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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Welcome to Canada, Mr. President!
Appropriately enough, my friend Mike was playing around with Obamicons and made this one for/of me!
Note the fuzzy hat!
4 comments:
- Doug A Scott said...
Ha! Neat! I've noodled around with the Obamicons myself. I don't have any good shots of myself to use. I though of a Waitron on with the caption "Accessing." Or maybe a Trish one with a "Hhnrryuhn-hnuh." ;-)
- February 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Mrs. Duncan said...
I LOVED Wondrous Strange! I am a middle school teacher, and after reading your book, I went back and bought multiple copies to share with my kids. It's magical in so many way... and totally appropriate for me to recommend to teen readers.
THANK YOU. I would love to hear from you. If you are interested in talking to students and are planning a book tour to SoCal, I would love to connect. My kids read and recommend books for Barnes and Noble. I will have some on Wondrous Strange. I can send you some of their reviews if you are interested.
Okay. Big question. Will there be a second book and will there be ARCs available? ;-)
Thank you!
Beth Duncan
- February 21, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- Jenn Johansson said...
I love the fuzzy hat and the Obamicon! Hope you can stay warm! :D Thank you for the e-mail and for the tips on being patient. I will let you know when I hear anything! Still crossing my fingers, toes... pretty much anything that is crossable. ;)
- February 23, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Too funny! Please tell me that there will be a follow up to wonrous strange!? I am holding out hope that we will get to see what happens next:)
- March 12, 2009 at 7:33 PM


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Rebekah - posted on 07/03/2009 ( 8 moms have responded )
i started to take fenugreek and blessed thistle yesterday and after i took it i felt fatigued and my heart felt kind of jumpy. i also had some purpleish dots show up in just one spot on my left leg (no itching and they are not raised up and no where else on my body). i was just trying to boost my supply a little so i could have something to pump and save. i try pumping and it is like i pump all of his food out (i don't even get that much out... 2 1/2 oz. maybe) and he acts like he is not getting enough for the rest of the day. he tugs on me and crys like nothing is coming out. i just want some extra in case something comes up and i have to leave him with someone. any suggestions? has anyone else had any allergies or side effects from blessed thistle or fenugreek?

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Chapter 3Edit
High above the planet Toulvas, one of the massive city-worlds of the Galactic Federation, Samus had become restless. This was her third "mission" in two weeks, and now she was being sent to some planet named Lacarus Prime that was located near the very edge of Federation space, but she knew that it was most likely going to be another waste of time.
Ever since she destroyed the BSL research station along with planet SR-388, many of the higher ups in the Federation had gone into an uproar. When Samus had been put on trial, she would have lost if it had not been for ADAM uploading images of the disaster, such as those of guards being overwhelmed and massacred by x-parasite mimics and tanks filled with metroids onto holo-screens everywhere. Due to the massive public outcry at the experiments, most of the government officials realized their mistakes and Samus was released on all charges, but she would have to perform all missions given to her by the Federation for the next six months.
So far, every mission was to head out to some far out corner of the galaxy just because someone claimed they saw a space pirate ship and such, and even after the mission was complete, the pay she earned barely outdid the costs of the mission itself.
General Krinnel was furious. He had been this was ever since the bounty hunter known as Samus Aran had destroyed SR-388. The research station itself that had also been destroyed did not concern him at all, due to the fact that it could have always been replaced, but the x-parasite was a completely different matter. The creatures that were created by them were far superior to their originals in almost every way, and if they could be controlled, they would have made the Galactic Federation unstoppable.
He alone still held this view of the parasites, for almost everyone else realized, thanks to the tribunals of Samus Aran, that they were both far too powerful and far too deadly to control. And that led to another matter, for Krinnel had always disliked Samus for multiple reasons. His major one was that she "interfered" when it came to taking down the space pirates, a job he believed could easily have been accomplished by the Federation, but no, she had to defeat Mother Brain and her minions, by herself where all others had failed, including his own forces. Now all he wanted to do was to make Samus pay. As he walked over to the window of his office, overlooking a massive sky highway, he realized that he would have to be patient.
A secretary drone then hovered into the room and took its place behind him, holding several papers in its hands, which it passed on to the general before hovering out of the room. Krinnel merely glanced over the papers for several seconds, then exited the room, his destination the communications room.
Samus was preparing to make the jump to the Ovias system, when she suddenly received a message from command. General Krinnel appeared on the monitors. He said "Samus, we have received word that a pirate frigate was seen in the Metara solar system. You can return to your original mission once you complete this one."
This angered Samus, due to the fact that the Metara system was at the opposite side of the galaxy. She began to say "But sir!" When a second monitor turned on, revealing what looked like a Federation trooper except for the fact his armor was black, revealing him to be a member of Deltas "Reaper" squad.
The figure said "Jonas reporting in. Don't worry, me and the rest of the squad are already near the Metara system, so we'll take care of it." Krinnel looked furious, and appeared as if he was about to say something when Jonas added "Don't worry Dad; we've already finished our previous mission. The lead on Sylux was a dead end. Over and out." And with that, Jonas' monitor went blank, and soon after an infuriated Krinnel's monitor followed suit.
Samus, chuckling to herself, realized that she would need to properly thank Jonas for stepping in once again in order to "discourage" his father from getting back at her. Now with that out of the way, Samus activated and entered the newly formed portal.
Meanwhile, high over Lacarus Prime, a small fleet made up almost entirely of landing ships was preparing to invade the world. Commander Chitor had already sent an encoded message to space pirate command beforehand, and was now awaiting a reply from General Weavel. After waiting for several more moments, Chitor received the message he had been expecting, which stated that a ship with reinforcements would soon arrive. Almost as if on cue, a ship appeared out of newly activated wormhole.
As the ship docked with his, Chitor himself inspected the troops aboard. On it were a dozen elite space pirate commandos, several jet troopers, a group of Jolly Rodgers, and a squad of Dark Troopers, which were a breed of commandos with dark energy based armor and weapons. Suddenly, Chitor saw a large tank on the far end of the ship. Asking the captain what was in it, he was told "General Weavel wants no mistakes with this mission, so he's sending in one of the best."
Hearing this, Chitor walked over to the tank and looked in through the glass, and was momentarily stunned, for inside of it was an Omega Pirate. After regaining his composure, he laughed to himself and said "This mission cannot possibly fail."
Far below the space pirate fleet, on the planet, an evil presence was growing. The suit, still lying upon the pedestal where it had been placed, was angrily waiting for Dark Samus to return, for it knew that its revenge couldn't be fulfilled unless she was there. After several hours passed, it knew it had to take action.
Black tendrils formed from a product of its own creation, dark phazon, and began to connect the pieces of itself together. After a few moments, the suit stood up; though it constantly swayed back forth due to apparently it hadn't created a sense balance in itself. Attempting to walk forward, it nearly collapsed onto the ground, causing parts of itself to detach. As the armor reattached, the suit raised its head and stared at the basin filled with phazon that lay a distance before it, and realized that it didn't yet have enough power to get to it yet. Its visor flashed in anger before it quickly fell backwards onto the pedestal. Looking upward towards the nighttime sky, it suddenly sensed the presence of the fleet. This new factor to its plans greatly interested it. Perhaps these weaklings could help it to achieve its plan. Now it knew that its goal would soon be achieved.
Meanwhile, Dark Samus had already visited the "tribe" of Valfor, and she was greatly surprised. This "tribe" was more like a multistory town, made of what appeared to be clay and stone. Many Lacarions could be seen preparing for the arrival of night, due to torches had been lit and sentries had been positioned. Some Lararions were busy tending Nalps back into their pens, some were eating meals, and some were heading back to their homes. Valfor himself lived in a small building on the canyon wall, and they were both headed there right now.
As the darkness approached, Dark Samus noticed that some of the sentries had glowing eyes, revealing them to be golems. As she prepared to sleep in a guest room, the last thing she saw was the planets two moons through the window before sleep overtook her. Several hours passed, before the explosions occurred. The invasion had begun.


