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Seated high in the Rocky Mountains west of Fort Collins, Zimmerman Lake was abuzz last week, and not just from the swarms of pesky mosquitos that had a heyday dive-bombing visitors.
Instead, scientists and students from the University of Colorado Boulder and fisheries biologists and managers from state and federal natural resource agencies were focused on the inhabitants of a water tank in the back of a Colorado Parks and Wildlife fish-stocking truck. Inside were hundreds of colorful trout known as greenback cutthroats, about to be released into their native river drainage after vanishing for decades.
A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog's skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The same method can be used to determine what kind of probiotic skin wash might be most effective at bolstering the frog's defenses without actually exposing the frog to disease, according to a journal article published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
As an undergrad studying ecology and evolutionary biology, Lizzie Lombardi found herself as one of the few "plant" people on a team of University of Colorado Boulder engineering students who were tasked with a lofty mission: build a robotic system that could garden in space.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, American settlers pushed westward into the Great Plains, lured to the prairies by the agricultural promise of their dark, rich soils.
Within a century, America's tallgrass prairies—which once stretched across more than 150 million acres, from Minnesota south to Texas and from Illinois west to Nebraska—had all but vanished under settlers' plows. The demise of the tallgrass prairie also meant the demise of dozens of species of grasses that could grow to the height of a man, hundreds of species of flowers and herds of roaming bison.
One badly disguised bug easily becomes a snack for a bird.
But the impact reaches far beyond one poorly camouflaged insect. The bird, drawn to the insect that doesn't blend in, sticks around to eat all the other insects that live on the same plant. Those insects, in turn, are not able to feed on the leaves of the plants as they normally would.
When University of Colorado Boulder junior Cole Steinmetz first begins a bumblebee hunt, he walks slowly, listening for the bee's persistent, rumbling buzz, which Steinmetz has learned is usually lower and less singsongy than the noises made by flies and other insects.
For female North American barn swallows, looking good pays healthy dividends.
A new study conducted at the University of Colorado Boulder and involving Cornell University shows the outward appearance of female barn swallows, specifically the hue of their chestnut-colored breast feathers, has an influence on their physiological health.
Inside the natural history museums of the world are billions of animal and plant specimens from birds, fish and beetles to flowers, mushrooms and grasses, all stacked, stored and preserved in jars and collection drawers.
The rich and diverse collections could be critical to understanding how the Earth's biodiversity is changing in the face of a growing human footprint — if only the information were easily accessible.
Creeping climate change in the Southwest appears to be having a negative effect on pinyon pine reproduction, a finding with implications for wildlife species sharing the same woodland ecosystems, says a University of Colorado Boulder-led study.
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have been on a frog hunt.
They've spent three years scouring hundreds of California ponds in search of amphibians with mangled, grotesque deformities. Sometimes, the frogs have misshapen legs. Sometimes, they have extra sets of legs sprouting where they don't belong. And sometimes, they have no legs at all.
By cataloging the deformed frogs — and the toads, newts and salamanders that share their homes — the researchers have made an important discovery: more diversity equals fewer deformations.
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PruLink Assurance Account (PAA)
First Drafted on: 1 January 2005, Revised on: 15 July 2005
The information compiled in this article are in accordance to my best knowledge, you should verify them before relying upon them.
PruLink Assurance Account, PAA for short, is one of the most flexible and, i would say, capable products among the investment-linked whole life category. Prudential is well-known for pioneering this fabulous financial product in Singapore since 1992.
When ILP wholelife was first introduced, not only the consumers but also the rest of the companies are skeptical about ILP whole life even to the extent of going against it. However, as time goes by, the companies realized that the ignorance of the consumer market in general open an avenue for them to transfer the risk of traditional policy to investment-linked policy and meanwhile offering a so call "cheaper" whole life.
After 13 years, the being of "cheapness" is, at last, contested by a Finance Correspondent Ms Lorna Tan on Straits Times 12 February 2005. In this article titled Insurance Time Bomb Set To Explode, ILP whole life policy was badly condemned on a single aspect without taking in account many good sides of ILP whole life, especially PAA, which outsmarts many others in a few features that day to day consumers are incapable of comparing.
This account is powerful because it is a good substitute for term life insurance. Moreover, it is a wild card that can give you the coverage you need at different stages of your life. Before you exercise the various options in PAA to create a highly versatile financial plan, it is crucial that you understand how PAA works.
1. Certificate 2. Mechanics 3. Charges 4. Options 5. Strength 6. Weakness 7. Servicing 8. End Note
FIGURE 1.1 --- Sample Certicate of Assurance for PruLink Assurance Account issued by Prudential
Let's examine the above assurance certificate in FOUR areas:
Let's examine the above assurance certificate in FOUR areas:
1. Guaranteed Benefits (Sum Assured)
2. Regular Investment Contribution
3. Investment Details (Allocations)
4. Life Assurance Contract Version
PruLink Assurance Account (PAA) is a regular (monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly) CASH unit-linked investment account that offers the flexibility of varying the investment contribution and protection sum assured.
At the top right-hand corner of the assurance certificate, the "Maximum Sum Assured = $163,200" indicates that at the SAME amount of deposit, the basic sum assured can be increased up to the stated limit. The effect of increasing the sum assured while keeping the deposit unchanged reduces the eventual return of the investment.
FIGURE 2.1 --- The Difference between Unit-Linked Investment Account and PruLink Assurance Account
The above diagram shows the difference between a normal unit-linked investment account and PAA, which has an additional Assurance Charge component. This charge is taken away from your account to provide the equivalent level of protection. For example, if you have chosen a large sum assured, a corresponding amount of Assurance Charge will be deducted from your account which effectively reduces the level of investment and hence the return.
In forward pricing unit-linked investment such as PAA, 100% of the fund invested is used to buying units of your selected funds at the offer prices. Charges are deducted from the account via the selling of an equivalent value of existing units at the bid prices. Similarly, the total value of the entire investment at anytime is reflected by the total worth of the respective funds.
FIGURE 2.2 --- Daily Bid and Offer Fund Prices for PruLink Funds (Source: www.prudential.com.sg)
Daily fund prices can be found in The Straits Times, The Business Times, Lianhe Zaobao, Teletext, Prudential Homepage and Online PruAccess Account.
The difference between the bid and offer prices gives rise to the Investment Charge (represented SOLELY by bid-offer spread in PAA). All charges are deducted from your account through the selling of units at the bid prices, i.e. all monthly contribution is first invested and charges are recovered through selling of units.
