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Background & Aims: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections in children. Vesico ureteral reflux (VUR) is a major risk factor for recurrent UTIs which can result in renal scarring. The diagnostic tests that are being used to detect VUR include voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and direct radionuclide cystography (DRC). The sensitivity of each modality is controversial. In this study we attempt to identify the role of DRC in detecting possible VUR in patients without VUR in VCUG and Vice Versa.
Materials & Methods: In this analytical study, we included 60 patients (120 kidney units) with recurrent urinary tract infection referred to nephrology clinic at Shahid Motahary Children Hospital. In the first step, 34 children (68 kidney units) without VUR in VCUG underwent DRC and 26 patients (52 kidney units) who had negative results for VUR in DRC underwent VCUG image. Eventually, all patients underwent DMSA imaging to detect renal scars and the results were analyzed using statistical tools.
Results: Study unit consists of 60 children with boys equaling to 13(21.7%) and girls 47 (84.3%) with average age of 4.7 years. DRC study applied for those with negative result of VCUG imaging in 68 kidney units detected 37 (54.5%) new unidentified VUR cases meanwhile VCUG study just detected 7 ( 13.5%) neglected VUR with DRC study. According to the significant statistical difference between two modalities one can deduce that DRC has higher diagnostic value in detecting missed VUR. 70 unites out of the total of 120 kidney units had scars in kidney which equals to 58.5%, of which 43 unites (61.5%) were positive for VUR. The results implies a very significant relationship between having scar in DMSA studies and having VUR.
Conclusion: It can be deduced that having repeated tests of DRC or VCUG can detect missed VUR in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections. Furthermore, DRC study is more valuable than VCUG and in the case of having significant scars on DMSA having repeated tests of cystography can boost detecting missed VUR.


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I mean, this is Frederick we're in – I thought the populace was overtly only into 80s cover bands and our few local legends who are amazing in their own right (Scott Ambush, Mary Ann Redmond). But I've been thinking about the times I caught indie-rock pioneers The Smithereens and Marshall Crenshaw at the Baker Park Bandshell on the 4th of July. Clearly Frederick wants these cool and often overlooked bands/artists to converge with its many art galleries and record stores that have thrived in recent years.
Frederick even had its own crazy nightclub (The Xhale) a while back that hosted Cheap Trick, Squeeze, Ratt and other crazy names your parents will remember. Do people still care about these rock bands, let alone live music in Frederick anymore though? (YES, I have seen it with my own eyes, even if it's a only a select group)
So on we go to year three. The lineup was almost purely Frederick based bands, with the exception of a few with members from Baltimore/DC.
A cool addition was a stamp card which allowed you to get prizes for the more venues you went to. The prizes were (in order) a pint glass (2 stamps), Frederick One Take CD (4 stamps) and a T-shirt (5 stamps and the Finale on Carroll Creek). (I managed to nab all of them). This is a great value considering a wristband for all day attendance was $20, or $5 a venue/$10 for the creek main stage.
The following is an overview/review of my experience with the venues and bands throughout the day.
Venues are in bold and bands are italicized.
Cellar Door: It was announced the day before that the two jazz performances here were cancelled and there was no time to find a replacement venue. This didn't kill the spirits of Saxophonist Darryl Brenzel who could be spotted busking outside the venue and playing his heart out. I had to chip in and throw a dollar into his instrument case.
|PC Lamar performing at Cafe 11:11
11:11 Cafe: Small space with minimal seating. Intimate as you can get with the sound reverberating very well. Attendance: crowded in my time there early on.
PC Lamar – Serene folk songs with a twist on the traditional flavor. Bluegrass harmonies blend with the calm river-like flow of the lightly strummed guitars and mandolin. All the relaxing qualities of acoustic music seamlessly take you with them. Highlight of the set was a great Tom Petty cover.
|Frederick Rock School band performing.
Taco Daddy: Hectic venue choice because of the layout. All tables were full upon arrival and the bar wasn't much better. A mass of people were huddled in front of the server podium right in front of the entrance of the restaurant where the stage was. Nowhere for the sound to go so it was very loud.
Frederick Rock School – Any organization progressing future musicians should be a central part of a community. Sure, not every kid will blow you away but it's important in establishing a love and passion for music and expression in future generations.
|The crowded entrance of Taco Daddy.
Cafe 611: I had only stopped by in between two bands I wanted to catch so that I could get a stamp on my reward card. Frankly, I'm not too familiar with the local hip hop scene that was present at the venue (aside from favorites Stitch Early and J Berd). Of course the 611 stage has graced some decent names so it's an obvious venue choice for The Thing. I never make it to Cafe 611 enough because it's
frequented with acts that just aren't on my usual radar (I clearly need to expand in local hip hop and metal).
|Sullen Brother rocking.
New Spire Arts: So much promise lies in this space for many art events. The show was held in an open room with fluorescent lighting that was luckily turned off prior to the bands playing. Some full length mirrors graced the space (obviously used for a dance class but provided some cool angles to watch bands). The open space with nothing to absorb the sound was surprisingly decent, but it didn't do a lot of the acts justice. Attendance: moderate at some times but was the least occupied space I saw all day, which was a shame because it has some of the most interesting sounding acts and some out of towners you don't get to catch often.
Sullen Brothr – Enchanting post rock that encapsulates so many emotions. I caught this band at Guido's a while back and they were at the top of my list for the day. Blissful guitar melodies and a straightforward yet heartfelt drum/bass combo make the instrumental four-piece soar.
|Cosmic Halitosis
Cosmic Halitosis – Energetic poppy grunge. The trio blasts intro abrasive and unforgiving anthems of angst. Every song explodes before burning out into noisy and unorchestrated jams. A crazy and fun live unit.
Flooring: The set started off a bit wonky with the singer's vocal mic seemingly turned all the way down. This sort of thing is expected with quick setups with many bands and the issue was fixed promptly. The band regained confidence almost instantly and delivered some solid garage rock entertainment. You can't help but bounce around while listening to the punchy beats and demanding pop-punk vocals.
Dot-Dash – A DC band composed of long accomplished musicians who define themselves as avant-garde. A mixture of 80-s jangly indie pop rock with a new wave aftertaste. Even a member of the legendary band The Undertones proclaims this band put out his favorite album. This is a band you check out, especially when they're right in Frederick.
|Dot Dash
Miss Lonelyheart – Often classified as dad-rock or any other slightly offending genre you could make up would overshadow this band. You could slap the word "post" to just about any staple sound the members create, whether it's punk, rock or indie. Next to Dot-Dash, they were the tightest and most concise lineup despite
bassist/vocalist Andy Stout telling me the band was "pretty rusty" after a year of not playing shows.
