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Mahmud Abouhalima. [Source: Agence France-Presse]Mahmud Abouhalima is arrested for his role in the February 1993 WTC bombing. He meets with US investigators without his lawyer and provides a detailed account of the Al-Kifah Refugee Center, bin Laden's main support base in the US in the early 1990s. He says that twice he turned to a Texas acquaintance named Wadih El-Hage to buy weapons for his associates. El-Hage, who turns out to be bin Laden's personal secretary (see September 15, 1998), will later be caught and convicted of bombing the US embassies in Africa in 1998 (see 10:35-10:39 a.m., August 7, 1998). Abouhalima further recounts fighting in Afghanistan with the mujaheddin in the 1980s and tells of travelling to training camps with a Palestinian man named Mohammed Odeh. A Palestinian man with the name Mohammed Saddiq Odeh will later be convicted of a role in the 1998 embassy bombings as well. Abouhalima offers additional inside information about the bomb plot and his associates in exchange for a lighter sentence. But, as the New York Times will later note, prosecutors turn down the offer "for reasons that remain unclear." Abouhalima is later found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. [New York Times, 10/22/1998]
Entity Tags: Mohammed Saddiq Odeh, Wadih El-Hage, Mahmud Abouhalima
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
The outside and inside of El-Hage's house in Nairobi. These pictures were apparently taken during the 1997 raid and were used as evidence in El-Hage's trial. [Source: FBI]Dan Coleman, an FBI agent working with Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, has been examining transcripts from wiretapped phones connected to bin Laden's businesses in Sudan (see Early 1990s). One frequently called number belongs to Wadih El-Hage, a US citizen who is later revealed to be bin Laden's personal secretary. El-Hage often makes obvious and clumsy attempts to speak in code. The CIA comes to believe that El-Hage might be recruited as an agent. On this day, Coleman, two CIA agents, and a Kenyan police officer enter El-Hage's house in Nairobi, Kenya, with a search warrant. The investigators interview El-Hage (who returned that day from visiting bin Laden in Afghanistan) and confiscate his computer. [Los Angeles Times, 10/14/2001; Wright, 2006, pp. 242-244] A large amount of incriminating evidence is discovered in El-Hage's documents and computer files (see Shortly After August 21, 1997 and Shortly After August 21, 1997). El-Hage moves to the US, where he is interviewed by a grand jury, then let go (see September 24, 1997). He will be arrested shortly after al-Qaeda bombs the US embassy in Nairobi (see September 15, 1998). He will be sentenced to life in prison for his role in that attack. State Department officials will later strongly assert that while staffers at the US embassy in Kenya were told about the raid at the time, they were not told about any potential connection to al-Qaeda. However, US intelligence officials strongly assert that the embassy staff was frequently briefed about the bin Laden connection. [New York Times, 1/9/1999]
Entity Tags: Wadih El-Hage, US Department of State, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Central Intelligence Agency, Dan Coleman, Alec Station
Wadih El-Hage asks an associate, Essam al Ridi, for advice on his status with the FBI. El-Hage, who helps al-Qaeda bomb US embassies in Africa not long after this (see September 15, 1998), is under investigation by the FBI and his home in Nairobi, Kenya, was searched the previous year (see August 21, 1997). El-Hage is meeting al Ridi to act as a mediator between al Ridi and a mutual acquaintance, with whom al Ridi is arguing over a business deal in which he made money on a plane he sold to Osama bin Laden (see Early 1993). According to al Ridi, El-Hage solicits his advice "on the status that he had with the FBI." It is unclear why El-Hage would think al Ridi might know his status with the FBI. Al Ridi asks El-Hage if there is anything that he should be concerned about, and El-Hage replies, "No, absolutely." Al Ridi then advises El-Hage to tell the FBI everything he knows, "Be very forthcoming and very honest and clear with them and just carry it out until it's over." El-Hage also says that items were seized from his home indicating he was linked to al Ridi (see Shortly After August 21, 1997), but the two do not discuss the possibility that al Ridi might be contacted by the US government, although he will later testify for the prosecution at the embassy bombers' US trial. [United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1/14/2001]
Entity Tags: Essam al Ridi, Wadih El-Hage, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bombings of the Nairobi, Kenya, US embassy (left), and the Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, US embassy (right). [Source: Associated Press]Two US embassies in Africa are bombed within minutes of each other. At 10:35 a.m., local time, a suicide car bomb attack in Nairobi, Kenya, kills 213 people, including 12 US nationals, and injures more than 4,500. Mohamed al-Owhali and someone known only as Azzam are the suicide bombers, but al-Owhali runs away at the last minute and survives. Four minutes later, a suicide car bomb attack in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, kills 11 and injures 85. Hamden Khalif Allah Awad is the suicide bomber there. The attacks will be blamed on al-Qaeda. [PBS Frontline, 2001; United States of America v. Usama Bin Laden, et al., Day 38, 5/2/2001] The Tanzania death toll is low because, remarkably, the attack takes place on a national holiday so the US embassy there is closed. [Miller, Stone, and Mitchell, 2002, pp. 195] The attack shows al-Qaeda has a capability for simultaneous attacks. The Tanzania bombing appears to have been a late addition, as one of the arrested bombers will allegedly tell US agents that it was added to the plot only about 10 days in advance. [United State of America v. Usama bin Laden, et al., Day 14, 3/7/2001] A third attack against the US embassy in Uganda does not take place due to a last-minute delay (see August 7, 1998). [Associated Press, 9/25/1998] August 7, 1998, is the eighth anniversary of the arrival of US troops in Saudi Arabia and some people will speculate that this is the reason for the date of the bombings. [Gunaratna, 2003, pp. 46] In the 2002 book The Cell, reporters John Miller, Michael Stone, and Chris Mitchell will write: "What has become clear with time is that facets of the East Africa plot had been known beforehand to the FBI, the CIA, the State Department, and to Israeli and Kenyan intelligence services.… [N]o one can seriously argue that the horrors of August 7, 1998, couldn't have been prevented." They will also comment, "Inexplicable as the intelligence failure was, more baffling still was that al-Qaeda correctly presumed that a major attack could be carried out by a cell that US agents had already uncovered." [Miller, Stone, and Mitchell, 2002, pp. 195, 206] After 9/11, it will come to light that three of the alleged hijackers, Khalid Almihdhar, Nawaf Alhazmi, and Salem Alhazmi, had some involvement in the bombings (see October 4, 2001, Late 1999, and 1993-1999) and that the US intelligence community was aware of this involvement by late 1999 (see December 15-31, 1999), if not before.
