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I am not a scientist by any means, but for those of you who like to know the why of things, here is a summary based on research of the various elements and nutrients present in this amazing vegan food product:
Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is what the micronized purple rice helps your body to produce in great quantity, without straining digestion and conversion processes to provide it, because it sidesteps these digestive and glycation mechanisms and goes directly into the cells as monosaccharide. Each unit of energy is fully realized and utilized, without any loss.
The Siam Valley of Thailand has for ages been acknowledged for the production of superior strains of rice. The richness of its organic alkaline soils has created the utmost of all strains of rice… a specific strain of anthocyanin-rich purple rice. This purple rice and the essence, Micronized Purple Rice, derived through an advanced method of milling and washing has recently made waves within health and wellness communities all around the world.
This cultivated and highly specific strain of unpolluted vegan rice, defined as a functional food, may help resolve the many unanswered questions concerning metabolic x syndrome that plague the medical community and their inability to control the associated symptoms of X syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of five risk factors that can increase your chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. The five risk factors include:
- Increased blood pressure (greater than 130/85
- High Blood Sugar, or Diabetes Type II, (insulin resistance)
- Excess fat around waistline
- High triglyceride levels
- Low levels of good cholesterol, or HDL
A new definition was adopted in 2011 and debated at the 9th International Conference on Functional Foods and Chronic Diseases: Science and Practice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. They concluded, "Functional food is a natural food that contains known biologically-active compounds which when is defined in quantitative and qualitative amounts provides a clinically proven and documented health benefit, and thus, an important source in the prevention, management and treatment of chronic diseases of the modern age."
The biologically-active compounds that exist within the heart of this heirloom strain of purple rice include specific polysaccharides, amino acid patterns, organic minerals, natural vitamin B-complex, and many essential antioxidants. Both the husk and the endoderm of each grain of rice are retained after 60 pounds of rice is milled into 1 pound of micronized powder.
The micronization process of both strands of our rice is performed at less than 150 degrees. Note that 180 degrees is the standard of safe measurement that we have reduced by another 20%. Please also note that the process we use keeps the active ingredients of both strands of rice alive which is why the product works so well for so many people. Most food we eat is "dead". Meaning, common food products, after being produced, boxed, and shelved have had degradation of nutrients and do not have the same nutritional content as they did when produced.
Our proprietary system keeps the active ingredients of polysaccarides, polypeptides, amino acids and antioxidants alive and working for years! The product now known as Micronized Purple Rice has been embraced as a raw super-food, with those who consume it reporting positive results — everything from more energy to supporting reduction of chronic inflammation and many other symptoms of poor health.
How does Micronized Purple Rice help us gracefully manage our aging process?
The many bio-ready compounds that Paula's Micronized Purple Rice offers help the cells of your body to perform at their highest functional potential. This simply means that the work that each cell of your body performs is enhanced by the active production of energy inside the mitochondria. The mitochondria of each cell can only be properly supported in its goal to create cellular energy when the specific nutrient for energy production is provided. The essence of this specific strain of purple rice contains this exact nutrient (alpha glycopeptides). Healthy cell renewal and repair are the hallmarks of efficient energy production within the cell.
If the cell is diseased, dysfunctional, or damaged by free radicals, then its offspring will not be as healthy. However, glycopeptides provided by Micronized Purple Rice support the parent cell with energy and antioxidants, they also support the quality of the offspring. Dr. Jack Tips, in his book, 'The Healing Power Within' says "that when your body is reproducing healthy cells, it's called anti-aging in our modern confrontational vernacular." So when we say "anti-aging", we mean that our cells are functioning more efficiently, like those of a younger person. Aging is part of the life cycle, but if you take good care of your body with rest, nutrients, and activity, it does not have to be a painful process.
To manage the aging process, you want the highest quality functional food available in the world for the mitochondria of your cells to produce energy. This strain of micronized purple rice and what it can provide as a pure food nutrient for the cells of our body, performs an almost miraculous-seeming and still undervalued benefit. The possible prevention or healing of the metabolic x syndrome and the reversal or slowing of the deterioration of old age can lead to a re-energized, healthier life. To prevent or help reverse cell deterioration, you want the best nutrition you can get, delivered cleanly and efficiently to your cells. While many foods and "superfoods" are rich in nutrients, amino acids, and proteins, the micronizing process that purple rice goes through means that all that nutritional goodness is much more readily available for your body to use.
The problem with healing of acutely or chronically damaged tissue in the body is that there has to be excess energy for us to accomplish this healing, and very often, the area that needs the healing is so badly injured or diseased that there is insufficient energy available to heal. That makes it a chicken and egg type of thing for people without access to Micronized Purple Rice — without energy they cannot heal, and without first healing, they cannot produce enough energy to heal.
Micronized Purple Rice changes that. It provides cells with raw materials (nutrients) at no cost of energy (to digest and transport the nutrients into the cell).
Energy – Is Often the Missing Ingredient For Healing Processes to Take Place
With the abundance of stress, toxins and insufficient sleep in most people's lives, the cells of the body often do not have surplus energy with which to obtain nutrients or initiate repair processes; in situations of disease, overexertion, invasion of microbes or free radical assault this deficiency can lead to chronic pain or damage. Micronized Purple Rice may be the only thing, besides sleep, that can create large enough amounts of excess cellular energy for healing to take place at a high rate. But it is not an "energy supplement" or anything like that — just super nutrients from a food source that have been milled down to be super accessible to your body's cells.
Salient description points regarding Micronized Purple Rice include:
- Micronized Purple Rice supplies nearly everything except oxygen and water for creating ATP. It directly targets the mitochondria (power plant) of the cell to create ATP (cellular energy).
- Micronized Purple Rice does not have to be actively transported across cell membranes. Active transport process (digestion, absorption, circulation) consumes up to 35 units of ATP energy in order to make 36 units of ATP, netting only 1 ATP, while Micronized Purple Rice allows the entire 36 units of ATP to be netted.
- Micronized Purple Rice contains all of the essential amino acids, (making it a source of all proteins that could be needed for making repairs).
- It also contains all of the essential fatty acids (GLA, ALA, LA, SDA, EPA, DHA, and AA)
- and all of the essential functional sugars as well as an abundance of vitamins and minerals.
Its completeness in terms of essential amino acids, essential fatty acids and essential sugars, plus small molecular size and free pass into the cells and mitochondria makes these alpha glycans powerful in terms of health and wellbeing.
Alpha Polysaccharide Peptides Pass Easily Through Cellular Membranes
Cell membranes have pores and an active transport system which allows only particular atoms and molecules to pass through it. Most foods eaten must be metabolized before passing through the cell membrane. This requires energy in the form of stored ATP. Using nanotechnology, alpha polysaccharide peptides have been mechanically hydrolyzed to monosaccharides size. In this form, they pass through all cell membranes without the need to go through the usual metabolic pathways.
