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International sulphur prices continued to be pulled down by the erosion of downstream demand for phosphates fertilizers, as well as the poor performance of the metals market and weak demand from the chemicals sector. Lower prices in China resulted in Middle East producers all announcing lower prices in March. Saudi Aramco Trading's April price which was announced on 10 March at $85/tonne FOB Jubail, down $5/tonne from March followed similar prices posted by Tasweeq at $87/tonne FOB and ADNOC at $88/tonne FOB.
Mid-month, the international sulphur market was eagerly waiting for the results to Tasweeq's regular monthly tender for 35,000 tonnes of granular sulphur. The results of the tender were first heard in China at $75/tonne FOB Ras Laffan, but this was dismissed by a number of traders who deemed the price wishful thinking.
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In North Africa, the Q1 contract price dipped, but major supplier ADNOC chose not to disclose a price. During Q1, OCP was lifting regular spot cargoes in the $80s/tonne CFR Jorf Lasfar. Meanwhile, Vale in Brazil bought spot cargoes in the $90s/tonne CFR Santos.
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"Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God." 1 John 3:9)
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What is the seed which remains in the one who is born of God? At few possibilities exist. Natural seed (Gen. 1:11), biological seed (Rom. 1:3), spiritual seed (the word of God, Lk. 8:11; 1 Peter. 1:23), "good seed", (the children of God) and tares (the children of the wicked, Matt 13:38).
In the context of the New Testament, when the "seed" relates to people or children of God, it most often, if not always speaks of the "seed of Abraham". This is particularly true when there is a contrast between the children of God and the children of the devil. The context of 1 John is the children of God versus the children of the devil, 1 Jn. 3:10. For other examples, see Matt. 3:1-11; Matt. 13:1-43; John 8:33-44; Heb. 3, 1 Peter 1 and 2, Rev. 2:9, 3:9, and ch. 12.
Birth represents the idea of the raising up of seed. Consider this quote by the Sadducees who quote the Levirate marriage law from Deut. 25:5f. 'Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. (Matt. 22:24). The word "offspring" in the text is translated from sperma (Greek), which means seed.
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Those who are sown as children of God, are sown as the seed of Abraham. Christ is the seed of Abraham, as noted in the genealogy of Matthew (1:1-17). He is also the son of God being the son of Adam, (Lk. 3:23-38). Those who are born again of water and of the Spirit (Jn. 3:5) are like Christ, "sons of God" (Gal. 3:27) and sons (the seed) of Abraham, (Gal. 3:29).
Every natural child of Abraham, (blood descendants) including none blood descendants born in his house and those bought from foreigners who were uncircumcised, had to become circumcised. In so doing, they entered into the Abrahamic covenant. Any who were not circumcised were "cut off" from God's people because he had broken the covenant. (Gen. 17:12-14)
The Stranger To Receive An Inheritance
In the new eschatological temple of God, the stranger (one who is not a native born Israelite), but who entered the covenant, also received an inheritance.
Thus you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance says the Lord." (Ex. 47:21-22)
Contrary to Dispensationialism Premillenialism and other such views, this is not "third" physical temple. It is the new spiritual temple of God having Jesus Christ as it's chief corner stone, (Acts 4:11-12; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; Eph. 2;19-22; 1 Pet. 2:5-12). It is Christ and the Father, Rev. 21:3; 22, in the new Jerusalem. The name of this new city/temple is "THE LORD IS THERE" (Ezk. 48:35). That means wherever two or three are gathered in the name of Christ, he is there. In Christ, God's place of worship is no longer a geo-centric structure, (John 4:22-24).
Therefore, the prophet teaches that Christ is the new land and those who accept him, Jew and Gentiles, receive an inheritance in him. Gentiles become as "native born". That means they become sons of Abraham.
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While those who converted from Judaism were excommunicated by their brethren, (Jn. 9:22; 12:42-43), they did not lose their Abrahamic privilege and right to the inheritance. The seed of Abraham is transferred to believers through Jesus Christ. That is the meaning of "his seed remains in him".
As the Old Covenant stated, the believers' connection to Abraham is unbroken. In the case of a Gentile (stranger) he becomes as one native born who enters into and is entitled to the inheritance. "And if you are Christ's then are you Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise, (Gal. 3:29).
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I'm jumping on board a little late, but I've decided to do the Fat Quarterly Quilt Along. My first quilt-along! I'm looking forward to it!
I'm using a jelly roll of Wildwood by Erin McMorris, along with solids in greens, oranges, and yellows. Believe it or not, in addition to being my first quilt-along, this is also the first time I've ever used a solid color other than white. I love the fresh, clean look of a quilt with a lot of white, so that's always my first instinct when looking to add a solid. But since this is my first quilt-along, I decided I might as well really branch out.
Of course, since I'm starting late, it'll be a miracle if I actually catch up. So I might not really be quilting along—more like quilting behind. Better late than never!
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Part 2 Chapter 17 Summary
From Cape Horn to the Amazon
- Aronnax, Ned, and Conseil run up on deck and start gulping down air. Nobody else is up there.
- Aronnax thanks Ned and Conseil for saving his life. Ned and Conseil say it's nothing.
- Aronnax tells them that they're all bound together forever. Ned seizes upon this statement immediately.
- You're coming with me, he says, when I leave the Nautilus.
- They realize that they're finally heading in the right direction, toward a place suitable for escape.
- Still, they have no idea where Nemo's going. He could be headed to Asia or America.
- It soon becomes clear that they're heading back north into the Atlantic. Nemo's plans remain a mystery, though. He could be heading up to the North Pole now.
- Ned is sure they'll get out of there before that happens.
- The Nautilus travels up the coast of South America. By the time they make it near the shores of Uruguay, they've covered 16,000 leagues, and they just keep cruising. They spend some time exploring the ocean depths, only to resurface at the mouth of the mighty Amazon River.
- Aronnax and Conseil spend time observing fish. Conseil manages to get stung by some kind of fish. He cries out to Aronnax. It's the first time he's ever addressed his master informally. But Aronnax and Ned have him back in good shape in no time.
