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Huw Rowlands – REK Rowlands and Partners at Grange Farm, Mickle Trafford
One of my favourite cuts of meat (of all time!) is the Rump steak from from Red Poll (rare breed) cattle farmed very, very locally in Mickle Trafford, so it can only be a good thing that farmer Huw Rowlands delivers his prime produce to many outlets across Cheshire and North Wales as well as selling to farmers markets. It is always a pleasure to catch up with Huw for a pint of something local (his favourite is Spitting Feathers real ale brewed just down the road in Waverton) to talk about famers markets, real ales and of course his beloved cattle.
Huw's family has been farming at The Grange, Mickle Trafford, since 1947. Their main activity is the rearing of traditional breed Red Poll cattle, which they run as a beef suckler herd. They graze the lush meadows of the River Gowy valley for most of the year, although they are housed inside during the winter months. Huw and his family sell meat directly from the farm in any quantity, which is butchered locally. They also grow a small acreage of low input spring barley, and have just over 20 acres of poplar tree plantations. The trees will eventually be used for making items such as shop counters and kitchen worktops, and are a joint venture with the Poplar Tree Company from Lulham in Herefordshire.
The family aim to farm in harmony with nature, so use little artificial fertiliser, and only treat their animals with veterinary medicines when absolutely necessary. They also work in partnership with the Trafford Mill Trust on a project to restore the adjoining water mill as a museum and outdoor educational centre.
Huw and his family are incredibly passionate about the local wild life, especally the rare birds and stunning birds of prey that can be found in and around his farmland, he told me recently;
'Much of the land visible from the Chester Fields, for example, forms part of The Grange Farm, home of one of the largest herds of rare breed Red Poll cattle in Britain. The farm is in the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme administered by Natural England, and the land visible from the Chester Fields is being managed to encourage over-wintering and breeding wetland birds in an on-going project in partnership with the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Surveys undertaken by the RSPB in 2004 and 2011 prove that there has been a marked increase in the bird population on the farm because of changed agricultural practices in the last decade.
The farm offers free visits throughout the year, funded through Natural England's Educational Access Scheme, and is a host farm for Let Nature Feed Your Senses, a countryside access programme run by Linking Environment And Farming – LEAF (note: Grange Farm is the only LEAF Marque beef producer in the North of England, and Wales.)
There is also a permissive footpath which encompasses the farm and links key public footpaths, allowing visitors to enjoy the wildlife on the farm and view some of the Red Poll Cattle'
Huw Rowlands is running an Open Farm Sunday Information Evening on Tuesday 28th February from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at The Chester Fields, Chester Road, Bridge Trafford, Chester, Cheshire CH2 4JR. Whether you have participated in Open Farm Sunday before, are contemplating doing so this year, or just want to find out more about it, please do come along for an update. Refreshments will be provided, and it is a great chance to visit this fantastic new venue in a former dairy farm.
To book a place please ring the LEAF office on 02476 413911 or email email@example.com
If all of that isn't enough – Huw also hosts a Local Produce Fair at the farm last Saturday of every month, 10am till 2pm. Pop in !
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The Innovation Scoreboard - plotting a pathway to the future
Unsurprisingly, the innovation leaders are Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Finland – countries that have long looked far ahead when planning strategy, and that have a strong national innovation focus. They don't leave it to market forces to stimulate growth. Instead, they continue to innovate strongly in research and business, and the rankings are similar to previous reports. The innovation followers are Europe's mid-table performers: the UK, France, Belgium, etc. Estonia and Slovenia signal a newer EU27 presence. These countries have varying strategies, as well as very different sizes and histories. They're doing just fine in mid-table, with strengths and weaknesses in different parts of the economy.
Moderate innovators include Europe's old school countries such as Spain, Portugal, and many of the newer EU27 members (Hungary and the Czech Republic jump out at you), as well as a 'plummeting' Greece (their words not mine). Modest (such a polite term) innovators bring in the final few stragglers, among them Romania, Bulgaria and Poland. So why is this important? You could probably guess without this report where countries score on innovation in research and business. It's the figures behind the headlines that make for interesting reading.
A key comment was that declining innovation investment was linked to short-term decision making. Positive growth was linked to decisions made and stuck to. This is a key earning point for governments planning their life sciences strategy. Aim high, and stick to it. You give confidence to investors, researchers and companies when you plan 20 years ahead, and that's repaid with skilled personnel, entrepreneurial SMEs and stable investment. In a sector like life sciences, only governments can create stable, long-term infrastructure for high-risk activities to take place and business to grow.
The headlines also hide the fact that innovation convergence between countries has pretty much stopped, which is a worry for the European project. After all, we are supposed to work together to bring everybody to the same level. There is a lot of pressure on national budgets, and those countries suffering the most are radically cutting their ability to innovate – and thus their ability to grow – over the long term. This means that you need to think beyond borders in supporting innovation. Disabling innovation elsewhere will also impact on you. So in the innovation race, there are two key lessons to learn for the life sciences: think big and plan long-term for innovation – while remembering that we have to innovate to survive. Help your neighbours in Europe to enable, not disable, their innovation systems.

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My legs are sore in many places, but nothing deep or painful anywhere. More annoying than anything.
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The eight pound dumbbells feel much better than the tens I use at the gym, because I think fives would be too light for me. I could go heavier but I think I'd lose some control and it's about the quality of the positions.
Ran a similar route to Wednesday, just in the opposite direction. Went 2.88 miles in 32:32 and the Garmin data is nearly identical. Heart rate steadily rose over the run and averaged the same 127. Cadence started out in a decent area, but dropped off as I got tired. Going to try and get in 2 runs per week like this on my recovery days and hopefully I'll feel a lot better by the time Murph is here.
I'll get in ROMWOD later today. I've been doing it daily for over 2 weeks now and really enjoying it. I've liked some of the other yoga routines I've done in the past but they were always too much of a workout. With this yin style of yoga I feel more relaxed and the long deep poses feel like they are actually making changes.


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How To Remove An Airlock From Your Hot Water System
A hot and cold water airlock is usually caused by the tank running dry or presence of air-bubbles within a hot-water-system where the pipe work runs-up and then back down causing the air to get trapped and not vent-out as it should be happening. In fact, getting-out an airlock may take about 3-seconds depending on the length of the pipe but if this becomes more complicated, then it about a minute or more. Additionally, the best method of getting an airlock out of your hot-water-system is to cross the hose from a hot-water fed to a cold-water fed. All in all, ever switch-off and drain your hot-water-system to fix a leak and then turn-on your water but without finding any hot-water, then read through the methods and steps i have provided below on how to get rid of that airlock from a hot-water-system.
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- Turn on the hot-water supply: before doing anything else, make sure that your hot-water supply is on because this the only way you can know whether it's giving-off cold or hot water.
- Inspect the water coming from the hot-water-system: incase the cold water runs-out well but the hot-water does not run-out or runs slowly then trickles-off, then the hot-water-system may be having an airlock. In fact, this means that the air inside the pipes is not moved by the hot-water hence blocking the pipe.
- Use a garden-hose: get a lengthy garden-hose which is about 1-foot and also grab some duct-tape because all these materials will be of great importance during the process of removing of removing an airlock from your hot-water-system.
- Connect the cold water: use your duct-tape and garden-hose to connect the cold-water tap to the hot-water tap. Make sure that both taps are properly sealed to prevent any leakages form happening.
- Open the hot-water tap: afterwards open the hot water tap in order to prepare it for any water they may come from the other tap.
- Open the cold-water tap: likewise, open the cold water tap for about 3-5 seconds because this will actually help to move cold-water into the hot-water tap hence removing the airlock inside.
- Check for hot-water at another nearby tap: check or analyze for hot-water-system on a nearby tap to make sure that the airlock is fixed or fully removed from this hot-water tap. In case, the airlock is still present within your hot-water-system, then repeat all the steps listed above until it gets fixed.
