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Want To Reduce No Shows? Not so Easy, although it could be easier…
Lisa West December 25th, 2011
Automated patient appointment reminder systems have proven to reduce no-show averages. However, before investing in appointment scheduling software it is beneficial to thoroughly assess the scheduling history of your practice to ensure the software will actually meet its needs. If you analyze the scheduling history of your practice patterns of behavior will invariably emerge. Your front desk staff will be able to provide vital information too; concerning those patients who will consistently show up late or cancel their doctor appointment literally two minutes before the scheduled time.
Know Your Patients
You might also notice that ´busy periods´ seemingly fluctuate but in actual fact, there might well be a ´distinct pattern´: To which an automated back-up system, able to deal with patient appointment calls during those busy periods might well be a worthwhile feature to have. There are many different appointment scheduling software and systems available. Web-based medical appointment scheduling systems can be extremely advanced and offer a multitude of features. Of course, you may not need them all! What is important is to ensure you DO opt for one that actually meets your needs. Therefore, it is in your interest to take a good long look at why and when no-shows are happening and which patients are predictable in behavior. Understanding your patient´s behavior can be literally money in the bank…
Automated Solutions Aside
An automated scheduling system can keep the pressure off the front desk during busy periods as well as outside surgery hours. Many of these systems do have an automated reminder feature, which can go a long way to helping lower no-show averages. Even so, some patients need to be more ´personally´ encouraged to understand, they are costing your practice money: And most importantly, it has a negative affect upon patient care – Theirs included!
When cancelling medical appointments has become routine for your patient it is time to speak to that patient confidentially. Unfortunately, no automated system (to date) is able to teach patients that routine cancelling of medical appointments is bad manners and bad for healthcare. As they say, for some jobs, man is better than machine!
Medical appointment scheduling software today is advanced and extremely reliable: Certainly more reliable than paper and pen even in the hands of the most experienced receptionist.

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Composition: 7.5 g povidon iodine (with 10 % iodine available).
Use Mode:
- the product is used for the skin disinfection;
- disinfection of intact skin and mucous antiseptic membrane, such as before the surgical intervention, biopsies, punction injections and taking blood samples;
- deals with antiseptic wounds and burns;
- Braunol should be applied on the surface that needs to be treated, until it is completely wet. The surplus can be easily washed with water;
- Braunolmust be applied in undiluted form for the skin disinfection and mucous antiseptic membrane before the surgical intervention, biopsy, injection, puncture, including the taking of samples of blood and classification;
- when it is used as an antiseptic for wounds surface, Braunol must be applied undiluted on the area of treatment;
- for antiseptic baths on patients: first fill the tub with water and then add the required quantity of Braunol (1:100) . This prevents the release of vapor content of iodine, which can cause the yellowing of materials from aroundit;
-Braunol can be used in the form of diluted for antiseptic rinsing or washing.
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Is Cadillac Preparing a High-Performance Escalade V?
We live in a pretty incredible time if you are in the market for fast vehicles. That could mean a high-performance wagon, or even a turn-key, road-legal track car, buy perhaps the most impressive in terms of fighting the laws of physics would be the high performance SUV market. But the status quo of that segment is not even as outlandish as the thought of a high-speed, V-branded version of the Cadillac Escalade. Jeep is about to announce a Hellcat version of the Grand Cherokee. BMW is working on a new X5M. Bentley just released that its new Bentayga, which is already boasting sports car performance numbers. Lamborghini will finally bring out the Urus soon, and Porsche will celebrate over ten-years of the Cayenne. You can add to the mix this new rumor reported by MotorTrend suggesting that an Escalade V is under development, and it would certainly shake up the segment. RELATED: See More of the BMW X5M Here
According to the magazine's own Jonny Lieberman, sources inside Cadillac say that the Escalade V is an imminent threat to all these other performance SUVs. While hard facts are still hard to come by, rumor has it that the Escalade V will use some form of the supercharged 6.2 liter LT4 V8 motor found in both the new Corvette Z06, and the new Cadillac CTS-V.
RELATED: Check Out the All-New Cadillac CTS-V Here
Power will undoubtedly stay relatively the same with the LT4 motor churning out around 640-650 horsepower, and 650 lb-ft of torque. Add to that the Escalade already comes standard with the Magnetic Ride Control System, and the Escalade V should be a formidable contender in the performance SUV market.
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We're still likely a while out from finding out if this rumor proves true, but stay tuned, we'll keep pushing for updates on whether or not this is indeed happening.


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"Solar 'power' usually means converting the sun's rays (photons) to electricity. The solar technologies could be photovoltaics, or the various concentrating thermal technologies: solar troughs, solar dish/engines, and solar power towers.
Solar 'energy' is a more generic term, meaning any technology that converts the sun's energy into a form of energy—so that includes the aforementioned solar power technologies, but also solar thermal for water heating, space heating and cooling, and industrial process heat. Solar energy includes solar daylighting and even passive solar that uses building orientation, design and materials to heat and cool buildings."
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Terminology Tuesday: Solar Power vs Solar Energy
Here's a terminology Tuesday that I found interesting. From Renewable Energy Access:
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Christians are called to witness Christ, but who can teach to say, "Jesus is the Lord? Only the Holy Spirit. However, in order to hear the Holy Spirit, we must open our hearts," Pope Francis says during the morning Mass, May 22, at Casa Santa Marta.
As Vatican Radio reports, the Pontiff develops his homily on the Word of God in the Last Supper: "Be calm, I will not leave you orphans, I will send you an "advocate," the Holy Spirit, to de-fend you before the Father. In particular, the Bishop of Rome focuses on the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, who accompanies and "gives us the assurance of being saved by Jesus."
Only the Holy Spirit can "teach us to say, "Jesus is the Lord." "Without the Holy Spirit, none of us is able to say it, to perceive it, to live it. Jesus, in other places in this long discourse, said of Him [the Holy Spirit]: 'He will lead you into all truth,' He will accompany you towards the full truth. 'He will bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you; He will teach you all things.' That is, the Holy Spirit is the travelling companion of every Chris-tian, and also the travelling companion of the Church. And this is the gift that Jesus give us."
The Holy Spirit is a gift: "The great gift of Jesus, Who does not lead us astray." Then Pope Bergoglio asks, "But where does the Spirit dwell?"
In the First Reading today, from the Acts of the Apostles, we read of Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, someone who "knew how to do things." The Lord opened her heart, so that she might follow the Word of God" Francis went on, "The Lord opened her heart so that the Holy Spirit could enter, and she became a disciple. It is precisely within our hearts that we carry the Holy Spirit. The Church calls the Spirit 'the sweet guest of the heart': He is there. But He cannot enter a closed heart. 'Ah, but where can one buy the keys to open the heart?' No! That too is a gift. It is a gift of God: 'Lord, open my heart so that the Spirit can enter it, and I can understand that Jesus is the Lord.'"
Here is a prayer that we should recite every day: "Lord, open my heart so that I can understand what you have taught us; so that I can remember your words; so that I can follow your words; so that I can come to the fullness of the truth."