The mitochondria (the powerhouse of the cell) have a double membrane and an active transport system, which even more carefully determines what molecules can enter into it. One type of molecule they always allow through are monosaccharides (alpha polysaccharide peptides), where the last step of their metabolism takes place via the Krebs cycle. The Krebs cycle converts the energy, which is held within the bonds between the atoms of each molecule, into packets of energy – ATP. ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate. (Cellular Energy)
After the production of ATP within the mitochondrion, ATP energy packet molecules migrate into the cell where its energy is released. If you had an electron microscope you could see little fireworks as ADP (adenosine di phosphate) is converted into ATP. The cell uses the energy to perform its various duties: protein, RNA and DNA synthesis, cell membrane maintenance, organelle maintenance, as well as, and most important, detoxification and maintaining individual cell health.
PAULA'S MICRONIZED PURPLE RICE can provide each cell with up to 36 ATP, whereas an equivalent amount of normal carbohydrate provides each cell with 1 or 2 ATP. This is more energy than the cell has ever seen before. It takes care of all its cellular duties and still has more energy than it's ever seen before – energy which it uses to do the work of repairing damage to the body's cells.
However, just as food is eaten every day for energy, Micronized Purple Rice must be eaten every day consistently, if we want to keep cells in this heightened state of energy/health. The suggestion to spread servings throughout the day is because Micronized Purple Rice is water soluble and flushes through the system very quickly. It enters cells instantly, and the mitochondria do their work. But cells never go to sleep, they work 24/7. Always working, always detoxifying, always trying to maintain optimum health.
What you feed your body is of the greatest importance. What you feed your cells is even more crucial. What you feed to your body is what you are feeding your cells and can make the world of difference. What you feed your cells is the power of the cells.
Paula's Micronized Purple Rice— is an anthocyanin superfood — from specially processed strains of purple rice from Thailand. These rice strains are chosen because of their high concentration of anthocyanins, which give it its purple color and which offer numerous benefits, chief among which is the most powerful free radical protection of any food substance on earth.
The Purple, short-grain heirloom rice used in micronized Purple Rice is more widely known as Forbidden Rice, since only ancient Chinese emperors were allowed to consume it. It is packed with powerful nutrients of many types.
The purple color, which comes from the presence of powerful phytonutrients known as anthocyanins, is the key to its powerful and unique antioxidant properties.
Purple rice has more proteins than white rice, and can have up to between 7 and 8.5 g of nutrients for each 100 g of rice, compared to only 5 grams in other rice strains.
Anthocyanins Plus Nanotechnology Yields Paula's Micronized Purple Rice!
Anthocyanins are potent free radical scavengers. But, Micronized Purple Rice incorporates alphaglycanology technology, whereby the food particles are reduced to nanosized particles. These food particles are so small that they have free access to cross through cellular and mitochondrial membranes and deliver their fuel and antioxidant molecules, WITH NO LOSS OF ENERGY due to active-transport (such as is necessary with most other foods).
With Micronized Purple Rice, you get cellular energy-enhancing properties, vital nutrition, and antioxidants delivered directly to your cells. All that is to say, Paula's Micronized Purple Rice is a nutrient-packed superfood, milled very finely in order to be easily assimimlated by the body to do the most good as quickly as possible.
If you'd like to start nourishing your cells today, contact me or head over to Order Now to learn more about the products.
Who Should Eat Micronized Purple Rice?
Well, quite frankly, I believe everyone can benefit from it, if only to slow down aging, sleep better, and have more energy throughout the day. I do not make any medical claims of a "cure" but it has been reported to be particularly helpful by people suffering from:
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- High cholesterol
- High blood sugar
- Chronic fatigue
- Chronic Inflammation (like Fibromyalgia)
- Arthritis
- Brain "fog"
- Eczema and other skin issues
- hair health
- Thyroid disease or dysfunction
- Kidney and liver disease
- Auto-Immune disease
- Nutrional support during cancer or recovery during and after cancer treatment
- Lupus
- fibromyalgia
- leaky gut
- Lyme disease
- Allergies
- Anyone who wants their cells detoxed and re-energized!
Why "Anti-Aging"?
While no food is going to literally turn the clock back for our bodies, proper nourishment of the cells can make them function like younger cells. Healthy cells are comprised of clusters of atoms. Each atom has a balanced number of electrons spinning around it. These electrons keep the atom stable and in harmony with each other atom. When atoms and electrons become damaged by free radicals, it contributes to aging.
I don't want rapid, uncontrolled aging because of toxins that are damaging my cells. I want to maintain my health, my vitality and my good sense for as long as I possibly can. Every day is so precious and priceless, that I want to be here, and be vital, and be able to enjoy it all.
When the atoms in a cell come in contact with a toxin, it damages the electrons that are spinning around it. The damaged electron then becomes a free radical. Free radicals spin wildly out of control, and they collide with other electrons, and further damage to those electrons also occurs. They smash into, destroy, and forever alter those healthy electrons. The responsibility we place upon extra nutritional products, is largely to repair this problem, clearing out, repairing, replacing and making these electrons healthy and whole.
Heart Disease and Free Radicals
The strong and suspected link between free radicals and heart disease is evidenced by 2 primary factors:
- As fats travel through arteries, they are attacked by free radicals.
- Free Radical Damage causes fats to become sticky and to cling to artery walls.
As this happens, it creates a narrowing of the arteries, and begins to constrict the smooth and continuous flow of blood. Arterial pressure will then begin to increase. In addition, the same free radicals in our bloodstream will attack the elastic nature of our artery walls, rendering them more brittle than nature had intended. This is all part of what science refers to as the aging process.
Let's take a look at what this looks like in the artery:
We can clearly see what this clogging looks like. We want to go in the other direction. We want to heal. We want to Anti-Age.
Well, is this really part of the aging process? Is it permanent? Can it be undone?
We know that dietary changes, accordingly verified by science and also understood via our common sense, can reduce the amount of fats in our bloodstream. That's one part of the process that can be helped by dietary and exercise changes that we can make. But if we get proper nutrition, good whole vegan foods, high in their cellular regeneration capacity, such as Micronized Purple Rice, we stand a better chance of repairing cells and organs according to what the body can accommodate.
In my case, inflammation in my body has drastically reduced, chronic pain from arthritis is almost gone, and I have more energy and mental clarity. I'm feeling great! I can never presume to guarantee that the same rate or type of improvements will happen for you, but I do believe that anyone living can improve and repair. I am always paying attention to the comments of others, and what I'm experiencing seems to be mirrored in many other people. I'm confident in my choice to eat Micronized Purple Rice, and it is helping me accomplish the wellness that I hoped for, and more.
Join me on a new journey toward wellness. Order Now
Need to know more? Read on….