- Switch-off the taps: incase the hot-water tap is working properly, switch-off all the taps and any remaining duct-tape and hose from the 2-taps. However, if you do this process for several times and you fail to get rid of the airlock then call a professional-plumber in order help you solve this problem.
- Disconnect the blue-pipe: begin by disconnecting the blue-pie from the back of your washing-machine but try to do this gently so that you don't cause any damage. In fact, you may even use tools to unscrew the blue-pipe incase this can't be done with your bear hands.
- Disconnect the red-pipe: likewise, disconnect the red-pipe that runs from the washing-machine to the hot-water pipe/tap. In fact, the end of the pipe is always connected to a hot-water connection of the washing-machine.
- Connect the blur-pipe to both water-outlets sources: connect one-end of the blue-pipe to a hot-water outlet or where you just removed the red-pipe and then leave the other remaining-end to its cold-water outlet. In fact, this will create a U-shape between cold and hot water pipes.
- Open the hot-water tap/source: afterwards open the hot-water outlet so that you can keep it free for air on the other side to enter.
- Open the cold-water tap/source: likewise open the cold-water tap for at least 3-5 seconds so that you can let cold water run into the u-shaped pipe and then into the hot-water tap in order to get rid of the airlock. Additionally, always make sure that the airlock is fixed by simply touching the pipe to feel the temperature-levels inside the u-shaped pipe and incase the water feels warm, the airlock has been removed but if it still feels cold then the airlock isn't fixed yet.
- Check hot-water at the next tap: incase there is a nearby hot-water tap, then check for hot-water on that tap to see whether the airlock has been fixed. In case, the airlock is not fixed yet, then repeat the steps listed above for about 3-times or until the problem gets fixed.
- Switch-off all the taps: incase the hot-water is coming out properly on the nearby hot-water tap, then switch-off all taps and remove any duct-tape and disconnect the blue-pipe from both outlets.
- Call a plumber in case you fail to fix the airlock: lastly, in case you completely fail to get rid of the airlock after trying this process for several times then call the plumber in order to help fix the airlock.
- Always make sure that the air-lock is completely removed or fixed before disconnecting the pipes. Otherwise, if an airlock is not completely removed then the hot-water-system may still fail to work properly.
- The 2 airlock removal-methods featured above can still be used to fix an airlock on your mixer-shower. This can be done by simply blocking the water from coming-out of the shower-head using a thin plastic-bag put over the pipe.
- Don't use any of these methods in case you have a pump pressurizing the water-system like for people with power-showers.
- Lastly, hot-water can actually scald even if there is an airlock, so try to be extra careful when removing an airlock form your hot-water-system.


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- Learn to manage your stress
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Jump over the waves of the sea at high speed. Explore fascinating caves below sea level, snorkel and discover the multicoloured underwater world. All this is offered by a private boat tour with a speedboat, captain included. The bathing fun is guaranteed here! Spend adventurous hours on the sea and visit the magical beaches of the Menorquin coast, which can only be reached by boat.


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1986 Mercedes 560SL 16,310 actual documented miles all original Museum Quality
- Condition: Used
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: SL-Class
- SubModel: 560SL CONVERTIBLE
- Type: Convertible
- Trim: 560SL
- Year: 1986
- Mileage: 16,310
- Color: Smoke Silver
- Engine size: V8
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Power options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Windows
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Medium Red
- Safety options: Driver Airbag
- Options: Cassette Player, Convertible, Leather Seats
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1986 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 560SL CONVERTIBLE
You are bidding on an all original, 1986 Mercedes 560SL with only 16,300 original, documented miles. This is the nicest 560SL I have ever seen. The car is completely original including the paint interior exhaust and even the original tires. The car is Smoke Silver Metalic with Medium Red Leather seats and interior, with a black Cloth Soft top. I purchased the car from the original owner who kept the car in a heated and air conditioned garage its entire life. The original paint shines like new with no paint work or repairs of any kind. The Interior is also like new and all original including the carpet and original floor mats. The original spare tire still has the Bar code sticker on the tread and the Tool bag is still in the original plastic bag it came in. I have the Owner's Manuals, Both original keys, and Warranty Plate. All of the tires are original and still have all of the original Mercedes Wheel weights on them. The catalytic converter still has the original ink stamp on it. The car has no corrosion on the aluminum parts and all of the anodized parts are still shinny. The tie rods ends are still orange, and the sway bar links are still shiny silver. You won't believe how clean and original this car is.
The Data Tag on the car decodes as follows:
277 – Medium Red Leather Interior
442 - Airbag in steering wheel
551 - Anti-Theft Warning System
491 - U.S. Version
581 - Automatic Climate Control
506 – Outside Rear View Mirror, Left and Right, Heated (Electrically Adjustable on the Right)
262 – Elimination of Rear-end Spoiler
519 – Becker Radio Grand Prix Electronic Cassette – USA
531 – Automatic Antenna
702 – Smoke Silver Body
702 – Smoke Silver Hard Top
The car is totally rust free. It was sold new in Lexington Kentucky. It was purchased new as gift for Christmas by a fellow for his wife. The car was rarely driven and then parked in 1996. It was always kept in a Climate Controlled Garage. I purchased the car in the spring of 2016 from the original lady owner. Taking the advice of a local Mercedes Tech, I purchased a new Gas Tank from Mercedes of Knoxville, Replaced both Fuel pumps, Fuel Filter, Fuel Accumulator and a new Mercedes Battery. The rest of the car just needed basic cleaning from storage (lots of dust). Everything works as it should, (all gauges, windows, radio, antenna, Air condition, Heat). The air blows cold, and the heat blows hot. The car runs and drives great with the exception of the original 30 year old tires are slightly Flat spotted.
I recently took the car to Mercedes of Knoxville and had them perform a Pre Purchase Inspection. The invoice shows "Brakes ok, tires at 5/32's. No Issues Found. Inspection Complete."
You won't believe how nice this car is. It is truly a time capsule. The car is show ready and should be in a museum. I don't believe there is a nicer original 560Sl out there.
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Fight climate change
Stop subsidizing fossil fuels
The answer, alarmingly, is our federal government .
Fossil fuels in the United States are subsidized in many ways, some obvious and others hidden. First, we spend tens of billions of dollars a year directly propping up the prices of the coal and oil industries, keeping production, mining, shipping, and distribution afloat. The explicitly stated purpose of these direct subsidies is to protect jobs. Essentially, these subsidies amount to a transfer of wealth from most of the country to participants in the fossil fuel industry–production companies and their employees. While the economic well-being of our citizens is indeed a noble goal, these transfers are inefficient; we are actually hurting our nation's economy as a whole by taxing the country at large in order to make monthly payments to a small percentage of the population, especially when that population is engaged in undesirable and inefficient activity.
Indirect subsidies are even greater. We spend trillions of dollars on our military, directing much of that force toward protecting our interests overseas (which very often means our fossil fuel interests). We say we're "making the world safe for democracy," but do we really mean that we're making the world safe for the internal combustion engine?
Our states and cities spend billions building and maintaining roads, which amounts to a transfer of wealth from people who don't rely on roads to those who do. This amounts to an enormous subsidy to automobile producers–you've already paid for the road, the police, the stoplights, and for half of the gasoline, so you might as well buy the car. These subsidies prevent innovation of cleaner, more efficient transportation.
Energy producers are also protected by state-sponsored monopoly power, thus distorting prices even further. More on that later.
Our health care industry spends billions to combat health issues that arise from fossil fuel usage. This money could be saved (and everyone's healthcare costs lowered significantly) if the U.S. government would simply step aside and let new technology flourish.
Some might ask, how does the government know when a technology is becoming obsolete? How do we predict the course of innovation? The beautiful answer is: we don't have to. As new technologies arise, they naturally replace old ones, without the need for government intervention. The crowd-sourced, market-based competitive systems already in place are much more efficient and accurate than government action. It's just up to the government to get out of the way.