The Pope invites us to wonder whether our heart is truly open to the Spirit: your heart must be open "so that the Holy Spirit can enter, and so that we can hear the Spirit. I will ask only two questions that can be taken from these two readings: the first: Do I ask the Lord for the grace that my heart might be opened? The second question: Do I seek to hear the Holy Spirit, His inspirations, the things He tells my heart that I might advance in the Christian life, and that I too might bear witness that Jesus is the Lord? Think about these two things today: Is my heart open? Do I make an effort to listen to the Holy Spirit, to what He tells me? And so we advance in the Christian life, and we too bear witness to Jesus Christ."


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A Calm Visit to the Horniman
Want to find a quite and peaceful spot in our Museum? Engage Volunteer, Anahita Harding, has just the ticket. Here, she tells us her favourite calm spots and the best times to visit them.
'Sometimes the Museum can feel quite busy and hectic but for those in the know, there are some places that are a bit quieter where you can get find some peace.
The Gardens are a lovely place to go when a quiet spot is needed but on a rainy day this isn't always ideal. If you ever need a quiet spot to think and be calm, here are some indoor spaces I like to go to during my breaks.
Nature Base
If you want to see the harvest mice, come to the Nature Base in the morning, as this is the best time to see them running and climbing! The harvest mice are crepuscular, which means that they are most active in the mornings and in the evenings.
The quietest time tends to be in the morning when the Museum has just opened but the Nature Base can get busy during other times of the day.
The Natural History Gallery balcony
The Natural History Gallery balcony has a variety of cases with interesting specimens in them. There is also a nice space here to read stories and books. A grand clock is near the staircase, and it gently chimes every fifteen minutes. It is called the Apostle Clock and was made during the 19th century in Germany.
Usually, the balcony is very quiet and is a nice space to learn while watching everyone in the gallery below. There is also a good view of the walrus!
The Aquarium
Have you seen the jellyfish in the Aquarium? As you enter the Aquarium you will see a space lit up with a calming blue light, and jellyfish gently moving through their tank. It is lovely to watch them move. Above, you will see a large turtle hanging from the ceiling, can you find it? This is one of my favourite spots, and I hope you enjoy it too.'
The Museum is at it's quietest after 2.30pm on weekdays during term time.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
On 10:53 PM by Connie Lam in Art , Event , Georgetown , Murals , penang , Street Arts , Travel , Wall Paintings 3 comments
In conjunction with the Georgetown Festival 2013, 101 Lost Kittens project was initiated by installing kitten street arts across the streets in Georgetown UNESCO World Cultural Heritage area (mostly around Victoria Street and Armenian Street) which made up a total of 101 kittens. This project aims to create awareness of helping find home for stray animals. Glad that we managed to find all the 101 Lost Kittens street arts during our Raya holiday family trip to Georgetown. How awesome. Here to share with you the 101 Lost Kittens streets arts (the latest penang street arts) with the name as well as their location. For other street arts in Georgetown Penang, you can visit the following link (my previous blog post) for more information: (1) Street arts by Ernest (2) Wire arts
Here I include the map of location for all the kitten murals to ease your search:
p/s: This map was taken from 101 Lost Kittens Facebook Page.
101 Lost Kittens #1 Skippy To Penang For Animal Awareness
Location: Armenian Street
You can see how giant is this mural as compared to my sister and me.
In addition, this Giant Rat mural which is not a part of 101 Lost Kittens, was created by anonymous artist to accompany Skippy. Really creative.
101 Lost Kittens #2
Location: Armenian Street (next to Skippy)
Sorry that I couldn't find the name for this street art.
101 Lost Kittens #3 Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat
Location: Armenian Street (opposite Skippy)
101 Lost Kittens #4 Fine 500 For Littering, Sterilize Instead
Location: Armenian Street Ghaut
101 Lost Kittens #5 I Can Help Catch Rats
Location: Armenian Street
101 Lost Kittens #6 No Animal Discrimination Please
Location: Armenian Street
This one was the most difficult street art to be found. We couldn't find it on the first day. Then the next day we searched for it again. It is located at the back of the street, painted on the wall of Edelweiss Cafe. So, a photo with this art is a must. Good luck :)
101 Lost Kittens #7 Shade Me If You Love Me
Location: Victoria StreetThis one is my favorite out of so many kittens street arts. It is really a creative art and I like the stunning color combination of this art.
Not sure if you notice that the umbrella handle was actually broken (from the photo above). I try to connect the handle back to the umbrella but couldn't.
101 Lost Kittens #8 Even If Handicapped, Still Love Me (Mama Cat)
Location: Victoria Street (At the back of China House)
101 Lost Kittens #9 Take Time To Sit With Your Pet
Location: Victoria Street (Beside the Mama Cat)
101 Lost Kittens #10 Please Care and Bathe Me
Location: Nearby Victoria Street
Location: Cheah Kongsi
101 Lost Kittens #12 The Real Bruce Lee Would Never Do This
Location: Nearby Ah Quee Street
I guess most of you didn't notice there is a little kitten mural at the bottom right corner of 101 Lost Kittens mural above (The Real Bruce Lee Would Never Do This). This photo is an enlarged picture of that mural. #cute
101 Lost Kittens #13 Cats Walking For Animal Awareness
Location: Wall beside the fire station at Chulia Street
#14 102nd Lost Kittens?
Location: Armenian Street Ghaut (Next to / short distance from the Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat artwork)
This artwork is not a part of 101 Lost Kittens project.
#15 103rd Lost Kittens?
Location: Armenian Street Ghaut
People in Penang is really creative. Wondering sooner or later there will be 104th, 105th etc Lost Kittens artworks?
I hope you enjoy these 101 Lost Kittens street arts. There are more Georgetown Penang arts to share with you which include the Secret Garden. Stay tune. ♥
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
On 11:00 PM by Connie Lam in Art , Selangor , Travel 3 comments
My friends told me that Malaysia first all star interactive wax museum is now opening at I-City Red Carpet. It was a big surprise, but interactive? #uncertain. I then did some search on the internet and managed to find more information from The Star Online. There are a hundred of wax figurines of famous personalities around the world. They are all very lifelike and the faces are quite elastic. You can pinch and pull their faces. Seriously? I had been to the wax museum in Hong Kong (Madame Tussauds), but this first wax museum in Malaysia is comparable and more interesting because it is interactive? A sudden thought strikes me. What about the entrance fees? RM100 for adults and RM50 for children. For Malaysians with MyKad, the admission fees are RM80 and RM40, respectively. A bit pricey (for me). Still cannot decide whether to visit or not. Have you visit? Please share your thought whether it worth the $$ to go.
