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Avocado scrambled eggs with onion and cheddar [Vegetarian]
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For my partner and I, an egg scramble with grilled onions, bellpepper, spinach and mushrooms is a staple on weekends. But any recipe with avocado is one worth putting aside "the usual" and trying something new. And this one might just replace our old recipe more often now that we've tasted it.
This scramble cooks up in just a couple minutes so can be made even on a busy weekday morning for a hearty breakfast. The texture of the avocado, the sweetness of the grilled onions, and the sharpness of the cheddar all make for an irresistible combination on your plate. And it will keep you full for hours!
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My daughter goes to university out of town, and is lucky enough to have a year-round farmers' market mere steps from her flat. It's one of the oldest markets in Ontario and many of the farmers who are there farm land that has been in their families for generations. Sometimes you can see the what responsibilites children have on the farm. In one booth we always go to if you want vegetables, then the dad serves you. If you want eggs (and we always want the eggs), the 10 year old daughter serves you.
I imagine that the chickens are this little girl's purview and I bet she is out there every morning to collect the eggs. I always hope that she gets to keep the money we pay her. Of course, it being a rural market, she isn't able to command the high prices that you pay at urban markets. She asks $2.00 for a dozen eggs, which can cost up to $7.00 in Toronto. And what eggs they are, too. I think my daughter bought six dozen from her this weekend to bring home and distribute to family.
Whenever I get a dozen of these eggs, I feel like I should do something different with them rather than the same old stuff. I found this recipe for scrambled eggs with avocado, and it just seemed like a nice recipe to try, just to dress up the eggs for a change. For once I followed the recipe exactly, with no changes or substitutions. I used four eggs as the recipe calls for and I thought it made a huge amount. We aren't huge eaters, but three of use ate breakfast, and I had enough leftover to have a scrambled eggs sandwich for breakfast this morning. I never would have thought of putting avocado into eggs, but the silkiness of it was really nice.
This recipe is from Gourmet, January, 1999.
Scrambled Eggs with Avocado, Onion and Cheddar
1 small onion
1/2 firm-ripe California avocado
4 large eggs
2/3 cup grated extra-sharp Cheddar (about 2 ounces)
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
Chopped fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish
1. Chop onion. Halve, pit, and peel avocado and cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
2. In a bowl whisk together eggs and Cheddar and season with salt and pepper.
3. In a nonstick skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté onion, stirring, until just beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add egg mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until eggs are just set, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and stir in avocado. Serve eggs garnished with cilantro.


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On the 2nd or 3rd day of your period, you will visit the clinic and have an ultrasound and blood tests. If everything looks normal you will start birth control pills. The purpose of the pills is to prevent you from ovulating and to help schedule your egg donation cycle. If you are already taking birth control pills, you will be instructed which day to restart the pills. Pills are typically prescribed for 2-3 weeks.
Near the end of your birth control pill prescription, you will come back to the clinic and have another ultrasound and more blood tests to be sure the pills worked properly and that all of your egg follicles are the same size.
Approximately 4 days after your last birth control pill, you will start taking daily injections of a fertility hormone called FSH. Women normally make only enough FSH to cause one egg follicle to grow and ovulate per month, despite there being many available egg follicles. The egg follicles that do not grow will ultimately die. By giving extra FSH in the form of an injection, we are able to recruit multiple egg follicles to grow. The egg follicles that grow are the ones that would otherwise die; therefore donors do not lose additional eggs through the process of egg donation.
You will need to come to the clinic 4-5 times over a 10-12 day period while you are taking the FSH injections for ultrasound and blood tests. These are being done to assure you are on the right dose of FSH, that your egg follicles are growing and that your side effects are minimal.
The final step is performed in the operating room. You will receive medicine through your veins for sedation. A needle will be passed through the vagina into the ovaries and used to suction the eggs from the egg follicles. You will not feel any pain. The procedure takes 15 minutes. After a 1 hour rest in the recovery room you will be discharged home. One to 2 weeks later you will have a period.
Egg donation is very safe with over 20,000 cycles being performed in the United States annually. The medical team at Santa Monica Fertility has a tremendous amount of experience having cared for 100's of egg donors.
The process of egg donation does not lower the number of future egg follicles. Rather, only eggs that are destined to die the same month are stimulated to grow and retrieved. Egg donation has not been associated with any adverse infertility or cancer risk.
Most donors will experience some degree of tiredness and bloating during the FSH injections. Other symptoms such as Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, a condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in your abdomen, is now very uncommon with the use of newer treatment protocols.
Donors can continue with their normal activity, but must be cautious about sexual activity, alcohol intake and certain forms of exercise such as extreme sports, kick-boxing and inversions. These precautions will be reviewed by the medical team when you begin the egg donation process.
Donors cannot donate for six months if they have traveled, or had sexual contact with someone who has traveled to an area where the mosquito-borne ZIKA virus is active. Currently prohibited areas include Mexico, South America and parts of the Caribbean.

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Stefan Horik
Artist Summary
Stefan Horik, born in 1965 in Quebec, still lives in Charlevoix County, east of Quebec City. Stefan loves nature and this region provides an unlimited source of inspiration for his very vibrant oil paintings, done with a pallet knife and great spontaneity. Price Range: $500 – $5,000
Full Biography
Stefan Horik (1965-)
Stefan Horik was born in 1965 in the province of Quebec, Canada, from a father of Ukrainian origin and a French Canadian mother. During the first seven years of his life, he followed his parents in their travels until the whole family settled down on an old farm in Charlevoix County some 70 miles east of Quebec City.
His place of residence and his family environment have no doubt influenced what he is currently doing. Since childhood, he has been living in the magnificent county of Charlevoix, which is an almost unlimited source of inspiration for him as well as for a great number of artists.
The success of his first exhibition held in 1996 encouraged him to go on and his passion for painting only became greater. Stefan loves nature and adventure. He travels all over North America and, drawing his inspiration from his travels, he then paints works marked by emotion. Stefan likes well-defined contrasts and significant variations in colour value. He paints very vibrant pictures with a pallet knife and great spontaneity.
Stefan Horik currently exhibits his work in galleries across Canada and the United States. In short, the paintings of his promising artistic career are inspired by travel and time.
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Déjà vu - Radical Reactionary - AIPAC Zionists - the Archenemy of the American Nation
Déjà vu - Radical Reactionary - AIPAC Zionists - the Archenemy of the American Nation
The habitual pilgrimage to kiss the ring of the "Khazar conspiracy" is upon us once again. The late great and trustworthy friend Alan Stang sheds light on the political movement called Zionism. "Presumably the Jews in Israel are Zionists, or they would leave. But there are only a few million Israelis. In the United States, there are scores of millions of Christians in mainline churches who are Zionists and who support Israel as staunchly as any Israeli, with funds as well as prayer." He continues, "Consider that tens of thousands of Jews not only are not Zionists; they fervently oppose Zionism. They believe that Zionism is condemned by Holy Scripture."
Within this context, the only way to view the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a pressure group that favors the political interests of a foreign nation at the expense of our own nation. The hordes of heretic Christian Zionists disgrace themselves because they cling to a false interpretation of scripture and are oblivious to the best self-interests of their own country.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the AIPAC Treason Fest shouts clearly, "Hey goys and girls, it's that time of year again. Yup, it's time for your so-called representatives in whore House and Senate to engage in the annual bacchanalian/sodomite freak show known as the AIPAC Policy Conference that runs from May 22-24 in downtown WashingTelAvivton."