When a technology becomes obsolete, it's time to let it go. Where would we be today if our federal government were still propping up the rotary phone?
Stop building pipelines
Stop building walls
Step 1: Completely deregulate immigration. If a peaceful individual wishes to move here, let them. What gives us the right to decide who may and may not live within our borders? Market forces are currently calling for more immigrants than we are allowing, which is creating inefficiency and hurting our economy. By limiting immigration, we are creating a permanent and unhealthy market distortion.
Step 2: Eliminate the income tax and the minimum wage. Tax- and labor law-evasion are currently major drivers of illegal employment (and therefore illegal immigration). Without these factors, immigrants would be on a much more equal footing with citizens and economic immigration pressure would decrease.
Step 3: Provide a path to citizenship for all immigrants. If you live here for ten years and renounce your foreign allegiance, you should be allowed to formally join our nation as a full citizen.
Reform our criminal justice system
This is the result of an overreaching and often tyrannical criminal justice system still stuck in "tough on crime" policies that are demonstrably ineffective or even counterproductive. A good first step would be to treat drug addiction as a health and economic disorder, rather than as a crime. Drug addiction is much less expensive to treat than to punish.
We also support disarming most domestic law enforcement. Modern, firearm-free police forces are in the best interest of the citizens they are trusted to serve, and we support efforts by states and localities to unilaterally remove guns from the streets in this way.
Foster peaceful relations
Even with the best intentions, we have failed repeatedly to protect people from their own governments. We have failed to accurately pick winners and losers in foreign conflicts, and our material support has often killed as many civilians and innocents as "enemy" combatants. From Vietnam to Afghanistan to the Middle East, we almost always cause more harm than good when we send our military to fight foreign oppression.
There are times when war may be necessary: when the United States or our military allies are truly threatened. In this case, it is up to Congress to declare war and up to the country to fully mobilize. But mobilizing our military to police foreign conflicts where the motives, outcomes, and even participants are unclear will always lead to tragedy.
So how can we reach out to the oppressed, abused, and enslaved? Sometimes, we can help by sending food and doctors (or by supporting organizations like the International Red Cross and Medicins Sans Frontieres). Sometimes, we can help by welcoming and caring for refugees of foreign conflicts. Sometimes, we can help by simply providing poor countries a path out of poverty via the free exchange of goods, services, and ideas. Affluent populations with greater access to information are more able to resist tyranny on their own, and when they do, there's a greater chance they will be friendly to the United States than if we tried to "help" them by dropping bombs on their villages.
We can foster world peace by being peaceful ourselves, and we can foster world health and economic stability by freely trading with the world. Long-term economic growth is not caused by infrastructure or investment; it is engendered by technology and trade.
Decrease military spending
Phase out Social Security
Tax carbon, not labor
Eliminate trade barriers
All barriers to free trade hurt those who impose them.
Free our education system
Rather than construct their own schools, hire and train teachers, decide on curricula and administer standardized tests to determine the worth of students, state and local governments should simply give education dollars directly to students, allowing them to spend it on the schools of their choice. Public schools could still exist, but they would exist in free competition with private schools.
Public schools currently benefit from state-sponsored monopoly status–in fact, they are the single largest and most destructive monopoly in the nation. If parents want to send their children to a cost-free school, they have no choice but to send them to the facility assigned by their local or state governments. This historically has led to major imbalances in funding and success levels of public schools, since typically they are funded in large part by property taxes. Poorer families, raising children in poorer areas, are forced to send their children to poorer schools. This unfair reality has led to a powerful and, for many, inescapable cycle of poverty dating back generations.
By freeing families to send their children to any nearby school, public or private, we empower them to break these chains of multigenerational segregation and empower students to seek out educations that will allow them to achieve their full potentials.
It is well known that schoolteachers (particularly public schoolteachers) have one of the most difficult and undercompensated jobs in the United States. Why must this be so? In other industries, dissatisfied employees are free to leave, seeking employment from a competitor who is willing to treat them as they deserve. In the public school monopoly, however, teachers are trapped, unable to meaningfully negotiate. A truly free education system would reward hard-working and talented teachers with the better jobs they deserve.
Some object that such public-private partnerships enrich private corporations at the expense of taxpayers. It is also true that food stamps enrich farms as a secondary effect; does this make them a bad idea? Consider a private school that is able to cut costs while still providing a high-enough quality education that students wish to attend it in droves. Other schools will be incentivized to open competing facilities in the same area, utilizing the same innovative and successful methods. These new businesses, just like in any other healthy industry, help keep profits in check. Perhaps the new schools will cut costs just slightly less, providing a marginally better experience for the students (or better salaries for the teachers). In a truly free market, profits of corporations tend to fall to zero as new competition emerges. And who are the winners in such a system? It's not the corporations; it's teachers and students. The winners are communities who previously had to fight in court or in city council meetings or at bake sales to try to glean enough dollars from society to provide decent educations for their children.
It has been argued that a free education system would harm existing schools, the thinking perhaps being that "our schools are struggling; we need to save them. Funneling students elsewhere would be taking dollars away from the failing schools that desperately need the funding." However, we must remember that the purpose of the education system is not to support schools (which are, after all, just buildings), but rather to support students and teachers. In other words, a school is wherever teachers and students come together to teach and learn. If a student leaves a school to find a better education elsewhere, or if a teacher leaves a school for a better job elsewhere, then both are better off, and society is better off as a result.
Unlocking our education system–removing the bars we've placed around the growth of our children–is the single greatest step we as a nation can take toward righting the social injustices that for generations have divided our society.
Protect civil rights
Unravel racism at its roots
If we really wish for our children and grandchildren to inherit a country free of racial prejudice, we need to attack racism at its source: the false ideology that humans can be categorized by their skin colors. This change must begin at home, by refusing to use racial monikers in our speech and literature. On a policy level, we oppose any legislation or application of law that attempts to identify individuals by skin color or ethnicity; we support removing such questions from federal census documents and all governmental documents, including admissions applications to public institutions.
Unify healthcare
Brilliant features of the Netherlands health care system, adopted in 2006 and still evolving, include: a very minimal direct role for government, keeping politicians and bureaucrats far away from direct decision making and leaving patients and doctors in control of patient outcomes; subsidies for consumers who cannot afford the (relatively low) premiums; a pool of competing private insurers, allowing patients to remain fully price-sensitive at the margin; age- and disability-neutrality; and individual (as opposed to group) accounts, unlinking health insurance from career decisions and compensation packages.
In addition to adopting the Dutch system, we should also focus on removing burdensome regulation and red tape inflating costs in the healthcare industry. Good first steps would be expanded roles for nurses and nurse-practitioners, elimination of "certificate of need" requirements for opening new facilities, and freeing providers to practice across state lines.
In essence, our health care system should operate in the same way as our school system: funded by taxes but provided by private entities–not governed by quotas, beaurocracy, and committees but motivated by quality of service, efficiency, and successful outcomes.
Convert to a ranked-choice voting system
Lower the voting age
Deregulate alcohol
Decriminalize marijuana
Deregulate marriage
Supply a universal basic income to every citizen
Stop promoting urban sprawl and big-box retailers
To begin with, highly effective lobbying or even corruption are, unfortunately, often the tools of choice of mega-retailers trying to force their way into small economies.
In other cases, politicians are too eager to win popularity contests by "creating jobs" (even though jobs are actually being downgraded or outright destroyed). Other times, politicians truly believe that they are doing the right thing, but ignorance of economic theory leads them to make wrong decisions.
To be fair, even highly-trained economists would be hard-pressed to try to plan the course of a local economy by picking which businesses should build where–any economist worth her salt would hopefully scorn the task, knowing that allowing the market to run its course naturally is the better way.
Other, less obvious forms of government subsidies also have major benefits for mega-retailers and urban sprawl in general. These come in the forms of health care and transfer payments for their underpaid workers, increased police and emergency services presence in the vicinity, waiver of environmental regulations (allowing retailers to build enormous building lots and parking lots without paying for the ensuing environmental damage), and subsidies at every stage of interstate goods transportation.