As ILP whole life, PAA will ONLY terminate (sum assured will cease) upon 3 circumstances:
Statements of Account are issued and mailed to you on the policy anniversary. In order to comprehend the account statement better, you need to first understand how charges arise at various circumstances for various reasons.
i. Administration Charge
This is a $5 policy fee levied on the account every month (i am still in the process of verifying this because it did not appear in my statement of account on the monthly basis). Up to $10 per month, it is adjusted by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index within 10 years of the cover start date of the policy. You will you be given a written notice on any amendment.
ii. Investment Charge
Initial Investment Charge - This is a 5% charge (bid-offer spread). This charge is reflected as the difference between the offer price and bid price of the fund. The offer and bid prices are the buying and selling prices respectively. PruLink Funds are valued, and charges are deducted, on a forward pricing basis.
Continuing Investment Charge - This is a range from 0.5% to 1.5% per annum charge depending on the selected fund. This charge is deducted on a pro-rata basis at each unit pricing date throughout the year. You will you be given a written notice on any amendment.
Feeder Fund Charge - This includes the trustee's fee, registrar fee, custodian fee and other which are incurred by underlying funds. Please refer to the section on Fees under the respective schedules in the Fund Information Booklet for details.
Once again, the offer and bid prices of the funds are NET OF or INCLUSIVE OF all investment charges. Complete fund information are published in
iii. Assurance Charge
This is the mortality charge or premium required to sustain the erected sum assured (for Death/TPD and Critical Illness respectively). Factors affecting the amount of assurance charge are age, sex, smoker or non-smoker and health condition at policy inception. You will you be given a written notice on any amendment.
iv. Other 1-Time Charge
Regular Savings Option Initial Adminstration Charge is $50; Top Up Charge is$50 plus 0.5% of the top-up amount.
FIGURE 3.1 --- Movement of Mortality Charges for Death/TPD (Source: PAA's Benefit of Illustration)
FIGURE 3.2 --- Movement of Mortality Charges for Critical Illness (Source: PAA's Benefit of Illustration)
Unlike traditional whole life and endowment, PAA is very much more transparent on the transactions taken place. Every single dollar are accounted for in the statement of account either as cash-inflow or cash-outflow, even up to the monthly level. However, there are still areas under my scrutiny...
FIGURE 3.3 --- Sample PAA Statement of Account received upon Opening of Account
The following are some details we can identified from the above statement of account RECEIVED AT INCEPTION:
Since PAA has a mininum deposit of $100 a month or $1,200 a year, we can deduce the mode of deposit is on monthly basis. Given Regular Saving Option (RSO) incurred a $50 one-time charge, the balance is the Adminstration and Assurance Charge.
FIGURE 3.4 --- Sample PAA Statement of Account received upon Account Anniversary
The following are some details we can identified from the above statement of account RECEIVED AT ANNIVERSARY:
Don't you dare to ask you how come Investment Charge is not reflected in the above statement !!
i. Vary Life Cover
The basic life cover is Death/TPD Benefit only.
The sum assured may be reduced at anytime but not more than once in any policy year. Minimum reduction is $10,000. Any reduction made does not decrease the regular deposit but will instead, increase the level of investment.
The sum assured may be increased subject to underwriting at anytime before age 65. Minimum increase is $10,000. The sum assured may be increased without increase in deposit.
Additional life cover with Critical Illness Benefit can also be included anytime subject to underwriting. This benefit is represented by a unit-deducting rider known as Crisis Cover Provider in PAA.
A processing fee of $30 is currently charged for an increase in sum assured or addition of Crisis Cover Provider if there is no corresponding increase in premiums. The limit for Crisis Cover Provider is twice the amount of basic Death/TPD Benefit.
FIGURE 4.1 --- Sample Confirmation Letter received upon Varying of Sum Assured
ii. Vary Regular Deposit
The regular deposit may be reduced to a minimum of $1,200 a year or more depending on the chosen sum assured. The regular deposit may also be increased at the next due date. Any increment made does not increase the sum assured but will instead increase the level of investment.
An alternative way to increase the regular deposit is to include the Regular Saving Option (RSO) rider. This feature has a very important advantage (mentioned above) and a PRACTICAL application, which is for me to know and for you to find out ;)
iii. Fund Top-up
The minimum top-up is $2,000 and it carries a top-up charge of $50 plus 0.5% of the top-up amount.
iv. Fund Withdrawal
The minimum withdrawal is $1,000 and it is allowed provided the value of the remaining units is not less than $1,000. Given this information, do you know how much you should have inside the account before making any withdrawal?
v. Fund Switch
Units can be switched into other fund(s) of your preference. The minimum fund switch is $1,000 or the entire unit balance. Fund switching is carried out at bid-to-bid level (hence, it does not incur additional Investment Charge) and Prudential does not impose any switching fee on the operation.
FIGURE 4.2 --- Sample Confirmation Letter received upon Fund Switching
FIGURE 4.3 --- Sample Statement of Account received upon Fund Switching
i. Cost Effective Substitute for Term Life Insurance
Unlike level premium system used in traditional policies, investment-linked whole life follows a natural premium system. The outcome can be seen in FIGURE 3.1 and FIGURE 3.2, i.e. the mortality charges is very low when one is young.
CASE STUDY ONE: Age 35 Male Non-Smoker
30 Years Term Policy (Death/TPD/Critical Illness)
PruLink Assurance Account (Death/TPD + Critical Illness)
Since PAA has a minimum deposit of $100 a month, regardless of inception age, the balance off the mortality charges remain invested for future earning. Hence, with Prudential, most PAA break even around 12 years depending on fund performance. Unlike PAA, traditional plans only breakeven around 20 years (Do you know what this means to you?).
ii. Coverage continues without Penalty when Deposit stops
iii. Double Claim upon Death after Diagnosis of Critical Illness
iv. Liquidity and Potentially High Return with PAA
Over 400 billions of assets under management worldwide, investing with Prudential means you have access to the expertise of professional fund managers. There are a total of ten unitized funds and a cash fund to choose from. Fund information is extensive for making sound and informed decision.
By investing systematically on a regular basis, dollar cost averaging helps in not having to time the market but instead reaping from the ups and downs of the unit prices. Since "paying" for protection has often been a common and regular practice, you are inevitably riding on the upside of dollar cost averaging.
FIGURE 5.1 --- Plot from MorganStanley showing the Price Movement of the Past Century
On the 11th year onwards, Prudential is giving an additional 5% allocation for every regular investment you made.
