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Saturday Sounds: Erykah Badu
Saturday Sounds: The Clonious
Saturday Sounds: Karmin
Saturday Sounds: Fleet Foxes
I usually don't chatter for my Saturday Sounds posts, but thought I should explain that I'm not sad or depressed regarding this selection. I just love this song- the vocals, the acoustic guitar, the melody. I first heard it last year in the Degrassi: TNG episode "Jane Says". Yesterday, I finally found the title and a video. I have this thing for melancholic songs. I need them in my arsenal of sanity tunes. Melancholic songs help me sing out my issues when I need to and this is definitely going into the arsenal.
Corinne is back and she brought grown and sexy with her. Yes, there's been talk of this whole album being some sort of lament over the tragic loss of her husband, musician Jason Rae, nearly two years ago. However, I hear more than sorrow. I definitely hear a woman who has loved and lost in a big way, but more importantly I hear a woman. The Sea has such maturity and range. Bailey Rae shows so much vulnerability on this album. She challenged herself vocally which is so refreshing and is a testament to where she is as an artist: uninhibited.
Immediate standouts/ faves for me are:
* I'd Do It All Again. She clearly expresses her unwavering love for her husband despite any shortcomings. It's beautiful and heart-breaking. This is where she shines vocally and just puts her soul on display.
* Closer. Corinne tries on some straight R&B here and she wears it well, like a sexy little black dress. The lyrics, the vocals....everything's on point. I've already played this song like two dozen times.
* Are You Here. Psychedelic and soulful. The track reminds me of the Beatles or Jefferson Airplane. She questions the lingering presence of her husband.
* Love's On Its Way. Another glorious ballad that invokes so much emotion. It verges on being anthemic.
* The Blackest Lily. Rock/ Funk tinged and featuring drummer ?uestlove of The Roots, it's that "I really shouldn't hook up with you but I kinda can't help myself" song.
Now let me make it clear that this entire album is bliss. I'm completely loving this new sound she's serving up. It's a beautiful blend of sweet and sultry . Fledgling and up-and-coming artists, please take note. This is how you grow and evolve.
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How 'the Art of Math' is raising grades and eyebrows
The bundled program is the first of its kind in Ontario and could help teach math in new ways
In a province obsessed with improving the way it teaches math, a new program at a London, Ont. high school that bundles art and math together is not only raising grades, but eyebrows.
"The Art of Math" is a grade nine program at Oakridge Secondary School developed by the head of the school's visual art department, Laura Briscoe, and math teacher and student achievement leader Jenni Van Kestren.
The two women believe its the first time in the history of the Ontario public school system that both subjects have been taught together, simultaneously.
"Basically what we're trying to encourage is a deeper understanding of both disciplines and encourage students to realize that in the real world, nothing happens in isolation and how you can find different connections between different things, for example art and math," Briscoe said.
How it works
Not only are art and math lessons bundled together, both subjects are taught simultaneously by both teachers, with no separation between the two disciplines.
In class, students in the academic stream work alongside students in the applied stream on the same projects. Recently, students have been learning through working with skateboards.
"They each have a skateboard," Van Kesteren said. "On one side of the skateboard they've done a landscape of their choice and have been working on their hard skills for painting."
"On the other side they have their math pattern," she said. "It's a pattern that they've visually thought through, that demonstrates either a linear or non-linear growth and they're representing that as both a pattern and a linear graph."
Briscoe said, "they're trying to understand how patterns change ... With that they can create with more deliberate purpose in their designs."
'Ive never been that good at math'
"For me, I prefer art. I've never been that good at math," said Evelyn Armstrong.
The grade nine student said that before she took the course, she always found math difficult, but when the two subjects merged, she said it changed her world.
"It's a better and more fun way to learn," she said. "It's one of those classes that gets you up in the morning and you're excited to go because you never really know what's going to happen."
"It's really fun," she said. "For people who like art a lot more and struggle with math, it's a really fun way to make math simpler and fun."
'Now everything in math makes sense to me'
"It's really cool because I struggle with math and it's nice to have art to learn math from a different perspective," said Hannah McBride, a grade nine student. "It's helped me see math in a different way."
McBride said she has always preferred art to math because it gives her a chance to be creative. She said combining the two disciplines has changed all that.
"I guess it just makes [math] easier for me. There's things in math that relate to art, like scales. In art it would be different kinds of pencils, for math it would be different kinds of numbers like negatives and positives."
"It helped me see that there are similarities between the two," she said. "Now everything in math makes sense to me."
Beyond the books
What surprised both teachers at Oakridge is just how much the bundled course has allowed students to teach each other.
"They're learning things beyond both curriculums," Van Kesteren said. "They're learning about collaboration, leadership, communication – skills they can take with them anywhere."
The teachers are also learning to look at things differently.
"Jenni might point to me, 'you might want to do it this way to get a better understanding,'" art teacher Laura Briscoe said of her colleague Jenni Van Kesteren.
"I will do the same for her coming from an arts background in a math space, I say, 'oh you should actually draw that and show how that would work.'"
Moving forward
Oakridge Secondary School will be watching the results of the class closely and if it proves successful, you can bet they'll be getting a knock on the door from the Ontario Ministry of Education.
While "the Art of Math" is a long way from being applied province-wide, it seems to be working among the 40 students whom Briscoe and Van Kesteren teach.
If you ask them, they'll tell you, this course makes math fun – and after a decade of declining math scores in Ontario, that's something you can take to the bank.