Retail space over the past five decades has expanded at an unbelievable pace, far outstripping retail spending. This is because mega-retailers use space very inefficiently; for every square foot of retail space, independent businesses serve more customers and employ more people. But the problem is even bigger than that: mega-retailers use up many times the footprint of their buildings for parking lots and dedicated roadways; pavement runoff is now the single largest source of water pollution in the United States. Meanwhile, cities run together, eating up green space as they continue to zone large swaths of their entry corridors for large commercial expansion. They actively court big-box retail development, always to the detriment of their own localities.


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Caught our flight on Delta in the afternoon and switched planes in Salt Lake City after a quick run to the next terminal, then relaxed as we flew into Santa Ana/John Wayne airport. I was very happy to have found cheap flights between DCA National and John Wayne as we were able to take the metro in to DCA and not have to worry about paying for long term parking and John Wayne is MUCH nicer airport to fly into than LAX without all the huge lines and more convenient since we were going into and coming back from Anaheim! Unlike Southwest (that I usually fly) Delta actually has on board entertainment other than my laptop so I was able to glue myself to CNN for the whole flight & watch election updates. Um, I thought part of the reason to take a vacation was to distance myself from the everyday news? I'd just gotten to be SUCH a news addict in the months leading up the election.
Landed in Santa Ana, got our luggage & went to pick up our rental car & felt like we won the rental car lottery again (last year we'd gotten upgraded from a compact to a luxury Chrysler 300!) They were all out of the cheapie subcompacts like I had reserved so wanted to know if a Mustang would be OK? Um, yeah!! So I got to tool around in a lovely white sports car for the next week with a helluva lot more pickup than my little Hyundai.
Then checked into the hotel – a great deal from Hotwire, for $69 a night we got a one bedroom suite at the Hilton Suites Anaheim/Orange that was practically walking distance to Anaheim Stadium and The Grove. Our eyes about fell outta our heads when we opened the door & had to walk down the HALLWAY in our suite to the dining room/living room! And the bathroom was ginormous with a separate shower stall from the bathtub & the toilet set off in its own little alcove.
Thursday October 23 –
Slept in a bit, it was a day to vege.
Got in line early for Tiger Army and met Cale who was armed with his camcorder & hired by the band to do a documentary on Tiger Army & the fans in the vein of Morrissey's "Hulmerist". He was looking for hardcore fans to interview so promised to help best I could by posting on the ghosttigers site and forum as well as a few other message boards, Nice guy, hails from Oklahoma and had just finished a similar project for a band called Demon Hunter.
Opening for the first night of the 5 OCtoberflame shows were the War Tapes who I'd last seen in Tempe in mid Sept. I really like this band & I think they just keep getting better and better, very '80s influenced a/a Joy Division/Bauhaus/Echo and the Bunnymen/Psychedelic Furs etc. Good stuff. Pix here -http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608779411471
Next up, and a real treat for an opening band as they usually headline, was VNV Nation - a bit stripped down from their headlining show without the huge lighting rigs but still put on an excellent show and seemed a but surprize at the good response they got from what they thought wouldn't be their crowd. Pix here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608776921105/
Finally time for Tiger Army, the first of 5 very special shows before they take a long break & Nick 13 works on his solo country album. They went WAY out of their way to make these shows special & totally switched around the set lists, each night playing a few songs just that time, including some that had never been performed live. For a totally devoted/far gone fan I couldn't imagine missing any of these shows!
Also got to see the guys debute some nice new instruments - Geoff has a new King Doublebass, guessing it is a Road King model, in a very pretty polished natural wood finish and Nick has a gorgeous Gretsch White Falcon he'd use for a few songs each night. Swoon, what an amazing guitar!
Setlist for OCtoberflame 1:
Prelude: Signal Return
Hotprowl - with special guest Brandon from Bleeding Through on backup vocals
Jungle Cat
Power of Moonlite
Fog Surrounds
Cupid's Victim
American Nightmare
Outlaw Heart
Rose of the Devil's Garden
True Romance
Forever Fades Away
As the Cold Rain Falls !!!!!! with Ronan Harris from VNV Nation on keyboards!!
Never Die
Under Saturn's Shadow
Unbelievable! NEVER thought I'd hear "As the Cold Rain Falls!" Pix from night 1 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608804279053/. They were having fun with the lights, I just loved the green lights underneath they used for the "spooky" songs like "Power of Moonlite".
After the show we picked up Misery at the bus station as she'd gotten in too late for the show after missing the right bus by moments as her taxi had taken the wrong road - ARGH!Commiserated at Dennys & then headed back to the hotel so I could drool over her wonderful new camera (my dream camera), a new Nikon D700. It was actually great to get to see it in action doing EXACTLY what I would use it for, this camera is designed for low light levels with an ISO of up to 25,600 and very little noise as it uses the same sensor as Nikon's top of the line D3, only $2,000 cheaper! I can't wait to get my hands on one of my own, hopefully next spring after income tax refund time! I shouldn't complain though, I had my own shiny new toy as right before I left I picked up one of the new Apple MacBooks - the mini version of MacPro (13" with same specs as the cheaper MacPro) and am still learning to use it. VERY glad I got it before the trip since my old Dell Inspiron was running so slow and I was grateful for the Macbook speed with both Misery and I emptying out our memory cards & saving to CD or external hard drive each day. Unfortunately I still don't have a copy of Photoshop formatted for Mac so I had to wait until I got home to resize/watermark pix.
Friday, October 24-
Checked out the nearby Block at Orange mall and got a few things at the Virgin Megastore. Drove around aimlessly for a bit trying to replace the lens cap I'd lost the night before & finally found one! Yay! Then we stopped at Native Foods in Costa Mesa for a great lunch and cleaned them out of cupcakes & brought a bunch to Albert.
Got in line about 5 for the show & chatted with Cale & the other folks in the "VIP" line. I gotta say I met some really amazing people at these shows that I hope I'll be able to keep in touch with. Paulina travelled all the way from Mexico City for the 5 shows as Tiger Army has never played there, she was staying with her aunt & uncle and cousins in Yorba Linda and we ended up giving her rides back after shows so she wouldn't have to spend a fortune on taxis and hey, if we can convince TA to play Mexico City we can go visit!
Also got to meet Jeff who came down from NorCal, a very intelligent & intense fellow very dedicated to Tiger Army, also a big fan of the Misfits as well with the Crimson Ghost tattooed on the back of each hand, we had many long & intense discussions on music & related topics over the course of the shows.
Also got a chance to get to know Laura (Virgin Sister Bones) and Ashley better, I'd run into them many times before like at MusInk and the previous years TA Grove show but got to know them better – they are a pair of very fun glamorous & creative gals.
Also my friends Alex & Rachel made it to all the shows, Rachel gave me a beautiful gift of a tote bag she'd sewn out of REALLY cool Halloween fabric of a black cat & pumpkin, the graphics looking like ones from vintage decorations. It is awesome.
Mary also managed to make it down for the Friday show, it was great to see her, just sorry she couldn't make it to all!
Opening that night were Civet – an all girl punk band on Hellcat Records – I'd seen them once before opening for Viva Hate and the Koffin Kats at the Knitting Factory about 2 yrs ago and hadn't been that impressed but thought they'd gotten better. Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608766716724/
Next up were a very fun band – the Sweet and Tender Hooligans who are a Smiths/Morrissey Tribute/cover band but loads of fun. Their singer bills himself as the "Mexican Morrissey" and he had the look and all the moves down pat. Just as good as Baltimore's own Girlfriend in a Coma! Pix here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608774358339/
After Sweet & Tender Hooligans it was no surprise that Tiger Army performed "The Loop" that night, more tribute to Moz!