If due to adverse market experience, or especially during the initial years of PAA, the unit balance is not sufficient to withstand the assurance charges, Prudential will guarantees the sum assured and keeps the account going at zero net value. This free benefit is termed Sum Assured Guarantee (SAG) which expires at age 65. SAG is forfeited if ever the regular deposit has not been made or withdrawal from the account is more than top-up. Terms and conditions apply for reinstating SAG.
i. Partial Investment Allocation in the First 3 Years
First 3 years' allocation is 15%, 50% and 50% respectively. Additional increment in regular deposit will also go through the same treatment. This explains why PAA takes a long time to break even compared to normal investment account. The reason for not having a 100% allocation is the same reason why bonuses in traditional policies is declared only on third year onwards.
ii. High Assurance Charges especially for the Aged
Just a guideline: When the charges deducted from your account is more than what you are putting in every year, you should know the net value of your account has actually started to shrink.
i. Number One
Coming up...
ii. Number Two
Coming up...
FIGURE 7.1 --- Screen Capture from Online PruAccess Account showing the Latest Values
Financial products are sold for profit but bought with purpose. Sometimes, the strategy employed, as a whole, in your financial plan can be more important than the individual policy you have. It is the art of winning a chess game.
i have reframed from giving any advise on how to use PAA in structuring a plan and i leave it to you :)
You are the judge and executioner of your financial plan. Every single dollar you commit to life insurance, it places a limit on the next. Enjoy!
FIGURE 8.1 --- Flow Chart demonstrating the Working Basics of PAA

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World Series: Demi Lovato's National Anthem; she knocks it out of the park
If for no other reason, the World Series is entertaining to non-baseball fans thanks to the cavalcade of stars who begin each game off with their varying takes on the National Anthem.
On Monday (Oct. 24), Demi Lovato -- herself a Texas native -- took the mike to kick off Game 5 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers, live from Arlington, Texas. Unlike Zooey Deschanel's simple, pretty take on the song to kick off game 4, Lovato brought some serious vocal acrobatics to bear -- even adding in a bit of melisma in the final line. A risky choice, but one that paid off for the 19-year-old Lovato.
"I'm so excited," Lovato told MTV News ahead of the performance. "I just nearly died when I found out. I cannot wait."
The World Series appearance is yet another step on the road to wellness for Lovato, who spent a few months in rehab last year to help her overcome an eating disorder.
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NOVA Center for the Performing Arts is not just a building that houses amazing productions. It is an experience. The directors, actors, and technical team are people in local community. They are your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers, and they have talent. NOVA is committed to bring thought provoking and entertaining theater performances that showcase the best of Billings' talent. NOVA is also expanding the breadth of classes in the Youth Conservatory to give well rounded opportunities to children interested in the theater.
NOVA 2014-2015 Theater Performances
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
September 12-27, Roebling Theater
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play! Chekhov meets comedy in a crazy whirlwind of characters and hilarity.
"Strongest comedy Broadway has to offer." The Bottom Line
The Boy at the Edge of Everything by Finegan Kruckemeyer, A NOVA Youth Conservatory Production
October 3-12, Black Box Theater
Take a trip on an intergalactic journey through space and time– a quirky and fun play that exudes a young boy's imagination and adventure.
"A canny, witty way of reflecting on worlds unknown"- The Seattle Times
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn
October 10-25, Roebling Theater
A hit musical about six kids (played by young adults) vying for the coveted spelling bee championship. Quirky and fun!
"This loony lollipop of a musical presents a divinely flakey nerd's-eye view of life, with the thesis that a guy can catch cooties and still catch a break with the ladies." Washington Post
Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
November 7-22, Black Box Theater
Intrigue abounds as sisters discover they are in possession of rare stamps. Danger awaits them as the discovery becomes known by seedy collectors.
"A taut, twisty little thriller…." Seattle Times
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
December 5-20, Roebling Theater
It's A Wonderful Life sparkles as a radio show. The audience sees and hears this American Holiday Classic come to life as actors bounce from character to character and sound effect to sound effect.
"A fresh and inventive way of reconnecting with a classic story of love and redemption." Chicago Times
Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare
January 16-31, Black Box Theater
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the Count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
"If music be the food of love, play on!" William Shakespeare
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, dramatized by Adrian Mitchell, A NOVA Youth Conservatory Production
February 27-March 1, March 6-8, 2015
Young Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy discover a mystical land called Narnia where an evil witch has reigned for many years. Join their conquest in conquering evil to restore the land's once happy state.
"A high-quality presentation of one of the great pieces of children's literature" –
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Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn
March 20 – April 4, 2015, Roebling Theater
Murder and time travel all in one small hotel suite. A funny and thrilling combination of science-fiction and film noir.
"Time Warp Thriller" The Guardian
Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne, A NOVA Youth Conservatory Production
April 17-26, 2015, Roebling Theater
A wild adventure begins when two friends find themselves living inside a book where dinosaurs and ancient creatures rule the earth.
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
May 15-30, 2015, Roebling Theater
Romance and newly awakened passions abound in this beautiful musical. Lovely waltz rhythms glide the charm and wit of this Tony award winning gem. Featuring the hit song, "Send In The Clowns."
"A Little Night Music is a sumptuous musical celebration of love." Theatre in Chicago
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I want to make sure that everyone gets the stuff they ordered.
Those of you who ordered pictures for the doggie shelter in Brooklyn RAWK! Between Tom Tomorrow's site, individual donations, and the $350 I gave them from 8×10 sales, we have raised over $4,000, and it looks like the doggies are going to be just fine.
Finally, I have about 10 pictures sitting here from people who placed orders, but never told me what to write on them. If you ordered, and never told me what to write on your picture, please email, too. I'm going to hold on to these unsigned pictures for a few more days, and then I'll sign them to the buyer, and send them off.
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Next, Ken next needed a 3-inch aluminum elbow for connecting the compressor discharge to the F.I. plenum inlet. Because of limited space, Ken needed a short radius that would require mandrel-bending equipment. He found that most shops that do this type of work are limited to smaller-diameter tubing so, after several months of searching, he was referred to Josh Deeds at Innovative Turbo Systems in Simi Valley, CA. Josh was able to mandrel-bend a 90-degree elbow using .065 aluminum tubing within a few days.
With the major components in place, it was time to resolve the vacuum system problems related to boost in the intake system. Four circuits that relied on vacuum were modified with check valves to prevent internal or external problems from boost pressure. They include the crankcase vent at the F.I. plenum, the power-brake booster, the distributor vacuum advance, and the fuel bowl vent into the F.I. plenum. Each line was fitted with a check valve from Smart Products, Inc. in San Jose, CA.
