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Grape growers in the Lake Erie region of Western New York and Northwest Pennsylvania have expanded access to NEWA grape models and resources thanks to the recent addition of new weather stations throughout the region where LERGP collaborators have been working to expand NEWA coverage for grape growers along the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario growing regions.
NEWA and University at Albany's NYS Mesonet entered into a new agreement this spring to provide high-quality weather data from Burt and Fredonia locations. National Grape Cooperative, Constellation Brands, and Walker's Fruit Basket also funded the purchase, installation, and maintenance of 9 additional Rainwise weather stations.
There are now 26 active NEWA locations in the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario grape growing regions of NY and PA.
Tim Weigle, NYS IPM Statewide Grape IPM Specialist, reports that 70% of respondents to a 2018 NY vineyards survey already use NEWA. Many participants who don't currently use NEWA indicated that lack of access to model results from nearby weather stations was the primary limitation to greater usage. Addition of these 11 new stations to the network in Western NY will help reduce this barrier for growers interested in using NEWA grape disease and insect models.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2004 - Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is common in children. From 3 percent to 12 percent of children snore, while obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects 1 percent to 10 percent of children. The majority of these children have mild symptoms, and many outgrow the condition. ...
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Feb 1, 2004 - Obstructive sleep apnea should be suspected in patients who are overweight snore loudly, and have chronic daytime sleepiness. The diagnosis of sleep apnea may be confirmed by sleep laboratory studies. Patients' symptoms and the frequency of respiratory events on laboratory testing are ...
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The Summit was an unprecedented gathering of all the key stakeholders who have a role to play in the regulation and administration of the processes by which the holders of shares of Canadian public companies vote their shares at shareholder meetings.
The current processes do not adequately serve the interests of participants in the Canadian capital markets. The reasons for this are many and varied, and are in large measure due to the unprecedented growth in the volume and complexity of transactions in the capital markets in the recent past.
The Summit process, which is continuing, is a unique and unprecedented opportunity for all stakeholders to gather and share vital information with the objective of improving the voting process to ensure that it can serve appropriately as regulators and public interest groups place increasing importance on shareholder democracy.
The Society has taken upon itself the role of catalyst for the Summit as our members as corporate secretaries and governance professionals witness the dysfunction of the current system first hand and we see the companies we serve and their shareholders suffer the consequences.
What we have learned in organizing the Summit to date is that the simple act of getting the stakeholders in each other's presence, and sharing information that is presently trapped in silos, affords insights that will allow all the stakeholders to learn how they are able to contribute to improving the existing processes.
The Summit process presents an opportunity to the participants, as Canadians, of developing an efficient modern shareholder democracy process that will be a significant competitive advantage for Canadian capital markets and serve as an example to US, European and Asian markets.
In the course of the Summit, the participants thanked the Society for assuming the leadership role on these issues and all the key stakeholders confirmed their belief that the issues raised by the Summit process were vital issues and that the CSCS should continue to lead the stakeholders towards the development of a renewed, efficient and transparent shareholder rights process.
Here are the interesting things I picked up in my notes. Some are similar to Sylvia's observations. I missed the US panel and some of the international panel because of interviews I was giving to the Canadian media.
As for next steps, we have are reconvening the organizing committee next week to arrive at a consensus, but some things seem fairly obvious:
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Why Does Research Matter?
Ninja Blenders have always gotten good reviews, but with so many different models, choosing one can be overwhelming. That's why we decided to research and review Ninja blender models and create a comparison of the top choices. A blender that can crush ice and ingredients to a smooth consistency with ease is obviously important, but there are other factors to consider as well. For example, some blenders offer additional features that can make them more useful in the kitchen. The motor and blades will make a big difference in blender quality. We also looked at ease of cleanup after use.
Why We Recommend the Ninja Intelli-Sense
The Ninja Intelli-Sense has a lot of exciting features and functions. It comes with four different vessels: a 72-ounce Total Crushing Pitcher, 24-ounce Single-Serve Blender Cup, 8-Cup Precision Processor Bowl, as well as an Auto-Spiralizer. Because of the base's Smart Vessel Recognition, it automatically recognizes which vessel you've attached to the base and will reflect this by displaying a unique menu of Smart Programs on the touchscreen display! You can use this one appliance to make everything from ice cream to smoothies, snow cones to dough, dressings to spiralized vegetables! What used to require multiple appliances, now only needs one!
How the Ninja Chef Impressed Us
The Ninja Chef offers high-speed blending that users found blended creamy smoothies, even green smoothies that often can result in a grainy, fibrous texture with lower quality blenders. It can also crush ice with ease for frozen alcoholic beverages. The Ninja Chef offers both 10 pre-set Auto iQ Programs that remove the guesswork, as well as 10 manual speeds if you prefer to take control and customize your recipes. If you want to set and forget your blender, just engage the timer function. There is an automatic cleaning function as well –add hot water and some dish soap to the pitcher, and then press the "clean" button on the blender base.
What the Ninja Professional Offers
The Ninja Professional is a good choice for users who prefer a simpler blender without all of the fancy pre-set programs that other Ninja blenders offer. This blender has three speed settings, in addition to a pulse setting, so you can use it for blending, pureeing, and even chopping/ingredient preparation. There is also a convenient single-serve option, so you can directly attach one of the included 16-ounce Nutri Ninja Cups to create a personalized smoothie to go. Each of the two cups comes with its own to-go lid. Otherwise, the large pitcher is big enough to serve multiple people at once!
Why You Should Consider the Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ
The Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ comes with three different sized cups so that you can make exactly how much you want. The accompanying lids are perfect for taking your beverage on the go. Because you blend right in the cup, it cuts down on dishes since you don't have to wash a separate blender pitcher. The Auto-iQ program is designed to detect exactly what your drink needs, blending, pulsing, and pausing in unique patterns. The countdown timer lets you know how much time you have left. The blades are designed for breaking down even whole fruits and vegetables – no need to cut and peel first!
Bottom Line
The right Ninja blender for you is going to depend on what exactly you want it to do and how much food/drink you want to be able to blend at once. Some come with larger pitchers while others offer smaller-sized cups. Additionally, you may prefer more pre-programmed settings rather than less. Our top recommendation even comes with a spiralizer attachment and can easily replace multiple kitchen appliances vying for counter space. With wattage ranging from 1000 to 1500, no matter what these Ninja models are capable of blending ingredients until they are smooth and creamy.
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...it's a beautiful story about what is still possible in this world. And presents a stark contrast to my own experience, here. But the message is the same. Maybe it is a recipe after all.
The picture, BTW, is from this site. So if you really do want a recipe for Mamoul cookies, you can find it there.


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Prostitution sting produces 7 arrests: Among those is Rose Hill Acres officer
Beaumont police arrested seven people this past week, including a Hardin County city marshal, in a prostitution operation run from an adult website they say has links to much of the city's violent crime.
In the past year Beaumont police have arrested between 50 and 75 people involved in a prostitution operation running from a website called Backpage.com, according to Lt. Ky Brown, commander of the Beaumont PD's special services unit.
The site operates like a classified ads website and includes an adult section advertising "escorts," "body rubs" and "adult jobs", among other things. The department went so far as to create its own web page, modeled after similar
sites, to lure suspects.
Among those arrested and charged with prostitution was Erik Tolpo, the sole law enforcement officer for the small Hardin County town of Rose Hill Acres, about eight miles north of Beaumont, according to court records.
Tolpo could not be reached for comment Friday.
Rick Thomisee, mayor since 2008 of the 480-resident community, said, "At this time I'd prefer not to make any comment until I have time to fully understand and do an internal investigation."
Tolpo is also employed with the Texas Department of Public Safety as a civilian in the Regulatory Services Division in Houston, according to an emailed statement from DPS spokesman Tom Vinger.
"Disciplinary action is pending," Vinger wrote.
More than 10 officers spent about six hours Thursday, beginning around 10 a.m., at a local hotel in a sting operation to catch six men and one woman accused of prostitution.