If you think this is a racial issue, you would be wrong. Over at Black Voices, the AIPAC'S ABUSE OF US TAXPAYERS MONEY article warns of the lack of truth in advertising.
"For many years AIPAC has falsely advertised Israel as a democratic state that best serves U.S. interests in a turbulent and unpredictable part of the world, covering up Israel's suppression of human rights and its very nature as a state premised on fanatic militarism, racial segregation and injustice, contrary to the supposed "shared values" with the "West" that AIPAC has fed to the American public so effectively with its well-oiled media machine and its unmatched power of intimidation as well as suppression of debate and dissent by anyone who dares to slightly step out of line and question the "Israel-first" agenda."
Is this assessment correct? You know in your heart it is, but most are too sheepish to verbalize any criticism of Israel.
In the AIPAC 101 - What Every American Should Know video, Anthony Lawson provides a brilliant analysis of the basics. Then watch the strong sentiments of Brother Nathanael in AIPAC's Prelude To Treason 2011 for an assessment from a former Jewish heritage cleric.
Now evaluate, in Veterans Today, the perceptive Philip Giraldi summary.
"AIPAC operates by forcing all American politicians at a national level to respond to various positions supported by the Israel Lobby. Congressional candidates are carefully screened for their views on the Middle East and are coached to modify positions that are regarded as unacceptable. Those who pass the test are then vetted on their degree of reliability and, if approved, become recipients of good press from AIPAC's friends in the media and cash contributions from the numerous PACs that have been set up to support the pro-Israel agenda.
Once in office, the politicians are bombarded with AIPAC position papers, with visits from AIPAC representatives, and are expected to conform completely to the positions taken by the organization. That is why resolutions in Congress relating to Israel generally receive nearly unanimous approval no matter how frivolous or injurious to the US national interest."
Next watch the incomparable Paul Craig Roberts explains how 'AIPAC purchases US elections'. Finally, AIPAC: The Voice of America YouTube tops off the case against this unholy alliance.
Gilad Atzmon offers up this insight. "When analyzing the work and influence of AIPAC within American politics it is the Book of Esther that we should bear in mind. AIPAC is more than a mere political lobby. AIPAC is a modern-day Mordechai, the AJC is modern-day Mordechai. Both AIPAC and AJC are inherently in line with the Hebrew Biblical school of thought. However, while the Mordechais are relatively easy to spot, the Esthers, those who act for Israel behind the scenes, are slightly more difficult to trace."
However, not all Jews are zealot Zionists.
Ira Chernus cites from a recent poll, J Street National Survey of American Jews. A few of the most striking findings:
•82% want the U.S. to "play an active role" in the Israel-Palestine peace process
•71% want the U.S. to exert pressure on both sides to make compromises for peace
•Fully half stick want U.S. involvement even if it means the U.S. exerting pressure on Israel alone to make compromises
•Asked whether U.S. criticisms of Israel should be made in public, more Jews say "yes" than "no"
•Asked to name the TWO most important issues facing our country, only 10% put Israel on their shortlist
Mr. Chernus concludes, "That does not sound like a community ready to use its political clout to "stand with Israel" no matter what the Jewish state does. It sounds like a community that identifies as American more than as Jewish."
Yet for AIPAC supporters, that there will be a price to be paid as reported in the WSJ article, Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel. By endorsing the Palestinians' demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, President Barack Obama risks the wrath of the lobby. Do not be fooled. Obama will fall in line when the cries for bowing to Israel multiply where it counts.
In Veterans Today, Alan Hart discloses the fifth column of puppets that give cover to the AIPAC treachery.
"With most Republicans who run for election to Congress now as willing as most Democrats to speak from Zionism's script in order to secure Zionist lobby organized campaign funds and votes, it can be taken for granted that the applause Netanyahu will receive in Congress for his propaganda nonsense will match that he'll get at AIPAC's convention. The truth can be simply stated. On matters to do with Israel-Palestine, it is not the Congress of the United States of America. It's the Congress of Zionism and its deluded Christian fundamentalist allies."
The stake in the heart of America comes from sycophants like Glenn Beck. His recent deranged diatribes worshiping Israel on FAUX News should sicken any sane American. Back in the 1960's, establishment suck-ups would shout out "America love it or leave it'. The proper response was "change it or lose it". What you have today is a congregation of Christian Zionists that are so devoted to their divalent heresy that they are willing to use their apostate as a rationalization to sacrifice the security of America for the heretical doctrine of political Zionism.
Watch the crazed Beck video where he earns his pay, as he deceives his naive supporters. Then view Beck embracing Pastor Hagee's Sermon on Israel. Hagee epitomizes the deepest sickness and distrust that any believer in Jesus Christ should have for Christian Zionists. Both demonstrate their total and complete devotion to a political regime, which is a root cause that is destroying America.
The emphasis on source references is intended to motivate research into the enormous evidence that proves that Israel is no friend of ordinary Americans. Polite society once deemed criticism of dual loyalists anti–Semitic. Today common sense outrage and needed condemnation, over the crimes against humanity that Zionists commit, is proven just and essential.
Lest you forget James Petras in AIPAC on Trial reminds you of the 2005 treason saga. The cover-up continues.
"The Franklin-AIPAC-Israeli investigation was more than a spy case. It involved the future of US-Middle East relations and more specifically whether the 'neo-cons' would be able to push the US into a military confrontation with Iran. Franklin was a top Pentagon analyst on Iran, with access to all the executive branch deliberations on Iran. AIPAC lobbying and information gathering were aggressively directed toward pushing the Israeli agenda on a US-Iranian confrontation against strong opposition in the State Department, CIA, military intelligence and field commanders."
Dazed Christian Zionists defend this kind of conduct. They seek an assimilation into the temple of a corrupt Talmud society. The Jewish Diaspora has a historic basis that AIPAC attempts to counter by seeking to wrap Israelis' with a phony victim status.
Zionism has discredited itself in the eyes of most of the world. Only those suffering from congenital bêtise or mind-controlled denial would favor a foreign country over your own nation. Since so many people who claim a Jewish heritage reject the xenophobic policies of Israel, what justification exists that could convey a superior status for Israel? A Zionist or a NeoCon would scam you, but a real American would laugh in their face.
As long as AIPAC renders loyalty to Israel over America, they are the archenemy of our country.
SARTRE – May 22, 2011
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So yesterday I picked up the new Asus laptop from Best Buy. I am happy to report that it works very well. Setup was a matter of charging it for a few hours and hitting the on button.
Windows 10 ran a few updates and then I immediately installed Chrome as the browser and removed any bloatware that was pre-installed.
As far as speed goes it is quite fast and considering the price of $199 the sound and display quality are well above average! It could use more than 2 USB ports but I can always add a USB hub.
The keyboard has nice large keys and a huge trackpad which works great. It picked up my Logitech wireless mouse and the HP printer and those function perfectly with no setup issues at all.
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The Fishers Freedom Festival Comes to an End
The Fishers Freedom Festival (FFF) has been a long-standing tradition for the City of Fishers for the last 29 years. The festival has been listed as the "Best of the Best" Festivals in Hamilton County, Top 5 Festivals in the State and has been mentioned several times as one of the reasons the City of Fishers has been named one of the Best Places to Live in the Nation over the years. The festival has given the City of Fishers a sense of place and identity and has been a considerable contributor to the quality of life in Fishers. The festival has also been a source of commerce for the city, attracting over 45,000 individuals annually not only from Fishers, but from all over the country. The FFF's total of scholarships, school supplies, support of not-for-profit organizations and food distributed to our community residents exceeds $967,915.91.
