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Chandler Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Madurai, Tamilnadu
This article is about the Chandler school at Madurai, Tamilnadu. It is a matriculation Higher secondary school. The details of the courses and facilities available and address of this school is given in this article.
Chandler Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chandler Matriculation Higher Secondary School is one of the best schols in Madurai. it is in educational service for nearly 40 years. It is developing knowledge as well as discipline among the students. It has received an award even in the last year. Capron hall Girls Higher Secondary School is also in the same campus.
Special features of Chandler Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Classes from Pre.K.G to XII Std are available.
• Co-education upto X Std.
• XI and XII Std for girls only.
• Park facilities for Kids.
• Computer lab with all facilities.
• Van facilities available for the students.
• Hostel and canteen facilities are also available.
• Karate classes are taken for developing self-confidence in the students.
• Yoga classes are also conducted, so as to improve the mental and physical health of the students.
• Summer vacation classes for improving skills of the children.
• School timings : 9.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m
• Smart board classes for the students.
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Chandler Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
Puttu thopu road,
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text: 18 yr old Khalid was featured on pigeonsandplanes.com on their Daily Discovery feed. He describes his own music as mood music, but he doesn't like to stick to a genre. Of all the tracks he released so far, this one hits the gold for me. American Teen has this really great intro especially when the instrumentals start going around 5 seconds of the tune. Took me just one listen to get addicted to this track with its good vibes. Just like the last track I featured "Noah Kahan's Young Blood", Khalid's lyrics also feature personal experiences in his youth. Cheers to this guy making it big with this track!


text: Good things are happening in the European photonics industry, and five of the best were honored at a special event held in the US in January. The 2011 Prism Awards, sponsored by Photonics Media and SPIE, recognized nine innovative products at a gala held Jan. 23 during Photonics West, and five of the nine winning companies are headquartered in Europe: Amplitude Systèmes of Pessac, France; Mermec of Monopoli, Italy; nanoplus of Gerbrunn, Germany, Optotune AG of Dietikon, Switzerland; and WITec of Ulm, Germany. It was our great pleasure to watch as representatives of those five organizations took the stage in San Francisco to accept their awards and the admiration of the industry. You can see event coverage and photos on pages 28-29, and watch video coverage from Photonics West on our website, Photonics.com. Check the website for information about the 2012 Prism Awards, coming soon. Resources for research This month, industry leaders will focus on how to realize the European Union (EU) Framework Programme "Horizon 2020" and the founding of a Photonics Public-Private Partnership, at the sixth annual meeting of the European Technology Platform, Photonics21. The agenda will place special emphasis on future research and innovation, and the European photonics strategy as a KET (key enabling technology) to enhance the competitiveness of the European industry and find solutions to Europe's societal challenges, including an aging society, sustainability, energy efficiency and security. The meeting, to be held March 27-28 in Brussels, will feature a high-level panel discussion with representatives from the European parliament and the EU Commission as well as from photonics and science, promising interesting discussions and insights on how to speed up the innovation process in Europe and how to better pool resources. European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes called the annual meeting "a milestone event" with regard to the future role photonics will play in "Horizon 2020." She will deliver the keynote speech at the General Assembly. Look for event coverage in a future issue of EuroPhotonics. Photonics Media is deeply committed to serving the global industry, as we have done since 1967. We do that in several ways: In addition to the four issues of EuroPhotonics planned for 2012, Photonics Spectra and BioPhotonics are available in print and digital editions. To help you stay current with what's happening in the photonics industry worldwide, industry news is updated every business day at Photonics.com. After you read the news of the day, I invite you to take five minutes to view the latest edition of Light Matters, the industry's only weekly newscast. You will also find at Photonics.com archived webinars, company and event videos, and a growing selection of white papers on a broad range of subjects. If you are reading someone else's copy of EuroPhotonics, or have not yet subscribed, please use the enclosed card, or go to Photonics.com/subscriptions, and subscribe today. There is no cost for a subscription, and the more subscribers we have, the better we can serve the vital European photonics industry. Look for Photonics Media publications at Laser Optics Berlin, SPIE Photonics Europe, OPTATEC, LASYS and euroLED. A calendar of events can be found on page 39 of this issue. For a complete listing of industry events, visit Photonics.com. Please send your comments and ideas to me at email@example.com.


