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The Atayal believe that heaven and earth started as a giant rock on their sacred mountain 'Papakwaka', known as Dabajian Mountain today. The legend goes that two people were born of the rock and as they came into the world together, they were, therefore, brother and sister.
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QUEBEC CITY – The Western Mustangs picked up three individual honours at Thursday's All-Canadian Football Awards Thursday night at the Videotron Centre.
Linebacker Fraser Sopik won the Presidents Trophy as U Sports outstanding defensive player, corner back Mackenzie Ferguson won the Russ Jackson Award and Greg Marshall won the Frank Tindall Trophy for coach of the year.
Fifth-year offensive lineman David Brown, from London, and running back Cedric Joseph and Sopik were named first-team all-Canadians.
Cornerback Bleska Kambamba and free safety Daniel Valente Jr., both from London, and punter Marc Liegghio were named second-team all-Canadians.
Sopik led a Mustangs defence that was first in all major categories, making 38 tackles, one sack, an interception and 2.5 tackles for a loss.
Marshall, a six-time OUA coach of the year, was also U Sports' top coach last season.
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Tenten (テンテン) is one of the main supporting characters of the series. She is a Chunin-level kunoichi of Konohagakure. She is the female member of Team Guy, and the teammate of Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga. She's a weapons specialist, using throwing weapons she keeps in specially prepared scrolls.
Tenten strongly believes that female ninja can be as strong as a male ninja. Tenten's personal dream is to become as strong as Tsunade. She can be quite fierce sometimes, especially with Lee, violently shaking him whenever he is left unconscious. Tenten also has shown a strong distaste for weakness or being overly dependent on other people. Despite this, she is not above showing a softer side when it comes to her teammates. She holds great respect for her teammate Neji and often helps him train.
Part I
Chunin Exams arc
Tenten is pitted against Temari during the preliminaries of the Chunin Exams. Since their fight goes unseen in the manga, the anime adaptation explains the circumstances. Tenten began the match by throwing wave after wave of weapons at Temari, though Temari easily blew them away with her fan. As Tenten ran out of weapons, Temari used her fan to trap Tenten in a cyclone and propel her into the air. She finished off the match quickly, as the cyclone dispersed and Tenten fell to the ground. Temari made it a point to have Tenten land on her closed fan, knocking Tenten unconscious. Even after she was declared the winner of the match, she threw Tenten off of the fan in attempt to have her land on the many weapons on the ground. However, Rock Lee jumped in to save Tenten before she hit the ground.
She later watches Neji's fight with Naruto in the finals, first admiring Neji's skills and subsequently Naruto's ability to defeat Neji.
Anime Filler arcs
During the Konoha 11 arc, Tenten is shown to be a very keen observer, picking up on facts that others overlook. During another arc Tenten shows disgust for Ranmaru, a young cripple who could not take care of himself. She then saves his life by taking him to the Curry of Life shop, and teaches him that life is worth living and that you don't need to be to dependent on other people. When she is sent on a mission to the Land of Birds, she smacks Naruto for faking his own death and claims that she was worried about him.
In Episode 158; Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge, the Academy Students were divided into teams of three and were assigned to a genin who would lead them on a mission against the other teams. Tenten was assigned to lead a team of three academy students; Hajiki, Ayato and Mari. Her time with them was not covered much except that she was doing better than Naruto.
In the last of the filler arcs, Tenten is the only one of the Konoha Genin to be left out of the mission, and Tenten scolds Lee because of it. Lee explains that Tenten was away on another mission and so couldn't have come, though Tenten attacks him anyway, using Dynamic Entry to defeat him.
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Rescue Gaara arc
Team Guy is sent to assist Team 7 in rescuing Gaara. Along the way, the group encounters Akatsuki member Kisame Hoshigaki. Tenten tries to attack Kisame with a spiked bomb, but he is able to avoid the explosion. Seeing that Neji, Lee, and Tenten are in the way, Kisame quickly creates three water clones that captures the three team members in a water prison, leaving the original Kisame to fight Guy in peace. Tenten claims she is about to suffocate due to lack of oxygen in the small sphere of water. She was saved when Neji broke out of his own sphere and caught her before she fell and released Lee who took out the Kisame clone holding her captive.
After Kisame is defeated and Team Guy reaches the Akatsuki hideout, the team disperses to remove a number of seals in the surrounding area that are making entrance to the lair impossible. Although they succeed, they are each forced to fight exact copies of themselves, with the handicap of them tiring out, while the clones seems to have infinite energy. Lee realizes that while each clone is as strong as themselves when it was created, they have no emotions and hence no drive to surpass their current limits. Realizing this, they each pushed to surpass themselves and using a new stronger jutsu, and each defeats their lookalike in time. After Gaara is rescued, Team Guy returns to Konoha with Team 7.
Three-Tails Arrival arc
In the anime, Tenten is sent to provide backup for a team trying to seal the Three-Tailed Beast. Upon arrival she is instructed to defend against attackers. When Team Guren finally appeared, Tenten used several bombs to blow away the enemies' smokescreen. Despite defeating the enemies, Guren managed to stop the sealing process. After which, Tenten was given orders to watch over the recently retrieved Yukimaru while the rest of her team searched for Naruto.
After learning that Naruto was in the Three-Tail's belly, Tenten was assigned as a front defense from another attack by the enemy while the rest of the team dealt with the Three-Tails. To her surprise, Guren's men returned, ready to fight again. Unprepared for her opponent's enhanced might, Tenten and her team were defeated and barely survived. They later return to Konoha with the others.
Invasion of Pain arc
When Pain's invasion of Konoha begins, Team Guy is away on a mission. During a pitstop on their return home they notice a number of birds apparently escaping from the village. They rush to the village and find it to be in ruins. They find Hinata Hyuga badly injured and get her medical attention. Later, she is seen with the rest of the village celebrating Naruto's victory.
Tenten specializes in weapons, which she carries in a number of scrolls in Part I and a single large scroll in Part II. In Part I, her arsenal is composed mostly of steel projectiles, though in Part II she is shown using a spiked bomb. She is also capable with taijutsu and melee-based weapons.
Her favored method of strength attack is to throw her scrolls in the air in such a way as to cause them to spin above her, then jump between them and toss a myriad of weapons at her opponent in rapid succession, otherwise known as Twin Rising Dragons. She also uses strings to control and guide the direction of her weapons.