Entity Tags: Salem Alhazmi, Nawaf Alhazmi, Mohamed al-Owhali, Hamden Khalif Allah Awad, Khalid Almihdhar, Al-Qaeda, Azzam
Wadih El Hage. [Source: FBI]On September 15, 1998, Wadih El-Hage is arrested in the US after appearing before a US grand jury. A US citizen, he had been bin Laden's personal secretary. He will later be convicted for a role in the 1998 US embassy bombings (see 10:35-10:39 a.m., August 7, 1998). [New York Times, 9/18/1998]
Entity Tags: Wadih El-Hage
On September 15, 1998, bin Laden's former personal secretary Wadih El-Hage is arrested in the US (see September 15, 1998). His address book had been discovered in 1997 (see Shortly After August 21, 1997), but apparently after his arrest investigators pursue new leads from it. One name in the book is Ghassan Dahduli. Both El-Hage and Dahduli lived in Tucson, Arizona in the late 1980s. Dahduli ran an Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) office from the same Tucson mosque that El-Hage attended. Dahduli moved to Richardson, Texas, with the IAP office in 1990, around the time El-Hage moved to Arlington, Texas. Both towns are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. El-Hage lived in Africa for much of the 1990s, but by 1998 he was back in Texas and he was seen in a Texas restaurant with Dahduli. The IAP, InfoCom, and Holy Land Foundation all have offices next to each other, and all have been accused of being fronts for Hamas. Dahduli worked at both the IAP and InfoCom. [Dallas Morning News, 9/23/2001; Nation, 12/24/2001] Based on the connection between Dahduli and El-Hage and other information, the FBI opens up a criminal investigation into all three organizations in 1999. They determine that Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk invested $150,000 in InfoCom in 1992, and his wife Nadia Marzouk invested $250,000 in 1993. On September 25, 2000, federal agents confront Dahduli in a shopping center parking lot and threaten to deport him, but offer to not do so if he agrees to become an informant on these organizations. Dahduli refuses and publicizes the offer to turn informant, even putting information about it on the Internet. He applies for political asylum in the US. [Nation, 12/24/2001; Dallas Morning News, 12/20/2002] In early 2001, the Dallas Morning News begins publishing stories about InfoCom and its suspected ties to Hamas. Apparently, some combination of the Dahduli-El-Hage link, media pressure, and the investments of Marzouk and his wife prompts the FBI to raid InfoCom on September 5, 2001, one week before 9/11 (see September 5-8, 2001). It will be the only significant action the US government takes against a Muslim charity in the US before 9/11. [Columbia Journalism Review, 1/2002] Shortly after 9/11, Dahduli will be arrested and questioned. He will be deported to Jordan in December 2001. [Nation, 12/24/2001]
Entity Tags: Wadih El-Hage, Mousa Abu Marzouk, Nadia Marzouk, Islamic Association for Palestine, InfoCom Corporation
Journalist Simon Reeve will write in the 1999 book The New Jackals that shortly after the African embassy bombings, "With the help of one, possibly two, medium-level moles within [al-Qaeda], Americans arrested and questioned 20 of bin Laden's closest associates and began inquiries in 28 countries." Reeve does not say how he knows this, but his book is heavily sourced by interviews with US intelligence officials. The notion that the US had moles within al-Qaeda runs counter to the usual official US position after 9/11 that al-Qaeda was nearly impenetrable. [Reeve, 1999, pp. 204] Top bin Laden associates arrested during this time include: Mamdouh Mahmud Salim (see September 16, 1998); Khalid al-Fawwaz, Ibrahim Eidarous, and Adel Abdel Bary (see Early 1994-September 23, 1998); Ihab Saqr, Essam Marzouk, and Ahmad Salama Mabruk (see Late August 1998); Ali Mohamed (see September 10, 1998); and Wadih El-Hage (see September 15, 1998).
Entity Tags: Wadih El-Hage, US intelligence, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Simon Reeve, Ihab Saqr, Ahmad Salama Mabruk, Adel Abdel Bary, Ali Mohamed, Essam Marzouk, Ibrahim Eidarous, Al-Qaeda, Khalid al-Fawwaz
President Bush at his Crawford, Texas, ranch on August 6, 2001. Advisors wait with classified briefings. [Source: White House]President Bush receives a classified presidential daily briefing (PDB) at his Crawford, Texas ranch indicating that Osama bin Laden might be planning to hijack commercial airliners. The PDB provided to him is entitled, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US." The entire briefing focuses on the possibility of terrorist attacks inside the US. [New York Times, 5/15/2002; Newsweek, 5/27/2002] The analysts who drafted the briefing will say that they drafted it on the CIA's initiative (see July 13, 2004), whereas in 2004 Bush will state that he requested a briefing on the topic due to threats relating to a conference in Genoa, Italy, in July 2001, where Western intelligence agencies believed Osama bin Laden was involved in a plot to crash an airplane into a building to kill Bush and other leaders (see April 13, 2004). The analysts will later explain that they saw it as an opportunity to convey that the threat of an al-Qaeda attack in the US was both current and serious. [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 260] The existence of this briefing is kept secret, until it is leaked in May 2002, causing a storm of controversy (see May 15, 2002). While National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will claim the memo is only one and a half pages long, other accounts state it is 11 1/2 pages instead of the usual two or three. [New York Times, 5/15/2002; Newsweek, 5/27/2002; Die Zeit (Hamburg), 10/1/2002] A page and a half of the contents will be released on April 10, 2004; this reportedly is the full content of the briefing. [Washington Post, 4/10/2004] The briefing, as released, states as follows (note that the spelling of certain words are corrected and links have been added): Clandestine, foreign government, and media reports indicate bin Laden since 1997 has wanted to conduct terrorist attacks in the US (see December 1, 1998). Bin Laden implied in US television interviews in 1997 and 1998 that his followers would follow the example of World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef and "bring the fighting to America" (see May 26, 1998). After US missile strikes on his base in Afghanistan in 1998, bin Laden told followers he wanted to retaliate in Washington, according to a -REDACTED-service (see December 21, 1998). An Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) operative told -REDACTED- service at the same time that bin Laden was planning to exploit the operative's access to the US to mount a terrorist strike. The millennium plotting in Canada in 1999 may have been part of bin Laden's first serious attempt to implement a terrorist strike in the US. Convicted plotter Ahmed Ressam has told the FBI that he conceived the idea to attack Los Angeles International Airport himself (see December 14, 1999), but that bin Laden lieutenant Abu Zubaida encouraged him and helped facilitate the operation. Ressam also said that in 1998 Abu Zubaida was planning his own US attack (see Late March-Early April 2001 and May 30, 2001). Ressam says bin Laden was aware of the Los Angeles operation. Although bin Laden has not succeeded, his attacks against the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 (see 10:35-10:39 a.m., August 7, 1998) demonstrate that he prepares operations years in advance and is not deterred by setbacks. Bin Laden associates surveyed our embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam as early as 1993 (see Late 1993-Late 1994), and some members of the Nairobi cell planning the bombings were arrested and deported in 1997. Al-Qaeda members—including some who are US citizens—have resided in or traveled to the US for years, and the group apparently maintains a support structure that could aid attacks (see January 25, 2001). Two al-Qaeda members found guilty in the conspiracy to bomb our embassies in East Africa were US citizens (see September 15, 1998), and a senior EIJ member lived in California in the mid-1990s (see November 1989 and September 10, 1998). A clandestine source said in 1998 that a bin Laden cell in New York was recruiting Muslim-American youth for attacks (see October-November 1998). "We have not been able to corroborate some of the more sensational threat reporting, such as that from a [REDACTED] service in 1998 saying that bin Laden wanted to hijack a US aircraft to gain the release of 'Blind Sheikh' Omar Abdul-Rahman and other US-held extremists" (see 1998, December 4, 1998, and May 23, 2001). [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 223] According to the Washington Post, this information came from a British service. [Washington Post, 5/18/2002] Nevertheless, FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York (see May 30, 2001). The FBI is conducting approximately 70 full-field investigations throughout the US that it considers bin Laden-related (see August 6, 2001). CIA and the FBI are investigating a call to our embassy in the UAE in May saying that a group or bin Laden supporters was in the US planning attacks with explosives (see May 16-17, 2001). [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 223] In retrospect, the briefing is remarkable for the many warnings that apparently are not included (see for instance, from the summer of 2001 prior to August alone: May 2001, June 2001, June 12, 2001, June 19, 2001, Late Summer 2001, July 2001, July 16, 2001, Late July 2001, Late July 2001, Summer 2001, June 30-July 1, 2001, July 10, 2001, and Early August 2001). According to one account, after the PDB has been given to him, Bush tells the CIA briefer, "You've covered your ass now" (see August 6, 2001).
Incredibly, the New York Times later reports that after being given the briefing, Bush "[breaks] off from work early and [spends] most of the day fishing." [New York Times, 5/25/2002] In 2002 and again in 2004, National Security Adviser Rice will incorrectly claim under oath that the briefing only contained historical information from 1998 and before (see May 16, 2002 and April 8, 2004).