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Sunday, February 26, 2012
New Flower Garden with a Story
If you like Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilts, check out the 3 new ones on www.BuckboardQuilts.com:
Antique Quilt 5814 Grandmothers Flower Garden with garden path in tiny green diamonds
with pink junctures from Arthur & Carol Pemberton's estate in Oklahoma City.
Incredible 1 1/3" hexagons hand pieced and hand quilted around @ 10 st/inch.
Pink back and binding. Fussy cut calicos and each outer circle around the pink
block in the center is the same color calico. Great scallops. Mint Condition
89x89 and 80x84 inside scallops.$695
Arthur E. Pemberton was born to Art L and Fannie Pemberton in
1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He passed away in 2006 after a lengthy illness. Art
moved to Oklahoma City in 1942. Graduated from Classen High School, 1947.
Graduated from OU in 1951 with a degree in Accounting. Married the love of his
life, Carol M. Cobb in 1955. Art belonged to the Young Men's Dinner Club, the
Men's Dinner Club, Oklahoma Grocers Association, Confrerie de la Chaine des
Rotisseurs. He was a longtime Elder, Endowment Fund Chairman, Church Personnel
Committee member for First Presbyterian Church, active in Mobile Meals
distribution. Art was a supporter of the Oklahoma City Zoo and a patron of the
Arts in Oklahoma City, alumni of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity at OU. Art loved
food, fishing, hunting, entertaining, reading, world traveling, square and
ballroom dancing. He had a wide variety of friends and will be missed for his
charm, humor and friendliness. Art worked with his father at The Crescent
Market, a Nichols Hills icon, and eventually owned and operated the Crescent
Market, retired 11 years ago and passed the store to his son, Robert, fourth
generation operator. Wood paneling, flickering coach
lamps, a cozy fireplace, beautiful crests, heraldic wall friezes, stained glass
hanging lamps, antique furnishings, a three-tiered metal chandelier, and
burgundy red carpeting that seems symbolic of rolling our the red carpet for
guests. A beautiful home in Nichols Hills—look again. This is the legendary
Crescent Market, an upscale food emporium, voted best gourmet foods in Oklahoma,
that is celebrating its 122nd anniversary April 22nd, 2011. The Crescent began
life as the J. L. Wyatt Grocery. At age 21, Wyatt, a Paducah, KY native, joined
a wagon caravan that started in Paducah and wound up in Wellington KS. In 1889,
when Wyatt heard about the Oklahoma Land Run, he went to Arkansas City, Kansas
and boarded a train for Guthrie on April 22nd. Although Wyatt staked a claim in
Guthrie, he didn't even bother to file it, figuring his future would be brighter
in Oklahoma City. He set up his market the same day of the Land Run. Crescent
closed its doors in October because it lost its lease when Chesapeake Oil bought
their property—but it will reopen soon even better than before to carry on the
legend and remain the icon of the rich and famous. See www.theCrescentMarket.com
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"How do we get their children?" Asked the half-witted Evangelist.
God said, "Set the words of the gospels to the modern sounds of pop music"
"What? Like Acid Rock, or Garage Fuzz Psych?, volunteered the Moron.
"NO!" barked God, "This is 1972, all that stuff was out in 1968, try Jazz Fusion, or Prog Rock,better still Glam Rock! Thats what the kids are listening to in 1972!!"
"Sorry, didn't hear that, you're breaking up! said the Moron, "We'll stick with the Fuzzy Psych then? Thanks God."
"Oh for fucks sake!" sayeth God,"...and I made these idiots in my image!? Jesus H. Christ!"
(Jesus)..."Yes father?"
"Forget that Prog Group you're forming son,its yet another waste of my eternal time!"
Indeed, the God Squad were always a few years too late to latch onto the possibilities spreading their simplistic explanation for existence with edgy music from the eternal 'Now'.
The first track however sounds like The Strawberry Alarm Clock with Wobble and Donut from PiL's first album. Its rather good.
The rest of the album is reasonably decent Acid Psych of the kind that existed between 1965 to '67, which all the hip kids of 1972, when this was released, had long forgotten about. Thats why Lenny Kaye made that Nuggets Collection, because everyone had forgot about those Garage Fuzz bands like The leaves ,Seeds etc.
If you were caught listening to The Seeds in 1972, instead of Emerson Lake and Palmer, you would have been a laughing stock.
So this album,doubles up on the naffness with the Christian message, atop of a musical style that was definitely 'Out'.
There is some beyond great Fuzz guitar on track 5, "Praise" by the way, the rest is filler.
Meanwhile church attendances are getting lower and lower, and the average age Older and Older. Shame.
Hello Friends
Get Together
Only A Man
Jesus Paid It All
Have You Tried This One Called Jesus
In The Presence Of The Lord
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Raf Simons Spray Paints Couture In New Documentary
One of the things I love about fashion is its spontaneity and its ability to live in the moment—don't like that sleeve? Well, let's just cut it off! And we see similar sentiments in a snippet released today of the "Dior and I" documentary, where creative director Raf Simons and his team spray paint a piece of couture.
"Dior and I," done by Frédéric Tcheng, chronicles Simons' first eight weeks at the couture house, building his first collection for them in the fall of 2012. The documentary, which will be released on April 10, explores this exciting, yet stressful time for Simons, and gives us an insight to his relationship with the two women, Florence Chehet and Monique Bailly, who run the ateliers where Dior dresses and fitted pieces are created.
The 90-minute film delves deep into the inner workings of the two ateliers, and shows exactly how much work it takes to create one of Dior's divine pieces. The documentary shows how hard the little hands, otherwise known as "les petits mains," work, with most of them sewing couture since their teenage years, according to T.
In the nearly two-minute clip that T released today, we get a look inside the meticulous process of perfecting pieces for the show. Simons and his team are focusing on a particular jacket, one that's set to open the show, that is made in white. When Simons decides it would be better in black, Simons' right hand Pieter Mulier takes the jacket into the garden and goes to town, spraying it black. And Simons, upon further inspection, decides "we can just adjust it at the last minute."
From just the short clip that was released, it's clear that there's a tremendous amount of pressure that goes into building a collection. But within that pressure, there's also a degree of excitement and fun. When thinking back on the process, Mulier told T "It's very beautiful; everybody becomes emotionally invested in what they do. A couture garment is like a child that each person takes care of day and night for two months, and the last day when they give the garment away to the showroom, it's very sad."
To see the full film, head to a select theater near you and watch the magic that is Dior.


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By: Dina Di Maio, ISDA Contributor
This list of top 10 foods to get at NYC's San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy is the definitive guide to the traditional foods eaten by Italian Americans.
1. If you try nothing else at the San Gennaro festival, you have to try cannoli.
Where to get cannoli: the legendary Ferrara on Grand Street and Mulberry, La Bella Ferrara on Mulberry, Caffe Palermo on Mulberry, Caffe Roma corner of Mulberry and Broome.
2. Clams
Where to get clams: at a stand, Umberto's Clam House on Mulberry.
3. Pizza/calzones
Where to get pizza/calzones: Sal's on Broome Street (the fried calzone is to die for!), the first pizzeria in America–Lombardi's on Spring Street.
4. Torrone–Italian nutty nougat confection
Where to get torrone: at a stand or at Ferrara on Grand.
5. Italian cookies
Where to get Italian cookies: the legendary Ferrara on Grand, La Bella Ferrara on Mulberry, at a stand.
6. Gelato
Where to get gelato: Ferrara on Grand, Caffe Roma on Broome, Mo on Mulberry.
7. Pasta
Where to get pasta: Puglia on Hester, Vincent's on Hester/Mott, Benito One on Mulberry.
8. Italian pastries
Where to get Italian pastries: the legendary Ferrara on Grand Street and Mulberry, La Bella Ferrara on Mulberry, Caffe Palermo on Mulberry, Caffe Roma corner of Mulberry and Broome.
9. Sausage and peppers sandwiches: When Italians go to festivals, this is what they get.
Where to get sausage and peppers–at a stand.
10. Zeppole are fried dough balls in powdered sugar–a staple of Italian festivals.
Where to get zeppole: at a stand.
Dina M. Di Maio is a New York- and Tennessee-licensed lawyer with an MFA in creative writing from NYU. She has written and/or edited for Glamour, Family Circle, Time Out New York, and the American Bar Association. She is the author of Authentic Italian: The Real Story of Italy's Food and Its People. She is also a book reviewer for Ovunque Siamo, a literary journal of Italian-American writing.
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Safari in southest of Tanzania
Basic items of the itinerary
- Arrive at Dar es Salaam International Airport (International flight not included)
- Pick up at the airport and transfer to your hotel by Udare Safari guide
- Dar es Salam - Selous. Optional boat ride in the afternoon.
- Selous. Full day game drive
- Selous. Full day game drive
- Selous - Mikumi. Game drive in transit in the afternoon.
- Mikumi. Full day game drive
- Mikumi - Ruaha. Game drive in the afternoon.
- Ruaha. Full day game drive
- Ruaha - Iringa. Full day game drive
- Iringa - Dar es Salam. Transfer from Iringa to Dar es Salam
- Transfer from your hotel to Dar es Salam International Airport. End of our service
- Fly from Dar es Salaam
Possibility of traveling between parks with light aircraft. To consult
Information about seasons
- J Jan Peak season
- F Feb Peak season
- M Mar Peak season
- A Apr Low season
- M May Low season
- J Jun Peak season
- J Jul Peak season
- A Aug Peak season
- S Sep Peak season
- O Oct Peak season
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Medieval knights and strong warriors will walk about its shadowy alleys; fair ladies will dance at the true ball and show figures of old-time dances. Rostov-on-Don will host the Third Historical Festival of Medieval Culture and the knight tournament, Don Sword 2018.
Admission is free, the festival will start at 11 a.m. All the Rostovites will have a chance to examine ancient weapons and everyday items, to take part in medieval dances and to get a photo with true knights. Experts in heraldry, weaving and wickerwork will offer master classes. Viewers can also expect professional fights and a tournament in full contact medieval fights.
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Well, Papabear was trolled once again. This particular troll was quite clever. He tried to portray himself as someone needing my help, someone desperately trying to make sense out of life. But when I tried to give him some positive advice, he not only slammed me down but viciously attacked me to the point I had to finally block him.
I will be honest here: I just don't get trolls. Papabear tries hard to always see the good side of people. I try to see that, if they act badly, there is a reason for it, such as they have had a very painful life and are lashing out.
But after three or four experiences with trolls, I have to come to the conclusion, sad as it might be, that there are, in fact, some people out there who are simply giant assholes unworthy of any respect. (Yes, I know, trolls feed off reactions, even reactions like this one, but I wanted to have some closure here before initiating a policy in which I will simply no longer reply in any form to trolls).
Curious, I did a little research and found this article, which sums it up rather nicely. Trolls are twisted, sadistic, nasty people who get their jollies out of hurting others. This makes them the worst possible kind of people in my book.
So, to all you trolls out there, this is for you. Despite all your efforts, you will not shake my resolve to help others, you will not put a stop to this column, and you will not make me lose my faith in love and the Great Spirit.
You no longer upset me. I no longer worry about why you are the way you are. And, unlike the other wonderful people who write to me, I no longer care about you and will no longer try to help you (and that's coming from an empath!) Congratulations. You have officially alienated the last furry on the planet who might have given a damn about you.
You can kiss my...
You know what? I wake up every morning crying my eyes out because Jim is dead. At night I lay down in an empty bed (well, except for sweet Ernie the Wonder Dog), and yet I drag myself to the keyboard and try to help people because it is the only way I feel I have any meaning in my life anymore.
If that makes me a bad person who is only doing this to suck validation out of strangers, then I guess I'm a selfish, needy twerp.
Thanks for pointing that out, Rouge and Lego Man.
BOTTOM LINE is this (and, Rouge, since you're so concerned about evidence, this is for you in particular): this column HAS helped people. And, yes, I am proud of that.
What have YOU done to make this world that you complain about so much a better place?
My name is Kevin Hile. I live in Cathedral City, California. If you want my phone number, you can email me using a form. Who the hell are you, really? Cowards hide behind pseudonyms. I challenge you to leave your name and email here on this site so that people can contact you (I could post your emails myself, but I promised people I wouldn't do that, but let's see if you are willing to have people contact you directly).