- That evening, Conseil eats the fish "out of revenge, for to tell the truth it was very tough" (2.17.57). Ha.
- The next day, the Nautilus comes upon a bunch of manatees; the crew hunts down a half-dozen and does a little fishing, too. They use a bunch of strange animals with suckers to catch sea turtles. Yeah, Captain Nemo really is a master of the sea.
- The turtles, Aronnax notes, taste really, really good.
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Have you ever been to a concert and all you can see is the glowing screen of the person in front of you? Yes, me too. It is very distracting to be a concert goer and all you see are the screens in front of you. At PlugOut, we think it is equally frustrating for the performer. Instead of having a sea of faces looking at them and enjoying their music, they have a crowd of distracted people. These people are either messing with their phones or watching the concert through the screen of a smart phone. I don't know about you, but I have taken a video with my phone at a concert. The quality of the video is so poor, it isn't something that I will ever go back and watch again. I have read about artists who are starting to speak out about concert cell phone use. Some of these frustrated musicians are more vocal than others. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jack White, Katy Perry, She & Him, and Cyndi Lauper are some of the more outspoken ones. Here's anarticle from CNN Tech highlighting the Yeah Yeah Yeah's.
After seeing many articles written up about concert cell phone use, the PlugOut team decided to start contacting bands. We sent out approximately 150+ emails to bands and musicians. We asked them to respond via email if they are interested in our message. So far, we have gotten 5 responses back from band agents. We sent our hats, t-shirts and press release to the bands who have gotten back to us. We figured it was worth a shot and it would be incredible if one of the bands would wear one of our shirts at a concert. This got us thinking about the idea of "keeping life hands-free". Now we are looking into doing a t-shirt with this message and maybe an outline of a concert crowd with the audience's hands up in the air. We are hoping to have a few design options and are planning on posting them on our social media, asking our followers for their feedback.
I would love to hear from our readers. Do you have a story about cell phone use at a music concert or show?
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BANGOR - Bertha N. Witham, wife of the late Clarence F. Witham, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, after a brief stay at a Bangor hospital, and after years of failing health during which she never once complained. She was born June 5, 1917, in Monson, the daughter of Ryner and Florence (Carlberg) Sandberg.
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Hailed as a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure by J. K. Rowling, this New York Times bestseller is the first installment in the explosive tween fantasy series by famed Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story).
Siblings Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything they could ever want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker lost his job. Now the family must relocate to an old Victorian house, formerly the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff a house that simultaneously feels creepy and too good to be true. By the time the Walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them, they re banished to a primeval forest way off the grid.
Bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them, supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas, and a power-hungry queen rules the land. To survive, the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possible and to fight against their darkest impulses. The key may lie in their own connection to the secret Kristoff legacy. But as they unravel that legacy, they ll discover that it's not just their family that's in danger . . . it's the entire world.
About the Author
Chris Columbus has written, directed, and produced some of the most successful box-office hits in Hollywood history. He first made his name by writing several original scripts produced by Steven Spielberg, including the back-to-back hits Gremlins and The Goonies. As a director, Columbus has been at the helm of such iconic projects as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Home Alone, Stepmom, and Mrs. Doubtfire. As a producer, Columbus was also behind the hit films Night at the Museum and The Help.
Ned Vizzini (1981 2013) began writing for the New York Press at the age of fifteen. At nineteen, he published Teen Angst? Naaah . . ., his autobiography of his years at Stuyvesant High School. His debut teen novel, Be More Chill, was named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly and was selected for the Today Show Book Club by Judy Blume. It s Kind of a Funny Story, a cult classic, was adapted into a feature film and was named one of the 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels by National Public Radio. The Other Normals, his third novel, was a Junior Library Guild selection. He also wrote for television, including MTV s hit show Teen Wolf.
Dan Elish is the insanely gifted author of many novels for both adults and children, including "The Attack of the Frozen Woodchucks", "13" (based on the Broadway musical), and "The Worldwide Dessert Contest".
When he's not busy typing furiously away on his Lap-Top (not a Gum-Top or a Hat-Top or even a Balloon-Top), you can find Dan in New York City, where he lives with his wife, Andrea, and daughter, Cassie, and son, John.
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"A breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure about the secret power of books, HOUSE OF SECRETS comes complete with three resourceful sibling heroes, a seriously creepy villainess, and barrel loads of fantasy and fear."
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A fresh and easy cucumber salad recipe with a simple, sweet and tangy dressing made with cider vinegar, a little sugar and Dijon-style mustard.
This is a very simple salad — only 15 minutes hands-on time.
The key to this cucumber salad recipe is salting the cucumbers …
You see, cucumbers are made up of lots of water. By salting them, we draw out some of that excess water before tossing with the dressing. This way, the dressing is flavorful, not watered down.
Another win with salting cucumbers is the flavor you achieve — salting makes cucumbers taste more "cucumbery."
The salting process takes about 30 minutes and is so worth it.
Two ways to slice the cucumbers:
We like the cucumbers thinly sliced in this salad. You have two choices when slicing — use a sharp knife or use a mandoline slicer. If you have it, the mandoline really does wonders with making things go quickly.
One tip: If you're using a mandoline, buy yourself a kevlar glove. Some slicers come with an awkward attachment that's supposed to hold whatever you're slicing so you don't have to. We've never really had much success with it, so we throw that part away and just use the glove, which protects your hand from being injured.
This cucumber salad is so fresh and light. Plus, it's full of cucumber flavor. We love to serve this alongside other salads or even on top of burgers and sandwiches. This is perfect for picnics, too.
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- Our easy Lemony Chicken Breast Recipe with Feta and Cucumber Salad is perfect for weeknights.
- We drew lots of inspiration from this Cucumber Salad, created by Gourmet Magazine.
- Also, this quick cucumber salad looks delicious from Simply Recipes.
What You Need to Know: The inactive time for this recipe is 1 1/2 hours. We like to slice the cucumbers thin (1/16-inch or 1.5 mm) for this. After making the salad, the cucumbers are crisp, but a little floppy. If you'd like the cucumbers to be more substantial, slice them thicker.