The Fishers Freedom Festival, which is a public non-profit organization that provided services to the City of Fishers, is very proud of the opportunities it offers to other non-profits to raise funds for their organizations. This year, twelve (12) non-profit organizations participated in the festival and raised a gross income of $41,200.00. For many of these organizations, the festival plays a huge part in their fundraising efforts.
This years' festival food drive supported the Fishers United Methodist Church's Come To Me Food Pantry collecting 1,213 pounds of food. 2017 was the highest grossing amount of food collected in one year for the past three years. Although food has been collected since the first festival, tracking didn't begin until 2010. Since tracking began, food collected during the festival has averaged about 1,100 pounds of food per year.
The Fishers Freedom Festival organization works with the schools and scout troops annually to provide service hours for their youth to meet their community service hour requirements for their clubs, the National Honor Society, student council, Key Club, graduation requirements, and so on. Over 200 students volunteered this year during the festival weekend. Volunteers contributed over 3,000 hours during the festival weekend and these hours do not include the planning, setting up and tearing down.
How have we partnered with and offer opportunities to other not-for-profits to raise funds?
Since 2003, the festival developed partnerships with over fifty-two (52) not-for-profit organizations and have offered them opportunities to raise funds by being parking attendants, picking up trash, helping with set up and clean up and tearing down during our events with over $157,974.50 going to these organizations.
Since 2007, at least seventeen (17) not-for-profits have had the opportunity to raise funds by having a food booth for their organizations, scout troops and/or churches earning over $281,128.41.
The festival organization also collects food during the Fishers [email protected] and Christmas in October Craft Fair. With those events combined, about another 1,000 pounds of food annually for local food pantries is collected. When there are 5K Run Shirts, Kiddie Run Shirts, and Festival shirts left over after the festival, they are donated to the Good Samaritan of Hamilton County to distribute to their families in need during their holiday give-a-ways.
In 2000, the "Roy Holland Backpack for Kids" program was created. This program provides less fortunate students within the Fishers school district the needed school supplies and backpacks that they otherwise would not be able to afford. Over 4,000 backpacks with school supplies have been distributed to students in need. The festival works directly with school administrators to make sure these backpacks are given to the students who need them. The "Backpacks for Kids" program is an important and needed program, benefiting the children in their educational success. Each backpack has a value of about $100. The estimated value of the backpacks to the community since 2000 is $400,000.
Prior to 2017, two additional scholarships were also supported: The "Ken Wright Community and Life Scholarship" and the "Roy Holland Memorial Scholarship". These two programs were not funded in 2017 due to budget restraints.
"Ken Wright Community and Life Scholarship" Two to four high school seniors from Hamilton Southeastern school district were selected each year to receive $1000 each. This scholarship was based on community service, extracurricular activities, and participation in not-for-profit organizations. Since 2003, $32,000 has been distributed for the "Ken Wright" educational scholarships.
"Roy Holland Memorial Scholarship" This scholarship was for a full-time employee of the City of Fishers, their spouses, or children. One scholarship was awarded annually to either a full-time student for $2,500 or a part-time student for $1,250. Since 2003, $40,000 in continuing educational scholarships were distributed through this program. The Fishers Freedom Festival organization is much more than just a community festival. We are proud of what we have accomplished over the last 29 years and the positive impact we have made in the community. This would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors, donors, vendors, the Fishers residents and the city staff. We are forever grateful for the opportunity we had to be able to serve the community of which we all are so proud.
The FFF organization/event was created with the town leaders for the town residents, as a town/volunteer partnership. The event grew very quickly and in 1998 the organization became a public non-profit so that the organization could begin accepting tax-deductible sponsorships/donations to pay all the expenses related to the event minus the in-kind support from the town/city. Two additional events were created as fundraisers for the annual FFF to support costs. The FFF's annual budget is around $329,000. From 2008 to 2016, the city's monetary contribution was $85,000 annually plus the in-kind city staff support. In 2017, the monetary contribution was $45,000 plus the in-kind city staff support.
In January, Jennifer Kehl, the Executive Director, announced to the board and in April to the committee members that after 27 years she was retiring at the end of 2017. In August, Mayor Fadness and the City Council announced that they would no longer support Fishers
Freedom Festival with monetary funding or in-kind support of city staff, stating that the festival partnership does not fall within the city's vision. The estimated cost for FFF to pay for city staff and services would be $125,000.
In lieu of these costs, it is with heavy hearts that we must announce that the 2017 Fishers Freedom Festival was the last and will not continue. The volunteers are deeply saddened with the decision and we wish there was another option to take. Unfortunately, without the financial support, in-kind City Staff and service support, and the overall support of the Mayor and City Council, the event cannot continue. This has been a very difficult decision for us to make, but we sincerely hope the City officials will pick up the reins and develop their own event to ensure that residents may continue to come together to celebrate our nation's independence as a community!
We are very happy to announce that the Fishers [email protected] in September and the Christmas in October Craft Fair in October will continue in 2018!
Thank you for your years of support and thank you for the great memories we have shared over the years.
The Fishers Freedom Festival Committee Members


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Hanukkah traditions call for eating oil-fried latkes and jelly doughnuts, both of which can pack plenty of fat and calories.
While I'm generally not one to mess with important traditions, I was thinking that perhaps we could lighten the load a little. Because a typical serving of fried latkes can pack around 25 grams of fat and 750 calories - about half as many calories as most adults should have all day.
If that becomes too much for you (and your waistline), I've got a version that delivers the same flavor with a fraction of the fat and calories. Depending on how you make it, this recipe weighs in at between just 87 and 117 calories per serving. I'm still working on downsizing those jelly doughnuts...
I came up with a couple of fat-saving techniques to make that possible. Just a little bit of oil in a nonstick skillet will get you the 117 calorie version. The latkes are easy and delicious. The oil can be heated to a fairly high heat, which minimizes the time the latkes are in it (which means much less oil is absorbed).
Want to cut the fat even further? My oven "fried" method produces equally crisp results using just a few squirts of oil from a can of cooking spray. This version has just 87 calories.
I wanted to offer both methods because I appreciate the importance of oil in the Hanukkah meal. This way, you select the method that makes the most sense for your traditions and healthy eating goals. And either way, you're still saving tons of fat and calories over traditional latkes.
My recipe doesn't include the traditional accompaniment of sour cream, but you won't miss it. I've chosen to accent them with another popular latke mate: homemade applesauce sweetened with nutritious coconut nectar. I've used one of my favorite apples here, the Fuji apple.
What I love about latkes is that they can be made from all types of vegetables. Turnips and sweet potatoes are two healthier options I've incorporated into the recipe, along with white potato. Turnips lend a pleasant tang; sweet potatoes offer a gentle sweetness; and regular spuds, well. A latke isn't really a latke with them.
The latkes are held together with the starch in the potato and egg white powder (which further lowers the calories, fat and cholesterol).
As for those jelly doughnuts, I'm working on extracting the calories and fat from those, too. So If you'll excuse me, I'm off to my kitchen to experiment.