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Crisis of Personal Truth
During a personal crisis, many of the things you once believed were true, just aren't any more. You need a whole new set of answers. It is not a time to be squeamish about how this truth comes packaged. It IS a good time however to reinvent yourself and use the situation to catapult yourself forward.
Crisis often happens to force us to look at things in a new way. One of my favorite quotes is by Mark Prophet who said "If your teacher is an ant, heed him." Answers, lessons, and teachers come in many forms during a lifetime.
If you limit how Higher Consciousness will speak to you, you will most likely miss out on much of your life's meaning.
Consider all possibilities as you seek your answers about how to survive and even thrive. Do not limit yourself to the ways that you have perceived and received your truth in the past. This is a new beginning for you, a time of change and growth for you and for the planet as a whole. Everyone will begin to see things differently as there is a shift in conscious awareness moving forward.
What is truth? Many people think in absolute terms when it comes to truth. However, if you have ever been on a debate team you know that you can make a strong argument for both sides of most issues, and both could be true. Not many things can be absolute—only black and white. Often there are many things true, depending on your point of view. And nothing is more certain than change.
Steve Jobs said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition…They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Steve Jobs got to the heart of the creativity of life by cautioning against getting caught in the trap of dogmatic religious ideas or allowing other people to keep you from following your own inner guidance.
Although you are in a state of uncertainty as your life seems unstable with the changes that you are going through right now; the most important thing is that you step into your future. You will discover new meaning in your life if you will connect with guidance from source. NOW is the time to find your personal God-directed power.
Connect in any way that you feel comfortable contacting Source. Or if you are feeling desperate like I was, then connect in any and every way you can find like I did. Here are some possible actions:
Visualize: Imagine your new life coming to you packaged in bright colorful and shiny wrapping paper. See in your mind's eye a fabulous gift coming your way from your Father in Heaven who loves you and wants you to be happy. It's going to be a big surprise and better than you could ever imagine. Are you smiling? I am. Pretty exciting isn't it?
Affirm: I AM open to blessings from unexpected sources. I AM creating a new life purpose that will thrill me. I follow my heart and intuition.
Pray: Lord help me to see the opportunities and teachers that you send to me. Help me to hear your voice directing my path. And let me speak only gratitude for the blessings that you have already given to me.
If YOU are in a personal identity crisis and don't know how to find a new YOU, it is an opportunity to awaken. I know how it feels and how much confusion and pain is associated with not knowing how to BE in the world. I can help so get on my mailing list and select a "Work With Me" option on my home page, and we will work it out together.
Lindsay Godfree is a successful author and teacher who was struck by a supernatural experience of transformation and awakening. Her mission is to inspire others with her story and guide them on a journey of authenticity and consciousness.
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About Soaps Hermosa
We take pride in the work that we do here at Soaps Hermosa and in how we do it: using both hot and cold process methods to craft near limitless combinations of vibrant and deep colors, natural fragrances and oils, each product is designed with you in mind. From our silky body butters invigorating scrubs to our beautiful and hydrating soaps is made by hand, and maddest with ingredients so close to nature you'll feel transported with every feel, touch and smell.
About the Business
At Soaps Hermosa Skincare and quality is front and center. With the help of my family and team, not only am I making handmade soaps, but other skincare products as well: beautiful bath bombs, silky body butters, exhilarating salt & sugar scrubs, and enveloping scented wax melts.
Our goal is to create natural products that will leave you feeling and smelling refreshed, relaxed, and absolutely beautiful, so every product is made personal to you the quality of a big name and the care of a family one.
Honoring An Angel
Making and crafting each product is personal for me. I started this amazing soap making business almost 5 years ago from my home here in Joliet, Il, and haven't stopped since, but there is a personal story behind the name and a tragedy in its triumph.
The spark that ignited Soaps Hermosas' humble beginning was the faith and belief of my late cousin, Angel in me. Angel and I shared everything, from little gardening tips to our biggest ambitions, and when I dreamt to learn how to craft skincare products she believed in me and inspired me make my first steps. I purchased my first soap making kit, but didn't begin this dream of mine until a nightmare took her too soon.
The unthinkable devastated our family and everyone who knew her: she was murdered.
Her loss hurt in a way like losing a part of you, because she was; a beautiful sister. To honor the memory of my cousin and her faith in me I had to begin, and in 2015 I started a journey that has become a line of handcrafted natural skincare products to nourish your skin the way Angel nurtured dreams, and I haven't stopped yet.


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Pig sub-group advices on coordinated action to reduce tail docking of pigs
The pig sub-group of the EU platform on Animal Welfare had its second meeting at the end of March, at the SANTE F building in Grange, Ireland.
Pig sub-group
In September 2018, the thematic sub-group on welfare of pigs was established within the EU Platform on Animal Welfare. The tasks and operations of the Platform on Animal Welfare have been set out in Commission Decision of 24 January 2017. The overall objective of the pig sub-group is to assist the Platform and initially will consider how the risk of tail biting can be reduced through meeting the relevant legal requirements included in Directives 98/58/EC, 2008/120/EC and taking into account Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/336. The pig sub-group shall take into account, coordinate and complement any ongoing activities in this area such as: the activities on pig welfare of the first EU Reference Centre for animal welfare and the three-year Project on reducing systematic tail-docking of piglets in the EU countries.
March 2019 meeting
The pig sub-group will review the use of indicators and assessment criteria in quality assurance, agri-food schemes and in research, for issues related to tail-biting. The subgroup advises the Commission on current practice and how such indicators and criteria could be further developed. Following the first meeting on 30 November 2018, this meeting focussed on four papers being developed by members of the group: one on measuring tails and tail lesions; and three on how authorities could instruct official vets to assess compliance criteria for tail biting risks related to health, competition and aggression, and diet.
The papers will be finalized as soon as possible and sent to the Commission to consider making them available to EURCAW-Pigs to assist in their development of "iceberg" indicators. This will assist official veterinarians in assessing risk parameters on farm related to legislative requirements on competition and aggression. The finalised documents will also be distributed to Member States Competent Authorities as soon as possible to assist them in the development of compliance criteria relating to risk factors on health. The final minutes of the meeting will be made available here.
Next Meeting
The third meeting of the pig sub-group is scheduled for Wednesday, 10th July and Thursday (half day), 11th July 2019 and the duration has been extended to one and a half days by agreement of the group.
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What Does Negligence Mean for My Personal Injury?
Negligence means someone acted unreasonably or failed to use ordinary caution or care. Usually in personal injury cases, negligence is the standard of care that you must prove someone else violated when they injured you. If negligence is proven then that party is legally responsible for your injuries.


