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The mission of Rosedale Congregational Church's Healthy Kids Club is to promote healthy habits in elementary school children through an after-school program which includes cooking classes, active games, healthy snacks, crafts and educational programs.
The current Healthy Kids Club is for 3rd and 4th graders from the Frank Rushton Elementary School. On Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m., when the students have early dismissal, the children are walked over to the church and gather around tables for healthy snacks. They divide into small groups for cooking classes, art projects, and active games. At the end of the afternoon, there is a quiet time for caring adults to connect with the children over homework, board games or just plain conversation. The children are picked up by their parents at 5:30 p.m.
In the future, there will be other Healthy Kids Clubs for other age groups and on other days.
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The following two items get me thinking:
Law to increase activity eliminates recess at some schools
Not News: Our kids are fat. News: New law increases amount of physical education to 150 minutes per week in elementary schools. [source]
Do schools kill creativity?
The first item sends chills through my back. If school systems are managed like those described in the first article, the children will grow only into non-thinking ... slave.
The second item gives me hope and inspiration. A good analysis of current education system.
Please implement the ideas given by Ken Robinson!

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Has Columbus' Ship, the Santa Maria, Finally Been Found?
An underwater explorer says he may have discovered remains from Christopher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, more than 500 years after it sank in the Caribbean.
The Santa Maria is one of three ships that Columbus helped sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. About a month after landing in the Bahamas, historians say he abandoned the ship when it struck a reef.
Researchers claim to have found the wreck off the northern coast of Haiti using Columbus' own diary entry and other historical documents.
Fox News reporter Lea Gabrielle said the underwater site in question was one of 400 that had been eliminated as a possibility.
Barry Clifford, underwater archaeological explorer, said, "So in 2012, after doing research, I woke up in the middle of the night and it was like, oh my God, we've discovered the smoking gun."
The "smoking gun" is a 15th century cannon, which has since been looted from the site. Clifford is urging for the ship to be preserved.
Scientific testing will be conducted to prove whether this is indeed the ship that sailed the ocean blue back in 1942.


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NPR recently had an item, on their All Things Considered program, about gasoline prices and how gas stations make money. The title, "Gas Stations Profit from More Than Just Gas", is a bit misleading, because the report actually tells us that the gas stations are often not making their profit from the gas, but relying mostly on other things.
I'd seen an article a couple of years ago that said that, but here's a current analysis of the numbers:
On a recent weekday, van der Valk was selling unleaded regular for $3.45 per gallon. Most of that money goes to the wholesaler. Van der Valk's own share is 12 cents to 14 cents. Of that, he pays about 4 cents in payroll expenses, 4 cents in rent, and another 4 cents in credit card fees. Credit card fees paid by gas stations have increased sharply in recent years, as more drivers use plastic to postpone the pain of high gasoline prices.
Subtracting those expenses, there isn't a lot of profit left outside at the gas pumps. The real money for gasoline retailers is inside, at the refrigerator case.
Cigarettes, the report goes on to tell us, are the biggest-selling items, and bottled water brings in the most profit:
"You tend to make at least 50 to 60 percent on a bottle of water," van der Valk says. "Water is more profitable than gasoline."Which explains, of course, why few gas stations exist any more without convenience stores, car washes, and the like attached to them. (It also explains why companies are eager to bottle water and sell it, but not why
The report also points out that the station owners actually do best when the price of gas falls. When the prices go up, they raise the price just enough to cover it — any more, and customers will go elsewhere, where it's cheaper. But when prices go down, they can lower the price a little less, at least for a day or two, adding an extra penny or two per gallon to their very low profit on the gasoline.
Of course, NPR's report is showing us what's happening at the gas stations. We need to remember that, while the local merchant has to sell bottled water to keep his business afloat, ExxonMobil announced record profits for the first quarter of 2007, and Shell is quite happy as well. One reason for that is the prices the station owners are paying for the name-brand fuel, as opposed to what they have to, um, shell out (sorry) for "unbranded" product:
Unlike the Shell station on Ventura Boulevard, van der Valk's Simi Valley location is a so-called "unbranded" station: Instead of buying exclusively from a Shell wholesaler at a Shell-dictated price, van der Valk can shop around for the cheapest gas available. At the moment, the wholesale cost he is paying for this station is about 15 cents a gallon below the Shell station's. Ironically, the gas is coming from the same refinery.More than double. That's the cost of putting the Shell name above his pumps. And consumers flock to the name-brand stations, convinced that they're getting "better gas"; I see that whenever I pass the local gas stations, where the name-brand stations are often selling their product for 5 or 10 cents per gallon higher, and sometimes even more. I'll repeat something that's in the quote above, that "the gas is coming from the same refinery."
"Think about that. And my margin over here is 30 cents a gallon. My margin at the Shell is 12 cents a gallon. So it's more than double," van der Valk says.
And this is from ExxonMobil's first-quarter report:
ExxonMobil's first quarter net income was $9,280 million, up 10% from the first quarter of 2006. Higher refining, marketing and chemical margins were partly offset by a decrease in crude oil and natural gas realizations.
In the first quarter, ExxonMobil continued to actively invest, bringing additional crude oil, finished products and natural gas to market. Spending on capital and exploration projects totaled $4.3 billion in the first quarter.
The Corporation distributed a total of $8.8 billion to shareholders in the first quarter through dividends of $1.8 billion and share purchases to reduce shares outstanding of $7.0 billion, an increase of 26% versus the first quarter of 2006.
No, they don't have to sell bottled water.


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CIS is making changes to its Platinum Bond Plus with-profits bond to make it more transparent.
The bond now has a one-off charge of 4 per cent and there are no annual charges, bid-offer spreads variable initial allocations or exit penalties.
The annual bonus rate remains at 5 per cent and is guaranteed for the whole first year of the plan. A special bonus of up to 2.75 per cent will be added to the policy on the first anniversary.


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Cara Bella by Arlette
Marcon Bldg., 1043 Del Monte Ave., Quezon City, Metro Manila
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Since this is just within our neighborhood, I decided to give it a try.
Ordered their "best seller" dulce de leche and panna cotta (not in the photo) for take out. All cakes/pastries are made with carabao's milk. For that, they are true to their words. You can really taste the carabao's milk but I don't love it. IMO, nothing so special about it.
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A different and delicious take on old favorites. Cara Bella serves an assortment of baked goods from Red Velvet Cupcakes to Aligue Pizza. Arlette manages to take the familiar and add her own nouveau twist. A taste of her Dulce de Leche Cake bursts with subtle flavors, a new experience, yet reminiscent of pastries from our childhood.
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The shop just opened last Saturday but I've been an avid fan from the time I tasted owner Arlette's Yema Cake!!! She uses carabao's milk so everything tastes so delicious. Other must tries are their Frozen Brazo, Pastillas de Leche and Krinkles! They also serve the best Aligue Pizza and if lucky...they will also have freshly baked malunggay pandesal with mozarella de buffalo!!! Price is very reasonable and location very easy to find!!!
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Bangladesh cricket team presented their stand-in skipper Mahmudullah a nice birthday gift when they salvaged a draw under pressure in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Sunday.
The Tigers were staring at a defeat once they lost a wicket in the final ball of the fourth day but Mominul Haque and Liton Das warded off the danger with a record 180-run fourth wicket stand on the fifth day.
Mominul earned a permanent slot in Bangladesh's cricket folklore by becoming the first batsman from the country to score a century in both innings when he hit 105 off 174 balls to go with his 176 in the first innings.
Liton, however, missed out on a personal feat, as he fell six runs short of his maiden Test century owing to an extravagant shot that nearly had brought back the trouble for the Tigers.
The wicketkeeper-batsman wanted to complete his century with a six off left-arm spinner Rangana Herath but could not add enough power to his shot to cover the distance.
Dilruwan Perera ran towards his back from mid-off to take a fine catch, sending Liton back for 94 run after he faced 182 balls and hit 11 fours.
Perera then decided to review a caught behind appeal off his own bowling against Mosaddek Hossain, which, with a success could have triggered a collapse for Bangladesh.
With more than a session sill left and Bangladesh's lead just hovering over 80, skipper Mahmudullah and Mosaddek conceded the next two overs as maiden to go for tea break.
They batted for an hour after the tea break without being too ambitious, forcing Sri Lanka to accept the draw, with Bangladesh sitting pretty with 307-5 in their second innings.
Mahmudullah, who was celebrating his 32nd birthday, remained at the crease on 28 not out alongside Mosaddek Hossain (8 not out) when the stumps were drawn on the final day.
The Tigers owed the result to Mominul, who showed no sign of nerve once he stepped in to the crease on the fifth day with Liton.
Mominul, 18 not out overnight, hit Herath a six straight over the head of the bowler on the fifth day to signal his positive intent.
Sri Lanka tried everything against him in vain before Lahiru Kumara hit him on his helmet with a short ball.
An unfazed Mominul stood back in the next ball to score single which also made him the highest single run-getter in a Test match for Bangladesh, overtaking Tamim Iqbal's 231 against Pakistan at Khulna in 2015.
The only serious blemish in his innings was an inside edge on a low Herath delivery on 89, but Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella failed to grab a low catch.
By the time he prodded a ball of Dhananjaya de Silva to Dimuth Karunaratne at slip Mominul completed his second century in the game, and sixth Test century overall with a single off Lakshan Sandakan.
The rest was nothing more than a mere formality in the game.
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A few weeks ago I decided to check out a local footpath that I hadn't been on before. It zigzagged round the edges of fields, until about a quarter of a mile before the next village, it went through a little wood and I came across a fairy glade! I didn't tell you about it at the time because although I thought it was enchanting, my photographs didn't do it justice.
There was a very friendly robin there
and this fairy door in a tree, complete with rope ladder
which is why I'm telling you about this now because something really strange has happened...
when I saw the list for May's photo scavenger hunt and saw 'door', I knew straight away I would use this photo of the fairy door. Then I got thinking that it would be so much better if I could get a photo of the friendly robin standing in front of it. So off I went this morning with a pocketful of bird seed and the intention of sprinkling it on the doorstep to attract him.
But it was not to be.....the fairy glade I had just happened upon before, was now nowhere to be seen!
I could see the little wood where I thought it would be, but the footpath didn't go near. As I got nearer the village I thought I didn't recognise the footpath and maybe it had been re-routed but it was well worn and the sign posts weren't new. I don't know how I could have possibly strayed from the path the first time because it was clearly marked.
The only possible reason I can think of as to why I came across it the first time, was that fairies or pixies had moved the marker posts and directed me there . Probably pixies - I've heard they can be mischievous.
Or maybe I wandered into a parallel universe.
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15 August 2008
Pope thanks Australia for hospitality at WYD
The pope has thanked Australia for its hospitality during the recent World Youth Day saying he received an "affectionate reception". Pope Benedict has written to the Australian Government, saying: "I was honoured by the official welcoming ceremony at Government House and most appreciative of the personal welcome which you extended", CathNews reports.
He visited the country for the religious event, which was held last month and brought thousands of people to the country. Ahead of the event it was predicted it would create $231 million for the city of Sydney, due to the money the Australian visa holders would spend while in the country, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Pope Benedict particularly praised the residents and business people of Sydney whose "spirit of collaboration helped to ensure the warm welcome of the pilgrims". Australian visa holders from over 170 countries attended the religious event with over 500 million people expected to have watched it live on television.
An ETA visa is required for all short-term visitors travelling to Australia. Visa Bureau's automated application process means that in most cases, they can be granted in seconds.