Eagles Club: Solid turnout and a good venue choice for sure, given there is a real stage. The only other time I had been here was for a benefit show a few months ago and it was unbearably hot and humid with many fans going but no air was escaping. This time was much less crowded and more bearable.
|Miss Lonelyheart
Jim Shorts – Real 90s inspired indie power pop with simple hooks that are your best friend.
I've been avid fan of this project and its likeness to many early predecessors to the "revival" genres of rock. The interlaid guitar parts are are the secret to the overall success. You'd be mistaken if you mention Ben Gibbard's influence on David Haynes' vocal delivery, but he has his own style and frankly a more shakey delivery that adds emotional honesty to the mix.
|Jim Shorts
Carroll Creek: The epicenter for outdoor live music. You often forget how relaxing a stroll down the creek path is – It's something to be grateful for. I arrived right before Cheshi's set because I sought out original music as opposed to the acts providing a mixture of covers and a small slew of their own songs. The attendance was great and promising.
Cheshi – They're at the pedestal of the Frederick music scene and have earned it in many ways. Having played before the headliner last year, they repeated the feat. Reviewers constantly note their Cranberries influence. Cheshi's inevitable rise in the community makes perfect sense given the people who attend most music and art events share the band's views and message – one of finding your way out of alienating self-despair, anguish, being grateful to those who have wronged you, equality and overcoming obstacles that define struggle.
The band shines much more as a live act, even though the EP they released is full of exceptionally hard-hitting songs. Ashli's vocal presence and vocal power stuns crowds and Trevor, Matt and Evan are so connected dynamically that they've become sonically unstoppable.
At the end of the set they staged a protest of recent actions with a few people that marched in front of the band with handmade signs that spoke loudly, and an even louder Ashli screaming into the microphone for justice, equality and rights.
Check out these other great acts that played The Thing 2018!
Jeff Cosgrove
Redd Alexander
Ethan Larsh
Nameless Mobb
Iodine P
Bead Gawd
Downtown Dawson
Jase Kevion
Shadow Apparatus
Marzy Maddox
Middle Kid – Rock on, Zack!
The Fun Boys – They really are FUN!
Mr. Husband – Dreamy
Hard Swimmin' Fish
Michelle Hannan and One Blue Night
Samuel Powers
Scott Ambush – Bass God/"Hendrix of the Bass" – what my brother calls him

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Located at the meeting point of Iran's largest deserts — Lut and Kavir, Yazd Province has always had a problem with water, or lack thereof.
The province has been inhabited for almost 5,000 years, meaning the resilient people in this central region are well-adapted to life in the dry province and thrive under pressure, as evidenced by Yazd establishing itself as one of the top five most industrialized provinces.
But industrialization has come at a high cost. The province is dotted with water-intensive industries, namely steel producers, which have been guzzling Yazd's small water reserves for years.
By some estimates, about 85% of villages in the province have been deserted as a result of the dire impact of these industries on the dwindling water reserves.
To address the problem, provincial officials have proposed transferring water from the Persian Gulf in the south to meet the growing demand, a scheme that environmental experts believe is doomed.
"Similar plans in the past have all fallen short of expectations, and the latest proposal is not well thought out, especially when it comes to the environmental impact," Parviz Kardovani, a prominent academic and eremologist (the study of deserts), told YJC.
He said the plan apparently has not accounted the financial and environmental costs of desalinating the water, adding that the architects of the scheme "have no idea what to do with the mountains of salt once the water is desalinated."
The environmentalist pointed to the transfer of water from Kouhrang to Yazd which helped temporarily alleviate water stress but ultimately exacerbated the problem as later studies showed groundwater reserves had significantly depleted.
Unsustainable Development
Furthermore, the general consensus is that transferring water from the Persian Gulf will mostly benefit the steel industry rather than ordinary residents and farmers.
Recent comments by Muhammad Reza Alamdari, director of the provincial office of the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade, who claimed that developing the province's steel industry is crucial to the country's goal of becoming the seventh largest steel producer in the world by 2025, further fueled speculations and stronger opposition to the planned water transfer.
"Experience shows that transferred water is rarely distributed fairly among different sectors, despite the proponents of the scheme claiming otherwise," Kardovani said.
He complained that Yazd officials "are only thinking about industrializing the province" without taking a moment to consider the implications of unsustainable development. They want to "develop industries come what may."
"We're not saying industrialization must stop at the behest of the environment; we're pushing for sustainable development," he said, adding that it is "only in Iran" that one sees water-intensive industries in parched lands such as Yazd, Isfahan and Kerman.
"These types of industries should be built in the coastal regions with ample access to seawater. If the officials really care about life in Yazd, they need to move toward less water- intensive industries to meet their industrialization goals," Kardovani said, calling for an overhaul of macro industrial policies, namely those related to and dependent on water like the expansion of petrochemical and steel plants.
The provincial capital Yazd is believed to be the hottest city north of the Persian Gulf and is Iran's driest metropolis, receiving a meager annual rainfall of 60 millimeters. Prior to the advent of the industrialization era a few decades ago, the residents of the parched province relied heavily on qanats to meet their daily water needs.
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The season where we say goodbye to the summer. Bask in colder mornings and by noon it's warm again. Halloween looms over us in every shop right next to the Christmas section. Jumpers and boots slowly make a come back from the wardrobe. Autumn is the season where new beginnings start to happen. Everything must die in order for the new to come back in the spring. Leaves start to fall off the trees, flowers start to shrivel, animals begin to prepare for hibernation. It marks the seasons of a change in fashion. As I've said the boots come out. The chunky knits come out. The big wool overcoats make the statement piece in any outfits.
I've teamed up with BoohooMan to showcase some of their staple winter coats and jackets they have to offer. If you have a moment you should check out what they have to offer. They have some beautiful overcoats, jackets and puffer jackets. Check them out here: https://www.boohooman.com/mens/coats-jackets
The Autumn Pink Teddy Bear Jacket.