Special Equipment: Chef's knife (or mandoline slicer), bowl, colander, dish towel.
- 2 hot house or seedless cucumbers (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- Kosher salt
- 2 to 3 teaspoons granulated sugar, depending on how sweet you like the salad
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) cider vinegar, or distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
- Slice cucumbers into 1/16-inch (1.5 mm) slices, toss with 2 teaspoons of salt then add to a colander. Drain for 30 minutes. (We like to leave the colander in the sink for easy clean-up).
- Rinse cucumbers then squeeze excess water from them. (To make this easy, we add the cucumbers to a clean dish towel then tie it up and squeeze).
- In a large bowl, whisk together 2 teaspoons of sugar, vinegar and mustard. Taste then add the additional teaspoon of sugar if needed. Add cucumbers and red onion then toss.
- Refrigerate salad at least 1 hour and up to a day before serving.
Variation - Add Lettuce: After marinating the cucumbers, you will notice quite a bit of liquid will be sitting at the bottom of the bowl. If you would like, transfer some of the liquid to a small bowl then whisk in 2 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil, making a salad dressing. Then, tear up lettuce leaves, toss with dressing and serve cucumbers on top.
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The brightest blue eyes and most contagious grin…..that's Abigail. Abigail is the fifth child of Aaron and Annabeth. Her siblings are Mary (12), Hyrum (11), Elisabeth (9) and Rachel (6).
Abigail was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma on January 15, 2011 at the age of 19 months old. Pathology later indicated it was stage 4, high-risk, mycn amplified. Her main tumor was on her left adrenal gland, and had grown up her spine and around her aorta. All her major bones had metastasis and her marrow was full of cancer. It was killing her and she was in PICU on a respirator for several weeks.
Abigail has had 6 rounds of chemotherapy, has used a non-toxic alternative cancer treatment called Protocel, and has had her tumor successfully resected. She is currently NED (No evidence of disease)!!! Her response was, as her first oncologist put it, "much better than average, much better than average." He said that out of his experience, maybe 5% of NB cases have had results like hers.
We chose not to do a tandem stem-cell transplant/high dose chemo for Abigail and instead began antibody therapy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.
- ~~Six rounds of chemotherapy from Jan-Sept 2011.
- ~~3F8 antibody therapy at MSK began in October '11 and still continues
- ~~Radiation therapy at Banner Good Samaritan in October '11.
- ~~Abigail had one course of cis-Retinoic acid that she had severe reactions to and we choose to take her off that drug.
We have continued throughout her entire process to implement and integrate holistic and natural healing processes. She has experienced Reiki, toning, acupressure, photonic energy, detoxification, NAET, essential oils and a host of oral supplements!
She reached NED after 5 months of treatment and has thankfully stayed NED. She has mild to moderate hearing loss in the highest range. She recently had a fracture in her collarbone due to weakened bones from treatment. It is healing on its own.
We are so blessed to have this angel on earth. She continues to be an instrument in God's hand in showing us His daily miracles.
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a pediatric cancer that affects approximately 700 children in the United States each year. Out of 13,000 cases of pediatric cancer, NB numbers are small. Approximately 8 children per million under the age of 15 are diagnosed with neuroblastoma. But they account for about 15% of pediatric cancer deaths. About 45% of NB cases are high-risk. (So Abigail is about a 4 in a million kind-of girl when it comes to cancer, 1 in a million with every other aspect!) It's kind of a mystery cancer and high-risk, myc-n amplified cases have a dismal survival rate. From a PubMed clinical oncology article: "Neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood disease of the sympathetic nervous system. Treatments are often ineffective and have serious side effects."
From John M. Maris, MD:
"The field of pediatric oncology has come a long way in the last several decades. Cure rates have improved dramatically and advances in childhood cancer research has provided seminal insights into the cancer problem in general. Today, 4 out 5 children diagnosed with cancer can be cured.
The major problem is that this cure rate has come at significant cost. First, the intensity of chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to achieve this cure rate has increased substantially, so that the majority of survivors have significant long-term complications of therapy. Clearly, cure is not enough. Of equal urgency, several cancers, especially the solid malignancies, have not shown improvement in cure rates and current treatments are at their maximal intensity. Indeed, several cancers have seen no significant progress in over a decade and childhood cancer remains the number one cause of death in children from disease (accidents claim the most lives)."
(Abigail's neuroblastoma is a solid malignancy).
From the NB wiki about neuroblastoma:
"Most long-term survivors alive today had low or intermediate risk disease and milder courses of treatment compared to high-risk disease. The majority of survivors have long-term effects from the treatment. Survivors of intermediate and high-risk treatment often experience hearing loss. Growth reduction, thyroid function disorders, learning difficulties, and greater risk of secondary cancers affect survivors of high-risk disease. An estimated two of three survivors of childhood cancer will ultimately develop at least one chronic and sometimes life-threatening health problem within 20 to 30 years after the cancer diagnosis. These results were confirmed in a National Cancer Institute publication released July 2009 comparing outcomes of neuroblastoma survivors to siblings. The study reported that survivors are more likely than siblings to develop chronic neurological, sensory, endocrine, and musculoskeletal complications and less likely to be married or have a high income job."
Because Abigail's type of neuroblastoma has a proven record of not being very curable with conventional treatment, and because I am her mom, I cannot passively sit by while she goes through chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and antibody therapy. I have studied and continue to study many complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities.
Before Abigail started her 2nd round of chemo, we started her on Protocel. We feel it has truly helped kill the cancer and decrease side-effects of treatment. Because of the proven late-effects mentioned in the above NB info, we are actively seeking ways to minimize toxicity, to supply her body with the vital nutrients and minerals necessary to rebuild damaged cells, and to heal on mental and physiological levels.
We are learning about Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been clinically studied in conjunction with chemotherapy. We are learning about energy of the body. We are learning about dietary changes and nutritional therapies. There is a plethora of information, and we are hoping to employ any available means to help her navigate safely through the treatment, help her body fight and overcome Minimal Residual Disease, and LIVE FREE OF CANCER!!