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The all new Toro My Ride is finally in Australia! It features a fully suspended operator platform removing the unwanted lumps and bumps from you ride. Adjustable in seconds to reduce or increase your level of suspension as seen in the video below.
This Z-Master Commercial 3000 series mower is powered by a mammoth fuel injected 852cc Kawasaki engine, delivering all the power and high performance you need.
Toro's tough Turbo Force deck is also installed, ensuring that you a purchasing a machine that is built for tough conditions and that is evident through the fully welded thick 7 gauge steel that the deck is constructed from.
For more information please call us or download the brochure and watch the video below.


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Welcome to the official site of Manikya Lal Verma Government College, Bhilwara. Located at the heart of the textile city, Bhilwara, this college have a prestigious history of proven results, most experienced and quality teaching staff.
The College has student strength of about 6000 along with 100 faculty members and 60 non-teaching staff members. The faculty, students and administration particularly the leadership of dedicated Principals has developed unique harmonious academic atmosphere in the campus.
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With baseball season in full swing, New York mainstay ALIFE has added its own spin on the sport's of-the-moment uniforms with a "Prison Blue" collection for summer. Constructed from a lightweight, washed denim fabric, the brand's Baseball Jersey and matching Denim Shorts are athletic-inspired, casual pieces that are perfect for the warmer season. The former features a front button closure, logo print and woven label, while the latter includes an easy, knee-length silhouette with an elastic waist and drawstring. Street-ready and versatile, ALIFE's Summer 2014 "Prison Blue" baseball collection is available now at the HYPEBEAST Store.
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Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until that are 2-6 years old!
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
You're born with 300, but when you get to be an adult you only have 206!
Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!
In the course of a lifetime the average person will grow 2 metres of nose hair!
Durring your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!
A sneeze can blast out of your nose at a speed greater than 100mph!
The average cough comes out the mouth at 60 mph!
The ashes of the average cremated person weighs 9 pounds!
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!
One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet!
You'll eat about 35,000 cookies in a lifetime!
It is impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath!
85% of your brain is water!
A person uses approximately 57 sheets of toilet paper each day!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop - even your heart!
Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year!
A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
The average person laughs 13 times a day!
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than a women!
More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!
The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump!
A giraffe can clean its ears with it's 21-inch tongue!
Rice paper does not have any rice in it!
The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'!
Dogs and cats, like humans are either right or left handed... or it that paws?!


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On April 24, 2013 at around 8 pm three unidentified assailants knocked at the house of Dr Lenin general secretary of PVCHR and called Dr Lenin outside the house and then suddenly fired upon him with pistol with the intention to kill Dr Lenin.
Dr Lenin fortunately bent down and the bullet missed him but then suddenly the other assailant took out a knife and attacked Dr Lenin on his foot. After this all three assailants ran away taking advantage of the darkness in the lane outside Dr Lenin's house. Dr Lenin tried to resist the assailants, also tried to catch them and even chased them on his newly purchases scooty but at the end of the lane at the main road construction was going on there was a JCB parked in the middle of the road. The driver of the JCB came down attacked Dr Lenin and then fled. Cops from Paharia police-out-post also came but no FIR was registered neither any step was taken for security.
Immediately letter through email was sent to Director General of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police and National Human Rights Commission.


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The 2015 Toyota Rav 4 is 179.9 inches long, 72.6 inches wide and 65.4 inches tall. The sports utility vehicle has 104.7 inches between the centers of the front and the rear wheels. Both axles are 61.8 inches long. The Rav 4 has a ground clearance of 6.3 inches.
Although the vehicle delivers power to all four wheels, the limited ground clearance makes it a poor choice for off-road conditions. Likewise, it may struggle in deep snow. The 2015 Toyota Rav 4 weighs 3,550 pounds without any passengers or cargo. With the seats up, the SUV can hold 38.4 cubic inches of cargo. With the seats folded, the cargo space almost doubles to 73.4 cubic feet.


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I love cookbooks, don't you?
But unlike most people, I love cookbooks for the stories. I don't like cookbooks that are restricted to just recipes. I can collect all the recipes I want off the internet. But unless you're plugged into the blogosphere, its hard to find great cook stories. I love reading how the beautifully photographed food was inspired or how the writer's grandmother taught them to make the recipe. Hopefully, there will even be a photo of said grandmother with her hands in a dough bowl smiling up at me.
Give me a cookbook that tells me something about the writer's cooking experiences or their culture and I'll read it for hours. A cookbook that is simply recipes can't hold my attention more than a few minutes. Because the truth is – I won't actually follow any of the recipes. I'll look at the ingredients list. Sometimes I'll read the directions. But mostly, I'll look at the photos and sidebar items. When I read recipes, I'm constantly making mental adjustments.
Do I have all the ingredients? Probably not. What can I change? What can I add?
I can't help it. Because I'm dyslexic, the directions just get jumbled up in my head. So photos are important. I like a cookbook with lots of photos of the finished product. Besides, what recipe can't be improved with a little creativity? Granted, I've had some incredible failures. Thankfully, my husband has finally stopped asking me to simply try the recipe once before I attempt to improve it. I guess he's learned that in order to do that, he's going to have to read it to me — one step at a time.
Years ago, as a new bride, I happily collected cookbooks for the sake of collecting cookbooks. I felt it a necessary, grown-up activity. After a couple of years, I realized that all I had was a shelf full of cookbooks that didn't inspire me to cook a thing and they constantly needed dusting. Rather than using my newly collected cookbooks, I continued to drift back to the ones that I had used since I was a child. Finally, years ago, I took stacks of unused cookbooks to a thrift store. Hopefully, someone else is enjoying them.
One of my favorite cookbook connects me back to the place where I grew up. Published in 1961, Countryside Recipes was sponsored by the Women's Society of Christian Service and the Young Adult Group of Providence Rural United Methodist Church. It is filled with recipes from family members and beloved members of the church where I grew up. There have been more recent editions of the cookbook, but that 1961 version is golden. There wasn't a holiday that went by without numerous recipes made from it. While it doesn't contain stories or photos it contains something much more important: memories. All I have to do is open my dog-eared, stained, and fragile bound copy and I'm swept back in time to revival potlucks or Young Adult Group dinners. As I read the recipes, the faces of the women who wrote them dance across my mind. These are/were the women who were my mother and grandmother's closets friends. These are/were the women who helped to shape who I became. These are/were the women who will always be a part of me. My husband knows that if anything ever happens to the house, he should grab the Prov Rural cookbook first as it's irreplaceable.
A few years ago, I began listening to the Splendid Table. My local National Public Radio station, WKMS, featured the series during lunch (very appropriate timing). Each week, I'd head off in my car at lunchtime and find a cozy corner of a local park or cemetery and listen to host Lynne Rossetto-Kasper interview great chefs. Yep, what drew me in were the stories they told. The show often inspired me to try something new. Then I bought one of the series' cookbooks. I couldn't wait to crack it open, but I waited until a rainy afternoon. I settled into my favorite chair with a cup of tea. As anticipated, it was the perfect cookbook for me. It was filled with stories and recipes. I could hear Lynne saying the words, with her unique cantor and rustic accent. It was like she was speaking directly to me. Always excited to share interesting cookbook stories, I began reading them aloud to my Beloved who shares my love of the Splendid Table. If he walked out of the room, I got up and followed him, continuing to reading aloud. I followed him all around the house, reading in my start/stop/unjumble/restart fashion. Finally, he asked me to stop reading to him, saying that he'd much prefer to read the stories himself. Then he subtly suggested that I find something that we could cook together for dinner. I settled back down in my chair and didn't move for hours until I ordered all her cookbooks off Amazon. I don't know who actually made dinner that night, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't me.
As readers of this blog and followers of our Facebook page know, the real cook in our family is my husband Vince. Each and every day, he's in our kitchen making dinner. I try to help, but usually, by the time I get home, most of the work is done. All he really needs is someone to clean up his mess. On the weekends when I'm not elbow-deep in produce to preserve, I take over the kitchen and try out new recipes I've discovered. Or he'll gladly attempt anything that I think we should try.
Several of my favorite food bloggers are now beginning to publish cookbooks. And they are awesome! Unexpected new-found food celebrities, these writers are changing how America discovers food trends — without the Food Network. They are real people who love to cook and experiment. I love making food from these cookbooks, then Twitting or Instagramming my efforts, tagging these bloggers. Best part? They respond with likes or comments. Its pretty cool, and I rather doubt that would happen with the megastars of Food Network. When they respond, it makes me feel connected to a foodie community who believes, as I do, that the best food comes from the earth and is made from scratch.
In many ways, this blog is my favorite cookbook. It's a place where I park my favorites recipes and memories. I've filled it with stories about cooks, tossed in a few photos, and I always try to include a recipe. I hope in some small way that you're enjoying this blog in the same fashion — like a favorite cookbook accept it's always free.
The recipe below was one that my maternal grandmother contributed to the 1961 Edition of Countryside Recipes. I just have to laugh at the directions–as there are none. She wasn't one to waste any effort explaining common sense and this recipe demonstrates her at her best. Back then, women knew to pour the mixture into a uncooked pie shell and cook it for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Nowadays, we have to look it up. It's a great pie that simple enough for anymore to make.
Egg Custard Pie
Mrs. Carroll Gentry
Countryside Recipes Cookbook
1 egg
3/4 c sugar
1 c milk
1 T flour
1 T butter
1/2 t nutmeg
Beat egg, add sugar, butter, flour, nutmeg, and milk. Bake 300-350 degree oven.