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Solo presentation in Manchester at the CFCCA
Some images from my first solo show which finished in January 2017 at the CFCCA. Titled – How I Learned to Stop Worrying (1945-2016) Photo credit – some are taken by C. M.… Continue reading
Some images from my first solo show which finished in January 2017 at the CFCCA. Titled – How I Learned to Stop Worrying (1945-2016) Photo credit – some are taken by C. M.… Continue reading
I've added my audio pieces to my website now, please have a listen if you feel so inclined, click on the pic below- Audio How I Learned to Stop Worrying (1945-2013) This composition… Continue reading
My latest short film – Man being eaten by alligator. Lighting – Tom Savage. Darking – Graham Brittain. I was commissioned to make a piece of work around the theme of Wilhelm… Continue reading
Lubomirov-Easton Gallery will be showing a drawing of mine at; Art Athina 2014 – International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens Stand 24 – Platform Projects 15-18th May Faliro Pavillion, Athens, Greece. … Continue reading
^Please click on the image below for more details^ The image is from my Death By Instruments series – Accordion Archival prints available here. All the artists featured in series 2… Continue reading
Atomic exhibition A video made by Benjamin Bridges of Hollow Earth with an interview with the curator Alli Sharma. In a fusion between East and West London, Transition Gallery travels from Hackney to… Continue reading
INDA 9 Publication My silverpoint drawings will be featured in the Independent Drawing Annual 9 published by Manifest. Due for release in late 2014 you can see examples of previous books here.
I collaborate with my friend Kev Clarke (a wonderfully eclectic multi media artist) under the psudenom Harris & Clarke. In October during the month long Animamus Art Salon:A Living Gallery London we collected… Continue reading
In a fusion between East and West London, Transition Gallery travels from Hackney to Hammersmith to present an exhibition of small works with big ideas by more than 30 selected artists at: 60… Continue reading
TODAY 11-4pm it's the WW Gallery BOGOF fundraising sale! Over 100 artists have donated art work to help fund the gallery's projects for the coming year. Great chance to start collecting as it's… Continue reading
DROP IN PSYCHO SALON FOR ONE DAY ONLY YOU CAN BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR DANIEL KELLY TO CUT YOUR HAIR, WE WILL HELP YOU THROUGH LIFE'S HARDSHIPS OFFERING ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE… Continue reading
Details of the latest Animamus Art Salon (Curated by Ventiko) at Bushwick Open Studios NY are here; http://www.animamusartsalon.com/upcoming/ I have two pieces on show at the exhibition.
La Petite Muerte publication is available to buy. Click on the image or here La Petite Muerte was an exhibition I curated at Drawers Gallery, London in November 2012. 60Pages of images and… Continue reading
The Magic Shop, I'll be showing a brand new installation piece alongside Karolina Magnusson-Murray's week long performance with other members of the xvi artist collective < detail shot of Lucy by Kirsty Harris,… Continue reading
One of my new collages is on show at OPENCUEB 2013 private view tonight 7pm-late. 45 artists are showing in the exhibition as part of South London's Last Fridays. cueB Gallery, The Brockley… Continue reading
I'll have a piece of work in this week long event – Curated by Ventiko It looks like such an amazing event – head down there if you live in New York! Animamus… Continue reading
The pose is taken from is Andrea del Sarto's Pieta with Saints 1523 http://www.kirstyharris.com This piece will be on show at CUEBOPEN 2013 at CueB Gallery, 325 Brockley Rd, London.… Continue reading
Please pop over and have a look at my new full website when you get chance – http://www.kirstyharris.com
TASTY MODERN – 15.02.13 – 09.03.13 – Public View 15th February 6-10 p.m I'll have a miniature silverpoint drawing of a skull on show for the first time. http://www.schwartzgallery.co.uk Exhibition dates: Friday 15th… Continue reading
Kirsty Harris, Study of a skull 1 (Patagonia) Silverpoint drawing on gesso panel, 2.5 x 3.5″ 2012 FAD WEBSITE #48 SOLD .
Study of a human heart 1 (anterior view), Miniature silverpoint drawing on gesso panel, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, 2012, SOLD
Tweet Art's final exhibition of the year opens tonight at Peep Gallery, Westgate Sudios, Wakefield 5-9pm Curated by Bob Milner and Alice Bradshaw. I'll have this collage on show; Which fairly obviously portrays… Continue reading
I'll have a print in the WW Gallery's Xmas bogof – top tip…bring £100 along or regret it!WW Gallery presents the Xmas BOGOF, a buy-one-get-one-free fundraising art sale. For 4 days only (19th… Continue reading
Rare screening of Voyage dans la lune at the Red Gallery on Sunday 18th November from 3pm onwards. I have a miniature painting on show alongside many other artists; Your Mum, Overlap, Mark… Continue reading
I have a miniature painting in the exhibition; "Minutiae" is a group show of works selected by gallery members in a response to an open call out of the same name.… Continue reading
Wonderfully shot, short film of our exhibition from Vile films http://www.vilefilms.com – have a gander at other projects they've worked on.
I'll be showing two miniature paintings to a new audience for the first time in Barcelona at Untitled BCN Gallery. Very exciting.
La Petite Muerte – Click here for Installation shots of the whole exhibition at Drawers Gallery, open Thurs-Sun 6-9pm until 11th November 2012.
I'm curating a group exhibition La Petite Muerte, at Drawers Gallery, The Haggerston, 438 Kingsland Rd, London, E8. The Private View is Thursday 1st November 2012 from 7-11pm. Open Thursday – Sunday 6-9pm… Continue reading
This is Not The Gallery, Matt Roberts Arts, 25b Vyner Street, London, E2 9DG Book Launch, 6:30 – 9pm, 4th October This Is Not The Gallery follows the progress of the 17 artists who took… Continue reading
I will have a miniature painting in the inaugural exhibition at The Porthole Space, Precious. Opening/Private View: 6-9pm Friday, 28 September, 2012 Porthole Space blog. The exhibition focuses on the precious. Preciousness can… Continue reading
Ms Lomax, Miniature oil painting on oak panel (walnut shelf) 4 x 6″ 2012 Wilson Williams Gallery link Link to online catalogue of the Group2012 exhibition
I have a little postcard in Sophie Hill's exhibition at Vegas Gallery, 274 Poyser Street, London, E2. Opening 26th Aug 6-9pm "Begun in 2009 by Sophie Hill, there are now over 300 postcards 'on… Continue reading
Catrine Bodum, Sarah West and myself have a piece in the show! Here is a little video of the opening night. Link to the online catalogue here.
I'll be showing miniature paintings in the exhibition along with other artists selected by Stephen Snoddy. Private View – Thursday 26th from 7pm.
John, Miniature oil painting on oak panel, 4 x 6″ 2012
Sebastian 6 x 4″ Oil on oak panel, 2012
Ms Lomax, 4 x 6″ Oil on oak panel, 2012. Ms Lomax has been longlisted for the WW Solo Award 2012 and will be exhibited in the group show at Wilson Williams Gallery,… Continue reading
<BACK TO MINIATURE OIL PAINTINGS Exhibited in the Portrayal exhibition at Three Colts Gallery Oil on board, 2.5 x 3.5″ 2007 Dave, Dan, Fiona, James, Teresa & Rich.
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In the current issue of Marie Claire UK, Shailene Woodley discussed her White Savior trip to protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota back in October. She eventually got arrested (which was streamed on Facebook Live) and charged criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot.
'I was strip-searched. Like get naked, turn over, spread your butt cheeks, bend over. They were looking for drugs in my ass.'…'When you're in a jail cell and they shut that door, you realize no one can save you. If there's a fire and they decide not to open the door, you'll die. You are a caged animal.'
Speaking as a Native American, putting drugs in your ass is against our beliefs. You'd think the police would know that by now. They should have checked her sock. But these cops probably had a good laugh watching Big Little Lies. Shailene's ass is all over the place! Remember that, Joe? Haha, sure do, Bob! Good times. Good times.
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Pasadena , CA
The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Over a 30-year period, 20th-century industrialist Norton Simon (1907-1993) amassed an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Modern and Contemporary Art from Europe and the United States, acquired by the former Pasadena Art Museum, also occupies an important place in the Museums collections.
The Museum houses more than 12,000 objects, roughly 1,000 of which are on view in the galleries and gardens. Three temporary exhibition galleries feature rotating installations of artwork not on permanent display. Highlights of the permanent collection include works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, and Picasso.
© Norton Simon Art Foundation
Monday: 12-5pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 12-5pm
Thursday: 12-5pm
Friday: 11am-8pm
Saturday: 11am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
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I am not very educated about rear shocks, so forgive my ignorance.
I am currently running a Manitou Swinger 3 way (that came stock on the 05 Prophet 1000). I am looking to replace it with something more versatile and that will give me more options for lockout/pedal-bob reduction. I am using this bike for some mild racing and want to get something more efficient for that purpose.
The specs are 200mm eye to eye with a 50mm stroke. The bike is 140mm travel
I am going to have to buy something used, so my options will vary. My question is whether the replacement shock has to be those exact measurements, or can there be some variation in either the eye-eye or the stoke distances?