Sweet Potato Latkes with
Oil has an important symbolic value in Jewish cooking during Hanukkah. This latke recipe relies on the canola and vegetable oils contained in cooking sprays to help oven-crisp the latkes while minimizing fat and calories. If you prefer to use traditional oil, brush the baking sheet with olive or canola oil before placing the latkes on it, then lightly brush the tops of the latkes with a bit more. If you use 1 tablespoon of oil for this, a three-latke serving will have 117 calories and 4 grams of fat. Using the additional oil, the latkes also can be pan-fried in a nonstick skillet.
Start to finish: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
1 1/2 cups peeled and grated white turnip
1/2 cup peeled and grated Idaho potato
1/2 cup peeled and grated white sweet potato
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, plus 1 sprig fresh thyme
Salt and ground black pepper
2 Fuji apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 tablespoon coconut nectar
2 teaspoons egg white powder
Heat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it lightly with cooking spray.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine the grated turnip and both potatoes. Mix in the 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves, then season with salt and black pepper. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 3 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender, stirring twice. Place the bowl in the freezer to cool for about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the apples, thyme sprig and coconut nectar in a separate microwave-safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 3 minutes, or until the apples are just tender, stirring twice. Remove and discard the thyme sprig. Use a potato masher to mash the apples. Or for a smoother consistency, you can use a food processor. Set aside.
Once the vegetables are cooled to room temperature, add the egg white powder and mix thoroughly.
On the prepared baking sheet, make 12 equal piles of the vegetable mixture, then form each into a slightly flattened disk. Spritz the top of each latke with cooking spray. Bake the latkes for 10 minutes, then use a spatula to carefully flip them and bake for another 6 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown.
Place 3 latkes on each serving plate and top with applesauce.
Nutrition information per serving (3 latkes with applesauce) (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 87 calories; 0 g fat (0 percent calories from fat) (0 g saturated); 0 mg cholesterol; 20 g carbohydrate; 3 g protein; 3 g fiber; 214 mg sodium.


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The organazation OSL (www.osl.dk) (Danish organazation of OpenSource vendors) has officially posted a complaint to ISO (and Danish Standards). The complaint is regarding the process in the Danish National Body.
30 May 2008
Official Danish complaint to ISO
The organazation OSL (www.osl.dk) (Danish organazation of OpenSource vendors) has officially posted a complaint to ISO (and Danish Standards). The complaint is regarding the process in the Danish National Body.
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Etiketter: Complaint, Danish Standards, ISO, OSL
27 May 2008
Danish OpenOffice.org Newsletter
Danish OpenOffice.org Newsletter out now:
Text version: http://da.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nyhedsbrev&msgNo=49
PDF version: http://doc.oooforum.dk/Nyhed/2008Juni.pdf
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Etiketter: Newsletter, OpenOffice.org
English update in the Danish thing
This is easier than writing: http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7661
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Etiketter: Denmark, ISO, Open Standards, Parliament, The Danish Competition Authority
21 May 2008
First, I didn't believe this: ODF support in MS Office
First my heart took two extra jumps. Then I had to get my breath back. Computerworld in Denmark claims that Microsoft will announce support for ODF in 2009. This should be a part of Office service pack 2. The announcement should be public tomorrow morning.
Indsendt af Leif Lodahl kl. 19:49 0 kommentarer Links til dette indlæg
16 May 2008
Reaction from Parliament ...
Members of the parliament are angry that they didn't know about the total split in the Technical Committee under Danish Standards.
Several Danish IT policy rapporteurs are surprised that the OOXML Committee with Danish Standard has been totally divided. It will have consequences, "said Morten Helveg Pedersen (R).http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45845
English: http://translate.google.dk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerworld.dk%2Fart%2F45845&hl=da&ie=UTF8&sl=da&tl=en
Indsendt af Leif Lodahl kl. 14:30 0 kommentarer Links til dette indlæg
Etiketter: Danish Standards, DS, ISO, OOXML, Parliament
15 May 2008
Municipal of Aarhus post a complaint to DS
The city of Aarhus has posted an official complaint to Danish Standards regarding the result of the Danish YES-vote.
The complaint is regarding the fact that *all* non-profit votes in Denmark asked for a NO. Only commercial pro-Microsoft participants voted YES.
http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45835 English: http://translate.google.dk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerworld.dk%2Fart%2F45835&hl=da&ie=UTF8&sl=da&tl=en
I doubt that this complaint can change anything, but it's nice to see some response from the TC-members. They all excuse them selves with: "We all agreed not to discuss the process in public".
Indsendt af Leif Lodahl kl. 18:53 3 kommentarer Links til dette indlæg
Etiketter: Aarhus, Danish Standards, Municipals, OOXML
09 May 2008
OpenOffice.org 3.0 - videos
OpenOffice.org 3.0 was released for beta this week. Here is a few videos from the Danish version:
New front page:
New zoom function
New comment function
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Etiketter: Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org 3.0, Video
06 May 2008
Behind or ahead
Clarifying versions:
|OpenOffice.org 2.0 - 2.3.1
|Approved by ISO
|OpenOffice.org 2.4
|Has not submitted to ISO for approval
|OpenOffice.org 3.0 (upcomming) - ?
|Under development
The problem with Alex Browns validation test (http://www.griffinbrown.co.uk/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0384bed-808b-49a8-8887-ea7cde5caace) is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and validates it against the ISO-approved standard. Jesper Lund Stocholm claims (http://idippedut.dk/post/2008/04/Conformance-of-ODF-documents.aspx) that he has created some documents with various versions of OpenOffice.org that doens't validates correctly. From my knowledge, Jesper hasn't put any documentation to support witch validation method he used nor put forward the bespoken documents. He has not even told us the seriousness (number of errors) of the 'variations'.
ODF file format is maintained by a technical committee under OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office). Members of the committee are developers and managers from Sun Microsystems, IBM and many other companies (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=office) and it is in fact OpenOffice.org and StarOffice, that is 'pulling' the development, because OpenOffice.org happens to be the project ahead in development. OpenOffice.org comes with about four releases each year. A standard specification is not work from an office desk, but experience from real world development. Therefore the technical development will be a little bit ahead of the specification work and approval. Thats how standard specifications are developed.
When the specification is ready from OASIS, it can be submitted to ISO for approval. One important condition for ISO approval is "multiple implementations". It's a question about the hen and the egg. The specification can't be approved if it hasn't been implemented and now we are been criticized for implementing it before it's approved. That doesn't make sense.
Both the standard and the programs are simultaneously developed over time. The question is, if we should make a choice in the program, that makes it possible to 'Save as...' ODF 1.0. This is of cause possible but not that simple. But should we develop OpenOffice.org according to what the users need or what the politicians need ? Probably both. But an extra 'Save as' option could do more harm than good, because it would confuse users. Nevertheless, this problem will be taken care of in OpenOffice.org 3.0. Another problem is, that higher ODF versions contains much more information and is of better quality. There is no need to use any ODF versions lower than the latest, except of cause, the ISO stamp.
So what's the difference between Microsoft/OOXML and OpenOffice.org/ODF ?
The difference is, that Microsoft Office is behind OOXML. OpenOffice.org is ahead of ODF. According to the ISO rules, a specification can only be approved as an ISO-standard, unless it has been implemented.