The Rochester F.I. idle circuit requires air plumbed from the air meter to four nozzle blocks (that hold the nozzles in place) at each corner of the plenum. Because the air meter was moved some distance from the lines used for this purpose, a small K&N air filter, PN 62-1360, was used to filter the air at idle speeds. The 3/4-inch opening at the bottom of the air meter was capped with a rubber cover.
The amount of fuel sent to each nozzle is determined by a vacuum control signal generated by "a highly efficient annular venturi between the air-meter body and a diffuser cone" in the air-meter assembly (Corvette Shop Manual, pgs. 6M-34). Ken designed and fabricated a new line using 1/4-inch steel tubing. On the air-meter end, a 1/4-inch "O" ring is used to seal the line, and a 1/4-inch compression nut and 90-degree fitting are used at the fuel meter end. If this vacuum line has the smallest leak, the main fuel-control diaphragm will not function properly and drivability will be erratic. Another 1/2-inch line runs between fuel-meter main diaphragm housing and the air-meter adapter to vent gas fumes. This piece was fabricated from 1/2-inch aluminum tubing and connected to the original tubing.
The Vortech supercharger uses engine oil to lubricate the gears that turn the impeller. On current small-block Chevy applications, Vortech recommends removing a 1/4-inch plug in the block located above the oil filter for the best source of filtered oil. Ken found that his '65 327 block was manufactured with a welch plug that would be difficult to remove, let alone tapping the block with a 1/4-inch NPT thread. He resolved this problem by inserting a 1/8-inch Tee in the line that is used for the oil-pressure gauge in the dash cluster. The fit is very close to other components, but it made a very clean installation.
A return oil line is plumbed from the bottom of the supercharger gear case to the oil pan. Ken attempted to find an aftermarket oil pan to avoid cutting a hole in the original part, but found that current S.B.C. aftermarket pans are not designed for this vehicle. He finally gave in and cut a hole in the pan and welded a 1/4-inch NPT fitting in the left-front side. This was the only original part on the Vette that Ken had to modify in anyway.
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A FATTY substance originally isolated from sharks could explain Gulf War syndrome. Blood tests on sick veterans in the US show that nearly all produce antibodies to squalene, a component of some experimental vaccines.
Congress's General Accounting Office (GAO), which was asked to investigate, can't say for sure whether squalene was used on Gulf War troops. But it is now demanding further tests for squalene antibodies in military personnel. The Department of Defense is opposed to this.
Around 100 000 troops who served in the 1991 Gulf conflict with Iraq developed a mysterious illness involving memory loss, thyroid disorders, allergies, fatigue, rashes and persistent pain. Military authorities and sufferers have long argued over the cause of the symptoms and whether a distinct syndrome even exists.
Bob Garry, a virologist at Tulane University in New Orleans, has now tested 400 Gulf War veterans for antibodies to squalene, a polymer of fatty ...
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Ag land value steadyWORTHINGTON — While crop prices were on a roller-coaster ride in 2008, the price paid for agricultural land in the region is somewhere between a slight incline or a leveling off, depending on who you talk to in the business.
By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON — While crop prices were on a roller-coaster ride in 2008, the price paid for agricultural land in the region is somewhere between a slight incline or a leveling off, depending on who you talk to in the business.
According to Nobles County Assessor Byron Swart, more ag land traded hands this year than in recent memory, with 24 sales recorded from January through September alone. That compares to 22 sales in all of 2007.
Of the ag land sales in 2008, the average price paid per acre was $4,083, with the lowest price paid in Leota Township at $2,660, and the highest price paid in Lorain Township at $5,500 per acre, said Swart.
"This year we've had more sales than we have in a long time," he said. "Even with the (commodity) markets going down, the (land prices) are still going up these days."
The price for corn today is nearly $3.60 per bushel, compared to a high of $7.09 per bushel six months ago. Soybeans, now at nearly $9 per bushel, sold for about $15.75 per bushel in early July.
That drop hasn't necessarily carried over into land sales, but it's anyone's guess what will happen in the first half of 2009.
"I think we saw a continuing increase in prices in the first part of the year, but we're seeing that backing off now," said Bill Weber, a broker with Jensen Management Service Inc. of Luverne. He attributes the "backing off" to the drop in commodity prices as well as the overall financial crisis seen in September and October.
"I think there's still some good prices being paid right now out there," Weber said. "We're probably past the peak, I think. Whether that's the start of a longer trend, or if this is a market correction … I'm not sure."
Jensen Management Services has sold land this year in the four counties of far southwest Minnesota. Of those sales, Weber said the price per acre ranged from a low of $4,350 in Nobles County, to a high of $7,800 in Rock County. About half of those were 1031 exchanges, where the buyer was purchasing land for tax purposes after selling land elsewhere.
"There are a lot of localized situations, too," Weber said. "The right piece of ground, the right potential buyers and you are still going to have situations that decide what the trends are."
Still, Weber said prices for land today have dropped off to where they were at the end of 2007 — with highs in the neighborhood of $6,400 to $6,500 per acre.
Duane Mulder, owner of Duane Mulder Auction and Realty of Luverne, said a sale earlier this month garnered $5,400 per acre in western Rock County.
"It's hard to tell (where prices are headed)," said Mulder. "We're going to test the market again after the first of the year and then we'll know."
With three land sales scheduled in January, Mulder said whether land prices start to fall off is anyone's guess.
"I'm not sure what the future holds," he said.
Steve Prins, an auctioneer and appraiser with Prins-Sliver Auction Service in Worthington, said they saw about an $800 per acre adjustment in the latter part of 2008 compared to what land was selling for during the summer.
"It's a little softening, but we still have terrific prices," he said. The business sold several parcels for 1031 exchanges this year, as well as to out-of-state investors hailing from as far away as Washington state.
"I don't think they're buying that Iowa farm ground because it's too high priced," said Jack Sliver, the other half of Prins-Sliver Auction Service. "They've moved into Minnesota from outside the area."
Sliver said they had a "pretty active" fall in terms of ag land sales.
"I don't know what the spring is going to bring," he said. "I think it's going to depend on these crazy commodity prices."
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The Rand Corporation recently issued a report sketching out two possible scenarios for America's transportation future. In one scenario, entitled "No Free Lunch", energy prices keep rising, leading to less driving and more compact development. Under this scenario, government regulates greenhouse gases heavily and taxes driving heavily to support transportation. In the second scenario, entitled "Fueled and Freewheeling", energy prices are stable, and neither regulation nor taxes increase.
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Great Data on MigrationSubmitted by MLewyn on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 8:40am
I just found an interesting new website full of migration data (link here). The website contains migration data for almost every county in the US.
One thing I have learned: the migration into cities is still largely driven by twentysomethings. For example, Manhattan and Washington continued to lose older residents to suburbia and to other regions, as they did in prior decades.