There's no secret I love a Borg teddy bear jacket. So when I saw this pink one on BoohooMan I knew I just needed the jacket. This takes my total of teddy bear jackets to a lovely 5 now. I'ts becoming an addiction that I never thought I would have. However, the jackets are so warm and cosy, which in a jacket is what I want. I've paired this gorgeous pink jacket with a BoohooMan roll neck which is super soft on the touch. I was going to pair this jacket with a pair of black skinny jeans. However, I wanted to stray away from black skinny jeans as I was doing other looks that warranted black skinny jeans. If you follow me on Instagram you know I love a white chunky trainer so I had to team this outfit with a chunky trainer.
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The Longline Teddy Bear Jacket
Like previously stated, I adore Borg teddy coats. Scrolling through the pages of BoohooMan coats section I stumbled across this long line coat. At first I was worried as I only stand at 5ft 7 and half inches. I was worried it would swamp me. But with the help with some gorgeous western boots also from BoohooMan it gives me an extra inch in height. So this coat was a perfect match for me. I love how wrapped up in cosy heaven I am with this coat. It's the perfect Autumn and carry-you-into-winter-coat.
I teamed this coat with a beautiful beige cord shirt again from BoohooMan which is super soft and comfortable. I thought when the shirt was done up it didn't look right with this outfit, so instead I put a roll neck underneath to add another layer and dimension to the outfit. As stated in the previous outfit I wanted to use my black skinny jeans in this look. These Super skinny biker jeans are the epitome of uber cool. I really love the zips, panels and rips in these jeans. If you're looking for a different kind of approach to skinny jeans, these are the cool alternative to just plain black skinny jeans.
The boots in this outfit have become my ultimate favourite. They are a perfect Autumn transition boot before we had into the colder months with the snow and ice. The boots in question are a suede western styled boot. Western styled boots are a big trend this year, so grab your horses and rock those boots. I really love the harness detailing on these boots, it just adds something else to the boot.
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The Suede Aviator Jacket
The next outfit has to be by far my favourite. The suede aviator jacket is beyond amazing. I love the whole outfit and how it gives off such autumnal vibes. The jacket in question is one of my favourite jackets. I love the detailing on the colour with the buckle and the overall fit of it. The jacket is faux fur lined which is perfect for those colder days in Autumn. It's a jacket that can transition you into day time to night time if you were going out. I love the detailing also how the faux fur covers the cuffs and bottom of the jacket.
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The skinny jeans are very similar to the ones worn in the previous look. They are a biker skinny jeans, it's just these ones do not have the zips on them, like the ones in the previous look. The boots are also similar to the boots worn in the previous look. Tan suede. Again they are very much a western styled boot which is such a big trend at the moment. I feel this outfit is going to be my staple Autumn outfit that will get wear time and time again.
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In this article, we will break down the format, the teams and the odds for the Champions Cup Finals.
There is still some CS:GO action left before 2019 comes to a close! In this article, we will break down the format, the teams and the odds for the Champions Cup Finals in Malta.
The Champions Cup Finals will take place in St Julian's, Malta on December 19 and will feature a $300,000 prize pool.
The tournament will feature eight teams. ENCE, FURIA, and G2 have received direct invites, while the remainder of the teams qualified through the European and Chinese Champions Cup.
The Champions Cup will kick-off with a double-elimination group stage with four teams in each group. The opening matches will be best-of-ones, but the remainder of matches will be all best-of-threes.
Two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be a best-of-three single-elimination bracket.
The groups are as follows:
Group A
Group B
The Champions Cup Finals starts December 19 and runs through December 22.
Odds: 2.70
ENCE are coming off a second-place finish at the CS:GO Asia Championship. The Finns topped the group with wins against ViCi and mousesports, and later went on to beat MIBR 2–1 in the semis. However, mousesports proved to be the better side in the rematch which awaited them in the finals. ENCE have yet to find much success with suNny on the team, but the field is weak enough that they deserve to be favorites here.
Odds: 5.60
The Brazilians from FURIA bombed out of groups at cs_summit last weekend, but it needs to be said that they played all of their matches with their coach due to HEN1's visa issues. HEN1 is one of their top performers, so I expect FURIA to perform a lot better at this event.
Odds: 10.50
This will likely be TYLOO's last event with BnTeT, who is heading over to the United States to play with the newly announced Gen.G roster. TYLOO have started to play a bit better in recent months, making the semi-finals at the CS:GO Asia Championship with wins against G2 and MIBR. They have also taken maps against the likes of mousesports and FaZe. I think that TYLOO are definitely a dangerous team in the opening BO1 match in particular, and if they play as they did at the CS:GO Asia Championship, they could easily beat teams like FURIA and Movistar Riders.
Odds: 22.00
The big underdog of this tournament is the Spanish team Movistar Riders. The Spaniards were unable to make playoffs at DreamHack Open Sevilla earlier this month, but they did pull off one of the upsets of the tournament by beating BIG 2–0 in the elimination match. Their opening match against ENCE is quite difficult stylistically, but I think they still have some upset potential. Their roster isn't terrible, and they have some solid results against European competition at this level.
Odds: 9.30
BIG continues to disappoint, bombing out of groups at DreamHack Open Sevilla after losing to North and Movistar Riders. They easily have the skill to win tournaments of this caliber, but it just hasn't worked out on the server. Perhaps having tabseN on IGL duty isn't the most optimal solution for this BIG side, as they have yet to really make a mark with this roster. If they fail to get a result at this event, I would not be surprised to see BIG make a roster move at the start of next year.
Odds: 4.80
G2 are coming off a second-place finish at cs_summit 5, a tournament that they really should have won. The tournament was really up for the taking, as both FURIA and mousesports attended the tournament with stand-ins due to visa complications. The final against mousesports was particularly tragic, as mousesports were forced not only to play with a stand-in but also their coach due to karrigan's visa issues. Despite this, G2 went on to lose the finals. G2 easily have the upside to win a tournament like this, but as we have seen plenty of times in the past, they can choke when it matters the most.
Odds: 13.50
Hard Legion - formerly known as DreamEaters - were last seen in action at DreamHack Open Rotterdam, where they went out in groups after losing to Heroic twice. The Russian side made a bit of a name for themselves at the Berlin Major Qualifiers, where they won against the likes of NRG (EG) and Vitality. We have not seen a lot of them since then, but it is worth noting that they defeated BIG 2–0 in the finals of the European Champions Cup.
Odds: 13.50
Sprit chose to make some roster changes back in September, removing COLDYY1 and S0tF1k in favor of former Gambit and Vega Squadron player mir, as well as the 16-year-old rifler magixx who has very little experience at the top level. A questionable move in my mind, as COLDYY1 was one of the strongest fraggers on the team, while S0tF1k added a much needed supportive element. The latter can be backed up by statistics, as S0tF1k threw the most flashes on the team (0.82 flashed / round) while having the highest success rate doing so (0.84 opponents flashed / round). However, the skill on this team is undeniable. If Mir can return to the form that he showed on Vega Squadron, then Spirit will be a team to look out for moving forward.