What Exactly is Micronized Purple Rice?
This is an ancient strain of purple rice grown in a valley in northern Thailand, hand-picked and free from GMOs. They are able to remove just the nutrients needed to get into the cells and regenerate them. These nutrients contain all the ancient and perfect polysaccharides (many sugars) and every known polypeptides (amino acids) as well as anthocyanins (super antioxidants which are 1,600 times more potent than blueberries). It takes 60 pounds of purple rice to get only 1 pound of these nutrients!
Then, and this is the secret to why it works so well, these nutrients are put through a one-of-a-kind milling machine that mills it down to the size of a micron. Because of this micronization process, the nutrients permeate any cell no matter how damaged!
What Form does the Micronized Purple Rice come in?
You have the choice of powder or capsules. (Or a combination.)
Note: Capsules available in the USA only.
How Long Do I Need To Eat it Until I See Results?
Is This Organic?
Yes. This is a raw, whole, non-GMO food. There are no chemicals, pesticides, in the soil or on the rice, or finished product. In fact, they even hand-pick and carry the rice out because no trucks are allowed into the field. It does not have an official organic label, simply because it is grown in Thailand instead of the USA.
This Sounds Amazing! But What is the Cost?
It's not $20 a day.
It's not $10 a day.
It's not even $5.
We work hard to give you the best wholesale prices possible. Typically when you buy just one bottle elsewhere, it's $99 or more — you can check on Amazon; I did ;). Wholesale from my supplier/company for one bottle is $80. However, when you buy 2 bottles at a time that drops to only $60-$65 per bottle because of the Wholesale Discount I can get. AND with your first order, we will gift you a FREE bottle! If you order 3 or 4 bottles for your first order, the cost drops to $56 per bottle and you still get an additional free bottle with any initial order!
Go to the Order Now page of this site to see the packages available.
We ship it UPS which costs about $9-$10 depending on how many bottles you order. Tax varies from state-to-state. If we ship to a P.O. Box via USPS, the cost is about $4 more.
If you're doing our recommended loading dose, you'll go through 3 bottles in 1 month, and then you should be able to order a second Welcome Pack(in the name of another household member) to get another FREE BOTTLE. To continue your healing journey thereafter, sign up for Monthly or Bi-Monthly(every other month) Shipments of 2 bottles a month, at $60 per bottle, until you are satisfied with your results.
Most people like to use just one bottle a month to maintain the benefits of eating micronized purple rice, but in order to get the best prices, it's best to order two or more bottles at a time, and adjust the timing of your shipments. If you still want the EQUIVALENT of THREE bottles of the POWDER, you can always order our large 90 serving bottle as your monthly shipment (@$180–That's still just $60 per 30 servings).
I'm Ready! — How do I Order?
Go to Order Now to choose your best option, instant message me on my Facebook Page, or contact me via email Please let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to help you. I believe in this product, I use it myself, and if you decide it's not for you, you can return any unopened product within 90 days of your order date for a refund.
Join our private facebook group: The Villages & Paula's Purple Rice I look forward to hearing about how Micronized Purple Rice is changing your life!


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Here's a sight to gladden the eye. Mark Buchan, Secretary of the Haddo House Curling Club, has been in touch to say that fifteen hardy souls turned out on Sunday for a few ends on the Haddo pond just outside Methlick.
A couple of inches of ice on their artificial pond had frozen pretty well, although only one rink was used, the other having been affected by melted snow which had refrozen.
The 'no backswing' delivery is rarely appropriate on outside ice!
With freezing temperatures set to continue in the north of the country, hopefully there will be more curling to come outside.
Thanks to Mark for permission to use the photos above. There are more in his Facebook album here.
Ballater CC has also been outside, as I read here.
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As summer quickly approaches, the next few weeks are critical, especially for lawn care operators (LCOs). After all, a multitude of annual and perennial weeds—common plantain, prostate spurge, dandelions—have recently emerged throughout the U.S. And, if they're not treated properly, their growth, maturity and dispersion will soon be problematic.
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Did you know one square foot of crabgrass produces approximately 10,000 seeds every year? That's one reason it should be controlled with postemergent herbicides in late spring—to prevent the development and future dispersion of seeds—as is the case with most other summer annual weeds and grasses.
"Since summer annuals are actively growing during this time of year, they're easier to control with herbicides," says Patrick McCullough, Ph.D, associate professor, crop and soil sciences, University of Georgia. "Not to mention, the turfgrass surrounding the weeds will better tolerate the herbicides since the air temperatures will usually be cooler."
Regarding herbicides, amine salt formulations are ideal when LCOs apply the treatments to weeds and grasses in May and June, as they are often less volatile than ester formulations and less likely to damage clients' trees, gardens, and flowers, according to Aaron Patton, Ph.D, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, Purdue University.
If clients have an assortment of weeds and grasses that need to be controlled, LCOs should consider products that have multiple ingredients or are eligible for tank mixtures, thereby applying a wider range of herbicides to the weeds and grasses.
"But make sure herbicides are not applied to weeds and turfgrasses that are stressed as a result of high temperatures or droughts," McCullough says. "Turfgrass tolerance to postemergence herbicides decreases at air temperatures greater than 90 degrees. Also, weed control is often reduced when herbicides are applied to stressed weeds, rather than actively growing weeds."
Patton agrees, adding, "Applying postemergence products at temperatures greater than 85 degrees will increase the risk of turf injury."
At the same time, LCOs should ensure their herbicides are being applied to weeds and grasses correctly so that they don't waste products or harm surrounding turf.
"You should check your spray pattern to look for good coverage, either on a driveway or in a parking lot," says Jamie Breuninger, Ph.D, technical leader, Dow AgroSciences. "Also, by applying herbicides at the correct rate, you can prevent over-application, which can result in leaf burn."
McCullough emphasizes it's not necessary to "drown" the weed with a postemergent herbicide.
"Any spray that runs off the weed is usually wasted and does not increase chemical control," he says.
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As important as chemical practices are to ensuring a successful weed control program, McCullough believes the impact of cultural practices can't be overemphasized.
"Properly maintained turfgrasses are more competitive with weeds than turfgrasses that don't receive good cultural practices," he says. "The use of herbicides—without following approved cultural practices—will not result in a high-quality, weed-free lawn."
Aaron Patton advises LCOs to determine the underlying cultural causes of clients' unhealthy turf before any weed control program is implemented, focusing specifically on fertilization, irrigation and mowing heights and regularity.
"Proper cultural practices can reduce weed populations by 70 percent or more, so herbicides should not be a substitute for a conscientious cultural program," he says. "When the right turfgrass species is chosen, and proven cultural practices are followed, weeds will be less competitive in turf."
While mowing, Breuninger believes clients should be advised on height guidelines and mowing frequency, cultural methods that can limit the development of many weed species.
