photo.
The exposure is perfect and the soft light and the silhouettes are so well capturated.
atif_ge (771) 2008-12-31 12:09
Dear Asim,
This is one heart-touching photograph. The atmosphere is great and gives a dreamy feeling with the foggy background. nice work man,
thanks for sharing, atif
specialist (1181) 2009-01-07 3:38
selam Asim,
nice composition, good clour and light management
from a good pov.
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- Date Taken: 2008-12-00
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How did the Save the Whales movement come about? Joana teaches us how this successful global movement has transferrable lessons that might apply to Occupy and other environmental movements seeking change.
In the 1970s, Joana Varawa [aka Joan McIntyre] founded the nonprofit Project Jonah through a grant from the Point Foundation. Her organization was the first conservation and research organization specifically dedicated to the welfare and protection of whales. Bolstered by her personal experiences swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Ms. Varawa was able to garner attention to the fact that great whales and other ocean creatures were in danger of extinction. Earlier in her career, Ms. Varawa conducted campaigns for David Brower at the Sierra Club to save fur-bearing animals and called attention to the fact that animals were being killed just for their fur. Both her campaigns were enormously effective.
Ms. Varawa is the author of three books: Mind In The Waters (Scribners, 1972), The Delicate Art of Whale Watching (Sierra Club, 1982), and Changes in Latitude (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989). Her eclectic life experiences include using a black school bus painted to look like a whale to draw attention to the animals' plight. Her whale parade made international headlines at the 1972 Stockholm United Nations Environment Conference when hundreds of people walked out of the negotiations to join her parade.
Huey Johnson: Joan McIntyre, it's been a long time since we had a chance to meet and it's wonderful to see you again. I remember you and your passion for whales particularly. And what got you thinking about nature and whales way back then?
Joan McIntyre: What got me thinking about nature was as a child who was being raised by a single mother, I had books; that's about all I had. I was born during the beginning of the Depression. My mother was working. I was alone most of the time and I read, and I read books about animals. And at that very young age, I started to identify myself with animals because they were abandoned, abused, neglected, lonely and so I became in some sense very early on a kind of a advocate for animals. In the animals we are allowed to touch the wildness in the world in a very direct way, I mean they're warm, they're furry, they're comfortable, they're interesting. They have their own personhood and so it's always been animals. And then the whale, the whale campaign came out of that. The premise of saving the whales was it was global; it was a motto for global cooperation.
Joan McIntyre: The idea of a ten year moratorium was a finite idea; it wasn't let's do everything all at once. It's let's do something for 10 years and let's see what happens. They had great, great symbolic resonance because whales had had a deep symbolism throughout western civilization and in many civilizations. And then the United States was for it, which made it an easy platform because we had given up whaling and therefore the government was on our side. So there were good reasons why picking whales is a subject you know would work and I always thought you know it was sort of like if we could save the whales, we can save the earth. The whales were standing up for something or standing in for something. Stewart gave me a grant from Point Foundation. I started Project Jonah on that 15,000 dollars. Went to Stockholm on that 15,000 dollars. Organized the Save the Whale Movement at Stockholm on that 15,000 dollars.
Huey Johnson: You organized a black bus in the form of a whale with big white eyes, I always remember it and there was a whale parade.
Joan McIntyre: And we went "Oooh." We tried to sound like whales.
Huey: Every human being in that conference left all their meetings and lined to be watching out, their nose on the glass watching the whale [unintelligible].
Joan McIntyre: It was so outrageous but the thing about that that was so interesting Huey, was that at that conference there was, as you can well remember, there was every single major network from around the world represented and they had nothing, nothing to film.
Huey Johnson: You people did a wonderful job.
Joan McIntyre: They were sitting there in these huge vans totally idle and so that's where the idea came to do the parade and the meeting because we would give them something to film. And so overnight basically, the world knew that the whales were endangered. I started Project Jonah basically as a one-woman business and then after Stockholm I traveled around to different countries and I met people and set up basically Project Jonah's. And the whole idea was this is the name, use it, help us save the whales. So maybe I'm not an environmentalist so much as a PR lady.