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VIDEO: Five inspirational moms give out message to the LGBT Community
In Moovz, we decided to celebrate the mothers of people in the LGBT community, and that's why we made a video in which five Moovz users shared their experiences in the LGBT world, and the growth process that they shared with their moms.
The video is very emotional, because sons/daughters and mothers opened up and shared their feelings, the hardest moments, the period of acceptance, and everything they have gone through in order to be in front of a camera today, speaking openly about such personal issues such as their kids' sexuality.
They also give a short but very powerful message to other mothers and kids who are still in the closet: "please accept your children".
We know that having our mother's support along our acceptance process and coming out is vital, because that allows us to stop being afraid and become empowered as human beings, at least in the family circle. Unfortunately, this is not always an easy process, that is why with this video we attempt to show real people who have gone through this process, all different but with a common goal: Having unconditional support from our mothers during this tough process.
We hope that this video will help those who are going through a hard time and know, that at the end of the day it is a process. It's ok if it isn't always easy, because in the end it won't be as hard and they will be able to feel free. It will all be worth it.
With this video we want to applaud those mothers who, despite their own personal process of accepting their children, have decided to respect them, support them and cherish them no matter what.
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I got this as an email from another teacher at my school and thought it was hilarious!
When asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up, second-grader "Sarah" turned in the lovely drawing shown below. Needless to say, the teacher was a bit surprised -- Mrs. Smith had always seemed like such a conservative woman. So she sent a note home to the girl's mother asking for clarification as to the picture's meaning. (read Mom's reply below the picture)
(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day)
Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer.
I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.
From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.
Mrs. Smith
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Always Check Your Child's Homework
I got this as an email from another teacher at my school and thought it was hilarious!
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
"I'm Always Alone"
So this phrase is a family joke directed at me. Appartenly this happened when Jenna and I were really little, like 3 years old and the only kids at the time. I guess I walked into my mom's room while she was taking a nap but she really was kind of awake so she could hear me. I guess I looked at her, saw she was asleep and then sighed and said, "I'm always alone." My mom said she felt so bad, she got up and said "Oh Shan! Let's go play!" What a nice mom. But that comment is just kinda funny cause how many kids have an instant friend that is the exact same age?? I mean I have a twin and really never have had to be alone. But I guess when I was little I sometimes played the pathetic card.
However for the month of January I really have been alone! Matthew has had intense rehearsals for his musical coming up. He has practice every week day from 6-11pm and then Saturdays 9am-9pm. I see him every day for about 45 minutes in the morning as we are getting ready and leaving for work. Then I am asleep when he gets home. I crave the weekends becuase then I get to see him Saturday nights and all day Sunday. It's just been wierd being alone cause like I said, I have almost really never had to be alone and I really don't like it.
But on a happy note, I have been to a couple of Matthew's practices and the play looks really good. Matthew gets to slick his hair back and wear some really handsome costumes including a tux! I'm way excited to see the show and way excited to get my husband back.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Happy News
Matthew and I are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby July 2009!! We couldn't be more thrilled!!
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Home for the Holidays
So yeah, I have been lacking in posting anything new for awhile. But the holidays just seem to get so busy!! Anyway, Matthew and I were able to go to Texas for Christmas this year. We drove two days down and two days back and miraculously didn't hit any bad weather. There were snowstorms all around us but we must have been watched over as we drove. Jenna and Cole also came down so we had the whole family together! It was so nice to catch up with my sisters and parents. Too bad I had a cold the whole time. Here are new things I learned about my little sisters while I was home:
1. Kayla is really pretty without braces and has perfect hair.
2. Alyssa is an amazing cup stacker! (She won first place at her school!)
3. Ciera kisses boys
4. Kayla's dancing is so fun to watch (she is Captain at her school!)
5. Alyssa has a pet turtle named Murtle
6. Ciera thinks that if you just change into different pajama pants than the ones she sleeps in, that counts for getting dressed for the day.
7. Ciera and Kayla both think they are taller than me but they are not. (ok, maybe we are all the same height)
Overall, it was a very relaxing week and was time well spent with family. For New Year's we were back in Utah and were able to hang out with Jenna and Cole and Eddy and Miken. We ended up at Eddy's house playing Rockband until about 2:30am. But it was really fun to hang out and catch up!
Now I am back teaching. But I feel like that holiday time was the perfect amount of break and now its time to get back to work!
I accidentally left my camera at school over the break but I was able to steal some pictures that my family took.
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Lasagne lamb roll-ups
Lasagne is wide and flat, is possibly one of the original pastas and is traditionally credited to the city of Naples. Available fresh in sheets, it also comes dried in short and long lengths, straight or curly, wide or extra wide. The word 'lasagne' also refers to a dish made with several layers of lasagne sheets alternated with sauces and assorted ingredients. And this I love because, although time-consuming to concoct, it's a wonderful prepare-ahead dish for the freezer. The roll-ups should fit neatly into the baking dish so they support each other.
|700 g
|Lamb mince
|4 tsp
|Olive oil
|2 cloves
|Garlic, crushed
|2 tsp
|Dried basil
|2 tsp
|Dried oregano
|Lasagne sheets, long lengths, dried, curly-edged, and wide
|250 g
|Spinach, frozen spinach that's thawed
|1 cup
|Buffalo mozzarella, grated
|2 cups
|Pasta sauce, tomato
- Stir-fry the lamb in 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large frying pan, until coloured, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, basil and oregano. Season.
- Meanwhile, bring a large frying pan of water to the boil. Add the remaining oil. Cook the lasagne in batches, until tender. Drain, then rinse in cold water. Drain well.
- Squeeze the spinach to remove excess moisture. Combine with the cheese, minced lamb and a ¼ cup of the pasta sauce.
- Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly oil an 18cm-20cm round baking dish or similar.
- Spread about ½ a cup of the meat mixture along each length of lasagne. Roll up and stand in a circle in the baking dish, ends towards the centre to prevent unrolling. Pour the remaining pasta sauce over the top. Cover and bake for about 30 minutes.
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Safwat Hegazi
Safwat Hegazi (sometimes written Safwat Hijazi; Arabic: صفوت حجازى, IPA: [ˈsˤɑfwɑt ħeˈɡæːzi]) (born 1963) is an Egyptian imam and television preacher who is on the list of "Individuals banned from the UK for stirring up hatred".[1] A supporter of Mohamed Morsi, he was arrested after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.[2]
Career and views[edit]
Safwat Hegazy is a graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University.
Hegazy was investigated in Egypt in 2006 for issuing a fatwā calling for the death of visiting Israeli officials. He later withdrew the fatwa.[3] Safwat Hegazy has had several court cases brought against him for allegedly insulting women who do not wear the "niqab" full face cover for women; one court case was dropped when he and his lawyers settled out of court.
On December 3, 2008 Hegazi, publicly declared on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV, encouraged attacks on Israeli Jews, saying: "Dispatch those sons of apes and pigs to the Hellfire on the wings of Qassam rockets."[4]
In January 2009, on an Al-Nas TV show hosted by himself, responding to criticism from Yigal Carmon, Higazi declared: "I am an anti-Semite, I hate Zionism ... If not for the Arab rulers, we would devour Jews with our teeth."
In 2009 he declared in a television interview that Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and the Baha'i Faith were not religions but were "man-made schools of thought". He said Baha'is were a current danger and fought alongside Zionists in 1948.[5]
The government of the United Kingdom declared in 2009 that he is considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by glorifying terrorist violence.[1]
In an address that aired Al-Nas TV on July 11, 2010, Safwat advised parents that "our children sit in front of the computer and the playstation, and play games that will never lead them to wage Jihad."[6]
In 2012, Safwat launched MB candidate Mohamed Morsi's campaign. In his speech to a crowd of hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, Safwat emphasized that Morsi will lead Egypt's campaign to restore the "United States of the Arabs" or "Caliphate" with Jerusalem as its capital, and urged listeners to "awake Jews from their slumber" and chanted that they would march as martyrs toward Jerusalem.[7] During the June 2013 protests against Morsi, Hegazy threatened opposition protesters saying "whoever sprays Morsi with water will be sprayed with blood."[8]
After Morsi was removed from office by the military coup, prosecutors ordered Safwat's arrest on 10 July 2013.[2] On 14 July 2013 Egypt's military-appointed prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[9] He was arrested on 21 August 2013.[8] On 14 September 2013, Hegazy was acquitted on charges of "inciting violence" at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters on 30 June 2013.[10] Cairo Criminal Court on 7 December 2013 refused to return a verdict and recused itself in another case involving Hegazy and Mohamed Beltagy citing "embarrassment" as a reason for its decision.[11]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Edwards, Richard (May 5, 2009). "Extremists banned from Britain named by Home Office". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prosecution orders arrest of leading Brotherhood members". Ahram Online. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Mosque imam faces charges over fatwa termed anti-Semitic". Daily News Egypt. 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2009-05-08.[dead link]
- ^ Front Page Magazine| 11/15/2011 Archived November 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi: The Baha'i Pose a Danger, MEMRI, 2009-07-14.
- ^ Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi: Parents Should Choose for Children Sports That Prepare Them for Jihad, MEMRITV.org, Clip No. 2560, July 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Taha, Rana Muhammad (August 21, 2013). "Safwat Hegazy arrested". Egypt Daily News. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Asset freeze for Islamist leaders goes into action". Egypt Independent. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Gamaleddine, Al-Sayed (September 14, 2013). "Islamist preacher Hegazy acquitted in Brotherhood headquarters case". Ahram Online. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Judges recuse themselves in case against Islamist figures Beltagy, Hegazy". Ahram Online. December 7, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2016.


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The Restaurant
D.S Tequila Co. – Established in 2010.
D.S. Tequila Co. is a contemporary casual, full service, tex-mex restaurant and bar in the heart of Lakeview, Chicago. Our menu features gourmet à la carte tacos, cooked to order burgers, quesadillas, giant salads, and a wide assortment of appetizers to share. We regularly feature creative chef style tacos and burgers to keep your taste buds entertained and our menu exciting.
Our burgers are made with a half-pound of 100% prime beef and come with sweet and spicy fries. We proudly make our flour tortillas by hand each morning, blend our salsa, guacamole, and queso every day, and use the freshest produce available. Each taco is made to order and you can mix and match as much as your heart desires. On Thursdays come hungry; we feature our legendary All You Can Eat Taco Night after 5pm (some restrictions apply, see calendar for details).
D.S. Tequila Co is right in the center of Boystown surrounded by nightlife, shopping, sports, theater, and LGBT culture. Popular destinations within walking distance include:
- Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs
- Exciting nightlife on the Halsted strip
- Blue Man Group at Briar Street Theater
- Belmont Theater District – Chicago's Largest Theater District
- The World-Famous Laugh Factory
- The Center On Halsted
- The Chicago Pride Parade every June
- Northalsted Market Days every August
Our beer list boasts 14+ drafts, and over 50 bottled and canned beers that change with the seasons.
Enjoy our ever-changing frozen drink menu year-round. We regularly create fun new recipes with popular spirits and premium ingredients. Perfect for a summer day on the patio, or after work chill out session.
All drafts, specialty drinks, frozen drinks, and margaritas can be ordered regular mug size, fiesta bowl (40oz) or in pitcher sizes- making our drink list perfect for large groups and big parties.
Each week we feature two amazing pub-game nights. Wednesday night Team Trivia is interactive, visual, and we regularly host special theme nights around pop culture and current events. Please check our calendar for specific dates and details. Trivia is typically on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, but may change with holidays and special events. Thursdays, we have Bingo night with our vintage bingo board and ball machine. On both game nights you can win fabulous prizes, and gift certificates to our restaurant.
Join us on the weekends and holidays when we feature Chicago's top DJs until 2 am Fridays, and 3am Saturdays. With our cement poured bar top and cast-iron fixtures we have party-proofed this place for any occasion!
Our greenhouse glass enclosed patio is open year-round, features a retractable rooftop, and is heated in the winter. Perfect for any special occasion or holiday party up to 150 guests. Please contact us for current party package rates and we'll be happy to help plan your next big event.
Awesome burgers, great tacos, & premium tequila – setting the standard for good times & unforgettable memories. We look forward to serving you!
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Born in Mexico, raised in Chicago!
D.S. Company Tequila is serious tequila. Unlike some of the other "premium" tequila producers, its Weber Blue Agave plants are grown for eight years with no artificial accelerants to speed their production. The sugars from these blue agave plants are allowed to develop naturally. This produces a taste so smooth and rich, you won't believe it's tequila.
We believe that being part of the norm is boring. Edgy and tough, DS Tequila is made with excitement in mind! We believe that quality should be affordable; therefore, our focus is on you. OUR tequila enthusiasts demand quality, 100% Blue Agave Tequila with an image that makes a real margarita fun again. We are the Party – and if you feel like we do, well then…welcome to our world. For we are those who choose to drink D.S. TEQUILA, and this is the D.S. philosophy.
All of our specialty tequila cocktails, margaritas, and frozen drinks are proudly made with D.S. Company premium tequila. All three varieties are now available for purchase at our restaurant (in house only).
Makes a great gift or conversation piece for your next party!
D.S. Company's "Official Blanco" is made from 100% Blue Agave plants that have been estate grown for at least 8 years without any artificial accelerants to speed their growth. The double-distillation process also insures the handcrafted product to be clean, sweet and pure. Soft to the palate with a creamy silky texture, with aromas of vanilla and a lingering smooth finish.
D.S. Company's "Official Reposado" is made from 100% Blue Agave plants that have been estate grown for at least 8 years without any artificial accelerants to speed their growth. The double-distillation process also insures the handcrafted product to be clean, sweet and pure. Aged for 7 months in bourbon casks, you'll find a hint of spice and oak. Medium-bodied with some floral aromas, the finish is long and satisfying.
D.S. Company's "Official Anejo" is made from 100% Blue Agave plants that have been estate grown for at least 8 years without any artificial accelerants to speed their growth. The double-distillation process also insures the handcrafted product to be clean, sweet and pure. Aged for 1 ½ years in bourbon casks, D.S. Company's Official Anejo has a beautiful amber color, a scent of well-aged agave and oak. The palate senses a touch of caramel and toasty nuts, with a beautiful and long finish of lingering spices.