Indsendt af Leif Lodahl kl. 23:02 6 kommentarer Links til dette indlæg
Etiketter: ECMA, ISO, OASIS, ODF, OOXML, OpenOffice.org, Standards
04 May 2008
Java update adverts OpenOffice.org
For some time there has been an advert for OpenOffice.org showing on the screen as the regular Java Update downloads and installs. I'm very happy about Sun advertizing for OpenOffice.org like this and its a good way to spread the message to millions and millions of computers and users all over the world.
A few days ago I got a call from a journalist (http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45636) asking me about this. He also asked me about the small icon that appears on my desktop: Get OpenOffice.org. A click on it leads me to a Sun Jave page with link to downloading.
The icon is not a shortcut to the URL but a sjortcut to a small exe-file on my computer: ..\Sun\OpenOffice.org Installer 1.0\ooostub.exe. My first reaction was, that this will lead a lot of new users to the download site. I think its important that we (and Sun) uses this opportunity to spread the word, but I'm actually not happy that Sun is installing executables on my computer without my knowledge.
On the other hand... We know that our competitors are using much more tricky and much less honest marketing methods. One of the most frequent asked questions is this:
I bought a new computer with Microsoft Office 2007 preinstalled. Now 30 (or 60) days later, it doesn't work anymore. Hos can I edit my documents?If we want to keep up with this, we must learn to be more agressive in marketing. But I don't think its a good thing to install executable code on computers without the users permission.
Indsendt af Leif Lodahl kl. 12:06 3 kommentarer Links til dette indlæg
Etiketter: Download, Java, OpenOffice.org, Sun


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The way of dogs
Kukoi was with our family for the last 13 years. She was such pure joy that the family wished that she be humanized, not to be a biped like us with arms for cuddling, but to have a larynx to at least voice her sentiments.
When I was about five, I had a fluffy and chubby puppy for a playmate. So when the family found this skinny little brown creature, it was a dull thought to play with her. During her first week in the house, with her cocked ears and eyes that stood out in her tiny face, she reminded me of the character Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings." My younger brother often teased and chased her, calling her odd names. The pup with the folded tail cried in fear and hid in corners, emerging only when called for meals.
But within a few months, out of the ugly pup grew a beautiful bitch. The black lining her eyelids became intense and her tan coat brightened up. She was a fierce dog feared by passersby but she knew family members by smell. She loved the attention from relatives she was meeting for the first time. She sat beside them and waited for a pat on her head or a stroke on her back.
Kukoi knew her master, who was Dad, well. Late afternoon on Fridays, she would be by the main entrance to meet Dad with a shrill greeting, her tail wagging gaily. She would sneak into the house and, when no one was looking, climb onto the sofa and leave trails of fur and dust or a smudge of mud.
For her first New Year's Eve celebration, she found that firecrackers frightened her most. She left us sleepless with her incessant scratching on the door. With Dad around, the nervous Kukoi made her way into the house the next firecracker season, while the other dogs, who were calm, stayed out.
Another item on Kukoi's fear list was the weekend bath. She would note the basin and the pail of water, inch away, and then make a dash for it when she saw us move toward her. It was too tiresome for us to scour the wide fields in looking for her. So we would outsmart her: We got her before setting up the basin and pail. But soon her instincts became sharper. Even before we made a move toward her, she had run away.
Soon Kukoi's instinct of bathing right after church was developed, or so we thought. Dad had to keep her in the empty rabbit cage after her morning meal and before we left for church. And so Kukoi missed Sunday services and the chance of lying on the church pew. But she learned to appreciate bathing for a long time. And when the regulation "Aso mo, tali mo" (Tie up your pet dog) was implemented in our barangay, she had to stay indoors.
She had quite a number of puppies, and a few had to be given away. From every litter, we chose the best pup with the fluffy fur. Any pup that stayed with us long enough to establish its sense of our family found its way back to us from its adoptive home.
When I moved to the city, I got myself a black Labrador. But it slipped out through the open gate when it was no more than a year old. It never found its way back.
Then I happened to volunteer as a nanny to a days-old pup. She was female but Jackal became her name. She looked like one of Kukoi's pups. At night, her cries woke me up: She wanted milk or she was cold and wanted her bedding arranged. I would then warm water for her milk and refill her hot packs. I introduced her to semi-solid food gradually, until she began eating adult food.
Jackal loved her first encounter with water. After the soaping and the rinse, she would run about to dry her coat.
That dogs are just like humans amuses me so much. Many times, my sister and I would find Jackal tucked in our bed, underneath the blanket, when we thought she was out playing with the other neighborhood dogs. One weekend, Jackal went out to wander around the thicket outside for a poop or pee. Moments later, my sister heard her cries and rushed out. Jackal was lying on the ground with four paws up while a mighty dog stood over her, growling. She sounded as though she had been hurt badly but no wound was visible on her.
When we recovered her, Jackal was shivering and wet all over with her own urine. She was unable to eat her supper. It worried me to see her immobile for hours, even until we all went to bed. But the next morning, I was glad to see her up and being naughty again. My sister laughed at the idea that Jackal was so frightened by the other dog that she underwent a regression.
For the occasion of Jackal's first vaccination, I took her with me on my clinical duty at the university's animal hospital. I put her in one of the cages at the back of the hospital while I attended to a client's need. Much later, I was filled with apprehension when I discovered that Jackal had disappeared. I then realized that the cage had a worn-out part through which she slid out. I searched for her, looking out for traces of where she might have gone, but I ended up with hopeless fingers crossed. I was left only with Jackal's bedding and food dish; I never knew what became of her.
Back at the family home, Kukoi was getting on in years. And last summer when I was preparing to leave for review classes, I knocked down an empty bottle of perfume and it broke on the floor. It was ominous—was it a spirit visiting?—but I was too clumsy to give it meaning. But later, I heard news from home that Kukoi's decomposing body had been found in the bushes. The death of the family dog brought tears to our eyes.
Memories of the pets I had and the pets who left us because of old age, disease and unexplained circumstances make up stories that make our hearts light. Looking at our photos with them invariably leads to conversations about how much we love them. Speechless dogs may be, but we know the meaning of each bark, gaze, expression, joyous lick on our face or hands, and wag of the tail. They speak, and we understand. They are simply adorable.
Crista M. Iguid, 25, a graduate of Benguet State University, is a newly licensed veterinarian.
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The Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi, also known as the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle, or the Northern Red-bellied Cooter, has been listed as endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 since April 2, 1980 (3). Until recently, the turtle was classified taxonomically as a subspecies due to differences in shell morphology (4). When it was later found that this species showed no difference in morphology or genetics from the mid-Atlantic Red-bellied Turtles Pseudemys rubriventris (4), the National Wilderness Institute filed a petition in 1997 asking that Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi be removed from the endangered species list due to taxonomical error at the time of listing (2).
The loss of federal protections and the associated recovery plan could have resulted in drastic population declines. In 1996, there was new criteria for which a species could be considered endangered; this was beneficial to protecting the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle (3). The 1996 Disjunct/Discrete Population Segment Policy allows populations to be considered on their own for extinction risks if there is significant reproductive isolation (3). This lack of interbreeding with the rest of the species could be due to physiological, behavioral, ecological and/or physical factors (3). In the case of Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi, the nearest population is approximately 250 miles south; this significant isolation distance may have existed for hundreds of years (3). Isolation and the lack of any migratory evidence have led to the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle being granted the status of a discrete population segment, under which it maintains its endangered designation under the Endangered Species Act (3). Many recommend that the name bangsi be retained, even though it is no longer an official subspecies. Some experts claim that the extinction of the Plymouth population would result in a 40 % reduction in the range of the species (3).