"For Bermudagrass, mowing height should be 1.5-2 inches," he says. "If clients have tall fescue, the mowing height should be adjusted to 3-4 inches," he says. "And if they have St. Augustinegrass or centipedegrass, they should be mowed at 2.5-3 inches and 1-1.5 inches, respectively."
In addition, Breuninger recommends frequent mowing (once or twice a week), as many weed species, such as woody tree seedlings, don't tolerate regular trimmings.
"By maintaining the proper mowing height and practicing the rule of never removing [more than] a third of the leaf blade of the grass, you're favoring the development of a healthy turf and helping to keep the turf weed free," he says. Also, avoid mowing drought- or heat-stressed lawns, which can cause turf injury.
In the meantime, Bill Leuenberger, soil and turf manager at Chalet Landscape, Nursery and Garden Center in Wilmette, Ill., suggests an additional focus on water control and drainage, as overwatering tends to increase the population of spurge and crabgrass.
"Overwatering can stunt the growth of existing turf, due to a lack of oxygen, and, in some cases, disease, which can decrease the competitive edge that healthy turf would have," he says. "On the other hand, if the soil is allowed to dry and crack, weed seeds are more likely to germinate. A happy medium is important."
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Finally, Patton can't stress enough the significance of client communication—both before and after postemergent treatments.
In addition to warning clients about the effects of bleaching herbicides like Tenacity and Pylex prior to any application, Patton recommends communication with clients who have pets, children that frequently play in the yard or sensitive areas like greenhouses—before treatments occur.
After LCOs have finished spraying, they should discuss the application with the client and provide brief details about what was applied, he adds.
"They should then revisit some of the treated properties one or two weeks later to ensure there is no visible phototoxicity from the application and, more importantly, to verify that all targeted weeds are being controlled by the herbicide," Patton says.
Leuenberger also believes clients should have realistic expectations of chemical treatments.
"Herbicides are considered controls, not eradication," he says. "To control weeds throughout the summer, clients will need an ongoing program that, in reality, should require less herbicides with each visit."
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I shared my sour cream sugar cookie recipe here a while ago. Cherie's is similar. The cookies tasted exactly the same to me, but hers were easier to roll out. I know because I came right home from her class and was so excited to make them and see that I made a batch the very next day. Also, the frosting that she uses is a cream cheese frosting. I have never cared for that for cookies. I LOVE the way cream cheese frosting tastes, but I never thought it was the best consistency for decorating cookies. Hers is the exception. I think it's because it has cream cheese and butter in it. The butter makes the consistency great for spreading on cookies.
Cherie's recipes and tips:
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies (makes about 5-6 dozen cookies)
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. butter (don't substitute margarine or shortening)
3 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour cream
2 tsp. baking soda
6 1/2 c. flour
Mix all ingredients except flour. Add flour last, 1-2 cups at a time. Roll dough into 2 balls. Refrigerate about 30 minutes before rolling out. Roll out, cut out, and bake at 400* for about 8 minutes on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 stick butter
2-3 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Warm or soften butter and cream cheese to room temperature. Mix together until creamy. Add vanilla and mix again. Add powdered sugar to taste and thickness you want. Color as desired. Keep unused frosting in the fridge. If frosting an entire batch of cookies at once, you may want to double the recipe.
Some of Cherie's Decorating Tips:
- Use toothpicks (dip the tip in frosting to make it sticky) to pick up and apply beads, to fix piping mistakes, to add texture (see the sheep in the top photo here. For the swirls, we just used the end of a toothpick to swirl them).
- Don't bother with piping bags and homemade frosting for the decorating. It's so much easier, less messy, and just as cute if you use writing icing or frosting with tips for piping (that you can buy in any grocery store, the cake decorating aisle at Walmart, craft stores, or Williams-Sonoma). Don't use gel ones! Cake Mate and Wilton brand writing icing are available in most grocery stores).
- Print off pictures (google - Christmas Sugar Cookies, Valentine Sugar Cookies, etc) for decorating ideas
- Colored sugars add sparkle (can be bought almost anywhere you buy writing icing...see above)
- Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
- Allow frosting to dry completely before packaging in clear bags as gifts
- A great way to apply colored sugar to a concentrated area is with a baby food spoon.


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Kiwi, apple & pear flavored. Nice strong apple scent opening the bottle. Real strong apple flavor with just a tiny hint of pear on inhale, and then a sweet apple kiwi on exhale. I'm typically not a big kiwi person, but this had just the right balance. Maybe would have liked a little more pear, but all in all can't complain, pretty good juice.
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Last week we explored the 7th Commandment of Networking a Mixer, exchange business cards with people you meet. Sometimes people take giving their business cards away to the extreme, being guilty of in person spamming… which you want to avoid!
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I'm somewhat sympathetic to the notions behind the Occupy movement that's swept the globe in the last little while, though temperamentally and intellectually I have reservations about it, but this isn't going to be about the economic and social arguments. It's about the art.
A recent post on The Beat pointed me towards a Guardian post that shows off some of the poster art associated with the movement, and the combination of influences makes for some very striking visuals.
Classic designs, 20th century propaganda images and comic-book stylings all get reworked into elegant, memorable forms. Like this use of the famous Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta:
or this homage to Power Rangers, or Japanese giant monster movies, or whatever it is:
or what looks like something straight from the files of some retired 1960s revolutionary:
or straightforwardly beautiful design work:
Check out the Guardian post for more examples. Whatever you think of the movement and its demands, it's fascinating to see such diverse and culturally-imbued art/design coming out of it. A 20th century artform – the political/proaganda poster – brought up to date with pop culture, hash tags and web addresses.
The revolution will, of course, be televised – or at least youtubed; how could it not be, nowadays? – but it will also be accompanied by some very sharp design, apparently.
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The head of beleaguered credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced on Monday that he will resign. Deven Sharma, whose four-year tenure as CEO has witnessed the largest scandal in the company's 151-year history, will leave the company at the end of the year.
"It has been a privilege to serve as the president of S&P and I am proud of what we as an organization have achieved over the past four years," Sharma said in a prepared statement sent to Credit.com.
Sharma's tenure has been tumultuous. Ever since the financial crash three years ago, Standard & Poor's has been criticized, along with the other large ratings agencies, Moody's and Fitch, for giving top investment grades to bundles of high-risk subprime mortgages.
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These ratings made it legal for institutional investors, like pension funds, to buy such securities, and therefore may have given investors a false sense of security in the credit worthiness of those vehicles. After the crash, it was revealed that Standard & Poor's was actually getting paid by the very Wall Street firms that stood to earn billions of dollars from the sale of those securities.
"The three credit rating agencies were key enablers of the financial meltdown," the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission found in its final report.
That potential conflict of interest is being investigated by the Justice Department, according to The New York Times.