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Hey, guys!
I wanted to give you a heads up that I will be closing comments on the blog for a little bit. It's not permanent, just during this time when I need to concentrate on things that are really important.
Not that your comments aren't important- they always are- but THAT really is the biggest problem. I want to and try to respond to most comments that need (or even those that don't need) a response. That takes a very long time and right now time is a commodity. So I have to pick between posting regularly or responding to comments, since they take about the same amount of time as writing a post does.
Not closing comments and just not responding to them doesn't work for my personality, I will always WANT to respond. I can't handle things left open and people thinking I am ignoring them 🙂 Because I never do.
If you have a question that only I can answer and Dr Google is no help, feel free to email me. Otherwise, comments will be back soon.
So again, this is just temporary. I have a ton of posts pre-written or with photos ready, but I need to make a better push to get them out.
I still have to post about:
- Time management for WAH and SAH moms (I finally got it)
- How I found a way to squeeze exercising into my day
- Our favorite books from birth to now
- Fostering love for Music
- Personality Typing for Children
- Disney disney disney
- More 2nd Birthday posts
- What I wear to work
- Awesome products for indoor and outdoor active play
- Lots of photos
- Lexitwins and their playdates
- Cooking with Lexi
- Girls Days Out
- Body Image 2 years postpartum
- About rants about things that annoy me (haha)
- Some reader questions
- Favorite Sun and Swim Products
- Party Planning tips I learned
- Quick Disney guide for Toddlers ( awesome stuff there)
- Breastfeeding Past Age 2
- Flying with a toddler
- Bilingual Upbringing (and how sucky it is going)
- Multilingual Apps
- Apps for Busy Moms
- How the child Experts were wrong
- So what do we do all day
- High chair comparison
- Best toys for 2 year olds
- Supermom syndrome
- more Photography for Mommies
- Editing Tutorials
- Some travel posts
- Sleep post
- Some awesome products I found
- (and so much more).
See how this is a problem?
Seriously I have so many ideas and so much to write about. I just need to focus, get rid of distractions and get it done.
In the past month, I've been doing everything I can to trim out non-essentials and find ways to be more productive and find more time. I have been somewhat successful in that: delegating, sectioning my time properly, creating a balance and this is another step in getting to where I want to be, which is current. I want to write about things that matter to me now rather than those that mattered 6 months ago, just because I started a post that I never finished.
Everything is work in progress and me navigating writing a blog, running Daily Mom, being a mom to a super energetic toddler (wait till I write about personality typing), along with a few other things is just getting to the point of balance and perfection.
In fact, this is something I want to write about. About this system I created for myself that allows me to shower, brush teeth, exercise, watch shows, read parenting books, work, write, take pictures, edit them, run DM, enjoy my time Lexi, make money- all at the same time. I couldn't do it before I created this system.
So now I'm in a groove, I am catching up and getting rid of Instagram and now this is a part of a good plan I have. I am slowly getting better and getting to where I want to be.
But I will honestly miss some of your comments. Just hang in here with me until I take yet another attempt to create more hours in a day to catch up, ok?
This is my life!


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Episode 5 of this web series by Youth Hub Africa is a must watch.
Youth Hub Africa TV's Sandra's Cross is a web series that aims to cause a social engineering that will lead to better awareness and conversation about issues of Gender-Based Violence, particularly FGM and then trigger a behaviour change using new media technology.
Watch below!


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this place has nice rooms and cheap . the location i snot far from good places with taxi and i would stay again with this prices and hospitality.Th rooms were very clean and service was good. It was friendly and the breakfast was good.
Nice hotel in a good location. The room was clean, hot water and comfortable. In the morning breakfast was made to order. You can tell the location is new. We booked on short notice without an issue. The staff was friendly.
We arrived at Bogotà and needed one nite to wait for our next flight. I saw good reviews and called through Skype on the airport's free wifi. My Spanish is very poor, but with a few clutch phrases prepared on Google Translator, I was able...More
As a newcommer to Bogota, I really apreciated this small hotel.
Follow the address as there is no sign on the (white) building that it would be a Hotel there.
Area is a student zone with many connections to TransMilenio, it is safe and location...More
We stayed here for 3 nights last week when we first arrived in Bogota. The couple who own and run this small hotel go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. Our room had a very comfortable...More


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Trainees are invited to attend the Paediatric Trauma Study Day – 28th September, 8.45am – 5pm – St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Room, 1st Floor, Lanesborough Wing. Target Audience: – Mandatory for PICU trainees (London South) – ED trainees – all other London School of Paediatrics trainees welcome, spaces permitting. Please email Nick Prince… [Read More]
Paediatric Research Evening Tuesday 5th April 2016
Careers Evening
If you weren't able to go – here's a quick run through about what happened at the ST1-3 Careers Evening which was held at Senate House. There were some great speakers including Hannah Baynes (General Paediatrician at Hillingdon), Camilla Kingdon (Head of School) and Bob Klaber (STC Chair, NWL). The informal atmosphere meant that it… [Read More]