The carapace of the red-bellied turtle can measure from 10 – 16 in and is dark brown or black in color (1,3). The scutes (modified scales) on the carapace are flat and nearly concave (1). There is also a red bar on the marginal scutes. The name red-bellied comes from the reddish color of the plastron, which is also accompanied by dark markings (1). Sexual dimorphism is evident at 5 to 7 years (3) with males having long, straight claws on front limbs (1).
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi must cope with harsh winters that are not experienced by mid-Atlantic populations of Pseudemys rubriventris (3). Winter research utilizing SCUBA has observed Plymouth Red-bellied turtles sleeping exposed on the bottom of ponds as opposed to being burrowed in the mud. This occurs despite ponds being completely frozen (5). Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi has also been observed making small jaw movements to draw in water for buccopharyngeal gas exchange (3,5). Other observations included more movement under ice cover than previously thought. Radio-telemetry showed movements of 7.6 m per week, although during some weeks they remained motionless (5). These underwater movements increased to 36 m per week after ice melt (5).
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi has a life expectancy of 40 to 45 years and does not reach sexual maturity until 15 to 20 years in age (3). Females dig terrestrial nests near ponds and lay one to two clutches per year, although one is more typical (3). The incubation period is 73 to 80 days and the temperature required is 25ºC (3). Sex determination of the offspring is dependent on temperature, with cooler temperatures producing more males (3). Due to closed forest canopies at nesting areas, an increasing percentage of nests are lacking the required sunlight needed to produce females. In Boot Pond, this has resulted in a reported ratio of 21 males to every eight females. This unequal sex ratio is limiting to the effective size of the population (3).
There are currently 20 ponds in Plymouth County Massachusetts, a region in Southeastern Massachusetts experiencing increasing land development, that are inhabited by Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi (3). The ponds are land-locked coastal plain ponds fed by groundwater, springs and connected by an underground aquifer (3). As much as 50 % of the population inhabits Federal Pond, which is owned and utilized by Federal Furnace Cranberry Company (3). Plymouth County is being developed quickly and the Cranberry Company has been reviewing development opportunities which could endanger the turtle even more (3). Although Southeastern Massachusetts cranberry agriculture draws nearly 3.5 billion gallons of water per year from local surface waters, Red-bellied turtles have a better chance of continuing their existence by depending on the same water as cranberry growers than sharing their ponds with residential development.
The mid-Atlantic populations of Pseudemys rubriventris live in different habitats compared to their Northern disjuncts. They inhabit rivers, creeks, interconnected pond habitats, and/or brackish water (3). While Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi have to travel in upland areas to migrate to another pond, the mid-Atlantic population of Pseudemys rubriventris can travel huge distances by water (3,4). Not only do they have different pressures in the winter, they also have different dispersal strategies and associated food webs (3).
The main threats to the Plymouth population are habitat loss, altered habitat, and high predation (3). Ponds that previously had sunny shores ideal for egg incubation now are surrounded by a closed canopy due to intentional suppression of forest fires that use to occur naturally due to Native American fires and lightning (3). Cooler temperatures in the shade have resulted in loss of nesting habitat and an unequal sex ratio as described above (3).
There is very little habitat protected for these turtles. Crooked Pond is protected in the Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge, and East Head Pond is in the Myles Standish State Forest, but a neighboring cranberry grower holds the water rights (3). There is a nesting beach protected on Island Pond and Gunner's Pond, but the entire pond is not protected (3).
During the incubation period, and in the first few years of life, Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi experiences very high predation. Nest predation, which can be as high as 100% for nests that are not protected at Federal pond, is carried out by crows, red fox, skunks, raccoons and coyotes, while hatchlings are preyed on by largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), chain pickerel (Esox niger), snapping turtles, great blue heron and bull frogs (Rana catesbeiana) (3, 6). Analysis of the stomach contents of bull frogs provides evidence that they are one of the main predators of hatchlings (6). The survival rate of hatchlings is thought to be very low. Similar freshwater turtles, such as Blanding's turtle, may have a hatchling survival rate of only 1% (3). It is difficult to study the survival rate using the current shell notch identifying technique, because the notches are no longer discernable when the turtles are recaptured as adults (3).
The Headstart program is at the core of the recovery plan for the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle. Due to high predation, one of the main strategies in the recovery plan is to protect nests and take hatchlings from the wild. The hatchlings are raised in captivity in 84ºF water and fed a head of romaine lettuce per day until they grow to be much larger than their non-headstarted counterparts. This strategy allows turtles to reach a size large enough to avoid much of the predation that threatens them in the wild. Studies have shown that carapace lengths of 66-95 mm and 296 mm increase survival rates to high levels (6). Sometimes the headstarted turtles are six times larger than they would be if they had been left in the wild as a hatchling (6). The first headstarted turtles were taken in 1984 and released in 1985. Since then, 2725 turtles have been headstarted through this recovery effort (3). Headstarted turtles, along with having a higher survival rate, also reach sexual maturity sooner (3).
Table 1: Number and locations of HS hatchlings in Plymouth County, MA from 1984-2006 (3).
The recovery plan lists the criteria necessary for changing the ESA status from endangered to threatened as having 600 breeding adults in 15 or more self-sustaining populations of 50 or more turtles. Delisting the turtles would require 1000 breeders in 20 self-sustaining populations. The current population estimates suggest that there may be between 400 and 600 breeders in the current population in 20 ponds, but only 10 of these ponds contain more than 20 breeders, and very few are protected ponds. These populations, as you can see from table 1, have received many turtles through the headstart program. It is not known how the population would respond if the headstart program was stopped. Even if the population goals are met in the near future, the sustainability goal of the populations may not be met for some time. In order for the populations to be self-sustainable, a solution to the low survival of hatchlings in the wild is needed.
1. US FWS Species Profile: Plymouth Red-Bellied Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi) http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=C021
2. Michael J. Amaral, New England Field Office, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to Delist the Plymouth Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi) 71 FR 58363 58364, 10/03/2006 http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2006_register&docid=fr03oc06-35 Accessed: Feb 20, 2008
3. Michael J. Amaral. Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation May 3, 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England Field Office Concord, New Hampshire http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc1109.pdf
4. Robert A. Browne; N. Alison Haskell; Curtice R. Griffin; Jeffrey W. Ridgeway Genetic Variation among Populations of the Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
Copeia, Vol. 1996, No. 1. (Feb. 2, 1996), pp. 192-195.
5. Aquatic Oxygen Consumption by Wintering Red-Bellied Turtles Terry E. Graham; Robert W. Guimond Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Sep., 1995), pp. 471-474.
6. Size Related Survival of Headstarted Redbelly Turtles (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Massachusetts Alison Haskell; Terry E. Graham; Curtice R. Griffin; Jay B. Hestbeck Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 30, No. 4. (Dec., 1996), pp. 524-527.


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Having a lovely home that you can be proud of is something that everyone has. People want to be able to come home after a long day at work, kick off their shoes, and relax.
What they don't want to do is come home and find mouse excrement around the baseboards of their kitchen or find fruit flies hovering around their drains. These pests have a way of turning any home into something you would want to avoid at all costs.
With that said, when you are proactive and do regular pest control, you can easily avoid a situation reminiscent of the 1996 film, Joe's Apartment (trust us, if cockroaches gross you out, don't check it out).