Entity Tags: George W. Bush, Islamic Jihad, Omar Abdul-Rahman, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles International Airport, Condoleezza Rice, Abu Zubaida, Al-Qaeda, World Trade Center, Central Intelligence Agency, 9/11 Commission, Ahmed Ressam, Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
US Customs Agents carry out boxes of evidence from SAAR network businesses on March 20, 2002. [Source: Mike Theiler/ Getty Images]Scores of federal agents raid 14 entities in a cluster of more than 100 homes, charities, think tanks, and businesses in Herndon, Virginia, a town just outside of Washington with a large Muslim population. No arrests are made and no organizations are shut down, but over 500 boxes of files and computer files are confiscated, filling seven trucks. This group of interlocking entities is widely known as the SAAR network (it is also sometimes called the Safa Group). SAAR stands for Sulaiman Abdul Aziz al-Rajhi, a Saudi banker and billionaire who largely funded the group beginning in the early 1980s (see July 29, 1983). He is said to be close to the Saudi ruling family and is on the Golden Chain, a list of early al-Qaeda supporters (see 1988-1989). [New York Times, 3/21/2002; Farah, 2004, pp. 152; Wall Street Journal, 6/21/2004] The name and address of Salah al-Rajhi, Suleiman's brother, was discovered in 1998 in the telephone book of Wadih El-Hage (see September 15, 1998). El-Hage was bin Laden's personal secretary and was convicted of a role in the 1998 US embassy bombings. [New York Times, 3/25/2002] The raids are said to be primarily led by David Kane, a Customs agent working with a Customs investigation started just after 9/11 code-named Operation Greenquest. Many of the organizations are located at an office building at 555 Grove Street in Herndon. Kane writes in an affidavit for the raid that many organizations based there are "paper organizations" which "dissolve and are replaced by other organizations under the control of the same group of individuals." [New York Times, 3/21/2002; Wall Street Journal, 6/21/2004] Investigators appear to be primarily interested in the connections between the SAAR network and the Al Taqwa Bank, a Swiss bank closed after 9/11 on suspicions of funding al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups (see November 7, 2001). They are also interested in connections between both SAAR and Al Taqwa and the Muslim Brotherhood (see December 1982). According to author Douglas Farah, "US officials [later say] they had tracked about $20 million from [SAAR] entities flowing through Nada's Bank al Taqwa, but said the total could be much higher. The ties between Nada and [SAAR] leaders were many and long-standing, as were their ties to other [Muslim] Brotherhood leaders.… For a time, Suleiman Abdel Aziz al-Rajhi, the SAAR Foundation founder, worked for Nada" at Al Taqwa's Liechtenstein branch. [New York Times, 3/25/2002; Farah, 2004, pp. 154-155] Organizations and individuals targeted by the raid include: Yaqub Mirza. He is the director of virtually all of the organizations targeted in the raid. The Wall Street Journal claims, "US officials privately say Mr. Mirza and his associates also have connections to al-Qaeda and to other entities officially listed by the US as sponsors of terrorism." [Wall Street Journal, 4/18/2002; Wall Street Journal, 12/6/2002] The SAAR Foundation or the Safa Trust, an umbrella group for the SAAR network. The SAAR Foundation had recently disbanded and reformed as the Safa Trust. [New York Times, 3/21/2002; Wall Street Journal, 3/22/2002; Washington Post, 10/7/2002] Hisham Al-Talib, who served as an officer of the SAAR Foundation and Safa Trust, had previously been an officer of firms run by Youssef Nada. Nada is one of the main owners of the Al Taqwa Bank. [Wall Street Journal, 3/22/2002] Mar-Jac Poultry Inc., an Islamic chicken processor with operations in rural Georgia. [Wall Street Journal, 6/21/2004] Jamal Barzinji. An officer of Mar-Jac and other organizations targeted in the raid, he had previously been involved with Nada's companies. [Wall Street Journal, 3/22/2002] The International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). [New York Times, 3/21/2002] The Muslim World League. It is considered to be a parent organization for the IIRO. [New York Times, 3/21/2002] International Institute for Islamic Thought (IIRT). The IIRT had been under investigation since at least 1998. [New York Times, 3/21/2002] Tarik Hamdi, an employee at IIRT. His home is also raided. He carried a battery for a satellite phone to Afghanistan in early 1998, and the battery was used for Osama bin Laden's phone (see May 28, 1998). [New York Times, 3/21/2002] Abdurahman Alamoudi, a top Muslim lobbyist who formerly worked for one of the SAAR organizations. His nearby home is raided. The search yields a memo on large transactions involving Hamas, operations against the Israelis, and the notation "Met Mousa Abu Marzouk in Jordan." Marzouk is a Hamas leader believed to be involved in fundraising for Hamas in the US for many years (see July 5, 1995-May 1997). Alamoudi is alleged to be a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. [Wall Street Journal, 6/21/2004] Samir Salah, an Egyptian-born president of the Piedmont Trading Corporation, which is part of the SAAR network. He is also a former director and treasurer of the Al Taqwa Bank's important Bahamas branch. Additionally, he was a founder of a Bosnian charity reportedly connected to a plot to blow up the US embassy in Bosnia. [New York Times, 3/25/2002] Ibrahim Hassabella. He is a shareholder of the SAAR Foundation and also a former secretary of the Al Taqwa Bank. [New York Times, 3/25/2002] Investigators will later find that much of SAAR's money seemed to disappear into offshore bank accounts. For instance, in 1998, SAAR claimed to have moved $9 million to a charity based in the tax haven of the Isle of Man, but investigators will find no evidence the charity existed. One US official involved in the probe will say of SAAR, "Looking at their finances is like looking into a black hole." [Washington Post, 10/7/2002] In 2003, it will be reported that US investigators are looking into reports that the director of the SAAR foundation for most of the 1990s stayed in the same hotel as three of the 9/11 hijackers the night before the 9/11 attacks (see September 10, 2001). Some US investigators had looked into the SAAR network in the mid-1990s, but the FBI blocked the investigation's progress (see 1995-1998).
Entity Tags: Operation Greenquest, Muslim World League, Muslim Brotherhood, SAAR Foundation, Samir Salah, Sulaiman Abdul Aziz al-Rajhi, Mousa Abu Marzouk, US Customs Service, Tarik Hamdi, Jamal Barzinji, International Institute for Islamic Thought, International Islamic Relief Organization, Abdurahman Alamoudi, Al Taqwa Bank, Mar-Jac Poultry Inc., David Kane, Hisham Al-Talib, Hamas, Yacub Mirza, Ibrahim Hassabella
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The automaker said the power interruption could lead to a short engine stall, but said the engine would immediately restart if the vehicle was in motion.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the Wrangler in May after receiving reports of engine stalling. Chrysler said the agency has received about 180 complaints of engine stalling in Wrangler and Nitro vehicles.
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My Iraqi Most Wanted cards arrived yesterday. I picked up one for myself, plus one for each of my three brothers. One of the three also ordered one for each of his brothers. I haven't talked to the other two brothers, but it's possible that the four of us bought sixteen decks of cards for the four of us.
This is probably happening across the country. I doubt these will be worth much in the future. Not when there are 700 million of them stashed in drawers because everyone they were going to be given to already had one. Or four.


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LoveHasWon Astrology Message ~ Uranus in Taurus: The Transformation of Planet Earth
LoveHasWon Astrology Message ~ Uranus in Taurus: The Transformation of Planet Earth
By Archeia Aurora
Uranus is a slow moving planet, along with Neptune and Pluto. These outer planets affect us more on a global scale rather than an individual one. When one of these planets changes signs, it has world-wide implications. Uranus changes signs approximately every 7-8 years, and always shakes things up immediately. Uranus is the planet of rebellion, surprises, electricity and technology; Uranus is freedom. He likes to shakes things up when they get too stagnant and boring. He drags us into the change whether we like it or not because otherwise, we would be happy to stay in our comfort zones forever.
Uranus entered Taurus on May 15th, 2018, after transiting Aries since 2011. "Unlike Aries, which is ruled by Mars, Taurus is ruled by Venus. Venus relates to feminine energy, values, money, and relationships. A redefinition of feminine power is going to be the undercurrent of this planetary shift. In many ways, we've already seen it coming to fruition. The next seven years with Uranus in Taurus will largely be about breaking down the barriers and limitations around what's possible for women. I've heard that some feel womanhood is under attack, and I'd like to reframe it for you. It's not under attack. Uranus—heading straight into stable-and-steady, Venus-ruled, fixed-earth Taurus—is disrupting power dynamics that have limited the expression of womanhood for far too long. Along the way, it's leveling the playing field and opening up potential for various incarnations of embodiment to express themselves.
Taurus, being a fixed earth sign, represents Mother Earth. It is no coincidence that Mother birthed the New Earth on Mother's Day of 2018 during Taurus season. Uranus is the shake up that is needed for transformation. The incredible seismic activity we are seeing across the globe right now is due to Mother pushing these intense energies that are being instigated by Uranus in Taurus. Regardless of what narrative the fake news media is pushing, we are in the midst of a global earth transformation.