Tiger Army Setlist for OCtoberflame 2:
Ghost Tigers Rise
Wander Alone
Moonlite Dreams
Ghosts of Memory
Devil Girl
The Loop
Rose of the Devil's Garden
Forever Fades Away
Cupid's Victim
Where The Moss Slowly Grows (with special guest Chas Smith on pedal steel guitar)
Never Die
Annabel Lee
Pix from night 2 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608881602836/
Saturday October 25 –
Went to Huntington Beach in the AM, saw way too many scary people picketing in favor of Proposition 8 (proposition to repeal the legal gay marriage in California). Checked out the shops near the beach & then headed over to Electric Chair and got a wonderful pair of fuzzy purple leopard creeper sneakers. On the way back we stopped at the Westminster Mall and I got a great shirt at Torrid with an oriental tiger design on sale, some cool Maleficent stuff for Paula at the Disney store and found a anime store full of cool tchatchkas and got some Death Note goodies for me and Champloo and xxxHolic stuff for Paula.
Opening up first for Saturday were Enjambre – not familiar with them, they were OK but didn't really grab me. Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608776864417/
Next up were Calabrese who are a lot of fun live, wonderful Misfits-influenced horrorpunk heavy on the "whoa ohs", only my second time seeing them (they'd opened for TA in Tempe, AZ at the Marquee in September when I went out for that show as they hail from Phoenix I believe) but I enjoyed them a lot. Was only disappointed in that after Tiger Army played the venue quickly threw everybody out the side doors as they were holding a rave in the courtyard out front so I couldn't go back & buy any merch as Calabrse have lots of cool shirts & posters and I hadn't picked up any earlier as I'd rather buy stuff after the show so I don't risk loosing it during the night. Humpff. If only I'd known, it sucked for the bands though as I'm sure they'd hoped to sell a lot of merch.
Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608777266169/
Tiger Army setlist for OCtoberflame 3:
Prelude: Call of the Ghost Tigers
Towards Destiny
Santa Carla Twilight
Through the Darkness (which Nick dedicated to his mom who was there)
Rose of the Devils Garden
True Romance
Forever Fades Away
Ghosts of Memory
Hechizo De Amor
Twenty Flight Rock
Never Die
Under Saturn's Shadow
This encore was amazing. Alain Whyte from Morrissey's band came out to play guitar for the encore on Hechizo De Amor and twenty Flight Rock (more traditional rockabilly style than Tiger Army usually plays it). Nick 13 had quickly changed backstage & came back out wearing a suit and I realized it was the first time I'd ever seen him singing at a TA show without holding his guitar and we got to see him do his little Moz dance and swing the mike cord around and make all the ladies in the front swoon. It was amazing!
There's a little bit of it on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Y0pCse7A
Pix for night 3 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608884952520/
October 26 –
Did some more shopping, in the early afternoon we headed over to Fullerton & found Nothing Shocking where I got a neat sterling silver necklace by Femme Metale of two tattoo flash style panthers plus checked out a cool goth shop next to it & got some stickers there. And stopped in to Classic Tattoo next door to show Jennifer the place as it looks like an old vintage tattoo parlor full of classic flash – got to talking with the artists there & they told us how Tiger Army had once played a show in the shop for the old owner (Eric Masske)'s birthday – they were nice enough to email me a photo from it!
First up that night were Creature Feature who obviously grew up on all the same pop culture we did. I gotta have a soft spot in my heart for any band that opens with the Munster's theme song & dedicates a song based on the Gashleycrumb Tinies to Edward Gorey. Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608778654849/
Next up were the Guana Batz who are always tons of fun, Pip is a regular comedian and really quick witted. He saw Jeff's hand tattoos & couldn't resist commenting on "a young guy marking himself up like that – unemployable!" Fun set including a bunch of covers like Zepp's "Rock and Roll" and Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire". Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608774395368/
That night was a particularly special Tiger Army show in honor of the 9th anniversary of their first album as James took the night off & was temporarily replaced by none other than Adam Carson of AFI on drums. In honor of Adam being there they played the whole first album and EP – wow!
Setlist for Tiger Army OCtoberflame 4:
Prelude: Nightfall
Jungle Cat
Moonlite Dreams
Devil Girl
Twenty Flight Rock
Fog Surrounds
Outlaw Heart
American Nightmare
True Romance
Never Die
Last Night
Neobamboom is one that had NEVER been played live before! (that had been a discussion a few years ago on the ghosttigers forum, as were the lyrics a sthey mysteriously do not appear on the lyrics sheet. Thankfully there was a printout on stage that got passed down into th ecrowd and I got a photo so I have the "official" ones now to post!
It was also the first time I'd ever gotten to hear Last Night which is one of my favorites (inspired my armband tattoo of 13 black roses)
Wow. Wow. Wow. Pix from show here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistinas138/sets/72157608893306898/
Afterwards Adam was hanging out in the parking lot so got to say hi and ask some geeky Tiger Army fan questions about lineups, it was also great to see my friends Stacie and Sonia there, I'd briefly run into them a few nights before but had more time to chat this time.
Now to head up to Hollywood for a few days and come back down for Halloween and the fifth and final night of OCtoberflame!


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Gift Ideas for Newborn Baby Girl
Newborn Baby Girl
Newborn Needs to Consider when Gift Buying
When a new born baby girl arrives, it's an ecstatic moment and we naturally want to give a beautiful 'welcome to the world' gift to her.
Before rushing out to buy the first gift that you think she will like (because you love her and the gift so much), this article has some practical suggestions about what a newborn baby and her family needs.
I seem to be surrounded with newborn baby girls at the moment and so here is what I can pass on from what I've learned through waiting for them to be born, visiting them at the hospital and baby sitting the little one who is at home - waiting for her sister to arrive:
- Tips about what to take into consideration, before you give a gift to a newborn baby girl.
- How to get the gift 'just right' - (make sure you get the the correct size) and how best give it to Mom and baby girl.
- Good useful ideas for gifts for a newborn baby girl.
What a Newborn Baby Needs
The birth for Mom may have been a difficult birth, a Caesarean section, or it could have gone as easy as pie. Whichever type of birth Mom had, she is going to be very tired and also very busy taking care of her newborn baby girl who needs breast feeding, washing and has oh-so-many-more needs.
It's important to consider what's going on at the hospital where this infant has just been born, (or is due to be born soon) so that the gift is appropriate and helpful, as well as being the loveliest of gifts. Here are some things to think about:
- Space in the ward, or room is cramped - compared to their home.
- What are the hospital or clinic regulations regarding flowers, gifts, foods being brought in?
- The life of her family (possibly other children) and husband is in upheaval whilst Mom and their new baby girl spend their first few days together at the hospital - and asking them to do 'one more thing', such as take care of the gifts, could be asking too much of them. Helping them on the other hand makes a great gift.
Having a baby is a family event, so it's friendly and loving to consider everyone's needs.
Once you've considered everything, (and everyone and everywhere!) you will have a much better idea for a gift for a newborn baby girl - a gift that will be just right for her. That giant pink bunny rabbit might just have to wait until she is two.
How to Give a Newborn Baby Girl Clothes
Organic Cotton Baby Clothes and Receiving Rug
Useful Gifts Ideas for a Newborn Baby
If you want to give a newborn baby girl an item of clothing to wear, then wait until the last minute to find out how big, or small she is before you purchase your gift because sizing for a newborn varies from 0 months, to 0-1 months, to 0-3 months.
If you don't want to disturb the immediate family to find out the baby's size, then contact a grandparent, or someone you know who has close contact with the newborn - and you'll get the perfect fit!
After buying your special gift of clothing (or a useful organic cotton receiving blanket), it's a really good idea to hand wash it in a soft baby-washing product, dry and iron and re-package before taking it to the hospital so that the clothing can be worn or used straight away and is immediately useful. If you think the packaging doesn't look right, then invest in a small pretty basket or box and package it up freshly. Containers of that sort are always useful. Ribbons are cute.
Newborn baby garments are best bought in pharmacies, or stores which can give you advice on where the cotton comes from, (is it organic), soft, doesn't have a hard label on the neck (at the back)?