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We may not like Obamacare or be able to afford it — but have gotten used to operating under it (or some people have, anyway). So repeal and replace has many Americans feeling confused, anxious, or very in limbo — even those who support something getting done.
Recently, Jeff Anderson of the Hudson Institute and I discussed the current status of the ACA repeal on "The Laura Ingraham Show." The two of us agreed maybe 50 percent of the time. Colleagues who were listening struggled to understand why we seemed so far apart on the "facts."
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If knowledgeable physicians are in this predicament, how does the average American sift through what is fact versus "fake news," or the daily "expert overload" that's taking place in our living rooms via the mainstream media?
Tune Out When 'Experts' Filibuster
The problems with the ACA have been readily acknowledged by all but the most partisan supporters. When critics start repeating these problems versus discussing a solution, don't fall for it. It's like the magician's hand, meant to distract. Focus on their actual plans.
I find it interesting that President Trump has not backed any current Republican proposals and suspect it isn't an accident.
Tune Out When 'Experts' Blame the Democrats
Obamacare was the only piece of major legislation in the last eight years to pass without bipartisan support. The Democrats own it. But the failures of the ACA were also a major reason President Donald Trump won the 2016 election.
Republicans are now in the same position the Democrats were in 2008: They control the House, the Senate, and the presidency. By their action or inaction, they own it now. Perhaps that's why Republicans in Congress were — and are — so unsupportive of Trump. Had Hillary Clinton won, they could have played the old Washington game of point the finger.
Use Common Sense
The Republicans have long espoused "block grants" to the states for Medicaid funds. They promote this as being a major cost saver, but where is any data to support that?
If you and I go to Dunkin' Donuts and buy two cups of coffee, we spend the same amount, regardless of who pays. That's what "block grants" to Medicaid do; they just give the same money the feds would be spending to the states. In no way does it address the cost of medical goods and services that are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Because of that, it's sure to fail spectacularly.
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Don't Judge Until It's in Actual Legislative Form
Don't judge or freak out. Everyone has an opinion now about what any changes will do or undo. Instead, ask these questions of any plan once it is in legislative form: Do key members of the House and Senate committees who will be needed to advance the bill to a vote support it? Has President Trump come out and supported it specifically?
I find it interesting that he has not backed any current Republican proposals and suspect it isn't an accident. Trump knows they are fatally flawed.
Finally and most importantly, has the Congressional Budget Office analyzed them for their effect on the economy? If this group has, did they do it as a tax bill or not? Remember that the ACA was really a "tax bill masquerading as health care reform."
Related: Tough Talk, No Action Yet on Rising Drug Prices [1]
Remember Most 'Experts' Are Biased
Most of those being asked to weigh in on the issue work as lobbyists or at the numerous "policy institutes" that occupy prime downtown real estate in Washington, D.C. The allegiance of the various lobbyists is usually obvious — just Google their name and the client list of firms they work for, and you will see. Policy institutes are most often biased as well. They get private funding from donors who have a point of view. Those experts get paid to backfill data to support those donors' positions, then publicly tout them.
My grandfather used to say, "Don't let other people track mud through your mind." It is critical as Americans that we focus on this issue. Health care is one fifth of the economy; its costs are out of control and are hurting all Americans. If we don't deal with this issue now, we will see continued wage stagnation, more bankruptcies due to unpaid medical bills, and no money for new infrastructure projects or to fight terrorism.
Dr. Ramin Oskoui, a cardiologist in the Washington, D.C., area, is CEO of Foxhall Cardiology PC and a regular contributor to LifeZette.


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5 Reasons to Work with a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas
5 Reasons to Work with a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas
Shopping for either a traditional agent or a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas can be challenging. Choosing to work with a flat fee Realtor can save you money in commission and make the process much easier.Most flat fee Realtors work similarly to traditional agents in that they carry the same licenses and provide real estate agent services.
In many cases, selling with the right flat fee Realtor in Dallas can save you more money that selling your home FSBO. In all of the states that BlueMatch operates in, someone licensed must facilitate the real estate transactions. Most people end up paying an attorney or a title company to do this. Title companies many times bake in additional fees that are unbeknownst to the home seller.
Considering FSBO's statistically get less for their homes and knowing you are going to have to pay additional fees anyway, it no longer makes sense to FSBO. If you are selling your home For Sale by Owner in Dallas, you should consider selling with a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas instead.
Below are 5 reasons you should consider working with a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas vs selling your home for sale by owner.
Agents Get More for Homes on Average vs FSBO
Based on a study published by the National Association of Realtors in 2018, agents average significantly more for homes vs FSBO. Combining the power of a Realtor without paying high commissions to traditional agents is a great combo. Remember that your goal should be to net the most for your home. Not just save on fees and commissions.
As a Texas native, I attempted to sell my first home FSBO in San Antonio. My home sat on the market for weeks without any interest. Frustrated, I ended up hiring a local agent and negotiating a 1% fee if I promised to buy through them. Within days, my home was under contract and we were happy.
Using a top brokerage like BlueMatch greatly increases your chances of selling fast and netting more money. If you are not careful, you may end up losing more through price drops trying to sell on your own.
A Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas can Save You Tens of Thousands
If you were to hire a traditional agent vs a flat fee Realtor in Dallas, you would pay thousands more. In some cases, tens of thousands more. In Dallas, the median home price is almost $300,000 and the average listing agent commission is 3%. On a 300K home, your commission to just list would be almost $10,000! With BlueMatch, it would only cost you $$2,490. That's a savings of over $7,500!
When you think about why people sell FSBO, the number one reason is price. In Dallas, the agents make more on a percent basis than any other state BlueMatch operates in. When you combine the power of an agent without the price tag of a traditional agent, it becomes a no brainer. Using a flat fee Realtor in Dallas now becomes a bargain vs a huge expense.
Flat Fee Realtors in Dallas are Licensed Agents
Real Estate lawsuits are much more common than most people think. When you sell your home for sale by owner, you are potentially exposing yourself to future litigation. When you work with a flat fee Realtor in Dallas, you are working with a licensed company or individual. This means they must comply with state and federal laws. They must carry errors and omissions insurance. They must complete your transaction in a legal and compliant manner. By working with a Flat Fee Realtor, you are reducing you liability and risk when it comes to potentially harmful outcomes.
In Texas, all Realtors, including flat fee Realtors, must be a fiduciary to their clients. This means when you work with a company like BlueMatch, you are working alongside a licensed and experienced professional that has a legal duty to get you the best possible deal they are able to. There is a pretty large variance in the quality of flat fee realtors in Dallas so you will want to do your homework. Make sure the company you choose has a strong track record. Never pay anything upfront and avoid contracts that bind you to working with a company for a certain period of time.
Realtors Stop Calling to Harass You
If you have ever sold a home for sale by owner, than you know the first thing that happens when you list is agents start hammering your phone. FSBO's are the number one target for agents to call to try and drum up new business. This can be very frustrating for the individual selling their home. When you list with a flat fee Realtor in Dallas, agents can no longer legally call you and solicit your listing. The calls change from pesky agents to people actually wanting to buy your home.
This is actually one of the biggest compliments we receive once a client goes from a FSBO to a BlueMatch client. BlueMatch also provides you with all of the tools you need to keep you safe and make your transaction as seamless as possible. These tools range from professional photos, sign, & lockbox, MLS access to automated showing services. Having the right tools for any job can make all the difference.
Avoid Potential Scams by Working With a Flat Fee Realtor in Dallas
There are always bad people looking to make a quick buck. If a person is looking to scam someone in real estate, FSBO's are an easy target. There are all kinds of scams that people can take you for. Everything from stealing items from your home during a showing or even worse, scamming you out of hundreds of thousands through various types of fraud. Using a flat fee Realtor in Dallas like BlueMatch can help you avoid these types of potential scams.
If you are looking to list and sell your home, BlueMatch is always a great resource so please feel free to contact us anytime for advice or with questions. Happy Selling!