The media would like us to believe that this amount of seismic activity is normal, but it is far from. The average amount of volcanic eruptions per year is around 35. We already have had 36 eruptions and we are only 7 months in. Since 2013 we have been setting record numbers for volcanic eruptions. The below article was written in 2015 and already was discussing the warning signs of Yellowstone erupting. Currently, there is a 100ft fissure going off at Yellowstone, which forced the closing of the park for safety reasons. There is now a 100 ft crack that continues to grow, which is causing concern for the amount of activity.
Additionally, there is a lot of activity going on on the west coast of the US. Many are speculating that we are almost 10 years overdue for the "Big One" of earthquakes. The increased seismic activity is aggravating the Ring of Fire, which includes the San Andres Fault. "After a series of tremors in the past few weeks, particularly in the western States of the US, experts are warning that the Ring of Fire is on on the brink of releasing some of the most "dangerous" earthquakes the world has ever seen. The Ring of Fire is the largest and most active fault line in the world, stretching from New Zealand, all around the east coast of Asia, over to Canada and the USA and all the way down to the southern tip of South America and causes more than 90 percent of the world's earthquakes." A higher magnitude earthquake could also trigger a major tsunami.
There are also earthquakes occurring on the west coast which have begun shifting parts of Washington to the West. There could be a major split between the West coast and the rest of the US. Mother has received many messages that where we are located, Crestone, CO, is nicknamed "Turtle Island" and will be beach front property.
There are also concerns about a large East Coast quake. The DC earthquake last year was a precursor to what could occur. Most of the East coast is not prepared for such an earthquake event, as the infrastructure is not built to withstand it.
That brings us to Yellowstone and the continual downplaying and hiding of information. In the last 24 hours, multiple earthquakes have hit the Yellowstone area, leading us to believe that this activity will increase and may lead to the supervolcano erupting. However, the media is not reporting all of the earthquakes, and as shown in the video below, is downplaying the magnitude of the earthquakes. Mother has already had a vision of Yellowstone erupting and continues to see visions of volcanic eruptions.
These transformations are not to be feared but allowed, as this is the natural evolution of Mother Earth. As she rises in vibration, preparing to ascend to a higher dimension, the physical density of the Earth must be cleared just like our physical and emotional density must be cleared. For thousands of years we have pillaged the Earth, poisoned it, and abandoned it. We took Mother's endless abundance for granted and now she must release that energy in order to cleanse. The Divine Plan is always in perfect order.
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Matt Lerer photography is a website dedicated to offering fine art photography prints and services that will be available on the website for purchase.
Looking for a clean and elegant design that puts emphasis on the beautiful photography images. The design should not be too graphic heavy where it takes away from the art, but should be clean and organized enough to showcase the work in a way that is not confusing to the user.
homepage: Matt Lerer photography with main image and photo thumbnails either at the bottom of the image or as part of the bottom of the image. When hovered over, the thumbnails will enlarge a bit and when clicked on will replace the main image for a larger look. About the artist section. Collections section including Nature, wildlife, drone, underwater, and top selling images with the ability to buy now in that section. New images section. And interactive section where the user can upload their own images of rooms or commercial spaces and insert any of my images into them with the ability to resize my images by dragging a corner to enlarge or make them smaller. Services section including commissioned work, drone photography/video work for select events, and photography for select events. Follow on Insta and Pin page.
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Blankie's Story
It was a tale that just HAD to be told...
Shadow is by far the biggest and most eclectic equine personality at Epic Farms. Sometimes funny, sometimes fragile, and always entertaining; we just never know what we're going to get from day to day. If you look carefully, you'll notice that the very first photo [page 1] is the picture perfect pose I used to turn our little Drama Mama into a cartoon mascot.
The day the majority of the pictures used in the story were taken, it was fairly cold and Shadow had colicked. It was early in the morning, and I had given him his shot and laid an old yellow blanket (donated by a neighbor) over him while we waited for the shot to take effect. For whatever reason, he became instantaneously attached to his new found "friend" and ended up providing us with the morning's entertainment (and considerably more since then).
I am definitely not a professional writer, but the moment I saw the photos from that day the story just seemed to take shape inside my head. You don't have to know anything about horses to read it, although it may be funnier if you do. Note: I have a very dry and somewhat sarcastic sense of humor (with periodic bouts of flakiness thrown in for good measure), so please keep that in mind while reading the tale of....
This is our hero, Shadow (BooBoo). A mild-mannered people washer and treat vacuum by day and a heroic crime fighter by night (until his bedtime, that is).
It was a day like any other in the pasture that fateful Saturday. As Shadow donned his official crimefighting blankie for his late afternoon RPMs [Round Pen Meanderings] he was approached by a couple of strangers...
Identifying themselves as FBI [Federal Blanket Inspectors] Agents #MM942 and #C197, they asked to see the blanket in order to verify its fittability [an industry term] in accordance with Section 3, Paragraph 9, Article 4 of the Protection Under Real Emergencies for Blanket Security Act [or P.U.R.E. B.S.].
Shadow watched nervously as his beloved blankie was laid out for inspection. Just then, a third stranger appeared. Identifying himself as Supervisor #C222, he began issuing a verbal rundown of the inspection protocol according to FBI regulations.
Suddenly, with the help of an unidentified biped, Inspector #MM942 tossed Blankie onto the back of Inspector #C197. Without warning, the pair abruptly turned tail.
Confused by what seemed to be an obvious breach of procedure, Shadow tentatively approached the inspectors to request an explanation.
In a flash, the treacherous trio absconded with their ill-gotten blankie; Shadow in hot pursuit. Tragically, our hero tripped over a ginormous [REALLY big] blade of grass, thereby losing his quarry.
Our hero was left standing; bewildered, bamboozled, and suffering from severe separation anxiety.
Determined to find his beloved Blankie, our hero begins his quest by interviewing area residents in the hope he would develop a clue...
On and on Shadow traveled hundreds of feet in a desperate attempt to find out what dastardly despots could have perpetrated this terrible crime.
Completely clueless and exhausted, Shadow poured out his woes to his person before checking her pockets for a treat [hey, crimefighting is really hard work you know...a guy can get pretty hungry!]
Enraged at having been duped by such common [no papers] criminals, Shadow decided to stake out the round pen in hopes that one [or all] of those no good thieving miscreants would return to the scene of the crime.
As the pungent aroma of worm paste permeated the air, Shadow turned in search of its source. To his shock, he saw the biggest perpetrator of the pillage sporting a very familiar looking blankie...
Casually, Shadow approached his target and nonchalantly asked for directions to the nearest hay pile.
At the opportune moment, our hero lunged at the blanket napper and with split-second timing flung Blankie to safety before successfully capturing the fleeing felon.
Note To Readers:
Shadow really did rip the blanket off of Champ (and chase him away as seen above). Unfortunately, yours truly was laughing so hard I missed the spectacular shot of an airborne blankie... Oh, my.
So, what did you think of Blankie's tale? - (Other than I shouldn't quit my day job, that is :o)
Always love a good true crime tale. That was a fun romp.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful story with us - blessed by a SquidAngel!
Brilliant, love animals. They're so much better at sharing than we are! mmhgrty x
So funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've lensrolled and featured you on my horse party ideas and horse theme bedroom decorating lenses. And, posted it on my facebook page. Sharing the fun! :-)
Loved it! So funny! I'll be sharing it.
Absolutely adorable and enchanting! Angel Blessed and added to my Squid Angel Mouse Tracks!
Just wandering back in to check on my baby boy and to sprinkle a little pixie dust around :) ~Blessed by a Squid Angel~
Fantastic story! Five Stars.
Love the story and the photos!
Wonderful. This would be a lovely storybook! Congrats on your Purple Star and Giant Squid Awards Nomination. :)
Great photos! Love the story. Glad Shadow got his blankie back. Tell him he looks like a big wuss!
This is so funny. Thanks for the cheer.
LOL Love it! Congratulations on the 2009 Giant Squid Awards nomination!
OMG! What a wonderful story and lens! I love it!
Congratulations on your 2009 Giant Squid Awards nomination - wish you the best of luck!
what a great lens. 5* for sure!
Congratulations on becoming a Giant Squid!
What a fun and enjoyable lens! 6 star blessing!
Wonderful, I love it when a caped crusader wins the day.
Yippee! Congratulations on that beautiful purple star!
congratulations new Giant!