As simple as pest control can be, people think that because they don't see evidence of pests in or around their home, they are in the clear. In fact, it's a good idea to practice preventive pest control so that you can rest assured by knowing that your home will be pest free.
In this guide, we are going to discuss the different kinds of pests that can run rampant in your home, how to get rid of them, and what kind of preventive measures you'll want to take to make sure those invasive critters don't come back.
A pest isn't just that annoying acquaintance that shows up at the most inopportune times and makes your life difficult. Pests are insects, animals, and even plants that will cause harm to people, their food sources, and their living conditions. The Department of Health explains what kind of damage a pest can do:
They can carry micro-organisms and parasites that could cause diseases in humans, plants, and animals. For example, a mosquito bite can cause the West Nile Virus, Zika Virus, Malaria, Yellow Fever and other horrible diseases.
Have been known to deplete entire vegetable or grain crops.
Rats And Mices
Rats and Mice can damage stored food, such as grain in silos, rice or bread in your cabinet (or even on the store shelves), and they could even contaminate food indirectly by coming in contact with food preparation surfaces or equipment, thanks to their feces or urine.
Wild Animals
Wild animals like foxes, feral dogs, or feral cats can kill and eat livestock. Feral dogs have been known to go after sheep or goats, foxes, and feral cats will kill chickens, lambs, and other wildlife in the area.
Silverfish (a small, wingless bug) can eat holes in your favorite articles of clothing.
Termites and Carpenter bees/Borer bees can destroy buildings by eating away at the wood.
Flies and Bed Bugs
Flies, mosquitos, bed bugs and other pests can bite people and be hard or expensive to control. Plus, they can carry diseases, as we already mentioned.
Pests aren't just insects, rodents, or feral cats and dogs. In fact, there are numerous small animals and rodents that are considered pests.
Being clean and keeping your home and yard tidy may seem like a logical step toward pest control, and you're right, it is. However, if you are living in an urbanized area, you can only do so much to safeguard against unwelcome "guests" because you can't control outside factors like your neighbors and their housekeeping routines. Because of this, you will probably encounter at least a few common pests.
Here are the most common pests you may see and where they are most likely to breed:
Pest control is more complex than one may think, as there are different approaches available that can help you get rid of any insects that can wreak havoc on your home and your gardens/crops. Choosing which method is the best pest control for your needs, you first have assessed your particular pest problem.
You don't want to have to call a professional pest control company to handle a problem that you could easily remedy on your own, nor do you want to get suckered into an ineffective pest control service that doesn't get to the root of your pest problem.
We are going to talk about the different pest control methods and the situation that could benefit the best from that particular method.
A cultural control method is a modified version of standard farm practices. These modifications are designed to make the environment less desirable for the insects to thrive. These type of cultural controls include:
Host resistance, or also known as plant resistance, is a reliable pest control method that has been used for many years because it effectively is able to reduce the impact that pests have on crops.
There are some plants that have a natural pest control that makes the plant capable of repelling, killing, or at the very least tolerate any pests that may come its way. It isn't uncommon for plant breeders to try and capture these characteristics and use them to create new crops that have these characteristics. There are some crops that have undergone these changes, corn, rice, alfalfa, and wheat are just a few examples.
As the name suggests, these methods of pest control use a device or mechanism to prevent insects from becoming a problem. Examples of a physical control are:
Barriers – These items include a screened in the window to prevent pests from getting inside the greenhouse or building. Another example is a floating row cover which typically is used for crops. A plant collar is often used to keep cutworms from getting to your tomatoes.
Traps – These are generally used inside and are used to control an insect problem. An example of traps includes ant traps, cockroach traps, bottle with apple cider vinegar with small holes poked in for fruit flies, and even cardboard bands wrapped around trees can be used to trap larvae.
These types of traps take a direct hand in removing or killing the pest. With these methods of controlling a small pest problem, you can expect a rapid and effective results. These methods are best used for homeowners and gardeners since their pest problem rarely reaches the point where you'd need advanced pest control.
Mechanical controls have very little impact on other creatures that you aren't intending to get rid of and are ideal for being combined with biological pest control methods. Examples where these are combined include:
Biological control is when you use an organism that will control the pests. Microbial control is the use of viruses, bacteria, and fungi that are harmful to the insects.
This is the use of some form of insecticide that will kill them immediately or will stop the insect from feeding, mating, or other life-sustaining activities. These chemical controls can be natural products or synthesized products that are designed to mimic a natural product.
Repellants/Confusant/Irritant – These aren't necessarily toxic for the pest, but they inhibit the insect's natural behavior. This, in turn, prevents the bugs from causing any damage to you or your plants.
Insecticides/Miticides – These are commercially available chemicals that will kill pests and mites. These chemicals can either be natural or synthesized.
This is a blend of all the pest control options. People who use this method understand that it is nearly impossible to rid yourself and your garden of pests, so they use practices that aren't invasive such as plant resistance, biological control, and even plucking pests from plants.
It can be incredibly frustrating trying to grow a garden or have a lovely flower bed, but the fruits of your labor wind up as a delicious meal for small animals. You don't want to keep feeding the wildlife, but that doesn't necessarily mean you want to kill them too. There are a few responsible pest control options that don't require breaking out the rifle.
1. Identify what critter is doing the damage. Way before you even start thinking about your pest control options you have, you want to consider what kind of animal is using your garden as a private buffet. By knowing what animal is doing the damage, you can learn their habits and come up with an effective solution to your pest problem.
2. Make your garden less appealing to small animals. It isn't as hard as it most likely sounds, trust us. You might be wondering how you can make a garden less appealing and think that you have to have an ugly garden. That isn't the case. What you have to do is get rid of any areas where the animals can hide or create a nest—this includes removing brush piles and cutting tall grass.
You'll also want to seal off the empty space under your deck or steps. If you have a compost pile, consider covering it with a tarp so that animals won't be able to get in and forage for food.
3. Consider the various control methods. There are several ways you can control your small animal problem:
If you've already tried the pest control methods we've discussed in this article with less than desirable results, you might want to consider calling a professional. Most pest control contractors will use modern pest control devices and chemicals that are safe to be used around children and pets. These professionals will know how to keep the unwelcome animals or bugs from returning to your home for the long haul.
What people may not realize about hiring a professional is that they are trained in this sort of thing. They are familiar with techniques for eliminating all sorts of pests in the most effective way at an affordable price. These professionals understand the pests' life cycle, their habits, what works and what doesn't.
Because professional pest control personnel are highly trained, people hesitate to call for help because they are afraid of the cost of the service. What's nice about hiring a professional is that most instances, the pro will come to your home and offer a free estimate.
In some cases, these professionals may even have a few referrals for contractors that can make repairs to any damage that may have incurred because of the pest. This is especially helpful if termites or carpenter ants caused any structural damage to your home, shed, or even garage.
After you've looked at your home and realized that your pest problem is more than you can control, you're probably going to start looking into hiring a pest control professional. However, there are so many different companies available, do you know what how to choose the company that can best suit your particular needs?
Just like with other services, you want to hire the company that provides excellent quality for the value. The cost and the competency are important when choosing a pest control service, but they shouldn't be the only factors that you pay attention to. For example, if the company isn't competent, they could use pesticides that could be harmful to you, your children, and your pets.
Before you settle down and choose which company is a right fit for you, The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) suggests that you keep these tips in mind:
Take your time and research the company you are interested in hiring. Although you may want your pest problem gone immediately, you don't want to be too hasty in making a choice because it could cost you a small fortune—not just the pest control service itself, but any potential damage if they aren't a reputable company.