Brown said he would not discuss the individual cases or suspects in the case, but said he believed they were all Southeast Texas residents. The names of the suspects were not released.
Authorities were asked to investigate the situation by the hotel's management, who cooperated in the operation, Brown said.
Brown said it isn't clear from where the Backpage.com site is operated, and organizers of the prostitution services frequently move around different areas of the region and state to throw police off.
He said as of Friday, police had identified at least one other similar site and were investigating it. The sites can be relatively sophisticated, even requiring references from established users to allow new posts, responses and members, he said.
The operations are tied to other crime in the area and past operations have included the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and U.S. Marshals.
"We're fighting an epidemic of violence and this is directly linked to it," he said.
He said there are ties among the prostitution groups to human trafficking of runaway juveniles, including in one case of a 15-year-old girl. The girl has since been returned to her parents, Brown said.
Under the Texas Penal Code, prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.
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Herman Gunarathne was remanded for shooting 5 persons and attempted homicide opposite the Matara Urban Council.
Meanwhile Matara High Court Judge Priyantha Silva considered another bail application submitted by Herman Gunarathne's lawyers 3 weeks ago.
Despite the Magistrate Court order to remand Herman Gunarathne until the 18th of this month, the High Court ordered to release the suspect on a 25,000 rupee cash bail and 2 personal bails of 100,000 rupees each.
Later Herman Gunarathne's lawyers submitted a motion to the Matara Magistrate Court this afternoon in order to obtain bail for Herman Gunarathne.
However the Magistrate decided to take up the motion tomorrow as two relatives of Herman Gunarathne were not present in Court for bail to be granted.
The case is scheduled to be taken up for hearing on the 25th of November and the Court ordered that all 74 suspects appear in court on that day.
Meanwhile another 2 suspects of the Maithree Gunarathne faction wanted in connection with the clash between two UNP factions surrendered to the Matara Magistrate Court today but were ordered to be released on personal bails of 100,000 rupees each.
Meanwhile UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera and UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake filed a petition with the Human Rights Commission today asking the Commission to protect the human rights of all those affected during the Matara incident.


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The Chester M Alter Arboretum is free and open to the public 365 days each year. The Arboretum is located on the University of Denver campus, with an information kiosk located on the southwest corner of the Mary Reed building.
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CAMDEN, Miss., June 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and BancorpSouth are pleased to announce they have awarded a $175,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to Sacred Heart Catholic Mission. The funds will provide emergency repairs and modifications for 25 elderly and disabled homeowners living in Northeast Madison County, Mississippi. This is the second grant awarded to Sacred Heart Catholic Mission, which received an $80,000 AHP grant in 2009.
Sacred Heart's home rehabilitation program is in its second year of operation, using AHP grants to provide qualified families with emergency home repairs such as new roofs, flooring, windows and insulation, as well as electrical and plumbing repair, and handicap accessibility.
"Northeast Madison County is a very poor rural region, and many of the people we assist live on household incomes of less than 30 percent of the area median income," said Sister Donna Gunn, coordinator of special projects at Sacred Heart. "The AHP grant greatly helps us improve the quality of life for the people who seek our help. We are able to improve the safety and livability of their home so they do not have to move or live in substandard conditions."
Many homes qualify for repair by Sacred Heart because they do not meet standard code requirements, and threaten the safety of the families. Sister Donna stated that many of the homes do not have running water and have floors that are caving in, decaying roofs, or rooms that are inaccessible for disabled or handicapped residents.
"It is imperative that we continue to address this need within our community," said Sister Donna. "We have just finished our twentieth home with the second AHP grant, and we hope to complete all 25 homes by July. We want to enhance the lives of those in need so that all people can live with dignity."
Sister Donna helps facilitate the home rehabilitation program and applied for the second AHP grant because of the great success of the program's first year. She has already submitted an application for a third grant, and hopes to continue the program as long as funding is available.
"Rural areas tend to be overlooked in a sense," said Evelyn Edwards, vice president of community reinvestment for BancorpSouth, which has been a valued partner of Sacred Heart for many years. "In the Camden community, where Sacred Heart is located, you have elderly people who own homes, but can't maintain or upgrade them to meet their needs. The AHP grants help facilitate Sacred Heart's home rehabilitation program so that these homes can be brought up to safe and livable conditions."
The Sacred Heart Catholic Mission is a nonprofit organization, and an apostolate of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, a congregation of Catholic priests and brothers. The organization serves 2,000 community residents annually through its programs, including its home repair program, food pantry, after school program, and summer enrichment programs for children, among others.
About the Affordable Housing Program
Each year, FHLB Dallas returns 10 percent of its profits in the form of AHP grants that are distributed through its member institutions, such as BancorpSouth. AHP grants assist in the development or rehabilitation of affordable owner-occupied and rental housing for very low- to moderate-income households located primarily within FHLB Dallas's five-state District.
In 2010, FHLB Dallas awarded $18.5 million in AHP grants through its member institutions, the largest amount in any single year since the program's inception in 1990. Approximately $6.2 million of the 2010 AHP funds were allocated to projects in Mississippi to assist in the development or renovation of 851 units within the state. In 2011, FHLB Dallas has offered $10.5 million in AHP grants. Recipients will be announced this summer.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 12 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $33.2 billion as of March 31, 2011, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to more than 900 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas. For more information, visit the FHLB Dallas website at fhlb.com.
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Corn Silage Burn Down Days September 7th
AUGUST 24, 2018 at Elgin Agronomy Center,
27594 County Road 25, Elgin, MN 55932
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 at Stewartville Seed Shed,
113 4th St SE, Stewartville, MN 55976
Sample Testing Each Day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lunch will be served
- This is an opportunity for area growers to Pre-Test your silage corn samples to determine the proper timing of silage harvest.
- Submit a 3-4 stalk sample for each field or variety that you want to test
- Dairyland Labs will be on site both days performing NIR testing for faster results for you!
- Event Specials on Forage Inoculants! Harvest & Store the BEST quality forages possible using CHR Hansen Silage Inoculants
- No Time to Join Us for Lunch? Give us your email or phone number and we will send you your test results
- What's Your Wild Yeast Count??? We can send in your corn samples to test for wild yeast and help you plan ahead for harvest and yeast control.
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I managed to leave my field guide at home when visiting Kenya last month (rookie error when traveling in a new country!) so I wasn't able to pin down some of the IDs in the field. I took these photos in Nairobi National Park. Any thoughts on each bird's identification would be much appreciated – feel free to add comments below.
My feeling is that this is an Isabelline Wheatear given the black alula and the extent of white in front of the eye, but I have no experience separating Isabelline from Northern Wheatear.
I saw a lot of pipits in Nairobi National Park and most resembled African Pipit, but I have seen literature mentioning "Nairobi Pipit" and the likes so I thought I'd seek opinion on these. Pipits 1 and 2 remind me of African / Grassveld and Pipit 3, given its longer-legged appearance and bulkier giss I'd lean towards Plain-backed. Any thoughts on these pipits?
Sorry, but I had to include some Cisticolas and some rather rubbish images to boot. I realise habitat and call provides a bit more context, but does anyone have any thoughts?
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CDX stands for Caterham Driving eXperience. Recently, Caterham released the high-spec, limited edition version of the tyre-smoking car at a really attractive price. The CDX Limited Edition Seven with 135 BHP 1.6 K Series Engine, 13" Superlight Alloy Wheels and 5 Speed Manual Gearbox costs about �17,495. That's really a steal considering the fun you would have driving Caterhams on the road as well as on the track.
CDX Limited Edition Seven � Let The Driving Experience Never End
To commemorate 15 years of the renowned Caterham Driving Experience (CDX) days, Caterham has released a high-spec, limited edition version of the tyre-smoking cars at an attractive price.
Caterham�s motto of �Designed for racing, built for living� is more relevant than ever with the CDX Limited Edition. Thrill-seeking drivers are urged to act fast as the first 20 cars will include over �2000 worth of performance extras � including a tuned 1.6-litre power unit � within the �17,495 asking price. A finance option is also available on this model with a monthly payment as low as �199*.