In addition, S&P became the object of widespread scorn after it downgraded the credit rating of the United States government from AAA to AA+ in early August. That implies the U.S. government is less creditworthy than the high-risk securities that S&P's rated as triple-A just a few years ago.
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And as Jon Stewart humorously pointed out on the Daily Show, the downgrade means that S&P believes the United States' ability to pay its debts is lower than that of the Luxemburg and the Isle of Man, a tiny rock of a nation off the coast of Great Britain most famous for its annual daredevil motorcycle races.
"Ouch," Stewart said of the downgrade.
The scandals had nothing to do with Sharma's decision to step down, the Times reports, quoting company sources who spoke off the record. Instead, his resignation had more to do with an internal fight among shareholders of McGraw-Hill, which owns S&P, over whether the company should be split in two: One company that sells ratings of debt and creditworthiness, another that produces the famous S&P 500 and other stock indexes.
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The survivability of the Stryker is superb:
- In more than 68 IED/VBIED attacks, Strykers were, in most cases, able to complete the mission under their own power. There was only one direct fatality associated with these attacks.
- In more than 58 RPG attacks, there was only one known instance where SLAT armor did not defeat the full effects of an RPG.
Over a 14 month period, 311 Strykers in Iraq logged more than four million miles while sustaining a 97 percent operational availability rate.
Operation: Military Kids (OMK) is a new, collaborative effort between the Army and America's communities to help children and teens of military service members cope with the stresses and changes a parent's deployment brings to their lives.
OMK is co-sponsored by the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center's Child and Youth Services in partnership with the National 4-H Headquarters, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Participating partners include the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; the Military Child Education Coalition; the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies; local community groups and service organizations. The program is open to all military connected children but is geared toward those children of the 150,000 deployed National Guard and Reserve members
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8 Apr 05 As part of its 83rd anniversary celebration, the United States Army Band, Pershing's Own, performs tonight in Washington at the the Kennedy Center. You can watch and listen to the performance live on www.army.mil. The concert begins at 8 p.m. EDT.
10 Apr 05 Watch Joe Nemechek, driving the Army #01 car, race in the Advance Auto Parts 500. www.army.mil/racing.
[W]e're absolutely enthusiastic about what the Stryker has done and its performance, not just as a vehicle-but as a system.
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Re: Ants are eating my radishes
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I don't know if this will work outside, but we use ground cinnamon to repel the small ants inside. It works REALLY well, much better than anything else I have used (including chemical). I have seen an ant stop mid-march and turn around when it reached the line of cinnamon. No more ants in the kitchen!


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Monday, November 29, 2010
Holiday Wish List 2010
To participate you must include all of the text, including the links, in bold below:
Mama's Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama (link to: http://bit.ly/tmwishlist) and GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I'm sharing this meme with you.
1. What is your holiday wish for your family?
I want my family to be together and have fun.
2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?
We actually get together with my family and exchange presents on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning Roy, myself and the kids get up and open presents from Santa and each other, then after breakfast while the kids are playing with all of the new toys I start cooking a big prime rib dinner and then everyone comes over to our house to eat, drink & be merry!
3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?
My idea of decadent would be an unlimited shopping trip to some home decorating stores. Or a house. Or a Jeep Liberty. Hmmm...that is a hard one. I think my first answer.
4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?
I get together with friends and family for a cookie/ornament exchange.
5. What games did you play with your family growing up?
We played Monopoly a lot. Sometimes we would play card games like War.
6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?
Well, we don't actually do a traditional Christmas with my husband's family so all of the traditions we do come from my family. We get together on the 24th, we turn A Christmas Story on at 6 pm Christmas Eve and yell at anyone who changes the channel for the next 24 hours.
7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?
I have always wanted to go to New York for Christmas, or I would like to go see my family in Illinois that I rarely get to see.
8. Check out GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?
This one is kind of easy for me, I really want Gran Turismo 5, I would love a DS for Morgan and I would love to have the MOVE Sports Champions Bundle for the PS3.
So there it is. Go check it out and see the other ways to enter. It is pretty easy and fun to do.
I will be back soon.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I'm Still Alive
And tomorrow my Mom returns from her adventurous trip out east to pick up my niece and nephew. Summer can really start now!!! Except I work now. Boo Hoo Hoo!!!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'
YUMMMM!!! Watermelon.
If he was charging a quarter every time someone needed in the cooler he would have enough to buy 10 watermelon's.
Morgan loves all of her friends instantly.
David loves Carrots
Dance Party
Carter loves to dance with Grandma and Morgan.
Carter dancing (spinning in circles) with Morgan's Wow Wow Wubbzy style glasses.
Morgan and TaTa dancing.
Monday, June 29, 2009
What's Up With Me
That last sentence right there is why I haven't blogged. I am stressed out and scared. Roy is a finish carpenter who works mostly on high end custom homes. And he is damn good at it. You can give the guy a piece of wood and describe what you want him to do with it and he will build you the most beautiful-whatever-you-want you have ever seen. But right now, as everyone is aware, the economy is so bad people aren't having there houses remodeled. And we are screwed. He has worked about 40 hours in the last month and a half. I started working part time for my Dad, but it isn't enough to pay our bills. If Roy was working then the money I make would make it possible for us to go to dinner every once in a while or a movie or whatever. You get the idea, I am not making a lot of money.
But the thing is, this isn't the first time we have gone through this. In 2007, when the economy started to get bad Roy lost his job. And we had to move in with my parents. and then everything was looking up for us and we moved into our town home that we live in right now. And I love my house. It is the perfect amount of room for us, we have a play room, the kids have their own rooms, we have a big (community) yard to play in, a pool and tennis courts. There is a trail close by we go for walks on. Everything is convenient to get to. And now I am scared we are going to have to leave it because we can't afford it.
All of this is causing so much stress for both of us that I am freaking out. I am trying to keep a happy face for the kids (and I don't want Roy to feel worse than he does, since this is not his fault), but it is hard. I have been laughing and playing and doing crafts with the kids but all I really want to do is sit in a corner and cry. I keep asking myself "Is this going to happen to us every two years?" "Can I get a job full time and if I do would it pay enough to make it worth the cost of day care when Roy gets a job?" "How much would it cost for us to run away to Mexico?".
Sadly, the answers are Yes, this probably will happen to us every couple of years. No, me getting a full time job would not make enough money to make it worth missing out on watching my kids grow up once Roy gets another job (which is why I am a sahm) but would help right now so I really don't know the answer to that one. And we can't even afford to go to the Zoo for free let alone run away to Mexico.
So I am going to keep looking for a job for Roy (or me) and smiling and playing with the kids and accept the idea of moving in to an apartment. I will write an update post about all of the happier stuff going on around here soon. Maybe tomorrow.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Winner Winner!!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Birth Stories
I would like to say first, that with both of my pregnancies I had Gestational Diabetes. This puts both of my children and myself at a higher risk for diabetes in our future.