Photo taken from I-City official website.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
On 8:04 PM by Connie Lam in cafe , cake , Foods & Beverages , Georgetown , penang , Travel 4 comments
11-08-2013 Sunday
Georgetown Penang is really an amazing place. We had a splendid time during our last visit to Georgetown, exploring those interesting street arts as well as scrumptious foods. There are so many cafe with special concept mushroomed in the town that we would like to visit, for example, Sip & Chew Cafe. Sip & Chew Cafe (one of the cafe in our food hunting list) is a cozy cafe which located at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, Georgetown Penang.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
On 11:19 PM by Connie Lam in Foods & Beverages , Movie , Selangor 2 comments
A short update:
Yesterday night (14-8-2013) was really great -feeling amused. Decided to have Carl's Jr famous star burger for dinner. Not really budget friendly but at least a hearty dinner. The fries is still good and irresistible although the burger quality seems not as good as it was, hmmmm. Then, head over to Snowflake to buy Ocha'Ryo before enter into cinema for the movie "Unbeatable". I'm now in love with Ocha'Ryo. The green tea blended ice really tickles my taste buds, but I still hate red beans.
Monday, August 12, 2013
On 11:18 PM by Connie Lam in Art , Event , Petaling Jaya , Selangor 1 comment
From 16th to 31st of March 2013, Sunway Pyramid has initiated the EleFUN Holiday: A Pygmy Elephant Project, with the aims to create public awareness for the vulnerable wildlife. One of the highlights during the EleFUN Holiday was the display of pygmy elephant sculptures painted. They are painted by independent local artists and talents. I had captured some of the sculptures to share them here, in case you had missed these beautiful sculptures:
Monday, August 5, 2013
On 7:58 PM by Connie Lam in Art , Event , Georgetown , penang , Street Arts , Travel , Wire Arts 3 comments
Other than street arts by Ernest Zacharevic, there are also welded iron wall caricatures across the historical Georgetown which define the history of some of the streets and landmarks that are Georgetown icons today. In this post, I would like to share with you available installed wire arts/ welded iron wall caricatures that I had visited, with their location included. Furthermore, if you would like to catch a glimpse of Ernest Zacharevis street arts/ mural paintings, please visit my previous post at ♥ Georgetown, Penang Street Art/ Mural Painting (by Ernest Zacharevic)
For your information, I will divide the wire arts into two parts:
Part 1 are the wire arts which you can find in the street art brochure provided by VisitPenang.gov.my. There are only 24 sculptures (out of 52) (name, location and description of wire arts are provided) inside the brochure and this brochure is available in pdf format for you to download. However, I only managed to find 15 of the sculptures. I will find the remaining wire arts during my next visit to Georgetown and update them in the upcoming post.
Part 2 are the wire arts which aren't included in the brochure, the remaining 28 wire arts (52-24). I managed to find 7 of them although the production of some of the remaining wire arts are still in progress.
Here you go. Part 1.
Wire Art 1: Untrained Parakeet
Location: King Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 2: One Leg Kicks All
Location: Muntri Street (Buffer Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 3: Jimmy Choo
Location: Muntri Street (Buffer Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 4: Narrowest Five Foot Way
Location: Steward Lane, Georgetown, Penang.
For the Narrowest Five Foot Way, there are a total of five sculptures on each of the pillar. I combined all of them in one photo, as shown below.
Wire Art 5: Rope Style
Location: Rope Walk (Buffer Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 6: Tok Tok Mee
Location: China Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 7: Cheating Husband
Location: Love Lane (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 8: Property
Location: Victoria Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 9: Cow & Fish
Location: Malay Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 10: Escape
Location: Acheen Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 11: No Plastic Bag
Location: Prangin Lane (Buffer Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 12: Kopi 'O'
Location: Kimberley Street (Buffer Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 13: Too Narrow
Location: Soo Hong Lane (The Narrowest Street in Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 14: Mr Five Foot Way
Location: Transfer Road, Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 15: Wrong Tree
Location: Tuak Shop, Market Lane, Georgetown, Penang.
And now comes the Part 2. Sorry that I could not provide you the name of the wire arts. As I mentioned earlier, they are new wire arts.
Wire Art 1
Location: Chulia Street Ghaut (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 2
Location: Chulia Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 3
Location: Acheen Street Ghaut (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 4
Location: Ah Quee Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 5
Location: Ah Quee Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 6
Location: Cannon Street (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Wire Art 7
Location: Lumut Lane (Core Zone), Georgetown, Penang.
Hope all these informations at least help you a little bit. Can't wait to explore the other wire arts.
Credits: The name for the wire arts was referred to VisitPenang.gov.my.
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Lynn G. Robbins. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 2015. Hardbound, 8.25×6.25″, 283 pages.
We all know that actions speak louder than words. We may say "I love you," but do our actions back up that claim? Elder Lynn G. Robbins teaches us that love is more than a feeling — it is a commitment, a promise to be responsible, respectful, and responsive to the needs and experiences of other. And like any other action we undertake, perfecting the act of love requires a lifetime of practice and good choices.
As Elder Robbins teaches, the daily choices we make in our marriages and families are what shape lasting love. He helps us to recognize the role that our agency plays in developing forgiveness, patience, kindness, responsibility, and other virtuous traits. We come to see that as we actively try to do things differently, Christ helps us to be the people He wants us to be — people like Him.
Whether you're engaged to be married, a newlywed, or someone with decades of marriage under your belt, this counsel from an inspired leader will help you develop more Christlike love for those around you. As you draw closer to the Savior through your daily choices and actions, His love will fill your home.


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Abinoon (Afternoon) Dear Folks,
Greetings from Sydney, I'm very thankful for your prayers for me while I took a few weeks time in Papua New Guinea to visit Jeff and Elizabeth Owens. Everything went well and I appreciate every one's help with different parts of my trip.
I left Sydney on the morning of 31th of Dec. My mom had been visiting me for three weeks and she was leaving the same day as me, but later in the day. Dear friends, the Morgans entertained Mom for the day before her flight. My flight to Brisbane, and then flight to Port Moresby (POM) left earlier than scheduled. I arrived in POM and got my bags and followed my friend Elizabeth's instructions to get to the Domestic Terminal and check-in there. (one hour and a half wait in the check-in line). While in the queue, the guy behind me, (from New Zealand was on his way back to Goroka from spending Christmas with his wife), offered to let me use his phone to call the Dunwoody's (the guesthouse hosts who were to be picking me up in Goroka). So I called and confirmed with them that I was in PNG. They asked that we text message when the boarding the flight.
I was carrying a computer for my friend in my carry-on, and at check-in, they wanted me to separate the computers to lesson the weight of one bag, so I ended up with three carry-on bags. My boarding pass was hand written with the seat assignment and flight numbers. Bag checked, I went through security (plunk everything down on a rolling mat and walk through the scanner). No one asked for liquids or gels. Several guards asked me who was picking me up in Goroka- "New Tribes? Good." The safety thing is to always have someone getting you at the airport. My friends aren't with New Tribes Mission, but the guest house is, so I didn't want to confuse things. Elizabeth told me that PNG has lost is status as a third world country, so it is more like a sub-third world country. There you go for a random trivia fact. So with lack of organisation or something, you can expect to wait a lot when flying in PNG. Who knows what causes the delays. It's almost certain nothing will be on time. As Jeff says, "Have time to spare, go by air, especially Air Nuigini."