Personally, I would target the first round BO1 matchups. The play that stands out to me straight away is in the opening match between G2 and BIG. As bad as BIG have been, they definitely have enough skill to win or play G2 close in a BO1. 2.95 is a solid number on BIG here, and they are also well worth betting on the round handicap (+4.5 rounds).
The other two underdogs, TYLOO and Movistar Riders, are also somewhat interesting at odds of 3.10 and 3.45 respectively. There is no previous history between TYLOO and FURIA, so there is an element of unpredictability there, while Movistar Riders have been on the winning side of that matchup before. However, it is the BIG vs G2 match that stands out the most at the current odds.
In terms of outrights, there are three clear favorites; ENCE (2.70), G2 (4.80) and FURIA (5.60). Both G2 and FURIA have proven that they can beat ENCE, so they are solid candidates if you want to grab an outright at a longer number or take a team in the Top 2 market. Personally, I slightly favor FURIA - not because they are necessarily better than G2 - but because they would avoid ENCE in a potential semi-final matchup.


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It's one of the most common concerns I hear in my practice. Clients worry that their self-esteem isn't high enough for them to succeed in relationships, work, school — almost anything. Not feeling good about themselves, they feel that changing their direction in life is impossible. They want to feel better. They want to feel they deserve better. They want to feel confident and competent again. They want to talk about it in session so they will feel good enough to make changes in life.
Pop psychology supports the idea that feeling good about yourself is what it takes to have a positive self-esteem. One book promotes the idea that it's important to look in the mirror and say "I love you" to yourself every morning. Other books suggest that we need to put post-it notes all over the house saying things like "You are special"; "You are beautiful inside and out"; "You deserve the best".
What the writers (and readers) of these tips don't seem to understand is that feeling better alone won't make any difference in a person's life. In 2003, Roy Baumeister and his team made a study that reviewed fifteen thousand (!) studies of self-esteem and its relevance to social, occupational and academic success. Two hundred of the studies were dropped from the data because they were flawed either in their methods or conclusions. But the other 1300 demonstrated that having high self-esteem, when defined as having feelings of positive self-worth, did nothing to improve study participants' grades, friendships, romantic relationships or careers. Baumeister had been a strong believer in the value of positive self-regard as key to one's success. At the time of the retrospective review, he is quoted as having said that the findings were the biggest disappointment of his career.
So — If feeling good about yourself doesn't make for success, what does? Research has affirmed that people need more than a sense of positive self worth to do well. Those feelings must be grounded in being a decent person who lives decently and who is active in helping others.
Achieving success in relationships, school and work requires the constant interaction of feeling good about yourself with doing good in the world. Doing good makes people feel good. Having those good feelings toward self and others then provides the positive energy to do more good which makes people feel even better which gives them strength and energy to be even better contributors which makes for better feelings of self-worth and so on and so on.
That constant loop of doing good — feeling good — doing good is important. If we stick to the idea that feeling good is all one needs, even bullies, criminals, philanderers, and sociopaths can have high self-esteem. They feel very good about what they do and for getting away with it. In contrast, a healthy positive self-esteem is based on doing things that support healthy relationships with our family members, friends and coworkers and that somehow make our community a better place.
Feeling good comes from acting good, not the other way around. The good news, then, is that we don't need to wait around for our feelings to change to build our positive self-esteem. There are things we can do every day to make those good feelings happen.
If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to develop a more positive self-esteem, consider doing things like these:
5 ways to build your self-esteem this year
- Pay it Forward: It's the time of year when opportunities to "pay it forward" are everywhere. Anything you do to ease another's life or to improve your community will bring a smile from the recipients and a good feeling in yourself. Pay for a stranger's coffee. Give a homeless person a warm scarf. Offer to care for your grandkids for a few hours so their parents can shop or just go out for a walk. Check in on an elder in the neighborhood.
- Make things to donate: If you are crafty, there are many organizations that can use your skills. You'll feel good if you do good by creating such things as mastectomy prostheses for Knitted Knockers or blankets for children in need for Binky Patrol. For other possibilities, check out Crafting from the Heart.
- Volunteer. Every community has organizations that need the helping hands of volunteers, not just this time of year but all year 'round. Volunteer jobs can take as little as an hour or can become a full time endeavor. They can involve lots of people or only a few, meeting the same folks all the time, or a constant change of participants. Choose one that fits your, interests, your temperament and your availability. You'll feel better when doing something that matters.
- Make gratitude a verb: Being grateful is important. Acting grateful is even more so. Resolve to do something to thank someone at least a couple of times a week. Send thank you cards when people, even strangers, have done something for you or for others. Express gratitude to the kid who bags your groceries or the maintenance workers who keep your community looking good. Write a positive letter to the editor of your local newspaper, expressing gratitude to an unsung hero (teacher, first responder, youth leader, etc.) who went above and beyond.
- Act "As if": Act "as if" you have the energy and time to do good things. It's not at all a new idea. Turn of the 20th century psychologist, Alfred Adler, advised his clients to act as if they already could do the things they believed they should in order to help them recover from mental illness. Alcoholics Anonymous urges their members to "fake it 'til you make it" to support their sobriety. If you practice being a person who feels good and does good, it will eventually become the truth.
Happy New Year, Everyone.
Hartwell-Walker, M. (2018). New Year, New Chance to Raise Your Self-Esteem. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 28, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/new-year-new-chance-to-raise-your-self-esteem/
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On an Indian Reservation, a Garden of Buddhas
November 5, 2010
By JIM ROBBINS
The New York Times
October 31, 2010
ARLEE, Mont. - On a rural American Indian
reservation here, amid grazing horses and cattle,
a Buddhist lama from the other side of the world
is nearing completion of a $1.6 million
meditative garden that he hopes will draw spiritual pilgrims.
Offering prayers to Yum Chenmo, the Great Wisdom Mother.
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"There is something pure and powerful about this
landscape," said Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche,
the 56-year-old Tibetan lama, as he walked down a
gravel road on a sunny fall day. The shape of
the hills is like a lotus petal blossoming.