Can Flowers Stay in a Hospital Ward?
Flowers for Baby
Flowers make such a beautiful gift for any female because they are so pretty and so fresh, so about 'precious life' and petals and blooming - but flower bouquets and gorgeous flower arrangements aren't a good idea to have delivered to the hospital or the clinic! (They take too much oxygen out of the air in the room). These lovely blooms (beautiful wishes) will spend their prettiest moments outside the ward door.
The best thing to do is to have flowers delivered to the newborn baby's home a day before she is due to arrive there, if you can arrange this with the florist, (so as not to disturb Mom and a sleeping infant) and perhaps send a personalized card to the hospital.
Organic Stuffed Animal for a Newborn Baby Girl
Though stuffed animals and cuddly toys make for the happiest gift for a baby girl, (I know because I just bought one for my baby grand daughter because I couldn't resist it), it's best to chose one that is not too big; one that fits in the corner of her crib - one that is so, so soft for her to touch, eventually.
Most hospitals and clinics don't allow stuffed animal toys near a newborn baby because they take up too much space in their cribs or cots.
If there are other small children at home, a stuffed animal for them is an excellent PR move and tells them that ALL 'you' children are just as special as 'your little sister is' - and always will be to you.
Insecurity is running rife back at the home-base and it's a smart move to address it and do something about it with a lot of love and a cuddly gift!.
Gifts for Newborn Baby Ideas
- Practical and Useful Baby Shower Gifts and Other Items for First Time Moms
Not sure what baby shower gifts to buy for a baby shower? Intimidated by the registry list and lists of the best baby shower gifts? Read this article to find a list of practical and useful gifts that I like to give to new moms.
Gifts for First Baby
Really and truly, the best gift ideas for your newborn baby girl are the ideas which help new Moms and Dads get all that they need for her. Offering to go shopping with them, or writing out a check towards a cot or a stroller, or baby bath, or whatever they don't have yet will go down well, for sure!
A gift voucher to a store they trust will get over any embarrassment there! And gift vouchers can be personalized to look cute. An Amazon gift voucher has a selection.
A fellow writer, who's written a very helpful hub on practical and useful gifts for first time Moms, is linked here to the right and is a great resource worth clicking on.
Because new parents have to spend so much money on buying, (or finding) so many items for their newborn baby girl that a gift, no matter how small, or big, if well thought out, will be appreciated - even if you give the newborn baby girl a few of the clothes that your baby used to wear when she was a newborn. Especially if you give her some of your used clothes! In fact all those tiny vests and jackets and hats would come nicely packaged with ribbons and bows - or even some home made apple pie, soup or roast chicken.
And for Mom while she is still in hospital? She'd like some pureed pear or apple in a nice container with a spoon and a lid because, I don't know why, but hospitals just aren't offering that sort of healthy food regularly yet. Mom needs to take care of herself as well as she can because this is what makes the world go round.
It is the thoughtful gift that is the important gift, that hits the spot, and there's no price on that gift idea at all!
© 2012 Penelope Hart
My friend is going to have a baby girl so I want to send her a gift. I think organic baby clothes will be my choice.
What great timing, my best friend just had a baby girl 2 days ago. You've listed a lot of great gift ideas. I'm thinking about ordering those organic baby clothes from Amazon. Thank you!
As a first time mother I remember being terrified of breaking our daughter when trying to get her in and out of some of the very beautiful clothes people sent! My husband brought her a small baby-friendly teddy on her first night - she still sleeps with it now (shhh - don't tell anyone, she's nearly 13!)
Can't wait to become a grandmother and I sure hope it happens some day. I will keep all of your gift ideas in mind for grandchildren as well as for any new baby girls.
I'm never good at buying gifts, and to buy one for someone I don't know is impossible. We have a new baby coming into our extended family soon and this will help - thanks!
interesting and cute ideas..voted up..
While appreciating the great ideas on gifting a new born you could include a plan for life coverage of the baby by way of an insurance policy.Thanks.
Very useful guide to gifting a newborn baby. Voted up and sharing it.
I am a grandmother to eleven little ones plus another on the way!!!
Take care and have a wonderfu day.
Great ideas! I (as a grandmother of six) was especially taken with the idea of washing the baby clothes before gifting them...I never thought of that but it is such a great idea. It saves the mother the time of washing them!
This hub is filled with lots of good information...great job GoodLady!
Voted up, useful, and interesting.
Hi Goodlady,
These are all wonderful and well-thought out suggestions for new families of baby girls. My favorite things I received as a new mom were diaper service, home-cooked meals from friends, and a plush animal that hung from the crib or door knob that played music. When a ring was pulled on the bottom, the plush toy extended and played a 3 min. lullaby.
Loved this hub. thank you!
After having given birth to two baby girls in less than 16months a piece I couldn't have written this one better if I tried. Wonderful advice and tips here. Many people truly don't know about flowers not being a good gift to a new mother because of the oxygen issues, as well as perfume allergies too. So you really did cover all the bases here. Have voted and shared all over too Penelope!!
These are great tips for buying a gift for a baby girl! I love that you think of the older brothers and/or sisters too. When I had my daughter, my favorite gifts were the matching Big Brother and Little Sister shirts or stuffed animals. My son loved being a bog brother who got just as much attention, and in turn, he was very loving towards his new baby sister.
Great ideas for a new baby girl. It is such an exciting moment. The best gifts I got were a contribution to a stroller, baby clothes for after the new born stage is outgrown, around 6 months, and a gift certificate for a diaper service, which I ended up using for two years!


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Discover the magic and memories of Christmas history and traditions at the National Christmas Center!
By: Yvonne Klemets Wright
Need a little Christmas Spirit? Directly on business Rt. 30 just shy of the famed outlets in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country sits the National Christmas Center dedicated to preserving and sharing precious memories of Christmases past and present, near and far. Chances are you've driven past this little gem. Within minutes of your visit you'll be sure to get into the Christmas spirit.
The museum boasts 20,000 square feet of galleries complete with wax figures that bring the holiday to life for visitors big and small. You'll start your tour with a history of Christmases celebrated around the world. I personally found this to be a terrific model of how I celebrated a traditional Swedish Christmas as a child and was happy to share these memories with my own children.
Following along you'll be greeted by a lively, eclectic collection of vintage store merchandise at a replica of Woolworth's 5&10 –- America's first "five and dime" store which opened more than 125 years ago in Lancaster, PA.
Enter Santa's North Pole Workshop complete with animated characters who surround this winter wonderland. There you'll meet Kris Kringle and have an opportunity to share with him your Christmas wish list. This Santa is hands-down the most realistic Santa I've encountered in my 36 years and took a great deal of patience and time to speak with my children, adding to the realism and eliminating the hustle and bustle of being rushed off of his lap. Prices for photos start at $12.99.
As you leave Santa's Workshop you'll step into the pages of a story book as you walk the cobblestone streets of TudorTowne Animated Village and then into Toyland, a mountain of electric trains circling the trunk of a giant Christmas tree.
You'll end your tour where Christmas began as you view Mary and Joseph in a breathtaking life-sized scene of The First Christmas.
The National Christmas Center is open to the public daily May through the New Year. While I recommend visiting the Center during the holiday season, there is an annual festival held the second Saturday in July that looks equally as fun.
For admission prices and hours of operation, please visit http://www.nationalchristmascenter.com/default.aspx


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When I was 17 years old I was in a car accident that almost took my life.
It was my birthday and on our way home from a party, I leaned over to kiss my first boyfriend Randy [who was driving at the time] and the next thing I knew I was in an ambulance on the way to the ER.
Quite a kiss, right?
That accident changed my life and put me on the path I am on now–helping you design nurturing and safe spaces for your patients that grow your compassionate biz.
Almost 31 years later and I'm going to admit it here, I internet stalked Randy.
Well… sort of.
A few days ago, I randomly Googled my first love and found out that he is now happily married with four children and is a…. dentist.