I would be happy to share what information I have learned about CAM if you are in need of it. Please contact me via the contact form.
**One of my goals is to create a forum dedicated to Integrative Therapies for children with cancer. If you have any computer expertise, me and countless other parents and families would be grateful for your help!


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Ever since ubuntu provides 'upgrade' installation path (since 10.04 if I'm not mistaken), I took it and hoping that my installed packaged will be kept intact or automatically upgraded. But apparently that's not what was happen.
All my installed apps are wiped out and I have to install everything from beginning. Easy for ubuntu or partner provided packages but quite a pain for 3rd party packages.
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Monday marked the 75th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. It was September 1st, 1939 that the world saw Adolph Hitler finally shed the charade of "peace in our time" with the West and invaded Poland. The day did not go unnoticed by British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Cameron used the occasion to warn other European leaders that history has a way of repeating itself. He was referring to the historic pre-World War II blunder of appeasement instead of resisting; a veiled reference to Russian belligerence in Ukraine.
The prime minister reminded his audience of Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who in 1938 sold out the West to Adolph Hitler at the infamous Munich Conference. Chamberlain basically gave dictator Adolph Hitler Czechoslovakia in the hopes that would end the tyrant's territorial aggression. It provided Hitler with an open door to conquer other neighbors.
Cameron urged his counterparts to hold firm with Russia and its meddling in Ukrainian territory. The closed-door session was reported by the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Speaking in Brussels, Cameron said, "We run the risk of repeating the mistakes made in Munich in 1938. We cannot know what will happen next. This time we cannot meet Putin's demands. He has already taken Crimea and we cannot allow him to take the whole country."
The comments came as President Obama prepared to embark on his journey to Estonia where he will deliver a speech today intended to solidify the "steadfast" commitment of the United States to the Baltic states on Russia's border, according to the White House. The Ukraine situation is unique since the country is not a part of NATO. The West has committed itself to their cause, but there are no official obligations.
Cameron and Great Britain are not alone in their anger toward the Russians. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main mediator with Putin, calls Russian President Vladimir Putin "irrational and unpredictable." Putin has been swaggering in public lately concerning the Ukraine crisis. "We could take Kiev in two weeks," he was quoted as saying last week bringing back memories to WWII historians of the many threats Hitler made on the road to Poland in 1939. "It's best not to mess with us," Putin added, obviously referring to Russia's nuclear arsenal.
Meanwhile, NATO officials meeting in Wales this week, are set to propose a new rapid-reaction force of 4,000 soldiers to protect Eastern Europe. One can only imagine the chuckle that brings to a dictator like Putin.
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Recibí este libro gracias a Goodreads First Reads.
Corasanti ha logrado con este libro -y de manera espectacular, debo añadir- mostrarnos un mundo que generalmente se reserva a los hombres: el de los paises arabes en guerra.
Una de las historias más conmovedoras que he leído. En las primeras 08 paginas me hizo llorar por primera vez, asi de triste es. Pero tambien es totalmente hermoso. Trata de Ichmad, un joven palestino, que debe aprender a vivir con las consecuencias de sus actos -y en ese sentido me recordó un poco a [b:The Kite Runner|77203|The Kite Runner|Khaled Hosseini|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309288316s/77203.jpg|3295919]- y que mientras lo hace aprenderá a perdonarse y a encontrar un amor que creía imposible de sentir luego de tanto dolor. Y trata del arbol de almendras, una señal de que pase lo que pase, siempre habrá esperanza.
I won this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway.
The book takes some time to get into. I picked it up from my reading stack several times in an attempt to get it read and reviewed. I would say you need to make it through the first 50 pages before it really begins to flow. The story hits you right in the face with a 2x4 but fails to grab you until you get farther into the book. I do think that Ichmad Hamid is a very believable character, but many of the others seemed flat in the story not much dimension.
One question I have is why Abbas anger did not also include the Arab who knocked him off the scaffolding. Everyone else seemed very supportive of the boys because they proved to be hard workers. Especially the foreman who was a Jew, he even raced him to the hospital.
Again, it would have been nice to see some depth given to the characters who did not have the intense hatred and why they chose to stick there necks out to side on the right thing to do.
This is the authors first novel and I believe she will grow as a writer.
This debut novel will had my attention right from the start. It's a coming of age which spans over 50 years. That's a lot of time to squeeze into these pages, but the author did it beautifully. Basically a tale of two brothers and how growing up during war and hard times they take different life paths.
This got mixed reviews and even if it may not be historically accurate, it is fiction and one I would recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from Goodreads.
The book tells the story of Ichmad Hamid's story and life between the ages of 7 and mid 60s. I have to be honest, before reading this book, all I knew about the Middle East was that there were ongoing conflicts, but just didn't know how far back it went or how serious the situation was.
It was interesting to read how Ichamd and Abbas, grew up in similar situations, turned out so vastly different yet in the end almost the same. Ichmad became a brilliant scientist in his own right, who never forgot his family (through his continued financial contributions), understood early on the consequences of hatred and violence and who had put aside his difference to work with the 'enemies'. Whereas Abbas, he fed upon his hatred and became associated with 'terrorists'. However, it is not until Abbas tells his side of the story that we understand that the group he represents is not necessary 'terrorists' but a group of people fighting injustice and to free the Palestinians.
I felt that in the first 2 parts of the book, the history of violence and this separation thing was only touched upon briefly, to fill in the blanks for the time being. Whereas, in the latter 2 parts of the book, a lot more in depth details were provided about the 'war' and fighting between Middle Eastern countries since the 2000s. I would have liked it if a little more history was provided in the first 2 parts of the book. Also, while the main focus was on Ichamd and Abbas (to a certain extent), I would have loved to hear more about the secondary characters, like Justice, Yasmine or Teacher Mohammad (they are inspirational in their own way). After all we did get to know Menachem Sharon's back story.