Huey Johnson: Well, you've got a tremendous talent and you've got a wonderful effect.
Joan McIntyre: I think that what's happening with the environmental movement is that it's so problem-centered.It's so related to this disaster and that disaster and how can we fix this and how can we fix that that the humanity in it, the kind of fun…-
Huey Johnson: Yeah, certainly.
Joan McIntyre: The courage has been bled out of it. And when I listen to these young people who were in the Occupy Movement and they describe what they're doing, they say "well we had a meeting and so and so came to the meeting then we have a [unintelligible] session and we had a this and we had a that,"I think please, tell me what you're doing, what you won't, where is your heart, you know where is the there there?" So anyway, I guess if I have any advice it's don't be scared but be careful and don't throw yourself in the way of a bulldozer if you're not going to do a lot of good by doing it. You know I mean in other words don't confuse recklessness with courage. It's been helpful to be on Lanai because it's so isolated. Curiously the more we know, the less we feel we can do. There's something that becomes overwhelming in all the information. You know you look into this and its like finding out about something, you don't want to find out too much about something because if you find out too much about something, you start finding out why you can't do it. I am so grateful that I've been able to do these things and somehow I've accepted the freedom to make these crazy choices.
Huey Johnson: You did exactly what you wanted to do.
Joan McIntyre: I did exactly; I did exactly what I wanted to do.
Huey Johnson: Great lesson. Thank you for joining us, peace.


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She has made her home with her wife and daughter in the Preston-Somerset area.
Before joining Council, Catherine worked as direct strategic support and advisor to the Deputy City Manager (Operations) at the City of Ottawa responsible for services ranging from fire and paramedic services, housing, child care, to parks, arts and culture, water and wastewater, transit, and more.
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A 26 year-old man was shot tonight during a robbery attempt in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, officials said.
The victim was walking in the 600 block of North Leclaire Avenue at about 7 p.m. when he was approached by two armed suspects, police said. The robbers demanded cash from the victim, who instead ran, police said. While he was running, the victim heard shots and felt pain in his wrist.
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Library: Clinton Hill
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The former First Lady dies accidently one day and the turnout for her funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral is star studded. Reality tv stars, musicians and comedians alike come out to mourn her death. Suddenly, the church is seized by robed, gun toteing men on a mission.
We first meet Detective Michael Bennett in this book. Compared to Run for your Life, this one isn't as interesting. There are a lot of inconsistancies to the narration. I feel like the authors were trying to figure out Mike's voice in this novel. I read through it pretty quickly so if you're looking for something to kill some time while you're traveling, check this one out!
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(Zone 6a)
Aug 3, 2016 8:02 AM CST
|I have been checking out numerous daylilies on the daylily database and have noticed some real differences in images for the same named daylily. Wondering just how accurate these images are and why there are some that look so different from each other .
Just as an example are the images for "Tangled Web " daylily.
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Tangled Web')
Even taking into account the differences in soil and weather in different parts of the country , three of the images look similar but the other 3 look nothing like the other 3 . Does anyone verify the images on the database or is it more a case of anyone can post any image in the database.
Just a curiousity question . I don't particularly want to use inaccurate images to compare to the plants I have here . That just makes for mass confusion .
Thanks to anyone who can contribute some input into this
Aug 3, 2016 9:11 AM CST
|I thought someone verified photos before they are added to the database, that said the last photo of Tangled Web most certainly looks like a different cultivar.
Personally I will take a look at the database here also the AHS database and the hybridizers website for the most accurate picture of a cultivar.
When I post a picture of a cultivar it will be from an established clump and show the color that is accurate for my garden. I only post a few pictures not everything I take because some of them just plain do not look decent and do not reflect the look of the daylily to my eye. Cameras also make a difference in how a color is captured for the picture. When looking at the database here pay attention who took the pictures, sometimes lots of people have posted and other times it will be one or two people to help guide you in making decisions. Hope this helps.