Suddenly the car accident had deeper meaning and I knew it was no accident he and I shared the experience.
For me, I lost my front tooth along with suffering severe cuts to my face.
My hundreds of hours spent as a patient in and out of doctor and dentist's offices over the years became the experiential part of my professional training.
And for Randy, maybe there was something that came out of the experience that inspired him to pursue dentistry with passion and drive, as his bio explained.
That got me thinking about the path we all take and how nothing that happens to us is truly an accident.
For example, it's no accident your patients and clients fall in love with you and your team when you intentionally design your waiting room, treatment or other health or wellness space that makes them feel less pain, frustration, agony and suffering.
Think about all the people you [and your environment] touch every day by having a space that instills hope, optimism and love into the world.
And think about how much the world needs love to counter the fear-based media and culture we currently live in.
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The World Bank's President Robert Zoellick recently highlighted the fact that more urgency is needed in Afghanistan in order to increase effectiveness in the management of foreign aid spending, by both the non-profit and non-governmental organizations.
Foreign aid, spent by the international community in the last decade in Afghanistan, has contributed to some progress, notably in Afghanistan's economic and social infrastructure, but the overall development process has been quite ineffective. The billions of dollars of aid have not successfully reached the local Afghan people as is reflected in the impoverished conditions in the country that continue to create insecurity, notably in the tribal regions.
Any developmental accomplishments in Afghanistan to date are now facing uncertainty as the international community prepares to withdraw troops. International troop withdrawal will put serious pressure on the capability of Afghanistan's National Security Forces (ANSF) to create a safe environment that will allow for the continuation of economic development. This leads to the question of whether the limited economic development that has occurred over the last ten years in Afghanistan will continue with the handover of security, or if it will become even more ineffective.
The anticipated deterioration of security in Afghanistan will have a direct consequence on the success of future developmental projects in Afghanistan. The areas that already receive limited aid and development will likely receive even less developmental support post-2014.
Ultimately, Afghanistan is facing many obstacles that have the ability to negatively affect sustainable economic development including:
• Most international aid agencies have lost credibility in Afghanistan as they continue to throw millions of dollars of aid money at ineffective development strategies.
• Afghanistan does not have an economy that will be able to pay for its own security, leading to insufficient resources to properly fight the insurgency long term.
• The Afghan economy relies too heavily on foreign aid and foreign military funds.
• Overall, government capacity is weak as corruption is rampant which harms the effectiveness of aid money.
Furthermore, any agriculture gains in rural areas will once again face the wrath of the illicit opium trade. This is illustrated in the rise of opium production in Afghanistan by 61% this year compared with 2010, according to the UN. Many Afghan farmers will likely feel pressure to grow opium poppies due to added Taliban influence, not to mention the ability of poor farmers to economically sustain their families much better.
Security concerns will also hinder the ability to extract Afghanistan's wealth of minerals (including copper, gold, iron ore, chromite, coal, and lead) that has the potential to create at least billions of dollars in economic spinoff for the country. China's successful $3.5 billion bid on the Aynak copper mine is a prominent example of the potential that Afghanistan's resources can have on economic development. However, most of these minerals are located in insecure regions and are unable to be extracted, not to mention to attract foreign investment (besides the Wakham corridor).
If the Afghanistan National Security Forces cannot maintain security in Afghanistan, then infrastructure projects that have been already completed, such as schools and hospitals, will run the risk of being torn down. It remains a matter of time before the Taliban take over from the ANSF in certain parts of Afghanistan and destroy infrastructure that goes against their interpretation of Sharia law.
There is no doubt that economic development in Afghanistan post 2014 is facing many challenges and questions. However, there are a few things that the international community can do today in order to increase the effectiveness of economic development after international troop withdrawal:
• The most effective way to deliver aid money post 2014 will be efficiently training the ANSF. The international community badly needs to increase the amount of trainers they have committed to the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) and Afghanistan National Police (ANP).
• Post 2014, the international community must be more strategic in delivering aid and development in Afghanistan. The international community will need to put additional trust in the Kabul government the next few years by giving them increased ownership and accountability of aid money. This will allow the Kabul government to be in better position to carry out more effective economic development after troop withdrawal.
• Today as the international community has some form of leverage in Kabul, they must encourage major reforms in public administration, anti-corruption and the rule of law. Such reforms will remain critical for the success of the adequate delivery of aid and development post 2014.
It will also be important to rely heavily on Islamic based organizations and regional institutes, such as the Aga Khan Foundation (AKD), Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is in position to take a more prominent role post 2014 through channeling donor money into Afghanistan. The Aga Khan has already contributed around 700 million US dollars, including investing in large-scale rural development; health, education and microfinance services.
Official governmental international development agencies, such as USAID and the UK's DFID who will have increased security concerns without their troops would be well-advised to funnel their aid money through the above mentioned institutes and organizations.
Moving forward, the next few years will be critical with regard to the training of the ANSF and their ability to maintain some form of security to allow Islamic and regional organization to deliver on economic development in Afghanistan. The future of sustainable of economic development in Afghanistan will be a daunting task; however, some form of success can be achieved through smart decision making the next few years.


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A study done in 2003 showed that 80% of Americans reported feeling stressed out. Are you one of them? Take a look at what being stressed can do to your body. Chronic stress can alter our biochemical state and have major effects on our health.
Being stressed puts our bodies in the "fight or flight" state which leads to high levels of cortisol and adrenaline. When we are under chronic stress, the secretion of these hormones takes precedence over other functions like digestion, cellular repair, immune function, reproduction and liver function and detoxification. So we end up with poor blood sugar control, sleep disruption, carbohydrate cravings (which worsens the poor blood sugar control), reduced metabolism, reduced thyroid function, alterered sex hormone activity, infertility, depression, alcohol and drug abuse. Your immune system doesn't work as well to fight off infections. Stress has even been linked to heart disease.
Basically our bodies are in a state of hormonal imbalance and we simply are not able to function like we want to. Not only that, but stress is also known to decrease the brains functionality causing difficulty thinking and solving problems or a loss of memory. And, after a long time of your body pumping out so much cortisol and adrenaline eventually it wears out and chronic fatigue sets in.
So as you can see, stress is not something to just blow off by saying "things will calm down when the kids are back in school" or "as soon as I get this project done at work my stress level will be a lot less." You are just continuing the cycle and setting yourself up for problems that are becoming more and more common in America- obesity, heart disease, infertility, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, alcohol and drug abuse.
The best time to slow down and relax is when you don't have time for it!
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Cases and Class Actions » Closed Cases » Jose Luis Rodriguez, Robert Enriquez, Brian Kniss, Alex Bergiadis and Santiago Mancias v. Fred Loya Insurance Agency, and Loya Casualty Insurance Company
Several people chose to accept offers from Loya to settle their cases with Loya, rather than participate in a class action. That was their choice. As a result, we are now proceeding with a lawsuit with the original named plaintiffs, together with an additional group of former Loya employees to get the unpaid wages we feel was due them, as set forth in the amended complaint we've filed.
This is one of our contentions. When they were required to be driving Loya cars which were nothing more nor less than billboards on wheels, they were entitled to be paid whenever they were driving those cars. Does that sound like your case?
They were also required to fill in their time worked - in advance - and put in that they worked the same time each day, even though they may have, and usually did, start earlier and finish later than the time Loya made them put down. Have you ever experienced that problem?
More to follow.
In spite of the judge's ruling, making clear why this case was not subject to arbitration, Loya Insurance Co. has filed an appeal, hoping to have the court's ruling reversed.
We believe the court of appeal will uphold the denial, but will be prosecuting the case no matter what decision is reached.
If you were employed as an Appraiser for Fred Loya Insurance since September, 2008 in California, and would like to learn more about this case, please feel free to call or email us at your convenience.
For those of you following this case, we want to let you know of the current status.
Defendant Fred Loya Insurance attempted to force us to arbitrate Mr. Bergiadis case. They DID NOT seek to arbitrate all cases, because they didn't think they would win in regard to the other class representatives, so they only tried this with Mr. Bergiadis.