Overall, this book briefly dived into the premise of the hostile situations in the Middle East, the trials some people faced throughout the years, and how a seed of hope or hatred and ultimately blossom into something much more in the end. And that propaganda was and still is a very, very powerful tool, so it is always a good idea to hear and see both sides of the story because you make up your mind about something. This is a wonderfully written book, with details that capture you or leave you in disbelief, and leaves you with an optimistic hope for the future of those in the Middle East or anywhere with conflict and segregation. I would definitely recommend this book because it gets your thinking, places you in that situation, and makes you question things. I know for sure that after reading this book, I will be reading a lot more about the history of the conflicts in the Middle East.
I received this book as a First Read from GoodReads. Thanks GoodReads!
Prior to reading this book, I was sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, so the story plays into my sympathies. I really liked learning more about the recent history in this part of the world. This is an important story to tell. I like the themes of hope and peace, acceptance of others in the face of hate, and the role of education. I like the idea of different viewpoints on the same topic from the same "side".
The start of the book is quick, merciless, engaging. The level of destruction decreased after the first part, and the writing slowed a bit but was still engaging. Toward the end there were points that I think could have been explored more and then the end was just kind of anti-climatic. I'm debating between 3 and 4 stars, because I really liked the first half of the book, the next part I liked but wasn't quite as engaging, and then the end was okay.
A little more specific on why only 3 stars (possible spoilers):
Sometimes the characters were portrayed as too perfect. He's not just extremely intelligent or more intelligent than all his peers, he's a genius and can solve complex problems in his head. She's not just beautiful and intelligent, she's the top of her class. Another woman is also intelligent and beautiful, and then also wealthy but humble and a peace activist. I'm glad that all of the intelligent characters worked to increase their knowledge and studied hard, but did they all need to be the best?
Also, I happen to hate when characters fall in love at first sight. Our protagonist did twice. With descriptions of 'Light seemed to radiate from her. Spun-gold curls cascaded down her back. Her skin was luminous like the moon.' Now, I love my husband dearly, but he is not radiant. Nor has any person I ever dated or even wanted to date. And then they are of course love but the relationship and it's implications aren't given a chance to be explored before the author ends it. The non-love at first sight relationship indicated that our protagonist forgot his roots and is biased toward American ideals which I just can't believe. After living in a culture and in poverty for so long, how can he confuse traditional culture or style and poverty with ignorance? "Everything about (her) screamed ignorance. Her veil, her thick, unplucked eyebrows, her traditional robe... her teeth were yellow and crooked and she was plump." None of those traits indicate any level of knowledge or ignorance. After being subjected to so much prejudice, I expect him to not judge a person simply on appearance.
There were a few points that I thought could have been explored more or didn't make much sense at the depth they were given. There were relationships that if explored more could have moved the plot better and in more interesting directions than killing off a character. I like the idea of brothers having divergent views of the world, but I never really understood why. Did the other never write or talk to his father?
Overall, I like the story and the writing and the first 1/2- 2/3 of the book, but I don't know what happened at the end. It just seemed to peter out.
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I just started reading this book tonight. This is not a book to read before bed. I don't know when is a good time to read...
I've read 6 chapters: I like the writing and the story is engaging, but disturbing.
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A tale of two Palestinian brothers, one full of anger and hate, the other trying to build a bridge through scientific endeavour. Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with knowing that he can do nothing to save his friends and family. Living on occupied land, his entire village operates in fear of losing their homes, jobs, and belongings. But more importantly, they fear losing each other. On Ichmad's twelfth birthday, that fear becomes reality. With his father imprisoned, his family s home and possessions confiscated, and his siblings quickly succumbing to hatred in the face of conflict, Ichmad begins an inspiring journey using his intellect to save his poor and dying family. In doing so he reclaims a love for others that was lost through a childhood rife with violence and loss, and discovers a new hope for the future.… (more)
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So are you feeling shut down yet? As you surely know by now, Congress can't agree on a budget for the fiscal year that started on Tuesday. That's nothing new. They haven't agreed on a formal budget since 2009, and we have been operating under "continuing resolutions" ever since. The continuing resolution says we'll keep spending at the levels we last approved until somebody can come up with a better idea that can get a majority vote. In other words, they dither rather than making any real policy decisions.
The adoption of the continuing resolution has usually happened more or less on schedule. This time around, it all blew up. The fight is over a continuing resolution that will authorize spending at previously-approved levels until (drum roll, please) November 15th. Yes, we are shutting things down over a six-week, stop-gap spending measure, setting up the opportunity to do it all again in November.
Of course it gets stranger. The Yosemite Sam faction of the Republican Party, which includes our own zealot, Senator Mike Lee, has decided that they will use this opportunity to kill the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The health reform law has been in place for almost four years now, with bits and pieces rolling out along the way. Forty-two efforts at repeal have failed to pass Congress. The centerpiece of it, the health insurance exchanges, opened Tuesday.
The exchanges are supposed to provide a competitive marketplace for people who the private insurance market had previously refused to sell insurance to.
Anyway, the Yosemite Sam folks just cannot abide the idea of the government subsidizing anything except wheat farmers and defense contractors, and have decided to blow up the world rather than see people buy private health insurance. In their world, it is perfectly reasonable to expect the Democrats to agree to demolish something they have been trying to achieve since the Truman administration, and to expect the President to sign that into law, all in order to get a whole six-week extension of funding at current levels. Kill a multi-generational policy goal in exchange for six weeks of temporary funding. Wow, what a deal. Hard to imagine the Democrats not jumping all over that one.
Since I'm in that group of self-employed people who have to buy health insurance on the individual market, I've paid pretty close attention to all of this. Obamacare isn't perfect. It's full of payoffs to the drug companies and relies on the private insurance companies, which haven't exactly demonstrated their benevolence while taking full advantage of near-monopoly conditions. Obamacare isn't where I would have gone with it. But it's what we got. It passed both houses of Congress (squeaked through, but it passed). It was re-hashed in the last election, and they guy who wanted to repeal it lost. So get over it already.