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Next week our narative & map-based Warhammer 40,000 league 'Conquest of Galaxas' will begin! All players are welcome to join, even once the league begins, and Call to Arms victors will be given a special discount on the entry fee as part of their reward for finishing!
Begins: Tuesday, March 1st
Ends: Tuesday, April 26th
Entry Fee: $10.00 ($5.00 for those that completed their Call to Arms by the goal)
Prizes: The top three players/teams will earn prizes based on the overall participants, as well as a set of the Call to Arms Custom Objectives!
League: The league is a domination-style map league that will have some narrative elements. Players are able to play games any day they wish, so while we encourage players to play on Tuesdays for our 40K Game Night, you can still play in this league if you can't make it on Tuesdays. Players are able to attack specific players to gain territory, but they can also play pick-up games with anyone else in the league – so getting games in should be easy.
The complete league rules can be found here: (Conquest of Galaxas). So give them a look, pick your targets on the map, and get gaming!


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Complexity and dynamics of topological and community structure in complex networks
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Complexity is highly susceptible to variations in the network dynamics, reflected on its underlying architecture where topological organization of cohesive subsets into clusters, systems modular structure and resulting hierarchical patterns, are cross-linked with functional dynamics of the system. Here we study connection between hierarchical topological scales of the simplicial complexes and the organization of functional clusters - communities in complex networks. The analysis reveals the full dynamics of different combinatorial structures of q-th-dimensional simplicial complexes and their Laplacian spectra, presenting spectral properties of resulting symmetric and positive semidefinite matrices. The emergence of systems collective behavior from inhomogeneous statistical distribution is induced by hierarchically ordered topological structure, which is mapped to simplicial complex where local interactions between the nodes clustered into subcomplexes generate flow of information that ...characterizes complexity and dynamics of the full system.
Source:European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 2017, 226, 10, 2205-2218
- FP7 EU Commission framework
DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2016-60398-3
ISSN: 1951-6355 (print); 1951-6401 (electronic)


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Jan 31, 2019 - National Geographic Islander
The sun was up in full swing yesterday off the east coast of Santa Cruz Island, where we set out to explore the small yet ecologically vibrant island of South Plaza. Its northern equivalent sits just a couple hundred meters above and is separated by a strong Pacific current.
This is perhaps why the land iguanas, so famous on South Plaza, never managed their way onto the northern island.
It seemed that immediately upon landing, everything that was expected to be seen was found. In all my years of visiting this place, I do not recall seeing the prickly pear cacti so abundant in fruit. Every iguana we came across appeared fat and content—none of the wildlife seemed pressed for food.
Squabbling over nesting broke out between two females at one point. Soil is shallow here, and spaces with adequate depth can be difficult to find.
The swallow-tailed gulls were doing their nesting in every direction, some already attending to their young. As they are ground-nesters, one must take care walking around.
The sun went on climbing through the afternoon, which made for excellent swimming later in the day. One of the advantages of National Geographic Islander is the ease with which one can get into and out of the water from the loading platform. We took full advantage of it!
Right before lunch, Andres, our naturalist, gave an excellent presentation on Charles Darwin. The great scientist's work takes on a whole new meaning when occupying the very grounds he once studied.
After lunch, we traveled south to Santa Fe Island, the only one throughout the entire archipelago with its own species of land iguana, Conolophus pallidus. We took an extended hike up along an escarpment and one shorter walk to a small forest of prickly pear cactus. We paired venturing on land with kayaking and paddleboarding in the fabulous blue bay. Days like this won't pass from memory easily—and we are surely the better for it!
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Monday, 11 January 2010
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A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge
Our Challenge this week was picked by our very own Karen and she challenged us to follow a recipe - 3 pieces DP, 1 piece ribbon, 3 flowers and 3 buttons.
Our wonderful sponsor this week is Wendy (aka Louby Loo) she is offering a $10 gift voucher to spend in her fabulous Digital Store.
We also have a fabulous card by our guest DT member Simonne to show you and of course me fellow team mates have as usual produced some beautiful samples to get you started.
Another sneak peek from Lili of the Valley from me today, (The website is down today as they are designing a new easier to use website with lots of exciting new ideas but should be up and running again asap). This image is called "Balloon Bunny" and he has been coloured with Copics, I have used Glossy Accents on the balloon, which you cannot see, You maybe searching for 3 papers on here I can assure you there are three the image is mounted on to a Basic Grey paper but it just looks yellow in the photo. The large rose I picked up at NEC from the Magnolia Stand and the small roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Don't you love that Butterfly border punch from Martha Stewart, I am so pleased with it.
Thanks for looking
Jacqui xx
34 comments:
- Suzanne said...
Another gorgeous card. Love the papers. Punch is fabulous.
Suzanne x
- 12 January 2010 at 10:48
- heidy said...
Hi Jacqui
This is a real cutie.
Hugs Heidy
- 12 January 2010 at 10:57
- Stacey said...
Gorgeous papers and I love this layout - totally fab ~x~
- 12 January 2010 at 11:02
- PatR said...
Fabulous Jacqui and yes I do like the butterfly border, very pretty.Love the papers and cute image too.
Hugs, Pat xx
- 12 January 2010 at 11:04
- Happy Crafter said...
Hi Jacqui,beautiful card love it:)
Hugzz Val xxx
- 12 January 2010 at 11:08
- Agnes van Hensbergen - agnesstampcards said...
what a beauty,love this image and your coloring is fabulous
- 12 January 2010 at 11:41
- MarkerGeek said...
- 12 January 2010 at 11:45
- Wishcraft said...
Lovely card, that image is so sweet! The butterfly border looks really good, I've been very tempted by it myself but haven't bought it YET... Lisa x
- 12 January 2010 at 11:56
- Leann said...
Aaaaaaaw, this is so cute Jacqui, I'm loving all the LOTV peeks, think I'd better start some rubbah pennies!
Take care sweetie,
Hugs x
- 12 January 2010 at 12:57
- Esther said...
Cute card,nice bunny.
Hugs Esther
- 12 January 2010 at 13:20
- Debbie said...
Gorgeous card Jacqui this is such a cute little bunny,Hugs Debbie x
- 12 January 2010 at 13:44
- Nannieflash said...
Oh Jacqui thats a gorgeous image and so cute, carnt wait to see the rest of them, they are looking beautiful. Your card is stunning by the way. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxx
- 12 January 2010 at 13:50
- Lia said...
wonderful card hun I love the papers and the stmap
hugs Lia
- 12 January 2010 at 14:13
- stampinfrog said...
Jacqui the MS butterfly punch is gorgeous! Fabulous papers and the image is so cute and beautifully colored!
- 12 January 2010 at 14:14
- Crystal said...
AWWW Jacqui this is darling, that image is the sweetest and LOVE that cupcake paper!!!!! Beautiful work as always sweets!
- 12 January 2010 at 14:33
- Tammi said...
That butterfly border looks amazing on here, beautiful card, adorable bunny! I'm def. saving my money for this collection, love everthing I've seen so far! :) ~Hugs
- 12 January 2010 at 14:48
- Bubbles said...
A very pretty card Jacqui, sweet image and I just love the way you have punched out the butterflies and then attached them to, very effective!
Joanne x
- 12 January 2010 at 15:45
- Janice W. said...
What a sweet card! I am loving these Lili of the Valley stamps. Just precious!
- 12 January 2010 at 16:08
- Trudy said...
Oh, this is so wonderful!
I love this image and papers and colours are beautiful.
Hugs Trudy
- 12 January 2010 at 17:27
- Kort og Søm said...
A gorgeous card!
Love that cute stamp, beautiful colored.
Fredrikke :o)
- 12 January 2010 at 17:39
- Anonymous said...
Oh my goodness!! This is just as sweet as can be!! I love your pretty colors and that image is adorable!! HUGS
- 12 January 2010 at 17:48
- Stampin Mindy said...
AWE! This is so sweet I love that image and your coloring. Your choice of papers and that flower are gorgeous! Hugs!
- 12 January 2010 at 18:22
- Kim Piggott said...
Oh this is so beautiful!
Love your cute image and your paper and detail are gorgeous!
kim x
- 12 January 2010 at 19:31
- Jo said...
Oh Jacqui, this is so sweet, I love it!! Hugs Jo x
- 12 January 2010 at 19:34
- cheryl said...
oh hunny another stunning creation how super cute is that image fab papers,and such wonderful detail hugs cheryl xxxxx
- 12 January 2010 at 20:43
- Riet said...
What a beautiful card Jacqui,i love your image and papers.
So gorgeous colours.
Hugs Riet.xx
- 12 January 2010 at 20:47
- Danni said...
So adorable!! what a cute image!
- 12 January 2010 at 20:54
- Anne said...
Wow! Can't wait for the LOTV newbies. Hugs xx
- 12 January 2010 at 21:04
- Jane said...
This image is so cute, gorgeous card Jacqui, love the colours, hugs ,Jane xx
- 12 January 2010 at 21:19
- Donna said...
Super sweet card Jacqui, the bunny is so sweet and so are the cupcake papers :) Donna x
- 12 January 2010 at 21:23
- Nikki Fairbairn said...
Totally cute Jacqui and love the sweet image, Must use my punch soon.. it looks gorgeous! Hugs, Nikki x
- 12 January 2010 at 21:27
- Donalda said...
Oh hon this is just adorable!!! Such a cute image dear and just love all the detail
Big Hugs dear hope you are staying warm
- 12 January 2010 at 23:11
- Risa said...
Wow....your card is beautiful Jacqui! Your coloring is fantastic, the balloon really stands out perfectly! Awesome job!
- 13 January 2010 at 13:42
- Annie said...
Hi Jacqui! I'm back in the blogging world and catching up with you again - more fabulous cards and such pretty colouring. I am loving the little sneaky peaks of the new LOTV stamps, they are my favourites at the moment and I'm looking forward to adding to my collection - and stamping some of the other's that haven't seen ink yet!
love and hugs, annie x
- 13 January 2010 at 15:34