Any suggestions of what would be a good shock to look for?
Does the shock determine the travel or this based on the frame?
Thank you, and again I apologize for my ignorance.


text: No, it's not Regina Spektor, it's singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist St. Vincent! Who has nothing to do with Saint Saviour or Saint Etienne and does look a bit like she could be Spektor's kinswoman in some way. Anyway, here's the utterly non-cheery "Cheerleader" video clip, which features St Vincent as a living giant exhibited in a museum? I mean, I don't even...ok.


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Sometimes when you start writing, you immediately find you muse for a character. Other times, it's a person you made up in your mind, someone that doesn't exist and to whom no one could physically compare. In the case of Rhys Edwards, I had someone specific in mind from day one. While I won't divulge who I imagined, simply because I don't want to influence a reader's imagination, I will say that it was a lot of fun imagining this man as my Rhys. I've always had a huge crush on him and he just fit the bill. Ellie wasn't as simple to cast. At first she was someone I had in my mind that I created, incomparable to any actress no matter how hard I tried to find a match for her. Eventually though, as I got to know Ellie and who she really was, I found the perfect person for her. It really suited her personality and the imperfections that made her both beautiful, yet human and normal.
In some cases I love when author's share their muses, but at the same time I feel it limits the reader. There are stories where I don't necessarily agree with their casting, despite that they're the ones that created the character. Sometimes their choice is so popular on social media, that it is almost impossible to picture who I want. This isn't to bash on authors that share, I often love it.
In fact, I'm kind of a hypocrite because once I'm done reading, and have made my own choice for a character, I'm often desperate to know who the author had in mind. It's especially the case if I LOVED the book. Even as a reader, there are characters that I have a hard time attaching a face to, and I've had to make someone up before. I've had friends ask me, who did you see as Christian Grey? That's easy, instantly I pictured Matt Bomer. But then I've had people ask me who I pictured as Will Sumner from Beautiful Player (my number one book boyfriend) or as Miles Archer from Ugly Love, and it's hard for me to say. They became combinations of various men (some real and some in my head) and I kind of like that I have my own exclusive version of those characters.
So while I won't divulge who my Rhys or Ellie were, or even my side characters Anne , James, or Leah, I will say that, to me, they are all cast perfectly. Hopefully they will be for you too, because YOU get to choose. I think that's important, at least in the earlier release of the novel. Maybe one day I'll say this actor was my Rhys and this was my Ellie, but for now, I want you to choose.
That being said, I do have a Pinterest page with lots of male and female muses, as well as boards specifically for the novel, so I hope you'll check them out. Maybe you'll be able to guess who I imagined, or maybe you can pick someone from there. Pinterest is such an amazing site, but it's especially great for creating these worlds in my head and I can't imagine how people wrote before it existed. I'm addicted and it's usually one of the first things I do when mapping out a story. I also have some of my favorite things (music, movies and books) posted so that you can get to know me.
Here's the link:Pinterest
I'm working on boards for my next novel now. I can't wait to eventually share those, and maybe, just maybe, I'll share my specific muses for that one. It could be fun to do things differently for that novel.
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Thursday, December 06, 2012
Thankful Again
Today, I am once again thankful: For doctors, health care and the flexibility of my job so I can go see my doctor. I can have my fears assuaged and my ability to run restored, well, almost. My doctor said there weren't symptoms of a fracture, and after several questions and tests, he determined that I have a muscle issue with the muscle that wraps around the back of my hip/pelvis. He said it was likely irritated and swollen, pinching my sciatic nerve. He said continue to rest, 10-14 more days of NO running, but I am allowed to cross train ("anything that doesn't hurt"). Then after that time, start again, but start slowly. Stretching twice a day, to relieve that tightness and tension, were also prescribed. So, yes, some time off will do me good-although, the eating needs to reflect time off not continued snacking. ;) Thank you, Readers, for your advice and your concern and encouragement. You are truly appreciated! :)
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
It's funny the things we take for granted. The things we appreciate, and when. When my husband and I were first married, he didn't travel much for work. We had our first daughter when we were very young, and our second 3 1/2 years later. When our youngest was just a few months old, my husband went out of town on business. We weren't in a great part of town, so we didn't talk to neighbors much. They were much older than us, too. While he was away, in Boston for a week, both of our children-under 4 yrs old-got the flu. And we got a blizzard. As in snow shoveled from the driveway was car height. My husband would call to check in here and there, telling me how much fun he was having. I was so resentful. I didn't sleep-partly due to the girls' bouts with flu, partly because I wasn't sure how to sleep alone and I was on alert for the girls who needed me. We didn't have email, texting, cell phones with unlimited long distance. My in-laws came and sent me out to the store, to get fresh air and a few minute break, which was so nice. Over the last 18 years my husband hasn't gone on many business trips. Recently, however, he's gone on 5 or so. It's funny the differences. I have two daughters who are old enough to carry on real conversations, help with dinner, etc. I have friends and neighbors who are here in time of need, if any arise. I am a stronger person and am ok tackling everything on the list, and I am ok being alone. Maturity? Less sleep deprivation? We also have the ability to communicate in so many ways. But, it's funny, I don't need them now, like I used to. But, boy, am I happy when he arrives home! :) Interesting those changing seasons in life. I hope the season you are in is happy, Reader.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Blogging everyday in November? Ha! I'm never close. I need a "blog every day" in June or July, as if summer is any less busy. I'm kind of in a slump right now. Running, as regular readers know, is an outlet for me. It relieves my stress, helps me to think more clearly... it is my only form of exercise. It helps me to burn the calories I eat. And I can eat a lot. I should clarify, I can eat a lot of things that are bad for me. ;) Since my half marathon I have only gone out for a run a handful of times. I have a nagging injury. I have taken time off and tried again. Only to see it return after the first mile. I notice this pain quite often throughout the day. It has limited my running (and my sanity ;)) so much that I am seeing my sports med doctor tomorrow. It has bothered me at such odd times that I am seeing him during my teaching hours and getting a substitute. It's frustrating. I have worked very hard to build up to where I am now. However, in the scheme of things, it isn't a life threatening illness, a debilitating disease (I don't think...) So, I continue to be thankful for what I do have. My girls are doing great and, as envious as I am, my husband continues to progress with his weight loss goal and his running goals. Things are good, here. Fingers crossed that I receive good news at my appointment. I hope you are well, amidst this holiday season, Reader.
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I think I recall this topic being discussed long ago, but I could use a refresher. I am just curious how many of you use Zimectrin Gold or Equimax as a wormer. I have been using Ivomec for several years, but I struggle off and on with tapeworms. I have used Albendazole liquid in the past, but it is a pain to dose/use. I would like to to find something like Z-gold or Equimax that I could substitute for the Ivomec every few months.
If you use it, chime in. If you use something different, let me hear about it. I would also like to hear your dosage recommendation (data driven if possible). Thanks.


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CFC on TV: Alumni Projects Airing This Fall
By Cory Angeletti-Szasz ● September 21, 2017 10:25
We'll be keeping busy this fall tuning into a whole range of new and returning TV series featuring work by CFC alumni, both in front of and behind the camera. From laugh-out-loud comedies to emotionally charged dramas, be sure to check out the following hotly anticipated series:
Bad Blood (photo courtesy of Rogers Media)
Bad Blood
- Look out for CBC Actors Conservatory alumna Amber Goldfarb in Bad Blood, a six-part original series based on Montreal mobster Vito Rizzuto (played by Anthony LaPaglia). The series premiere airs Thursday, September 21 at 8 p.m. ET on City and was executive produced by alumni Mark Montefiore, Virginia Rankin and Josée Vallée.
Star Trek: Discovery
- Much-anticipated series Star Trek: Discovery makes its debut on CTV and Space on Sunday, September 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET and features CBC Actors Conservatory alumni Emily Coutts and Patrick Kwok-Choon.
Alias Grace (photo courtesy of CBC)
Alias Grace
- The long-awaited series premiere of miniseries Alias Grace, written and produced by alumna Sarah Polley, airs on Monday, September 25 at 9 p.m. on CBC.
Giacomo Gianniotti on Grey's Anatomy (photo courtesy of ABC)
Grey's Anatomy
- Actors Conservatory alumnus Giacomo Gianniotti returns as Dr. Andrew DeLuca in Grey's Anatomy Season 14. Tune in to the two-hour season premiere on Thursday, September 28 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV.