Created to mimic the highly focused abilities and looks of the actual Sevens used on CDX days, the latest Seven boasts a 135bhp version of the distinguished K-Series powerplant, a limited-slip differential and track day roll-over bar. All this creates a serious tool for the track that�s equally at home on the road.
Finished in gloss black with a decal kit reflecting that of the real CDX cars, this limited run car also includes a push button engine start, Momo leather steering wheel, full weather equipment and sticky Avon tyres fitted to 13� Superlight alloy wheels. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox.
Caterham Driving Experience (CDX) days have been enjoyed by thousands of drivers of all ages and abilities. Hosted at venues in the UK and across Europe, the popular days place licensed drivers behind the wheel of a legendary Seven � be it for the Slalom, Drift or Circuit courses.
With experience days starting from �99, participants are taught new driving skills to help push the venerable two-seater to its limits or simply to execute some tyre-smoking frolics.
The latest Seven is available in component form from just �17,495, or factory built for �20,495, and can be owned for as little as �199 per month.*
Caterham is offering a finance scheme of 9.5% APR on the limited run car, requiring a deposit of �4600 followed by 36 monthly payments and then a final balloon payment.
Caterham CDX Limited Edition specification
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- Momo Steering Wheel
- Black Paint and CDX Decal Kit
- Battery Master Switch
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The Kunsang Gar Wisdom Program is a series of teachings offered by Geshe Dangsong Namgyal, designed with the intention of establishing a comprehensive framework for understanding essential concepts, such as impermanence, emptiness, dependent origination, compassion, and awakening through Natural Mind.
The program is divided into three categories: Foundation Wisdom, Mental Development, and Quintessential Wisdom.
Foundation Wisdom
Similar to when you build a house, the first thing you do is build a solid foundation. Foundation Wisdom includes knowledge of what our world is; what human beings are and how we take birth in this sphere of existence; how we change as the world changes; whether or not we cease to exist after death. Foundation Wisdom classes will include the following topics:
The Four Noble Truths
The outer and inner preliminary practices
Mind training
The twelve links of interdependent origination
The nature of samsara and nirvana
Mental Development
Practices for mental development include a framework or structure for understanding the Natural Mind. One must develop the common wish to develop a mind of compassion, wishing to free all beings from suffering, and loving or wishing to conjoin them with happiness. Mental Development classes will address the following:
The non-inherent existence of things
Emptiness as taught in the Prajnaparamita Sutra
Emptiness as explained in the Vehicle of the Perfections
The Great Mother of the Sphere, Sherab-jama
Maha madhyamaka, the Great Middle Way
Mahamudra, the Great Seal
The Tantric view of enlightenment
Tantric samadhis or meditative absorptions
The Six Yogas of Tantra
Quintessential Wisdom
The third category of Kunsang Gar Wisdom is Quintessential Wisdom. This is the teaching of Pure Dzogchen, considered to be the very peak of the nine vehicles. This involves introduction to the true nature of your mind and training in the practices of Trechod, Cutting Through to Primordial Purity, and Thögel, Direct Crossing or Spontaneous Presence. This is the basis of the previously mentioned Tantric view, the singular base of primordial enlightenment. This is not just a realization of the tantric system, but a door to this special quality spontaneously present within us. On the basis of actual practice, not simply believing, one develops definite realization or direct experience. It is the swiftest path to attaining the resultant state. Its view is without prejudice, unbiased; its meditation is the great equanimity. Quintessential Wisdom teachings will attend to the following:
Identifying mind and the mind's true nature
Revealing the innate wisdom-mind through the three great stages of
meditative practice (Thun-gom, Ngang-gom and Long-gom)
Pure Dzogchen or Natural Mind meditation
The sources of the Wisdom taught at Kunsang Gar are traditional Tibetan Bon-Buddhist teachings practiced historically and in the present day. These practices are based in part on Bon Zhang Zhung, the ancient indigenous knowledge of Tibet as taught by its founder, Shenrab Miwo. This wisdom also incorporates the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, and the tradition of scriptural commentary by the masters of Nalanda Monastery in India that spread throughout Tibet. Although these two traditions have different histories, the subject matter of both is included in the three categories of Kunsang Gar Wisdom. One thing to understand from the outset is that these teachings and meditations, although rooted in traditional Buddhist traditions, are secular; you need not forego your religion or philosophy in order to benefit from Kunsang Gar Wisdom.
The Kunsang Gar Wisdom Program began in the spring of 2018 with a day-long teaching on the Four Noble Truths, which is the first class in the Foundation Wisdom series. Please watch our calendar or follow us on Facebook to get updates on additional teachings.
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Would Jesus Eat a Chocolate Cupcake?
- 2017 Nov 07
Do you ever wonder what Jesus would do if He were given a triple chocolate cream-filled cupcake?
Would He eat it?
Or would He politely pass?
Maybe it's just me and my WWJD-bracelet memories from junior high years, but sometimes I look at the food in front of me and wonder: What would Jesus do?
Would Would Jesus Eat?
If Jesus were living in the 21st-century western world, would He be on the Atkins Diet? Or Paleo? Or vegetarian? Or gluten-free?
- Would He grab a Diet Coke with a fast-food meal?
- Would He indulge in decadent dessert?
- Would He linger over a farm-to-table meal with friends?
- Would He go to an all-you-can-eat restaurant?
- Would He look up ingredients on the packaging of His breakfast?
You might chuckle and dismiss this article as irrelevant, but actually, I believe we should study how Jesus treated food in Scripture to correct the way we use food in our own lives. Recent statistics reveal that over 50% of American women are obese, with many more overweight. And those numbers inside the church are worse, not better. Young adults who regularly attend church are 50% more likely to be obese by the time they reach middle age (read the news story here).
That should make us pause for a moment.
There's something very wrong with that statistic.
Not Just a "Worldly Problem"
Obviously, we have a food problem. And it's just as bad inside the church as it is outside the church (in fact, it's slightly worse). The Western world is facing an obesity epidemic, and the orthorexic whiplash that we're beginning to see (an obsession with healthy eating) can be just as destructive.
I know.
Because this is personal.
This "food thing" isn't just some interesting news story that I read one day while browsing Facebook. I didn't just waste an afternoon on Wikipedia following rabbit trails from the entry on orthorexia nervosa (although there was that too). I battled food fixation in my own life, and it was hard. Isolating. Embarrassing. It's just not something that a missionary kid can easily fess up to: "Hi. I'm Asheritah. And I think about food. A lot."
This obsession with food is inside our church walls, and it's affecting our testimony to an onlooking world.
Because the truth is that whether we're obsessed with eating healthy food or comfort food, carrots or carrot cake, food fixation steals our attention from the only One who should capture our affection: the Bread of Life.
Whether carrots or carrot cake, food fixation steals our attention from our souls' proper affection.
And He is the only One who satisfies. Only Jesus.
Jesus and Food in the Bible
Let's take a moment to see how Jesus related to food in the Bible, and perhaps we will begin to understand where our thinking should change:
- Jesus fasted forty days in the wilderness in preparation for His public ministry (Matthew 4:1–4).
- Jesus taught His disciples to not worry about food and drink because God will take care of them (Matthew 6:25–26).
- Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners, while the Pharisees called Him a "glutton and a drunkard" (Matthew 11:19).
- Jesus gave instructions regarding who to invite to dinner parties (Luke 14:12–14).
- Jesus had compassion on the crowds who were following Him without enough food for dinner, so He miraculously provided food for all (Matthew 14:15–21).
- Jesus defended His disciples' lack of fasting during His lifetime, explaining that they will fast when He's gone (Mark 2:20).
- Jesus made careful preparations to eat the Passover meal with His disciples before the crucifixion (Luke 22:7–13).
- Jesus chose bread and wine as symbols His followers would use to remember His sacrifice (Luke 22:14–20).
- Jesus blessed God for meals and broke bread before and after His resurrection (Luke 24:28–31).
- Jesus asked the disciples if they had food to eat after His resurrection (Luke 24:41–43).