Other Media
Tenten appears as a playable character in 7 out of the 9 games in the Clash of Ninja series. She also appears in 7 out of the 8 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja video games.
- "Ten", in Japanese means heaven or heavenly so in this case, it means "heavenly, heaven". "Tenten" can also mean, "little by little" in Japanese, or "this and that".
- Tenten, like Shino, has never had her background explored.
- Tenten has slowly improved her ranking in the Naruto character popularity polls. She has placed 29th, 24th, and 22nd in the last three polls.
- Creator Masashi Kishimoto favors her character design over all of the other female ninja in the series and plans to use her more.
- Like the rest of her team, Tenten's character seems to draw inspiration from Chinese culture as seen from her attire and hairstyle.
- According to the third databook:
- Tenten would like to have a rematch with Temari and would also like to fight Tsunade's apprentice, Sakura Haruno.
- One of Tenten's hobbies is fortune-telling.
- Her favorite foods are sesame dumplings and Chinese food.
- Tenten has completed 62 official missions in total: 28 D-rank, 23 C-rank, 3 B-rank, 7 A-rank, 1 S-rank.
- Tenten's registration number is 012573.
- Tenten and Neji have the same theme in the anime, but Tenten's has a slower beat.
- In original color illustrations of the manga, Tenten's costume is blue. This is changed to pink in the anime and later manga images.
- Tenten is the only member of the Konoha 11 to have her last name unknown.
- "I always hit my target!"
- "Whether you're a boy or girl means nothing on the battlefield."
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Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 11, 2016
Ship: Carnival Breeze
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 11218
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 3 years ago
Review summary
First time on the Breeze. She is a beautiful ship.
Food was just okay. Remember when you first started cruising and you looked forward to dinner? Not so much now. You can get the same food at the buffet. Nothing special about it now.
Also, spa pool that is supposed to be so relaxing was COLD and I had to go into the sauna to warm up.
I sound as though I had a horrible time and like to complain. Nothing further from the truth. I had a good time. She IS a beautiful ship. Room steward Mara was wonderful. Casino paid ME this time instead of me donating like normal.
Just wasn't special.
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Remember to put a business card in the light thingy so you don't forget the sail and sign card.
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That intense sadness and heavy pain… if you've got complex PTSD, not only are your PTSD symptoms complex, but also the grieving process is complex.
People may have suggested to you to "just let it go" or "just move on" … Well that's not helpful advice!
There're several reasons why the grieving process is so complex for us with cPTSD.
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you may have missed the milestone where you learn to regulate your emotions. Life was just too chaotic, unsupportive and dangerous at that time of our life.
When it comes to regulation of emotions, people generally think about difficulties with regulating anger. But for us it includes all emotions, e.g. anxiety and fear, sadness and grieving, excitement, joy, pleasure, …
The minute any sensation comes up in our body, it quickly feels like "oh my gosh, it's gonna be way overwhelming… I'm not going to be able to cope…"
... and if you're like me, my number one coping mechanism is shut down, go numb or dissociate. This really stopped my grieving process, because every time there was a sense of sadness coming up, I dissociated, hence I was never able to cry. I couldn't process that heavy pain. Instead I shut down all emotions...
I'm curious to hear, if you're stuck here too for that same reason.
From brain scans we can see that the area called anterior cingulate gyrus often works too hard in trauma survivors. That results in us getting stuck on thoughts and ruminating on thoughts, including being stuck ruminating on grief and pain.
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So there's a physiological reason there, why this is so difficult for us and why we can't just let it go…
While searching for information I stumbled across Kübler-Ross's work on the stages of grieving. It's a simplistic version and her work was designed for people with terminal illness and not cPTSD.
But it helped me to realize just how complex the grieving process is. There is so much more to grieving than I realize.
For example "DENIAL" is one stage of grieving according to Kübler-Ross. I was stuck in denial for many years. It was too painful to think about my past… (I used to be a workaholic to avoid thinking about the past…)
So the grieving process was way more complex than I imagined. It took me a long time to work through this. I was stuck in different stages over the years.
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All the trauma and abused caused me so much pain.
There was so much pain within me and I wanted people to see just how damaging and painful the trauma and abuse I been through was for me. I wanted some form of acknowledgment…
So, I clung on to that pain, because I believed that
This is just not true. No amount of happiness, joy, love, peace, pleasure, success we'll have now or in future will ever take away the fact that what happened to us was not ok. It was in fact abuse, which is an illegal and criminal offence. That will never change.
This was my number one reason I clung on to all that pain, sadness, mourning, grieving… for so long. Really, way longer than necessary.
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As autumn approaches its still a great time to get out on your bike and explore the wonderful countryside around Worcester. You can get out a map and plan routes for yourself, but to help you find some of the best and safest routes Push Bike! members have supported the County Council to provide five signed leisure routes starting from the outskirts of Worcester.
- Broadway Hallow Loop – 7.5 mile or 14 mile routes starting from Worcester University 's main campus.
- Crowle Tibberton Loop – 12 mile route starting from Worcester Woods Countryside Centre.
- Kempsey Norton Loop – 8.5 mile or 13.5 mile routes starting from Worcester Woods Countryside Centre.
- Northwick Ladywood Loop – 6.5 mile and 10.5 mile routes starting from the Pump House Environment Centre.
- Worcester City Circular Loop – a 9 mile loop using the City's existing cycle network.
You can download a copy of any of the above from the Worcestershire County Council website www.worcestershire.gov.uk by searching for 'Cycle Routes and Maps'.
Also on the website is a new 'Bredon and Around the Hill' route (signed as L21) and longer routes using the National Cycling Network leading out from Worcester to Droitwich, Pershore and Evesham plus a route between Bewdley and Bridgnorth.
We also helped Malvern Hills District Council and the University to develop 6 routes of between 5.5 miles and 8.5 miles in the Teme Valley. These, together with GPX and KML files for your smart phone, can be downloaded by searching for 'Teme Valley Trail Guide' at www.visitthemalverns.org
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We asked for your help in shaping our content for the launch of the CF Woodford Income Focus Fund and, in response, we've received hundreds of questions and comments. Thank you for sharing these thoughts – they are really helpful and we will be using them in our communications over the next few weeks.