The Republicans have never proposed an alternative plan. Despite their claim that the premium subsidies for lower income people will knock the planets out of alignment, they have offered absolutely nothing as an alternative. Except maybe reverting to the old system that left 10 to 15 percent of the country without health insurance, showing up at emergency rooms, where the insured ultimately pick up the costs.
So we have a shutdown, and my weekend trip to Bryce and Zion is getting changed around to eliminate Bryce and Zion. These things often get worked out in a day or two, and the impact is minimal. This one feels different. The House and Senate aren't able to work together. The split between the rational and Yosemite Sam Republicans in the House is getting bigger rather than smaller. I suspect it will go on for a while into some rootin', tootin', shootin' climax where the GOP implodes. Couldn't happen to a more-deserving bunch. All this is over a six-week budget extension.
Now that they have demonstrated that the job is too big for them, is it too much to ask for our members of Congress to resign in shame? We could appoint the first six winos to stumble out of Pioneer Park and be better off. With the exception of Mike Lee, who is throwing napalm every chance he gets, the rest of the Utah delegation has gone into hiding. Nice work, guys.
Stand by for the debt ceiling debate in two weeks.
Tom Clyde practiced law in Park City for many years. He lives on a working ranch in Woodland and has been writing this column since 1986.


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Doctrine is under attack, as it always has been, in the Christian church. Historic church councils and great debates have helped to ward off the ever encroaching error that originates from the depraved heart attempting to re-imagine God in his own image rather than submitting to the authority of God's revelation of Himself in His word. Among other vital doctrines under attack today from numerous sources and in a seemingly unending variety of ways is the doctrine of the Trinity.
Consider the fact that a commitment to Modalism is wide-spread in certain segments of evangelicalism. Perhaps the most common expression of that persuasion is found among prominent leaders within the pale of Christendom who teach, among other things, that Christ was not God until His baptism and ceased to be God at His crucifixion.
More startling is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the fact that they just voted to receive a policy paper on gender-inclusive language for the Trinity, according to the AP. "Church officials can propose experimental liturgies with alternative phrasings for the Trinity." The Divine Trinity, "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit," could now be referred to as "Mother, Child, and Womb," or "Lover, Beloved, and Love."
"Some Bible scholars [Clark Pinnock to name one] recently have used the Trinity to teach that many will be saved apart from explicit faith in Christ," Baptist Press reports. Thank God for Stephen J. Wellum, editor of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, who notes that the Trinity "is at the core of a biblical understanding of God." Wellum refutes the assertion that the Trinity teaches that many will be saved apart from explicit faith in Christ and "argues that the Trinity actually demonstrates just the opposite -- that salvation is found by faith in Christ alone. The Trinity, he argues, is 'at the heart' of what differentiates Christianity from other religions."
"The doctrine of the Trinity is not an esoteric, abstract theory that is unimportant to practical Christianity, but instead is at the very heart of the Christian life, essayists assert in the latest edition of the [Journal]." Further, "at the heart of Scripture's presentation of our great and glorious God is the doctrine of the Trinity...[U]nderstanding God as triune is central to everything Scripture says about him, and it is what distinguishes him from all other conceptions of 'god.'"
Dr. Bruce Ware, "who serves as professor of theology at Southern Seminary, discusses the relationship between the Trinity, Christ's identity as Savior and the atonement. Ware argues that God must be triune for Christ to be the Savior of sinners. 'The identity of Jesus as Messiah and Savior is tied, both historically and of necessity, to his relationships with the Father and Spirit, respectively,' Ware writes. 'Put differently, if you imagine for a moment removing the Father and the Spirit from the historical Person Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you realize that this Jesus the Christ could not be -- i.e., he could not exist and be who he is -- devoid of the Father and the Spirit. Indeed, the identity of Christ depends on the reality of the Trinity.'" Related implications are crucial.
First, precision is required when it comes to the issue of all doctrine as it is God's revelation of Himself to us. The Trinitarian nature of God is no exception despite the fact that we cannot fully comprehend that reality in all of its glory. To misunderstand what is revealed or to say we can conceive of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in ways more relevant or palatable to our culture is to change the very nature of God and thereby worship another God.


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Stan Lee is the school janitor. He is seen usually cleaning around the Midtown High School. He is based on the creator of Spider-Man, Stan Lee.
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Stan is first seen taking Peter out of the locker Flash Thompson threw him into. He wants Peter to stand up for himself, but he does not listen. He is later seen in Why I Hate Gym where he is trapped by a trap made by Taskmaster. He is saved by Spider-Man, and then, despite White Tiger telling him to stay still, he falls down a hole caused by a trapdoor. He is also seen in Back in Black in a thought of what it would be like if Spider-Man revealed his identity to the world.
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- In Great Power he talks about Irving Forbush, a fictional employee of "Marble Comics".
- Stan was the former chairman of Marvel comics and the creator of the familiar superhero Spider-Man and several other heroes.
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Miranda Lambert has once again been nominated for the 2014 ACM Entertainer of the Year award as well as Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Video of the Year, and Vocal Event of the Year. Miranda Lambert's song, "Mama's Broken Heart" also picks up the nomination for Song of the Year, an award that goes to the songwriters. The announcements were delivered via the Academy of Country Music's Twitter and Facebook pages on January 29.
Miranda Lambert has dominated the Female Vocalist of the Year category at both the ACM and CMA Awards for the past four years, despite her shock each time her name is announced. More than once, Miranda Lambert has expressed awe of her fellow nominees and insisted it is time for someone else to win.
The Entertainer of the Year nomination is Miranda Lambert's third in that category, but she has yet to win the top award. In 2011 she was defeated by Taylor Swift. In 2013, she lost to Luke Bryan, who could be tough to beat again this year.
In addition to Song of the Year, "Mama's Broken Heart" got the nomination for Single of the Year and Video of the Year. Miranda Lambert's hilarious attempt at showing a southern belle fighting with all her might to remain proper amidst a broken heart drew fans to the video by the thousands. Now, that effort has earned three ACM nominations.