- Jesus made breakfast for His disciples after His resurrection (John 21:9–13).
- Jesus used dinner parties and wedding banquets as pictures of the future kingdom of God (Matthew 22:2; Luke 14:16–24).
What do these vignettes tell us about the way Jesus related to food?
Jesus didn't ignore His appetite, but He wasn't controlled by it either.
He was able to both fast and feast, and He often gathered people around the table to fellowship at a deeper level.
We could spend an entire book unpacking each of these passages and learning so much more just from Jesus' example in His relationship with food. But the overarching theme here is that Jesus enjoyed food while He lived on this earth; He knew both how to feast and to fast.
One of the clear takeaways is that food is NOT bad, but food fixation can easily become a stronghold in our lives if we're not careful.
So would Jesus eat a cupcake? There's no clear Scriptural evidence to make an airtight argument, but based on the passages above, yeah, I think He would. I think if He were sitting at my kitchen table and I offered Him a cupcake, He would receive it with thankfulness and then invite me to sit with Him, to savor the sweetness of His presence that far surpasses anything I can whip up in the kitchen.
Jesus invites us to discover that His presence is sweeter than a chocolate cupcake.
This post is an excerpt from my book Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction. Discover the joy of living free from food fixation so you can experience deeper satisfaction in Christ, gain a renewed sense of purpose, and yes, even enjoy good food (without regret).
A healthier relationship with food through a stronger relationship with Christ—that's the goal of Full. Read more or Take the 7-Day Truth & Dare Challenge.
A Prayer for First Thing in the Morning
- 2017 Oct 31
I hit the ground running.
No sooner does the fogginess leave my brain than it's already filled with jumbled thoughts.
"I've got to finish writing this post today, and call the insurance company, and hopefully get my periscope in before Carissa wakes up. What am I making for dinner tonight? Do I need to pull anything out of the freezer? Oh yeah, it's laundry day too. I wonder if I can get that done and put away before lunch. Goodness, there's another zit on my chin. Where did that come from? And then there's the prep for Bible study this week. When am I going to fit that in?"
Before I know it, my mind is filled with chaotic ramblings as one thought after another lunges my way.
That is no way to start my day.
Instead, I want to give my day to the Lord before my feet even hit the floor. So I wrote this prayer for me, and I offer it to you as well, that we may learn to start our day the right way.
A Prayer for First Thing in the Morning
Good morning, Lord!
Thank You for a new day. Thank You that Your compassion is renewed every morning. Great is Your faithfulness and Your steadfast love, O Lord!
I don't know what all is going to happen today, and how much I'll get done, but You do.
So I give this day to You.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, Father. Energize me for Your work, because You know how tired these bones are. Awaken me to the wonder of Your salvation, and quicken my spirit to the reality of Your work in my life.
Lord, my mind is filled with creative ideas, but they're all jumbled. Holy Spirit, come and hover over my mindlike You hovered over the waters at creation and speak order out of the chaos! Help me to cease striving and to trust that You will give me all I need today to do the work You've given me to do.
You will be faithful to complete the good work You've started, and as I step out into my day, I declare Your sovereignty over every area of my life. I entrust myself to You and ask that You use me however You see fit.
This day is Yours. My body is Yours. My mind is Yours. Everything I am is Yours.
May You be pleased with me today.
How to Study the Bible Using the FEAST Method
- 2017 Oct 24
If you're wanting to learn to study the Bible, this simple method will teach you how to correctly engage with the text, interpret its meaning, and apply it to your life. Get your free FEAST bookmark here.
I have a confession to make.
Even though I grew up in a Christian home, there was a time in my life fairly recently when I didn't want to study the Bible. It wasn't that I didn't have time or didn't know how. The problem was, I didn't have a desire for God's Word. I had lost my appetite for Him.
Personal tragedy combined with serious doubts and disillusionment, leaving me apathetic toward the Bible. But last spring, God began a new work in my life, and I found myself asking Him, "Lord, give me a hunger for You!" And day by day, in that gentle way our Father has toward us, He responded by pointing me to His Word.
In that season, I discovered that for years I had been studying the Bible for all the wrong reasons. I was acquiring head knowledge about God, and I was learning all the do's and don'ts of the Christian life, and I even found encouragement and comfort in Scripture. But those are not the primary reason God gave us this book.
God wants us to feast on His Word so that we will find our deepest satisfaction in Him. He wants us to grow not just in knowledge of Him but in love with Him also. And in those moments of private worship and Bible study last summer, I discovered a fullness of joy and life that I had never known was possible.
If you're in that place of longing to grow deeper in your intimacy with God, I invite you to join me in learning to FEAST on His Word.
Let's dig in.
How to FEAST on the Word of God
Whether you're new to Bible study or have been studying the Bible for many years, this FEAST method will bring richness to your personal quiet time and increase your love and knowledge of God.
Grab your Bible and a notebook, and find a quiet place where you'll be uninterrupted. Silence your phone and other distractions, and keep a piece of paper next to you just in case you need to jot down distracting thoughts.
Begin by asking God to focus your heart and mind on Him.
Pray in your own words, or use hymns (like "Speak o Lord" by the Gettys or "Word of God, Speak" by MercyMe) and Scripture (like Psalm 139:23–24) to prepare your heart.
Then choose a passage to focus on during your study time.
Engage the Text
Read the passage and engage it by writing down observations (the 5 W's is a good place to start). Ask yourself, "What does it say?" and write down the answers.
Let's pause for a moment and recognize that we're each in different seasons of life. Some of us have a whole hour to devote to Bible study while others of us have only 5 minutes. It's okay. Read the Bible anyway. God will honor your desire to know Him deeper and He will multiply the little that you have to produce an abundance of spiritual fruit in your life. And when you have more time, give Him more time.
You can go deeper in your study by trying any of the ideas below (links lead to tutorials from last year's 31 Days to Deeper Bible Study series):
- diagram the passage
- do a word study
- read the passage out loud
- doodle the passage
- act out the scene
- identify patterns (repetition, comparison, contrast, cause and effect, etc)
- check a different translation
- research the cultural and historical background (author, recipients, setting, purpose, theme, tone, etc)
Assess the Meaning
Write down anything that doesn't make sense to you and check cross-references and commentaries. Consider the context and genre of the passage and then assess the main idea of the passage by answering the question, "What did it mean to the original audience?"
A simple way to do this is to ask of the passage: Is there a command to obey? A sin to avoid? A lesson to learn? An attribute of God to praise Him for? At this point, you're still working with the text, so make sure you're using "them," "there," and "then" language; you'll transition to "us," "here," and "now" in the next step.
See that pretty bookmark? It's yours free when you join my email list. Sign up here.
Spark Transformation
Ask the Holy Spirit to spark transformation in your life by applying the big idea in specific and measurable ways. Determine if the Big Idea of the passage is a pattern, principle, or universal teaching by considering how similar or different you are from the original audience. For example, just because the Old Testament law dictated that Israelites couldn't wear clothes made of mixed fabrics (Lev 19:19) doesn't mean Christians today are under the same interdiction.
As you ask, "How does this apply to me?" make the application SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.
Turn Toward God
Unless Bible information leads to God-adoration, reading the Bible is pointless. So after hearing God speak to you through His Word, respond to Him with praise, confession, and thanksgiving.
Our Bible study each day should culminate not in a list of things to do but rather in a million reasons to worship. Even as we wrap up our time in the Word of God, we continue to turn our hearts toward Him with whispered prayers and songs of praise, always mindful of His presence in our lives.
I can't help but think of Revelation 3:20 where Jesus says, "If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me." I love this picture of Jesus longing to join us for a meal. Won't you sit down with Him and feast at His table today?
Dig deeper into God's Word by using the FEAST Bible study method. Download the free FEAST bookmark here.


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Italian populist politicians Matteo Salvini and Beppe Grillo are calling for the Schengen zone to be suspended, with Grillo calling Europe "a sieve" for terrorists and Salvani stating "we are at war".