After several hours wait in the POM Airport, my NZ fellow passenger messaged the Dunwoodys to let them know we were boarding (three hours later than scheduled.) The screen had our flight listed, then it disappeared- which is quite common but that means I was stuck in POM?? But I asked at the counter the the assistant told me it was only delayed and would come back up on the screen. It did, and half an hour later we boarded. I had gotten up at 4 am that morning to be at the airport by 6 so I dozed on the flight and wished for an early bed time- more on that later. 🙂
Just as we landed in Goroka, a nice rain started to fall. Beautiful and helps keep everything growing but the airstrip there is limited in equipment, so usually when it rains, planes don't land. So I'm thankful we landed and got my bag from the table they plunk bags onto after pulling it out of the plane.
I thanked the New Zealander (Aussies call them Kiwis) for his help, met Mr Raymond Dunwoody at the wire gate and pushed my way through a crowd of people waiting for friends or family. Raymond and Odessa Dunwoody are from Northern Ireland and very special people. They drove around Goroka showing me a few things then drove out of town towards the New Tribes Centre that runs all main New Tribes Mission works in all of PNG. Lapilo Centre is quite a large base with safety gates.
We had set my bags down and were just about to start up the grill for dinner and a call came from a missionary staying in the guest house flat. He invited the Dunwoodys and myself to go to their place since his wife had made lots of extra food. I had also just told Odessa that I was hoping for an early night. She told me that was nice, but probably not possible since it was New Year's Eve and the missionaries were gathering later for a game/fun night down in the conference kitchen and that a lot of people would be taking off the mufflers of their motor bikes and ride around the centre at midnight, so there wouldn't be much sleep going on. Okay, so I guess I'll try to stay awake until midnight. hm. 🙂
We went to dinner- a very yummy lasagna and salad. Had some great fellowship, people told me of what to expect in the bush and in Goroka. They were convinced that I needed to come back and teach in their Lapilo christian school. Hm, not really interested, but they are very nice to offer.
We went back to the guesthouse for a few hours and close to 10pm we wandered down to the conference kitchen, where I met more people and had to explain again what I was doing- sounds crazy, but just there to visit a friend, no interest in future ministry there. We played Apples to Apples and brought in the New Year with a golf cart drive around the property. One family handed out yummy fried bread- almost like doughnuts. I was finally able to tumble into bed close to 1am.
1st Jan. Had a bit of a sleep in and then took a walk with Raymond, visited with one of the teachers in the school and saw her 1st grade classroom, and spent a quiet afternoon and evening with the last opportunity to check email and facebook for the next two weeks.
2nd Jan. We went into Goroka and since one of the helicopter pilots was sick, only one pilot was available so my flight was delayed until later in the day, so we went by the bilam row- a fence along one street where ladies sell their handmade colourfully woven bags. I found two that I liked and found a trivet that was nicely woven as well and then we went back to the NTM Aviation hangar. More delays so we went across the street to the "Steak House" and saw more NTM people there and joined them. I enjoyed my chicken strips and chips. Later I found out the water wasn't filtered, but never had a problem (Or did I??). Thank you, Lord.
We went back to the hangar and they were just loading the chopper. When I was told to, I hopped in the front seat and got my camera ready. It's really hard to describe, except that its very fun to watch the ground just falls away and you're gently lifted up and away. We made for south west of Goroka and over many mountain ranges towards the village of Kiari in Simbu Province. (It's not on the maps, I've checked.)
As we were getting close, Ray, the pilot, pointed out the Owens' home and the houseline (row of village homes on the ridge near them) and the church building, then we flew right on over the top of the mountain even higher and around to another part of the mountain to the airstrip. Jeff had spent years clearing the airstrip for planes, but safety wise the airstrip was too dangerous for planes with the short run. Planes had trouble slowing down enough to stop safely.
Jeff and Elizabeth were waiting for me, so as soon as we landed, it was- time to unload and get things set at a safe distance from the landing zone for the chopper to take off. Their coworker, Karen, was going off for a week vacation with some coworkers from another village. As soon as the chopper took off again we started carrying things to the ute. (truck)
Elizabeth calls it "The Little Engine that Could." It really can too! We loaded different materials shipped in and started out the GFA station where most of the stuff would be stored. We crammed in the front and went down the bumpy rutted road to make our way on to their home.
We drove down the narrow road with the mountain plants and rocks on one side and sloping bank and steep drop offs on the other. After driving down the steep bits to their home we only had a bit of time to unload the ute before it was time to start the walk up to the church for Bible study and Prayer meeting.
It is fully dark in the highlands by 6pm, and dusk starts early so a 4:15 Bible study is helpful so people can get home before dark. Pidgin English has some similarities with English, but I didn't really pick up much. I met many people, but the ones that stick out the most for me are Alis, her daughter Panima, Helen, Woma and her daughter Lillian. Alis speaks some English so we could carry on a sort of conversation. 🙂 On our way back from church Lillian thrust a bouquet of roses and some purple flowers into my hand. The flowers lived for over a week on the Owens' kitchen table.
We cooked an evening meal by candlelight and lamp light, heated some water for a wash and went to bed around 9pm.
3rd Jan. Sunday School Awards Day- a cook-out has been delayed from past days because of different reasons so even with some sprinkles of rain they kept going on with the plans. We peeled kau-kau (sweet potato, more like a large long potato with the taste similar to a turnip) and pumpkin (squash-ish tasting) and the ladies got everything into big pots and cooked greens and noodles over a fire for hours, while the kids played, a Bible Story and a missionary story and awards (candy/lollies) given out. Hours and hours later, my stomach had forgotten its breakfast, so the Owenses and I went behind a building and ate beef crackers- a yummy flavoured cracker that really sticks to your ribs. The packaging claims for be from Australia, but I've never seen it for sale in the shops in Aus.
Some time later the food was being served and we made up a Kool-aid type drink for the kids. (I didn't drink it since it was village water and not filtered.)
We made it home as it was getting dark and again cooked dinner by candle light and oil lamp. If you are addicted to your microwave or lights or technology, be grateful for electricity. In the places where you don't have power, you just make do with other things. Propane stove and fridge and garden provided all we needed. 🙂
It was nice to unplug and relax in a sense. I did have several days where we didn't do much. Then there were other, very busy days.
Showers consist of heating water on the stove, then pouring it into a bucket that is made with a turning section to allow a flow of water-only when you want it. With a pulley you hang the bucket at a desired height and have a short, but nice shower.
4th Jan. We spent part of the day up at Joy Christian School. Elizabeth had been the teacher up there, but because of health problems had to close the school. She hadn't been able to go back to the school to put away things and take things off the walls. Especially in the storage closet, the rats had found great things to do with the supplies and items on the shelves. So over three days (Friday, the next Monday and Tuesday) we carefully pulled out the soiled items and repacked and closed up and labelled everything in the closet. Elizabeth packed up all the curriculum and teacher books, her desk and the manipulatives. I organised posters and took things off the walls, organised a picture file and construction paper file.
We went home to a quiet afternoon and evening.
5th Jan. Quiet day of cleaning the house (small front room/kitchen and then bedroom and bathroom.) Earlier last year the Owenses had built a house cook (villager type home, that has a place for fire in the floor to be used for cooking purposes. They had built a bed frame in there so they slept in the housecook at night a left the house for me.