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Destin , FL , United StatesCrystal Beach in Destin, Florida
Known for its adorable beach cottages in a rainbow of pastels, this portion of Destin is probably the most sought after vacation location in Okaloosa County. Scenic 98 curves past a unique blend of beach homes and hot spots like The Crab Trap -- a tourist favorite! The clouds never seem to hang over Crystal Beach and the sugar white sands appear to shine a little brighter here.
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It sounds absurd that it takes a linky reminder for me to sit down and collect my thoughts on the things I'm grateful for this week when it should be something that should be nurtured on a daily basis. But over the last few weeks, life has thrown a hamper of crap and intense situations in my face and I've been feeling lacklustre in most aspects. So when Jus's Thankful Tuesdays ... Read More
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Campaigners are to hold a protest outside the US Embassy in London against the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to America.
His supporters argue that when a crime occurs in the UK a British court should be able to refuse extradition.
The US wants to try Mr McKinnon, 43, for what it calls the biggest military computer hack ever in 2001/02. He maintains he was seeking UFO evidence.
The Asperger's Syndrome sufferer lost a court bid to avoid extradition.
Liberty say that British courts should be allowed to veto extradition "if it's in the interests of justice to do so".
The group added: "Liberty also holds that the requesting country should have to make out the case for extradition in a British court before the request is granted."
Glasgow-born Mr McKinnon admits hacking by accessing 97 government computers belonging to organisations such as the US Navy and Nasa, but denies it was malicious.
He also denies the allegation he caused damage costing $800,000 (£487,000).
He has always insisted he was looking for classified documents on UFOs, which he believed the US authorities had suppressed.
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But two flights below, workers in a bar faced the more disappointing realisation that water was flowing from their beer taps.
A worker had connected a beer barrel to the apartment water pipe by mistake.
"I turned on the tap to clean some knives and forks, and beer came out," Ms Gundersen told Reuters news agency. "We thought we were in heaven."
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Hangovers happen
Hangovers are easy to avoid. Don't drink. Or at least don't drink too much. Because physicians do not absolutely know what causes a "hangover" there are many suggestions for a) avoiding them and b) for recovering quickly when a) fails.
What causes hangovers?
- Drinking alcohol. But you probably knew that.
- Dehydration. Alcohol is a diuretic; it makes you urinate and flushes fluids from the body. Drinking coffee only makes matters worse, because coffee also is a diuretic. The dehydration caused by alcohol and coffee can be minimized by drinking plenty of water. A headache is a symptom of dehydration and may be eased with pain relievers and water.
- Some alcohol is worse than others. Brandy, red wine, rum, whisky, beer, white wine, gin and vodka are worst to least in descending order of likelihood to cause a hangover. The British Medical Journal did tests that showed drinking bourbon is twice as likely to cause a hangover than the same amount of vodka.
- Different drinks for different folks. If you are allergic to yeast, for instance, unfiltered microbrewed beer might leave you with a terrible headache. Certain people are senstive to sulphur dioxide, an inti-oxidizing agent added to many wines to keep them fresh; others get headaches from chemical substance found in dark grape skins. The latter will drink white wine with no effects, and suffer with red wines.
- Mixing drinks can cause hangovers. Be careful with what youre drinking and when youre drinking it. Remember this rhyme: "Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, never fear." Beer or any other carbonated alcoholic beverage is absorbed much more quickly into your body. Drinking it before other alcoholic beverages will cause them to be absorbed more quickly as well.
- The rate at which one absorbs alcohol can depend on mood increased adrenaline pushes alcohol through the system much faster. Therefore, feeling deeply depressed or ecstacially happy makes you drunk faster.
Taking preventitive steps
- Begin by considering your height, weight and personal tolerance for alcohol when drinking.
- Drink a glass of milk to start the evening. It will retard the absorption of alcohol, and protect your stomach against irritations.
- Never drink on an empty stomach. Food helps to absorb some of the alcohol and aids the body in digesting it faster. Consider eating starchy foods to slow the alcohol absorption.
- Limit yourself to less than one drink per hour.
- Drink a glass of water between each beer you order.
- Back in the '60s, a navy subcontractor provided "hangover shots," vitamin B injections, in the infirmaries of its many large U.S. centers. The shots were massive replacements of the water-soluble vitamins the previous night's massive consumption of alcohol had dehydrated right out of people. A good dose of water mixed with brewer's yeast (which is full of Vitamin B) before going to bed is a poor man's option.
- Even if you pass on the Vitamin B, drink lots of water before going to bed.
You're hung over - some cures?
- Sleep. It gives your body time to recover. A tired or unfit drinker is especially vulnerable to hangovers.
- Keep drinking water.
- Eat. Complex carbohydrates such as bread and pasta will raise your blood sugar level. Bananas are excellent because they contain complex carbohydrates, potassium and Vitamin C. And if your stomach can't face food? Chamomile tea is best, and make the first cup really strong. The chamomile will help your stomach, and if you take in quantities of water with the tea, it will ease the pain.
- Exercise. This will help you sweat the alcohol out of your system.
- Sex. See exercise.
There are doctors who claim hangovers are mostly mental. In that case you may feel the need to punish yourself with a more exotic cures. If so, try the Middle Ages mixture of bitter almonds and raw eel. Or mix together vinegar and raw eggs, and swig them down with a giant gulp.
You might decide you were better off stopping at cure No. 5 above.
Reprinted from Realbeer.com.
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Goes beyond the dichotomies of "pro" and "anti" environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places.
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Vitaminwater offers $100K to ditch your smartphone in 2019
Most PR and marketing pros embrace technology to deliver targeted and enticing messages, but Vitaminwater is shunning it.
Rather, the beverage company is asking one person to turn away from technology—namely, his or her smartphone—for 12 months. If successful, the person will receive $100,000.
If the person can only make it six months without touching a smartphone, Vitaminwater will shell out $10,000.
Fortune reported:
The contest rules clarify that your cell phone is likely a smartphone if it can get on the internet and texting is a pleasant experience. It also clarifies that tablets also aren't allowed and neither is using someone else's smartphone. The rules don't go into detail about how the year-long technology abstinence will be proven, but the company indicates that a lie detector test is involved.
The person undergoing the challenge can use computers as well as voice-activated devices, such as Google Home and Amazon Echo.
First, however, you have to be chosen for the challenge. You can enter by either tweeting or Instagramming what you'd do during your year-sans-smartphone, including the hashtags #NoPhoneforaYear and #Contest.