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An Earth and Environmental Sciences professor at Boston College was suspended after allegedly threatening to bomb mining properties during a geological research trip with a number of students to a remote part of Northern Canada, according to The Boston Globe. On top of the allegations of threats, Professor Dominic Papineau also faces charges of carrying a hunting rifle without the correct permits and possessing a small amount of marijuana, according to reports. Professor Papineau was suspended by the college pending the outcome of a criminal investigation, according to The Globe. Papineau was reportedly among a group protesting a government-led development project in the region. The professor called the charges "totally bogus" in an interview, and said they were the result of someone misinterpreting a joke that he had made.
"It's totally bogus," he told The Globe. "The idea of blowing up the mine, I was saying that as a joke. I was kidding. Someone misinterpreted what I said … I said a bad thing at the wrong time." Papineau also reportedly said he had not realized the permits required to carry guns in Canada had changed since he was last in Canada.
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Sarawak Orangutan Fundraiser
|Travel Type :
|Small group of up to 12 guests - Ages 16 years +
|Expedition Grade :
|Easy to difficult in parts (jungle trekking involved)
|Activities :
|Orangutan viewing & professional education, wildlife viewing, reforestation program, river cruising, bird watching and more.
|Accommodation :
|Local hotels, lodges & campimg
|Transport :
|Private vehicles and on foot.
|Giving Back :
|You will be supporting The Orangutan Project (TOP) in their work protecting orangutans and their environment as well as other vital environmental research. You will also be helping with wildife protection and rainforest conservation in Malaysia.
|Trip Duration (days) :
|Ten (10) days
|Price :
|AUD$2800 plus $1000 Secured Fundraising Target ex Kuala Lumpur (twin share)
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Travel Type :
Small group of up to 12 guests - Ages 16 years +
Expedition Grade :
Easy to difficult in parts (jungle trekking involved)
Activities :
Orangutan viewing & professional education, wildlife viewing, reforestation program, river cruising, bird watching and more.
Accommodation :
Local hotels, lodges & campimg
Transport :
Private vehicles and on foot.
Giving Back :
You will be supporting The Orangutan Project (TOP) in their work protecting orangutans and their environment as well as other vital environmental research. You will also be helping with wildife protection and rainforest conservation in Malaysia.
Trip Duration (days) :
Ten (10) days
Price :
AUD$2800 plus $1000 Secured Fundraising Target ex Kuala Lumpur (twin share)
There really is nothing like giving back. In this specially crafted expedition into Malaysia you will visit rehabiltation cantres and the natural habitat of the great orangutan, and at the same time help protect the environment for generations to come. Since 2009 Orangutan Odysseys has raised in excess of $250,000 for The Orangutan Project. Orangutan Odysseys will continue it's quest for sponsoring orphaned orangutans, protecting more rainforest through the Safeguard program (a jungle patrol system that prevents poachers and illegal loggers), and providing donations to various NGO's through Indonesia and Malaysia.
Matang Wildlife Centre is located in Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. More specifically, it's located in Kubah National Park, Sarawak's main center for wildlife rehabilitation. Matang Wildlife Centre is responsible for rescuing and rehabilitating orangutans and other animals, and releasing them back into the wild.
The Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, also located in Sarawak, rehabilitates wild animals kept previously as pets, as well as injured and orphaned animals, and then releases them back into the wild. They have successfully cared for over 1,000 endangered animals and are most recognized for their work rehabilitating orangutans. Due to their success, the number of animals released back into the wild significantly increased putting the forest at maximum capacity. Therefore, plans to rehabilitate orangutans were transferred to the Matang Wildlife Centre. As a result, Semenggoh changed its focus to studying orangutan biology and behaviour. It has also become a safe-haven to dozens of semi-wild orangutans who were graduates of the rehabilitation programme, as well as home to numerous baby orangutans born in the wild to rehabilitated mothers.
In eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, is Batang Ai National Park. Surrounded by tropical rainforests, the park is home to a number of rare and protected animals such as orangutans, gibbons and hornbills. As with most transportation on the island, access is by boat and just over an hour's ride upriver. The park is a beautiful combination of lush dipterocarp forests and swooping trees surrounding the artificial lake.
The rivers are fast flowing, clear and very refreshing. During dry periods, the water level gets quite low and visitors have to help push their boats upstream – an enjoyable and unique experience.
Ibans, the original inhabitants of Borneo, live in longhouses, another major attraction upriver for visitors. Guests can experience the authentic longhouse ambiance and local crafts, such as Pua Kumbu, the Iban traditional cloth used to decorate houses.
For visitors wishing to stay nearby, Hilton Longhouse Resort and several other local longhouses, offer accommodations just outside the park. Guests are encouraged to use the boating facilities available, as boat funds are used to give back to the community.
PROJECT FUNDRAISING OBJECTIVES (Fundraising trips only)
Participants in this expedition are expected to help raise funds (a target of AUS$1000 per participant) by getting friends, family and colleagues to adopt orphaned Orangutans as well as help protect the habitat of this endangered species through on the ground foot patrols that prevent poaching and illegal logging. Details of how to achieve this goal and further info will be sent once you have booked. Participants in this expedition will be contributing to the survival of the orangutans and their habitat by adopting an orphaned orangutan and sponsoring 100 hectares of rainforest under the Safeguard Program.
- Visit pristine rainforest in search of the amazing wild orangutan.
- Visit the Wildlife Reserves at Matang & Semmengoh to see rehabiltated orangutans
- Visit the Batang Ai National Park and understand how deforestation is effecting the area and how reforestation is possible.
- Trek through beautiful primary forest and see thomas leaf monkeys, pig tail and long tail macaque, monitor lizards, gibbons, wild peacocks and more.
- Part of your expedition cost is directly donated to save these wonderful creatures.
ITINERARY: 10 days (2 tour dates for 2014 - 20 to 29 April + 5 to 14 November)
Day 1 : Arrival Kuala Lumpur
Arrival after your international flight be transferred to your hotel for overnight accommodation
Day 2 : Arrival Kuching and transfer to Matang
Early morning flight to Kuching airport where you will be met by our representative for transfer to Matang Wildlife Centre, approx 1 hour drive. Check in to your accommodation and then receive your induction talk along with lunch. Early afternoon you will be given a tour of Matang WC where your guide shall explain how the wildlife park works and prepares the animals for potential future release. Here you will also meet the resident orangutans for the first time. Dinner at the wildlife centre and briefing for next day's activities. After dinner you'll be given a talk on orangutan behaviour and conservation by the centre's expert staff. Overnight at Matang (B,L,D)
Day 3 : Semenggoh and Matang Rehabilitation Centres
Early this morning you will be taken to Semenggoh rehabilitation centre where you will visit Sarawak's most famous orangutan centre. On arrival your guide will explain about safety issues and the park guides will also provide an induction talk. Feeding here then occurs at 9am for one hour. After feeding you will be taken by bus to another location for an afternoon walking tour. This trek will firstly take you through the forest to a waterfall where you will enjoy a cool swim and lunch. Then you continue trekking along local trails back down to Matang, where along the way you may see orangutans or other wildlife which have been released back into the park. Tonight we will have a BBQ dinner with the rangers and families of the centre and overnight at Matang (B,L,D)
Day 4 : Matang - Bating Ai National Park
Today we make an early start and head down to Batang Ai NP. Along the way we will stop at some markets where you guides will do some shopping so you will have time to wander around and explore. Our bus trip takes approximately 5 to 6 hours. Along the way we stop for lunch and check out interesting places. Upon arrival at Batang Ai we meet our boats and travel by water to our park base-camp headquarters. Overnight and dinner at HQ. (B,L,D)
Day 5 : Batang Ai - full days trekking and culture visit
After an early start we head off on a full days trekking through the national park looking for wild orangutan, birds and wildlife. After a long days walking, lunch and a swim we shall stop by a Dayak Village and long house for dinner before getting back to base camp for overnight. (B,L,D)
Day 6 : Batang Ai - tree planting and culture
Today we will spend time closer to our basecamp. In the morning we will do some tree planting inside the park for regeneration of plants important to the local eco systems. Later we shall visit a second Dayak Village community and try our handicraft skills like weaving. There will be time for some relaxing and swimming as well. Overnight at basecamp. (B,L,D)
Day 7 : Batang Ai - long trek and jungle camp
An early start this morning as we will start a long trek (5-6 hours) back into the national park, again always on the lookout for orangutan and wildlife. Later in the day we shall reach our "jungle camp " an old Ghurkha Camp, where we will stay overnight camped inside the jungle. You will sleep in hammocks clobbered by mosquito nets. This is a truly unique experience. Dinner and overnight at Ghurkha Camp. (B,L,D)
Day 8 : Batang Ai - Permai
This morning we leave our jungle camp by boat and head back to our HQ to collect our gear and depart Batang Ai via boat. It's then back on our bus and we head back towards Kuching for our "luxury" Damai Puri beach resort in Permai for a well-earned rest, swim, relax and dinner. Overnight at the resort (B,L)
Day 9 : Permai - Kuching
After a relaxing morning and breakfast we will head down to the local town district of Permia and visit the Sarawak Cultural Village (a living museum to the indigenous tribes of Borneo). Lunch and then we head back to Kuching for your final night in Malaysia at the comfortable Basaga Hotel 10 minutes away from the cosmopolitan city centre of Kuching. You will be free to wander around the town or just relax by the pool. (B,L)
Day 10 : Kuching - end of tour - Optional trip extension
Today we transfer you to the airport for you return to Kuala Lumpur to meet with your international flights home OR you will continue on via one of our optional extensions like Kota Kinabalu or Kinabatangan River in Sabah Or perhaps a rour aroudn Kuala Lumpur. (B)
Why not think about seeing more amazing locations in Indonesia after your Orangutan Expedition? For more details about some of the exciting trip extensions on offer to other parts of Malaysia or Indonesia click here.
- Domestic airfares
- Accommodation in Kuala Lumpur (twin share - single supplement available)
- Accommodation in all locations in Sarawak (twin share)
- Accommodation in Batang Ai National Park
- Meals as noted in the intinerary (B,L,D)
- Tips (excludes tip to Orangutan Odysseys local guides)
- National park fees and camping equipment
- Airport transfers
- Experienced local guides
- Donation included for one orangutan adoption and sponsoring 100 hectares of rainforest
- Orangutan Odysseys t-shirt
- Airport departure tax - not applicable out of Malaysia
- Visa on arrival - No visa required into Malaysia
- International airfares
- Travel Insurance
- Alcohol and some meals
You are embarking on an adventure to places and amongst people whose lives are very different from your own. Many aspects of life in Malaysia will seem unusual. Remember that these are often the same aspects that make an area an exotic and attractive destination. While boat expeditions are considered easy, no trek is easy, even those rated "easy or moderate". In addition to the personal physical challenges you may face, travel conditions can present unexpected obstacles, such as rough and bumpy roads and changeable weather. To prepare for this "pack" a flexible and relaxed attitude. Bring a spirit of adventure and inquiry, a healthy sense of humor and a willingness to encounter the unexpected and you will find your trip to Malaysian Borneo the adventure of a lifetime!
To place a booking simply click the 'Book Now' button for your preferred date and complete the compulsory fields of the booking form.