The judge put a hold on the case until this issue was decided. Now that it has been resolved, we will continue to move ahead with the lawsuit.
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A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed by Jose Luis Rodriguez, Robert Enriquez, Brian Kniss, Alex Bergiadis and Santiago Mancias ("Plaintiffs") against Fred Loya Insurance Agency, and Loya Casualty Insurance Company (hereafter, referred to collectively, as "Loya"), on behalf of employees holding the title of Appraiser who worked for Defendants in California, at any time during the four years preceding the filing of the lawsuit on September 7, 2008. The case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC 491770 (a copy of the complaint is attached).
In this lawsuit, filed on behalf of those class representatives and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs contend that Loya did not comply with the requirements under California law for payment of wages. If successful, a class action allows former and current employees to receive back wages that are owed to them.
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Plan a Corinthian Food Tour!
We LOVE our local food here in Corinth, so whatever you're looking for….chances are you'll find it here! Want a steak? Authentic tacos? Burgers, barbeque…maybe that Slugburger we talk so much about? We've got you covered! Visit our Dining Guide to find out more! Share this: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email
A Historic Stop for Everyone
The American Civil War helped shape Corinth, Mississippi into the beautiful and thriving city that it is today. As Confederate and Union forces collided back in the 1860s, Corinth was caught in the middle on more than one occasion. Browse the Visit Corinth website to discover all the landmarks that were once so pivotal to
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History Speaks at Corinth's Contraband Camp – New App Gives Voice to Voiceless
In general, our imaginations of the Civil War happen in grainy black and white. At best, we recall a colorized illustration from a history book—a Union general on a hilltop, directing troop movements with the tip of his sword. We can enjoy and learn from plaques and empty battlefields, but giving history the flesh and
Hungry? Where to Eat in Corinth, MS
Just minutes from Tennessee's southern border lies Corinth, commonly known as Mississippi's Gateway City. Over the years, the city's rich history and diverse communities have gifted Corinth with a unique selection of local eateries and restaurants that offer something to please every appetite. Planning to spend some time in town? Don't leave without settling down
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Gingerbread Houses, oh my!
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60 Sights in 60 Minutes
In this short walk – about a mile – you can view more than 55 homes and buildings that are 100+ years old, with 37 of those structures constructed in the 1800s. Rarely can one find a community, regardless of size, that has such a rich history as Corinth, Mississippi. Click on the PDF below


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Human WickednessPs 36 Hebrew title: By David, the LORD's servant.
136.1: Rom 3.18Sin speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts;
they reject God and have no reverence for him.
2Because they think so highly of themselves,
they think that God will not discover their sin and condemn it.
3Their speech is wicked and full of lies;
they no longer do what is wise and good.
4They make evil plans as they lie in bed;
nothing they do is good,
and they never reject anything evil.
The Goodness of God
5LORD, your constant love reaches the heavens;
your faithfulness extends to the skies.
6Your righteousness is towering like the mountains;
your justice is like the depths of the sea.
People and animals are in your care.
7How precious, O God, is your constant love!
We find36.7 precious, O God, is… find; or precious is your constant love! Gods and people find. protection under the shadow of your wings.
8We feast on the abundant food you provide;
you let us drink from the river of your goodness.
9You are the source of all life,
and because of your light we see the light.
10Continue to love those who know you
and to do good to those who are righteous.
11Do not let proud people attack me
or the wicked make me run away.
12See where evil people have fallen.
There they lie, unable to rise.
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By Dylan Love
The Olympic Games in Rio are over. While that's sad news for us sports lovers, it's good news for most of these Olympic athletes — not only did they have to extensively train their bodies and minds for years, they also had to supplement their workouts with solid dietary regimes. Now that the Games are ending, they're free to eat in a way that we might more readily identify as "normal," even if it does include burgers at 9 a.m.
According to the National Health Service (NHS), the average person in the U.S. should eat between 2,200 and 2,700 calories in a day. Compare that to champions like Michael Phelps who were eating as much as 4,000 calories per day and up to 12,000 calories in a single week training for the Beijing Olympics. Diets like these are less common nowadays — athletes are more aware of what they put into their bodies and just how much they do.
We delved into some of these Olympian diet regimes to see if we could handle the discipline and eating habits they take on. Are you up for the challenge?
This U.S. women's gymnastics powerhouse is almost exclusively made of muscle, so you know she's packing on the protein. But you may be surprised to know that her diet isn't as strict as her practice schedule.
According to Biles' longtime coach and trainer, Aimee Boorman, she has never monitored the gymnast's diet. Instead, Biles' eating regime was created out of a strict practice routine and her own self-discipline to keep it going.
She told Women's Health that her breakfast usually consists of either Kellogg's Red Berries or egg whites. After a three-hour morning practice, she comes back home to eat a protein-packed lunch consisting of chicken or fish. Between practices, Biles can be found snacking on bananas or peanut butter. Then, three more hours of practice and some additional routine rehearsals later, she's back home consuming her final meal of the day: fish (usually salmon), rice and carrots.
But Biles' schedule doesn't keep her from indulging every now and then. She has disclosed that she eats a full pepperoni pizza after every meet, regardless of if she wins or not. Talk about a champion.
It has been revealed that Usain Bolt, Jamaica's track superstar and the fastest man alive, would eat 100 Chicken McNuggets a day during the Beijing Olympics.
Bolt is a sucker for fast food, claiming that his body needs the chicken for protein, but he's changing his ways lately — according to a GQ interview in November 2015, Bolt explained that he has a personal cook to keep track of his meals.
Sprinters like Bolt need intense bursts of energy to complete their rigorous events. While their dietary needs are relatively low compared to those of an endurance runner, sprinters also need to be cautious of keeping their body fat levels low. It's recommended that 60 percent of a sprinter's daily calorie intake come from lean protein and carbs; 30 percent from nutrient-dense foods; 10 percent from fat.
The key, Bolt says, is for him to eat at the proper times. In the morning, he eats a small breakfast of an egg sandwich, and for lunch he eats pasta and corned beef — both meals that give him just enough nutrients to get through training and digest fast enough. But the bulk of his calorie intake (which includes veggies, meats, yams, and Jamaican dumplings) is consumed at night before he goes to bed, so he stocks up on energy from veggies and proteins before a full practice schedule the next day.
This five-time Olympic swimming medalist from Australia didn't have to eat like Phelps to win — in fact, she did quite the opposite.
Wright has revealed that both her training and diet plans for the Olympics were very strict and didn't leave much room for cheating. She explained that she would frequently throw up during intense training sessions. Olympic swimmers can burn between 3,000-10,000 calories a day by working out, so it's important for them to eat right, and to eat a lot. Instead of simply loading up on calories like Phelps, Wright would discipline herself to eat healthy and take in plenty of protein.
Wright's dietary regime consisted of two breakfasts — a pre-morning training meal of whole-grain toast, Vegemite, and a banana, and a post-morning training meal of six to eight eggs. Lunch was made up of meat and a salad wrap, with more protein before and after her midday training. At the end of the day, dinner was mostly meat and vegetables with yet another protein shake before bed. On Sundays, Wright would reward herself with a slice of pizza or a chocolate bar — before going at it all over again the next week.
Wright announced her retirement from swimming just before the Games in Rio, and who can blame her? A schedule that tight can definitely wear on an athlete year after year.
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Subj: Yeah, I don't remember how strong he was, here's a good synopsis though
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Reply Subj: Re: Well, the 80s also had the Dumb Beast, who was rather strong.
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I remember iceman freezing his feet to hold him, and trying to convince him to stay somewhere, and Beast just flexed his feet and broke the ice. I don't think he ever got to the elite strength levels, but he was continually getting stronger...may have been around class 50, but I'd have to go reread the issues, and even then, I don't know that there was enough to go on...
I do remember being greatly entertained by it at the time though...
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