Richard Gere has not been seen house shopping
here yet. But on the land of the Confederated
Salish and Kootenai tribes, a 24-foot statue of
Yum Chenmo, the Great Wisdom Mother, has risen in
Mr. Sang-ngags farm field. Nearby, in his old
sheep barn, amid rubber molds and plaster, some
650 statues of Buddha sit in neat rows,
illuminated by shafts of light pouring in through broken boards.
It seemed the perfect setup for a clash of two
cultures when Mr. Sang-ngag, a high-ranking
Buddhist lama, came to this remote part of
Montana a decade ago, liked the landscape feng
shui and bought a 60-acre sheep ranch. At the
foot of the towering, glacier-etched Mission
Mountains not unlike his native Tibet he and
a band of volunteers began building a Garden of
1,000 Buddhas to promote world peace.
The arrival of the exotic culture here in cowboy
country, with multicolored prayer flags flapping
in the breeze, made some from the Salish and
Kootenai tribes uneasy, to say the least.
An unusual land ownership pattern was partly to
blame. While most Indian reservations are
majority-owned by the tribes, a 1904 law allowed
nonmembers of the tribes to homestead land. And
as a result, there are four to five times as many
non-Indians on the reservation as there are Indians.
Mr. Sang-ngag called his place Ewam Sang-ngag
Ling, or the Land of Secret Mantra, Wisdom and
Compassion. It turns out that it was sacred to
the tribes as well, a place where, oral
traditions hold, a coyote vanquished a monster
and drove out many bad spirits so the people could live here.
Julie Cajune, the executive director for American
Indian Policy at Salish Kootenai College and
other Indians began working to build bridges
between the tribes and the Buddhists. They
suggested that the Buddhists bring traditional
gifts, prayer scarves and tobacco, to the tribal council, which they did.
"Many people move here without recognition they
are a guest," Ms. Cajune said. "None of the
mainstream churches or the Amish have done that."
Buddhists in Japan, Taiwan and China have sent
money for Buddha statues. The Dalai Lama has
agreed to come and consecrate the Garden of 1,000
Buddhas after the project it is finished, perhaps in 2012.
But the patchwork of Indian and non-Indian land
holdings within the reservation remains
contentious. Some tribal members are worried that
groups drawn to the Buddhist garden will buy up
nontribal land, driving prices further out of the
reach of Indians, and ignore tribal rules and customs.
They point to the case of Amish families who have
bought farmland within the reservation, said Ms. Cajune, who is Salish.
"Its ironic, but many Indian people cant afford
to buy land on their own reservation," she said.
A typical acre for building a home here might
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The heart of the 60-acre development is the
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elders came and blessed it, the two groups found
they both used juniper and sage as purifying
incense for ceremonies, for example, as well as
similar prayer cloths and ritual drumming.
After much outreach by the Buddhists, including
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Dalai Lama consecrate the ground, Ms. Cajune
said, "I think local people are feeling more comfortable."
The sheep are gone from the green hills here now.
"They achieved Buddhahood," joked Mr. Sang-ngag,
as he walked through the garden, designed in the
shape of the dharma wheel, which symbolizes the
core teachings of Buddhism. The Great Wisdom
Mother statue contains sacred vases and holy
texts. Swords, guns and other symbols of war are
buried underneath, to symbolize a triumph over violence.
In the Buddha barn, meanwhile, is a Norton
motorcycle, which members here jokingly refer to
as the sacred chopper. It will be raffled to
raise money to finish the garden. About half the money has been raised.
Last week the Buddhists began planning with the
tribal officials about managing pilgrimages to
the site, a possible headache for the tribe.
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Acker in Nova Scotia
There are 185 ACKER surnames listed in NS phone book. Of these, between 35-40% live in Lunenburg, Queens, or Shelburne Counties. The first Acker arrived around 1752-3 when the "foreign Protestants" (= French-speaking Huguenots, or Germans) were imported by King George of England to offset the large population of French Catholics who had been living in NS since the early 1600's.
When the English took over administration of "Acadie" from the French around 1748-1750, they gave it the old name "Nova Scotia" (Latin for "New Scotland") first granted to it in 1621, along with its own flag, by a Royal Charter from King James I. In 1759 they created 5 districts or counties: Annapolis, Cumberland, Halifax, Kings, and Lunenburg.
Annapolis included the current Digby County (created separately in 1837), Cumberland included what is now much of the current Province of New Brunswick, Halifax included a massive area all the way east and north of the city over to the modern Colchester, Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties, and also included all of Cape Breton (renamed from the French Ile Royale), Kings included Hants County, and Lunenburg later would be sub-divided into the counties of Queens (1762), Shelburne (1784), and Yarmouth (1836).
Barrington Township and Liverpool Township were created in 1761 while part of Lunenburg County. In 1762 they became part of Queens County, created from the southwestern part of Lunenburg County. Liverpool stayed in Queens County after 1784, while Barrington became part of the new Shelburne County. The modern District of Barrington is a spin-off of the original Township and is a separate municipal entity from the Town of Shelburne, Town of Lockeport, and the County of Shelburne. Total population in all four units is about 17,000.
Lunenburg County NS - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/index.htmlhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/index.html - has lots of info on the FRENCH, SWISS or GERMAN settlers in NS starting 1750. French variations were later anglicized. In 1749-52 many "foreign Protestants" (Huguenots) came to North America, some into Nova Scotia, others from New England to the Carolinas. Often they are recorded as German or Swiss although they were Francophones. A large number were from the Principality of Montbéliard, where France, Switzerland, and Germany meet. The arrival in the Lunenburg, Nova Scotia area of several boatloads was commemorated with a ceremony and monument in the 20th century.
"History of the County of Lunenburg by Mather DesBrisay (1895)" - ask about it at South Shore Genealogical Society located at the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg, NS.
- http://www.lighthouse.ns.ca/current/inside/market.htmlhttp://www.lighthouse.ns.ca/current/inside/market.html - The Bridgewater Bulletin is the Lunenburg County newspaper.
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Following the US War of Independence in 1783, large numbers of British troops and others re-settled in Nova Scotia. One group landed first in October 1783 at Port Mouton, as documented in a diary by Simeon Perkins, summarized by celebrated Queens County author/historian Thomas H. Raddall at - http://sites.netscape.net/merseyhersoc/tarletonslegion.htmlhttp://sites.netscape.net/merseyhersoc/tarletonslegion.html -
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"The History of Nova Scotia" by Beamish Murdoch Esq. QC - on page 29, chapter III, Governor Parr wrote about the Loyalists being landed and "destitute of almost everything". It has a list of Loyalist Refugees who were transported from New York to NS between Oct. 1783 and Dec. 1783. On board the ship "Clinton" was a H'ry (Henry) Blade[s?]. They were landed in Port Roseway, now called Shelburne.