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Last night, our 2014-2015 season got underway with a dozen attendees, three junior leaders and six adults.
Since the gymnasium (the unit's usual meeting area) is off-limits due to pending construction work, we'll be meeting in the lower adult lounge. Special care will be taken to avoid scuffing the walls as this room was recently redecorated, but that won't stop us from having great games and participation.
Like most meetings, ours follows a predictable pattern or agenda:
- Opening ceremony (flag presentation, Pledge of Allegiance, opening prayer, recitation of the CSB Motto and then announcements)
- Game time led by our junior rangers
- While we normally have a supervised activity, we focused on orientation for the new season this evening.
- A story time with open discussion
- Closing ceremony and clean-up of room
Some highlights of this particular meeting:
- Chief Ranger Dave introduced our unit theme verse – Psalm 18:03 (based on our unit number #1803) "I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies"
- "Steal the Bacon" was taken to a new calculating level with the introduction of math problems to figure out who was supposed to run, etc.
- The "Helium Arrow" team building exercise was introduced
- Rangers Paul and Stephen were introduced to the group by delivering their testimony and answering questions from the boys (Paul and Stephen were formerly scoutmasters with Boy Scouts of America, and are both Eagle Scouts)
Next week will be an outdoors meeting featuring a campfire program!


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As mentioned, the trees that are most vulnerable to drought are those that are newly planted. Most people have grown accustomed to buying fairly large (~6-8 foot in height) trees at local garden centers. These trees are grown in pots, and usually have very thick secondary root systems, frequently circling the interior of the pot.
Even if planted using the best techniques (discussed below ), these roots will mostly grow laterally, staying near the surface. This lateral growth allows them to absorb rain right after it falls, but also makes the roots very susceptible to drying out in periods of drought. When rain is infrequent, the area closest to the top of the soil dries out first. If all or almost all of the tree's roots lie in this top soil zone, then the tree can quickly dry out and die (or become more susceptible to other diseases like pests). For this reason, it has long been advised that you water trees deeply yet infrequently, in an attempt to get these roots to grow more deeply.
In practice, store bought trees with such thick root balls can rarely have their roots redirected downward. When you have a new, store bought tree, the best you can do is dig an appropriate hole (twice the width and one times the depth of the root ball) and make sure the tree stays watered when there is no rain. An alternative is to use a watering bag like the TreeGator®, but these bags also need to be refilled by a human, not saving much effort but greatly increasing cost.
Buying trees from garden centers often leads to disappointing results. According to Richard Harris, Professor of Environmental Horticulture at UC-Davis, "the smaller the plant when transplanted into the landscape, the better will be its relationship to the environment" (Kourik, 2008). For this reason we recommend the method of planting detailed below.
A new and better way to grow trees that will be permanently drought resistant is to grow younger trees (saplings) that still have their primary (tap) root, and to grow these trees with the Groasis Waterboxx. The Waterboxx is a deceptively simple invention. It functions in multiple ways to ensure that tree roots grow downward, not laterally near the surface. It does this by collecting dew and rain water and slowly channeling it to the taproot of the tree. The slowly released water forms a column beneath the Waterboxx, and the trees roots will grow straight down within this water column. "When it comes to moisture, roots are lazy. They won't grow to a water source, but will grow where there is moisture." (Kourik, 2008). After this root growth, the Waterboxx can then be removed, leaving behind a tree with a deep taproot that has much better access to deep moisture in the soil.
As you can see in the video above from Groasis, the Waterboxx will make trees resistant to drought long term, thus allowing the landowner to conserve water. If you are interested in purchasing the Waterboxx, please visit our parent website, Dew Harvest. We would love to hear your comments below - to leave one, please click on "Comments".
Kourik, R. (2008). Roots demystified: change your gardening habits to help roots thrive. Occidental California: Metamorphic Press.


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On top of that, I dealt with an illness in early April that knocked me out of commission for a few days in addition to a back injury that took a serious toll through late February, March, and into April. My old chiropractor switched to using bleach products in the office - something I'm highly allergic to, both contact and fumes. That meant finding a new one. I thought I'd found one, only for him to make matters worse (and tick off my husband by treating me like I was stupid). Took a couple of weeks to find another new one. Thankfully, she's reversed the damage the other chiropractor did AND taken care of the original issue.
I'm sort of on track to meet my writing and publishing goals for this year. As a reminder, my goals for 2016:
- 400,000 new words written
- publish 5 paperbacks
- complete 3 old projects
To date, I've accomplished:
- 80,253 new words written
- 1 paperback published
- 12 short story e-books published and counting (9 are live; 3 on pre-order status for release in May & June; more coming this summer - will be compiled & published in p-back when series complete)
- 1 old project completed
- 1 new project written start-to-finish
Not where I need to be to meet my writing goal, but I'm not worried at this point. Given a couple of really good writing months, I can easily make up the difference.
I have 3 paperbacks approaching publication, with a fourth due out toward the end of the year. If those publish as expected, I'll have 5 out by the end of the year.
For old projects, I need to finish 2 more. I started working on one before Camp NaNoWriMo started on April 1st, but put it aside to do Camp. I hope to get back to it later this year.
May is shaping up to be a busy month in my personal life, but I hope to get a good chunk of writing done despite that. June should be a little less busy. July is the next Camp NaNo, and there are some big changes coming that month. I don't know what August through December will hold yet, but there are still unresolved things hanging out there, so they could be quiet or nuts. Only time will tell.
I'm still moving forward. Slower than I hoped, but it's still progress, so I'm content.


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EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire USM Services Holdings, Inc. ("USM"), a leading provider of facilities maintenance solutions in North America, from Transfield Services Limited (ASE: TSE) in an all-cash transaction for $255 million, representing $225 million for the base USM business plus $30 million for the net present value of a USM tax benefit. Transfield Services Limited is an Australian-based global provider of operations, asset management and project management services. The transaction is expected to close towards the end of June, subject to customary closing conditions. EMCOR will utilize available cash to finance the acquisition.
Headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania and with annual revenues of approximately $375 million, USM is a leading provider of essential facilities maintenance services, including interior and exterior services and electrical, mechanical and plumbing services, to national and regional commercial customers that typically maintain more than 100 sites across wide geographic areas. With its highly-developed proprietary network of over 11,000 service partners, USM delivers consistent facilities maintenance services across a nationwide footprint for approximately 150 customers in over 75,000 locations in all 50 states and Canada.
Tony Guzzi, President and Chief Executive Officer of EMCOR, commented, "We are excited to be acquiring USM, which further strengthens EMCOR's market leading position in facilities and maintenance services. Led by an outstanding and experienced management team, USM is a highly respected provider of facilities maintenance services to some of the most prominent retail, banking, and other commercial companies across the country. Our two businesses are highly complementary to each other, as USM is a leader in predictive, scheduled interior and exterior maintenance services, while EMCOR leads the market in providing site-based and mechanical services and other electrical and mechanical trades services. In an environment in which customers are increasingly looking to centralize their outsourcing with a quality provider, we will together offer a compelling, comprehensive value proposition that is unmatched in the marketplace."
Mr. Guzzi continued, "Our combination with USM, a leader in a very large, growing and highly fragmented market, will offer access to potential new customers for EMCOR's capabilities in energy efficiency, retrofit projects, building controls upgrades, monitoring and maintenance management, and will enable us to bring new services to our existing customers. USM also has excellent revenue visibility and solid margin performance, and by combining aspects of our businesses, we expect to gain greater operational efficiencies and scale that will translate into reduced costs for the benefit of both EMCOR and our customers."
"We look forward to joining the EMCOR team," stated Ivan Dubow, Chief Operating Officer of USM. "Both companies are industry leaders with strong commitments to customer relationships, margin, cash generation and employee development. These shared values speak to a promising future, and we look forward to working together."
For the balance of 2011, the acquisition of USM is expected to add approximately $160 million in revenues and be slightly accretive to EMCOR's diluted earnings per share, after transaction expenses of approximately $6 million. For 2012 and annual periods thereafter, USM is expected to be accretive to EMCOR's diluted earnings per share and generate operating income margin, excluding intangible amortization expenses, in excess of EMCOR's historical peak operating income margins.
Operating efficiencies are expected to be generated from the combination of USM and EMCOR's facilities businesses, resulting in targeted annualized expense reductions of approximately $5 – $6 million over the next two years.
A conference call to discuss EMCOR Group's acquisition of USM will be available live via internet broadcast today, Wednesday, May 18, at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. You can access the live call through the Home Page of the Company's Web site at www.emcorgroup.com.
About Transfield Services:
Transfield Services delivers essential services to key industries in the resources and industrial, property and infrastructure sectors. A leading global provider of operations, maintenance, and asset and project management services, Transfield Services has more than 28,000 employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, India, Malaysia, Chile and New Caledonia. Transfield Services Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
EMCOR Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500® worldwide leader in mechanical and electrical construction services, energy infrastructure and facilities services. This press release and other press releases may be viewed at the Company's Web site at www.emcorgroup.com.