Declaring that Italy was "in a time of war", leader of populist party Lega Nord (Northern League) Matteo Salvini (above left) demanded the "renegotiation of the Schengen zone and free movement. Restore internal border controls – we are in a state of emergency."
His comments come following the Berlin Christmas market attack where suspect Anis Amri, whilst being the most wanted man in the world, managed to leave Germany, travelling first to France and then to Italy, and cross at least two international borders unchecked.
The Soft Underbelly of Europe
"Italy is the soft underbelly of Europe," Mr. Salvini told Italian press. "Leftist governments allow everyone to make themselves comfortable in Italy."
Speaking at the "Stop Invasion" march on Saturday morning, the Lega Nord leader reiterated, "Close Schengen. And reintroduce border controls. I do not want to wait for another two, four, five massacres for Europe and Italy to wake up."
The march was organised in Sesto San Giovanni, the square where in the early hours of Friday morning Amri was shot dead by Italian police after drawing a weapon on a young police officer.
Italy has now surpassed Greece as the main entry point for migrants illegally travelling to Europe. Noting that the migrants from Africa and the Middle East are overwhelmingly Muslim, Salvini told crowds, "At this historical time, Islam cannot be integrated into our society."
"All incidents of terrorism in [Europe] have claims in the Islamic world. I do not see Buddhist bombers, Waldensian, Protestants, Hare Krishna, atheists, or Christians."
Transit for Terrorists
Founder of the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) Beppe Grillo (above right) also called for the suspension of Schengen and slammed the leftist government for its failure to deport the 55 per cent of migrants denied asylum saying, "The migration system is out of control."
"Italy and Europe are a sieve," Grillo added.
The M5S leader criticised the Italian and German asylum systems for "tolerating [Amri] as a refugee" and for both nations failing to deport the suspected terrorist – who for several months was being observed by German intelligence on suspicion of preparing to carry out a terror attack – when his asylum applications were denied.
"Italy is becoming a transit for terrorists who we are not able to recognise and report. Thanks to Schengen, they can cross borders unmolested throughout Europe. We must act now."
The Italian politician published on his blog proposals to fight terrorism including a revision of the Dublin Regulation, deportation of all illegal migrants, and a renegotiation of Schengen which would include the immediate suspension of free movement and restoration of borders during times of heightened security and following a terror attack.
"Until now it was the time of pain, emotion, and solidarity. Now is the time to act and protect ourselves," Grillo concluded.
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Episode Number: 913
Episode Guest: Christopher Ryan
Original Airdate: February 7, 2017
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Guest Bio: Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. is a psychologist, speaker, and author of New York Times best seller Sex At Dawn, and also host of his own podcast Tangentially Speaking.
Topics Discussed: Alex Jones and Eddie Bravo podcast talk; Joe defends Alex Jones; humanity is embedded in the super organism that is technology; massive Antarctic crack; Fukushima nuclear disaster talk; diamond batteries made from nuclear waste; Rats documentary; mass extinction events; extinctions during human era worse than thought; our accelerated existence; uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed; At Play in the Fields of the Lord book and movie; Chris is back in Los Angeles; a piece of metal landed in Lake Michigan; the threat of impacts from space; guy zooms in on moon video; solar flares; determining human use of fire in the past; Joe likes how Chris lives a life without stress; Chris talks about recording podcasts; podcasts are the best conversations; Chris wants to travel the country recording podcasts; Doug Stanhope's cliffhanger podcasts; processing grief; North Koreans were punished if they didn't cry hard enough after the death of Kim Jong Il; Koreans crying video; we're lucky to be born in America; how Megyn Kelly dresses on TV; Chris calls Joe the Martha Stewart of men; how Joe balances all the stuff he does; hot showers; Joe talks about appreciating life after going on a difficult hunting trip in Alaska; Joe needs struggle to appreciate life; Bill Burr talk; marijuana edibles; Chris talks about a guy who took too many edibles; Terence McKenna would take mushrooms with marijuana; Chris talks about taking acid; LSD was once legal so doctors could understand crazy people; salvia talk; Ari Shaffir salvia video; Chris talks about doing DMT in Mexico; (1:00:00) Joe talks about doing 5-MeO-DMT with Doug Stanhope; N,N-DMT; Joe explains the types of DMT; The Sunshine Makers documentary; will doing acid make you insane; mental illness talk; people who get addicted to each other; people need to be loved and touched; Chris tells a story about his dad losing his dog and then bringing home the wrong one; we project our need for love on whoever will take it; people who have pets because they have no one who loves them; a pig got stuck in a cow after eating it; killing pigs; wild pigs are a big problem; talk about wild boars; every state will have a wild pig problem; The Vegetarian Myth book; there's no way to not kill things, even when you're vegetarian; talk about hunting tag lotteries; The Omnivore's Dilemma book; lab-created meat; trans fats are banned in the United States; Silent Spring book; graham crackers and Corn Flakes were created to stop people from jerking off; salsa dancing; senses work on change; Chris talks about a jealous cat who walked in on him having sex, then pissed on his stuff; Chris talks about how he fucked a cat with a pencil; talk about cats and building a world for them; "9 1/2 Lives" animated video of Chris's cat/pencil story; Joe knew a guy who would jerk off his dog; Hotdoll, the sex doll for dogs; woman who was jerking off dolphins; the military was training dolphins to be suicide bombers; the lead singer of AC/DC is deaf now; concerts and noise; the Salton Sea; Salvation Mountain; Kristin Stewart; Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live; SNL skit talk; Sacha Baron Cohen; Ali G. interviews Ralph Nader video; Ali G. interviews Donald Trump video; religious comics; The Aristocrats movie; people who don't like talking about their work; Joe compartmentalizing his life/jobs; Chris started to watch UFC; Joe talks about working for the UFC; staph infection; (2:00:00) don't use antibacterial soap; Caesarean sections; hyenas; Chris went on safari in Africa and talks about it; eating raw garlic; Joe was sick and thought he was going to shit his pants on stage; there's a new MMA rule where if you shit your shorts, the fight gets stopped; Michael Chiesa told Joe he was going to shit his shorts during a fight; getting nervous and needing to shit; bears shitting during fights; Chris talks about meeting Wim Hof; Wim Hof doesn't exercise; Joe talks about running a marathon; Born to Run book; Skinners shoes/socks; dogs fucking stuffed animals; average age of death in the past and how people died; human lifespans nearly constant for 2,000 years; wage gap myth; misconceptions about average life spans; infanticide in the past; tribes killing off their elders; China's baby hatches; foundling hospitals; angel makers; abortion talk; when is it okay to get an abortion; when does life start; more abortion talk; men who make women get plastic surgery; men who make women get fat; Chris thinks kinks are a response to a fucked up environment; hunter/gatherers aren't into kinky shit; Chris talks about Wade Davis; Wade made a knife out of his own shit and killed a dog with it.
My Thoughts: I like Chris. Nothing too serious or heavy (until the abortion talk). They cover a wide range of topics and bounce all over the place.
Podcast Video: Below is a video of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode #913 available for streaming via YouTube.
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Considerable attention is being paid to wearable medical systems owing to their seamless integration with the human body, allowing continuous monitoring of important vital signs, such as respiratory and heart rate and greatly assists early diagnosis of diseases and subsequent therapy. Despite remarkable advances have been made in wearable medical devices, their conformal attachment to the rough and soft texture of the skin remains a grand challenge.
Herein, we propose a facile method for superior conformation and adhesion of bioinspired composite microfibers to the hierarchical topography of the skin (Figure a). The soft and stretchable skin-adhesive films are composed of poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfibers decorated with conformal and mushroom-shaped vinylsiloxane tips. Direct crosslinking of the viscous tips on the skin surface can greatly enhance the skin adhesion through their excellent shape conformation. High adhesion strength of 18 kPa is achieved after optimizing the pattern geometries and processing parameters (Figure b). The reusability of our adhesive films was tested by multiple inking and attachment process (Figure c).