This is genius! It made my day. Thanks.
Delightful Story!! 5*
Charming story - and BooBoo must have one heck of a personality (or is that horse-ality?)
That was so much fun! What a creative, unique lens. Excellent.
Awesome lens! Rascal The Cats loves horse humor. 5* and I've lensrolled and featured it on my Joking Horse Publishing Inc lens. With love, Darcie
An absolute delight!
Take care
Brilliant! And Blessed by a horse loving Angel!
Love it!
What a great lens - cute story! I want to meet Booboo!
Thanks Jen!
What a story! :-) Whoa...blessed by a SquidAngel to boot!
Lol! I was glad to see that all was well in the end and Shadow got Blankie back!
Absolutely clever and a great read with my coffee on this Sunday morning!
:) Great lens. blessed.
Absolutely delightful read and great photos! I am so happy that Shadow retrieved the blanket! Blessed by a grinning SquidAngel!
Jen, this may be the most creative lens that I have ever seen. This is fantastic! Love it!
this was great! Holley pointed me this way with her new blog, it's great!
I love Shadow - he is so handsome! Every shot tells of his wonderful personality and studliness. I am so happy he got his blankie back :)
GREAT lens. Thanks!
I heard on the news about those blankety blank Blankie Bandits and knew my hero, Shadow, would catch them! I have a blankie missing too, come to think of it. Shadow doesn't have an extra one stashed somewhere, does he? :) This was a blast! I had a great time reading about Shadow and the Blankie Bandits! Awesome! Fived and Faved! Lensrolled to my Epic Farms lens, of course.


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#ThirstyThursday: Guava Cupcake
Pineapple, light rum and coconut cream… oh my!
There's something about a Pina Colada that takes you away to a tropical paradise in one simple sip. But what if it was possible to make your pina colada experience even more incredible? Believe us, it is!
We are taking one our fan faves up a notch and giving it a special touch - guava.
This is one of our bartender Vince's favorite cocktails to share with Turtle Bay guests who visit him at The Point Sunset & Pool Bar.
"I call it, the Guava Cupcake because it tastes like guava cake to me. It's fluffy and delightful," said Vince.
Getting Beach Ready at Turtle Bay Resort
Whether you prefer to sweat your way to a healthier you or relax away the stress, there are treatments for everyone at Turtle Bay Resort's Nalu Kinetic Spa. Total body wellness is the goal at Nalu Kinetic Spa. The Spa offers a fitness center with panoramic ocean views, live fitness classes and even personal training.
Spa treatments utilize organic ingredients to hydrate your skin and make you glow. Massages ease tension and get your blood flowing.
"Our goal is to help you reach your healthiest self through different types of fitness classes and training while providing the best therapies for recovery and relaxation," said Turtle Bay Resort Director of Wellness Avigale LaGrass.
Nalu Kinetic Spa is offering new services this summer to help you be your healthiest and beach body ready.
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Three Stops for Shrimp on Oahu's North Shore
The North Shore is known for its beautiful beaches, epic surf and friendly residents. But did you know it's also known for its world famous shrimp trucks?
Here are three North Shore Oahu shrimp trucks and shacks we recommend you take a shrimp stop at next time you visit us at Turtle Bay. All of them are only about a five minute drive from your hotel room. You could also rent bikes from the North Shore Outpost located near our tennis courts if you do not have a vehicle.
Photo: Aimee C. on Yelp
Top 10 Things to do on the North Shore in Summer
The weather is always delightful in Hawaii, but there's something special about the summer on Oahu's North Shore. The ocean is calmer, making for perfect snorkeling and stand up paddle boarding conditions. The temperature is perfect for cooling off with a local treat - shave ice, and the sunsets make the end of a spectacular day of fun in the sun even sweeter.
Here are our top 10 favorite summer activities to enjoy on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
1. Snorkel with sea turtles
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Seven Reasons to Vote for Turtle Bay Resort
If you love Turtle Bay Resort, we would love for you to share that in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards (RCAs).
The poll is live now.
Here's seven reasons from past guests showing why you should vote for Turtle Bay:
1. We're located on the famous North Shore, surf capital of the world.
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2. We have Amazing sunsets.
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3. Don't forget all our epic adventures...
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4. And the world's best Mai-Tais
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5. Of course, you love that we have ocean views from every room!
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6. And not one, but two championship golf courses.
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The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery
This was certainly different from other variations that I have read. It was darker and you know what, it kind of made me not want to visit Scotland ;)Lizzy and Darcy are happy. Kitty is getting married. Mary is married, the Bingley's are happy and Wickham and Lydia, well you know about them. Here I do feel sorry for Lydia, sure she is a silly idiotic thing but not even she deserves him. Everything is fine except for something that the characters find out later on in the book. Something the reader sees glimpses of. Georgiana is missing, she went to Scotland to put the house in order for when her husband joined her. Yes she married Colonel Fitzwilliam. She has been missing for quite a while and that is what this book is about. Where is she? What happened? We do get to see her but what on earth is truly going on? It was hard to wrap my head around it and it all seems like a bad fever dream. Because Scotland is scary.I did like how Jeffers managed that, she took dark things and twisted them around. She made me ask myself if I truly knew what happened to Georgiana. It is quite the mystery and it gets solved in the end, and then truly sinister things comes to light.It was a different sort of variation. A mystery with all of our favorite Pride and Prejudice characters. And a castle straight out of nightmares.


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What does Abdalah mean?
Abdalah as a boys' name is of Arabic derivation, and Abdalah means "God's servant". Abdalah is a variant form of Abdullah (Arabic).
VARIANTS Abdulla, Abdulah, Abdualla, Abdella, Abdallah, Abdalla
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How popular is Abdalah?
Abdalah is an uncommonly occurring first name for men. Abdalah is an uncommon surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Abdullah (#645 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) is the only prominent varying form of Abdalah (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Adoption of this form of Abdalah is well-received today. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Abdalah is alike in pronunciation to Abdellah and Abdoullah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abda, Abdal, Abdall, Abdel, Abdell, Abdul, Abdull, Abiah, Abidjah, Abijah, Abraham▲, Abrahan, Absalom, Absalon, Adal, Adalard, Addolph, Adlai, Adlar, Adnah, Adolph▼, Ardal, Gedaliah, Jedaiah and Ubadah. These names tend to be more commonly used than Abdalah.See names in meaning and etymology.


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The Bengals are in a flux in the wide out spot, with both Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens being free agents, and they addressed that need on Thursday night by taking the best wide out in the draft with Georgia wide out A.J. Green. The team likely will go with a QB sometime in the next 1-2 rounds.
Here's our scouting report on Green:
Strengths: Has excellent height for the position. Played in a pro-style offense and was asked to run a complete route tree. Has very good hands and consistently snatches the ball in the air; will fight to catch passes at the highest point with defenders around. Not a long strider despite his long and rangy frame; releases off the line very quickly to close the cushion. Does a very good job selling his routes with his footwork and putting the defender where he wants him. Is extremely effective on play-action passes and can blow past cornerbacks who take their eyes off him for a brief second. Fearless and isn't shy about contact when catching passes in traffic; will expose his body to make the play between the safety and cornerback. Can set a defender up by slowing down his release and then suddenly bursting inside to win leverage.
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Requesting a Change in Real-Time
If you need to request a change to set your clock punch forward or backward, you may be able to do so immediately after clocking in. If the feature is enabled for you, click the checkbox on the confirmation screen to fill out the form.
Requesting a Change to an Entry on Your Timesheet
If you realize you have made an error on a past time punch, you might be able to request an edit right from your timesheet. There are two options:
- Edit – Request a change to either the in or out portion of the punch
- Split – Insert a break if you forgot to clock out for lunch
Request a Timesheet Edit If You Forgot to Clock Out
If you forgot to clock out, you will notice a problem the next work day when you try to clock in. If you click the Clock In button from the login page, it won't clock you in and you'll see this message:
It looks like you were trying to clock in, but our records show that you are still clocked in from a previous shift."
Once in your account, just click clock out and then check the option to request a change to your time.
- Change the New Clock Out Date to the day of the forgotten clock out punch.
- Change the New Clock Out Time to the time you should have clocked out.
- Enter a reason for the requested changes.
- Clock in for the day.