6th Jan. Sunday- All day at church. 8:45 leaders' prayer meeting, 9:30 Sunday School, 10:30 ? Morning Service, 2:30 Choir Practice, 3:30 Afternoon service. I met several more people and children (pikanini) in the church throughout the day.
7th and 8th Jan. Were days for finishing up the school. The Tuesday we also took up things and did laundry at the GFA station, The Smiths, coworkers, were on furlough, but they have an electrical washing machine runs when the generator is running so we did washing (laundry) for the school and at home.
9th Jan. Quiet day at home then Bible Study. We checked times for the chopper flight the next day and assumed that we'd need to be at the airstrip by 10 or so.
10th Jan. We got dishes done and things put away, loaded up and got to the airstrip just as the helicopter was about to land. We transferred items and the Owenses and I hopped in to go back to Goroka. This trip, the Owenses wanted to do a supply trip so they would spend the next few days with me in Goroka before my next flights back to Australia. We were back in Goroka in no time. Elizabeth told me that it is rare that they get out that quickly. The reason they fly instead of driving is the state of the roads and the 18 hour road trip is just too much trouble compared to flying out. But the flight is very expensive, and every ounce of weight is charged.
We went to the Steak house for lunch and went and got groceries at some very interesting/dusty/crowded/busy shops. "New Century Supermarket" has the best sales, but you don't want anything open, or meat, SVS is the next option, and we bought our meat and some other things there, and then the more expensive, and nicer ship, Papindo is where you get the things like salad dressing and hmm. Ice Cream. 🙂
We went to the other NTM station in Goroka, Sabago is designed as the base for the missionaries to the Highlands. We stayed in a nice little house and enjoyed warm running water and electricity. I cooked a Spaghetti meal that night since Elizabeth was feeling tired. Showers were much easier and such a blessing that night. 🙂
11th Jan. Elizabeth had a pre-natal appointment at Lapilo for her 5-month along check-up. That was really special to go in and enjoy the ultrasound with them. Special times. 🙂 We then went shopping day and a visit to the Bird of Paradise restaurant. My stomach was bothering me that morning and the pizza we had didn't help much, so that afternoon I went back to the guesthouse and slept while Jeff and Elizabeth did some more shopping.
12th Jan. We knew that some coworkers were stuck in town until Monday so we planned a restaurant meal with them, and started thinking about a cook-out for Sunday night. There was a grill on the back verandah of the guesthouse. So plans came together, potato salad items were bought, pork chops and chicken breast, salads, chips, baked beans and ice cream were purchased and we got our plans together for some fun food and fellowship.
13th Jan. We had church at Southgate Baptist Sios (Church), we met and fellowshipped with some lovely people and we made our way back to the guesthouse for a soup/grilled cheese sandwich lunch. Naps and resting followed before we got the food and salads put together for our guests, another family staying at Sabago, Ben and Lauren Childs. They've just had some health problems and struggles, including a miscarriage and we were glad to include them in our little gathering. Their three girls are so cute and were very entertaining at the dinner table.
14th Jan. Off to the airport to head back to Australia, only the plane from POM was delayed so we ran errands and did some more things in town before my four hours delayed plane left around 2:40pm. Of course I had missed my Brisbane flight, so I would not be able to make my Sydney flight that evening, so Air Nuigini gave me vouchers for Ela Beach Hotel, and meal vouchers. A shuttle took me there, I got settled and called the Owenses from the room. They let the Morgan's know not to try to pick me up that night and started the ball rolling for someone to pick me up the next day.
15th Jan. Shuttle back to POM airport and got on my new Brisbane plane, and connecting flight to Sydney- on time and no problems. I added up all the expenses that Air Nuigini had to pay for me, they included the 960 Kina (K about half our $) flight changes and 535K room and meal vouchers. They ended up having to pay over 1400 K because of those flight delays. Hm.
Once back in Australia I could call the Morgans to let them know I was back in Oz, and someone from the school was willing to get me from the train. When I landed in Sydney Airport, I got my bags, went through customs and took the train to Revesby. (Mom, we didn't go to this station, it's the next one down the line from Padstow, the one we did go to twice.)
So now I'm back, did a laundry and unpacking and planning day yesterday, and now am into school related things.
Thanks for praying, and I was able to rest up, but also do some very interesting things- clean out a school supply closet, see an ultrasound, and fly in a chopper. There are some many other things from this trip, but truly it was an opportunity to see God's ministry with some dear friends and meet some wonderful people.
Please pray with me for the Childs family, the Owenses family and many other missionaries in PNG. They face village feuds, unfaithfulness of believers, road dangers, culture differences and language differences. Their goal is to strengthen and teach believers and to give out the Gospel and live Christ everyday. There are many needs and difficulties.
Please also pray with me now as I prepare to teach year 5 and 6 (5th and 6th grade) here at the school this school year. I have a little over a week to prepare and organise my classroom and materials. I'm thankful for this opportunity to teach 12 students and I'm praying that I can show them Christ's love, and help them to learn much about God's World this year.
In Christ's Love,


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Michael Walsh's Anti-Satanic Verses
The Shape of Water: Non-Potable
Netflix Defends the West(ern)
Don't Be True to Yourself
Are you being true to yourself? Should you? Better question: What in the world is a true self, anyway?
Wonder Woman: A Movie About Men
Some of my best friends are men, so no offense. But Wonder Woman has me asking, what's the point? What good are they?
Disney's Cheap Grace
A Musth See
It's probably a drag being a liberal, always boycotting things. A Progressive friend who was surprised by my politics once asked me how I could like Radiohead so much, considering its front man Thom Yorke is such a leftist. It seemed a logical error (the "moralistic boycotter's fallacy"?). I don't judge songs by the artist's favorite color, either. The fact is, conservatives can't afford to discriminate merely to maintain moral cleanliness. I wonder whose music my friend might allow me to enjoy. Kid Rock? (Blah.) Rush? (Eye roll.)
And anyway, even if an artist's politics do affect his art, what a spiritual poverty to entertain, or be entertained by, only what confirms one's convictions! As a psychological fact, for many the private determines the political; must we also allow the partisan to constrict the personal?
So-So City
Damien Chazelle's La La Land shows how imagining possible worlds uplifts, and disappoints, human life. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) fall in love, but ultimately the film is more about human la-la lands, symbolized by the Los Angeles in which Seb and Mia are trying to make it—he as a nostalgic jazz pianist bent on opening his own club, and she as a barista/actress infatuated with images of old Hollywood.
Manchester By the Sea: Dark, Beautiful, and Real
Every person undergoes traumatic experiences. Their quantity and quality vary, but once suffered, these experiences are incorporated into the person, usually invisibly to the rest of us. When they are not hidden enough, we may wish a person would just get over it already. Yet we marvel, when a person calmly reveals some past trauma, at the human ability seemingly to tuck such things away.
Kenneth Lonergan's magnificent film Manchester by the Sea—poignant, funny, tough—portrays the human limits of this ability.


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Supreme Court to Hear WOTUS Case
Justices to Consider Venue Challenge for WOTUS Cases
OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge as to whether an appeals court in Cincinnati is the proper venue for a number of lawsuits filed on the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule.