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1995: The exorcism of Days of our Lives' Marlena began.
1997: General Hospital's Monica wanted to shoot Pierce.
2001: All My Children's Anna heard her daughter's voice.
2006: Days of our Lives' Sami met Ej Dimera."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1938: Radio soap opera Joyce Jordan, M.D. debuted on the Mutual Network. Elspeth Eric was the original actress to play Joyce, who worked at Heights Hospital. Other cast members during the show's run included Bill Johnstone and Agnes Moorehead. Note: Three decades later
Today in Soap Opera History (May 30)
1995: The exorcism of Days of our Lives' Marlena began.


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Vigorous tones paired with visions of grandeur describes the impetus behind 'Chromatic'. The crossing of senses is a mysterious phenomenon in which its experience is as personal as it is outcome. Show us how music appears to you either through your own personal inspiration or through Jazz musician Jim Clark's composition "Give Tony A Break" (listen below)
Special guest jurors Jeanine Esposito and Frederic Chiu of Beechwood Arts will conduct selection. All music genres are welcome and all mediums (but freestanding sculpture) are welcome.
Deadline for submissions is January 27, 2017. Artist acceptance February 12, 2017 Art Drop off February 20-24 8.30-4pm. Opening reception March 7, 2017 5-7pm. Live music by Jim Clark.
Questions for Jim? firstname.lastname@example.com
8. Give Tony A Break 4:12 This is a story about Tony. Tony is a guy that follows the same routine every day. He eats the same food. Goes to the same job. Goes back to the same home, and goes to sleep at the same time. This sounds very dull. And it surely is most of the time. Why does he do it? Well, Tony has goals. Goals you and I don't know about. And, to be honest, sometimes he forgets them himself in the midst of the drudgery. But Tony has loved ones he wants to take care of. So Tony works. It's a struggle. A big struggle. Give Tony a break. He's trying – he really is.


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Age 16, Belfast, Northern Ireland
I'm a junior volunteer in my local community centre – I started volunteering when I was 14 as a way of giving back to my local community and inspiring young children, just as I was inspired when I was their age. In all, I've given over 250 hours of my time volunteering at the centre. I regularly use the centre's Facebook page to update our community on our social action projects, a great way of connecting with local people.
Our programmes are vital in keeping children off the streets in an area where antisocial behaviour is prevalent – they can develop their skills and receive emotional support. I'm proud to be a peer mentor, having achieved my OCN Level 1 in Peer Mentoring.
As a result of my community work I was selected for a cross-community programme, Children For Peace. I meet regularly with 11 other volunteers from across Greater Belfast to encourage dialogue about the prominent religious divide in Northern Ireland. We also have links with the USA, allowing us to travel and experience religious diversity in another country.
As a Rank Foundation scholar and an #iwill Ambassador, I hope to continue spreading the word about social action and helping to support and encourage young people.


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Acer Liquid Z3 joins the budget Android 4.2 party
While the flagship smartphones that are constantly being released gain a lot of press not everyone can afford or even need such devices. Also if you are purchasing a new mobile phone for a younger user many might not want them to be walking around with such an expensive device on their person in case of damage or theft, but the Acer Liquid Z3 has now joined the budget Android 4.2 Jelly Bean party.
Acer is better known by many for their laptops or tablets but the company does have a variety of smartphones on offer, and Acer has now announced the budget conscious Liquid Z3 that is an entry level device.
It features a 3.5-inch HVGA resolution touchscreen display that is powered by an unnamed dual core processor clocked at 1GHz which is paired with 512MB of RAM. There is 4GB of built in storage that is expandable further via microSD card.
There is also a 3-megapixel rear facing camera on a handset that measures 109mm x 60mm x 10.4mm and weighing only 120 grams, and the device is aimed at the budget market and there will also be a dual SIM version available.
The Acer Liquid Z3 will come running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system and there is a Basic Mode for those not used to a smartphone that has call and text functions, while the Classic Mode has all the main functions in a simple layout, and there is a Keypad mode for users that want to be able to use the keypad straight away.
It's the price of the handset that will appeal to many potential customers though as it will only set you back €99 when the device is released later this month in the European region and it will be available in either black or white. Acer are also going to release a number of accessories such as flip covers and replaceable back covers in a number of different colours.
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Disney has announced some new August treats hitting the bakery shelves at the parks and resorts very soon. This month's Sweet Treats features a few more sweet offerings at Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, and Disney's All-Star Music Resort. Read on to find out more!
Rainbow Unicorn Cupcake – Available August 15-18 at Magic Kingdom Park
Head on over to Main Street Bakery to try this limited time rainbow confetti cupcake with white buttercream, sparkly crispy pearls, fondant ears, and a rainbow fondant horn.
Monster Brownie Sundae – Available through August 31 at Magic Kingdom Park
This crazy dessert can be found at Plaza Ice Cream Parlor. This cookie dough ice cream comes sandwiched between two brownies topped with caramel, hot fudge, candy-coated chocolates, whipped cream, and a cherry and is served in a waffle bowl. We got to try it last week and we think it's a great deal.
Pride Cone – Available through August 18 at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Celebrate love with this purple cone topped with Dole Whip Strawberry and a white chocolate rainbow Mickey! You can find it at Pineapple Lanai.
Fall Treats at Disney's All-Star Resorts – Available Aug. 25-Nov. 30
Try one of these fabulous fall treats coming to all three of Disney's All-Star Resorts. Find them at Intermission Food Court, World Premiere Food Court, and End Zone Food Court.
- Jack's Hallow-Lime Cupcake – Vanilla cupcake with lime whip cream, a chocolate Jack Skellington, and a dropper of "liquid goo"
- Queen's Poisoned Apple Tart – Butter tart filled with cinnamon apples and topped with a spiced panna cotta glazed with green icing
- Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake – Vanilla cheesecake with whipped pumpkin panna cotta, pie crust crumble, and chocolate ganache (Only available at World Premiere Food Court and Intermission Food Court)
- Chai Tea Cupcake – Chocolate cupcake with colored chai tea buttercream and dark ganache (Only available at World Premiere Food Court and Intermission Food Court)