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Aug 3, 2016 9:31 AM CST
|I removed the last one that was clearly wrong, Joy added that one as well as the others with permission from various vendor's sites (hover your mouse over the thumbnails to see the caption or enlarge them) and as often happens, they contain mistagged plants. In my opinion, the other 5 are all correct, you can clearly see the midrib markings along the petals. As you mentioned, soil and weather play a large part in how a plant blooms. I find that warmer more humid night time locations produce more curved and swirl, pinched, etc. on spider or unusual form daylilies, often enhancing other features, like the throat patterns. In cooler night areas such as where I live, they often produce a more stiff form as pictured by the last image.
After a new member posts their first 10 images, all images are automatically approved and go straight into the database. I try to scan new images to see if they are correct but I don't always catch everything, I do have a life outside of NGA (as of this posting, we have 113,622 images of 82,870 daylilies listed!) So it also falls on all our members to help catch any errors .
If you ever see something that is questionable, just enlarge that image and scroll down to post a comment. It will then start a thread in the Photos Forum and will be seen by the image submitter and admin regularly scans that forum. You can also tag a certain admin member to bring their attention to that thread. I am the moderator for the daylily database so you can contact me anytime.
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Aug 3, 2016 9:36 AM CST
|I have seen several pics in the database that I think are wrong, I just ignore them. You can also google a plant's name and see images on other sites. Usually between all the pics here and there you can get a reliable ideas of what it is. Some people get offended when it is pointed out that a photo is not correct, so I just stay out of that... you have to use your own judgement on whether you think a photo is correct. The time of day, weather, camera, monitor you are seeing it on, soil differences, maturity of the plant all make a difference in the appearance of a bloom. Sometime first yr blooms can look quite different than it will once the plant matures.
Aug 3, 2016 9:44 AM CST
|You are correct, @Frillylily. I don't know much about daylilies but I do know plumeria. When someone wants to register a name and/or a plant with the Plumeria Society of America, the registration format states that one should NOT send photos of that particular plant/flowers until the third year of blooming and the photographs' protocols are very specific. I can assure you that time of day, lighting, background, camera, and the maturity of the plant will greatly alter the photos. That is one reason that it is almost impossible to definitely ID a plumera simply from photographs.
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Aug 3, 2016 10:07 AM CST
|@Frillylily you can always t-mail me if you don't want to start a conversation in regards to a suspected phot error.
(Zone 6a)
Aug 3, 2016 11:04 AM CST
|To all, thanks so much for you input . I appreciate it . I do realize that people have a life outside of allthingsplants .....oops ....I mean Garden.org however proper id of any plant including images is paramount to keeping the right plant in circulation .
The biggest example of how mis-identification creates chaos that I have run into in the 10 plus years I have been growing daylilies is the Magic Dawn/Howdy fiasco . There are many more out there suffering the same fate. Seems everyone knows that Howdy is being sold as Magic Dawn and know it is not Magic Dawn but they continue to sell it as Magic Dawn . Even people that are members of the AHS are doing this . Does it matter that it is registered as a pink daylily ? and that Howdy is not pink ?
I'm afraid that proper id is one of the things I really care about as a daylily grower . A daylily or any other plant really is only as good as it's name . Otherwise , why bother to register a plant and spend money to do it, if someone is only going to misrepresent it and sell it as whatever suits them .
Aug 3, 2016 11:16 AM CST
|Good thing we cleaned those two entries up!
(Zone 6a)
Aug 3, 2016 11:18 AM CST
|Calif_Sue , sorry if I offended you .
Aug 3, 2016 11:18 AM CST
|@signet - YES! my thoughts exactly!
your previous post, well this didn't sound right, cause cross posted ! :)
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Aug 3, 2016 2:07 PM CST
|@signet, I went back and reread your posts, not sure where I would have taken offense to anything you wrote!
I always try to add emoticons so hopefully people know I am not being short or super serious! My "have a life outside of NGA" comment just meany "help me" out folks with the daylily database! Or any entry in the database. Please be community of helpers with the database, more hands make the load light!