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How To Survive A Volcano
The first rule is "Don't jump in." Go ahead and laugh it off. Ha ha very original. Now that you've got that out of your system consider the following.
While cinematic moments abound with people leaping into live volcanoes the gruesome truth is you'd probably need the assistance of a helicopter to do it, because before you even got close to the caldera either your boots would melt making walking impossible or you'd get suffocated by boring old poison gas. You might even slip and fall on the treacherous terrain, bleeding out from jagged cuts caused by freshly hardended lava rock that tears your skin like broken glass bottles embedded in cement. Nothing particularly exciting or noteworthy about that. And while the ultimate goal of Vulcan suicide seems glamorous consider the viscosity of lava is very thick, which means instead of an instant immolation it's more like getting dropped on a hot skillet. Sure there will be lots flare ups and popping eyeballs, but the whole ordeal will feel agonizingly slow.
Seriously though you don't have to be standing next to a volcano to be affected by one. It's highly unlikely that you'll ever encounter hot pools of bubbling land batter if you aren't actively seeking them out, but volcanoes are perfectly capable of doing very nasty things to people who live quite far away.
The Big Dirty
You can look at volcanoes like giant sphincters, pooping out all kinds of toxic nasty harshness that rapidly cools off and eventually provides nourishment and structure for all sorts of life forms. Pretty much the same things happens when you poop in the woods, except for the whole business of setting everything on fire in the process. That is unless you're some kind of sicko with a fecalpyrophelia complex, in which case you should seek professional help immediately.
Other things volcanoes have in common with your butt are poison gasses. But whereas yours can ruin a road trip Mr. Volcano can wipe out miles of life, basically everything with lungs and gills, in a few silent terrifying moments. Sulfur dioxide, c02, carbonic acid and hydrogen sulfide do not play well with your internal organs, and if you've ever tried breathing in an ash cloud then guaranteed you never want to do it again. http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/151
Also when you see the spectacular footage of volcano juice pouring to the ocean and the huge clouds of steam rising to the distance beware that those clouds are filled with hydrochloric acid. Obviously not something you want to be too close to if the wind changes direction. Plus water splashing on hot lava makes a blast of super heated steam that can cook you quicker than microwave dim sum.
And while you are admiring the fireworks show another important thing to know is the freshly hardened lava you are standing on is as brittle as your grandmother's fractured hip. Entire football field sized chunks are known to suddenly break loose with zero warning. Volcanic activity is also well-known for triggering lahars, massive mudslides where solid ground instantly transforms to fast moving liquid concrete that pulverizes everything in it's path.
Then there are the explosions that can drop lava bombs on your head. The general suggestions on how to deal with a situation where you are too close to an exploding volcano (nice job genius) is to look up and keep your eye on the sky. As the lava bombs come down you can try stepping to the side of the larger ones and hope the smaller ones aren't enough to kill you. Then drag your crippled carcass to safety and contemplate all the terrible choices in your life that seemed like good ideas compared to this one.
If you see a pyroclastic flow heading toward you at 200 mph then none of this advice will help you at all. Hopefully you have a 2 way radio and practiced saying something cool and memorable. If you are really quick you might be able to get a few seconds of livestreaming out there, but the news stations will probably edit out all the good parts. Plus everyone will think you as being far more heroic if they never see the terror in your eyes repeated over and over again on LiveLeak.
Medium Distance Threats
Even if the volcano is over the horizon and you are laughing at the people on tv who just lost their homes (laughing at their faces probably wouldn't go over so well) then there are still lots of ways that hot bubbling butthole can ruin your life.
Acid rain isn't just a phrase invented to create inspiration for a thousand thrash metal songs. While it won't usually burn your skin, it can strip off metal particles off the roof and put them in places where they shouldn't be like catchment water. Also if you have an aquaponics system it's a good idea to put a cover on it because like a friend of mine learned the ph imbalance of a distant volcano can very quickly kill your fish. Plants are a little more resilient, but crop yields can definitely be affected which is one reason out of many why it's always a good idea to have long term food storage.
And then there's the earthquakes and tsunamis. While earthquakes are usually more of a localized nightmare, tsunamis can travel thousands of miles and therefore it's a good idea to pay attention to volcanic activity even if it's on the other side of the ocean. There's a well-known phenomenon known as post-glacial rebound where the gravitational force of the ice caps squeeze the earth like a beach ball. When the ice melts the beach ball returns to it's normal shape, resulting in thousands of years of increased seismic and volcanic activity. This is wonderful news for everyone who wanted to see what climate change would do to sea levels but were afraid they might die before it happened.
Long Distance Threats
Now you might think that living far away from volcanoes and oceans means you are safe. Take a peek at any geological sediment cross section covering a significant amount of time and you will notice thicker darker lines here and there. That's pretty much the regularity of world-changing volcano events, and they don't have to be catastrophic to put a big dent in our population within a few short years.
Remember the black plague? Some scientists claim that was the result of a phenomenon called the Little Ice Age which dropped global temperatures in correlation with a period of heightened activity. So great news, right? Let's just nuke a volcano and turn around climate change. Not so fast there, Slick. Sudden changes in the atmosphere have created "years without a summer" which leads to famine and the related disease outbreaks mentioned above, so while we get a rest from Ebola we still have to cope with all the normal stuff like the common flu virus that can mutate deadly strains rather quickly given the right conditions.
And then there are the big cannons, the super volcanoes. Should Yellowstone decide to rawk out and blanket the Northern Hemisphere with ash we would be looking at the end of industrial civilization. No planes fly, non crops grow, cities are abandoned, forests and fisheries wiped out, and suddenly our system of global trade becomes a whole lot more local and focused on bare knuckle survival rather than wealth accumulation. There probably wouldn't be much warning either, as the government is well aware that there isn't much that most people can do about it besides panic and jam up the roads, blocking VIPs from accessing their Dr. Strangelove bunkers where they can stay comfortably buried for years.
You're On Your Own
That's the final part you have to keep in mind about volcano dangers. You can't trust The Man when it comes to volcano risk management. Governments think it's a great idea to encourage people to build on the side of a volcano just to increase their tax base. The insurance companies will write you a policy that they never intend to pay. The real estate agent will give you some "only live once" kind of line and talk about how quickly you can turn around your investment for a profit. Don't listen to them. Living on the side of a volcano doesn't make sense unless your house has wheels, and if you choose to live in the wrong neighborhood like some of the quiet communities surrounding Mt. Raneir, it doesn't even matter because you'll never be able to escape quickly enough. Most of us don't have helipad money after all.
While the areas around a volcano can be stunningly beautiful and thriving with life, never forget the bomb in your back yard and always stay prepared for a surprise case of the Ultimate Magma Sharts.
Survival Tips and Links
Here are some items to keep as well as links from The Man himself. This is just his way of trying to avoid responsibility for his greedy short-sighted zoning policies, but it's good information nonetheless.
Volcano kit: Important paperwork like titles, deeds, insurance policies, birth certificates, id's, prescriptions. Can keep spares on a flash drive, but having originals in a single folder that can be gathered in a couple seconds frees up time for saving other valuable stuff.
Go bag with tent/supplies in case you have to camp in someone's back yard. This includes items like flashlight and extra batteries, first aid kit and manual, emergency food and water, manual (nonelectric) can opener, essential medicines, sturdy shoes, respiratory (breathing) protection, eye protection (goggles), battery-powered radio
As far as respiratory protection goes I highly recommend this one-piece respirator/face mask from 3m. It's a bit expensive to keep around for volcanic emergencies, but I regularly use mine for all sorts of tasks like sanding, grinding, fiberglass work, cutting wood, and painting. Having the face shield built in is extremely handy as sometimes different goggles can interfere with a respirator creating leaks or fogging. The regular organic vapor cartridges are great for VOCs but for acid vapor you need the pink ones. They filter out a much wider variety of toxins and you'll really be surprised by the things that you CAN'T smell. For regular dust it's much less expensive to use the regular N95 particulate filters. The cartridges do become more difficult to breathe through as they are exposed to atmospheric moisture, so if you open up a new cartridge packet it's essential to put the mask in a specially sealed bag to keep them fresh for the next use. That will slow down the degradation some but try keeping the pink cartiges in the foil until you really need them.
Always read the product safety sheets and check for proper fit before use. I'm merely recommending these types of masks because they are more convenient and comfortable than the less expensive n95s that the .gov recommends. The idea is to get away from volcanoes, not get closer. Use common sense and follow all State and Federal laws, emergency management instructions, evacuation orders, etc. Forces of nature are not to be trifled with. If you feel differently then maybe you should be seeking inspiration from darwinawards.com instead.