Each person can enter up to four times, and all entries are due by Jan. 8, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Vitaminwater will announce the winner on Jan. 22, 2019.
Fast Company reported:
What will it take to be chosen? Vitaminwater has both a vague and somehow stringent rubric. Here it is:
- Creativity and Originality of Submission (30%): presents idea in a fun and unique way
- Cultural or Brand Relevance of Submission (30%): fits the brand tonality and persona
- Humor of Submission (30%): relates to breaking the monotony for original and outside-the-lines reasons
- Quality of Submission (10%): inclusion of proper grammar and spelling, and high-quality photos and/or videos (if photos/videos are included)
The PR stunt has already captured several headlines—and many more social media users' attention. Vitaminwater's communications team managed to do so while matching the company's brand voice, too.
Bustle reported:
Vitaminwater chose this contest as a promotion because scrolling through your phone for hours on end is monotonous and the company is all about breaking monotony. According to vitaminwater:
The vitaminwater brand stands for breaking the monotony, and intentionally behaving in ways that run against the status quo. Vitaminwater is challenging fans to take on this mission to call attention to the monotony found in their own day-to-day life —from scrolling through their social media to eating the same thing every day — in order to discover a more vibrant way of living outside of the lines.
The contest also addresses a growing issue affecting many consumers.
Fortune reported:
For a good number of people, accomplishing the task would be a hard feat. Nomophobia, the fear of being without your smartphone, is a real thing and it affects 40% of people, Psychology Today says.
The conversation on Twitter is growing, with many people tweeting to the beverage brand with their plans for a Luddite-esque 2019:
we tried to get Brandon to make this deal, but he is too busy – will you turn off your phone for a year instead? #NoPhoneForAYear #contest https://t.co/RVTF0gytnv pic.twitter.com/wFFTXl0PBX
— vitaminwater® (@vitaminwater) December 11, 2018
i'm gonna level with ya… i just want to see if i could do it. honestly. and they don't let you go to rehab for a candy crush addiction that is getting out of hand. #nophoneforayear #contest pic.twitter.com/mGh4h9oWf4
— Alexis Tice (@alexsaucetice) December 13, 2018
#nophoneforayear #contest instead of scrolling I would help my kids with schoolwork more, go to the gym, play video games with friends, just try to be more real life social
— Adam Foster (@Boredman45) December 13, 2018
I have a ton of reading to get caught up on, about 20,000 comic books.
I am addicted to my phone. Wake up at night and the first thing I reach out for is my smartphone. A year away from using any smartphone device would be beneficial for my posture and my eyesight. Please consider me for this contest. #vitaminwater
— Maria (@lorenmari1960) December 12, 2018
I bought the iPhone XS Max I need to stop upgrading & scrolling. I'd start writing music & even this book I've always wanted to write. I'd sign up for the gym get healthy! W| the $ I'd buy my first home and pay off our debt. & buy years of vitamin water #contest #nophoneforayear pic.twitter.com/3guAD3Ngij
— jay- kay (@jaaykaay37) December 13, 2018
A year without a smartphone or tablet will finally give me time to write the rough draft of my life story, and I can even (potentially) dedicate a chapter to how I went 365 days with my eyes not glued to one. Quite a story that would be #NoPhoneForAYear #contest pic.twitter.com/ppmxuRa0ch
— Ubence Hernandez (@ubence_h) December 13, 2018
Hey @vitaminwater – I'm up for your #NoPhoneForAYear #Contest 1. Fetching more tennis balls > Fetching 'likes.' 2. More time living in the moment, less scrolling through the feeds. 3. A chance to pay these student loans off… or at least put a small dent in them 𤪠pic.twitter.com/fZUEDQ1Hju
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There is absolutely nothing positive to say about the price of crude oil these days. Last week lower crude oil prices and economic conditions in China hit the U.S. equity markets, the DJIA fell 900 points on Thursday and Friday alone. In my latest article for Seeking Alpha I examine the bearish state of crude oil and wonder whether the market is so bearish here that it may actually correct.
Article: Crude Oil- Nothing Positive About It- Maybe That Is Bullish
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Australian Megafaunal Extinctions Essay, Research Paper
The possible causes of the Australian 'megafauna' extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene fall into two basic categories, human impact and climatic change. Many models based on one or both of these are used to try to explain the extinction. The timing of the event is important in determining what is influential in the extinctions. This paper will consider the timing of relevant climate and human events and then evaluate five explanations for the Pleistocene extinctions. The explanations are: disease, direct overkill (blitzkrieg), human fire use, climatic catastrophe and the ecophysical model. The paper will show that none of them are totally adequate, that more data needs to be gathered, and that different circumstances apply in different regions.
Timing is a critical issue in the Pleistocene extinctions. The timings of human arrival in Australia, climatic events and the Pleistocene extinctions are all important in determining the causes of the extinctions (Furby, et. al. 1993:204). The date of human arrival in Australia is important in evaluating the influence of humans in the Pleistocene 'megafauna' extinctions. The prevailing date is around 40 000 BP, however Hiscock claims a date from artefacts at Malakunanja II in excess of 50 000 BP (Hiscock 1990:122). The arrival of humans in Australia is significant regarding the coexistence of humans and Pleistocene fauna. Coexistence of up to 10 000 years is demonstrated at many sites in South East Australia (O'Connell 1990:56) Human arrival is also relevant to the use and effect of fire on the environment. It is assumed that human fire use patterns are almost unchanged since humans occupied Australia until English colonisation (Clark 1983).
The Pleistocene was a period of fluctuating conditions, from cold and dry to moist and temperate. A glacial period is recognised at 18 000 BP (25 000-15 000 BP), producing low sea levels and extreme aridity in Australia (Hope 1983:52). Information about Australian Pleistocene conditions is restricted to about 40 000 BP because of the limitations of Carbon dating (Hope 1984:70). Other climatic events relevant to the Pleistocene are similar glacial phases occurring before 18 000 BP, producing cool, dry conditions. The frequent natural occurrence of fire during the Pleistocene seems to reduce the impact of human firing on the environment, which would have adapted to it (White, et. al. 1982:93).