On Friday, the high court ruled it would hear a petition by the National Association of Manufacturers, which had challenged a U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that it is the proper court to consider the cases. That appeals court ruling had led more than 100 cases being consolidated in the Sixth Circuit.
Although the high court granted the petition Friday, the case is dealing with jurisdiction and does not get to the merits of the waters of the United States rule itself.
M. Reed Hopper, principal attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, the group representing plaintiffs in the case, said he believes the high court will determine the Sixth Circuit does not have jurisdiction in the cases.
"The Supreme Court's announcement is encouraging news for millions of landowners nationwide who have been uncertain where to file suits challenging federal regulations that define the scope of the Clean Water Act," Hopper said in a statement. "The Sixth Circuit read the Clean Water Act far too narrowly when it limited jurisdiction over WOTUS challenges to federal appellate courts. We expect the Supreme Court to overturn the Sixth Circuit decision."
Farm groups have been closely monitoring the legal challenges to the controversial rule change to the Clean Water Act, which the groups see as a major expansion of EPA authority. At least 30 states and multiple industries have sued in cases across the country.
"The Supreme Court's decision to hear our appeal is a victory for America's cattle producers and all private property owners across the country," said Scott Yager, National Cattlemen's Beef Association environmental counsel. The NCBA is a party to the legal challenge.
"It shows that the court has a continued interest in private property rights and we look forward to oral arguments this spring," Yager said.
Linda Kelly, NAM senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, said in a statement to DTN it is important to get right the jurisdiction question.
"The Sixth Circuit's decision put challengers to the EPA rule in an untenable position -- if that court does not actually have jurisdiction to hear the case, any action it takes could thereafter be overturned on appeal, without even considering the merits of the challenge, and we would have to start the case over at the trial court level," she said.
"This would be a tremendous waste of resources for manufacturers and others parties affected by the rule, the administration, and the courts. Delaying review of the jurisdictional question, which must ultimately be resolved in any case, makes no sense, so we are very pleased that the Supreme Court decided today to resolve this issue."
The Sixth Circuit has placed the rule on hold nationally. A number of lawsuits were filed in district courts across the country.
Thirteen states sued EPA on the rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, where originally those states received a stay on the rule. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a national stay while considering the legal merits of additional multiple cases filed there.
A February 2016 ruling by the Sixth Circuit indicated a split among three justices about whether it was correct to use a pesticide sprayer case, National Cotton Council v. EPA, as a precedent for determining questions of jurisdiction. In the 2009 National Cotton Council case, the Sixth Circuit threw out an EPA rule that would have exempted pesticides sprayed on water from the Clean Water Act rules.
Instead, the decision led to states requiring farmers across the country to get permits to spray pesticides. There are 22 petitions for review involving more than 150 petitioners, according to court documents from the Sixth Circuit.
The Obama administration had argued the Sixth Circuit should consolidate the cases and get a ruling that would allow the lawsuits to move directly to the Supreme Court. State attorneys general, however, wanted to see the cases play out across the country in individual federal district courts and then appealed in multiple regions across the country.
The WOTUS rule was touted by the EPA as a means to clarify which areas around waterways the federal government has authority to either require a federal permit or stop any activity that would disturb the waterway. Opponents claim the rule would give the regulatory agencies broad authority over basic farming practices simply because water may pool somewhere after a rain or fill a ditch.
The Sixth Circuit stayed the rule nationally in October 2015, pending its review.
Agricultural and other industry groups were unconvinced legal challenges to the rule should be heard by the Sixth Circuit. Judges in that court have indicated in previous rulings they may be sympathetic to those groups that claim the rule is a flawed federal overreach. However, opponents of the rule fear that if legal challenges to the WOTUS rule are tried in the wrong jurisdiction, any rulings could face appeals.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to cut federal regulations. Trump's nominee to head the EPA, Scott Pruitt, has been an outspoken critic of the agency when he was Oklahoma attorney general.
There has been some question as to how long it may take the next administration to repeal the water rule. If and when the rule is repealed, Congress likely would have to replace the rule to include a definition of navigable waters.
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The Opera House in Sydney is probably so iconic that few in the US would fail to recognize it. It is as magnificent in person as all the hundreds of photos you've seen. We would definitely recommend that you include an interior guided visit of the Opera House. We can arrange for you to have an open ticket - if you feel up to on your day of arrival, it would be an easy and pleasant walk from your Central Business District hotel. Tours are scheduled every thirty minutes in English from 9am to 5pm. So once you know you are up to it, you can call and reserve the first available appointments. Or you can walk over and confirm your tour on the spot. If you have to wait, it will give you time for exterior photos and there are restaurants and bars in the lower concourse to enjoy while you wait. We were fortunate enough to see the ballet dancers practicing for their evening performance of La Sylphide... And to be wowed by the courage of the window washers. The tiles of the Opera roof are self cleaning but the windows are not!!!
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This boat is perfect for bringing the family out on the lakes. Great for cruising and viewing wildlife on the St. John, or wakeboarding in the Butler or Winter Park chains.
The perfect boat for a family day on the water. Plenty of room to seat up to 11 passengers. Well-maintained and plenty of recent refurbishings.
Rental includes access to a wake board, tow rope, and 3 person tube!
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We had a wonderful time on Steve's boat, the boat was great, plenty of room for my family of 9, we had fun wakeboarding and tubing behind the boat. Steve was friendly and accommodating, he met us at RD Keene Park and dropped the boat off and picked up the boat at our set time. Fun for the whole family and couldn't have been easier! Will rent again, Thanks
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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, and the public beaches are chock full o' haraam.
Ahhhhh yes, my good friends- the joy of summer is here once again! It's that lovely time of the year when men and women excitedly don their skimpiest outfits in an effort to proudly showcase their fashion magazine-worthy physiques, complete with pot-bellies, flabby arms, and body fat that would give a Snorlax pokemon nightmares.
But where do Muslims like you and me fit in with this whole summer craze to jump into bikinis and speedos, and show off our chiseled washboard abs? I'm surprised that you asked- why don't you just consider joining in with all that summer fun?
Hahahaha! No.
You just cranked the haraam-o-meter up to blasphemy level 7 there, pal. Grow up.
But all this talk of summer beach bodies does raise an interesting discovery- that for all the scoffs and laughs that we direct towards our pot-bellied American neighbors, we Muslims aren't exactly known for our Olympic athleticism, either. We're usually not honest enough with ourselves to admit it, but underneath our shalwar kamees and jilbabs, we could all burn a little more fat, ya know? Fortunately for you, our dedicated staff here at Muslim Medicine aren't just physicians- we're also self-certified faqihs in weightlifting and body-building fiqh. How do you earn an ijaaza in that kind of fiqh? That's a good question! I'm glad you asked.
So tell me guys- are you ready to get a body as impressively RIPPED as this one over the summer?
That's right- now THERE'S a physique that would make sisters not only lower their gazes, but burst into uncontrollable laughter at the sight of your sharply toned, cut muscular image. It's bodies like that one up above that put brothers on the fast lane to marriage. Don't believe me, guys? Well, that's because you're trying to understand this article with your brain. Trust us on this, don't use your brain. Immerse yourself in the typical male stereotype and let your muscles do the thinking for you.