We demonstrated our skin-adhesive films as a wearable device application by integrating them with flexible strain sensors. Silver nanoparticle thin film based strain sensors were fabricated on the top of the micropatterned PDMS films (Figure d). The ultrahigh gage factor of the strain sensor (ca. 767) together with strong bonding to the skin enables recording of the blood-flow pressure with improved signal-to-noise ratio of 59.7. Figure (e) depicts the response of the skin-adhesive sensor, clearly indicating the waveform pattern of the artery pulse. Furthermore, both systolic and diastolic phases and peaks were successfully identified (Figure f).
Strong skin adhesion combined with signal amplification of advanced wearable systems may improve noise-free, sensitive, and accurate monitoring of body signals.
Drotlef, D., Amjadi, M., Yunusa, M., Sitti, M.Advanced Materials, 29(28):1701353, May 2017, Back Cover (article)
Drotlef, D., Amjadi, M., Yunusa, M., Sitti, M.
Bioinspired Composite Microfibers for Skin Adhesion and Signal Amplification of Wearable Sensors
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31 Days of Asia • Lecture
Walking the Walk by Swami Tyaganandaat Crow Collection of Asian Art: Grand Gallery • $10 for the public, FREE for Friends of the Crow Collection
Thu May 14 2015 7:00 pm — 8:15 pm
Crow Collection of Asian Art: Grand Gallery
$10 for the public, FREE for Friends of the Crow Collection
Swami Tyagananda, author of Walking the Walk, will discuss the importance of karma yoga, otherwise known as the yoga of action. In his own words: "Teachers may inspire us. Books may educate us. But they cannot take that first step on our behalf." Swami Tyagananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna Order since 1976, is the head of the Vedanta Society in Boston, and the Hindu Chaplain at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Signed copies of his new book will be available for purchase.
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|Lecturer in German
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Global Studies and Languages Section, invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in German. This is a three-year appointment beginning July 1, 2019, with possibility of indefinite renewals. This position includes full benefits. Responsibilities include teaching six language (undergraduate) sections annually, developing innovative curricular materials for German language instruction, student advising, and other program duties.
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The One Thing a Dermatologist Says She Would Never, Ever Do in the Shower
Zoe Weiner・June 8, 2019
When a dermatologist offers advice—whether it be about products they love, how to deal with pimples, or what not to do to your skin—you better believe I sit up and listen. So when Dr. Shereene Idriss, aka "The Pillowtalk Dermatologist," aka my favorite follow on Instagram, revealed the one place I should never, ever (ever, ever) use my loofah, well, let's just say that particular tool will now forever be relegated to the skin below my neck.
"I would never ever use a loofah on my face!" she told me after I slid into her DMs. Why? "Because it's abrasive, like a physical scrub, and I wouldn't want it to irritate or potentially scar, especially if I'm prone to breakouts." In general, derms tend to advise against using harsh physical exfoliants on your face (and really, really don't want you to use anything with walnuts in it for the sake of your dead skin sloughing), and many agree that chemical exfoliants like glycolic acid are the better option.
And one more (very upsetting) thing about loofahs? The fact that they can be hotbeds for bacteria doesn't exactly help their legitimacy as facial cleansing devices. "People use it after washing their bottoms, and, who knows what you're transferring… just saying," says Dr. Idriss. Um, yeah—that's going to be a hard pass from me, TYVM.
A few other derm words of wisdom when it comes to your shower routine: For the sake of your skin, keep showers as short as possible (under 15 minutes) and no hotter than 86 degrees. And consider this your permission to skip a full-body shower every once in a while, as long as you're keeping those especially smelly areas feeling fresh and clean.
This season, lather up with the $5 body wash one derm loves for summer skin. Or if you're really feeling fancy, treat yourself to a CBD-filled shower, which one of our editors found to be straight-up luxurious.
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For the past few days, I've been working on a blueberry chocolate layered cake. It was love at first sight when i saw the " Chocolate, Mousse, meringue and Blueberry Curd Layered Cake" by foodismylife. The cake looks so beautiful. What can be better than a combination of my favourite chocolate and blueberries? Inspired by her cake, I was motivated to make this. It was a bold move because i have never baked a layered cake before. I have 0 knowledge about layered cakes (ie: how should they be sliced.., everything about mousse, ganache…). Although i forgo the meringue and the chocolate borders, it still tasted really delicious. I love the richness of the chocolate cake. Absolutely Chocolatey. You'll be amazed with yourself. Well, at least I was! HA. Since this was my virgin attempt, i decided to make in smaller amount in case it doeant turn out well. It was WAY btr that what i expected. So, to all that hasnt baked a single layered cake, give it a go! You'll be impressed, trust me.
They are in fact very tiny. Just about the size of your thumb. I cut into eight slices per ramekin cake.
Ingredients & Steps: ( bakes 2 ramekins ) [ For the full recipe on 8 inch Round cake, please click here]
1. BLUEBERRY CURD (adapted from …
1/2 lemon juice
1 lemon zest
62.5 grams blueberries
3/8 tablespoons water
37.5 grams sugar
21.25g butter ( Room Temperature)
3/4 egg
-Peel the lemon zest and juice the lemons.
-Place the zest, juice, blueberries, water and sugar in a pot over low heat. Stir the berries constantly until the berries have softened and are releasing juices, about 10 minutes.
-Strain the blueberries into a clean pot to remove the lemon zest and blueberry skins (I skipped this).
-Add in the butter and stir until all the butter has melted. Stir in the eggs gradually. Cook the blueberry mixture over low heat, stirring constantly until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, which will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
-Transfer the curd into a clean container, let cool completely, cover and refrigerate overnight to let it set
Note* Make the curd up to one week in advance and store it in the refrigerator
2. Simple Boozy Syrup
20 grams sugar
50 ml water
– Place the sugar and water in a small pot.
– Bring the mixture to a boil, swirling the pot to dissolve the sugar crystals. Boil for 2 – 3 minutes on high heat then remove the pot from heat.
– Let cool to room temperature.
Make ahead: Make the syrup ahead and store up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
3. Chocolate Cake (Everyday Chocolate Cake)
22.5 grams all purpose flour
5 grams good quality Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
27.5 grams good quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
50 grams unsalted butter, can be cold or at room temperature
grams caster sugar
1 egg
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Grease ramekins and line the bottom with greaseproof paper.
Measure the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Use a wire whisk and whisk the dry ingredients together until they are all well-mixed and evenly distributed.
Measure the dark chocolate and unsalted butter in a large heatproof bowl and melt them over a pot of simmering water, stirring occasionally
Remove the heatproof bowl from the pot. Add in the caster sugar and whisk gently – not all of the sugar will dissolve, it's ok if the mixture is grainy. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes to cool down slightly (the eggs will scramble if added to a hot mixture).
Crack in egg into the chocolate mixture. Whisk the mixture (yes, same wire whisk!) for 30 seconds until it is fully incorporated.
Sift a third of flour mixture into the chocolate batter and folding gently using a large metal spoon or rubber spatula. until all the dry ingredients have been incorporated
Transfer the cake batter into the lined cake tin. Bake for 15-25 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the tin for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.
Making ahead: Make the cake 2 – 3 days in advance and keep in an air-tight container at room temperature.
4. Easy Chocolate Mousse
28.75g semi sweet chocolate, chopped
31.25 ml Whipping Cream
-Melt the chocolate and let it cool to lukewarm. Whip the cream to soft peaks formed and fold in the melted chocolate.
-The mousse should be made just before assembling the cake so that it will be soft and liquid-y enough to pour it into the mould.
5. Dark Chocolate Ganache Glaze
62.5ml heavy cream
75g dark chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp golden syrup
Heat the cream in a microwave for 30 seconds on medium high. Add in the chocolate and microwave at 15 seconds interval, checking the mixture and stirring it at each interval until all the chocolate has melted. Stir in the golden syrup and let cool for 30 minutes.
Refrigerate the cake while you prepare the final assembly.