Big Boxes Flock TogetherSubmitted by MLewyn on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 9:39am
Some planners seek to discourage big box stores, on the theory that such stores are incipient monopolists that crush all competition. (In particular, Wal-Mart seems to strike fear in the hearts of many).
The Problem With The "Induced Demand" Theory of New HousingSubmitted by MLewyn on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 8:17pm
I was arguing with an acquaintance about New York's sky-high rents, and he made an interesting argument: he suggested that new luxury housing actually makes prices higher, by making the city more desirable to the wealthy and thus encouraging them to bid up housing prices. In other words, the law of supply and demand doesn't reduce housing prices: supply just increases demand rather than reducing prices.
More on Which Age Groups are Moving to CitiesSubmitted by MLewyn on Sun, 10/20/2013 - 1:11am
I've already blogged on which age groups are returning to cites- but I recently read something that made me think about the issue a liittle differently. In past posts, I have noted that city population seems to be increasing among both millenials and 55-64 year olds. Although this is true, it is an after-affect of the nationwide increase in the number of aging baby boomers.
The "Decline of Chinatown" NonstorySubmitted by MLewyn on Sat, 10/12/2013 - 10:00pm
The headline in "Wired" seems to say it all: "Mapping the Alarming Decline of America's Chinatowns." The Wired story breathlessly proclaims that "gentrification" and "development" are causing Chinatowns to "go extinct"- with the apparent agenda of trying to prevent new urban housing because of concerns about gentrification.
Is NYC Building Enough Housing?Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 1:11pm
New York city planning director Amanda Burden recently argued that there's not much more that the city can do to make housing more affordable, claiming that the city has given out 30,000 building permits per year, yet prices have failed to go down. But in fact, New York has built housing at a much lower rate than some other cities.
Explaining the Koontz DecisionSubmitted by MLewyn on Sun, 10/06/2013 - 7:55pm
A few months ago, the federal Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District.
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I get up around 9:30 and change my oil. Finish packing and Gord shows up. Neither of us can believe we are doing this. I wonder if I'm better at building motorcycles than riding them and hope I am not. It's overcast and threatening rain, but we drag ass anyways. The bikes are fully loaded, top heavy and unruly. We roll out of my front yard tepidly, relearning how to ride our now underpowered and overweight machines. I look back at my house and know I'll see it differently when I'm coming up the opposite end of the street nearly a month from now.
The ride out reveals something is amiss with Gord's bike. He's averaging around 30 miles per gallon. Considering he'd put only a handful of miles on it after we took out the motor I chalk it up to tuning. We agree to ride on and that we'll fix it in Tulsa, our day one destination.
Interstate 40 revolutionized the way people travel in this country. How many ghost towns did this soulless stretch of road leave in it's wake though? No road trip can involve riding this piece of crap. If anyone has had an adventure on a major interstate highway I'd like to hear about it. Riding i-40 to Tulsa from Little Rock was a necessary evil and none of it is worth remembering.
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Back on the road we hooked up with state highway 412 and ripped across central Oklahoma like wildfire. We met a nice fella on a rare Suzuki GT550. That's a two stroke tripple! Very strange bike. Seems kind of useless considering it was a two stroke, but it looked fantastic. At a stop for gas Gord frantically tells me he has knocked
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George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire franchise has had several game adaptions recently, including real-time strategy game Game of Thrones: Genesis, upcoming MMO RPG Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms, and social game Game of Thrones: Ascent. But the next installment might follow an adventure game format with Telltale as the developer.
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When I first upgraded from a power PC to the 20" imac intel.. I loved everything about it EXCEPT..
I run iTunes all day long.. with a line directly from the headphone jack to my "tape" inputs on the amp. And the sound is "Fuzzy" - like it was distorted.
Over time, I tried everything. The imac itself produced lovely clear sound.. but anything plugged into the HP jack got fuzzy sound - including headphones.
I kinda got used to it over time, and then I got an emac to use basically as a jukebox, sharing my library. Plugged the line into the emac headphone jack and got nice clear sound.
I figured I must have a bad audio card or something. I KNOW I didn't blow it out - I don't listen that loud and I usually have the line out at half volume.
It was a clumsy workaround but it worked and I knew that I would be upgrading the imac soon - which I did, about two months ago.
Convinced that my emac-juke days were over, I packed it away in the attic and prepared to bask in the beautiful sound from this gleaming new 24" monster on my desk... and, of course, I'm getting the same fuzzy sound.
Now, I find myself in the position of changing 'puters again.. and I'm wondering if
a - am I the only person on the planet with this fuzzy imac intel audio isssue?
b - Is it true of ALL intel imacs?
c - Is it a hardware or a software issue?
d - Is there a fix for it?
I should add that I have done several searches about this issue and found others who have different audio problems with the imac (Loss of channel or background hum) - and I don't have ANY of these, so I suppose I should count myself fortunate, but this a real pain in the audio.
I don't really NEED to have an intel machine - except simply to have the latest OS benefits, and I'm sorely tempted to get a G5 Power PC with all it's various audio ins and outs -
waddya think?
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The sound out of my Macs is fine, so I'm not really sure what's going on with yours -- but why not try the optical capability and see if that doesn't fix the issue?
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In order to run the optical solution I have to buy ANOTHER adapter, and then I am not able to split the audio into a second monitor.
My question really was to determine whether this was a model-wide issue?
BTW - what were the issues with the G5? They seem to get decent enough reviews.
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I also have not experienced the issue you are talking about with the 2 intel Macs I have here. You say you have also googled your problem and not found anything similar to your issue. Sorry, but I have to ask, if it was something inherent with all intel machines, do you really think that there would be such a dearth of such info and a lack of reporting such an issue with every review by every major review site? they sure don't seem to have problems reporting every other issue.
Most of the time I have run into what I would call "fuzzy" sound, it has been the input/output jack, the cable, or an old receiver who's volume control has gotten dusty/dirty over the years. The first thing I'd try would be different inputs on the amp.
Ahhh, ANOTHER adapter... such is life in the fast moving pace of the electronics world. Wish we could be stuck in the '50s to '70s, but alas, we're not.
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Your question makes much sense but, in reverse, if the same setup works just fine with all the other macs (and even my son's PC) in this house, then it's highly unlikely that it's an issue with the cable, or the amp.... although I HAVE tried the other input option on the amp.. and, as I said, the same thing happens when I plug my phones directly into the macjack..