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At Dural Door we make elevator doors that can be attached to a stationary panel. A unique project.
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Dural doors are hour and a half fire rated 🔥 We never cut corners when it comes to safety. Safety is our top priority. UL certified.
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Check out our most recent project at 11 Madison Ave Manhattan New York City. New elevator entrance!
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Can Filter Group has added a new series of canister filters to their already dominant line of activated carbon filters. The Can-Lite has been developed with ease of installation, durability and effectiveness in mind. The Can-Lite is manufactured the same way as the Original Can-Filters® (proven packed bed design). The difference is in the carbon; high density carbon is used in the Can-Lite.
- Built-in flange
- Weight saving aluminum top and bottom
- Consistent fill procedure
- Sized to meet all of your ventilation needs
- Pre-filter included
- Ease of installation with the low overall weight
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If your breakfast is all about idlis. Soft, fluffy, glorious idlis. Well, there's a place in Thippasandra and it's called Iyer Idly and they only do idlis.
Iyer Idly Is Thippasandra's Best Kept Secret For Fluffy Idlis And Fresh Coconut Chutney
Idly A Good Place
Open from 6.30 am to 11.30 am daily, this hole-in-the-wall joint is home to some of the fluffiest idlis we have eaten this side of town. Fluffy like clouds, you'll probably eat about half a dozen of them on any given day. We managed about five on our visit. Served with just nothing but spicy, fresh coconut chutney, your breakfast is sorted. Or as the millennial in our group said, "Homies, this be a lit breakfast!"
Crowded seven-days a week, you will see this place is a hub for office goers, college students, and the likes who are munching on idlis while also getting some parcelled for lunch. You won't believe us when we say this, but you can parcel anywhere between one idli to 50 idlies.
Batter Days Are Ahead
The shop sells idli and dosa batter as well, which we think is very cool. On days when we are craving for some idlis or even dosa, we know we can whip up a batch of even nearly round dosas. The batter is made fresh every and must be consumed in two-three days. Oh, and these get sold out too just like the hot, hot idlis.


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I would like to obtain latitude and longitude, but in RGF93 reference format (trough the SDK) ?
How to do it ?
Hi Alexandre,
I searched a bit and realized that RGF93 can be both a datum and/ or projection.
So these are essentially all flavors of RGF93: Spatial Reference List -- Spatial Reference
What we support right now is the geodetic datum RGF93 - so to get into the correct datum. You can find this if you search for EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry code 6171.
What we do not support is the RGF93 projection - which looks like a UTM projection.
So when you ask for XYZ you ask for grid coordinates I guess - which mean you have an applied projection aka coordinate system. This is something we do not support today - so you would need to calculate the projection on your own/ apply a coordinate system.


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At Amba Hotel Marble Arch we offer some of the biggest family hotel rooms in London. With an average size of 36 square metres, our spacious 3-bed hotel rooms in London provide just what you need for a getaway with the little ones, from complimentary minibars to convenient bedside USB ports.
Facilities in our family hotel rooms include a separate seating area with free Wi-Fi to keep everyone connected, family-sized toiletries, blackout curtains for the perfect night's sleep and complimentary Nespresso® tea and coffee facilities to wake you up in the morning.
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Become a Schweitzer Fellow
The New Orleans Schweitzer Fellows Program is an interdisciplinary, mentored fellowship program focused on health-related community service and leadership development. The mission of the U.S. Schweitzer Fellows Program® is to prepare the next generation of professionals to serve and empower vulnerable people to live healthier lives and create healthier communities. To accomplish this, Schweitzer Fellows:
- Use their skills and knowledge to develop entrepreneurial solutions to real-life problems;
- Engage with communities using cultural humility;
- Increase their understanding of the impact of social and environmental determinants of health;
- Build capacity for and commitment to improving the health status of individuals and communities and contribute to social change;
- Work collaboratively and across disciplines in pursuit of a common goal;
- Develop resiliency by learning how to care for yourself while serving others.
If you want to exercise leadership skills while working with community-based organizations and academic institutions to create sustainable change, then this program is for you!
Upon successful completion of the initial Fellowship year, Fellows become part of an alumni network of Fellows for Life – an interdisciplinary corps of professionals who are dedicated to and skilled in meeting the health needs of underserved communities.
Students enrolled in a graduate or professional degree-granting program from any accredited academic institution in the Greater New Orleans area may apply. While the applicant's field of study does not have to be traditionally health-related, his/her proposed service project must focus on health and/or the social determinants of health. Past Fellows have addressed health from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines including, but not limited to, dentistry, education, engineering, law, medicine, music, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and social work. Applicants must be enrolled throughout the Fellowship year (next cohort April 2021 – April 2022). Applicants scheduled for a December graduation should contact the Program Director to determine if they are eligible for a waiver to this requirement.
- Orientation Retreat: Fellows attend an overnight Orientation, scheduled for the morning of Saturday, May 15 through noon on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
- Service Project: Working in collaboration with a local community agency, each Fellow will design and carry out a service project of at least 200 hours that addresses an unmet community health need. Each Fellow will work under the supervision of a Site Mentor from the participating agency and an Academic Mentor of the student's choice from the student's current academic institution. The Program Director is available to provide support and guidance throughout the Fellowship year. The 200 project hours must be conducted separately from any academic course requirement. Monthly meetings and other Fellowship programming/reports are not part of the required 200 hours. At least half of the 200 hours must be spent in direct, face-to-face contact with the population being served. These direct service hours do not include administrative duties or research. In designing a project, applicants should carefully consider the issues of evaluation and sustainability and include their ideas for addressing these aspects of the project.
- Monthly Meetings: Monthly meetings provide the Fellows with leadership development, skills-based workshops, interdisciplinary discussions, time for reflection on community service, and an opportunity to network with like-minded students from diverse fields as well as professionals in areas of interest to them. With the assistance of the Program Director, each Fellows takes the lead for planning and facilitating a monthly meeting during the Fellowship year. Meetings are typically held the last Sunday of the month for two hours in the evening.
- Reports: Fellows submit monthly reports about their activities and a comprehensive written final report to their Program Director, Academic Mentor, and Site Mentor.
- Midyear Retreat: Fellows attend a half-day retreat during the middle of their Fellowship year (typically at Saturday in October) focused on balancing personal and professional demands and project sustainability.
- Evaluation: Fellows are required to complete a pre- and post- survey for the Fellowship (the pre-survey must be completed prior to attending Orientation and the post-survey must be completed within 30 days of the end of the Fellowship year). Each Fellow's Site Mentor also must complete a final site mentor survey. These surveys are in addition to each Fellow's evaluation plan for his/her individual project.
- Public Outreach: Fellows work together in groups to organize one or more public outreach activities that may take the form of public symposia and/or group service activities.
- Recruitment: In the fall of each year, Fellows work with the Program Director to organize information sessions about the Schweitzer Fellows Program and present information at their schools about their Fellowship experiences.
- Celebration of Service: New Fellows are introduced at this event, typically held in April. At the end of the Fellowship year, we honor the outgoing cohort of Fellows who speak about their projects' goals and accomplishments.
Prospective Fellows should be prepared to partner with a local community agency to design a community service project that seeks to provide direct service to an underserved population.
Projects should:
- Focus on improving health and/or the social determinants of health in an underserved population. Schweitzer Fellows focus on health as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO): a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Rooted in this holistic understanding of health, Schweitzer projects address not only clinical health issues, but also the social determinants of health—defined by the WHO as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, and which are mostly responsible for health inequities.
- Provide a direct service that meets a community-defined need and reflects national and local health priorities, such as Healthy People 2030. Prospective applicants should investigate and reflect on unmet local health-related needs, and think through the ways in which their own energies and talents might contribute, even in small ways, to ameliorating one or more of these problems. Applicants are encouraged to communicate with potential community partners prior to submitting their applications and to be specific in their proposals about their relationships with their community partners.
- Be of enduring value to the community/agency served. The project proposal should include a brief discussion about sustainability of the project at the end of the Fellowship year.
Applicants should be creative in developing their proposal. They may choose to develop a totally unique project in keeping with Dr. Schweitzer's directive that everyone should find their own Lambaréné — their own special place to serve, and way of serving. Alternatively, applicants may find inspiration by reviewing project descriptions for current or past Fellows. Applicants should keep in mind that they may utilize their unique experience and expertise to expand upon a past Schweitzer project, but should not simply duplicate or continue one that has been carried out previously. Research, fundraising, and policy-based projects are not considered eligible for a Schweitzer Fellowship.
Project Partners and Fellowship Mentors:
- Prior to applying, applicants are encouraged to identify a prospective site mentor at the agency where they propose to conduct their project.
- Applicants are also encouraged to identify an academic mentor at their university.
Applicants should contact the Program Director if they would like to request assistance in identifying a project, a community partner agency, site mentor, and/or and academic mentor.
Prior to applying for the Fellowship, applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a virtual Meet & Greet with Schweitzer Fellows to learn more about the Fellowship. Please click here to register for one Meet & Greet sessions listed below:
- Tuesday, October 20th from 5:30-6:30pm (2020-21 Fellows Caroline Baer & Samah Hammad, XULA College of Pharmacy)
- Additional dates to be announced soon
If you would like further information, please contact the Program Director.
Applications for the 2021-22 Fellowship will open in Fall 2020