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After a time of rapid-fire questions, Dean turned to Ethan and asked;
"Why do you ask so many questions, Buddy?"
"Because I'm young and curious."
After gleefully sneaking yet another of Sierra's fresh baked cookies, Sierra turned to Abby and exclaimed;
"Pookie! Why did you take another cookie?"
"Because I needed another cookie."
"You don't NEED another cookie, you WANT another cookie."
(Giggling) "No, I needed it."
"No you didn't!"
"Yes, I did!"
Ethan, raising his voice above his sister's bantering exploded:
"If she says she NEEDS a cookie, then she NEEDS a cookie! Now give her a cookie!"
Dean laughingly turned to Ethan and said, "Are you sticking up for your little sister, Buddy?"
"No," he growled. "I'm just grumpy."


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Tea can either warm your bones on a cold winter day or quench your thirst on a humid summer day. No matter how you enjoy your tea, you may end up with tea stains on your cups or glasses. Unfortunately, tea, like coffee, is acidic and leaves behind brownish stains that cling to a glass surface. Regular washing normally cannot remove the entire stain. You need a stronger cleaning agent to remove stubborn tea stains from glass.
Step 1
Mix 3 tbsp. of baking soda with 4 or 5 drops of water to form a paste.
Step 2
Dip a damp dishrag into the paste solution and rub onto the tea stains on the glass. The abrasiveness of the baking soda breaks down the tea stains, while not harming the glass.
Step 3
Dissolve 1 tsp. of dishwasher detergent into 1 cup of hot water.
Step 4
Place tea-stained glasses into a sink. Pour the dishwasher detergent solution into the glasses, covering the tea stains. Allow the cleaning solution to work on the stains overnight.
Step 5
Pour the dishwasher detergent out of the glasses the next morning. Wash and dry the glasses. If the tea stains remain, repeat the procedure.


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Does believing not imply doing something?Submitted by theshovel
If one believes that Christ died for his or her sins, then that implies that the person is "doing" something, or making a choice in other words. jodiHi jodi, If this was implied then why did Paul carefully contrast working (same as doing) with believing? Perhaps rather than being implied, we have inferred this concept into faith.
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, Romans 4:1-5A while back I sent out a series of Shoveletters under the heading, The Redefining of Faith. You may be interested in some of what I wrote there. Jim :)
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Also referred as onychocryptosis, an ingrown toe nail is a common, painful condition that occurs when the nail itself grows into the skin from either one or both sides of the nail boarder. In turn the skin on one or both sides of the nail grows over the edges of the nail, sometimes covering part of the nail completely. This condition is usually very painful and can be associated with infection of the toe. Some ingrown toenails are chronic, with repeated episodes of pain and infection. Irritation, redness, an uncomfortable sensation of warmth, as well as swelling can result from an ingrown toenail.
Ingrown toenails develop for many reasons. In some cases the condition is congenita. People whose toes are involuted (curled in shape), either congenitally or from diseases like arthritis, are prone to ingrown toenails. Often trauma, like stubbing a toe or having a toe stepped on, can cause a piece of the nail to be jammed into the skin causing an ingrown nail. Repeated trauma, such as the pounding to which runners typically subject their feet, also can cause ingrown nails.
The most common cause is cutting your toenails incorrectly, causing them to re-grow into the skin. Tight hosiery or shoes with narrow toe boxes only make matters worse. If the skin is red, painful or swollen on the sides of the nail, an infection may be present. This occurs because the ingrown nail is often in a warm, moist and bacteria-rich environment. When the nail penetrates the skin, it provides a convenient entry for germs that can cause infection. Untreated, the nail can go under the skin, causing a more severe infection. In either case, the infection needs to be cured with sterile instruments and antibiotics.
Treatment and Prevention
Ingrown toenails should be treated as soon as they are recognized to their tendency of causing excessive pain.
If excessive inflammation, swelling, pain or discharge is present, the toenail probably is infected and should be treated by a physician. A podiatrist can trim or remove the infected nail with a minor in-office surgical procedure, known in podiatric medicine as conservative treatment. He or she can remove the offending portion of the nail or overgrown skin with a scalpel and blade and treat the surrounding infection. If pus is present, indicating infection, this is drained accordingly. Unless, the problem is congenital, the best way to prevent ingrown toenails is to protect the feet from trauma and wear shoes with adequate room for the toes.
If you are awaiting an appointment with a Podiatrist you can prevent inflammation and infection by applying saline solution (bath of clean water + two spoonful's of salt) for around 15 minutes and afterwards using sterile gauze path dry and clean the affected toenail boarders well. Afterwards a topical antiseptic such as povidone- iodine can be used. The toe should be kept covered at all times in order to avoid risk of dirt being entrapped in the area of the ingrown increasing risk of pain and infection.
The best prevention of an ingrown toenail is by cutting the toe nails correctly. This can be done as follows:
Nail Surgery
In cases wherein the affected nail has a structural deformity or a nail pathology is present causing a recurring ingrown nail the Podiatrist may advise nail surgery as a long term solution. Depending on the nature of the nail and the particular problem the Podiatrist may advice on two main surgical procedures, a total nail avulsion or a partial nail avulsion. Both these are minor interventions (similar to a tooth removal at a dentist) and involve the administration of local anaesthesia at the site of the affected toe so that the intervention is done painlessly.
The principle difference between the two techniques are that in a partial nail avulsion only the ingrown part of the nail is removed while in a total nail avulsion all the nail is removed. The Podiatrist will also recommend whether it's worthwhile allowing the nail to grow again or whether a chemical should be applied to prevent the nail or part of the nail to grow again. Selection of which method is most appropriate should be done through consultation with your Podiatrist and depends on several factors including, lifestyle, nail anatomy, presence of nail pathologies and others.


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|How will the move affect the game's development?
Speaking with Famitsu, director Tetsuya Nomura explains that the shift was for various reasons, and despite the move the game will not be held back any further. According to Nomura-san, Epic Games is working with the studio to help alleviate any issues with transferring between the two game engines. For more news on Kingdom Hearts III, Square Enix or gaming news today keep it locked to The Jester's Court.