Get some information from the company:
Things to watch out for when looking for a pest control company:
Being proactive with your pest control is something that every homeowner should consider—especially if you have a garden or a flower bed that you are proud of. All sorts of insects and small animals (even birds!) can take all of your hard work and ruin it in no time, and we don't have to tell you how disheartening it can be to see all that time and effort be wasted.
There are many methods of pest control that you could choose from. Most of the time, people take precautions against vermin without needing to call in the professionals. Each time you clear away the weeds and other debris from your garden, you're eliminating nesting grounds and hiding spots for small animals that could move in and call these places home.
When you put up a fence or erect a scarecrow, you're keeping the small animals out of the garden area altogether.
For bugs, it isn't always so easy to keep them at bay. Sure, you can use ant and cockroach traps, flycatchers and fly swatters, but sometimes that isn't going to be enough. You might choose to use pesticides that you find at your local hardware store, and that can work for a little bit. However, in the instances where you have a serious infestation, you may have to call in the professionals.
It is important that we take care of our homes and ensure that they are free from small animals and insects. These pests can carry diseases like rabies, Malaria, Zika Virus for example, that could make your pets and loved ones very ill. With proper prevention and control, you can eliminate the chances of getting sick.
When you do realize that you have a pest problem, before you do go out and purchase pest control supplies, you want to pinpoint what kind of pest problem you have, and whether it will be easy enough for you to manage, or if you have to call a licensed and certified professional. Either way, once you get your pest problem handled, you'll be able to sleep better at night!


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Thanksgiving: How to Cope When You Have Cancer
Thanksgiving is all about eating, drinking, and making merry with family and friends. Cancer patients, survivors, and even caregivers face challenges in all three areas, as illness, fatigue, and sorrow so often turn any holiday into a trial. Here are some strategies for coping with Thanksgiving when you're just not in the mood to celebrate.
Buy it, don't bake it
You always bring something special — a pumpkin pie or homemade dinner rolls — to the gathering. But you simply can't bake this year. That's what bakeries are for! Rather than settling for something from the supermarket's freezer aisle, spring for bakery goodies. Remember to place your order ahead of time to avoid last-minute disappointment.
Don't want to eat? Do the dishes
Maybe chemo has you feeling just queasy enough that the thought of sitting down to a full plate of food is daunting. When dinner is served, tell your host or hostess you'd just as soon keep busy in the kitchen (if you have the energy for it). Then fill up the dishwasher or start scrubbing those pots and pans!
Dress comfortably — including shoes
Does Thanksgiving mean dressing to impress? Not this year. You've got enough discomfort in your life without wedging your feet into painfully tight heels or pulling on pantyhose. Soft, elastic-waist slacks, a warm sweater, and comfy mocs will do just fine; your family fashion plates will totally understand.
Hot, cold, or perfectly comfortable?
If you're celebrating at a friend's or family member's house, dress for any temperature. Some folks think 65°F is warm; some keep the thermostat jacked up to 80°F. With cancer treatment making you super-sensitive to heat and cold, dress in layers: light pants, a scarf, a sweater, and/or a big shawl to drape over your legs, if necessary.
Delegate, delegate, delegate
If your Thanksgivings are usually a whirlwind of baking, cooking, cleaning, and decorating, think before you act. Exhaustion and celebration are uneasy bedfellows. Buy a baked turkey, then delegate the rest of the food to friends and family. Ask someone to set and decorate the table while you direct from the sidelines.
Change your venue
You've always hosted Thanksgiving at your house. Always. This year, a sibling has invited everyone to their house, instead. SAY YES — without hesitation. Family traditions are nice, but so is change. And who knows? The whole family might welcome this arrangement as a happy, permanent change.
It's OK to outsource
You're locked into hosting dinner, and you don't feel up to cooking. But your guests are unable to help — perhaps they're traveling from far away and arriving at the last minute. Keep an eye out for Thanksgiving dinner bargains. Supermarkets and restaurants often offer complete takeout meals for a reasonable price.
Eat exactly what you want
If you feel like eating, eat only what you feel like eating. If a bowl of mashed potatoes, and nothing else, feels right — enjoy! Be careful not to over-indulge, though. Feeling as stuffed as the turkey is a recipe for digestive disaster, especially when you're dealing with chemo.
Take a day off from cancer
Worried about alcohol raising your risk of recurrence? Have a glass of wine. Trying to avoid weight gain while on hormone drugs? Enjoy a piece of pie — with whipped cream. Breaking the rules for one day isn't a deal-killer; but it can be good for the soul.
It's OK to cry — in private
Cancer often overwhelms the emotions, and big occasions tend to make you teary-eyed these days — often with joy rather than sadness. If you want to cry, take a walk. No sense scaring friends and family with tears they'll obviously interpret as sadness, when you're really just happy in the moment.
Give thanks. You're alive.
You're exhausted, sick, bald, scared, and wondering what to give thanks for. Well, you're surrounded by loving family and friends. You've got a roof over your head, clothes on your back, and a medical team dealing with your health. And you're alive — that's more than reason enough to say thank you.


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Expected to be shipping later this month, the WD Raptor hard drive is expected to sell for approximately 30 percent less than competing SCSI hard drives. Initially, the hard drive will be available in a 36 GB capacity. ... 5.2 ms average seek time, 10,000 RPM, 1.2 million hours MTBF and five-year warranty...That pretty much answers the questions you've all been asking. Read it here.
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Hey lovelies and welcome to Simon Saturday.
I am sure many of you are like me and like to see how far we can stretch our supplies, especially items such as dies.
I know for some die's can be a considered purchase so I wanted to show one way in which you can stretch their uses.
There is lots of different ways to use dies other than their intended use but this is one of my favourite ways.
Stamping with dies….I bet some of you are wondering what on earth I mean by this, but yes you can stamp with your dies, all you need is your die, die cutting machine, fun foam, ink, stamping block & some adhesive.
You can use most dies for this, but I wouldn't use any with fine detail as this doesn't stamp detail well.
You start off by running your die through your die cutting machine with some fun foam. Make sure that once you are done if using a die like me that has lots of pieces, that you don't lose any of the pieces you want to use.
Apply adhesive to your stamping block…note that this may be tricky to remove ( I use WD40 to remove any residue)
You can use the die cut pieces however you want, I have arranged them into a patter that I like, but you have so many possibilities, especially when using a die such as this with multiple pieces.
I always stamp a few times onto some scrap paper, this is manly because you require different pressure when stamping this way and it gives me a chance to get used to it.
Once you are happy your new die stamp is ready to use and you can get as creative as you want with it.
I wanted to use it to create a background directly onto an A2 notecard.
As you can see due to the nature of the foam you won't get crisp edges but for me thats ok and I like the effect it gives.
To clean the "stamp" I use a paper wipe and scrap paper. You can leave these attached to your block or remove them when finished, in my experience once you remove them you cannot reuse them, but this could depend on your adhesive.
To finish this card off I added Simons You die and sentiment with a die cut vellum heart.
This is such a fun technique with some many possibilities and really allows you to get creative with your dies.
I do hope you will try it, and don't forget to share with me if you do as I love seeing your work.
I don't have a giveaway this time round, but join me on the next Simon Saturday for a great giveaway and more inspiration for using your Simon Says Stamp products.
Happy Crafting and have an amazing day
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