Since Australia was occupied by 40 000 BP, well before the climatic extremes of the glaciation at 18 000 BP, the question can be resolved to simply dating the Pleistocene extinctions. If the extinctions occurred at or shortly after the arrival of humans but before the beginning of the glacial period (25 000 BP), then humans probably played some role. However if the extinct mammals coexisted for thousands of years with humans, then died out after 18 000 BP, climate related increased aridity (at the peak of the glacial) could be implicated as a cause (Hope 1984:75).
The timing of the extinctions is the most uncertain, and the dates are as divergent as 6000 BP to before 35 000 BP (Flannery 1990:45). Cuddie Springs has one of the oldest discovered assemblages of megafauna (in association with artefacts) that dates to a minimum of 29 570×280 BP (Furby, et. al. 1993:206). Lancefield Swamp has extinct Pleistocene faunal remains reliably dated to 25 000×800 BP (Flannery 1990:48). Some of the youngest sites so far are Beginners Luck Cave, with bone dated to 9 360×140 BP and Lime Springs with a date suggesting extinct megafauna surviving until 6000 BP (Flannery 1990:48). The dates vary from being close to the advent of human occupation to after the glacial event, and are spread across Australia. The inland and southwestern extinctions occurred well before the height of the glacial, while the southeastern extinctions may have occurred after 18 000 BP and finishing at about 15 000 BP (Hope 1984:79).
The term 'megafauna' extinctions is a misnomer. Although the extinction is characterised by the disappearance of large (100-2000 kg) mammals, not all of the mammals that disappeared were large. Some birds (flightless) and reptiles became extinct also (Flannery 1990:46). Extinct megafauna include Diprotodon optatum and Procoptodon rapha (1000-2000 kg). Mammals the size of the extant Macropus greyi (grey kangaroo) that became extinct are Macropus rama, Zaglossus hacketti, and Simostheurus gill. Smaller than the grey kangaroo include Warendja wakefieldi and Zaglossus ramsayi (Flannery 1990:47). Some mammals are not believed to be extinct but reduced in size after the Pleistocene, such as Macropus giganticus being the dwarf form of M. titan (Flannery 1990:46). The nature of the animals that became extinct is important in determining what caused it.
The possible causes of the extinctions can now be approached, having considered the conditions that surrounded it, and what became extinct. The least likely explanations are disease and direct overkill. Disease has not been seriously considered in Australia, and it has not been studied (White, et. al. 182:92). There is no data on the pathological state of the extinct mammals that would suggest widespread disease as a cause of the extinctions. Direct overkill has been considered in the form of Martin's blitzkrieg hypothesis, after the American model (Hope 1984:75).
Overkill is where the Pleistocene fauna becomes extinct at the same time as humans populate Australia, as a result of direct hunting. This model says that the extinctions happened so rapidly that kill sites will be hard to find (Flannery 1990:50). The dwarfism is explained as a result of selective hunting resulting in a genetic shift in size (Flannery 1990:51). Evidence for the blitzkrieg is that no site yet has revealed extinct Pleistocene mammals with human occupation as early as 35 000 BP. However the amount of sites after 35 000 BP and up to 10 000 BP with human and megafauna remains weakens the model. There is also no published, undisputed account of humans actually hunting and eating megafauna (Rich 1984:997). It has been shown that humans and Pleistocene fauna coexisted for around 10 000 years (Horton 1980:94). The blitzkrieg model is not suitable as an explanation for the Pleistocene extinctions because of the existence of evidence against it.
The blitzkrieg model suggests humans are completely responsible for the extinctions. Another explanation that implicates humans involves the use of fire by the Aboriginals and the way the fire alters the environment. Fires were common during the Pleistocene before human occupation, and the human use of fire would have only altered the pattern (White, et. al. 1990:93). The change in plant communities resulting from Aboriginal firing 'may have contributed to the extinction of the large Australian Pleistocene fauna' (Flannery 1990:55). Flannery suggests the opposite; that human firing was a response to the extinctions, and an attempt to assist the survival of medium-sized fauna (Flannery 1990:55). Any effects of Aboriginal fire use would be confined to regional areas because of the small-scale firing they practised (Archer 1984:154). The Aboriginal firing seems to have been a substitute rather than an addition, and its effects somewhat overrated (Horton 1990:60). There is no doubt that humans were and still are directly and indirectly for many animal extinctions, but the Pleistocene extinctions are more complex and controversial (Hope 1984:75).
Climate is the other main explanation for the Pleistocene extinctions. There are two models that use climate to explain the extinctions; the catastrophe model and the ecophysiological model. The catastrophe model suggests that a freak climatic event such as a severe drought caused the animals to die of starvation and thirst (White, et. al. 1982:94). The event occurred during the glacial peak at 18 000 BP, when extreme aridity resulted in large scale drought. The main problem of the catastrophist model, similar to the blitzkrieg model, is that it is demonstrated by a lack of evidence to disprove it. In this case, the pollen record would not show up the droughts because they would be of such short duration (White, et. al. 1982:95). The Pleistocene had extreme glacials periodically, and the animals would be adapted to fluctuating conditions, rather than dying out (Hope 1984:70).
Another flaw in the catastrophist model is that many extinct faunal remains are found in areas when the climate was not dry, such as the south-west or the tropical north. At the Lake Tandou site in western New South Wales, extinctions are believed to have happened before 27 000 BP during the Mungo lacustral period (Hope 1983:52). The Mungo lacustral period is characterised by high lake levels and regionally high watertables. Extinctions did occur away from the critical climatic event- the last glacial- and in non-arid conditions. The catastrophe model is applicable in certain regions, such as the centre of Australia, but not only during the glacial event. The Cuddie Springs site suggests that extinctions occurred in an arid zone but before 30 000 BP (Furby 1993:209). So the catastrophe model has problems, and it is not appropriate for a general explanation, but it may be viable in certain areas at certain times.
The ecophysiological model as proposed by Main offers an explanation for the extinctions based on climatic events, as well as a description of how the mammals became large. Main also suggests how dwarfism occurs. Changes in the environment at the end of the Cainozoic resulted in a reduction in vegetable food quality (Galloway and Kemp 1984:83-93). The mammals responded by increasing in size to process more of the less nutritious food, a side effect of this was an increased need for 'free' water (Archer 1984:154). The last glacial event of the Pleistocene was at 18 000 BP and was a period of an all time low precipitation. The shortage of water would have stressed some mammals beyond their physiological capacity and they would have become extinct. Other mammals responded by reducing their size (dwarfism) and therefore their water requirement and generation time (Archer 1984:154).