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Sökning: "quality of life"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 1983 avhandlingar innehållade orden quality of life.
1. Patients' quality of life : Living with incurable cancer in palliative homecareDetta är en avhandling från Göteborg : Göteborg University
Sammanfattning : My clinical experience is that living in incurable cancer at the end of life is complex to patients and their families. Patients seem to have a rather good quality of life (QoL) but problems related to the progression of the illness constantly challenges and changes QoL. LÄS MER
2. Health-Related Quality of Life in AsthmaDetta är en avhandling från Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Sammanfattning : Health-related quality of life (HRQL) has become an important outcome in asthma, since traditional outcomes, such as respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function, might not entirely express the patient's perception of the limitations caused by the disease. The aim of this thesis was to study HRQL in asthma and to analyse if HRQL was related to asthma onset and prognosis. LÄS MER
3. Studies on Quality of Life : A Methodological Perspective on the Definition and Measurement of the Good Life in Patients with Psychiatric IllnessDetta är en avhandling från Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Sammanfattning : Background: In social sciences the quality of life (QOL) concept is often connected with efforts to evaluate welfare and well being. In medicine QOL is frequently used as a complement to evaluations of cure. In psychiatry QOL is of special importance because many patients have to endure long periods of illness. LÄS MER
4. End-of-life care in a Swedish county : patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care useDetta är en avhandling från Göteborgs Unversitet, Institute of Health Care Sciences
Sammanfattning : There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge about the broad population of individuals who access the public health care system during the last period of life. LÄS MER
5. Consequences of Muscular Dystrophy : Impairment, Disability, Coping and Quality of LifeDetta är en avhandling från Uppsala universitet
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Christmas kinda sneaks up on me every year. I am thinking about all the wreaths & other Christmas decor I will make…
It is mid November – then it is not.
Then it is December 23rd!!
I always have more plans & projects in mind than those that get done, but that's part of the fun…and there is, god willing, always next year.
Simple projects are best this time of year, unless you start your Christmas "to dos" in June!
There is just so much going on that having a stock pile of simple inspiration & ideas on hand is essential. Not too complicated, not too expensive & pretty are the qualities I look for in a Christmas decor project.
To provide you with a resource of inspirational, easy & even inexpensive Christmas decor ideas, I got together with some of my bHome blogger friends to share a few of our favorite Christmas decor ideas and tutorials.
Christmas Decor – easy, authentic, inexpensive & pretty
Sharing ideas that are not too complicated, not too expensive, authentic, handmade & pretty!
Speaking of pretty, Yvonne from Stone Gable has the most beautiful decorating sensibility. Her gorgeous bleached pinecones hold true to her style are easy & inexpensive to create.
Pop over to Yvonne's to get the simple steps to transforming your pinecones.
Christy from Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer shows us how to make gorgeous sweater stockings that look just like the expensive ones from Anthropologie.
I love Christy's version and it was FREE! My kind of project!
Click over to get a top shelf holiday decor tip from Susan at Love of Home.
It's another FREE decorating idea you will love!
Signs are fun for holiday decor.
Ashley from Cherished Bliss created this JOY sign & will teach you how.
Learn how to make this gorgeous Christmas JOY sign here.
Who doesn't love a grain sack?
That nubby gorgeous fabric goes with almost every style of decor! Authentic, homespun and timeless – grain sacks and Christmas go together naturally.
Using grain sacks in you Christmas decor can be as easy as a pile stacked with the red & green stripes revealed, a red striped sack draped over a chair or one wrapped around the base of your tree.
If you have a bit of time, sewing grain sack Christmas stockings is wonderful way to create family heirlooms. Learn about grain sacks, how to care for them and more ideas on using them in your Christmas decor from me here at My Soulful Home.
If you don't have a vintage grain sack, you can make your own!
Julie shows us how to make simple little grain sack ornaments. These little stockings add a vintage flair to your tree without breaking the bank or a branch. They're inexpensive to make & so light-weight (perfect for real trees).
Get the tutorial from Lilacs & Longhorns here.
Christmas is just around the corner, ( it is NOT mid-November anymore! ) but there is still time to incorporate these ideas in to your holiday decor ~ 'cause they are sooo easy and because you can…
pin them now to your holiday boards and save them for next year!
There is always next year!
Join us all on our app, the bHome App — available on both iPhone and Android! Take us wherever you go on your mobile phone. Inspiration is only a TAP away on bHome.
Do you have holiday decor to share with us – we'd love to hear your ideas!
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This past weekend, May 4-5, I returned to Massacre Valley north of Hoengseong. It was this valley and the battle that was fought here in February 1951 which would become the basis for my Korean War novel, War Remains. And it was because of that novel and a friend on Facebook, which brought me back to Massacre Valley (I first visited here in November 2010, right before I completed my novel) to take part in a documentary about the Korean War, this battle, the search for war remains, and my novel.
After I finished teaching on Friday, I took a bus from Daejeon to Wonju. I left at 2:27 and didn't get to Wonju until after 5:00. There I met the producer/director of the documentary, Park Jong-woo who I met through one of my Facebook friends. Actually, Mr. Park had already heard about me and my novel through another friend, an American Daniel Morris, who also heard about my book and bought it. Turns out he served with the US Army in Korea and when he got out, decided to stay here and teach. Mr. Park, who was making another documentary about the Korean War decided that he wanted to use me, to talk about the battle in the documentary.
After we met, we went to Hoengseong where he introduced me to his crew. We met in the parking lot of a Methodist Church that was there during the Korean War; during the battle, the commander of the Netherlands' Battalion, Colonel den Ouden was mortally wounded by a grenade. His men didn't have any means to carry his body back to an aid station, so they removed the door from this church to carry their Colonel's body.
After dinner in a local restaurant, where we tried out some of Hoengseong's famous beef, we turned in early. We wanted to start filming at 7:00am.
The picture you see here is the original road from Hoengseong to Changbong-ni. This is facing north toward Changbong-ni. Back in 1951, this road was narrower and unpaved. This is also the beginning of Massacre Valley.
War Remains, A Korean War Novel The new edition includes a foreword and afterword by the author.


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MTV World Stage MalaysiaPosted by kenchill. Flyers, Music
MTV World Stage will make its debut in Malaysia on the 15th of August 2009 with acts such as Kasabian, The All American Rejects and our very own Estranged (dang, they are playing everywhere from Taiwan, to Singapore for Baybeats).
It will be held at Sunway Lagoon's Surf Beach and as the surf beach will be drained out, it can fit up to 15,000 people.
There are several ways to get the tickets to this event. Since Celcom is the main sponsor for the event they are giving out free passes to Xpax users. Here's how to redeem the passes:
Xpax is giving out 2 FREE MTV World Stage 2009 passes for the customers to witness the excitement of MTV World Stage first in Malaysia. Here is how to get these exclusive passes (While passes last ) :
- You must be a Xpax/UOX/SOX customer.*
- Register by typing REGMTV and send to 28881
- Upon receiving confirmation SMS, Reload RM50
- Receive mobile voucher on your mobile phone.
- Flash the mobile voucher to any participating AXCESS outlet* to collect 1 Voucher.
- Customer has to bring the VOUCHER to redeem 2 MTV passes on event day – 15/8/2009, from 3pm onwards, at Axcess Counter (Sunway Lagoon Main Entrance)
You can also head to the Xpax roadshows held at various parts of the country. Check http://www.xpax.com.my/mtv/roadshow.html for more information.
There will also be mosh pit audition at The Curve on the 1st and 2nd of August where you can win yourselves some tickets. The roadshow at The Curve will be on from 12pm – 7pm but the actual mosh pits audition are from 1pm – 3pm.
MTV WORLD STAGE "Live In Malaysia" will be staged at Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach at 6.00p.m., August 15, 2009. The show will premiere on MTV Asia Friday, 28 August 2009 at 8:00pm (GMT+8 hours).
More information at the official website: http://worldstage.mtvasia.com/
P.S. : Check out the Estranged pictures we took which are featured on the World Stage website!!
Parking information: http://www.lifeinkl.com/2009/08/13/mtv-world-stage-parking/
List of people selling their tickets: http://www.lifeinkl.com/2009/08/13/mtv-world-stage-tickets-for-sale/
New update on the event: http://www.lifeinkl.com/2009/08/13/mtv-world-stage-malaysia-update/
OUR COVERAGE HERE: http://www.lifeinkl.com/2009/09/01/mtv-world-stage-malaysia-2/