The Disappearance
- Check out the premiere of CTV's gripping new original mystery event series The Disappearance, directed by alumnus Peter Stebbings, on Sunday, October 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.
Ten Days in the Valley
- Stay tuned to CTV on Sunday, October 1 to catch the buzzed about Ten Days in the Valley, starring Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Kyra Sedgwick, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The series sees a number of CFC alumni behind the camera: Tassie Cameron (writer/executive producer), Marsha Greene (writer/co-producer), Aubrey Nealon (co-executive producer), Chris Roberts (producer), and Sherry White (executive producer).
- Catch CBC Actors Conservatory alumnus Matt Murray in 9JLK, a new comedy from Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains), premiering on Monday, October 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on Global.
Travelers (photo courtesy of Showcase)
- The highly anticipated second season of hit time-travelling series Travelers, starring Eric McCormack, returns to Showcase this fall, with the premiere airing on Monday, October 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series is created, written and executive produced by Brad Wright, and CFC alumni Ashley Park, Pat Smith and Jason Whiting wrote for Season 2. Travelers was originally developed at the CFC in our 2014/15 Prime Time TV Program when Brad Wright was the Executive-Producer-in-Residence.
Slasher 2: Guilty Party
- Season 2 of thriller series Slasher, created and executive produced by Aaron Martin, returns on October 17 on Netflix -- just in time for Halloween. Catch CBC Actors Conservatory alumnus Lovell Adams-Grey as Peter Broome in Season 2, which is set in the remote Canadian wilderness and revolves around a group of former summer camp counsellors who are forced to return to the isolated campground to retrieve evidence of a crime they committed in their youth.
- Frontier returns to Discovery Canada on October 18 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT for the first of six episodes in Season 2. The second season sees a number of CFC alumni involved behind and in front of the camera: Sherry White (head writer/executive producer), Edwina Follows (executive producer), James Patrick (editor), Brad Peyton (director/executive producer), Brett Sullivan and Paul Fox (directors), and actors Jean-Michel Le Gal (as Commander Everton), Joel Thomas Hynes and Diana Bentley.
The Great Canadian Bake Show
- On Wednesday, November 1 at 8 p.m. tune in to CBC for the premiere of The Great Canadian Bake Show, the homemade version of the popular British baking competition. Keep your eyes peeled and you might just see some scenery from Windfields Estate – the show was filmed on CFC's campus this past summer.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
- Catch the series premiere of Frankie Drake Mysteries, following Toronto's only female private detective in the 1920s, on Monday, November 6 at 9 p.m. on CBC. The series is written, created and executive produced by alumna Michelle Ricci, stars actors alumnus Emmanuel Kabongo as boxer Moses Page and features fellow actors alumnae Gia Sandhu and Kelly Van der Burg.
The Indian Detective
- On Thursday, November 23 at 9 p.m., tune in to CTV for the debut of The Indian Detective, a four-part, one-hour, comedy-drama starring Russell Peters and actors alumna Gia Sandu, as well as music by alumus Todor Kobakov and editing by John Nicholls.
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Sacré Job!
Is it a stork? Is it Alsace?
Seeing Marguerite at the Agri-Village
Paris:- Saturday, 14. June:- Reluctantly leaving the café Le Bouquet a few evenings ago I picked up one of the advertising postcards on the way out. I pick up loose information wherever I find it, even if a lot of it ends up in the trash. But this card said, 'Les Paysans du Monde Sont au Champ de Mars.'
It also poses a vital question. "When you are sipping a 'milk-grenadine' drink, do you think of Patrick and Marguerite?" The picture on the card shows Patrick thinking about - and fondling - his beautiful cow, Marguerite. A sub-text says, "Sacré job!"
Then I considered the dates printed on the card. 'Du 11 au 15 juin 2003,' it said. A quick calculation told me this is right now. Today. How can this be? It was not a 'future event' for June. I didn't see it in Le Parisien or on the TV-news. Admittedly I missed the TV-news on account of sitting in the Bouquet and had forgotten to buy Le Parisien.Young farmers with huge appetites after the Agri-Parade.
The card really has a lot of info on it. It says that Patrick and Marguerite 'make milk for the world.' But the important message was 'Agri-Parade' and 'Agri-Village,' and I supposed these were connected to the Champ de Mars.
Everybody knows that the Champ de Mars is used for all sorts of events. Since it is about 700 metres long by about 220 metres wide and it has a lot of grass on it, I supposed Marguerite might feel right at home there.
I turned over the card and read that the 'world's farmers' planned to celebrate the arrival of a 'Agri-Parade' of 36 floats at the 'Agri-Village' on the Champ de Mars at 14:00. This would be more floats than in the Techno Parade and the Gaypride thing combined. My 'Ed's' mind said, 'major event.'
But even as I ride the métro over there doubt lingers. I mean, how could the 'Paysans du Monde' have filtered into town without there being a big hoopla about it? Are they only noticeable when they're bashing globalization?
Ah, who cares? Anything is possible here. Even the weather. After being mostly sunny and hot but pretty muggy yesterday, it has decided to be mostly cloudy and pretty muggy today. When I get to the Avenue de Suffren, I do see that there is something on the Champ de Mars besides grass.This wierd machine is actually a grape picker.
At the Place Joffre it is clear that the paysans are here and so is their parade, and a bunch of other stuff. 'Other stuff' is a plywood replica of Marguerite, I note right away. I too, ever a city lad, know what a replica of a cow looks like.
Rather than disturbing the grass of the Champ de Mars, the parade floats and the 'Agri-Village' are ranged around it. There is a lot of spare space next to the Champ de Mars, so I am a bit surprised the grass part hasn't been used for grazing cows. But this is a minor quibble.
The 'Agri-Village' is not so minor. It has five basic sectors - Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and 'Big Spaces.' Beyond these there is a sixth sector, for France's regions - which are Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Rhône-Alps, Midi-Pyrénées, Sud-Ouest, Ouest, Est, Nord, Centre, the Massif-Central, Méditerranée and Normandie, plus the Outre-Mer.
Ranged around the edges are dozens of new tractors, and the parade floats. These are more elaborate than any I have ever seen before in France. Besides farming, young farmers seem to be France's parade float specialists. If farming doesn't pay enough, they could probably do well in the circus business.
Before I get far, the downpour starts. I manage to get a good soaking before reaching the shelter of the trees lining the Champs. As soon as I am sheltered, the rain stops.
From signs I see, the reason for this event is cleared up. The World Congress of Young Farmers started on Wednesday, and continued until Président Jacques Chirac made the closing speech on Friday at noon. A two-hour lunch completed the congress.
I should have watched TV-news last Wednesday. Maybe I would have seen the 'Agri-Village' then. But I see it now, starting with Latin America. There are informative signs all over, big photo-blowups, and big video screens talking clearly, and then I see my first rice paddy.Wine is also an agri-product, usually meant to be swallowed.
I see this because I wander into 'Asia.' It may also be a 'world first' - as in the 'first' rice paddy ever to be on the Champ de Mars. It is not a big one, but the recent rain has done it no harm.
After a 'public region' laden with wine outpourings and food samples, Africa comes next. Each of the continental 'houses' is a long, narrow tent, with another line of tentlets opposite, and each features some basic items, a stage big enough for five performers, plus the photos and the info signs. Putting Africa into one set of tents isn't easy, but there is still too much to see quickly.
Put another way, this 'Agri-Village' is a big show. It says somewhere here that France's young farmers have organized it, and it shows they know what they're doing - besides farming.
The message is, the world's country people are feeding the world with an incredible variety of foodstuffs. For example, 45 percent of the world's population is engaged in producing food. There are 1.3 billion active farmers worldwide. Meanwhile, some 600 million country people, living on the land, are under-fed.
According to FAO statistics, there are two million farmers in France, 16.3 million in the European Union, 6.3 million in the United States, 441 million in Africa and 854 million in China.This is - I don't know what this is.
The European Union is the world's leading food exporter, but is also the world's leading importer, with imports exceeding exports by 23 billion dollars according to the WTO. France, in contrast, exports considerably more than it imports. All that cheese, all that wine, I suppose.
Yet the agricultural sector only accounts for 4.5 percent of the national economy. Of the two million farmers, only 900,000 are active. The 663,000 farms existing today are only half of those counted 20 years ago. The vast majority of farms in France are run by individual farmers. Of the 30,000 farms sold annually, only 10,000 find buyers.
Despite this apparent contradiction, it is France's policy to export the idea that developing countries should gain sovereignty over their own food production.
This is in contrast to exporting credits so that developing countries can buy food from low-cost producers in developed countries. It is also in contrast to subsidizing farm production in France, so that farmers in developing countries can't compete.