The ecophysiological model seems the most convincing explanation, but it does not consider previous Pleistocene climatic events that would have stressed the animals. The animals may have adapted to periodic climatic extremes, especially as the glacial periods were much longer than the interglacials (Hope 1984:70). Methodological concerns are raised, as the studies sometimes used very small sample populations (Archer 1984:154). There are also other studies that show megafauna and the equivalent dwarf species both reducing in size, when they are supposed to be the same species in succession, with the dwarf species not changing size (Archer 1984:154). This explanation takes little notice of human contribution to the extinctions. It is possible that the Pleistocene fire regime that was perpetuated by the Aboriginals may have regionally altered plant species that led to ecological pressure on the mammals, similar to the end-Cainozoic conditions. However, during the glacial event the Aboriginals may have stuck closely to the well watered coastal regions, and were probably as stressed as the megafauna (Archer 1984:154).
The ecophysiological model relies on a rare and brief (almost catastrophic) convergence of poor conditions in the climate and environment. Like the other possible causes of the extinctions, the ecophysiological model is too restrictive with its chronological boundaries to be a definite solution. If the extinctions were greater at the glacial event, than this model would seem more plausible, but presently they do not appear to be concentrated at any time. More data is needed to fix the time of the extinctions (Flannery 1990:49), or a multivariate theory to accommodate the variety in the timing of the extinctions.
The ideal explanation for the extinctions would provide the causes of a series of local extinctions, that culminated in the total loss of the megafaunal species (Hope 1984:76). All of the models put forward so far require the extinctions to take place under the same particular climatic and environmental conditions, at about the same time. The archaeological evidence suggests that the extinctions occurred at different times at different conditions. The evidence for direct human predation is scant, as is proof for a climatic catastrophe. Ecological stresses have more credibility as resulting in the extinctions because they can local and general, and over varying periods of time. The timing of climatic and human events is very important in determining the influence of each on the extinctions. The timing of the extinctions is the most crucial question regarding its cause. The variable timing of the extinctions necessitates more data about the extinctions and climate to formulate a satisfactory explanation.
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Common sense teaches us that everyone should be able to do their job in a safe environment. This includes New York City construction workers.
Recently, New York's well-known "Scaffold Law," which protects countless workers in the city (as well as throughout the state), was challenged, unsuccessfully, on the federal level. According to the the Times Herald-Record, a bill co-introduced in Congress by Republican John Faso, who represents upstate constituents in Sullivan and Ulster counties, had many workers and safety advocates concerned.
"Absolute liability" and injured workers
Faso, supported by a group of other New York Republicans, introduced the so-called "Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017," also known as H.R. 3808, which made it through the Judiciary committee but wasn't successful on the House floor. Faso's bill threatened to do away with "absolute liability" in personal injury and death cases related to projects that receive certain kinds of federal funding; this would have made it harder for injured workers and their families to hold negligent property owners and contractors accountable.
For many years, the "absolute liability" standard, expressed in New York's Labor Law 240 (a.k.a. the "Scaffold Law"), has been used to protect workers who fall or are struck by falling objects where proper protection has not been provided. In essence, it makes property owners and general contractors responsible for the safety of their job sites. To many, that's a no-brainer.
Election results: Faso is out
Importantly, John Faso lost his first re-election bid in New York's 19th Congressional district. He was unseated by Democrat Antonio Delgado, who will take over the seat in early 2019.


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Sunday, 14 September 2008
Adoption Issues: Ages & Stages
For two days last week, all the staff from my team attended a workshop on attachment. The education was geared toward our work with adolescents, but it was also pertinent for me given our adoption plans. The facilitator happens to be focusing her private practice mainly on adopted children at the moment, so she referred to adoption quite a bit. It was interesting hearing comments and questions from some of my team members, based on their perspectives on adoption. I do wonder, in my field, if there is more concern about adopting, partly because we tend to see and work with adopted people and their families when things are not going well. Not that my colleagues are necessarily unsupportive of adoption, but there seem to be lots of folks who express some respect for people who adopt while saying they would never do it themselves, or who really feel that it is much wiser to adopt only young infants. Certainly from an attachment standpoint, it is much better for children to be adopted as young infants, and I do believe this should always be the goal when the need for adoption is identified early enough. But I still believe firmly in adoption whenever it is necessary, knowing that the alternative for children is to grow up in group living environments. The research seems pretty clear that a nuclear family life yields better results than group living environments, even when children are adopted past infancy. Of course, loving group living environments are necessary as well, when there are more children than available adoptive families, and I strongly support any efforts to promote nurturing group living environments that provide the best possible experience for children. For parents adopting past early infancy, I feel it is essential to be well-educated and prepared to work actively at building healthy attachments with their children, and to recognize issues should they arise (not saying that ALL adoptive parents shouldn't be attuned to attachment needs, but that the issue becomes perhaps more important when adopting at older ages). Adoptive parents do need to realize the layers of complexity present in building parent-child relationships with their children, and helping their children develop the security and relational capacity to have healthy relationships with others throughout their lives. Parenting, including adoptive parenting, should never be entered naively...While I do hope that our family life reflects strong attachments, I also know it may not always be easy. But that's ok, because we are choosing this path, and are convinced of its "rightness" for us.
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Community cricket faces delay as COVID cases spike
Minister of Sport Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Jamaica could delay the start of this year's Social Development Commission (SDC) Community All-Island Cricket Competition.
The tournament, which was postponed in May because of the outbreak of the coronavirus, was set to resume on August 29, but could face further delays as the number of cases increase locally.
Grange told STAR Sports that there has been a huge amount of confirmed cases of the virus in recent times and therefore, the start of the competition could now be rescheduled.
"Although I am happy to get the cricket competition up and running at the end of August into September, remember everything is subject to change," said Grange. "Even if we observed the protocols, if we see a spike, a decision can be made to restrict activities."
She continued: "You have to bear in mind that we have to watch the situation to determine what will finally happen. COVID-19 is very serious and everybody in the country should take it seriously."
More than 200 teams from across the island took part in last year's competition, which was won by Gayle Cricket Club from St Mary.
The country has so far recorded 958 confirmed cases of the virus. There have been 745 recoveries, while 12 persons have died from the disease.
The deadly virus has forced the cancellation of a number of sporting events, both locally and internationally, this season.