Since, although I haven't - in a cursory search - discovered anyone else with exactly the same problems as myself, I have certainly found many posts concerning other audio issues with these machines (drop outs, channels missing, no audio on certain apps and other squirrely annoyances, I don't find it THAT big a stretch to suggest that there MAY be an inherent issue with the actual audio hardware in the imac intels... and you note yourself that you have frequently found the input/output jack to be an issue in producing fuzzy sound.
And, y'know, I was just asking for help - did you intend for your final sentence to sound so condescending?
(not that I would find much wrong with being stuck in the past, but I'm not.)
As I pointed out, the issue with an adapter is that I then lose the option to use a second monitor with sound and - if there IS a hardware issue in the output jack, the adapter will just be a waste of money since the ones suggested all use a similar physical jack to access the sound card.
hence my dilemma.
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Location: Texas, where else?
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Just because you can find cases of individual electronic hardware dying or not working properly, does not indicate an inherent flaw. Except for the inherent flaw that is in all things man made. It's going to fail at some point in time. Some sooner than others. You start seeing 5-10%, or 2-4 million out of those 40 million units with the "identical" issue, now we're talking about something the engineers need to start looking at and we're talking about the inherent flaw theory.
Am not suggesting that there may not be something wrong with "your" Mac. If, the inputs on the amp work fine from other sources and using the same cable, then I would be looking the same place you are, at the Mac. The first thing I'd try would be to clean the headphone jack - power off and disconnected, battery removed if possible - take a can of air and try that - I might even try a q-tip dampened with alcohol on it if it were mine - making sure not to turn it back on until it dries thoroughly. Next step is going to be to call Apple, set up an appointment and take it in for them to have a look at it.
Nope, not meaning to sound condescending. Anyone that's been or begins purchasing electronics is going to end up with a drawer of extra cables. I have at least 4 or 5 such drawers that are full of cables collected over the last 40 years or so. With the cost of audio cables and adapters today, I just don't feel a lot of sympathy related to someone having an issue spending $2 or even $20 to attempt solving a problem. Well, maybe a little condescending after all, I admit.
I'm quite willing to work through the things you can try at home before taking it to Apple.
I am assuming here that you are using analog cabling at this point, because I can't see that digital could have the issue you'r describing.
Spending < $4 - one example - just to see if it may solve your issue by simply switching to digital instead of analog, isn't too much to ask imho. "Assuming" that is, that your amp has digital inputs. And beyond that if it works, a toslink splitter at $6
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I have the same several drawers and boxes of cables, everything from my old Tandy model 100, through the original apple products and up to this day... I have - as my wife will attest - no compunction about buying yet another cable... it ain't about the money so please stop suggesting that I'm just too cheap to try other methods.
I tried the compressed air thingy... thought better of the damp q-tip and my nearest apple store is several light years away from my precarious position perched on the edge of the Pennine chain in Northern England. See, I never should have left North Richland Hills....
I'm honestly not opposed to trying your suggestions re optical cables... I got excited for a minute when I say the link for the splitter, but it apparently then requires my second monitor to also have an optical input and, of course, it doesn't.
It just seems silly that a system that works perfectly well with an emac (or, for that matter, my iPhone) needs to have such a dog and pony show to do the same job on this hitek gleaming beast which cost a whole elephantful o' money more than all my other gear in total....
And, just so's you know, I'm not looking for sympathy either... just asking a question.
It appears that the answer is, "nope, haven't heard of this issue - I don't have it on MY imacs.." and then I know that, before I get my next supermac, I'll take my headphones with me and plug 'em in at the store...
but if I have the same issue then I, as a rational adult pragmatic person of some six decades would have to deduce that there IS an inherent hardware problem with this machine and, despite me being the only person on the **** planet to have noticed it, it IS a real problem.
I'm just curious, are you saying that you have duplicated my efforts with your own imacs and found them just fine... or are you, in fact, simply saying that you've never noticed such behaviour through the headphone jack... and could that be because you don't actually use the analogue jack?
I'm just asking cos it SOUNDS like you're pretty much of a digital audio devotee... and so may never have actually plugged the analogue output into your stereo.
Meanwhile, I DO appreciate your efforts to assist me in this apparent audio hallucination and the time that you have taken to set me on the right track.. it just doesn't seem that the track you suggest answers the problems as I have laid them out.
Ah well, c'est la vie, y'all.
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I decided to price a few G5s on ebay and found one.... so I downloaded the specs/manual and read it to see if it would indeed do what I wish it to do.. it appears that it does.. since it has several audio out options.
BUT... I did find this curious admonition in the instructions (emphasis added) and it suggested to me that there might indeed be some kind of reason not to use the headphone jack to take audio to an amp.
Anyone know why the G5 makes this distinction?
Connecting Audio Devices
Your Power Mac G5 comes with comprehensive audio capabilities, including a
headphone jack on the front and optical digital audio out, optical digital audio in,
analog audio line-out, and analog audio line-in ports on the back.
Optical Digital Audio Ports
You can use a digital optical or Toslink cable to connect Digital Audio Tape (DAT) decks
or CD players to the optical digital audio in port and input and mix your own music.
You can also connect an audio or AV receiver to the optical digital audio out port and
set up a Power Mac G5based home theater system.
Headphone Jack
You can plug headphones into the computers headphone jack. When a plug is inserted
into this jack, your internal built-in speaker is muted.
Important: Do not plug line-out devices into the headphone jack. Use the analog lineout
port on the back instead.
Analog Audio Ports
You can connect external microphones or other audio equipment to the analog
minijacks on the back of the computer. Use the Sound pane of System Preferences to
select the audio input or output device you want to use.
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"BlackBook" is a play on "MacBook" which means it is an Intel Mac, but you are quite forgiven for presuming otherwise -- a few friends still have black powerbooks from back in the day that are all running fine many years later.
But bottom line: there is no inherent defect in Intel Macs that causes them to produce fuzzy audio. Not sure what the issue is, but after taking a quick spin round the web it looks like the problem is local to just you.
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I do have another piece of data...
if I run the audio out through my Griffin iMic via USB, the fuzzy goes away.
You should also take into account that this same thing has happened on two separate computers - the fact that they happen, at the moment, to be in the same house doesn't detract from the fact that this is occurring on more than one computer.
Maybe everyone else doesn't notice, or simply accepts the distortion, or perhaps doesn't want to complain about it.
When all other possibilities have been exhausted, whatever is left - NO MATTER HOW ILLOGICAL IT MAY SEEM HAS to be the answer.... (Conan Doyle)
therefore, based on these facts...
the distortion only shows up when connecting the audio line to the headphone jack on two intel imacs.
It does not appear when the same cable is connected to the headphone jack on any other computer in the house.