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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Turkey Day Kid's Craft
Okay - so the grand plan was to make a family of these little turkeys to use as place card holders on our family dinner table - but after realizing that would be 30 turkeys, we decided to just make one! I found the idea in a magazine (the ad is for Hidden Valley Ranch).
You will need:
One Idaho Potato - Cut in 1/2 and use one half for the face/body
One Fingerling potato - Cut in half and use as the feet (attach with 1/2 toothpicks)
One Baby Carrot -Cut off two small discs off the widest end for the eyes and the remainder for the beak)
One Bay Leaf - use red marker to paint the gobbler, place under the carrot beak
Construction Paper - Trace child's hand in several colors for feathers
Red Marker
For photo instructions, please visit my website and see Grace's slide show!
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- The Mother Huddle said...
Oh man I wish I would have seen this for the site..I know you have some cute stuff for thankgiving, shoot me a link so I can link up!
- November 28, 2009 at 8:29 PM
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If you haven't already, you have to check out Red Butte Garden. Here you can learn about plants and gardens, as well as take some scenic pictures of the colorful patches of beauty throughout the garden. Let your kids run free and tire themselves out and take a break in the shade -- that's my favorite trick.
Of course, looking at the beautiful gardens isn't all that Red Butte Garden has during the summer. You can come for a variety of different events this summer, including yoga in the garden, free outdoor movies, camping, festivals and more.
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If you want to experience something the whole family can enjoy, head on over to Top Golf. Top Golf is a golfing extravaganza that's perfect for all ages. The great thing about Top Golf is that walk-ins are always welcome, but you can also plan your trip ahead of time by booking your own climate-controlled hitting bay with HDTV. You will also find full restaurants and bars so you can eat and drink without leaving the facility. If you are looking for a great experience, this is the place to go.
Home to over 4,000 animals from around the world, the Living Planet Aquarium is only minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. Walk through a 40-foot tunnel and enjoy an underwater view of sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, and more. There is also a 300,000-gallon shark exhibit if you dare to see it.
During your visit, you can actually explore five different animal habitats from the rainforests to the deep blue oceans, and even the Antarctic. You can get an up-close and personal with playful penguins, clouded leopards, adorable otters, sloths, and other animals from the sea.
Of course, you don't just have to visit the deep-sea creatures. You can see animals from all over the world when you visit Hogle Zoo. This incredible zoo is a gateway to animals, connecting you with the natural world, engaging you in wildlife conservation locally and worldwide.
On top of all that, Hogle Zoo has even more for you to do including:
Animal Encounters: You can get an up-close and personal experience with rhinos, the great apes, giraffes, orangutans, a giant tortoise, or an elephant (prices will vary for each).
Rides and Attractions: Ride the express train, take a ride on the carousel, or enjoy some water fun at the Lighthouse Point Splash Zone.
Shopping: You can't leave Salt Lake City without a souvenir to take with you. There are four stores for your shopping habits: Wild Zootique, Karibu Quick Shop, Sherpa Stop, and Rocky Shores Gift.
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Where else can you meet this many paleontologists and #dinosaurs in one weekend? DinoFest is in full effect at @NHMU and dinosaur fans are enjoying dinosaur-themed activities, lab and collections tours, lectures from renowned paleontologists, photo ops, and the entire Museum. If you didn't make it today, DinoFest continues 10am-5pm on Sunday. Follow the link in our bio for more details and a full list of our great speakers.
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July 16, 2014 at 11:53 am #18915
Welcome! Please introduce yourself? (Name, age, gender, location for example)
Hello! My name is Henrique and I'm in twenties. I'm from south of Brazil, of Santa Catarina state.
Since when are you into survival and preparedness and what made you get into it?
I started search about survival and preparedness two years ago. The region where I live have of problems with floods and landslides. Besides this, my country have a lot of problems with health, education, and other things, so I decided be prepared for futures problems.
Why is survival and preparedness important or interesting for you? What scenario are you preparing for?
It's important to protect my life and my family.
I'm preparing to a broke of political system of Brazil and a possible civil war, when we don't have hospitals, easy access for food and other things.
How would you describe your prepping / survival philosophy? What matters for you?
Staying anonymous and move to a secure place, avoiding big centers and military factions (governamental or not).
Hide my family, and when is possible, start a new life in other country.
Do you have some favorite quotes or words of wisdom you like?
"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done."
You are dying and have 30 seconds left, what do you do or say?
I love you, stay together and follow your dreams!July 16, 2014 at 12:33 pm #18919
Hola, Henrique
Welcome to the Forum !July 16, 2014 at 1:23 pm #18920
Welcome Henrique.July 16, 2014 at 3:05 pm #18926
Welcome, pull up a chair and stay a while.July 16, 2014 at 4:05 pm #18929
Mr. RedSurvivalist
Welcome! You're not the first Brazilian here which is pretty neat. Always fun to see more people from way down south join the forum! You have certainly come to a great place to learn the techniques and knowledge to survive, as we have many great folks who share their knowledge and information, so you're in good hands.
Canadian Patriot. Becoming self-sufficient.July 16, 2014 at 5:22 pm #18932
Welcome Henrique, I am glad to have you here!July 16, 2014 at 6:53 pm #18936
Welcome.July 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm #18954
Welcome!July 17, 2014 at 2:28 am #18978
WelcomeJuly 18, 2014 at 7:12 am #19162
Novus OrdoHunter
Henrique – glad to see you here! Welcome aboard. Don't be afraid to ask any questions or post any unique ways of doing things like I'm sure you've learned down there.
Take care, K
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
- Thomas PaineAugust 14, 2014 at 5:11 am #21935
Ron SSurvivalist
Welcome, Henrique. I look forward to hearing from you. Often other locales, other than the one that one lives in, have different viewpoints, which have been formed by backgrounds. This is true, not only of a different country, but also even those from the same country but a different locale, Ie New York versus Texas for instance. I hope to hear more from you.August 14, 2014 at 12:42 pm #21945
Welcome, Henrique.
Bugs Bunny: "I speak softly, but I carry a big stick."
Yosemite Sam: "Oh yeah? Well I speak LOUD! and I carry a BIGGER stick! and I use it, too!" BAM!August 15, 2014 at 12:41 pm #22054
I hope learn too much here, and when is possible share my knowledge and situations that happen in my country with everybody.
In Brazil, survivalism and preparedness, a lot of times, are shown like a madness. But our country will have a big financial problem in one or two years, never seen in history, and the government just hide.
Thanks everyone!
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