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Americans Regaining Lost Wealth, and More
What's News: Net worth of U.S. households rises to $77.3 trillion in the third quarter. Abercrombie & Fitch shares fall after company renews CEO contract. Former San Diego mayor Bob Filner is sentenced for sexual harassment. Joanne Po reports. Photo: Getty
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Borrowed a talk by Eckhart Tolle from the DVD section at the library – The Flowering of Human Consciousness. I'm always skeptical of people who get money for talking about "spiritual" matters but the way he presents the ideas is simple and practical. He says the ego is a function of our name. Our name is like a basket where we store all the things that happen to us that we identify with. But the ego is like a scrapbook or photo album with the traces, the leavings, the reflections of that label that is our given name. And none of it exists NOW.
He says we are not the contents that are stored under that label, like a fat file folder of documents that attest to the reality of our existence, but we are the spacious stillness that surrounds and carries all of our adventures and memories.
I liked that when I heard it yesterday, but today again I am being eaten alive by my pain body, the permanent conflagration in my spazzed out scoliotic spine and shattered collarbone, along with the toxic shame of all my bad memories, and topped with the prospect of imminent biosphere collapse.
But I am doing what he suggested, and that is – saying "yes" to the "no." I hate how I feel and I am certain it will never end and I am desperate to escape, to get the hell out of this moment. Don't wanna Be Here Now. In fact, I wanna kick Ram Dass's ass for spreading such an insipid idea. However, I AM doing it, like, there IS no escape, so fuck it, sit and stew in it I will. If nothing else I have the ILLUSION that I'm consenting to this hell.
I keep repeating to myself: I am not the story of me. Something is witnessing and enveloping this bullshit. Even tho I have not the foggiest notion of what that could be. Tolle says that by it's nature it's beyond notions, ideas and concepts. If I am not my story, not my pain, then, what?


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india hopes to use its extensive railroad network to bring the internet to its rural population. india's electrified railway system has a station every 5 miles (8 kilometers) on average, and the cables for communication and train control usually have spare capacity to channel the 'net.
a pilot program is underway on a 25-mile stretch of track in southern india. it will involve setting up "cyberkiosks" in the 5 stations and getting wireless 'net access to 10-15 households within 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) of one of the stations. if the pilot program works, there is a good chance that 4,000 towns and 100,000 homes could be hooked to the 'net within two years.
the kiosks in the station houses are very important, since most of india's rural population wouldn't be able to afford computers. india's power grid is also notoriously unstable, and some rural homes only have power for 6 to 8 hours a day. having the kiosks in public places with stable power will allow people to experience and learn about the internet on decent machines.
india's rural population is becoming increasingly interested in the 'net and things high-tech, as the country's software industry continues to grow and do well.
for more information, please see the bbc.
sam's opinion
does this sound like a market ripe for 'net appliances or what? india's need for low-cost, low-power units that can cruise the 'net makes all the webpads and transmeta-based machines we keep hearing about seem a lot more practical.
i would love to have more info on how they plan on doing the wireless access in that one test area. i wonder if they'll have to set up some sort of filtered web content like most wireless web networks do here … that would still be a pretty good start, though, and since most people would be experiencing the 'net for the first time a "smaller version" of the 'net might even help seem less daunting.
the other thing i wonder about is what kind of nightmare those stations are going to become. if there's only one kiosk in the place and everyone comes crowding in to try to use it, it's going to get mighty tense and uncomfortable in there. it might be good to have only one kiosk around when first introducing people to the 'net and how it works, but the true surfing nature of the 'net may be lost if you only have 5 minutes at a time to cruise around before the next person gets a chance.
well, whatever happens, i think it's a great way to introduce more people to the 'net and the benefits it can provide. like the bbc article says, a lot of the rural population feels that if they can be exposed to some of this technology they can learn more and get a piece of some of the great high-tech jobs that are developing in india.


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Thousands of years ago, the Amazon Indians created Terra Preta soils, which are, in every which way, the most amazingly productive form of agriculture. It is 300% more productive than the very best modern efforts – and this without any chemical fertilizers, equipment, and application costs.
The indigenous farmers in these regions simply dug a deep ditch and, starting at one end, filled it in progressively with their household and personal wastes, covering it with a layer of soil as they went along, until the whole ditch had been filled in again and covered over with soil. Then they started another ditch alongside the first, and so forth, and so forth, until the whole plot was essentially a covered compost field. Then they started over again at the beginning.
In this manner, they created what has now become known as "Terra Preta" soil ("dark soil" in Portuguese), an incredibly rich, fertile, beautifully friable and supremely productive soil. Some plots are 8 feet deep and at least one plot is formally known to have produced abundant crops for 40 years without any fertilizers whatsoever.
The difference between this soil a simple 'deep' compost soil is the presence of charcoal and pottery shards in the Terra Preta soils. The charcoal comes from two sources: from burning forest plots to clear land for growing their crops, and from the remnants of cooking fires. Unlike tiny tidbits of ash, these coarse lumps of charcoal (referred to as biochar) are full of crevices and holes, which help them serve as life rafts to soil microorganisms. The carbon compounds in charcoal form loose chemical bonds with soluble plant nutrients so they are not as readily washed away by rain and irrigation. When used alone, Biochar has little benefit to plants, but when used in combination with compost and organic fertilizers, it can dramatically improve plant growth while helping retain nutrients in the soil.
Because nobody had ever taken the time to investigate powdered charcoal's effects on soil fertility carefully, soil scientists had simply always assumed that charcoal was inert when added to the soil. However, what soil scientists, working with microbiologists, discovered was that an entire community of bacteria exists in symbiosis with the root hairs of plants in terra preta soils. The bacteria produce enzymes that release the mineral ions trapped in the charcoal and make it available to the root hairs of the plant as nutrients. In return, the plants secrete nourishment for the bacteria.
There is an ecology going on in these soils that is not completely understood, but if replicated it could have multiple benefits for farmers and environmentalists. Terra Preta creates a terrestrial carbon reef at a microscopic level. If we could succeed in recreating terra preta, it could spare the rainforest from destruction and help feed people across the developing world. This simple melding of soil and fire, first discovered by ancient people in the Amazon, may be the key to feeding ourselves while restoring the health of our planet.