It does not appear when the audio signal is obtained via USB from the imacs.
It does appear if headphones are plugged directly into the headphone jack of the intel macs....
I deduce that at least two of the intel grade imacs have a defective headphone jack or or, at least, a defect on that part of the audio card system.
These two machines were purchased through two different means over a year apart - one new, one used.
The only common link that they share is the comparative age and the intel processor... and, that they have both lived in this house.
I don't think that house is haunted, or that it contains some malevolent spirit or person who would sabotage the computers in this curious way.
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm in Uncategorized.
Float, the East Bay's only therapeutic floating center, which is also a venue for up-and-coming painters, photographers, mixed-media artists and sculptors, is seeking artists and war poets for its Human Remains exhibit, which will open on Sept. 11. The gallery needs artwork influenced by the Iraq war for this one-of-a-kind show. All media types are encouraged to submit work by Aug. 11.
Owner Allison Walton, who opened the gallery in 2006 in a roomy live-work loft in the Cotton Mill Studios, a former cotton mill under the freeway on the Oakland-Alameda border, said "regardless of whether you are pro-war or anti-war, you can't help but feel the emotional impact of the artists' work. During the opening party we will assault the eye and surround the viewer with mixed media and poetry."
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Aloe Vera Plant
68 reviews
91% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$
on 3/27/2015 3:23:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
Aloe vera plant is the plant which is always been in my house. It grows easily even if you forget to water it for days. My grandma told me that aloe vera is good for hair and skin. She put alot on my hair as a hair mask, no wonder I have strong thick hair, I mean really thick. I did put on my face couple times many years ago, but at that moment I was at my best face condition.
So I've been struggling to get rid my red spot for more than 1.5 years. I tried several treatment, chemical peeling, laser, mesotherapy, some kind of treatment using different lights (I don't remember the name). But none of them works permanently, red spots just fade away for couple days after the treatment and reappear.
Some how I remember about this aloe vera plant and I did read some articles about aloe vera. Based on what I see in the internet, aloe vera helps removing the acne spot, not the acne itself. Even for some people, their acne is gone after using the aloe vera gel.
I cut the aloe vera plant and put the gel on my face for 10 minutes only, before the gel completely dry. [I always do a test before putting anything on my face, and I suggest anybody who has sensitive skin to do a test even aloe vera plant is a natural ingredient, but I've never had any problem with aloe vera, no test needed for me]
After the 3rd times using the aloe vera, I can see the difference, the redness is less visible. I use it at least 3times a week, even some people recommend to use it 2x everyday for better and faster result. But 3times a week, consistency and some patience is enough for me
on 3/24/2015 9:57:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've had mixed results and wanted to share in case someone is wondering about side effects they have had. I used the gel from the plant all over my face to try to reduce a few red areas. I noticed great improvement after one night but after 3 or 4 nights I started getting odd blackheads and several small pimples everywhere. I'm sure it was the aloe because i stopped all other products and the acne that formed was in an unusual pattern. It seemed clear that the aloe was clogging pores. Darn. I guess it's better for use right after trauma but perhaps not every day - at least not on the face.
on 1/22/2015 11:32:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
Nature's sunburn/minor burn relief. A natural humectant. A digestive aid. So many uses - but alas, i have a "brown thumb" and my plants tend to die. Nevertheless, I always try to keep a plant or two around.
on 12/22/2014 9:24:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
This is my jam right here.
I use aloe vera for everything.
It tightens my pores, heals my sensitive skin, heals the sunburns that I get from walking out of the house for 2 minutes, it gets rid of pimples in just a few days, I also put a little aloe water into a home-made detangler which helps SO MUCH! I love it
on 10/30/2014 9:18:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Warm
Hair: Black, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Most people know aloe vera to help with sunburns, cuts, rashes, etc., but there is a laundry list of uses. It can also be as a shaving cream, as a face wash, for bad breath, & for dry/cracked feet! I personally like it for beauty, aesthetics, & skincare. I have tried & still do use it for practically everything—sunburns, as a makeup remover, on my legs & pits after shaving, as an eyebrow gel, & in my natural 3C wild curly hair. I don't know why, but aloe vera worked everywhere BUT my face. I've found other great uses for it though so continue to use it. I moisturize &/or style my hair more than anything else, but it's the only thing I'll use to moisturize my legs, armpits, & bikini area after shaving. I sometimes even use it as a substitute for or alternative to lotion. I've even told my fiancé aloe vera can be used as an aftershave treatment.
Makeup remover: Applied with a cotton ball to remove dirt all-over & makeup in eye area.
After shaving: Quickly soothes skin after shaving; antibacterial, helps w/ cuts, non-drying.
Eyebrow Gel: Applied with a mascara wand spoolie to keep them in place w/o hardening.
Hair: Defined/moisturized curls, shine, prevented dandruff, & used to style after washing.
Moisturizer & Makeup base: Slimy, & didn't help/work; skin felt like nothing was applied.
Acne treatment: Again, nothing, but I did notice my skin didn't scar as badly as before.
Eczema treatment: Nothing. (I'm in my twenties & never "outgrew" childhood eczema.)
Stretch marks: Didn't improve faint/light stretch marks from 20+ lb summer weight loss.
*Just because it didn't work for the problems I wanted (oily skin, acne, eczema, & stretch marks) doesn't mean it will not help you if you're trying to use it for those problems. For example, it moisturizes skin & is good for oily complexions, right? I have insanely oily skin! If your skin isn't as bad as mine & you can get some gel or a plant cheap (or free, depending on where you live), it might work for you!
on 10/23/2014 5:24:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Grey
I needed to have radiotherapy for breast cancer and directly after each treatment, before putting my clothes back on I would use a combination of plant aloe vera(the plant is cooling and soothing) and aloe gel from a pump pack on my breast. By the end of my treatment the radiographer said he could not believe how my breast was in great condition with minimal burning. He said he had only seen one other in better condition and that person had used only the commercial aloe gel.
Please tell this to anyone who is going to undergo treatment like this because it can really improve the quality of life in a very difficult time.