1. Make the Blueberry Curd, Simple syrup and Chocolate Cake. Slice the cake horizontally and ensure it is level. ( These can be made a few days in advance. Blueberry Curd and Simple Syrup have to be stored in the fridge. Chocolate Cake can be stored in an air tight container at room temperature)
2. Make the Chocolate mousse and assemble the cake. Line the base of the ramekins with parchment paper. Place a piece of chocolate cake, apply a layer of simple syrup on the side that is facing the ceiling. Spoon the mousse onto the cake, add blueberry curd, cover with mousse again. Apply simple syrup on another piece of cake and put it on the mousse. Give a slight press so that everything is compressed together.
3. Cover with a plastic sheet and freeze it for about 2-3 hours.
4. 30 mins before the cakes are done, make the dark chocolate ganache glaze.
5. Take the ramekins out from the freezer. Dip a knife in hot water and wipe it with paper towels. Run the knife along the sides of ramekins. Turn the ramekins upside down and use yr hand to catch the cake.
6. Pour the chocolate ganache over. Spread out with a spatula and leave it till it stops dripping. Pop them in the fridge. Serve in a couple of hours/next day.
My blueberry curd failed. I guessed i overheated it until it became v dry and sticky. Although they dont look beautiful but i think this attempt enabled me to overcome my initial mental barrier to bake layered cakes. It unravelled a new level of the baking world. Right now, I am so excited to bake layered cakes. ^^


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These date and nut fudge-like cookies look fancy, don't they? You won't believe how easy they are to make. Once you bite into the chewy nutty cookie and get a taste of the gooey pistachio center, you'll be hooked. These sweet and addictive cookies taste like a cardamom and caramel flavored fudge. The center kind of reminds me of baklava. It's good.
This no-bake dessert is an Indian one – called khajoor ki mithai which translates to "a sweet made of dates" or well, something pretty close to that. Typically, khajoor ki mithai looks more like fudge than it does a cookie – but this is how my mom makes the dessert. The two of us actually made this cookie together. I love spending time with her in the kitchen – she's so creative (she invented the 3-ingredient naan recipe).
If you can make my 2-ingredient caramels, then you can definitely make this recipe. You start out by chopping dates and sauteing them in ghee along with some cardamom powder. After several minutes the dates will break down and begin to melt into each other. That's when you add the almond slices and cashews.
Let the date mixture cool to touch. While it is still warm and pliable, roll it out between two sheets of parchment paper. You'll have to spend a few minutes working it into a rectangular shape. You can cut pieces off the edges and then add them to the bottom – keep rolling until smooth.
Add the pistachio mixture and then roll the dates like you'd roll sushi. It should look like a log. Roll the log in shredded coconut, cover it in plastic wrap and let it firm up in the fridge. After an hour or so, cut the log into slices.
These cookies taste best when eaten at room temp. I think you're going to love them.Print
Date and Nut Cookie
- ¼ cup pistachios, chopped
- 1 tbs Organic Raw Honey
- 1lb Medjool Dates, remove pits (came out to about 36 dates for us), chopped
- 2 tbs Grassfed Organic Ghee
- Seeds from 4 Cardamom Pods, ground into powder
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup cashews, chopped
- Finely Shredded Dehydrated Coconut
- Chop pistachios and add them to a bowl along with honey – mix well and set aside.
- Chop dates and add them to a saucepan over medium heat along with ghee and cardamom. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring the dates frequently so they do not burn.
- Reduce heat to low and stir until the mixture forms a paste (about 5 more minutes).
- Add almond slices and cashews and combine well. Let the mixture cool to touch.
- Once you can handle the mixture, roll it out between two sheets of parchment paper.
- Place pistachio mixture in a row on top of the date sheet – and then roll into a log (like you would sushi).
- Roll the log in coconut flakes, cover in plastic wrap and place in the fridge until firm (an hour or so).
- Once firm, cut into slices.
- Serve at room temp.


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The Eastman Police Department made the following arrest the week of December 17, 2013 through December 23, 2013.
Martes Robinson, age 29, 707 Abbeville Highway Eastman, was charged with obstructing law enforcement officers (one count).
Ambus Pitts, age 32, 111 Bethel Street Apartment A Eastman, firearms discharge near highway/street (one count), aggravated assault (one count) and possession of firearm by convicted felon (one count).
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|Kwabena Kwabena
Highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena has admitted that Disk Jockeys (DJs) in Ghana sometimes put pressure on musicians to produce songs that fit their playlists.
Kwabena Kwabena's submission adds to the ongoing debate by entertainment pundits, industry players and musicians about who determines what kind of music trends at a given time.
"As to whether DJs determine the songs which musicians should produce, I will say that if you study how the presentation has become currently, people want to play songs that sink in back to back to back and as a result this creates some sort of pressure on the musicians. When this happens, you will have to keep the songs in the peak times and you are forced to do something that falls in line with the trend," the 'Adult Music' hit singer stated on Peace FM's Entertainment Review.
Kwabena Kwabena, who is part of the few young musicians putting Ghana on the map through highlife, was also quick to add that despite the fact that DJ's sometimes prefer songs that fit their playlists at specific times, "I think if your song is good, the DJs will play."
"For me as an artiste, I feel that you create something so that your fans will be amused by it. But then no one can run away from the fact that you want some publicity too and you need to study the trend that is banging around the time you are doing your song so that you won't go way out of line. You need to keep up with time and as an artiste that is how I see it," he said.
The 'Aso' hit maker also disclosed that sometimes several factors—like beats and who produces the songs—go into play before music trends are established within a certain period.
"With the trends too for me, I think there are so many factors. You have to consider world beats, African beats and then you consider your local beats. It also starts from the studio. There are times when a producer emerges and begins to play according to a certain line or his sample or tones are quiet appealing for the time so that can sway anyone. But then as an artiste, you are to get bits and pieces of that so that your originality will not be lost. It is quiet dicey," he added.
However, Kwabena noted that before he decides to bring out a new song, he studies the trend in order to produce a tune that will fall in place.
"This doesn't have influence on me. My only headache is, I just have to study the trend, how people have to jam and try to bring a tune that can fall in place. But as to how the rhythms are going, I don't think about it that much. I just want to keep up with time," he said.


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As large-scale growing operations become better regulated, and consumers look increasingly for transparency about how products they're consuming are made, pesticides in cannabis are a cause of widespread concern for users.
Dispensaries in Colorado made headlines when they were recently forced to recall a wide range of marijuana products due to potential pesticide contamination: The Cannabist notes some of the more common pesticides included Myclobutanil, a fungicide, and the insecticides Imidacloprid, Abamectin, Etoxazole, and Spiromesifen, all linked with a range of side effects if inhaled or consumed in large quantities. These effects are particularly worrisome for medical patients, who fear their symptoms could be aggravated, rather than relieved, by tainted pot.
Apart from the recalls, there isn't much dispensaries can do under the current pot laws to regulate pesticides in cannabis. As long as the plant remains illegal under federal law, the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates pesticide application on crops, can't force growers to comply with the law. In addition, there's a lack of research that relates specifically to cannabis: just because a chemical is safe to use on food, for example, doesn't mean it's safe to smoke or vaporize.The result is that many growers continue to use whatever pesticides get the job done efficiently, with little regard for their potential health impacts on consumers.
Under these conditions, unadulterated, chemical-free cannabis - or, at least, cannabis that's marketed that way - is becoming a hot commodity. Some growers are voluntarily nixing aggressive pesticides and old-school, energy-hogging, water-wasting growing techniques in favour of a healthier and more holistic approach to the plant.
According to a new chart by the Marijuana Business Daily, nearly 60% of wholesale cannabis growers claim their product is grown organically. An additional 17% reported half the cannabis they cultivate was using chemical-free growing methods. While that sounds like pretty good progress, and while the number of growers embracing a chemical-free approach is certainly on the rise, it's important to remember that growers also can't actually get an "organic" designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, since the plant remains illegal. Thus, some growers can claim to use organic methods even through they don't meet government's criteria.
"With little-to-no oversight on this area of the industry," writes the Marijuana Business Daily, "there isn't much stopping growers from making this claim."
Fortunately, the laws are gradually falling in step with the needs of the industry and cannabis consumers. Last year, legislators in Colorado proposed further restrictions on pesticides used to grow marijuana, limiting the permitted chemicals to those already are allowed on crops intended for human consumption, as well as tobacco.