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I went around to the various banks yesterday and paid bills. I like doing that on warmer, sunny days because it gets me out and I get a huge satisfaction on seeing things go down immediately. I have been pondering something that someone mentioned somewhere. Forgive me that I can't seem to remember to give credit where it is due. The something is that I could break down my payments and pay bi-weekly or even once a week and reduce interest. Not only that, I get that lovely feeling of lowering balances every week. Many people put extra things each week on their balances or in their savings and I have watched their progress. However, I seem to wait til the end of the month to send extra from the budget to various accounts. I WANT THAT THRILL MORE OFTEN! So I took yesterday's bills and made a list for after the 15th. I am going to break these local ones down into four ways, pay on them each week, and watch them go down, down, down! I am excited to try something new. At the same time, I am going to add some of the savings built into the budget into the savings accounts each week. This will take so little time, but give me a big reward. I SO love the little things.....
Plugging Away.....
March 6th, 2007 at 04:50 pm
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The newest sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches is up on the blog! a fun and bubbly one this week by Natalie Roy.
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What happens when you mix African spirit with an absolute desire to take over the entire continent of Africa – you get Mi-Fone !
So what is and who is Mi-Fone ?
Mi-Fone was the brain child of Alpesh Patel launched in April 2008. Patel and his team have created a distribution of handsets specifically targeting the African continent – the mass market sectors within emerging territories.
In 3 years the Mi-Fone team has made incredible headway by supplying into 15 African countries and India with a unique brand of high quality phones and has distributed over 1 million handsets resulting in generating over $15 million dollars in revenue.
So what about the handset – surely they must be plastic and rubbish if they sell so cheaply ?
That is what you would expect. Phones that retail at R1600 with touch screen and built in camera, radio, wifi & HSDPA/EDGE surely must compromise on something.
Well not in this case. We have all seen grey imported no name brand Blueberry knock-off phones but make no mistake – these are nothing like those.
I have been given the Mi-300 to evaluate so that I have some real world hands on experience with the device.
When I first unboxed the unit I was very pleasantly surprised about the quality of everything – right down to the packaging. The handset comes protected in a proper box, with manuals, charger, cable and headset.
The handset is solid and feels like you are holding a real phone. The phone runs Android 2.2 and so its instinctively easy to operate. The touch screen is smooth and instantly responds to any movement. Applications are easy to load and having access to the Android Marketplace means that any app you could want is at a touch of a button.
I connected my device to my WiFi network – no problems there either. I surfed the web, pinched my way through Google searches, read the news, watch Youtube video clips and used the Google Maps – all flawlessly.
You forget you are not using a "traditional" brand phone.
What I didn't like:
There are some items that are more "Android problem then a Mi-Fone problem such as:
- The Radio requires you to use a headset (I wanted to play the music without one). If kept the "please insert a headset" error message even through I closed down the application.
- The calculator doesn't have a % sign – how on earth do I work out a tip in restaurant now ?
- The camera make a terrible "hissing/ clicking" sound when you take a picture.
What I particularly liked:
- The image manipulation is cool. You an pinch and zoom and set the images as wallpapers and assign the cropped image to a caller – nice.
- The phone's weight and quality makes it feel like a real phone – not a toy or a compromised device.
- Dual sim – whilst my phone did not have the dual sim option, I do like having the option that I can put in one provider's sim and use that for Data and then the other provider sim and use that for calls.
- Battery life was superb
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I really do like this phone. I am not big on touchscreens but this phone made it a pleasure to use.
Mi-Fone is targeting a segment of the market that is usually left behind or left to have the phones no one else wants. Mi-Fone is changing that thinking and offering a great quality phone, at a great price with great operating system.
Lets hope they make it into the South African market as this is a real game-changer.
I don't think this is an awesome phone for its price. I think this is an awesome phone FULL STOP.
As Tomi Ahonen said : There is no reason why the next revolutionary invention can not come from Africa – I say watch this space – I am sure we will be hearing more and more from Mi-Fone !
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All God's Children: Justice in God's Mission
The 180 people that gathered for the WMI conference were inspired and challenged by keynote speakers and workshop leaders during the biennial event, held April 13-14, 2018. Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado challenged participants in their keynote speeches to see beyond the border. They encouraged us to look at the border not just as a place that separates us but as a place of possibility where strangers and people of different nationalities can come together to celebrate their diversity and show acts of kindness and love by supporting each other, providing shelter, and protecting each other's human dignity. In his keynote speech, Brian Cress challenged participants to engage not only in charity work but also to seek justice for the vulnerable in our world by being the voice that fights for their rights and dignity.
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Julie Chen Moonves is set to return as host of Celebrity Big Brother when Season 2 of the reality series returns on Jan. 21, CBS has announced.
Celebrity Big Brother Season 2 will air multiple nights each week before concluding with a two-hour finale on Feb. 13.
The cast of celebrities competing on the program has yet to be announced. Marissa Jaret Winokur won the first season of Celebrity Big Brother in February, taking home a $250,000 grand prize.
Chen Moonves has hosted the Big Brother series since it debuted in 2000. Her return comes after the television personality stepped down as co-host of CBS' The Talk in September following her husband Leslie Moonves' exit as CEO and chairman of the network amid sexual misconduct allegations.
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The American Enterprise Institute's Megan McCarthy thinks she has uncovered damning hypocrisy:
It was 25 years ago this week that the International Court of Justice handed down a 12-3 decision condemning U.S. intervention in Nicaraguan affairs. Not surprisingly, the international community is largely silent on Chavez's ongoing intervention in Nicaragua.
I was just reading about Nicaragua v. The United States of America the other day. It's an interesting one. Basically, the U.S. was found guilty of violating the Nicaragua's sovereignty by planting mines in the latter's harbors and funding a brutal right-wing insurgency that ultimately left 50,000 Nicaraguans dead. The U.S. claimed it was acting in self-defense. On behalf of Honduras. But then, the Reagan administration lawyers didn't have to put much thought into their legal arguments given that the U.S. rejected the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction and then refused to abide its ruling. Nicaragua never got a cent of the money it was awarded in reparations.
Which is a long way of saying that the U.S. intervention mentioned by McCarthy, which entailed killing tens of thousands of people, is in not in any way analogous to Chavez's intervention, the most "egregious case" of which she can provide is the Venezuelan government providing its Nicaraguan counterpart "huge amounts of money" in often "opaque" ways.
Once more: shooting someone in the face — or paying someone to shoot another in the face and giving them the gun to do it — is not at all like sending someone an envelope full of cash. Given the charges McCarthy makes about him, Chávez sounds more like your grandmother sending you a card with a $20 in it for your birthday than he does Uncle Sam.