Over the course of the last year, Miranda Lambert has also seen her single "Mama's Broken Heart" climb to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country and Country Airplay charts and her album "Four the Record" be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Miranda Lambert is currently opening for George Strait's The Cowboy Rides Away Tour and will be playing festivals and a few dates for the Live Nation Country Megaticket later this year.
Miranda Lambert is expected to appear on the 2014 ACM Awards. Fans can tune in to CBS on April 6 to see if she wins.
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Healthy German Chocolate Cake Bites – And A FREE download of Mesa de Vida's Healthy Entertaining eBook #1!
I mean, these look amazing, right?
(Not only will you get this recipe but keep reading to get your FREE download of my first Healthy Entertaining eBook with this recipe, PLUS 4 more amazing, quick and easy recipes to put out at your next event that will make you look like the host(ess) with the mostest!)
They taste amazing too.
Best of all – these little babies are not only all of that, they are easy to make (about 2 minutes of prep) and they are SUPER NUTRITIOUS!
I found the original recipe for this over on the Uber-cool ChocolateCoveredKatie.com blog. I am not a dessert extraordinaire, I am more of a savory chef, so I turn to this site when I want healthy dessert inspiration. I highly recommend checking out this site if you don't already follow it.
She calls her recipe German Chocolate Fudge Bites, and they were just the thing I needed.
I was preparing for a cooking demo at the Whole Foods in my area, hosted by the fabulous Renessa Rios, founder of Three Step Dating. I had the rest of the menu ready to go. Easy to make recipes that make you look like an AMAZING chef, take minutes to make AND are healthy too!
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So when I found the recipe over at CCK, I knew it was the beginning of the perfect finish to this perfect menu.
I just needed to make it just a tad dressier. Don't get me wrong, they are perfect the way they are. They are fudgy, moist, perfect. They are better than any candy, AND more satisfying. They are gluten free and vegan. Full of fiber. Plus they have no added sugar, and are full of nutritious ingredients. This treat is good for you! I keep them in the refrigerator for those times when you need something rich and chocolaty, pop them in the kids' lunch boxes and tell them they're candy. 🙂
The recipe was wonderful as-is, but I wanted to bump up the fancy factor a bit. Simply adding a cherry, popping them on a fancy skewer and dunking them in chocolate ganache (optional of course) took them over the top! The recipe in the eBook does have the recipe for the ganache, feel free to leave this out if you want to keep the recipe completely vegan. Or you can also just use some melted dark chocolate if you wish.
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- Makes about 16 small bites, I double the recipe though to keep more on hand.
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- 1 cup soft dates (I get mine in the *bulk food heaven...ahem, section*)
- 1/2 cup pecans (also from the bulk food department for me)
- 2 Tb cocoa powder
- 2 Tb shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- tiny pinch of kosher/sea salt
- 16 pitted fresh cherries
- For the Ganache (optional)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz dark chocolate (chips or a bar cut into small pieces)
- Place the dates, coconut, cocoa, pecans, vanilla and salt into a food processor. Turn on the processor and allow it to run for about 30 seconds, stop and scrape down the sides, then process again for another 30 seconds. Taking about 1 tsp at a time, roll the mixture into balls. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or overnight. Skewer a pitted cherry, then the cake bite, then dip into ganache. Refrigerate until serving, up to overnight. Serve and enjoy!
- Bring the cream to a boil in a saucepan, as soon as it comes to a boil pour over the chocolate in a bowl. Slowly stir until the hot cream melts all of the chocolate and becomes smooth and creamy. Set aside. You will need about ¼ of this to dip the chocolate balls into.
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In a dual-boot system, I usually use FreeBSD 9 but when I boot to Windows 7 my system time in both OS automatically change and show incorrect time. What's the problem and How can I solve it?
A typical BIOS PC has a clock which stores the time without a timezone indication. Different operating systems have different conventions: some require the clock to store UTC, others require the clock to store the local time. Dual boot between systems that require different conventions is a problem.
Older versions of Windows had no notion of a display time that is separate from the local time. Hence you need to set the hardware clock to the time you want displayed in Windows. I don't know if this has been fixed in Windows 7.
Unix systems have a per-user setting for the time zone, and use UTC internally. Most unix variants like to use UTC the clock, but unices designed for PCs often provide a way to cohabit with Windows. On FreeBSD, run
Note that if you live in a time zone with daylight savings time, and your hardware clock uses local time, your multiple operating systems may compete to reset the clock when DST starts or ends. This is one reason why setting the hardware clock to UTC is preferable: you should set the hardware clock to local time only if you use an operating system that absolutely requires it.
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Getting kids to eat their veggies
How often have you heard your child say things like "I hate vegetables" or "I tasted it and I hate it."
Most parents agree that it's hard to get their kids to eat a healthy diet. And because of this, parents often resort to rules to help their kids eat healthier, like "you need to clean your plate before dessert" or "no dessert until you eat your vegetables".
While parents mean well, these rules don't always work. For example, telling your child they can only have dessert after they eat their vegetables can make it seem like vegetables are not good, but need to be eaten before you can eat something that is good.
Rules can also backfire. Some studies have shown that kids can have a more negative response and end up eating less of the food we're trying to get them to eat than kids who didn't hear the rule.
Experts say that when trying to get kids to eat certain foods, like healthy vegetables, that positive encouragement works better than having rules.
Here's a few ideas you can try to help your kids eat healthier meals
Pick out a vegetable or a new healthy food and try getting your kids to help prepare it. Studies show this can help increase the chance that the child will try it and often even really enjoy it.
Some parents have success trying the "no-thank-you bite" where the child has to take a bite and if he or she doesn't like it, can say "no thank you". But often what happens is as the child watches the parents eat and enjoy the food, they will often do the same.
Don't forget that kids watch their parents. This is true for all kinds of behavior and is no different when it comes to meals. If you don't like or eat vegetables, chances are that your child will follow in your footsteps. One idea is for you to find new ways to prepare certain foods so you enjoy them more. For example, try grilling vegetables.
Kids, like most adults, love desserts. So here's another tip to consider. While there's nothing wrong with an occasional treat, there are many delicious dessert options. Try more fruits, sorbets or sherbet, which are healthier than desserts with lots of sugar, fat and salt and taste delicious.