"British Army Pensioners Abroad: 1772-1899" by Norman Crowder lists Henry Blades, among others. It may include a detailed summary of his service and pension. This Henry Blades may belong to "The Chelsea Pensioners", a group of British pensioners so named because their pensions were administered by The Royal Hospital in Chelsea, England. Once you have the Regimental info, you should be able to trace them through these records. It will show full name, date of admission to the hospital, age, rank(s), time of service, and the rate of pay.
Shelburne County Genealogical Society - 168 Water Street, Shelburne, NSB0T 1W0 - TEL: 902-875-4299FAX: 902-875-3267 - E-Mail: - email@example.com - Website - http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/shelburnehttp://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/shelburne - excellent source of information about early settlement in Shelburne County, starting in 1630's with the French, then from 1750's around Barrington area and including the 1783/4 landing of the United Empire Loyalists from the (new) USA. Many family names have direct lineage from MAYFLOWER families. Very complete books of all persons buried in cemeteries throughout the county. Individual membership $15ºº/year, Family rate $20ºº/year, or institution/organization rate $15ºº/year entitles you to 4 newsletters per year. NOTE: American subscribers - please pay above in US$ amounts, to cover postage and shipping.
Black Loyalist Heritage Society, P.O. Box 1194, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, CANADAB0W 1W0 - Tel: TOLL-FREE 1-888-354-0772 or (902) 875-1310 FAX: (902) 875-1352 E-Mail: - firstname.lastname@example.com - a new organization in the 1990's which has set up computerized files of 1000's of black families and their ties with Colonial America and Canada. They are in the process of raising funds for an interpretive center which will be built in Birchtown, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, site in the late 18th century of the largest settlement of black people outside Africa.
In Birchtown, there is a small cemetery named Mizpah which contains graves of many ACKER and GOULDEN families.
NS Regional Libraries - http://www.library.ns.ca/regionals/http://www.library.ns.ca/regionals/ - (for your enquiries, try the ones marked *, or 1 (first choice), 2, 3, etc.:
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We all know about the rock stars of cold and flu season – elderberry syrup and fire cider – but have you ever heard of their less famous band mate, ginger syrup?
This member of the Zingiberaceae family (to which turmeric also belongs) has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years to soothe tummy complaints such as nausea, morning sickness, gas, and indigestion. And according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, it has also history of use in helping to "treat the common cold, flu-like symptoms, headaches, and painful menstrual periods." (source)
While historically it was very expensive – one pound cost as much as a whole sheep in the Middle Ages – these days it's widely cultivated and very affordable. (source) I like to keep it on hand during the cold winter months along with other syrups, tinctures and teas that support the immune system.
This warming ginger syrup is incredibly versatile – if you'd like to give it a try but are not quite sure what to do with it, here are some ideas:
Delicious Ways To Use Ginger Syrup
- Mix it with homemade water kefir or sparkling water and a spritz of lime to make ginger ale
- For a drink that will wake you – and your sinuses – up, add it to a cup of hot water with freshly squeezed lemon and a pinch of cayenne
- Stir it into homemade Sweet Dreams Tea, or any tea you prefer
- Straight off the spoon (Taste a small amount first – spiciness varies from batch to batch depending on the intensity of the root)
- Drizzled over asian-style stir fry's
- Stirred into oatmeal
Video Tutorial
While technically this is a tutorial for making elderberry syrup, the process is EXACTLY the same. Just substitute ginger for elderberries and you're good to go!
Ginger Syrup Recipe
- ½ cup dried whole ginger root (or 1 cup fresh ginger - peeled and chopped)
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup raw honey
- 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
- Add water, ginger and cinnamon stick (if you're using it) to a pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. This should take around 45 minutes.
- Strain to remove ginger. Allow liquid to cool to room temperature, then stir in honey.
- Transfer ginger syrup to a jar and store in the fridge.
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This has been a week to reflect on transition and change and what it is like to revisit places that were once so comfortable and familiar. On Tuesday, I returned to my previous school, Westonbirt, which were hosting this term's IAPS (Independent Association of Prep School Heads) district meeting. Whilst enjoying a decent lunch and some interesting training workshops, I also got the opportunity to say hello to my old friends, colleagues and pupils and noted the changes that had been introduced as well as the things which remained so familiar. Completely coincidently, Elaine Thomas, my predecessor at The Grange, also had the opportunity to return to her old place of work. She visited the boys' prep on Wednesday morning alongside her husband, the High Sheriff of Gwent and enjoyed a fascinating assembly. I hope that Elaine felt as I did that, although tinged with some nostalgia, it is nice to return and see the positive steps and progress in a school that was an integral part of one's life for so long.
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Recipe: How to make Buckeye Roadhouse's Baked Lemon Pudding
Rustic American fare is the star at Buckeye Roadhouse, which has been feeding Marin since 1937.
For its first 53 years, the restaurant was a family-run German hofbrau, but in the early 1990s it underwent a major revamp when it was taken over by Real Restaurants, the team behind San Francisco's Bix and Mill Valley's Bungalow 44.
In the first review of Buckeye Roadhouse in 1991, former Chronicle restaurant critic Michael Bauer called the restaurant "an urban fantasy of a pastoral retreat," and over the decades, it has remained the kind of place that's great for a festive date night or simply grabbing a bite on the way back to the city from Wine Country.
This baked lemon pudding has been a menu staple for decades, and for good reason. Buttermilk and lemon provide well-rounded texture and tang, and when you dig in, a slightly cake-like texture on top gives way to a luscious pudding consistency underneath.
Since we're easing our way out of the season for holiday sweets and heading into the New Year (hello, citrus season!), there's no better time to make this dessert.
Tricks of the trade
Pucker power: Yes, you have a doubly tart combination of lemon juice and buttermilk, but the dairy's fat content helps soften the tartness to create a more rounded flavor and assist with the pudding's lovely texture.
No splash zone: Baking custards and puddings in a hot water bath, also known as a bain marie, helps to distribute the oven's heat gently and more evenly. This helps keep the pudding from being rubbery, or worse, curdling the eggs. To keep the water from sloshing around and potentially ruining your pudding, place the filled casserole dish in the larger baking dish, place on the oven rack and then fill with water. Use only enough water to come halfway up the sides of the casserole. Adding more than that also risks splashing water into the pudding.