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One of my favorite Swedish illustrators Isabelle 'Isa' Sällström is having a lovely competition at the moment. Isa makes some lovely prints for both big and small and her colour sense and graphic eye is one of the very best. This is what you can win!!
1. A kit with the trays Trekant and Apple (value 700 SEK)
2. An optional print in (30,5 x40 cm) (value 370 SEK)
3. An optional imagepocket kit ( value 310 SEK )
This is what you need to do to be in the competition!
Like Isa Form on facebook. Share this competition with your friends and comment why you like her products.
Blog about this competition and make sure you comment on her blog about it and leave a link to it.
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The MiG-21 is a Soviet fighter jet seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It appears in the level "Executive Order" being used by the Soviet Air Force.
- The model seen in "Executive Order" is a Polish MiG-21, as distinguished by the Polish Air Force insignia on the tail. This is due to Treyarch's vehicle artists using former Polish Navy MiG-21 0880 as a reference.
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Vulcan (hypothetical planet)
Vulcan is a small hypothetical planet that was proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Attempting to explain peculiarities of Mercury's orbit, the 19th-century French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier hypothesized that they were the result of another planet, which he named "Vulcan".
A number of reputable investigators became involved in the search for Vulcan, but no such planet was ever found, and the peculiarities in Mercury's orbit have now been explained by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.[1] Searches of NASA's two STEREO spacecraft data have failed to detect any vulcanoids between Mercury and the Sun that might have accounted for claimed observations of Vulcan.[2] It is doubtful that there are any vulcanoids larger than 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) in diameter.[2] Other than Mercury, asteroid 2007 EB26 with a semi-major axis of 0.55 AU (82,000,000 km; 51,000,000 mi) has the smallest known semi-major axis of any known object orbiting the Sun.[3]
Argument for existence
In 1840, François Arago, the director of the Paris Observatory, suggested to the French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier that he work on the topic of the planet Mercury's orbital motion around the Sun. The goal of this study was to construct a model based on Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion and gravitation. By 1843, Le Verrier published his provisional theory on the subject, which would be tested during a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun in 1843. As it turned out, predictions from Le Verrier's theory failed to match the observations.[4]
Le Verrier renewed his work and, in 1859, published a more thorough study of Mercury's motion. This was based on a series of meridian observations of the planet as well as 14 transits. The rigor of this study meant that any differences from observation would be caused by some unknown factor. Indeed, there still remained some discrepancy.[4] During Mercury's orbit, its perihelion advances by a small amount each orbit, technically called perihelion precession. The phenomenon is predicted by classical mechanics, but the observed value differed from the predicted value by the small amount of 43 arcseconds per century.
Le Verrier postulated that the excess precession could be explained by the presence of a small planet inside the orbit of Mercury, and he proposed the name "Vulcan" for this object. In Roman mythology, Vulcan was the god of beneficial and hindering fire,[5] including the fire of volcanoes, making it an apt name for a planet so close to the Sun. Le Verrier's recent success in discovering the planet Neptune[6] using the same techniques lent veracity to his claim, and astronomers around the world attempted to observe a new planet there, but nothing was ever found.
In December 1859, Le Verrier received a letter from a French physician and amateur astronomer called Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, who claimed to have seen a transit of the hypothetical planet earlier in the year. Le Verrier took the train to the village of Orgères-en-Beauce, some 70 kilometres southwest of Paris, where Lescarbault had built himself a small observatory. Le Verrier arrived unannounced and proceeded to interrogate the man.
Lescarbault described in detail how, on 26 March 1859, he noticed a small black dot on the face of the Sun,[7] which he was studying with his modest 3.75 inches (95 mm) refractor. Thinking it to be a sunspot, Lescarbault was not at first surprised, but after some time had passed he realized that it was moving. Having observed the transit of Mercury in 1845, he guessed that what he was observing was another transit, but of a previously undiscovered body. He took some hasty measurements of its position and direction of motion, and using an old clock and a pendulum with which he took his patients' pulses, he estimated the duration of the transit at 1 hour, 17 minutes and 9 seconds.
Le Verrier was satisfied that Lescarbault had seen the transit of a previously unknown planet. On 2 January 1860 he announced the discovery of Vulcan to a meeting of the Académie des Sciences in Paris. Lescarbault, for his part, was awarded the Légion d'honneur and invited to appear before numerous learned societies.
Not everyone accepted the veracity of Lescarbault's "discovery", however. An eminent French astronomer, Emmanuel Liais, who was working for the Brazilian government in Rio de Janeiro in 1859, claimed to have been studying the surface of the Sun with a telescope twice as powerful as Lescarbault's at the very moment that Lescarbault said he observed his mysterious transit. Liais, therefore, was "in a condition to deny, in the most positive manner, the passage of a planet over the sun at the time indicated".[8]
Based on Lescarbault's "transit", Le Verrier computed Vulcan's orbit: it supposedly revolved about the Sun in a nearly circular orbit at a distance of 21 million kilometres, or 0.14 astronomical units. The period of revolution was 19 days and 17 hours, and the orbit was inclined to the ecliptic by 12 degrees and 10 minutes (an incredible degree of precision). As seen from the Earth, Vulcan's greatest elongation from the Sun was 8 degrees.
Numerous reports—all of them unreliable—began to reach Le Verrier from other amateurs who claimed to have seen unexplained transits. Some of these reports referred to observations made many years earlier, and many could not be properly dated. Nevertheless, Le Verrier continued to tinker with Vulcan's orbital parameters as each new reported sighting reached him. He frequently announced dates of future Vulcan transits, and when these failed to materialize, he tinkered with the parameters some more.
Among the earlier alleged observers of Vulcan, the following are the most noteworthy:[9]
- Gruithuisen, on 26 June 1819, reported seeing "two small spots...on the Sun, round, black and unequal in size"
- Pastorff, on 23 October 1822, 24 and 25 July 1823, six times in 1834, on 18 October 1836, 1 November 1836 and on 16 February 1837, also claimed to have seen two spots; the larger was 3 arcseconds across, and the smaller 1.25 arcseconds.
Shortly after eight o'clock on the morning of 29 January 1860, F A R Russell and three other people saw an alleged transit of an intra-Mercurial planet from London.[10] An American observer, Richard Covington, many years later claimed to have seen a well-defined black spot progress across the Sun's disk around 1860, when he was stationed in Washington Territory.[11]
No "observations" of Vulcan were made in 1861. Then, on the morning of 22 March 1862, between eight and nine o'clock Greenwich Time, another amateur astronomer, a Mr Lummis of Manchester, England, saw a transit. His colleague whom he alerted also saw the event. Based on these two men's reports, two French astronomers, Benjamin Valz and Rodolphe Radau, independently calculated the object's supposed orbital period, with Valz deriving a figure of 17 days and 13 hours, and Radau a figure of 19 days and 22 hours.
On 8 May 1865 another French astronomer, Aristide Coumbrary, observed an unexpected transit from Istanbul, Turkey.
Between 1866 and 1878 no reliable observations of the hypothetical planet were made. Then, during the total solar eclipse of 29 July 1878, two experienced astronomers, Professor James Craig Watson, the director of the Ann Arbor Observatory in Michigan, and Lewis Swift, an amateur from Rochester, New York, both claimed to have seen a Vulcan-type planet close to the Sun. Watson, observing from Separation, Wyoming, placed the planet about 2.5 degrees southwest of the Sun, and estimated its magnitude at 4.5. Swift, who was observing the eclipse from a location near Denver, Colorado, saw what he took to be an intra-mercurial planet about 3 degrees southwest of the Sun. He estimated its brightness to be the same as that of Theta Cancri, a fifth-magnitude star which was also visible during totality, about six or seven minutes from the "planet". Theta Cancri and the planet were very nearly in line with the centre of the Sun.
Watson and Swift had reputations as excellent observers. Watson had already discovered more than twenty asteroids, while Swift had several comets named after him. Both described the colour of their hypothetical intra-mercurial planet as "red". Watson reported that it had a definite disk—unlike stars, which appear in telescopes as mere points of light—and that its phase indicated that it was approaching superior conjunction.
These are merely the more "reliable observations" of alleged intra-Mercurial planets. For half a century or more, many other observers tried to find the hypothetical Vulcan. Many false alarms were triggered by round sunspots that closely resembled planets in transit. During solar eclipses, stars close to the Sun were mistaken for planets. At one point, to reconcile different observations, at least two intra-mercurial planets were postulated.
In 1877 Le Verrier died, convinced to the end of having discovered another planet. With the loss of its principal proponent, however, the search for Vulcan abated. After many years of searching, astronomers were seriously doubting the planet's existence.
In 1915 Einstein's theory of relativity, an entirely different approach to understanding gravity from classical mechanics, solved the problem.[1] His equations predicted exactly the observed amount of advance of Mercury's perihelion without any recourse to the existence of a hypothetical Vulcan. The new theory modified the predicted orbits of all planets, but the magnitude of the differences from Newtonian theory diminishes rapidly as one gets farther from the Sun. Also, Mercury's fairly eccentric orbit makes it much easier to detect the perihelion shift than is the case for the nearly circular orbits of Venus and Earth.
Observing a planet inside the orbit of Mercury is difficult, since the telescope must be pointed very close to the Sun, where the sky is only dark during a solar eclipse. Also, an error in pointing the telescope can result in damage for the optics, and injury to the observer. The huge amount of light present even quite far away from the Sun can produce false reflections inside the optics, thus fooling the observer into seeing things that do not exist.
The best observational strategy might be to monitor the Sun's disk for possible transits, but transits would only be seen from Earth provided the object orbits close enough to the ecliptic plane. A small, dark spot might be seen to move across the Sun's disk, as happens with transits of Mercury and Venus.
In 1915, when Einstein successfully explained the apparent anomaly in Mercury's orbit, most astronomers abandoned the search for Vulcan. A few, however, remained convinced that not all the alleged observations of Vulcan were unfounded. Among these was Henry C Courten, of Dowling College, New York. Studying photographic plates of the 1970 eclipse of the Sun, he and his associates detected several objects which appeared to be in orbits close to the Sun.[12] Even accounting for artifacts, Courten felt that at least seven of the objects were real.
Courten believed that an intra-Mercurial planetoid between 130 and 800 kilometres in diameter was orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 0.1 AU. Other images on his eclipse plates led him to postulate the existence of an asteroid belt between Mercury and the Sun.
None of these claims has ever been substantiated after more than forty years of observation. It has been surmised, however, that some of these objects—and other alleged intra-Mercurial objects—may exist, being nothing more than previously unknown comets or small asteroids. Today, the search continues for these so-called vulcanoid asteroids, which are thought to exist in the region where Vulcan was once sought. None have been found yet and searches have ruled out any such asteroids larger than about 6 km.[2] Neither SOHO nor STEREO has detected a planet inside the orbit of Mercury.[2][13]
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- Fictional planets of the Solar System
- Mercury's moon
- Nemesis (hypothetical star)
- Planet X
- Tyche (hypothetical planet)
- List of observations of solar and lunar transits of unknown objects
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Further reading
- Baum, Richard; Sheehan, William (1997). In Search of Planet Vulcan, The Ghost in Newton's Clockwork Machine. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 0-306-45567-6.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Levenson, Thomas (2015). The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0812998986.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- The subject was also featured on an episode of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World entitled "Strange Skies", originally broadcast on November 18, 1980.
External links
- Asimov, Isaac (1975). "The Planet that Wasn't", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Schlyter, Paul (2006). "Vulcan, the intra-Mercurial planet, 1860-1916, 1971", The
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.......the innovative idea of a woman, that I have never met: Nurse Elise Sørensen.
She was a Danish nurse that invented the ostomy bag in 1953 as she wanted a solution for her sister, that after cancer surgery had problems with her stoma. The sister became scared and somewhat anti-social because of the fear that the stoma would leak - Elise's invention gave her life quality back when reducing the fear when aided by the new invention.
The invention became the foundation of the Danish company COLOPLAST. I have known since age 8 or that the company produced items for people that had some problems with their bowels and bladder and never really knew what diseases that might cause these problems - reason I knew about the company was because that parents of some of the kids in my class worked there. The company has added several products to their portfolio.
Since October I started using one of the company's many products caused by a condition inflicted by my MS adding a second product in January. Makes my everyday manageable again and started participating in social events again. A specialist at the hospital told me that MSers embrace these products and the use of same faster than most needing them - most of us are determined to do what it takes to make broken things work somewhat normal.
Can not help thinking - what if Elise had not been innovative? Would we even have the aids/products we have today? I feel like I have been given a second chance and I am seizing it. For that I am grateful.