Just think if this is how successfully it repairs radiation burn, get it on your sunburn ASAP.
on 10/21/2014 1:39:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
No matter what I do, this just wreaks havoc on my skin and makes me break out like crazy. First time I used it was a few months back, and the day after my fine lines were more prominent. I decided to give it another go a couple of days ago and now I have whiteheads and cystic pimples all over my face. Gross. What's more is that ever since then, my face has had a weird puffy look. I won't use this ever again.
on 10/20/2014 5:26:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
For centuries aloe vera has been known to heal minor burns and damaged or irritated skin. I'm not sure about the far fetched claims by companies that have hijacked aloe and tout it as a cure-all (Forever Living springs to mind). It isn't - it did nothing for an eye infection I had recently (it's safe to apply), but good old table saltwater saw that off. But I know it works for certain conditions. Keep a plant to hand and when you need it break off a small amount and rub on the affected area. But there are other plants and herbs with similar healing properties, including lavender (my favourite) and tea tree. And aloe is also great used in a homemade mask on very dry hair as it helps to close the hair cuticle.
on 10/19/2014 7:47:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I buy a giant aloe vera leaf from the local asian supermarket, for 1.99! amazing deal, and its so beautiful. Every night, i cut off a piece of the leaf and apply the gel to my face. I massage it in for a few minutes to make sure my skin absorbes it well. I feel like it really helps my skin stay clear and smooth. I have acne prone skin, so its comforting for me to know that this will moisturize without triggering acne. in fact, I believe it helps with acne too, and is so cheap. what could be better than using and all natural treatment without chemicals for that price??
The only con i can think of is that when the gel dries, your skin may feel tight and possibly even itchy. it makes you think its drying out your skin, but its not. once you rinse off you see that the gel turns gooey again and your skin feels hydrated.
on 10/6/2014 2:02:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Kinky, Medium
Eyes: Brown
If you want to grow an aloe vera plant to make use of its juice and pulp for your beauty routine, think again. When it's time for the beauty time, the last thing you'd want to do is to run to the garden, cut off an aloe leaf, peel the skin, squeeze out the slimy gel, apply it on your face and move on to the next steps of your routine. The efficacy of the aloe gel deteriorate quickly, hence it's best used fresh. In addition, if the gel and your skin get along, your home-grown aloe plant may not grow quickly enough for your skincare need. If I know how to preserve my big batch of aloe vera gel, I would be a millionaire. The only thing I can o is to blend to pulp and gel in a blender and freeze them into ice cubes. The potency of the miracle gel may deteriorate somehow, but I want a bit of convenience. That being said, I'd rather use freshly-extracted aloe gel than the store-bought version, not because I'm against preservetives and fillers, but because the former beats the latter by a long long shot. After my skin drinks the gel, everything else glides on more smoothly. My oily, acne-prone, easily inflame skin and aloe vera gel are BFF. Aloe vera gel is very soothing, so you're unlikely to hate it, but it doesn't hurt o patch test first. If your skin is on the dry side, however, you may need to layer more powerhouse moisturizer keep your skin hydrated. Last but not least, don't expect it to be a solution to all of your skin concerns, although I've called it a heaven send. Skincare is all about finding the right combos of things your skin loves and in my case, aloe vera gel makes the whole odyssey easier and step up the efficacy of other products I use.
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Stamina is critical for Roger Wall, Foodland's executive vice president and chief financial officer. His life
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How to Make a Paper "Popper"
A paper "popper" is perfect for scaring your classmates or annoying your teachers. If you fold a piece of paper correctly, you can create air pockets that will make a loud sound if you snap the paper down using the right technique. All you need is one piece of paper and some wrist power, and soon you'll have a popper of your very own!
1Find an 8 ½ in (21.5 cm) by 11 in (28 cm) sheet of printer paper. If you don't have printer paper handy, you can also tear a piece of paper out of your notebook, but this would not be as sturdy as printer paper and therefore won't make as loud of a noise. The paper doesn't have to be this exact size, but it's a good size to start with.Ad
5Pull the unfolded section down through the folded loops. Hold the top right corners of the unfolded section (the parts that are on the same side of the popper as the loops). Pull them down until the unfolded section has moved mostly below the folded sections, with just a little triangle of the unfolded section peeking out from the top -- less than 1 in (2.5 cm) or so.
- Look through the outside of the popper in. You should have created two almost diamond-shaped air pockets. The pockets should be about 2 in (5 cm) wide and 3 in (7.6 cm) high.
6Hold the popper at the tip of the front loops. You should hold it just in front of the little protruding triangle from the unfolded section, closer to the outer loops. The loop side should be closer to your hand than the folded side. You shouldn't pinch the paper too hard, or hold down the unfolded part, or you won't be able to snap it. You can think of this as a bit like holding a paper airplane upside-down.
- When you're snapping the popper open, you'll be releasing the unfolded section, and therefore the air pockets in the unfolded section, so you have to give this part freedom to move.
- For extra noise, you can try to stretch out those air pockets a bit, so that they take in as much air as possible.
7Snap the popper down. It's all in the wrist -- raise your arm and then bring it down like you're cracking a whip. The air pockets should whip out, creating a cracking sound. You can snap the paper down on a desk, or just snap it in the air, like you're following the same motion you would use to skip a rock towards the ground.Ad
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- The smaller the loops, the louder.
- To achieve a louder "popping" sound, hold the paper to the left (or in front) of the tip that is created when pulling the unfolded section down through the folded loop.
- Don`t do it in front of the police or do it loud in front of dogs
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- Don`t do it hard in school
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The Waste Management Department of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) on Tuesday cleared massive heaps of refuse at the Tema Central market, which insanitary condition has over the years been a source of worry to residents.
Workers of the department, right from the Manager to the last labourer, converged at the refuse dumping site to get rid of the mounting filth that had engulfed the market, otherwise, known as Kwasea Dwaso.
A huge pay-loader and about six conveying trucks took turns to ensure that the mountain of refuse was reduced to the ground, thus giving relief to visitors to the market, especially the market women.
Madam Efua Kwantsima, a trader, was so grateful for the work the department had done and appealed to them to continue to maintain the momentum, pleading "This should not be a nine day wonder".
Later in an interview with the Tema File, Mr. Edward Mba, head of the Waste Management Department, said his outfit had instituted measures to address the sanitation issues in the Tema Metropolis.
"And true to our word today we have cleared the backlog of refuse which had been accumulated at the Tema Community One main market. Additionally, we have instituted measures to forestall its recurrence.
"We intend to continue to clear any such backlog within the Metropolis and one such area we aim to tackle by the close of this week is the Ashaiman overpass", Mr. Mba explained.
He indicated that his outfit had zoned the Metropolis and awarded the franchise to various refuse collection contractors and appealed to all residents to register with those contractors and give their refuse to them, rather than dump them indiscriminately.
He hinted that a dumping site is no longer a problem as the newly constructed sanitary land fill at Kpone is ready and even receiving refuse from Accra and surrounding Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in and around the Greater Accra region as a result of the closure of the Achimota Dumping site.
"The new landfill is environmentally friendly and socially acceptable than the previous dumping site that was used, and we hope to maintain the high standards", he assured.