These include the Red Stripe Premier League, the Racers Grand Prix, the Jamaica International Invitational meet as well as the Tokyo Olympic Games. However, horse racing at Caymanas Park is the only sport locally that have been operating with spectators locally.
Grange underscored that persons attending the race track should take extreme precaution to ensure that they follow the protocols and guidelines that have been set out by the Government as they try to control the stem of the disease.
"It is absolutely necessary that every Jamaica take precaution, and so those who are involved in racing are fully responsible to take precaution, because it is everybody's responsibility," said Grange.
"COVID-19 isn't gone anywhere, because it is still here with us in Jamaica and so we have to be mindful of that."


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The International Eye Institute is looking forward to the arrival of our team that will be going to Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala on October 29 for 10 days to perform ophthalmic exams and pediatric and adult eye surgery. The team consist of two surgeons, a nurse anesthetist, a pediatrician, three RN's and two technicians. We hope to evaluate at least 150 patients and do surgery on as many as 50 people.
The packing party included Nurses Mary Sibulsky, Julie Crandall and Denise Buettner, and helping out Steve Sibulsky and Karen Sines.


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While surfing the Internet the other day I ran across what appears to be the blog of US Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald (responsible for the arrest of VP Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff "Scooter" Libby).
Here's how he introduces himself --
Patrick J. Fitzgerald -- Location: U.S. Attorney On Assignment - WDC
Think Globally Prosecute Locally - I grew up in Flatbush, kept my nose clean, went to law school. Now that I am in Chicago and D.C. I have found that the rampant graft and corruption to be a travesty - a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.


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Waiting for Anya
Waiting for Anya is a movie starring Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno, and Gilles Marini. During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from...
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Big things are happening in the sky this week! Here are a few key things to look out for.
*The moon leaves industrious Virgo and transitions into graceful Libra. Whenever the moon is positioned in the constellation of Libra, we tend to focus less on practical matters and more on social interactions. We are inclined to indulge in aesthetically pleasing activities and avoid arguments/confrontations. During this period, we may daydream and direct attention towards relationships (either building or repairing).
**Moon (Libra) squares Pluto (in Capricorn)= Around 1:10pm EST , we may feel guarded with our feelings. We may have a strong desire to reveal our deepest fears and emotions with those we are close to (because of Moon in Libra), but simultaneously, we may struggle to control the information we release about ourselves (because of Pluto in Capricorn). Pangs of belonging, betrayal, abandonment and rejection could follow: whether these emotions are truly warranted may vary per person. Under this aspect, we delve into a "self-protective" mode and attempt to detach ourselves from others. This aloof behavior could potentially backfire if you are trying to forge or repair a partnership. Be careful to avoid self-pity, hopelessness and despair.
** Sun (in Leo) sextiles Mars (Libra)= Around 5:45pm EST, we may become assertive regarding an important issue in our lives. We come up with innovative solutions to solve old problems. We will instinctively take the initiative (because of Mars in Libra) to creatively look at obstacles from a fresh perspective. We feel confident (because of Sun in Leo) enough to make good decisions that will prove very useful later in the month.
**Mars (in Libra) sesquiquadrates Jupiter (in Gemini)= Around 7:11pm EST , feelings of warm enthusiasm take over. We feel lucky and are apt to overestimate our true capabilities (because of Jupiter in Gemini); or we may promise more things to friends/family members/colleagues than we can actually deliver. Generally, feelings of happiness and good fortune will color the remainder of the evening.
** Moon (in Libra) sesquiquadrates Neptune (in Pisces) = Around 5:30am EST, emotional turbulence permeates throughout the day. We are apt to be dreamy, idealistic, and very delusional about reality. We may be at the mercy of our emotions: wavering between overly emotional and complete detachment. Memories of the past and glamorizing things that "were" is a common theme for Tuesday morning. We tend to procrastinate under this aspect on account of all the daydreaming that will most likely take place. Positively, our sense of compassion and empathy is increased.
** Moon (in Libra) conjuncts Saturn (in Libra)= Around 8:00pm EST, our whismsical thoughts from earlier in the day are slowly retiring and we seek things that ground us. Because the planet Saturn is representative of limitations, boundaries and responsibilities, we begin to review the structure and order in our present. We may take time to reflect upon recent struggles in our lives concering finances and relationships ( as Libra is very closely associated with partnerships). We will search for new ways to balance our emotions and attain a higher state of emotional peace. This is a great opportunity to brainstorm future plans and goals that we would like to implement.
* The moon leaves harmonious Libra today and enters obsessive Scorpio. When the moon is positioned in the constellation of Scorpio, intensity is key. Everything we feel will be experienced on a deep level. Scorpios are the detectives of the zodiac and stop at nothing to uncover "the ultimate truth." During this period, we intuitively want to get to the bottom of everything: superficiality is not even an option. This is a wonderful time to challenge yourself and focus on activities that can bring you material success. Negatively, we may fall into patterns of manipulation, paranoia, and suspicion. Be mindful to avoid emotional drama as that is also likely at this time.
**Also today, the Sun leaves socially gregarious Leo and transitions into reliably practical Virgo. The Sun will be in Virgo from August 22-September 22. September is the last "summer month" and signifies the end of something. Unhealthy relationships, unfulfilling job positions and other things that we feel no longer have a place in our lives will be discarded. Virgo is symbolized by the Virgin holding a sheaf of wheat. As the only zodiac sign represented by a woman, symbolically, during this time we may become more in touch with our feminine energy. The sheaf of wheat symbolizes the gathering of crops during the fall harvest (again, because Sept is the last month before seasons change). From this, we can gather that this is a perfect time to implement order into our lives. When the Sun was in Leo, we desired social interactions and outings. We networked, mingled with new people and focused on enjoying life. Now that the Sun has moved into hard-working Virgo, we need to organize those contacts made last month and shift our attention towards furthering our professional lives. During this period, we want to organize , collect, and gather information. We seek practical activities that will yield successful results. We cannot be bothered with abstract theories and whimsical ideas. We look closely at details. Negatively, we are apt to be fussy, hypercritical and anxious when things do not go our way.
**Moon (in Scorpio) sextiles Pluto (in Capricorn)= Around 4:00pm EST, we feel passionate and protective. We may search for intimacy and approval from our partners. If we feel rejected, we are liable to brood and sulk. However, this is an important time to keep to ourselves for fear of lashing out at others.