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As MEED was going to press, shareholders in Aldar Properties and Sorouh Real Estate were meeting to decide whether to approve the merger of the two companies.
If, as expected, they support the deal it should all be wrapped up by 30 June, creating a titan of the Abu Dhabi property sector. Aldar Sorouh Properties, the name for the combined group, will be valued at AED10.9bn ($3bn) and will have $13bn in assets and a land bank of 77 square kilometres.
Most observers have welcomed the proposed merger, saying the combination of the larger Aldar with the more conservatively-run Sorouh should offer gains for both companies. But, more importantly, it could also provide a boost to the wider property market, according to Asjad Yahya, vice-president for research at Dubai-based Shuaa Capital.
Property firm merger benefits
"Both sides should benefit," he says. "Aldar should benefit primarily through an improved balance sheet and Sorouh through the addition of a substantial development portfolio.
"The combined entity will have a better earnings profile with a greater portion of earnings from recurring rental income. As such, it should be able to manage its existing debt better, as well as tap debt markets in the future at improved terms.
"By combining the two largest developers in Abu Dhabi, the future planning and supply of real estate is also likely to be better managed. I think in principle, the deal does makes sense."
If there is a dividend for the wider market it would be a welcome development for other local property firms, who may themselves now be tempted to look for merger partners. Real estate prices in Abu Dhabi have been steadily falling since the market peaked at the end of 2008. The annual rental price of grade A office space, for example, has fallen 59 per cent since then from AED3,800 a square metre to AED1,540 a sq m at the end of 2012. Similarly, the cost of renting a two-bed apartment has dropped 48 per cent, from AED231,000 a year to AED120,000 a year. In the commercial sector, landlords have been forced to offer reduced rents or rent-free periods to ensure properties are leased, particularly for older buildings.
However, no one is holding their breath for a quick turnaround. Instead, most analysts appear to be rather cautious in their predictions of a recovery.
"We've seen some initial signs of a potential recovery, but it's still quite a bit further down the road," says Matthew Green, head of research and consultancy for the UAE at CB Richard Ellis, a real estate services firm. "We have seen some fragmented rental growth for specific luxury developments in some locations such as Saadiyat Island and Al-Raha Beach. It's very much isolated growth for specific product types, but it is an indication that further down the line we could see a return to growth. We're as confident as we can be that we will see an improvement in conditions."
Outside those few examples, prices could in fact fall further this year, particularly for older or lower quality properties or those in less desirable neighbourhoods. Although there are signs that demand is now returning, the growth in supply is also accelerating.
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Residential space increased by 4,070 units in the final quarter of last year and 12,000 over the year as a whole, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, another real estate agency. New developments included the Residences in Eastern Mangroves, Al-Marasy in Bateen, Marina Bay on Reem Island, and Bawabat al-Sharq in Baniyas.
It is a similar situation for commercial property. New developments that have recently come onto the market include the Shining Towers in Khalidiya, the new headquarters of International Petroleum Investment Company and Centro in the Capital Centre. According to Jones Lang LaSalle, some 340,500 sq m of new office space was added to the Abu Dhabi market in 2012, taking the total stock to approximately 2.87 million sq m.
Retail property also increased by 54,000 sq m in the final quarter of 2012 and a further 200,000sq m is expected to be completed in the first half of this year. With the development of Yas Mall and Sowwah Square, the amount of available retail space in malls could double over the next three years, according to observers.
Real estate oversupply concerns
The problem is that property is a cyclical industry and many of these developments were approved before the market peaked in late 2008. Developers may hope that by the time construction is completed, the market will still be buoyant, but they know that it is not something they can control.
"We're going to have about 45,000 new units delivered in Abu Dhabi over the next three years," says Green. "Since the end of 2007, there's probably only been about 50,000 units delivered, so an average of say 10,000 a year. And now it's going to be 15,000 a year so the development pipeline has ramped up quite considerably. That's a consequence of developments that were launched during the peak now being delivered. We're at the peak of the development cycle in Abu Dhabi."
Others suggest even higher levels of new supply. Jones Lang LaSalle estimates that there will be 16,000 new residential units delivered this year, while rival firm Asteco estimates as many as 17,000, including 12,000 apartments and 5,000 villas. Some 443,000 sq m of new office space is also expected.
Dubai real estate recovery
There are some positives to be had, however. One is that the Abu Dhabi market is now thought to be close to the bottom and likely to stabilise over the course of this year. In addition, the gradual recovery in the Dubai property market offers some hope.
"Dubai's cycle is 18-24 months ahead of Abu Dhabi, and we're definitely seeing signs of recovery in Dubai," says David Dudley, head of the Abu Dhabi office of Jones Lang LaSalle. "That's good for Abu Dhabi because it leads us to believe there will be recovery in Abu Dhabi within the next 18-24 months too."
For now, Dubai continues to be cheaper than Abu Dhabi for comparable quality properties. According to CB Richard Ellis, the average annual rent for a studio apartment in Dubai is now slightly under AED40,000 a year, compared with AED45,000 for a similar property on the main island of Abu Dhabi. However, prices are now rising in Dubai.
The federal authorities have been taking action to prevent another property bubble emerging, with proposals to limit the amount that first and second time buyers can borrow, although it may not have the impact they hope. If prices continue to strengthen in Dubai, then more people could look for a place to live in the capital. In the meantime, the Abu Dhabi authorities have themselves been taking action to boost demand.
The government has said that from this year if its public sector workers want to keep on receiving housing allowances they must live in the emirate. It also started to insist that tenancy contracts are registered via the Tawtheeq system, which clamps down on people sharing properties illegally. Both moves should increase demand for property in the capital.
In addition, the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance has recently approved 245 loans worth AED3bn to provide real estate finance for citizens who own commercial and investment land. Of those loans, 133 were for demolishing and rebuilding residential properties, 103 were for constructing new buildings and the remaining nine for extensions to existing properties.
Government activity
Over the past three years, some 6,416 housing loans worth a total of AED13bn have been distributed to Abu Dhabi citizens. The emirate's Executive Council says that it is now planning to provide a further AED3bn for housing loans to 1,500 people, with 834 beneficiaries in Abu Dhabi, 618 in Al-Ain and 48 from the Western Region.
The loans are part of a wider AED330bn spending plan covering the period between now and 2017. It is such government activity that has sustained the real estate market in recent years, not least for Aldar and Sorouh, who have been kept busy building public housing. The support was highlighted by a deal announced at the same time as the Aldar-Sorouh merger, when the government agreed to pay AED3.2bn to Sorouh for assets at The Gate and Shams Abu Dhabi developments.
"The whole market in Abu Dhabi is dependent on the government spending revenue surpluses on economic development and infrastructure," says Dudley. "There's a big emphasis on prioritising the big government-backed masterplanned areas, such as Saadiyat Island and Yas Island. There is also a major effort to regenerate the central business district."
Assuming the Aldar-Sorouh deal is completed, the emirate's government will own 37 per cent of the combined group, cementing its influence over the local real estate market. Clearly, it is the public authorities that are in the driving seat when it comes to the hoped-for recovery.
Key fact
Aldar Sorouh Properties will be valued at $3bn, with a land bank of 77 square kilometres
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This disc of psalm settings and other works by Felix Mendelssohn and Cyrillus Kreek provides proof that the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC), now with its third conductor, Daniel Reuss, can still be counted among the world's finest.
Cyrillus Kreek (1889–1962) is one of Estonia's most important composers. The simplicity of Kreek's psalm settings belie their profound beauty.
The inclusion of five of Kreek's vaimulikud rahvaviisid [Sacred Folktunes] is a bonus on this disc, and greatly increases its value to U.S. choral conductors.
This current disc alternates between sets of Mendelssohn and Kreek psalm settings, making it easy to hear the distinction between Mendelssohn's Romantic lyricism and Kreek's mystical depth. This by itself commends the recording, but the presence of Kreek's sacred folksong arrangements makes this a disc a must have for U.S. choral conductors. © 2012 Choral Journal
…a highly satisfying, generously filled a cappella programme of mostly little-heard music. Daniel Reuss draws impassioned and mellifluous performances from his Grammy Award-winning choir of 24 voices. Its beautifully blended, creamy tone (especially in the altos) and clarion-like tenors are underpinned by warm basses.
Of the Mendelssohn selection, the Three Psalms of 1843-44 stand out especially, being notable for their integrity and deep spirituality. Every colour of the word-painting is carefully nuanced here. The ladies float ethereally in 'Lift thine eyes' (from Elijah) and the sonorous gravitas of the male-chorus 'Wie selig sind die Toten' is especially effective.
All of Cyrillus Kreek['s] music is carefully crafted; Psalms 104 and 137 are by far the most striking. The sacred folksongs are charming and haunting in equal measure. A disc to savour. © 2012 Gramophone Read complete review on Gramophone
Mendelssohn's seven psalms are well suited to the sweet and sunny tone of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir…their excellent blend and intonation, combined with their ability to make one believe what they are singing, give more satisfaction than one finds in either Roger Norrington's glib performances (Decca) or Helmuth Riling's academic readings by his Stuttgart Bach Collegium (Hänssler). With the Estonian choir we find something genuine, without self-conscious scholarship on one hand, and something rooted in a great tradition with no hint of pop alloys on the other.
The psalm settings of Cyrillus Kreek…unfold with the cool, monumental dignity one associates with Sibelius. The melodic material, very folklike, and often sung in octaves, is quite moving. More moving still are his arrangements of five sacred folk songs. The temperaments of composer, conductor, and chorus seem to be in perfect accord with the architecture of the Haapsalu Dome in which these beautiful anthems are sung. It seems that the Estonian works and all of the performances, gentle, profound, demure, state his case persuasively. © 2012 Fanfare Read complete review
Kreek's spirit of moderation is buoyed by elegant craftsmanship and a sincerity of faith you can cut with a knife. Ditto Mendelssohn. At the center of Jauchzet dem Herrn, for example, Mendelssohn lets us know that praising God can be a profound experience. In Kreek's 22nd Psalm (My God, Why Has Thou Forsaken Me?), the believer's sad words are expressed with a knowing introspection not far removed from the inner peace of Mendelssohn's grateful spirit. They dovetail beautifully, there and elsewhere.
The singing is extraordinary, with the choir's warm, gracious tone animated by supple phrasing from all quarters. What gorgeous soprano and alto sections this choir has! Diction is remarkably clear, even as melodies flow richly and smoothly by. Such a luminous effect is achieved at "Sende dein licht" in Mendelssohn's Richte Mich, you'd be tempted to own this for that interlude alone. © 2012 American Record Guide Read complete review on American Record Guide online
The present collection is a reissue of a disc first issued in 2009. The Mendelssohn pieces, most of which will be familiar to choral music enthusiasts, receive outstanding performances from this marvellous choir. We need not concern ourselves with such matters as intonation, balance and blend, so accomplished is the singing. The words are beautifully clear, and, to my ears, the German is idiomatic. Reuss paces each of these works to perfection. Most of the pieces are psalm settings, though the lovely trio for women's voices, "Hebe deine Augen", is taken from Elijah, and Mendelssohn incorporated his motet for double choir Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen into the same work. A curiosity is that the marvellous setting of Psalm 43, Richte mich, Gott, is sung in a version I have never heard before. Many of the differences between what is heard here and my Breitkopf score are only minor, but at other points the voicing is significantly different, and there are even some bars added here and there. The performance, like all the others, is magnificent. Listen to the subtle way the conductor ensures that the radiance written into the music at the phrase "Sende dein Licht" appears only gradually, thereby increasing its dramatic effect. Several of the Mendelssohn pieces feature solo voices, and given the overall homogeneity of the choral sound it is interesting to observe how many of these voices have their own quite individual timbre and character.
The music of Cyrillus Kreek will be less familiar. This is fascinating and extremely beautiful music. The language is conservative and the composer's voice sober, yet the music is highly original and unlike any other. It is perfectly conceived for choir, rich and sonorous, and, for choristers with a reasonable ear and with sufficient tenors and basses availabl…The Estonian choir is, naturally, totally at home in the idiom—though there is not the slightest sign of their being any less comfortable in the Mendelssohn!…hearing this choir in almost any repertoire tends to have the same effect as hearing the music of Cyrillus Kreek—once you have experienced it you immediately start to look for more.
The choir sounds wonderful in the church acoustic…This really is not to be missed. © 2012 MusicWeb International Read complete review