Aug 3, 2016 2:28 PM CST
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Originally posted by captiva
If that was the case the glass would be inside the shop...its not..
Originally posted by captiva
If that was the case the glass would be inside the shop...its not..
Originally posted by captiva
The debate on whether the glass should be inside the shop or by some miracle all be outside is mute. The fact is this explosion should have blown the window in and in doing so, even with creating a vacuum after the initial blast, there should have been way more glass on the shop floor.
That window was punched out and not by the explosion, that we can see happens on the side-walk.
Originally posted by captiva
I believe this is one of the most important photographs published of the Boston attack. Captured a couple of metres from the point of blast...so why has the glass not been blown in?...or did the supposed injured smash them from the inside to get to their positions.
Originally posted by darknull
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you constantly down what anyone has to say dont you? Ive seen it through alot of threads its a little annoying.
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Blast wind: At the explosion site, a vacuum is created by the rapid outward movement of the blast. This vacuum will almost immediately refill itself with the surrounding atmosphere. This creates a very strong pull on any nearby person or structural surface after the initial push effect of the blast has been delivered. As this void is refilled, it creates a high-intensity wind that causes fragmented objects, glass and debris to be drawn back in toward the source of the explosion.
The intital blast would have pushed the glass in a blast dosnt attract, I disagree totally with the premise that a blast sucks glass in.
Originally posted by okiecowboy
reply to post by Cabalis
If you go back and look at my post on the other page you can see a link I posted to a still photo of the very first moments of the blast...then look at the photo that was posted above.
Notice the guy in the green bomb suit....notice the black charred looking area behind him ..thats about where I would place the bomb..
Now I agree most of the blast went up...and that makes sense if the pressure cooker was sitting top up..
Because the top is going to fail first....and that would explain the lid being found where it was.
Now add in projectiles...bomb was reported to bee filled with ball bearings, nails etc...if so how did that second pane survive?
If the overpressure from the blast didn't get the windows blown in and the projectiles didn't bust that pane..
What does that leave us with?
Now go back to all the photos of where the injuries were.. several of the worst one we have seen were up close to
The fence/road...now the bomb was strong enough to remove limbs etc. several feet away right? Now go back and look around that spot i pointed out where I "think" the bomb was...see any major damage close? I don't
I THINK this was a shaped charge made to look like something else..that would explain the glass and the injuries.
And just for the record I am a 17 year law enforcement vet, military vet, basic EMT, vol. Firefighter..so that qualifies me to play armchair detective as well as anyone else
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Originally posted by captiva
I believe this is one of the most important photographs published of the Boston attack. Captured a couple of metres from the point of blast...so why has the glass not been blown in?...or did the supposed injured smash them from the inside to get to their positions.
Really? Ok...in the pic you posted there are obviously 2 panes of glass. In the follow up pics you can see that when the bomb went off and the blast took out both panes on one side it actually has glass INSIDE the building but on the side where it only took out 1 pane the glass fell OUTSIDE the building.
So are you suggesting they had a bomb in between the panes of glass?
Really you are stretching and the fact you are trying to make people believe there was no bomb is utterly ridiculous. You say it defies physics....then please post your credentials with your degree in physics and whatever evidence you have gathered over your years of experience in forensic analysis and how this bomb was never there and this "not bomb" defied physics.
If there was no bomb then how could it defy physics.....your argument makes no sense. Did someone inside the shop break out the windows with a hammer and somehow avoid breaking the INSIDE pane?
Ridiculous theory....


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1 large bunch kale, tough stems removed, leaves torn into pieces (about 16 cups; see Note)
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- Position racks in upper third and center of oven; preheat to 400°F.
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Can there be truth in art/music? Truth in visual art cannot mean that it simply copies reality. That is an impossibility. Even if that was an artist's goal, there will always be something between the piece of art and the world it tries to copy. There can only be an interpretation of this reality on the canvas. So copying reality is not the way to have truth in art. I want my music to be true, so what is truth in art and music and how can my music contain it?
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