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Capitol Pressroom
Jan. 14, 2014: Assemblymembers Karim Camara and Crystal Peoples-Stokes, NYSSBA, E. J. McMahon, Leader Kolb
January 14, 2014
Assemblymembers Karim Camara and Crystal Peoples-Stokes discuss the DREAM Act.
Tim Kremer of the NYS School Boards Association responds to the State of the State.
Empire Center's EJ McMahon on the Governor's tax proposals.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb on his priorities for 2014.◄ Back to PodCasts


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Chess Ultra Coming to Consoles and PC This Spring With VR and 4K Support
It's a sequel to Pure Chess.
It's a sequel to Pure Chess.
Exodus of Sol coming to PS4; Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn gets a PS4 launch trailer.
Download Castle of Illusion before April 28th, get the Sega Genesis version free.
Ethan hunts meteors on PS Vita.
Are you ready for the World Cup?
Outlast's Whistleblower DLC gets a release date; Octodad: Dadliest Catch's PS4 Trophies are all Bronze.
Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection on PS Vita, Pure Chess on PS4 get release dates.


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Ofcourse there is always a way, one way or the other, which works!
If you're just trying to look around, and see the various directories and files in your deployment, you can enter the site's "Kudu" dashboard, using the url format http://<yoursitename>.scm.azurewebsites.net
This will give you a web-based dashboard, including a debug console (web-based) where you can explore your various directories (and the directories will show up visually as well).
More info can be found in this post from the Azure Websites team.
In Visual Studio, in the window "Server Explorer" you click and connect on "Azure".
=> App Service
=> Your site name
=> Files
Here you see all your files and you can edit them directly in Visual Studio.
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This is my first question on this site, so please pardon any nuanced formatting errors.
My friend and I were discussing the following integral yesterday:
$$\int_0^3 \frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}} \, \mathrm{d}x$$
I discovered that the integral evaluates to $-2i\sqrt{3}$ This confuses me. When I studied calculus 1, I was taught that the definite integral can be thought of as a way to calculate the "area under the curve" or the accumulation of a value. How can an area have a complex value?
Thus, I know that my conceptual understanding of integrals is flawed. How can I reconcile the concept of "area" with a complex value? Or, what is a "better" (for lack of a better word) way to conceptualize the integral?
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1) General lemming, a power eyeliner. I don't mean just a regular eyeliner that is in powder form, like Illamasqua Eye Liner Cake, but just in general. I've been thinking about getting some NARS eyeshadows (darker than what I have), since I have heard good things about them being used as eyeliner. Also, NYX eyeshadows in blue, black, and brown. I already tried a red one that I own, and using it wet didn't destroy it (like it does for some). This will seriously help in the travel department, since they aren't liquid, and the fact that they are powder means that you can use them regular for a less strong liner, wet for strong liner, or just as an eyeshadow.
2) Shiseido Mascasa Base
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I have heard good things about this for a really long time, but just can't seem to justify spending $23 on a mascara base, when it has to be thrown out in 3 months anyway. Doesn't stop the lemming, though.
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For when I use my eyeliner/eyeshadow power, and want it to be waterproof. I have used the Too Faced and Urban Decay ones, and didn't like either. I did hear that this is much better, though, so I definitely need to try this out if I ever do get those powder eyeliners.
4) Makeup Remover & Cleansing Oil In One w/Green Tea Extract
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This lemming is not only for myself, but also for my readers! I have not heard anything about this product yet, since it is so new, but the ingredients look similar to non-other than shu uemura Skin Purifier High Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O. Not exact, and not in the same order, but still, similar enough that it peaked my interest. A cheaper cleansing oil (this only costs $10 online), that is not hard to get? That would be great.
5) A new perfume. Specifically, Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs Bewitching Brew The Black Tower. Known for their perfume oils, that they only make when an order comes in, so it is always the freshest possible, these little beauties cost about $15 for 5ml, or $3.50 for what they call an "Imp's Ear," which is 1/32oz. Yes, you read that right, this is expensive. The cost is totally worth it, though, since they contain the highest amount of actual perfume oil (regular eau de toilette is about 4 - 10% perfume oil, this stuff is about 15 - 80% perfume oil, depending on the blend).
The one that I have an eye on, The Black Tower, is described as "white sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine" (note, ambergris in this is actually not the real stuff, it is a vegan blend that is made to smell similar). Leather? Wet ozone? Ivy? I /need/ this. What's holding me back? The holidays. Once I'm certain that no one has bought this for me already, it is so mine.
So there you have it. I hope everyone is having a good holiday season, and that the Holiday Muzak is not driving you mad yet. Just remember, breath, and have a nice piping-hot cup of tea nearby ^_^.


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April didn't quite go according to plan. I'm still on the hunt for a job and I haven't worked out much. Tomorrow will be day 30 of The 100 Day Project and I've already missed 10 days. However last year I gave up around day 20, so I guess the fact that I'm still going is a victory in itself. On a more positive note I have managed to give up refined sugar, gluten and dairy for the past three weeks, which definitely makes me feel better in my own skin.
Since April was a so-so month, here's the plan for May:
- Spend time with friends and socialize. I am the biggest homebody and I really have to push myself to make plans and go out with friends, but I'm so happy once I've done it. I also want to start a book club...
- Write. I want to to do more creative writing and become a better and more consistent writer.
- Spend time outside and enjoy Spring as much as possible. (And maybe practice photography at the same time. Why not!)
- Have a more structured morning routine inspired by the "s.a.v.e.r.s." method invented by Hal Elrod. I'm not going to wake up at 5:30 am anytime soon, but I like the idea of starting your day with meditation, goal setting and visualizing, a little bit of exercise (I'm currently planking for one minute and adding whatever bodyweight exercises I feel like doing, whether it's squats, lunges, abs or dips...), reading and journaling. I don't necessarily do all of these steps and I sometimes switch the order, but I think having a routine can really be beneficial, especially if you "work" from home. It's so easy to fall into the trap of watching just one episode of Friends or one Youtube video while you eat breakfast and then one more and another one, and to end up destroying your productivity for the day.
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Faktahistorie om det amerikanske moralpatriotiske symbolet The Liberty Bell skrevet i 8. klasse.
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Of all the patriotic symbols America hold dear, there are none that express the American spirit quite like the Liberty Bell. And yet, the Liberty Bell was not originally intended to be a symbol, but rather a working bell. It was to be used by the Assembly of Pennsylvania to call together morning and afternoon sessions, announce the opening of the Court of Justice, and even to proclaim the accession to the throne of a member of Great Britains Royal Family.
The bell, also known as the Province Bell and the State House Bell prior to 1776, and later as the Bell of Revolution and the Herald of Freedom, was ordred to replace a bell brought to America by William Penn. It was also scheduled to be part of the celebration of Pennsylvania Provinces 50th anniversary, and arrived from England (it was cast by Thomas Lister of Whitechapel, London) in August of 1752.
It was first hung in the State House yard in Philadelfia to be tested. That is where the bell first cracked. American metalsmiths Pass & Stowe melted the bell down. More copper was added and it was re-cast. Once again the bell cracked. A third attempt was made, still to the exact specifications of the original, and Pennsylvania at last had a solid, new bell the first such bell to be manufactured in America.
The bell was lifted to the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House, where it began its duties as a signal for public events both major and minor. But it was not until some 24 years later that the bell gained its greatest fame. On July 8, 1776, four days after congressional adoption, the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed to the public with the Liberty Bell ringing out the news. In announcing the birth of a great nation, the Liberty Bell took its place in history as the foremost symbol of the American spirit of Liberty. But its useful life did not end here.
During the Revolutionary War, wild ringing greeted the news of each battlefield victory, while defeats brought a muffled, mornful tolling. The bell came so important to the morale of the patriots that the British vowed to capture it and melt it down for shot. Fearful that exactly that would happen when General Howe entered Philadelfia after a British victory at Chadds Ford, local patriots removed the bell from the State House and secreted it beneath the floor of a church in Allentown. To further deceive the British, reports were circulated that the bell had been taken to a point near Trenton, New Jersey and sunk. The bell remained safely hidden under the church for the remainder of the war.