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Should our government be able to indefinitely detain and deny a trial to American citizens suspected of a crime? Given the Constitutional guarantee of due process, that question could seem a bit absurd. Yet late last year the House and Senate gave us new provisions in the NDAA, one of which is the allowance of indefinite detention of American citizens.
This isn't some heavy handed attack on freedom levied by the Democrats. It's not even some measure that passed narrowly in the House before Harry Reid forced it on us in the Senate. No, this attack on freedom carries much bipartisan support. Both Republicans and Democrats support this insanity.
You can see the House's roll call on the 2012 NDAA here and the Senate's roll call on it here.
Last month I wrote a piece about Justin Amash, the Congressman from Michigan who is fighting to fix the indefinite detention provisions in the NDAA. Amash has been outspoken on this issue, and his time to fight is coming soon.
The answer to Amash's concerns over the 2012 NDAA was to reinforce habeas corpus "for any person who is detained in the United States." Though that sounds pretty good, Amash addresses this answer in a letter to his Republican colleagues:
That sounds like an effective solution until you realize that no one believes habeas has been suspended. The Bush and Obama administrations haven't claimed that habeas has been suspended. The Supreme Court stated unambiguously in 2004, "All agree suspension of the writ has not occurred here." As Justice Scalia recognized, the Afghanistan AUMF "is not remotely a congressional suspension of the writ [of habeas corpus], and now one claims that it is."
Amash, along with Representative Adam Smith, has an amendment for the 2013 NDAA, which the House will begin working on this week. The Smith-Amash amendment will guarantee due process for anyone arrested inside the United States under the Afghanistan AUFM or the NDAA. It requires the government to make its case against a detainee in front of a judge – you know, as the Constitution requires.
Support of the Smith-Amash amendment is a no-brainer. Call your Congressman today. It's crucial that this amendment be passed so that the indefinite detention problems with the NDAA can be resolved.


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Pavel Padakin knows well what it's like to be dropped into another culture, knowing nothing of the language.
The Calgary Hitmen's Ukrainian import first came to North America in 2011, landing in Alaska with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. His grasp of the English language was minimal and there was no one else on the team who could translate.
Talk about being thrown into the fire.
It's amazing how far he's come; two years later and Padakin, who is entering his second season with the Hitmen, is now a translator. When the local Western Hockey League club nabbed Russian import Radel Fazleev in the Canadian Hockey League import draft last spring, Padakin knew what his next role would be.
"For him it's a little bit easier. When I came to the States, my first year, I didn't have anybody who could help me, translate for me," explained Padakin, who — in another lost in translation moment — was incorrectly called 'Pavlo' his first year in the WHL, but his name actually translates to 'Pavel' and has been changed on the Hitmen website.
"(Radel) feels good because if he doesn't understand something the billets just call me.
"It's a really good experience for our age to go through this. It just helps in hockey and helps in life, too. I think it's a pretty good experience for both of us."
Fazleev, 17, (sometimes written as 'Fazleyev') comes to the Hitmen from the Bars Kazan of the Russian youth league and more recently suited up for Russia's U18 team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Challenge over the summer where he scored a goal and three points in four games. With the Hitmen, the young centre has a chance to learn the North American style with aims on attracting the eyes of National Hockey League scouts. On Monday he was one of 35 WHL players on NHL Central Scouting's 'Ones to Watch' list for the 2014 draft.
"Probably the most important thing is Faz seems very eager to learn," said Hitmen head coach Mike Williamson.
"A lot of hockey language is universal.
"He's got a lot of upside in a lot of (key) areas," the bench boss added. "He's a very, very smart player."
Hitmen veteran Chase Clayton has noticed that upside, too.
"You can tell he's a hard worker and he's got character," said the 19-year-old, who is entering his fourth campaign with Calgary. "You can accept the fact that you can work with this kid because he's willing to put in the work to get better.
"He made the big adjustment to come over here in the first place, so that shows a lot about a guy like him."
And an adjustment it certainly is. Fazleev is mostly learning English from Padakin, his Calgary-based agent Vlad Shushkovsky and his billet family, whom he shares with veteran Hitmen defenceman Jesse Zgraggen.
"It was tough when he first came here because he didn't understand anything anybody was saying," translated Padakin. "But he's been here (a month) in Calgary. He has tried to learn a little bit and he has a really good billet family that is helping him to learn English.
"If somebody will write for him and he reads it, he'll understand the writing."
On the ice, few things need translating. Hockey is its own language.
"A lot of it's just reading off each other on the ice," said Clayton. "You can't exactly talk to him sometimes, but you can show him hand gestures or give him a tap when he does something right, so he knows he can make that play the next time.
"He's done well so far," he added. "There's definitely areas for him to improve, coming over and playing a different style of hockey. But the skill he's shown and playing with him on the power play — it's pretty easy to play with a guy like him. Even though there's a communication barrier between guys like him and guys like me, he reads the play well and knows where to be."
Fazleev certainly endeared himself early to the coaching staff when he tied for top spot in the gruelling beep test during main camp fitness testing . . . The Hitmen will host Red Deer in their home opener on Saturday (7 p.m., Saddledome). It will mark the return of Padakin to the lineup; he was suspended for the Hitmen's final two pre-season games and their season opener in Edmonton last Friday for a butt-ending major during a Sept. 6 pre-season game vs. Red Deer in Nanton . . . Good early start to the season for Greg Chase, who scored two of Calgary's three goals during a 7-3 defeat in Edmonton, even if he also contributed six penalty minutes. The 18-year-old, who produced 17 goals and 49 points in 69 games last season, was likely feeling right at home in Rexall Place after spending time at Edmonton Oilers training camp earlier this month.
The Rebels are still awaiting word whether or not Calgarian Matt Dumba will return from the Minnesota Wild, but it's very much up in the air. Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune called the defenceman "outstanding" in a pre-season game against the Winnipeg Jets last Friday where Dumba scored a key goal and looked the part on the blueline. However, the Wild have six blueliners on one-way deals — Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon, Keith Ballard, Clayton Stoner, Marco Scandella and Nate Prosser — plus 2012-13 rookie sensation Jonas Brodin, who, despite having a two-way deal, is a lock to make it. So Dumba — who has a two-way contract — only stays if he can prove good enough to force a veteran off the roster . . . Proving the strength of local minor hockey programs, as of Sunday there were 53 Calgarians on WHL rosters, plus 41 others from other areas in southern Alberta (from Red Deer to the U.S. border). And there isn't a single team in the league without at least one area product on the roster . . . Other than Fazleev, Hitmen teammate Jake Virtanen was also listed on central scouting's watch list on Monday, as well as local products Brycen Martin (Swift Current), Conner Bleackley (Red Deer), Brayden Point (Moose Jaw), Reid Duke (Lethbridge), Jared Hauf (Seattle), Spencer Jensen (Medicine Hat) and AJHLers Tanner MacMaster (Camrose) and Rhett Gardner (Okotoks).
Columbus Blue Jackets product Oliver Bjorkstrand of the Portland Winterhawks has set the WHL's early scoring pace, potting two goals and four assists in two games to start the season . . . Fellow import Julius Honka of Swift Current (NHL draft eligible in 2014) is off to a dazzling start to his WHL career; the 17-year-old Finnish defenceman, who was the 34th overall pick in last spring's Canadian Hockey League import draft, had a goal and five assists to pace the Broncos to a pair of wins on opening weekend . . . And Taylor Cooper has the Brandon Wheat Kings out to a 2-0 start with four goals so far, including a hat-trick in a 6-3 dismantling of Moose Jaw.