Morgan's Story
Morgan's due date was January 24, 2006. I had/have a "clump" of vericose veins that took up residence right under my uterus (only noticable when I had a 7 pound child living inside of me) which caused me so much pain I could hardly move (I also had this pain from Carter but my Dr. during the first pregnancy was a lot nicer about it). My doctor decided to induce me on January 20th because of this pain.
I can positively tell you that on January 19, 2006 it snowed. A lot. We went out to the outback for dinner, and then went home to go to bed. At about 3 am I started to feel some contractions and could not go back to sleep. I woke Roy up, not because I wanted to go to the hospital yet but because I was bored hanging out alone. He was not very entertaining so I didn't complain about him falling asleep on me.
We left early to get to the hospital because of the snow. I wanted to stop and get a sausage Mc Muffin but we, and by we I mean Roy, were worried about being late, not that they could start without me, so we didn't stop. We got there about a half hour early (6:30 am) and they admitted me. I told my nurse that I had a couple of contractions so they had me walk the halls for awhile and then checked to find out I was barely dilated to 2. Hmph. My Mom and Sister (who was visiting from MA and staying until I had Morgan) arrived and walked the halls with us. Finally at 1 pm they started me on pitocin. The contractions came pretty heavily. However they were not productive. They were long and did nothing. Once I dilated to 3 my Dr. offered my epidural. I gladly accepted.
Once my drugs kicked in I was great. I was actually sleeping, not a light nap, I am talking about the patient in the next room could hear me snoring kind of sleeping, while I dialated from 6 to 10. My Mom and sister, both of whom have never experienced the joy of the epidural, were pissed, to say the least. When I woke up the nurse checked me and told me it was almost time to start pushing and she would get my Dr. While I was waiting for my Dr my aunt Marly and my cousin's wife (Sam, who at the time was his 17 year old girlfriend) walked in. They had just seen Hostel at the movie theatre not too far away and wanted to see how I was doing. They asked if they could stay and I said "Sure, I don't see why not".
My Dr. came in and I pushed for 15 minutes and at 11:31 pm Morgan was born. A beautiful 7 lb 2 oz 21 1/2" long little girl.
Carter's Story
Carter was due on March 7, 2008. On March 9 at 2:30 in the morning I woke up having contractions. They were pretty far apart so I didn't wake Roy up (I learned he is not the best entertainment in this situation). When he woke up later in the morning I told him he was probably going to have to call in to work on Monday. I went about my day doing my normal Sunday stuff. Matthew called and my Mom told him I was in labor, which of course prompted him to ask what hospital I was at and freak out when he heard I hadn't left yet. Him and Krystal stopped by to see us at about 5:00 pm. My Mom and I left, not to go to the hospital, that would just be silly, to go to Wal Mart because I decided I must hav pj pants to wear after I gave birth and I had to get some stuff for Morgan to eat while I was gone. We went to the store and I had to stop a couple of times for a contraction. We got home and Roy told me I had better decide if I needed to go and I told him we could go after I ate a sandwich. We left at about 9 pm. When I got to the hospital I said "I think I am in labor, it is probably too early to admit me but I thought I should get checked out anyway". They took me up and checked. I was dilated to 5.
My Mom came right after they gave me my epidural and we hung out watching "Talledaga Nights. The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby" (best movie ever made). And then something happened. My epidural quit working. I called my nurse (they insisted I call them before pushing the button to administer more drugs) who told me the pain and pressure I was feeling were normal. This went on for about 4 hours. This woman would not call the anaesthesiologist to come and check my epidural. She would not call a Dr. (mine didn't arrive until 35 seconds before I pushed). She let me lay there hugging the rail to my bed screaming.
Now let me make myself clear on something. I understand some people in this world are against epidurals. I. Am. Not. One. Of. Them. I believe that a brilliant scientist worked in his lab to create the perfect drug for me to use. I always planned on using it. I never wanted natural childbirth. Never. Ever.
Finally at 3:15 am my Dr. arrived and said it was time to push, this was after I insisted he had fallen out of me and thought his head was at my knees. I pushed twice and at 3:31 am Carter was born. A beautiful 6 lb 13 oz 19 3/4" long little boy.
And the pajama pants I had to go get while I was in labor, I never even put them on. I was wearing jeans the morning Carter was born. Yes they were maternith jeans, but still.
Be sure to check out Baby Week on Discovery Health.
Sunday through Friday, June 14-19th, at 8pm each night on Discovery Health. Some of the shows airing are
Twins By Surprise - Sunday, June 14, 8pm
Little Parents, Big Pregnancy - Monday, June 15, 8pm
Births Beyond Belief -Tuesday, June 16, 8pm
Obese & Pregnant - Wednesday, June 17, 8pm
Thursday, June 4, 2009
30 (It's My Birthday, My B-B-B-Birthday)
I'm not saying it's the end of my world, but it does sound a little older in reality than it did in the big lead up to it. However, I am still excited about my birthday (I am a birthday nutcase). Morgan told me she would get me balloons, we'll see if it happens. Tonight we are going to cook a nice dinner (shrimp alfredo and garlic bread), and on Saturday Chris & Kelley are coming over for grilled pizza and drinks, then on Sunday we are going to a great Mexican food restraunt with my family. I wanted to have a huge party but the planning never happened and my budget isn't really big party material right now.
So here I go. Over 30 years I have done the following...
Made friends that will be a part of my life until one of us dies. My longest friendship is 27 years now and the second longest is 15 years now. I still talk to them regularly.
Snuck out of my parents house in high school (more than once, hee-hee) and gone to explore the caves at Red Rocks
Learned how to play pool
Crowd surfed at a concert
Pierced my nose
Pierced my tongue
Gotten (8) tattoos (and will get a few more. Of this I am sure)
Skipped school (with permission) to stalk David Justice
Skipped school without permission. I used to pay Matthew to wait for the school to call. He usually forgot and left. I always said I was late and my parents never believed me.
Learned about sex way before I should have. One of the older kids told us what they were learning in school when I was in first grade
Gone to too many funerals
Become a certified First Responder
Become a certified dog groomer
Learned to drink for reasons beyond getting drunk
Learned that Mad Dog 20/20 is never good
Learned how to cook
Fell in love and had my heart broken
Felt the loss of a pregnancy
Become best friends with my sister and brother
Realized my parents are cool to hang out with
Birthed two totally awesome children (once in front of 4 of my family members and once with out drugs, although not by choice) and become an awesome mother
Married a wonderful man that I enjoy spending time with and talking too, and I am an awesome wife as well
Quit many jobs
Learned that the noises that drive me crazy every day are the ones I miss when they are not going on
Figured out how to feed a family for 60 dollars a week when necessary
Had a party when my parents were out of town. And got caught.