In the meantime, with 20 percent of wholesale cultivators still reporting none of their cannabis is grown organically according to the MBD, suggesting groups spearheading the push for more transparency about pesticide use, and looking to keep the plant mainly chemical-free, still have a lot of work to do.


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20 October 2009
Thanks to a post by Tom Crandall in Smallbiz Central, I was alerted to yet another addition to Google Maps Place Pages. For certain listings that have a rating and review at Judy's Book, a new field entitled Reputation Trend is shown, with a value of "Reputation Trend" (I presume this will eventually show an actual number), which links to the same business on judysbook.com.
Being do-follows, Judy's Book might be thrilled by these links, although I don't believe that they count for PR.
In my studies of IYP rankings, judysbook.com has never rated anywhere for organic SEO. However, they seem to have a band of loyal users who help to create user-generated content by way of reviews and ratings. This is the only site I know of that uses a reputation trend chart to plot the average rating over time.
Other Yellow Pages sites (particularly ones not chosen to power Google Place Pages) should appreciate how this differentiator has allowed Judy's Book to get a piece of the traffic pie.


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Directions: Fill bathtub with hot water and drop Bath bomb in!The Bath bomb will begin to dissolve and create fizzing bubbles, while releasing skin softening oils and a delicious aroma and sparkling Deep Purple tint to your bath. Bath Bombs will not tint your skin or tub. You should come out of your bath relaxed and refreshed, feeling silky soft and smelling wonderful!All of our products are made with love and magic, by hand, not machines. Please allow for slight variations in color or appearance. Oils in our Bath Bombs or Fizzies may make the tub slippery, please use caution when exiting the tub!!Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Cornstarch, Sweet Almond oil, Witch Hazel,Phthalate Free Fragrance, Poly 80, SLSA, Organic Rose Petals, Mica.


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Reds Under the Beds
Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America
By John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr and Alexander Vassiliev
Yale University Press 650pp £25 order from our bookshop
Revisionist history is often a bitter pill to swallow, especially when the consensus has permeated the very language of the debate. In the early 1950s, one crucial issue divided American public opinion, and continued to do so for decades. The question centred on the nature of Soviet communism, and the internal threat posed by American agents working for the KGB in the United States. Was the 'Konspiratsia' real, or were the accusers simply political fantasists seeking 'Reds under the beds'? The answer lies within the pages of John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr's remarkable book.


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Health kiosk company higi has raised $40 million from its existing investors. While higi CEO Jeff Bennett told MobiHealthNews higi's Chairman William Wrigley was among the existing investors who participated, he did not disclose any additional names. The announcement comes just a week after a different health kiosk company, telemedicine-focused HealthSpot, shut down.
Healthspot had raised at least $23 million plus an undisclosed investment from Xerox.
This $40 million is the first investment that higi has received since its merger with Stayhealthy, another health kiosk business, in August 2015. Prior to the merger, higi raised three undisclosed rounds.
Higi's kiosks, located in nearly 10,000 retail locations across the US, track weight, body mass index (BMI), pulse, and blood pressure. The company also offers an app and online portal that syncs with more than 50 health and fitness apps.
Using the app, consumers are able to participate in challenges and earn points. The points earned can be used to redeem rewards like a discount to grocery delivery service Hello Fresh or money towards clothing at an activewear store.
"We built the platform to connect consumers to their healthcare neighborhood," higi CEO Jeff Bennett told MobiHealthNews. "The reason why we work with retailers, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other organizations in the community is we think they have infrastructure, influence, and trust to help people who live in that community to improve their healthcare and empower the consumers to take control of their healthcare. What we have done is we have built out our network to enable partners and enable consumers to collect data and share data. A big part of what we will do in 2016 is give both our partners and consumers additional tools to touch each other and engage with each other and make the interactions more meaningful."
The company's app has been commercially launched since 2015, after a beta period, and is now the fastest growing part of the business.
"The stations have been out there longer so they've probably collected more data from that, but I think when we look at the future as far as where the investment is going to be made, a lot of it is going to be made in the platform providing services on the mobile app and the website," Bennett said. He added that higi also plans to invest in connecting additional devices that the consumers want to higi's program so consumers can easily track and share their data.
The company's user base, according to higi, grew to 30 million people in 2015, and higi users collectively tracked more than 100 million miles last year.
Outside of partnerships with pharmacies, grocery stories, and other retailers, higi is also working increasingly with providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies.
"There are several payers out there that have realized that they need to find a way of touching people, not only the chronically ill patients but just managing heart disease or diabetes or obesity. But they need such a broader population," Bennett said. "And one of the best ways of doing that is to partner with someone that has infrastructure, influence, and trust."
Higi is helping payers and providers, especially providers that are moving to accountable care, to work with with retailers to collect data from members. Higi is also partnering with pharmaceutical companies to promote various services and products that may be relevant and using the pharmacist to discuss these products further.
In September 2015, a study that examined historical data from higi found that combining health tracking with incentives, rewards, and challenges can contribute to consumers' lowered blood pressure.
Higi has been focused on incentive-driven health tracking for a few years now. At the end of 2013, higi acquired challenges and rewards platform Earndit, which billed itself as a system that gave people more immediate rewards for their exercise, since the delayed, natural rewards of exercise are often not enough to keep us motivated.


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The potential of biotechnology to heal, fuel and feed the world has never been more promising – yet at the same time, some policymakers in Washington, D.C., and around the country are proposing ideas that could grind innovation to a halt.
That is why the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has launched a new grassroots advocacy initiative called BIO ACTION. This advocacy program will keep you informed of emerging policy issues and threats to biotechnology innovation.
BIO ACTION will ask for your voice when needed to encourage lawmakers to enact policies to further innovation and stop harmful policies from passing.
To learn about some of the issues BIO ACTION will be actively working on, please visit bioaction.org. Here you also can find BIO's new BIO ACTION online tool that makes it easy for you to contact your federal, state and local public officials.
Our voices must be HEARD – lend yours to help biotechnology heal, fuel and feed the world!
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A gym and a beautiful bathtub
For those guests wishing to do so, it is possible to rent an exclusive and comfortable gym and a large bathroom, with the biggest bathtub that one can buy in Sweden. There is more than enough room for two people! And the tiled floor is heated.
The gym is housed in the main building's basement, with the entrance at the rear. It features a modern rowing machine, a treadmill, afitness flyer, an exercise bike and a bench for lifting weights as well as other equipment.
Cost 100 crowns per day or 500 crowns per week.
Shower and toilet
In The Annex, both rooms have a toilet and shower, although you have to take a few steps down the hallway to get there. One of the rooms in Långa Längan has an en suite toilet. Otherwise Långa Längan offers a shared bathroom with toilet and shower.
What more could you wish for, especially on a rainy day, when you have a little extra energy to spare?
We have a ping pong table and a variety of "farm games" such as boccia and 'kubb': a very special Swedish 'skittle' game for 2 to 12 players.
Outdoor pool
There is a medium-sized pool on the farm (six meters in diameter).
In both dwellings (The Annex and Långa Längan) there are televisions with numerous channels. In The Annex each room has a television as well as a 55-inch flat screen television in the "Lilla salen" (The Little Hall).
Sound System
A high-quality sound system can be found in the lounge room "The Little Hall" in The Annex. In addition, you may borrow any of the numerous CDs and books.
Wifi is available in both the residential buildings (The Annex and Långa Längan)
Kitchen equipment
The kitchens in both houses (The Annex and Långa Längan) are modern and each is equipped with fridge/freezer, dishwasher, stove and microwave.
Laundry facilities
In both houses (The Annex and Långa Längan), there are laundry facilities with a washing machine, dryer, ironing board and iron.
Study/writing room
We have created a fully equipped writing room with PC, printer and copier which can be accessed via The Annex lounge. With all the facilities ready and waiting, all you need to do is start on that story, the essay, or that book you want to write! Cost 100 crowns per day.
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