Gussy it up: Perfectly delightful on its own, at the restaurant the baked pudding is garnished with creme Anglaise and huckleberry sauce. Any seasonal berry sauce — raspberry, strawberry, blueberry or blackberry — will make a lovely addition.
Sarah Fritsche is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com. Twitter/Instagram: @foodcentric
Serves 8
2/3 cup plus ¼ cup sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
1½ cups buttermilk
½ cup fresh lemon juice
1½ tablespoons grated lemon zest
¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs, separated
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 1½-quart casserole.
Whisk the 2/3 cup sugar and the flour in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk, lemon juice and zest and whisk until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk the melted butter with the egg yolks. Add a little buttermilk mixture to the warm egg
Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites on high speed until foamy. Gradually add the remaining ¼ cup sugar, continuing to beat until soft peaks from. Fold the beaten whites into the lemon mixture in 3 additions until the batter is thick and smooth.
Pour into the prepared casserole. Place the casserole in a large baking pan. Add enough water to come halfway up the sides. Bake until the top of the pudding is golden, about 50 minutes. If after 50 minutes the top of the pudding is not brown, place under a broiler for about 1 minute until it begins to turn color. Serve immediately.


text: Who pays for repairs? If they are major repairs, such as a new roof or a boiler breakdown (capital items), you as the owner will be liable for the cost of repair. These will always be discussed with you beforehand. For minor repairs we or the tenant bear the cost. In the unusual event a tenant causes Investor FAQs damage to the property then we will cover the cost of repairing that. As the investor and owner of the house you are responsible for any initial refurbishment cost in order to get the house to a 'rentable' standard.


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In Case You Forget…
Does memory have to be one of the first things to go as you age? Here are several ways to work on exercising your brain to help maintain or even create an even sharper memory than before.
When creating lists, such as a grocery list, or addresses lists, try to keep them in a consistent place such as on the refrigerator door or special drawer. Store and document your addresses and phone numbers in an address book. The act of writing will help you remember where these items are and will help you from forgetting where to locate them when needed.
In order to keep your brain cells happy and healthy, it is important to eat foods rich in antioxidants. Blueberries, strawberries and colorful fruits and vegetables eat the bad cells and aid in helping your brain stay healthy. Some people even believe eating foods rich in antioxidants help slow the aging process! What have you got to lose?
At this point, everyone knows that stress is hard on a person's body, but remember, it is also very hard on our memory. Chronic stress will destroy brain cells. The hippocampus happens to be a section of the brain that takes care of retrieving old memories and also makes new ones, so limiting stress by keeping yourself creative will help you in the long run. Below are some of our SADP (Senior Adult Day Program) folks as they show you how they keep their creative juices flowing.
Getting enough exercise is just as good for your healthy body as it is a healthy brain. Did you know that the more you exercise, the more good oxygen will go to your brain? Oxygen is always a good thing, right? Try to keep moving at certain points of your day even if it's 5 minutes an hour. You can find fun exercises to do while still sitting in a chair! Keep your heart pumping oxygen any way you can!
We all have a short-term and long-term memory. Both short & long-term memories are not created equal. We often hear people say how they are able to easily recall older memories but completely unable to remember recent events.
One of the ways to help retain information is to stay focused on the subject you want to remember. Distractions are constantly going on around you such as music, television, friends, and family. They're all trying to grab your attention. All this noise and busyness is not the best environment while trying to focus on remembering something that's important to you. This will result in it being hard to remember what you've studied. Eliminate all your distractions.
If you follow just a few of the tips here, you'll get a nice brain and memory workout. Exercising your brain and memory function isn't as mystifying as it used to be!!


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Ollie Howell launches new album at Rich Mix, London
On 7 April drummer/composer Ollie Howell launches his new album, Self-Identity, at London's Rich Mix.
After spending the start of the year performing the opening residency for Quincy Jones's new jazz club in Dubai, this Friday night show in the heart of Shoreditch gives fans the chance to get his new album a week before the international release.
Look forward to an evening of live music from Ollie and his band reaching from jazz to cinematic and electronic elements.
Self-Identity is released on Ropeadope, Friday 14 April.


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Disco Belle came back and put the game in a cobra
And about time too! We've been providing mixes since september last year, so we figured that you might be interested in reading a few posts as well. The Swedish site will run as usual along side this new .net-project, focusing more on dance music and local stuff.
The blog design is a but tacky, but it will have to do for now. We thought we'd spend more time getting mixes and less time doing blog cosmetics.


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Actualidad nacional e internacionalSep. 20, 2017
EE.UU: Reportes señalan que el 50% de cítricos en Florida se perderán por el Huracán Irma
Hurricane Irma left Sunshine State citrus groves with dropped fruit, standing water and dashed hopes.
While tomato, strawberry, and vegetable growers came through the storm in comparatively better shape, no part of the Florida produce industry was untouched by the Sept. 10-12 storm.
Industry leaders will lobby for federal relief efforts as loss estimates are determined, said Mike Stuart, president of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, based in Maitland, Fla.
The Florida Farm Bureau predicted damage from the storm will run in the billions of dollars.
Beyond crops, finding labor is a concern after Irma.
Stuart said industry representatives are working with the Department of Labor to build as much flexibility as possible into H-2A contracts. Finding workers and ensuring they have places to stay is a top concern, he said.
Irma replayed
While the northward track of Irma hugged the west coast of Florida's peninsula and caused greater winds in the Gulf region and the southwest part of the state, heavy rain was experienced throughout the state.
On the east coast, Florida's Indian River region — where 80% of the state's grapefruit crop is grown — growers were still assessing damage and trying to drain standing water from groves, said Doug Bournique, executive director of the Indian River Citrus League.
Early damage estimates for grapefruit were running at 25% lost and could rise from there, said Kevin Spooner, managing member of Vero Beach, Fla.-based Southland Citrus LLC.
Kimberly Flores, marketing director for Vero Beach, Fla.-based Seald Sweet said in an e-mail that company officials have heard preliminary estimates of 50% loss of the citrus crop in the central Florida region, with southwest Florida citrus also hit hard.
Though some published reports speculated that between 20% to 50% of Florida's citrus crop could be lost, Bournique said it was too early to put a number on crop losses. "We don't know the full effects and we won't know for weeks," he said.
The region experienced as much as 20 inches of rain and winds of 60 to 80 miles per hour.