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My husband, being the amazing man that he is, took me on an eight day Bahamas cruise out of New York City for my birthday. We flew into La Guardia the day before we left and spent the night in a hotel near Central Park West. We wanted to make the most of our time in the city so after we dropped our stuff off in our small hotel room we hit the town!
We walked by Central Park (it was dark out and I've watched way too much Law & Order to want to walk in there at night!) and browsed through some cute vendors that were set up for the holidays. We thought about taking a carriage ride but I'm cheap and decided that we'd do that next time. We did have to stop and get a hot dog from a vendor cause I was STARVING.
We made it to 5th Ave and enjoyed the Christmas decorations on the stores. We stopped by St. Patrick's Cathedral on our way to see the Rockefeller tree. It's as gorgeous in person as it is on TV. We considered going ice skating. It's $26 a person and I would only skate for maybe 15 minutes so we decided to pass. We were super excited to find a Dunkin Donuts on our way to the subway.
After getting off the subway, The Man and I walked by Macy's to see their Christmas display on the way to the theatre. It was MUCH smaller than I expected. It was nice to be able to picture he worked for years ago. One of the guys he worked with still works there and just happened to be there and I got to meet him. We were hoping to get some Chinese food from the place that The Man used to eat at but it was gone. We were super sad. We got a slice and some garlic knots instead at a nearby pizzeria. I must admit that food was high on our list while in the city. There's just some food that the east coast does better!
I was pretty tired and was getting cranky (no surprise there!) so we decided to head back to our hotel. We took the subway cause I didn't want to walk all that way again. We stopped at Gray's Papaya for another hot dog. The Man used to eat here all the time when he lived in the city. Two dogs and a drink used to be two bucks; it's now five. I still don't think that's bad!
We were pretty full after all that food but we fell asleep pretty quickly. We didn't sleep in though cause we still had places to go and food to eat before boarding our ship!


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There has been a lot of sad news for Canadians happening lately. Just today the news is full of unthinkable things. Alberta's Premiere was being interviewed on the possibilities of sales taxes to cover the shortfall from resources, 17,000 employees of Target Box Store retailers will soon be looking for work, Real Estate prices are said to be over-valued with a possible drop in the near future, and the Loonie is tanking. The world oil prices are so low it is a losing proposition to mine Tar sands. All of the indicators the Harper Government was so heavily reliant upon have shown that they were betting on the wrong horses.
To no one's surprise the Harper government has switched its pitch from "You need to vote for us because we have given Canada a surplus" to "You should vote for us because at this time of economic crisis we are going to be steadiest at the helm." Anytime is the right time to vote Conservative according to Mr. Harper's yes men.
I am not unaware of the turmoil in the world. From religious fundamentalism wrapped in terror to a new reality of oil as an economic, cultural and social weapon we live in an unstable world today. Can you reflect on how quickly this instability has swept our blissful delusion of solid prosperity away in a moment? It was totally beyond our ability to influence it, let alone control it. No matter what spin the party politico talking heads will attempt to color it with, the reality is that there is much beyond Canada's control. We have not asserted ourselves as an independent nation and are rightly judged to an American Colonial vassal state. The colonial part is aligned to the Monarchy of Great Britain. Canada under the Conservative's view is still primarily a resource producer. Conservatives believe to stay solvent it is Canada's role to provide the resources that America will market to the word. I would agree we have neither the manpower, nor the total "skillpower" needed to do this on the scale required that makes it economically viable. Especially when the viability has been undermined by the falling oil prices. The beauty of the whole situation is that the oil producers have full control of something we in the West are severely addicted to: Gasoline. We claim the evils of climate change, begin to search actively and successfully for alternative renewable energy sources, all the while reluctantly burning more and more expensive fossil fuels. In fact this pricing of oil is a brilliant strategy which can in the long run damage or even destroy our lifestyle if we aren't prepared to change.
I say the only solution to this is to reinvent our lives in a sustainable fashion which increases our independence from the control of other more powerful states or interests via our addictions to cheap fossil fuel energy, cheaply produced commodities, and our consequently lowered ethical standards.
With a land mass full of minerals, forests and fresh water, 9 970610 km2 (The world's second largest country) and the population of Canada as of October 1996 was 30 000 000 (30 million) Canadians would/should be sitting pretty in a global warming future, at least in the short run.
What in the heck are we afraid of? Are we worried that we won't have the level of corruption of a society ruled by the one percent like our neighbors to the south? Just what do you need to be happy raising a family? A flat screen TV? Three Iphones? Two cars and a play station in a pool room? Just what is it that is making our children so prone to drug abuse and violence? Are we presently a healthy society? Is this the only model we have, driven by marketers, for a happy productive society? I just heard an interesting piece on CBC Radio one the other day concerning our youth and the problemsthat plague them.
We need to evolve in our understanding and give our youth as well as everyone more control over their lives. Freedom is a liberating joyous celebration of creativity which has always moved humanity forward to a new paradigm.
Conservatives who wish to deny people freedom even to vote lawfully, to achieve what state of consciousness they wish, drive people to disobedience of poor laws in a spirit of rebellion. Corruption and violent lawlessness are the consequences of poor laws created by poor lawmakers. Conservatism has always historically concentrated power and wealth into the hands of the one percent. Some of this concentrated wealth always falls into the hands of powerful criminals who flourish in this type of social setting.
The one percent has the wealth to hire marketing mercenaries who are able to coerce the collective viewpoint into whatever shape they please. This is where our unbridled powers of Canadian Prime Minister's Office can coopt elections using the public purse creatively. The PMO has too much power in Canada. There is a propensity to become dictatorial for any leader that might hold that office. Canadians have suffered for a century or more under the rule of powerful tyrants. Only occasionally have moments of enlightenment held sway. Mostly we have had rough handed, colonial, racist, narrow minded, anti-labor, short sighted governments. The easiest thing these talentless people could do was to steal resources from our natives and sell it to their corporate friends cheap.
The great Pierre's vaunted statement "Canada is a mouse sleeping with an elephant" is a direct reflection of Mr. Tudeau's mindset. He saw Canada as a "sleeping mouse." I can't understand why CBC is in such awe over this blunder. "We could be the 50 kilogram Elephant driver sitting between the beast's ears making it do our bidding with a twitch." That by KK in 2011. It is all about vision and ethical leadership which are in short supply in Mr. Harper's gang-of-thugs government.
Don't believe what the slick talking heads tell you. Reform is what we need at a time like this. A time for the blossoms of freedom to bloom again in Canada in 2015. Let the small minded Conservatives take a break and elect a minority government to show all parties who the heck is the real boss. We as Canadians want performance, cooperation and less political bs from our elected members..
Something I heard today on CBC Ideas really caught my attention because it was on topic..
"There were humans long before there was history," writes Yuval Noah Harari. Still just in his thirties, Professor Harari's book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is an international best-seller. IDEAShost Paul Kennedy in conversation with Yuval Noah Harari,winner of the Polansky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the HumanisticDisciplines.


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Walnut bread is easy to enjoy, but to get the most flavor out of your walnuts, roast them in the oven first. If you notice a purplish hue to the finished bread, that's normal. The iron in flour is reacting with gallic acid found in walnut skins. The Baker's Percentage for this bread is as follows:
Total Flour 1,000 g 100%
White Flour 900 g 90%
Whole-Wheat Flour 100 g 10%
Levain 200 g 20%
Roasted Walnuts 200 g 20%
Water 700 g 70%
Salt 20 g 2%
Roast the walnuts in a 350 degree oven for about 13 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool to room temperature. Add nuts at the beginning of the Mix and continue on through the Bake.
This is a great breakfast bread when toasted with a heavy drizzle of honey, but sinfully good as French toast or bread pudding. Good Morning.


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Things I liked: When the adapter is installed properly it works well with the 25 round bar magazine. See specifics in the next section.
Things I would have changed: This adapter is included with this rifle and must be used in conjunction with the long bar 25 shot magazine. You must carefully insert it into the breech end of the barrel before attaching the bar magazine. I say carefully b/c you must make sure the adapter port aligns with the barrel port when inserting it. Or, the magazine BBs will not feed into the rifle. The gun designers should have color coded the adapter port and the barrel port or placed alignment marks on these parts to make the job easier.
What others should know: The instructions included with this rifle do not address the above problem, and are very brief. I hope this will save all you soft air gunners a lot of time and frustration. Good shooting!
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Things I liked: Simple, illiminates the use of the 5 round magazine and single load cartriges
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