Lied to my parents about where I was staying for the night
Gone on a mission involving the adult stores (maybe I will write that story one day)
Spied on many boys while playing the Mission Impossible theme song
Learned that I really hate camping
Learned to play tennis
Driven everybody I know crazy reminding them my birthday was coming up.
Happy Birthday To Me!!


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: ffmpeg coordination effort!
RE: ffmpeg coordination effort!
From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:13:45 +0100 (CET)
On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, Mike Giacomelli wrote:
> I've been thinking about this for a couple days, and heres what I came up
I feel an obligation to get back on this as I did try to push this further a
I joined their #ffmpeg-devel channel with the full intention to push for this
I left their channel then, quite annoyed and upset, and I chatted privately
My intent was to get back to them after a day or two and try to come up with a
I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. I lost some motivation and I've been
-- / daniel.haxx.seReceived on 2010-03-01
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Secure Broadcast Communication in Wired and Wireless Networks
Adrian Perrig and J. D. Tygar
Secure Broadcast Communication in Wired and Wireless Networks presents a set of fundamental protocols for building secure information distribution systems. Applications include wireless broadcast, IP multicast, sensor networks and webs, ad hoc networks, and satellite broadcast. This book presents and compares new techniques for basic operations including: key distribution for access control, source authentication of transmissions, and non-repudiation of streams. This book discusses how to realize these operations both with high performance processors and resource constrained processors. It shows how to protect against adversaries who inject packets or eavesdrop. The focus is on functional descriptions rather than theoretical discussions. Protocols are presented as basic building blocks that can be combined with each other and traditional security protocols. The book illustrates these protocols in practice by presenting a real implementation that provides security for an ad hoc sensor network. This book can serve as a textbook or supplementary reading in graduate level courses on security or networking, or can be used for self study.
Waiyādo/Waiyaresu Nettowōku ni Okeru Burōdokyasuto Tsūshin no Sekyuriti (ワイヤード/ワイヤレスネットワークにおけるブロードキャスト通信のセキュリティ) is a Japanese translation of the book. The Japanese edition contains additional material. The translation was made by the Science University of Tokyo's Information Media Science Research Group, under the direction of Professor Fumio Mizoguchi.
ISBN: 0792376501 (English)
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Hotel Clement is located in the heart of the city, just a few steps from the Vltava River and The Old Town Square with the Astronomical Clock is just minutes walk away. Two major shopping centres in the centre of the city Palladium and Kotva are located in the same area. The Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge as well as concert halls, theatres, museums and a wide variety of restaurants are within walkind distance.Rooms are in great condition are well equipped and elegantly furnished. Bathrooms are in very good condition and tiled throughout. Triple rooms come as doubles with a full size extra bed.This hotel serves breakfast only.This is a traitional building, a blend of 1930's architecture and modern design.The lobby is small to medium-sized with a small reception and concierge desk. A TV and a small library are available.A high standard hotel offering 77 stylish room. The hotel has a great central location, but also a peaceful setting.Triple Room = double + extra bed. Hotel is strictly non-smoking.
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Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler told members of the state's top court Thursday that recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings prove state laws restricting people's right to carry guns in public are constitutional, despite the arguments of a man seeking to overturn the law. An attorney representing Charles F. Williams Jr., who was arrested in 2007 for carrying a handgun in public in Prince George's County, argued the same two recent rulings protect his client's right to bear arms.
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Did you know that a mixture of green bananas is effective in reducing weight and cholesterol levels? It is completely safe for diabetics as it regulates the levels of sugar in your blood and provides you with enough energy for the day.
The popular tropical fruit is rich in potassium, a mineral that is required for the proper function of your heart and muscles.
Besides potassium, bananas are also rich in magnesium and phosphorus. Magnesium is important for your bones and teeth and plays a role in the digestion of carbs, while phosphorus stimulates cellular energy production and is vital for muscle relaxation that can help stressed people.
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27-year-old Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov has a few things going for him.
He is the CEO of Vkontakte, Russia's largest social network, which has around 120 million users.
On his Vkontakte profile, he calls himself single, libertarian, pastafarian, and inspired by Steve Jobs and Che Guevara.
Russia Today reports that Durov spent the past weekend flying paper airplanes of 5,000-ruple notes ($160) out of his office window.
He had to stop, he explained via Twitter, because the "people turned into animals."
Durov is estimated to be worth over $250 million.
His social network, Vkontakte or "In Contact," was rumored to be preparing its IPO until Durov said yesterday that Facebook's IPO was cause for postponement.
"IPO FB destroyed the faith of many private investors in social networks," he tweeted.
Durov recently published a soaring manifesto with ten commandments to make Russia a leader in the 21st century. He proposes abolishing the national currency and selling state land to foreigners.
Vkontake is the fourth most visited site in Russia. And it looks suspiciously like Facebook:


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human languages are not code languages for compilers.
means human languages really do some stupid stuff means if 99% of the upper dump people call the Gnu-OS Linux then its linux.
and only people like you with no social skill and no basic informations about human languages call it gnu-os.


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Anti Racism Fall Conference
WALKING THE WALK Come enrich your faith to practice your beliefs in combating racism! The Diocese of New Jersey Anti-Racism Fall Conference November 12th 2016 8:30am – 3:30pm St. David's Episcopal Church, Cranbury 90 South Main Street, Cranbury, NJ Register by Tuesday, November 1 at www.tinyurl.com/jl3cg2a or contact Mary…
Soles for the Harvest
Chancel Chat with Fr. Dave on October 19
Below is the link to Chancel Chat with Fr. Dave.
Fr. Dave's Homily from the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
PROPER #24…Series C Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (October 15&16, 2016) Title: God WILL MAKE JUSTICE!! Text: Luke 18:1-8A I don't know about you…but I see a real problem in this Gospel reading (there always seems to be a problem)…and the problem for me is verse 8 of the 18th…
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Bible Study Powerpoint for Session 4
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text: Last week the Aiya America team ventured up to San Francisco to attend the Winter Fancy Food Show. This is the second time we have attended this show. It's a fun show with a good amount of attendees and in a great city. San Francisco is a fun city to visit and always offers new places to see and explore. As for the show it was pretty busy. It appears that the Winter Fancy Food Show is growing with exhibitors as they opened up more halls in the convention center to allow more companies to find room to exhibit. The show always offer a diverse group of interested parties as people from large companies, specialty shops, restaurants, or simple everyday consumers will stop by and see what you have to offer up to the public. In San Francisco despite the weather being a little warmer than we remembered it being last year we offered up two hot drinks for attendees to sample. We sampled our Ceremonial Matcha and Matcha lattes. The response was very positive and many people at least heard of Matcha even if they were not educated in what it was exactly. The fact that Peet's Coffee had recently launched a Matcha latte at their stores had a huge part in helping promote Matcha green tea. Peet's biggest market is the bay area as the main headquarters is stationed up in the bay area. They had a huge campaign to promote their new drink in their stores which in turn increased the awareness of Matcha green tea. We are happy to see Matcha growing in the mainstream market as it brings more awareness to general public. These are big steps that help Matcha green tea grow in the US market as well as tea in general. So far the start of the new year has started out with a bang for us at Aiya America with an excellent showing at the Winter Fancy Food Show. We hope that this is a precursor on what to expect as we push to educate the public about the wonders that is Matcha green tea.