What France can't grow, it imports. Luckily for many developing countries, France produces next to no cotton, rice, peanuts, coffee or cocoa. Personally, I account for a tenth of France's importation of peanuts, and make nothing anybody can eat.
Anyway - before this gets too heavy if it already hasn't - France's young farmers have their feet firmly planted in the dirt, except when they are showing off their stuff in Paris - or having arguments in Brussels.
I wander up one side of the Champ de Mars and down the other, and somehow miss the 'Grands Espaces' because the 'Sud-Ouest' across the way beckons, followed by the 'Est,' and then I am out in front of the Ecole Militaire looking back over some of the floats that are overlooked by the Tour Eiffel.
I think what it all means - besides having to eat to live - is that a really big crowd of young farmers is perfectly capable of coming quietly to town, and then turn out to be hard to overlook if you happen to be in the right place at the right time.This is - Marguerite, of course. Even I know it.
Also, being a lad of the city and afraid of cows unless the are the docile 'beautiful' blondes that are often on show at the Salon de l'Agriculture, it gives kind of a warm glow to see some of the young farmers responsible for my daily loaf of bread, my handfull of peanuts, my nightly bit of cheese - as well as all the cafés I have every day.
Thank you Patrick, thank you Marguerite!
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Growing up, Eva has had a different answer for each time she was asked the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?"- which is another way of saying she had no idea. All she knew was that she liked observing people, writing flowery poems and overly dramatic short stories, and the Internet – to the point where her parents would have to pull the phone plug (remember those?) every night, just to get her to go to bed.
With still no definitive answer to the "what do you want to be" question, Eva got her BA in Communication at Deree College and decided to continue her studies in Boston, where she pursued a Master's Degree in Public Relations at Boston University. It was there that she was first exposed to the endless possibilities that arise when the ever-blossoming world of online communities meets the world of professional storytellers and thought that maybe, finally, this could be her calling.
Before joining Interweave, Eva built her experience working as a PR professional and content marketer for agencies in Athens & New York. More recently, she was part of iProspect's content marketing team where she had the opportunity to work for multi award winning projects, such as the Oreo Facebook page and handle multilingual social media accounts with global audiences in the hundreds of thousands. Overall, she has worked for a diverse selection of clients, including Aegean Airlines,Trident, L'Oréal Professionnel, Hellenic Seaways, Estée Lauder L'Oréal Paris, Maybelline & Garnier. She also currently shares her passion for digital communication with her students at Deree, where she serves as a Part-time Instructor.
Eva is an avid consumer of pop culture, a ballet geek and a fan of obscure trivia. She lives in Athens with her daughter, a fluffy cat named Clary.
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Deal could settle Boeing plant fight
A deal between Boeing and its Machinists union Wednesday could quiet GOP attacks against the Obama administration and National Labor Relations Board about the fate of a South Carolina 787 Dreamliner plant.
If the tentative deal is ratified allowing the Boeing's new 737 MAX aircraft to be built in Renton, Wash., the union said it will withdraw its grievances against the aerospace manufacturer over the South Carolina plant, potentially putting an end to a seven-month, highly charged labor debate.
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The NLRB filed a lawsuit against Boeing in April alleging that its plant's location in North Charleston, S.C., (a right-to-work state) was in retaliation for union involvement with its Washington state plant.
The South Carolina plant quickly became a prime target for the GOP and was visited by a number of the Republican presidential hopefuls.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has said the NLRB is trying to dictate where jobs are created and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in October that the board is essentially saying "you can't build a factory in a non-union state." South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) has called for the disbanding of the NLRB because of the lawsuit.
Wednesday, Boeing and its Machinists union reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor extension, ensuring that the new 737 MAX aircraft is built in an existing Boeing facility in Washington state. The deal would also preserve pensions for new workers, includes 2 percent yearly wage increases and raises some health care premiums.
"If our employees ratify a new agreement, building the 737 MAX in Renton will secure a long and prosperous future there, as well as at other sites in the Puget Sound area and in Portland, Ore., where 737 parts are built," said Jim Albaugh, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president, in a statement.
South Carolina Republicans are still skeptical, however.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said a deal that would result in NLRB dropping the grievance "would certainly be welcome," but he was wary of the NLRB's role in the Washington negotiations.


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New jungle item will make Ivern better?
Ivern is by far not the best jungler in the world. Yet, an Ivern main is still #26 in the NA challenger ladder ("DOINKMACHINE96"), and he was rank 1 a little while ago. With the new jungle item being on the PBE, giving you a free vision ward every time you take an enemy jungle camp, don't you think Ivern is gonna be a lot better? Seeing as the only thing Ivern has to do to take enemy jungle camps, is to Q over a wall and steal it in 2 seconds. Riot obviously want to put more emphasis on vision for the jungler, and this will clearly help with that a ton. What do you guys think? Will the new changes bring Ivern back?
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Marine plants come in two forms. Some marine algae are so small they can only be seen under a microscope. Others are very large called macroalgae or seaweeds, such as Macrocystis, a species of kelp belonging to the Brown Algae group, which may reach 60 meters in length.
Because of its salt content, salt water is more economical than fresh water for growing algae. The main nutrients needed for algae growth is already present in seawater.
Seawater is a solution of salts of nearly constant composition, dissolved in variable amounts of water. There are over 70 elements dissolved in seawater but only 6 make up>99% of all the dissolved salts; all occur as ions - electrically charged atoms or groups of atoms:
Composition of Seawater
7.68 wt%
1.16 wt%
30.61 wt%
3.69 wt%
1.10 wt%
Macro-algae are cultivated at sea mainly by simply tying them to anchored floating lines. Seaweeds do not require soil, and are already provided with all the water they need, a major advantage over land production of biofuels since water is the most limiting factor for most agricultural expansion, especially with climate change
Algae Production in Open Ocean Environments
Many countries have limited land for farming or growing oil crops, or for that matter algae, but have much larger ocean areas. So a natural question that arises is: how can algae be cultivated in ocean environments for biodiesel? Most research so far into algae-culture have concentrated on inland & controlled sites.
To get high oil yields per Acre the environment needs to be controlled to a significant extent in order to keep other species from coming in and taking over. It will be extremely difficult in open, uncontrolled environments to keep lower, undesirable strains of algae from taking over high oil algae, which aren't particularly competitive in such open environments. Also to be considered are problems such as how to harvest in an open ocean, etc. At this stage of research hence, harvesting specific strains of algae in open ocean environments appears to be a considerably difficult matter.
For more inputs on heterotrophic algea in the context of
Biodiesel see: Replacement
Diets for Live Algae – from FAO & Biofuels
Production from Microalgae after Heterotrophic Growth (PDF)
See the following sections in Cultivation of Algae in Marine environment:
- Algal Strains for Marine Cultivation
- Nutrients in Marine Environment
- Harvesting in Marine Environment


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Three generation of violinists to perform in Dover Lane
The 64th edition of this year's Dover Lane Music Conference will see three generation of famous violinists coming together and enthrall music lovers enthralling presentation.
Violin exponent Padma Vibhushan N Rajam will take the stage with her daughter Sangeetha Shankar, and two grand daughters Nandini and Ragini Shankar on the second day of the four-day musical extravaganza at Nazrul Mancha starting January 22.
"When you listen to such a concert, it will seem that the raga is being expanded by one artiste though three artistes are playing," septuagenarian Rajam, who will be honoured with the 'Sangeet Samman Award 2016' at the concert said here.
"We have seven generations of musicians in our family. I've been trained by my father since when I was only three years old. There are 12 violinists in our family... my brother TN Krishnan, he is 86, is there... The tradition of our family is to hand over the musical tradition to the next generation," she stated.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma will inaugurate this year's concert which will also see eminent singer Prabhati Mukherjee besides Amjad Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan on the sarod and Kaushiki Chakraborty in the night-long programme scheduled to end on January 26.
Shoukat Hussain Khan (vocal), Anupama Bhagwat (sitar) and Mukul Shivputra (son of vocalist Kumar Gandharva) will also perform in the programme.


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My students started their unit on comedy and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Last year, while I was on maternity break, I had my substitute do a generic Shakespeare scavenger hunt. Yay. I had planned on using this scavenger hunt this year. I mean it's better than a PowerPoint on Shakespeare, right? My students are engaged and that makes everyone happy. But I wanted more. More engagement and using technology. After an i3 meeting and watching a group present Scavr, I thought this would be fantastic!