This is Muslim Medicine's easy 5-step guide to setting up a SIZZLING SUMMER WORKOUT that will get you to develop the body image that you've always dreamed about, so you can proudly go outside and modestly cover yourself up so that you observe proper haya' and don't excessively reveal your body shape.
The first step is always the most difficult. Put down that bag of cheese puffs, and push aside that double-layer gourmet chocolate mousse cake. All that halaal deliciousness just goes straight to your thighs. Junk-food and desserts taste phenomenal, sure- but they're like a bunch of Masjid uncles waiting for the bathroom- insofar that they just clog everything. Slow chubby believers make for easy prey for Shaitan- so don't let him fatten you up! Balance and moderate your food intake, and build enough courage to shock your friends and say NO to junk food, sugary treats, and fried cheesy fast-food.
Your chubby friends will be a constant trial on you, so defriend then on Facebook and block them on AIM. Nah, just kidding. That's mean. Don't do that. They'll be sad. If you're planning on exercising or dieting, get your friends involved! Even if they don't particularly need it, it's always better to exercise with a friend. If they refuse, then try to bribe them. If they still stubbornly refuse, then sneak into their rooms and steal incriminating items from them to blackmail them. If even that doesn't work, feed them oily fatty foods for months on end until they're sufficiently fat, and then guilt them into working out with you. No matter what method you choose, just make sure they join you in keeping fit!
This is the the most important part of your sizzling summer workout! Sedentary lifestyles and pure laziness breed flabby bodies and increased body fat. So turn the TV off, close your laptop, put down the XBOX controller, and go outside! Play sports, lift weights at the gym, go jogging, or hit up ballet classes and dance. It's your choice- but conquer your laziness and give your body a good workout!
Like taking showers, being active and working out is never a one-time thing. You gotta engage in it on regular intervals to really make an impact on your body! So make a schedule for yourself to be active- but always make sure to stick to it like a grain of rice sticks to a brothers' beard for hours on end until he's awkwardly told to pick it out (and subsequently eat it out of curiosity).
Having a great body image naturally endows you with a strong sense of self-confidence. While that's fantastic and certainly is an amazing feeling, it's important to keep that sentiment in check and not let it get to your head to the point that you begin to become self-obsessed about your personal body image. Just remember that your body's beauty and strength comes from Allah (swt), so be sure to show gratitude for it through your humility!


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When a lot of individuals think of rehab, they think of a grey, sterile building which can serve as a place for treatment which could go on for up to three months. They think of bland, tasteless food and periods of downtime and extreme boredom. While this might explain some rehab facilities, there's a substitute that not merely allows you or your loved one to get the therapy that they require, but also enables your treatment to be much more successful and productive. A better and more effective option is by going to luxury rehab centers that will provide extreme comfort, total privacy and state-of-the-art amenities. Seasons in Malibu is the exclusive rehab center that provides the highest levels of comfort and treatment programs.
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A Congressman Loses His Temper When Told To Not Talk About The People Suffering In The Room
Congress has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act 46 times, wasting tons of time on pointless votes while actively ignoring other issues like immigration reform. Rep. Joe Garcia decided to speak up about the real people affected by the lack of action, and he spoke eloquently about a family sitting in the gallery. After his speech ended, at 2:37, Rep. Jackie Walorski, who was standing in as speaker pro tempore, let Rep. Garcia know that mentioning people in the gallery isn't acceptable. At which point another congressman, Rep. Jared Polis, kind of lost his temper. In a really great way.
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Veggie stew or wok (I'm nor sure what would be the best term for the dish as the veggies are cut in wok-style, but cooked covered) is one of these easy and quick recipes that come handy when you are really hungry or in a hurry.
The first time I made the stew I used vegan store-bought rice-based béchamel sauce for finishing. The second time I had no packaged sauce at home, so I mixed together an awesome dressing using what I had – peanut butter without additives and soy milk with a bit of sea salt. This peanut butter sauce instantly became my favourite seasoning. Good thing is that you do not need to use a lot of it to get to enjoy the nice taste and flavour peanut butter offers.
I like to prepare this veggie-chickpea stew for lunch without grains (as I'm having my bread and muffin for late brunch) or for dinner with quinoa, rice, spelt pasta or millet.
Veggie-Chickpea Stew Recipe |3 servings|
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 3 carrots, cut into ribbons
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- a big handful of flat beans, cut into smaller pieces
- 2 small or 1 big red bell pepper, cut into ribbons
- 2 summer squashes, cut into ribbons
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 tsps. oregano
- 2 cans/jars unsalted chickpeas (480g net weight), washed and drained
Ingredients:Peanut Butter Sauce
- 1tbsp peanut butter (without additives)
- soy milk or other plant based milk
- sea salt to taste
- Add 2tbsp water on a large skillet. Once the water starts to sizzle, add leeks, carrots, garlic and flat beans to the skillet. Sautee covered for 5 minutes. Add water one tbsp. at a time if necessary to prevent sticking.
- Add black pepper, oregano and red bell peppers to the skillet. Stir and sautee covered for another 4 minutes.
- Finally add summer squash ribbons and chickpeas, and sautee until the summer squash is ready (still a bit crunchy).
- In a small bowl or glass mix together all sauce ingredients. Add enough liquid to make the mixture pourable.
- Add the sauce to stew in the end and stir well.
- Use any seasonal veggies you like.
- If you have time, prepare the chickpeas yourself.
- You can substitute the chickpeas with other legumes such as beans (white, red, pinto, black) or lentils (red, brown, black, green).
- If you are allergic to peanuts, substitute the sauce with any other plant-based cream. Add 4-5tbsp.
Nele Liivlaid: founder of Nutriplanet.org She has been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when she started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition. After being in real estate and hospitality business for more than 10 years she decided to totally change her path to spread the word about healthy and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle.


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Destiny 2 Release Date is confirmed by Activision Blizzard. A report suggested that the sequel to the shared world sci-fi shooter would be called Destiny II: Forge of Hope and will be launched on five platforms: PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox Scorpio, and PC.
The company said, "Full Destiny sequel in 2017 to broaden the franchise's global reach, which along with follow-on content plans, sets the stage for growth."
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According to leaked reports that the game will be built on a new game engine "with the ability for Bungie to rapidly create and ad new content to the world of Destiny." Also, Bungie plans to release content every one to two months like Overwatch "while also delivering new narrative paths and new game play mechanics."
You won't be able to bring your Destiny character over to Destiny II: Forge of Hope. However, Bungie will allow for greater customization options.
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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
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The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Property, Consumerism, and Work Ethic. For the past five centuries, Western power has prevailed around the world. What led the West to be so influential? And how long will the West sustain its supremacy?


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Malcolm Turnbull to dump Stuart Robert
Stuart Robert has been sacked from the ministry and replaced in a reshuffle that could be announced as early as today.
The Australian Financial Review understands that after discussions at senior levels of government on Thursday night, it was decided that Mr Robert, the Human Services Minister, would have to go.