While the wind blew off some fruit, Bournique said standing water of up to 18 inches was hurting the crop as much as the storm itself. The residual water does not allow the roots of the citrus trees to breathe and the trees become stressed.
Still, Bournique insisted that growers will harvest, market and export substantial volume of fresh grapefruit this season. The region exports four out of every five boxes of fresh grapefruit.
Strawberries spared
In west central Florida, Kenneth Parker, executive director of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Dover, Fla., said growers are expected to recover from Irma and plant strawberries in time to meet the normal marketing window from November through March.
"Our season is going to be fine — thank God we had not planted yet," he said Sept. 14, noting the planting season starts about the third week of September and will continue through the third week of October. About 10,000 acres of strawberries are expected to be planted this year, similar to last year.
Growers have to repair some wind and rain-damaged plastic, with damage estimates pegging that between 5% to 30% of plastic in strawberry fields will need to be replaced.
Veg and tomatoes
Irma hit southwest Florida's Immokalee Naples region hard.
"It's a battle," said Steve Veneziano, vice president of sales and operations for Naples, Fla.-based Oakes Farms Inc., noting the company had 240 workers cleaning the fields and another 100 working in the packinghouse. Labor supplies are very tight, he said Sept 14.
The company had planted about 20% of its fall vegetable crops — including peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and squash — when Irma hit.
For southwest Florida, delays involved in replanting may mean 90% of crops that could have been harvested in mid- to late November will be pushed to January, he said.
Other regions were less damaged by Irma's wind and rains or had not yet planted.
"The good news for the vegetable industry was that it was early enough in the season that there wasn't much in the ground," said Stuart of the FFVA.
"We're going to be fully in business, if a little late, but there's no doubt we will be in full volume by the end of the year," Stuart said.
While tomato growers in Florida's Immokalee region were hard hit, growers in Dade County and Palmetto Ruskin had fewer concerns after Irma, said Reggie Brown, manager of the Florida Tomato Committee.
South Florida's Homestead growers had not yet planted tomatoes when Irma hit, Brown said.
For the fall season, only about 4% to 5% of the tomato crop had been planted, and most of those plantings were in the Palmetto Ruskin region south of Tampa. That region fared better than Immokalee, he said.
While November shipments will be less than normal, tomato volume from Palmetto Ruskin and Immokalee will ramp up by Thanksgiving and Brown expects good volume of tomatoes in December.
Georgia report
In the Moultrie-Tifton region in Georgia, a lot of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant that were staked were blown over, said Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.
"Right now I think everybody is evaluating whether they can stand stuff back up that got blown over and whether some of the younger stuff can recover after being pushed over," he said Sept. 12.
Brandi Corbett Hobby, in sales with South Georgia Produce in Lake Park, Ga., said vegetable crops had some damage and yields will be down, with roughly 30% to 40% of the company's green beans lost.
Continued power outage as of Sept. 14 was keeping the company from using its wells and getting into fields to spray for diseases and pests.
Fuente: http://www.agprofessional.com/news/
Fuente: CNBC News


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As usual I gain more advanced insights with my eBay Specialist Team to pass along to eBay DropShip Sellers and last week our discussion topic was on more clarity to eBay's upcoming Payment Processing as the Merchant of Record using Adyen as their payment gateway.
Two weeks ago, eBay announced this to Sellers using vague terminologies and as usual, causing confusion to interpret the impact it will have on sellers.
To date, the following will bring more clarity, but not in details that eBay may change or announce in May, 2018.
Simply put...Customer click on Buy It Now Button. eBay manages the Payment Process at checkout. At that point of checkout, customers can choose to pay eBay via PayPal, This means even if, customer chooses to use PayPal, rather than payment going directly to you, it will be paid to Ebay's Adyen Account.
Once paid at checkout, eBay will debit fees, claiming lower costs of payment processing, yet hasn't revealed on how long it will take to make available for your withdraw. It looks like may be as short as 24 hours or as long as 2 weeks, depending on how eBay/Adyen reviews your account, Not clearly defined yet, but most of my team agrees, eBay will manage return requests from customers when monies are not available to withdraw. where all can be viewed your Seller Hub.
Don't Panic! This won't happen overnight- and - you have plenty of time to prepare.
eBAY/PAYPAL SPLIT AGREEMENT
In 2015, eBay and PayPal created an agreement to exercise an option to replace/remove PayPal. as its Merchant on Record and likewise allow PayPal to offer the same on other eCommerce Selling Platforms.
It appears, both are now in agreement to use this option affecting two countries...USA and UK, yet nothing has been said about this affecting other country selling platforms such as Australia to date.
In an effort to assure a smooth transition eBay has agreed to a slow rollout to replace PayPal with another Merchant of Record, which in this case will be eBay as the new Merchant of Record retaining fees otherwise paid to PayPal.
eBay will begin this intermediate Payment Process starting on a small scale in the 3rd Quarter of 2018, BUT only up to 5% of its payment volume. Then slowly increase to 10% in 2019 until 2021 when eBay will become its own Merchant Payment of Record and PayPal will most likely will move away from eBay all together to expand its services to other eCommerce Marketplaces. It will, however, still be a payment option for customers up until then.
It's easy to see the payment process of receiving payment to your PayPal account before ordering the product will no longer be available along with managing customer service return requests on some sales. It also means lost control over return requests from customers, knowing eBay is very generous to buyers, using our money to instantly refund buyers with no discretion or dialogue with customers.
Second Line of Credit to Purchase Product Orders
For eBay DropShip Sellers this means using a revolving credit card or credit line to purchase products to fulfill sales orders and pay down on credit card within 30 days (avoid interest fees) until payment from eBay is available to withdraw.
Additionally, this will also cost eBay Sellers more time to manage a new accounting practice, which I'm sure costs in time and money will not offset any reduced payment processing fee that eBay may or may not offer AND TRUST payment processing time has no glitches.
To this point, we've been jumping through hoops to comply with eBay's changes and demands. putting up with costly glitches to improve their platform. However, now forcing Sellers to fund sales orders from our own customers; allowing eBay to manage customer requests to return items and wait for payment requiring additional accounting practices, just so eBay can capture payment processing fees, otherwise paid to Paypal to generate an additional $2 Billion/yr Revenue.....has definitely got my attention.
Good News! Since these new changes will gradually rollout over the next 2 1/2 years, there's plenty of time to prepare.There's always a solution to any business challenge.
This might be the one time, eBay has done its Seller's a favor. So don't panic and relax.
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