Scavr is an online scavenger hunt. It's free (I like that!). You create an account, set it up, send the link to the students (or post it), students create an account and then create a team. Then, (here's the kicker) they'll need an Apple device. Now, if you have middle school or high school students (like me) that shouldn't be a problem. Mine had a great time using their phones. If your school has iPads this would work too. Right now Scavr doesn't work with other types and that was a sad moment. Students will go to Find an Event on their device and the event they registered for will be there.
Some really neat things that Scavr brings that your every day scavenger hunt doesn't: they can take pictures or videos. You set the points for each question and can give bonus points. If what they submit isn't what you want you have the ability to accept it or reject it. This also shows up on their device and notifies them with a checkmark or an x.
The following are some examples of what my students were able to submit on their scavenger hunt.
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I plan on using this again. I really liked it. The students really liked it. It's a little confusing with registering but not too bad. There aren't instructions on Scavr which would be nice. Later on in the year, we'll be studying the Holocaust. I plan on using Scavr again with that unit. Hopefully, it'll be just as successful!
I hope you give it a try!


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Hello lovely ladies and gents,
Today's article is a post of a "what's in my make up bag.
We are going to have a look what's in it and what I use on a daily base.
Make up bag from a shop in Holland called " Zeeman "
Really cheap and I recommend this one to all dutch people.
I don't know if they have a 'Zeeman' in other country's.
The bag has a really cute color and pretty flowers on it.
And you can put a lot of stuff in there.
It's very bright and colorful and I absolutely love it.
It costed about 2 euro which is amazing.
This is everything what's in my make up bag.
And I'll show you one by one what's in there.
Lets have a look !
Two Catrice Lashes to kill mascara's
I absolutely love this mascara and it's around 3/4 euro , which is a great deal.
I am talking about the Catrice Lashes to kill mascara.
Click on the link to see a review on this mascara
Two Catrice eyeliner pens
One is in Carbon black and the other i'm still testing out and that one is just black.
I wear a winged eye on a daily base and these eyeliner pens work great.
Two Bourjois healthy mix concealer.
This works great for my 'eyebags' when I have them.
And just makes my face look a little more awake.
Catrice infinite matt foundation.
I've been using this foundation for a while now and I like it.
I would like to try another one out when this one is gone.
My ELF cream eyeliner.
I've been using this cream eyeliner for a long time and I absolutely love it.
I wear this a few times a week when I have a little more time to do make up.
And I love it every single time , it's very creamy and very gentle on your eyes.
My Catrice sun glow matt bronzing powder.
I really love this bronzer because it's matt.
It's more natural to wear a bronzer without a shimmer and you can wear it with almost everything.
I always use this bronzer to shape my cheeks a little and you need a matt bronzer then.
My Bourjois éclat mineral face powder
I like this powder , it's light and just gives the right amount of coverage.
It sets my make up and most of the time I only powder my T-zone.
My Sleek Pan tao blush.
This is a gorgeous bright orange blush and I love it very much.
This blush is great to pop a little splash of color to your make up.
This blush is great to pop a little splash of color to your make up.
My Sephora eyebrow pencil.
I have a little chip in my brow so I have to fill that up sometimes.
Or even if I just want to shape my brows a little.
My NYX jumbo pencil in Milk
When I do an eyelook with very bright colors I use this one for a base.
But I bet you all know the jumbo pencils from NYX.
Because they are amazing.
My Labello Pure & Natural lip balm in Mint & Minerals.
I really LOVE lip balms and I want my lips to be smooth.
And this lip balm is just amazing , and I specially love the mint smell.
Last but not least
My essence pencil sharpener.
I use this to sharp my pencils of course haha.
I just recently bought this one and I think it works just like it should be working.
Well this was it for my make up bag.
I named everything , if you want to know something just ask i'll comment back.
I hope you liked reading and enjoyed watching.
With lots and lots of love ,
Rianne x


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Expecting a White Christmas
There is a bustle of activity and just a little excitement here at the Red Farmhouse. We are expecting a White Christmas! It may not seem like a big deal in other parts of the country but in Oklahoma it's a HUGE deal. Honestly, I can count on one hand the number of White Christmas Days that I have seen.
Three years ago just after we moved in we had one.
It was so fun!
This year we have lots of animals to take care of though. The storm preparation list was quite long this morning.
So while I'm inside making
a pumpkin roll,
cinnamon rolls,
chocolate mousse,
strawberry pretzel jello
potato casserole,
green beans,
pork tenderloin with orange marmalade sauce.
(Notice I mentioned the sweets first. They are in order of importance, of course.)
Outside, the guys are moving hay bales,
putting up hoses,
getting the generators ready to run,
checking the tractor,
plugging in trough water heaters,
filling up feed buckets,
bringing in wood for the fire,
&, &, &,
all the while dreaming of sledding behind the John Deere Gator across our flat farm.
Ok, they aren't the only ones dreaming of a white Christmas.
I'm pretty excited about it too!


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Extension services: master or servant?
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CTA. 1997. Extension services: master or servant?. Spore 68. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Agricultural extension services link research workers and policy-makers with farmers. All too often extension services havebeen structured and operated on the assumption that farmers are largely passive, that they are illiterate and therefore...
Agricultural extension services link research workers and policy-makers with farmers. All too often extension services have been structured and operated on the assumption that farmers are largely passive, that they are illiterate and therefore ignorant, and that they are unable to innovate or to integrate new cropping and livestock practices into their established agricultural systems. New approaches to extension have been tried but have been found wanting. Meanwhile, the need for rural revival and increased food security is more urgent than ever. Key questions must be addressed. What do farmers want in terms of advice and assistance to help them improve productivity on a sustainable basis? In what forms are advice and assistance best provided? Who should be responsible for the maintenance of extension services? And how should extension services be funded? Without further development of their rural areas, it is unlikely that the majority of sub-Saharan African countries will be able to feed their people, develop industries based on their primary agricultural products, provide adequate employment or sustain current levels of foreign exchange earnings from their exports. Without a more rational approach to the management of natural resources, erosion will increase and there will be an accelerating decline in soil fertility, water resources and vegetative cover. Yet, if rural development policies are to be formulated with the aim of satisfying each nation's needs for food and employment opportunities, they can only be put into practice with the active and willing participation of millions of rural people living in scattered and distant communities who need to know, to learn and to be motivated to change. This is the challenge facing policy-makers, research institutions and extension personnel throughout the continent. Farmers' priorities In the past, extension has at best enjoyed localized success; more often it has fallen far short of targets. Among the reasons for this are some concepts of what constitutes extension. A widely accepted view has been that it is a means of delivering to farmers information based on technologies developed by international, national or commercial research; and that agricultural extension is the promotion of something which farmers would otherwise neglect. This smacks of the transfer of technology, top-down approach where 'outsiders' believe they know what is best and farmers are expected to accept and implement received wisdom, whether or not they see the need for it. In too many instances the 'outsider' view has reflected government or donor priorities, and extension has attempted to promote policies and projects designed and developed without prior consultation with the potential beneficiaries. Inconveniently for those who hold such views, farmers have proved to be independent and to have their own experiences, perceptions and understanding of their soils, crops, animals and markets. Moise Mensah of Benin, former Deputy President of IFAD, has recently defined the function of extension as the dissemination of knowledge that is necessary for improving agricultural productivity. Jon Moris, author of Extension alternatives in tropical Africa, believes it to be the promotion of technology to meet farmers' needs; and Jules Pretty, of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and author of Regenerating agriculture, has observed that there are strong feelings among rural people that they do not like plans to be made for them by others. Robert Chambers of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) was arguably the first of a growing number of authorities to emphasise the need to put the farmer first. For most of the post-Independence period in Africa (and pre-Independence too) the emphasis has been on promoting 'modem' agriculture. Intercropping was deemed untidy and inefficient, and old landraces low-yielding. Farmers were urged to switch to cash crops, to grow crops as sole stands, and to adopt new high-yielding varieties together with the use of fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation. But in many cases the technical packages that were supposed to generate agricultural growth not only failed to deliver the expected benefits of higher productivity, better food security and higher living standards, but they also left farmers in debt and unable to repay the loans taken out to fund these higher input systems. At a CTA workshop on agricultural extension in Africa held in Yaoundé, Cameroon in January 1994, Moise Mensah observed: 'We have focused on productivity instead of household food security. We have disregarded the fact that farmers do not manage individual crops but complex livelihood systems. We have focused on men and neglected the increasingly major role women play in food production in Africa.' Farmers' requirements might thus be summarized as follows: to be recognized as men or women with varying responsibilities on their farms and in their communities; to be invited to participate in the formulation of development plans; and to receive recognition of their traditional knowledge, incomplete though it may be. Whose responsibility? Extension services are criticized for being under-staffed (too few extension agents for the number