On September 3, 1783, the Revolutionary War was over, and the bell resumed its peacetime duties. It was 52 years later, on July 8, 1835, while being tolled during the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall, that the bell cracked once again. For eleven years following, the bell hung in silence. The crack was repaired in 1847, as the bell was being made ready for the celebration of George Washingtons birthday, only to reappear, this time permamently, during the festivities. 82 years after its birth, the Liberty Bell passed from public service to its place as a symbol of liberty. Since that time, it has been hung rarely, and then only very lightly and with a special mallet. A device called a spider has been attached to the inside of the bell to keep the crack from spreading.
Despite the crack, the Liberty Bell continues to stand as a reminder that men who would be free can never be enslaved; and while the voice of freedom may be muffled, the spirit always lives.
Evergreen-Washellis Liberty Bell journeyed throughout the Puget Sound area during the nations bicentennial year, 1976. As a longtime member of the greater Seattle community, Evergreen-Washelli has continued to express its support of the American spirit by the display of this symbol of their nations freedom at community fairs, parades and other celebrations.
The Liberty Bell weighs over one ton, and the replica cast for Evergreen-Washelli matches the weight and dimensions of the original exactly...only the crack is missing.
Lip to crown .................................................3 feet
Circumference around lip ...........................12 feet
Circumference around crown .........7 feet, 6 inches
Thickness at lip .........................................3 inches
Thickness at crown ................................1¾ inches
Length of clapper ...........................3 feet, 2 inches
Weight ..............................................2 080 pounds
(With display trailer .........................4 500 pounds)
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Tomato and Vodka Sauce with Pasta
Imagine a tiny Italian farm kitchen on a chilly winter night. On the wood burning stove a big cast iron pot heats water for pasta while the farmer's wife reaches for a jar of tomatoes canned months before, goes outside to the closet for thick fresh cream, an onion, a clove or two of garlic and a hunk of aged cheese, returns to the stove and in a quiet rhythm learned through years of work in her tiny space, peels, chops and pours deep green olive oil from last year's harvest into the blackened skillet. Stirring only those few ingredients together to simmer until the pasta is cooked, and then adding a splash of homemade Grappa, she produces a rich pink sauce for a pasta dish she learned from her mother and will hand down to her daughters as has been the custom in their culture, and other cultures, for generations.
The brilliance of this particular sauce is that it is simple to make, tastes rich and delicious and adapts beautifully to a cook's creative whims. Add sausage or herbs or mushrooms or toasted breadcrumbs and the basic sauce holds its own.
A few months ago I had a delicious version served over penne pasta at my friend Bobbette's home. So in the spirit of Real Food passed from cook to cook, I asked her if she would prepare it for our Fresh By Northwest readers. She did, I took pictures, and we sat in front of her kitchen fireplace and enjoyed every bite.
- What makes it either sensational or ordinary is the quality of the ingredients: good tomatoes, fresh garlic and onion, real cream, good olive oil, good vodka and high quality, aged Parmesan.
- Recipes for this sauce are abundant and easy to find. Lots of them add other than the basic ingredients. If you want to, go for it. But before you start trying to make it better than the other guy's, and all cooks do from time to time, try the simplest form first. You won't be sorry.
Tomato and Vodka Sauce With Pasta
Serves 4-6
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 large cloves fresh garlic, peeled and minced or crushed
1 yellow or white medium size onion, peeled and chopped
1 can (28oz.) diced tomato
1 cup heavy cream
¼ tsp. dried red pepper flakes
¼ cup vodka
Salt and ground pepper to taste
1 cup grated Parmegiano Reggiano, room temperature
1# Penne, Rigatoni or other tube-shape dried pasta
- Put water in large pot and bring it to a boil (for cooking pasta).
- Heat 2 tbs. oil in large saucepan. Add garlic and sauté until it begins to soften.
Add tomato and cook for about 15 or 20 minutes until the liquid has reduced to a very thick consistency.
Add vodka, cream and red pepper and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Taste and correct seasoning with salt and pepper. Turn heat down to lowest setting.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente. Ladle boiling pasta water into pasta plates to warm. Drain pasta.
- Add the drained pasta to the sauce and mix well.
Mix half the grated cheese with the pasta and sauce.
- To Serve: Empty the hot water out of the pasta bowls (don't bother to dry them). Divide the pasta among the bowls and garnish with remaining grated cheese. Serve immediately. Bobbette drizzled a balsamic vinegar glaze over the finished dish, which added a slight tartness and made each serving look gorgeous.


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Long journey with a heavy load? This ebike makes up to 160 km in a single charge!
With the new pure trekking electric bike, the AGOGS Tracer, you can now go on the long journeys you've always wanted to go on!
Because of it's low weight and 10 speed gear and high capacity batteries, this is the ideal bike for not only fast but also longer distance journeys. Optional XL battery pack with extended capacity of 600Wh (16.6 Ah) offers more than 40% more range than the standard 400Wh Battery.
Tracer has scored in the following key points:
· The above average range
· Highest assist level: Hills
· Highest average speed: Tour/Hills
· Start and push assist, 3 button display
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|Drive type
|BAFANG RM G020, 250W, brushless, in rear hub
|Capacity and battery type
|600Wh (36V / 16Ah) Li-ion, removable, lockable.
|3 button displayj AGOGS, 0-5 assistance levels, backlit, BOOST button for easy start and push-up
|Frame type and material
|Hydroform frame, size 17'5 ", aluminum alloy 6061.T6
|Front fork
|Lockable fork ZOOM 189 AMS, travel 65 mm
|Shifters and derailleur
|Shimano Acera, 9 speeds, 11-36 cassette
|Type and brand of brakes
|Hydraulic disk Tektro Vela T290 with discs 160 mm in diameter
|Saddle and seat post
|SP-405 Seat Belt, Cillion Saddle
|KENDA Kourier 28"
|Speed sensor 32 IPR, integrated in bottom bracket
|Optional - Front and rear long ABS plastic fenders
|Load capacity
|Adjustable stem, CAN bus connection of components
|Wheel dimensions (minimum) VxH
|106 x 190 cm
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Sarracenia flava var. flava
Sarracenia flava is commonly referred to as the Yellow Trumpet plant. This common name captures the essence of tall flowering stalks (visibly similar to the "tuning slide" of a trumpet) and pitchers ("bell" of a trumpet). Flowers have bright yellow petals and exude a less-than-lovely essence of cat urine. I have yet to see if the smell is close enough to the real thing to ward off rodents, but maybe we'll experiment with that one. Either way, it is a highly-variable species of pitcher plant and S. flava var. flava may be the most prototypical variety with tall, slender, yellow-green pitchers, a red "throat" and moderate pitcher venation.
The plant is early to rise in the spring (sometimes as early as late February), sending up the trumpet-esque flowering stalks sooner than most pitcher plant species (except Sarracenia oreophila). Sarracenia flava var. flava naturally grows along the coastal plains of the Atlantic and is most abundant in the Carolinas. Unfortunately for everyone on planet earth, wetland drainage, poaching, and other human activity has turned natural habitat in shopping malls, so make sure your flavas are coming from reputable sources!
Unique biology of Sarracenia flava var. flava
Trap characteristics
Other notable characteristics
Other Pitcher plant varieties, species & hybrids
Sarracenia Leah Wilkerson
Sarracenia 'Leah Wilkerson' has the go-go-gadget pitchers of the naturally occurring Sarracenia hybrids. The plant's largest recorded pitchers are more easily measured in units of Godzilla than inches, coming in at 50 inches (130cm) tall.
Sarracenia Oreophila
Sarracenia Oreophila is commonly known as the Green Pitcher Plant and Mountain Trumpet pitcher plant, is the single most endangered N.A. pitcher plant, and needs your help surviving.
Sarracenia 'Deep Throat'
What happens when a S. x excellens hybrid goes rogue? S. 'Deep Throat' happens, and brings with it a broad pitcher, huge mouth, and wide lid. What a beaut!
Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack'
An exceedingly handsome and colorful plant named for Adrian Slack, a gentleman who contributes so much to the CP community. This North American pitcher plant does not disappoint!
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Commonly known as S. flava Coppertop, this is one attractive yellow trumpet pitcher plant. I know trumpets are made out of brass, but copper is close enough... right?
North American Pitcher Plant
The North American pitcher plant is a master of deception. Beautiful pitcher-shaped traps are actually intricate natural adaptations to capture and digest insects in order to uptake minerals otherwise lacking in soil.