He will be replaced, along with other sacked and retiring ministers, in a reshuffle that was being put together on Friday in Sydney by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his leadership team, including new Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Confirming the sacking, Prime Minister Mr Turnbull said an inquiry by public service boss Martin Parkinson found Mr Robert "had acted inconsistently with the Statement of Ministerial Standards, although he accepts that Mr Robert may not have intended to do so".
"He also notes that Mr Robert appears not to have received any financial benefit and that the conduct in question did not directly relate to Mr Robert's Ministerial duties."
But with the government under attack over the issue in every Question Time this week, it was decided by the meeting of the sub-committee of cabinet that he had to go.
He is the third minister to lose his job since Mr Turnbull supplanted Tony Abbott in September. In December, Jamie Briggs was made to resign following a complaint from a public servant over a bar incident in Hong Kong, and Mal Brough was stood aside pending a police investigation into the James Ashby-Peter Slipper affair.
Mr Robert has been accused of breaching the ministerial code of conduct over a trip he took to China in August 2014 with friend and Liberal Party donor Paul Marks. His breach was to use his ministerial prestige to help a private business interest. Mr Robert had a separate financial interest in one of Mr Mark's other companies.
During the trip, which was taken as personal leave, Mr Robert attended a signing ceremony between Mr Mark's company, Nimrod Resources and China Minmetals Corporation.
The next day he met China's vice-minister of land and resources, Wang Min, along with representatives of Nimrod Resources. The trip occurred while he was Assistant Minister for Defence in August 2014.
Upon his return, Mr Robert informed the Defence Department of his meeting with Vice-Minister Wang Min.
Mr Turnbull's statement says:
"Mr Robert advised Dr Parkinson that at the time he travelled to Beijing in August 2014 he did not believe that he had any interest in or connection to Mr Paul Marks' company, Nimrod Resources."
"In the course of assisting the investigation, Mr Roberts advised Dr Parkinson that on checking his records he had become aware that shares in Metallum Holdings Pty Ltd, a company in which Mr Marks was also a shareholder, had been allocated to his trustee some time before the visit to Beijing. He told Dr Parkinson that this had been done without his knowledge. He further advised Dr Parkinson that he believed Metallum Holdings Pty Ltd had an interest in Nimrod Resources.
"Mr Robert recognised that this connection would create the impression that at the time he went to Beijing he had something personally to gain from the Nimrod Resources project.
"As a result, Mr Robert has asked me not to consider him in the pending reshuffle of the ministry. I thank him for his service as a minister and for his candid co-operation with Dr Parkinson in his inquiry."
Mr Joyce defended Mr Robert on Friday morning.
"Can someone please tell me what the crime is here?" he said.
"Because what we have is accusations he met people. If meeting people in China is a crime, then every politician in this building is gone."
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George Vukovich, the Director of Veterans Outreach at American Military University, is our guest on this special Veterans Day podcast.
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DJ Khaled has had a MAJOR KEY year!
From his #1 new album, to touring with Beyoncé and becoming a dad, Khaled says it like he means it.
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"Star of Jupiter" debuts #1 on iTunes Jazz Charts in US, Sweden & Belgium!
We are happy to announce todays release of Kurt Rosenwinkel's all-new 2-cd album entitled "Star of Jupiter" (WOM0004). And what a debut! It instantly shot up to the #1 spot on the iTunes Jazz Charts in the US, Belgium & Sweden – and later in Germany as well!! Tthank U all for all of your support!!
Some reviews are starting to come in. Here's one from the Disgruntled Jazz Critic Jonathan Wertheim. And here's one from David Prentice's "On The Listen" blog. Many more to come, including New York Times.
"Star of Jupiter" is a 2-cd/12 songs album of originals by Kurt Rosenwinkel featuring a wide range of styles & sounds. Kurt Rosenwinkel is on guitar, Aaron Parks plays piano/keys, Eric Revis the bass and Justin Faulkner is on drums. You can listen to previews of the tracks here.
The album is available on CD through the Wommusic shop here, or as a download (Mp3 320kbps/Apple Lossless) here. It is available on iTunes here (please rate the album on iTunes!!). You can also order the cd through Amazon by clicking here, or, if you have an Android device, on Google Play by clicking here.
The album was recorded March 6-9, 2012 at the Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, NY, just after the band had finished a weeklong stay at the famed Village Vanguard club in NYC. Legendary recording engineer James Farber did both the tracking (at Clubhouse) and mixing (at Shelter Island Sound in NYC) and equally legendary Greg Calbi was the mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. The album was mixed to tape to give a richer, warmer and more analogue sound. We have further ensured that the album is released as part of the Mastered for iTunes program on iTunes for improved sound quality.
Says Kurt: "What my music is about in general — and this album is no different — has to do with the relationship that we each have with the universe at large and how we use our intuition to listen to what it is telling us.". Jupiter, of course, is technically a planet not a star, but the title of the album came from a dream that Kurt had one night after performing in Israel. The full story/bio for the album can be found by clicking here.
Aside from "Star of Jupiter". Kurt Rosenwinkel has released 3 other albums on Wommusic: Kurt Rosenwinkel & OJM: Our Secret World (WOM0003 – 2010), Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections (WOM0002 – 2009) & Kurt Rosenwinkel Group: The Remedy – Live at the Village Vanguard (WOM0001 – 2008). They can all be purchased a special-priced bundle in the Wommusic shop by clicking here.


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We met up at a local restaurant where we shared stories about our families, place of employment, our journey as Teachers Pay Teachers authors, and so much more. Some of the wonderful teachers who attended the event are pictured above.
One of the teachers I was able to learn much about was Bridget (second from the left) from Little Lovely Leaders who is also a fifth grade teacher and Teachers Pay Teachers author. She actually took quite a road trip to come down and meet up with us, and I am so glad she did. She was just the sweetest! We both share a passion for teaching fifth grade and LOVE organization. She was generous enough to give us all a planner, and not only are her planners practical, but absolutely beautiful.
Of course, I also got to know one of my co-hosts better, and was so excited to meet her in person. Elizabeth (first from the right) from First Grade Stripes is one of the sweetest humans you can ever meet. Her enthusiasm for what she does is so apparent. Elizabeth was an essential player in acquiring goodies for our meet up.
Jennifer (second from the right) from Buzzin Bees of Learning is the type of lady I would want to be MY teacher. She is always smiling and has one of those calming tones when she speaks. I am her newest follower online for sure! It was a total pleasure meeting her, as well as, some other wonderful local teachers.
We were so grateful to the generosity of so many companies. Because of them, we were able to give out a bag full of wonderful goodies to each of the ladies who attended, and EVERY ONE of us was able to walk away with a winning gift certificate to various TPT stores.
Speaking of goodies, make sure to visit my blog next Sunday where I will be highlighting the donations we received, and we will be having a GIVEAWAY where THREE lucky winners will be able to receive a goodie bag like those we received at the meet up. You won't want to miss it!
(The ladies after lunch with their goodie bags.)
(Here I am with my goodies. I had to leave our luncheon early to watch my son play in his championship game.)
Your Thrifty Co-Teacher,