of farmers), top-heavy (too many office-bound senior staff), inflexible and remote. In many countries 60-80% of budgets are allocated to salaries and up to 80% of budgets may be foreign financed, a dependence on external funding that is not sustainable. Jon Moris has written: 'Basically, poor countries have been helped to establish complex networks of service institutions which exceed what the local economy can sustain. In many countries in anglophone and francophone Africa there is an overlapping of extension services provided by agricultural ministries, parastatals, commodity boards, UN and World Bank projects, NGOs and commercial companies. Each has its target group, all compete for the most able staff, and there is seldom meaningful coordination or collaboration between them. Some are very successful but, when projects end, extension usually ceases and the benefits are seldom sustained or replicated. Since the 1980s the World Bank has promoted the Training and Visit (T&V) system of extension in Africa and for the Bank this has largely replaced the earlier Farming Systems Research (FSR) approach. The T&V system is based on developing a cadre of competent extension agents who are based at regional or district centres, where they receive regular training and briefing before going out to interact with target farmers. The system uses leader farmers and demonstration farms and has been very successful in countries as different as Burkina Faso, Kenya and India. But critics suggest that T&V is suited only to places where there are already financially secure farmers with viable landholdings, who are credit-worthy and able to take some risks and where an infrastructure exists for supply inputs and purchasing products e.g. Kenya and India. Etienne Beaudoux of the Institut de Recherche et d'Applications des Méthodes de Développement (IRAM) points out that: 'Using the T&V method to improve agricultural systems does not solve the problem of government expenditure and keeps farmers dependent on technicians.' NGOs and bilateral donors have also had their successes: for example, Oxfam, with Project Agro-Forestier in Burkina Faso, and World Vision's Menaka Oasis Project in Mali. SIDA has supported soil and water conservation in Kenya and in Lesotho through government bodies, while in Burkina Faso GTZ has funded a consortium of ministries (agriculture, livestock, environment and tourism) and NGOs within the government PATECORE project (Project d'Amenagement de Terroirs et Conservation de Resources). The two common denominators of all these projects have been that they involve a substantial element of soil and water conservation, without which no other farm improvements are viable, and that they all depend on a participatory approach to developing the plans of action and to implementing them communally. Conveying advice and assistance The ratio of farmers to extension staff in African countries is invariably high. There are never enough extension agents for regular personal contacts nor sufficient funds to provide transport and support materials to service all farmers' needs. Utilizing the mass media, in particular radio, to create awareness of new technologies and concepts such as better marketing, and targeting extension to farmers' groups, can be a more effective use of scarce human, financial and material resources than attempting to deal with individuals. The awareness created by radio can benefit extension staff, who find participants at meetings and demonstrations already informed at an introductory level and with questions to put forward. More productive use of extension agents' time should result. It must be accepted that mass media such as radio and TV are only effective when transmissions cover all target areas and when rural programmes broadcast at times convenient to rural listeners and are in their own language. Furthermore, programmes only attract audiences if they are accurate, timely and creatively produced. Ideally, rural radio and TV programme output should be planned and broadcast in concert with extension staff, so that although extension messages are delivered by different media and in different formats (radio, posters, farmers' meetings) they reinforce each other. Regrettably, rural radio broadcasting is under-resourced and tends to work almost, or completely, independently of the mainstream extension activities. Furthermore, lack of resources, poor training and lack of management result in poor morale among rural broadcasters and a consequent high proportion of programmes that are unattractive to listeners. Rural programmes are also relegated to 'off peak' listening times when target audiences are at work or asleep. A new and very damaging trend in ACP countries is for national radio, under pressure to be self-financing, to demand such high costs for transmitting programmes produced by ministries of agriculture that rural broadcasts are drastically reduced or abandoned. Group extension provides not only savings in costs, but also the opportunity for a truly participatory approach to analysis, planning and execution of projects which have addressed those developments seen to be priorities by the communities. A relatively new example of group extensions are the Farmers' Field Schools (FFS) that are being run with FAO guidance and assistance in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe (see box). The FFS concept originated in Asia and its main focus to date has been to train farmers in the concept and practice of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). In Burkina Faso and Ghana experience has been limited to IPM in rice, but in Kenya maize is the first target crop and in Zimbabwe, cotton. The initial success is encouraging: the majority of farmers are staying the course for the whole growing season and are developing their confidence to monitor and analyse field and crop conditions, to test alternative courses of action and to decide subsequent management based on their own experiences m the group. Extension advice IS not accepted at face-value but is tested, observed and assessed before being put into practice on a field-scale. Following their season at Farmers' Field Schools the participants, who include men and women, form the focus for on-going training of other farmers in their village or district. The FFS system appears to offer an economic, interactive and effective form of training and extension. Finding the funds As the competition for funds intensifies, difficult choices have to be made as to where extension input is likely to yield the best output. Where governments wish to continue to manage national economies the greatest challenge will be in agriculture. But for ministries of agriculture to function adequately, they will need a greater share of natural resources; they will also need clear policy guidelines and the responsibility for coordinating their own extension resources and those of donors, NGOs, international research institutes and commercial companies to achieve the most cost-effective results. Extension remains a challenge and one that cannot be met without a reassessment of national needs, farmers' priorities and the optimal matching of resources to tasks. Tasks themselves need prioritizing and extension needs to be directed at a few key aspects such as soil fertility, IPM and livestock. These can incorporate the principles and practice of land conservation, water management, varietal choice, composts and mulching, weed and pest control, agro-forestry, livestock feeding and health. In addition extension needs to incorporate advice on adding value to crops through processing and, increasingly, on marketing, where awareness and skills must be developed. In order to rise to the challenge extension staff themselves must adopt new attitudes, gain training and be provided with the resources needed for them to carry out their work. ACP farmers are receptive to new ideas, which they recognize as serving their economic and social aspirations, and it is for all those involved in extension to select information and devise ways of delivering it cost-effectively. The success of future extension services will ultimately depend on whether their agents continue to see themselves as directing farmers or whether they adopt the role of persuading and helping farmers to agree mutually beneficial courses of action. Will the day come when extension ceases to be the master and becomes the servant of rural people? Further reading: Extension alternatives in tropical Africa by Jon Moris published by ODI, 1991 Regenerating agriculture by Jules N Pretty published by Earthscan, 1995 Agricultural extension in Africa, proceedings of a CTA Workshop, Yaoundé, January 1995
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Chicago Public School officials today announced significant new nutritional standards for school breakfasts and lunches that will be served at CPS schools.
The new nutritional standards, detailed during a press conference at Sharon Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, 1841 N. Springfield, will provide a broader variety of important healthy options to Chicago's school-age children, said CPS Chief Education Officer Barbara Eason-Watkins.
With today's announcement, Chicago becomes one of the first major school districts to declare new nutritional standards that are designed to exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Gold Standard of The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Guidelines. The CPS nutritional standards become effective with the start of the new school year.
The new CPS nutritional standards are the result of an advisory group composed of dieticians, food service operational experts and community partners that have been working together since last year, said CPS Chief Executive Officer Ron Huberman. The group, led by CPS Logistics Officer Louise Esaian, researched best nutritional practices across the country and new ways of thinking about school food.
"We want to engage students and raise their level of awareness about healthy eating and making healthy choices as part of their daily practice," Eason-Watkins said. "Reinforcing new nutritional standards into our school breakfast and lunch programs is an important step in creating healthy environments and healthy students," Eason-Watkins added.
The new CPS nutritional standards also begin to mirror elements of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program nutritional targets and standards for menu planning. The IOM report was issued in October 2009.
Chicago Public Schools serves approximately 120,000 breakfasts and 280,000 lunches every day. That equates to 14.2 million breakfasts and 47.6 million lunches annually. Some 86 percent of CPS students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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The expatriate life style and working conditions has seen a massive growth in the diagnosis of diabetics. "We want to create more awareness and also educate our people on the measures to curb the rise of diabetics as part of our social commitment to create a better healthier generation which comprises of ourselves," said Mr. Abdul Aziz, General Manager, Al Nahil.
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General Physicians' Dr. Pethuru Davadason and Dr. Liansa Philips shared their findings, saying that lack of awareness regarding consequences of this disease, lack of interest to maintain a proper life style due to various factors and determination to ensure the healthy food habits reveal that the number of patients diagnosed with diabetes are increasing steadily.