Having healthy food at home, being a good role model and getting kids to be involved in preparing foods can help your kids to eat a healthier diet. And research shows that as kids grow up, even if they start to indulge in unhealthy foods, they are more likely to return to the healthy foods they grew up with.
To read more about the research stated in this article, visit http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/04/173275456/selling-kids-on-veggies-when-rules-like-clean-your-plate-fail


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Price: $36.00
Cloisonné was developed thousands of years ago during the Byzantine era and traveled via the Silk Road to China, where it has flourished as an art form ever since. To create a design in cloisonné, an artist's original sketch must be traced using thin strips of wire. Into this wire "scaffolding" is inserted powdered enamel that, when baked, fills the outlines and creates a porcelain-like appearance.
Here cloisonné is used to create a set of miniature teapot ornaments, a nod to China's long history as a tea-drinking culture. According to legend, the drink was accidentally discovered there in the third century B.C. when a tea leaf fell into Emperor Shennong's water.
Handmade in Beijing, China. Each is 2 1/4"W x 1 1/4"H.
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Comments about Cloisonné Teapot Ornaments - Set of 4:
I especially appreciate that each teapot is boxed separately in a sturdy red box. Ideal for gift giving. I recently purchased 2 sets of the teapots & gave them to my daughter to use as party favors for my granddaughters 5th birthday/tea party celebration. Girls loved them. I love the teapots, for their coloring & design.
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Nice as a gift and for me, too!
By Sue
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Darling teapots. Could gift one or all. Cute on the knobs to my shutters.
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Beautiful, a great keepsake
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as a Chritmas decoration or year round in the kitchen
Absolutely Adorable
By Dian
from Pinehurst, NC
These cute ornaments are as pictured in the catalog. The quality is very good. I will use them as small gifts at a ladies luncheon. Would also be cute as a gift package ornament. I'm very happy with the purchase.
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By GrannyB
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I used these on the ends of the chains for the ceiling fans throughout the home. They are very appropriate for me because I am a collector of teapots. They look so cute and match my displays in my home.
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By cristina
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Beautiful gift for tea lovers
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from Williamsburg, Va
I bought these for my mother in law that has tea with her grandchildren. She loved them.
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from Alexandria, VA
Very cute. I'd bought them as a gift for my sister-in-law, but they're so cute, I may keep them for myself, and order her another set.I love that they came in an easy-to-gift-wrap box of four and that each teapot is also in it's own tiny individual box. (sister-in-law, neice 1, neice 2, former sister-i-law.) One for each!
love these
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from Maine
I bought 2 sets and shared them with my sisters, mother and dear tea-drinking friends. We all love them and will think of each other when we use/see the teapot that is ours.


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I am attempting to setup nightly builds of a Linux OS on my webserver. Well, the problem is I need to generate a floppy disk image without being root.
Really, I don't need to fully generate it. I just need to update the image. As I have a FFS image with boot manager and such, and just need to add my kernel file to the image. I have seen no useful image tools out there though with dealing with FFS.
Does anyone know of some tools to use for updating such a floppy image. I wouldn't mind programming a little glue program, but I really don't want to code up full FFS support by myself at the moment.


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Retellings are pretty popular right now. Game of Thrones is a retelling the War of the Roses. The Thirteenth Warrior is a retelling of Beowulf, and The Lion King is a retelling of Hamlet. Why do we write these? What do we like about them?
Familiar stories let us explore things in new ways, both because we know what's coming, and because we don't need to be brought up to speed on the story.
The line between retelling and adaptation is a blurry one, though. For writers, a good approach, especially early on, is to grab a great story, peel everything away to the plot and key characters, and start writing something new.
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- There are no reports of major flooding this morning as strong storms push through the area, according to authorities.
Genesee County 911 dispatch reports vehicle accidents on northbound and south bound Interstate 75 north of Corunna Road.
There is also a report of a personal injury accident on Stanley Road just east of Genesee Road in Genesee Township.
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced Wednesday that interest rates will remain near zero for a while, but hinted that they might increase once the central bank's quantitative easing measures come to an end, which many expect will take place by the end of the year or at the start of next year.
Whether the Fed's hike in interest rates is a positive or not, one former Republican presidential candidate says the Fed should just stop manipulating interest rates and the money supply because that's the market's function, a function that been part of the central bank's mandate for a century.
Former Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul spoke to CNBC on Wednesday making the libertarian, Austrian Economics case for a market interest rate as opposed to an artificial one dictated by Yellen and both her predecessors and successors.
"It's an illusion. I don't think any one individual knows how to plan the economy by manipulating interest rates. Interest rates are so important that if you give this power to one small group or one individual, there will be distortion," said Paul. "So sometimes you have housing bubbles and sometimes you have housing busts, then you have housing bubbles and bond bubbles that's all [the] result of the manipulation of interest rates, which is my real objection to it."
The ardent critic of the Fed and author of "End the Fed" made the case that no one person should have the power to influence interest rates because it's a very powerful tool to maintain. The Fed's policy consists of monitoring and controlling interest rates – many libertarians make the case that it was the manipulation of the money supply and interest rates which led to the Great Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
"I think it's the invisible hand that we lack, not the wisdom of a few people. Few people can't be wise enough to dictate the market. That's why socialism always fails. So one half of our economy is socialized, because it's the control of the money supply, the control of the interest rates," Paul added. "We don't believe they're capable of doing it and I think history shows that the record is pretty bad."
Paul further purported that the United States economy continues to struggle and affect the American people through large unemployment levels and stagnant wage growth, though he did concede that the stock market has performed well as of late.
"The economy on the surface looks good, but if you look at hardcore unemployment and standard of living of the middle class, there's still a lot of problems out there," Paul said. "So if we look only at the stock market, then we're in denial."
Despite the intentions of Yellen, it is still widely believed by contrarian investors that the Fed will taper the taper talk and start to increase QE once they realize how the market desperately relies on its monthly multi-billion-dollar injections.