** Mercury (in Leo) sextiles Jupiter (in Gemini)= Around 6:50pm EST, we will burst with positive energy!! We want to share our love and good feelings with those in our immediate environment. We exercise great judgment and positive thinking. Cooperation with others is a key theme under this aspect and we readily accept looking at "the big picture." We are communicative and talkative (because of Mercury in Leo) and seek new insights / possibilities (because of Jupiter in Gemini). We want to share thoughts, ideas and feelings and we have no problem doing so effectively. Try not to come across as arrogant, as we feel over confident about all of the information we've acquired in our lives. Don't discredit another person's experience simply because it is different from yours.
*The planet Mars leaves diplomatic Libra and transitions into intense Scorpio. As Mars is the planet of ambition and drive, this shift will influence our "get up and go" energy. When Mars is in Scorpio, we may develop an extreme case of tunnel vision. Scorpio thoroughly enjoys challenges and the employment of strategic tactics. You may also temporarily take on this trait under this transit. If you have been looking to cement business contracts, take on a new position or ask for a raise, this is a great time to do it. Negatively, Scorpio doesn't "believe" in grey areas so you are less inclined to compromise with others during this time. Scorpios strongly prefer to make changes and accepting challenges. Be careful not to manipulate or exploit others who you deem emotionally/intellectually inferior. This could backfire quicker than you think. Astrologers also associate Mars with sexual energy. When Mars is in passionate Scorpio, intense affairs are likely. We will want to engage in passionate love-making and may attach ourselves to the hips of our lover.
**Moon (in Scorpio) trines Venus (in Cancer)= Around 5:34am EST, we will feel soft and yielding to our partners until mid-evening. We are charming, energetic and highly appealing to those around us. Our imaginations may be very overactive and we find comfort in a diplomatic disposition. You may be forced to be a mediator, counselor or sounding board for those you are close with.
*The moon leaves passionate Scorpio and transitions into upbeat Sagittarius. When the moon is in Sagittarius, we are blindly optimistic about obstacles we face. We are interested in "turning over new leaves", and "leaving the past in the past." We tend to focus on the bigger picture and just cannot be bothered with what we consider minute details. We search for random adventures and look for ways to travel and broaden our horizons. We don't really stop to brainstorm and plan: preferring to go with the flow and wing it, if necessary. Negatively, we are likely to over promise and under deliver if we are not careful of our words.
** The Sun (in Virgo) opposes Neptune (in Pisces)= Around 8:30am EST, we will be lost in a dream world for the vast majority of the day. We seek comfort in old memories + material goods that have sentimental value. Attempting to rekindle old relationships because we are reminiscent of the past could pose a potential problem. Our willpower is low and we could potentially make poor romantic and business decisions. Tension between clarity/reality and blurry vision is another theme during this time. Visions, day dreams, romantic longings and high expectations may turn into a source of grave disappointment if your wishful thinking isnt rooted anywhere in reality. Those currently suffering through romantic woes may fall into a depression due to emotional disillusionment. Positively, we are at our most empathetic and creative. We feel artistic and highly intuitive.
** Venus (in Cancer) sesquiquadrates Neptune (in Pisces)= Around 7:38pm EST, we are addicted to happiness, love and sex. We are interested in expressions of romance and affection under this aspect. We may gloss over important details in exchange for "flowing through our happy feelings." This is a very poor time to make important financial and legal decisions because we are viewing the day through rose-colored glasses. Deception is likely, more specifically, we may deceive ourselves about the nature of certain relationships. Be careful to not fall victim to your feelings of dependency and neediness because this aspect will pass in the morning.


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Cherry Cranberry Pinwheels
"With the combination of cranberries, cherries, orange zest and cinnamon, these festive cookies are as fragrant as they are flavorful," promises Deb Perry from Bluffton, Indiana.
Total TimePrep: 1 hour + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
Makes4-1/2 dozen
- 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
- 1 jar (10 ounces) cherry spreadable fruit
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 3 large egg whites, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- For filling, combine the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat for 8 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and cranberries are softened. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
- For dough, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in the egg whites, oil, milk, vanilla and orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well.
- Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough into a 14x9-in. rectangle. Spread with half of the filling. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Wrap each roll in waxed paper; refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Unwrap dough; cut into 1/2-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned (do not overbake). Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts1 cookie: 83 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 21mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.
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Love these! Have made them for Christmas the last 2 yr. Drizzled a powdered sugar icing over them also.


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Las Vegas is known for it's luxury, from the luxurious hotels to the spectacular and pampering spas, this offers a unique opportunity to relax and rejuvenate while staying in this vibrant city.
The majority of top hotels in Las Vegas will have their own on-site spa, though may do open their doors to visitors, enabling you to try out an extensive range of day spas, different treatment options and more during your stay.
Canyon Ranch Spa Club
This 134,000 square foot luxury spa is one that provides an extensive range of spa treatments for you to take full advantage of. Located in the Venetian Hotel on the strip, you can enjoy a massage, skin care treatments or spend your time in one of the two salons on site.
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Drift Spa
The Drift Spa offers a modern spa experience with twenty spectacular and relaxing treatment rooms. They offer an extensive range of treatment options and are the one spa in Las Vegas that has a traditional hammam, which is a Turkish bath.
Address: Palms Place 4381 West Flamingo Road
Glow – A Mandara Spa
This 10,000 square foot spa can be found at the Tropicana on the strip. It offers luxury with nine treatment rooms, a salon and a comfortable locker room complete with steam room and showers. This day spa has over fifty treatments to choose from, ensuring you leave feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Address: 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Hibiscus Spa
The Hibiscus Spa is a sanctuary of luxury and relaxation with spa and salon treatments on offer throughout the day. A must to visit if you're looking to lie back and let all your worries wash away.
Address: Westin – 160 East Flamingo Road
Qua Baths and Spa
The Qua Baths and Spa is located in the famous Caesars Palace on the strip in Las Vegas. Here you can take advantage of the 50,000 square foot spa complete with fifty one treatment rooms including hydrotherapy, facial studios and massage rooms. Be sure to visit the Arctic room complete with artificial snow.
Address: 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Reliquary Spa
This 25,000 square foot spa is located at the Hard Rock Hotel offering a Roman bath, private alcoves, a relaxing lounge and twenty one treatment rooms with an extensive treatment menu on offer.