Early diagnosis such as regular sugar check along with thyroid tests at least once a year can reveal sugar level in one's blood and help curb diabetes in the long run. Also, frequent consultation will provide proper guidance on the best practices and food that would help prevent diabetes. A study revealed that 40% of diabetic patients are prone to fall into depression. Also destructive complications to other organs like eyes and heart are also apparent said Medical Director, Dr. Unnikrishnan Nayanar.
One of the most common pregnancy complications, gestational diabetes affects one in 10 expectant women — and because it occurs more often among obese women, rates of GDM have been rising along with obesity rates. "While the potential complications from untreated GDM are serious, the condition can easily be managed if diagnosed early and well controlled," added Dr. Himali Chowdhari, Gynecologist, Al Nahil.
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4 carrots, chopped
1 parsnip, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 large russet potato, chopped
1 container mushrooms
3 handfuls spinach
2 garlic cloves
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1 cup frozen green beans
2-3 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste
3 c almond meal
1/2 cup coconut oil/ Spectrum shortening
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cool water
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Whistles!!❤💝This is such a beautifully poignant write, Gina. I can feel the emotions here so strong so palpable.. sigh especially "Will you rekindle the spark of life and share that warmth again?" I will always be first in line to rekindle that spark 😍 Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights and for your constant love and support❤💝ReplyDelete
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You must never let your inner flame be extinguished. How important always to have your own voice and be who we really want to be.ReplyDelete
Love the strength that comes through in this Gina as well as the tender caring thoughts, you are both of these things xxxReplyDelete
I love the serenity that emanates out of the poem, the request... I'm sitting right with you, waiting for better times, balancing expression with the little tact Nature gave me. It's not easy. There is so much that I want to say, but most of it will have to way... until the words are food and not fire.ReplyDelete
I will sit with you!!! I don't like being angry either! This is such a moving piece Gina! Always be you! You are a wonderful person! Big Hugs!ReplyDelete
Having the same feeling. Sadly opinion divides, revieales character, even in the virtual world. As in real life, this divides. xoDebiReplyDelete
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Gepubliceerd in: Futures (Elsevier), , 2011, Vol.Volume 43, issue 9, p.961-969.
For the last two decades real options thinking has been heralded as a new approach for
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infrastructure investment decision-making is negligible thus far. In this contribution we
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sectors: spatial planning and transport, ports, and energy.
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organisational flexibility of the sectors and their stakeholders. We suggest that the same
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It's an early January morning and The Chainsmokers have just arrived at Wynn Las Vegas. "They really know how to take care of people here," Drew Taggart, one-half of the chart-topping DJ duo behind the number one Halsey-featuring smash single "Closer," says. "They've been doing it forever." Life has been good lately for The Chainsmokers: Taggart and partner-producer Alex Pall are arguably the country's hottest pop duo, having scored three top 10 singles with tracks like "Don't Let Me Down" and "Roses"; seeing "Closer" spent a record-tying 12 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100; and landing three Grammy nominations. And things are only getting better as The Chainsmokers have signed on for an exclusive three-year residency deal with Wynn Nightlife. To put it simply: if you want to see The Chainsmokers perform at a club in the next few years, you'll be heading to the world-renowned XS Nightclub or the massive party that is Encore Beach Club.
"We've always admired the Wynn Resort and heard a lot about them from our fellow DJ friends," Taggart says. "We're very excited to finally be a part of that." The Chainsmokers are just the latest mega-stars to lend their talent to Wynn Nightlife's much-acclaimed, uber-luxurious entertainment experience. The DJ duo join other returning resident-DJ stars including Diplo, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Alesso, and Skrillex, as well as new residents including Duke Dumont, Robin Schulz, and Cedric Gervais.
Before they kicked off their multi-year residency at Wynn earlier this month with an epic performance at XS, we caught up with The Chainsmokers to learn more about what has helped springboard them to pop-world domination, what fans should expect from their shows at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore and how their lives have drastically changed in only a matter of months.
If people want to see The Chainsmokers in a club it's going to be at XS or Encore Beach Club. What is the appeal of a club show for you guys? I imagine there's an intimacy you don't get at big-scale festivals.
Drew Taggart: Playing at a club is a more laid-back environment and it's definitely one we're more comfortable with just because it's how we came up. It allows you to look around the room and you can actually make eye contact with people. You get a very different feel from the room than you would playing to a massive festival crowd. We change our sets to appeal to that. Also, playing in Vegas especially, everyone is there to have a good time. So we play some stuff that we probably wouldn't play anywhere else. Some throwbacks. You also know the age group that's there so you remember the things that are really gonna resonate with them that they grew up on. We wouldn't do that in a normal Chainsmokers show or a festival setting. But it's really fun and works really well for Vegas.
If you were going to have a residency, was it essential it be at a premier resort like Wynn Las Vegas?
Alex Pall: Absolutely! Honestly when dance music was blowing up Wynn Nightlife had been onto it for a while. But back then though we didn't know Vegas very well. We just loved dance music and wanted to be a part of it. Our whole career has been a kind of stepping stone process of working our way up. It was during these last three years that we realized how special it is to get to play in Vegas and how amazing a property like the Wynn Resort is. A good example would be the way they maintain the celebrity status. We would always be getting text messages from other artists being like "Yo, we're in town!" We'd be like "Dude, come through." And they'd be like "Alright, we're just gonna go to XS." Wynn and XS and Encore Beach Club and all the people there, everyone is so great.
DT: Because of the history of the Wynn there's a real community there. They're not new to this. They know how to have fun.
As pop stars how much important is for you two to keep your finger on the pulse of what's hot in music?
DT: We're huge music fans in general and we're always looking to hear what's next. That's what we'd be doing even if we weren't doing music. It's part of our lifestyle. What has been really liberating is we haven't really given our set any rules. I think that's why our sound has changed so much. We let ourselves create whatever we're feeling in that moment. We don't worry about what we've done before or what people think about us. It's just like "Hey, this is fun and exciting. Let's do this!" We're just try to have fun with it. We keep the pressure off ourselves. In terms of creative freedom we feel pretty liberated.
When did it hit you that your lives had completely changed?
DT: I think the beginning of that phase started when "Roses" came out. A lot of the songs before that we hadn't really found something that was truly ours. "Roses" was the first song where we stopped worrying about if people would play this on the radio or if people would play this in the club. We just said, "This feels good and I want to make this." And that feeling is what we do now. But that was the first time we really clicked in to who we are as artists and where we want to take this project. That was a really great moment.
What has surprised you guys the most about your incredible past year?
DT: If you had told us three years ago we'd be doing all this we would have never imagined. But it's been such a progressive escalation. We're very lucky for that. It's like "OK, I guess now we have to perform on award shows." "OK, now I guess we have to go on Jimmy Fallon." Now people are writing gossip articles about us. Getting nominated for a Grammy. That's something I dreamed about as a kid. I watch the Grammys every year with my parents and would be talking about how someday I hoped I'd just get to go to the Grammys let alone be nominated for one. So there's been so many amazing things we've been lucky enough to experience in a short period of time. You're constantly being caught off guard.
Was there ever a point at which you guys were wondering whether a career in music was going to pan out?
AP: You never know where this journey's gonna take you. When you get to where you've been traveling its always surreal. I remember sitting in our apartments four years ago and being like "How sick would it be to play stages like Avicii and Swedish House Mafia and make really dope music that everyone could jump to?" Now that we're here, we're lucky enough to have a really great support from our manager, our agent, our girlfriends, and our friends. So we try not to get caught up on the hard moments. There have been times when we got dropped from our label or, like Drew said, people are writing negative stuff about us. That can be challenging to overcome but we have each other to rely on and you just remind yourself why you're doing this. It's not about fame and fortune; it's because we genuinely love doing this. That's all that matters. It was never like "Oh, man. We're not rich yet!" or some nonsense like that. It was never like "Should we stop doing this?" It was always "Yo, 10,000 people listened to our Soundcloud song yesterday. That's incredible!"
Your ascent seems super organic.
AP: Yah! That's always what it was. We really love what we do.
The Encore Beach Club pool parties are notoriously epic affairs. Do you have anything special planned for those gigs?
DT: The summertime is so fun in Vegas. We're looking forward to being at a new property and a new pool party. Those are always super fun. The only thing is it's always super hot. Sometimes you're coming from another show and you don't pack athletic shorts or a bathing suit and you're up there and it's 120 degrees in Vegas and you just have to endure that.
You need to hire an assistant to keep you properly outfitted.
DT: For real! It gets very intense out there.
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