Sarracenia purpurea
Sarracenia purpurea is commonly referred to as the purple pitcher plant and is arguably the most successful North American pitcher plant based on the size of its territory.
Sarracenia minor
is known as the hooded pitcher plant. To the human eye, it looks like a fairly typical North American pitcher plant, but with a lid that folds over the mouth. To the insect eye, it probably looks like the grim reaper in cloak.
Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba 'Hurricane Creek White'
Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba 'Hurricane Creek White' Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba is a gorgeous variety of leucophylla and 'Hurricane Creek White' is a large, robust cultivar. Unfortunately, the name 'Hurricane Creek White' is meant [...]
Sarracenia flava var. rugelii
Known as the cutthroat pitcher plant due to the distinct blood red throat blotch. The coloration and high density of nectar glands at this location on the pitcher act as a lure for hungry insects. It's no coincidence that the blotch is located right above the plant's mouth.
Sarracenia flava (bronze x coppertop)
Sarracenia flava (bronze x coppertop) As the name would suggest, Sarracenia flava (bronze x coppertop) is a hybrid pitcher plant. It takes two spectacular parents, S. flava bronze and S. flava coppertop, crosses them, [...]
Sarracenia flava var. flava
Sarracenia flava var. flava Sarracenia flava is commonly referred to as the Yellow Trumpet plant. This common name captures the essence of tall flowering stalks (visibly similar to the "tuning slide" of a trumpet) [...]
Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle'
Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' This gorgeous cultivar was bred by Alan Hindle in England and named after his wife by Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores. Parents of S. 'Judith Hindle' are from two separate clones [...]


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Army Service Corps, Francis Abbiss, Lower Vauxhall, Salisbury Street, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton Registry Office
Francis (known as Frank) was born in Wolverhampton in 1882, the son of John H. and Lavinia Abbis. In 1901 he was living with his widowed mother at 3 Court, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. He married Edith Coakley at Wolverhampton Registry Office on 16 October 1909, and the couple had eight children – Leslie Frank (1910), Launcelot (1911), Albert (1913) and Emma (1917), Edith M. (1920), Walter (1922), William H. (1925) and John (1927). In 1911 they were living at 18 Salisbury Street, Wolverhampton, and Frank was a tailor.
On 11 December 1915, he enlisted with the Army Service Corps (service number 400555). His address at that time was 14 Lower Vauxhall. Unfortunately, while he was serving, both Launcelot and Emma died, Launcelot in 1918 at the age of 6, and Emma in 1919 at the age of 16 months. He himself survived the war, and was discharged in February 1919. He died in Wolverhampton in 1935.


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Customer service is a major part of a startup's ecosystem. Quality customer service should be a top priority within your team, and can define customer's happiness and the growth of your startup. Let's look at some lessons we've compiled to inspire and improve your startup's customer service and ultimately growth.
#1: Know The Product
Learn the products you are supporting inside and out as best you can. You are the first and many times the only line of assistance for your customers and you define the customer's experience and overall happiness of your product. You cannot take knowledge of the product lighty. If you don't know the product, how will you help customers that don't know how to do something?
Along with knowing the product, it is equally important to learn the ins and outs of your set of customer support tools, from your email programs, plugins, analytics, chat, to your ticketing system.
#2: Prioritize
Customer service can be very time consuming and stressful work. Which is the reason why you need to have some top-notch skills in prioritizing your workload. There is no doubt in your customer service work you will say "How will I get all of this done within a reasonable time?"
At this moment, it's up to you to prioritize, what are the most urgent tasks to finish, after you prioritize, take one task at a time and focus your attention on those and just those that are in need of your urgent attention. This will make or break your productivity and prevent you from stress overload.
#3: Be Resourceful
This is a must in customer service. No one will ever be completely knowledgeable enough of their product or customer system to answer every question, which is where being resourceful comes in. When you run into a problem you're not sure how to solve, quickly go throug the steps from the customer perspective.
If you're not able to solve the problem through those steps, take advantage of the members of your team around you. Most specifically, take advantage of the available developers on your team that can teach you how to solve customer's problems and bugs in your product.
#4: Use Team Guidelines
Following a set of guidelines to keep in mind while working customer service at startups can be extremely beneficial. Here at Startuplister, we use a specific set of guidelines to motivate, encourage, streamline, and improve our customer service team and in turn keep happy, satisfied customers. Go ahead and take some inspiration from our guidelines or just steal them for your own startup team:
1. Always Be Kind and Caring for Customers
2. Don't Avoid Asking Questions to Customers or Team Members
3. Never Stop Learning the Product
4. Respect Others.
5. Respect Yourself.
In Conclusion: Never Stop Improving and Use The Right Tools
Keeping your product education strong and to never stop improving yourself is key in quality customer service. In addition to knowledge and education, it's vital that you are taking advantage of the right tools that work effectively for you, your team, and customers,


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One in four social care staff are leaving the profession every year, health charity reveals as it calls on the next Government to fix the social care workforce crisis.
A new briefing from the Health Foundation has warned the future workforce for the NHS and social care sector is at risk without urgent action to establish a sustainable and joined up workforce strategy.
It estimates more than 900 adult social care workers leave the profession every day and warns this figure threatens the sustainability of the sector. 27% of staff left the sector in 2015/16, up from 23% in 2012/13, the charity found.
One of the reasons, outlined in its briefing A Sustainable Workforce – the lifeblood of the NHS and social care, was pay restraint.
According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, average earnings for health and social care staff fell by 6% in real terms between 2010 and 2017 — a larger drop than the economy as a whole which saw a 2% fall.
The report notes the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW), which increased the minimum wage for people aged 25 years and over from £6.70 an hour to £7.20 an hour, has had little impact on staff retention because pay increased in other sectors, so there was no change in relative pay.
The problems with staff retention in the health and social care sectors have led to staff shortages and an increasing reliance on agency staff.
In social care this is affecting the stability and security of social care employment – one in 10 staff are on a temporary contract, and for support and outreach workers this is 15%. One in four people who work in social care are now on zero-hours contracts, according to Skills for Care.
'It is clear that both the NHS and the social care system in England are struggling to secure the staff they need,' said Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundation.
'As the House of Lords' Select Committee on Sustainability concluded, this is one of the greatest risks to these vital services. The high rate of staff voting with their feet and leaving social care jobs raises concerns about the sustainability of the service and its ability to ensure high quality care.
'Retention, recruitment and morale will continue to be a thorn in the side of the health and social care sector if action is not taken to address the root cause of these problems.
'If pay restraint in the public sector continues to 2019/20, it will have been in place for almost a decade. It is a policy that is testing the resilience of the workforce and the ability of services to improve while maintaining standards of care.
'Uncertainty over Brexit is another key concern. Around 90,000 social care workers are from the EU, and over 60,000 in the NHS (more than one in 20). If there is a significant reduction in EU health and care staff following the UK's decision to leave the EU it could have major implications for the quality and availability of services.'


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Member overview
BioNukleo GmbH
Key figures
- spin off from Technische Universität Berlin
- production of difficult to express proteins and the enzymatic synthesis of modified nucleosides
- team is strongly supported by professors and students of the department of biotechnology
- aims to improve constantly its network in the field of green chemistry.
We offer
- enzymatic nucleoside synthesis
- custom synthesis of modified nucleosides, nucleoside phosphorylase kits for their individual production, nucleoside and nucleotide kinases and a variety of sugar-1-phosphates for the direct production of modified nucleosides
- production of up to now challenging proteins in Escherichia coli and other prokaryotic hosts. These include multi-subunit proteins, super large enzyme complexes or peptides. Optimization strategies are directed to proper folding of proteins of interest with a special focus on posttranslational modifications, such as disulfide bond formation.
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White Nylon Lace Fringe Trim - 1 5/8"
Use 1 5/8" White Nylon Lace Fringe Trim to finish off your crafty creations with a bang! Featuring a bright white lace construction, this trim is perfect for enhancing the impressive qualities of your home decor projects. Trim pillows, drapes, and so much more!
Trim Details:
- Width: 1 1/2"
- Fabric Contents: 100% Polyester
Available in 1-yard increments. Average spool size is approximately 15 yards. Price displayed is for 1-yard. Enter the total number of yards you want to order.
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