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Video Game Design
6 weeks
Ain Aar, Lebanon
Date & Time:
May 04 - Jun 08
Sat: 10:00 -11:30 am
$ 180/ student
Students will step into the world of computer programming; they will learn how to code and create video games, animations, storylines and interactive programs. They will acquire the fundamentals of programming including loops, conditional statements, and event broadcasting. Students will also have the opportunity to share their projects online and receive feedback from other participants around the globe. No previous programming skills are required; this course is designed for beginners.
Learning objectives
Learning the fundamentals of computer programming by thinking systematically and sequentially
Building solid interactive programs including video games, storylines and animations which can be shared online
Acquiring a complete overview of programming syntax which will allow participants to learn advanced programming languages


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Practical training provided in small-group sized workshops delivered by trainers with hands-on experience in community service organisations is available in Toowoomba.
TDSA in partnership with Community Sector Development Specialists (CSDS) can now give you access to practical training relevant to the non-sector organisations. The events have no more than 20 people attending which facilitates learning through sharing of knowledge and wisdom of those attending.
As much as possible all TDSA training sessions can be used in the RPL process towards an identified unit of competence.
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AM session is 9am – 12.15pm (no lunch provided)
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Hello! This is post 3 of a series called "You Can do Yoga" if you missed the last posts, check it out here: You can do yoga: Intro to series and You can do yoga: with a busy schedule
Sometimes seeing all the crazy flexible and hard poses of yoga in social media can really be discouraging. Friend, you don't have to do any of that to benefit from yoga. You don't have to be able to touch your toes or even do a push up. You can start yoga with any amount of strength and flexibility. It is yoga that builds and improves strength and flexibility.
Most people don't come to yoga with a lot of strength or super flexible. Like me, most yogis start the journey NOT being able to do Chaturanga or even a push up on the knees. Sun Salutation A is the most basic form of yoga, and can be modified. I still have 1 or 2 modifications I need. Doing Sun Salutation A every day over time will build strength and flexibility. You don't need to do 20 poses a day and 20 different the next day or hold them for 3 minutes each. Sun Salutation A is just a few poses that are held for a few breaths and repeated 3-5 times to your ability.
Since I've come into yoga with a lot of pain and little strength, I have been doing Sun Salutation A every day, and I have seen strength and flexibility built on these poses that I can use in other poses. By doing Sun Salutation A everyday, I realized when I tried plank again, I was stronger; when I did a forward stretch, I was more flexible; When my practice got longer, I had more endurance. It may not seem like you're doing much by just repeating Sun Salutation A everyday, but you are! If you commit to this short practice at least 5-6 days a week, after a month you will see changes, and even more after two months, because I have experienced this very thing!
So, let's take the thought captive that you're not strong enough or flexible enough.
It is a lie that you are not __________ enough.
- not strong enough
- not flexible enough
- not good enough
- etc.
YOU ARE ENOUGH! God has given you his complete strength, power and grace. He has made you completely worthy and enough, with his death on the cross. If your self-talk is always repeating that you are not enough, it is from satan, and you're not valuing Jesus death on the cross and what he did for you. His death gave you his resume. You can do all things through Christ (Phil 4:13)!
If you're not challenging yourself to keep going, or refuse to try something that produces a little difficulty, you are relying on your own strength, which never works! God is God, creator of the earth, he is the energy in the world, he is the spirit and power that is inside you. If you will rely on him through the difficulties in life, and even the hard poses, you CAN do what you need to. Sometimes in a very difficult flow, where I feel my strength is failing and I just can't hold my body up, I hang on and say "I need you Lord", or sometimes I repeat "I can, you are here" over and over to get through something difficult. I have even starting taking this off the mat and into daily life, because it is true, God is here with us, he is enabling us to do his will, but we have to put the effort and work in.
If we still don't think we are strong enough through Christ and we choose not to believe that he will provide us strength we are choosing fear and satan over God. We are telling God that we think the lies of Satan are stronger than God is. Rejecting God always blocks his power, grace and provision. Let's focus on Gods promises and trust that he will provide us the strength and energy to do what we need.
- God supplies all of my needs (Phil 4:19)
- I can do all things through Christ (Phil 4:13)
- God equips me to do his will (Heb 13:21)
- God is working in me to do what I need to (Phil 2:13)
- God is giving me strength ( 1 Tim 1:12)
Next posts in series:
You can do yoga: Intro to series
You can do yoga: with a busy schedule
You can do yoga: if you lack strength and flexibility
You can do yoga: with injuries and chronic pain
You can do yoga: with a tight budget
You can do yoga: just start!
If you like the ideas in this post, be sure to check out:
Resources: Telling yourself the truth: find your way out of depression, anxiety, fear, anger and other common problems by applying the principles of misbelief therapy. by William Backus and Marie Chapian.


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Aviation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah has rubbished former President Mahama's claims that the NPP government is "plagiarising" projects he commissioned while in office.
The former President at the NDC's Unity Walk in Aflao in the Volta Region over the weekend said the government was re-commissioning a project that had already been undertaken by the NDC administration.
"…you know the most shocking, they are also cutting sod again for projects that we have cut sod for already. Kumasi airport phase 2, we got the loan $65 million, we sent it to Parliament, parliament approved it. On December 6, 2016, I was asked to go cut sod for the project, when I went to the site, the contractor had started working, he had taken control of the site, he had cleared the place and started working. And I broke the ground for the commencement of work."
"Let me give you examples, and that is the pettiness of the NPP. They cannot even give credit where it is due. What does it take away from you if you give credit? President Rawlings carried out the feasibility study for the Bui Dam project, President Kufuor came and found the money and started the project. When president Mills came the money wasn't enough so he went to China and got additional money to continue, the project was finally finished under president Mahama,"the former President argued.
His comments came days after the President Nana Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction works to begin on the Airport.
The Minister in a rebuttal, however, said the former President had no right to raise these concerns since the NDC totally abandoned the project after cutting sod for the construction of the Airport.
She pointed out that the NDC administration in a bid to score political points cut the sod for the construction of some projects only two days to the election.
"I must say I do not see the beef of the forme