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Being patient is not something people seem to do well. On the contrary, we pile on the pressure, push the boundaries and demand results, impatient to get what we want. It can be self-limiting since it sets up resistance in the universe and the more we push, the harder it gets. The cycle of impatience is resisted by others and within us too. There's another self inside crying out for attention and not getting heard.
We're all in a rush to get somewhere, get something done, short of time, too much going on, on a deadline, other people demanding something, feeling guilty for not delivering, afraid we'll be late, can't stop, must get on, sorry not now, I'm too busy. You can hear the excuses. Think about the person tailgating you in their car or walking down the street with someone breathing down your neck. Or you doing it to someone else. Why don't they hurry up or get out of the way?! Breathing expletives under your breath, muttering curses to your environment.
It's a lot of pressure that we put ourselves under, mainly at our own expense in the end, as our bodies suffer long-term from accumulated stress.
Patience by contrast means allowing things to be, giving things time, waiting knowing all will be well, being present rather than in the future. It includes acceptance or tolerance. We don't get into negative emotions like irritation, annoyance, or anger, nor be anxious or worry. It's not an impatience being held at bay, since that's an inauthenticity because the real underlying sense is impatience. It involves letting go of negativity and any thoughts that cut across patience.
It's counter-cultural since so much of current society is bound up in multiple requirements done at speed and in being driven to achieve, which many people place as virtues.
Mindfulness practice involves being patient. Acceptance and allowing are central. If we are to let go of incessant thinking and be present, and if we are to make contact with inner stillness of being, we have to find a way to let go of impatience. We need to give ourselves time for the practice. Allowing things to be enables us to gently explore within. We become more able to make contact with our subtle experiencing, and very slowly and gradually this subtle level of being opens up to us.
Placing pressures on ourselves undermines that. Being still caught up in stuff and feeling the anger or fear of all that pressure cuts right across the subtlety of being, and drives away all the accumulated merit of the practice.
Someone who knows patience is unattached to what happens. They are able to let go and be. They can thus experience the joy of being.
Living like we do in our society we lose the real joy of life. Thus do we suffer.
But it doesn't have to be like this. We can just be, if we choose.
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Gov. Sam Brownback: Kansas is great, full speed ahead on ruinous tax cuts
Tonight Gov. Sam Brownback told the people of Kansas exactly how the next four years are going to go.
His way.
Despite the $700 million hole in the state's budget, he will continue his quest to drive Kansas' income tax to zero, the newly re-elected GOP governor declared in his State of the State speech.
A defiant Brownback spoke mostly in generalities. The real news will come Friday, when Brownback will unveil a budget that he said would close the immense shortfall. "I will present a two-year budget that will be balanced with revenues exceeding expenditures," he said.
Well, yes, he is constitutionally required to do so, at least on paper. But how he's going to do that will cause a lot of people to lose sleep overnight.
Schools will definitely receive less money. Brownback made the astounding claim that "the majority of the shortfall we face is due to increases in K-12 spending since 2014."
Actually, the majority of the shortfall Kansas faces is due to reckless tax cuts and shocking miscalculations of how much revenue the state would be receiving. But Brownback's brazen willingness to blame education spells nothing but trouble for families, schools and teachers. He told the Legislature he wants to rewrite the school finance formula, presumably to redefine what should pass in Kansas for a constitutionally adequate education.
Brownback accepted no blame for the creating the state's fiscal crisis. That was all the fault of excess spending by previous administrations, he said.
As he did in his campaign, Brownback boasted about cutting the state's welfare rolls in half. He even introduced a Kansas resident who had moved from welfare to work. What he didn't say is that poverty has not declined in Kansas, and his welfare cuts are making life tougher for families.
In flashbacks to his fiercely fought campaign against Democrat Paul Davis, Brownback threw out a number of dubious boasts and misleading claims.
He continues to use 2011, when all states were still struggling from the effects of the deep 2008 recession, as his benchmark. Since then, Kansas has added 59,000 private sector jobs, Brownback said.
That claim is accurate, but Brownback omitted the information that since the tax cuts took effect Kansas' private-sector job growth trails that of neighboring Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma and Colorado, and none of those states (so far, in the case of Missouri) have blown a Kansas-sized hole in their budget.
Brownback's speech contained few new ideas, and those he presented aren't exactly earth shaking
He wants to create "urban opportunity zones" to complement his rural opportunity zones, which offer certain incentives for people who chose to relocate to the zones.
In what sounded like a move to molify critical bond rating agencies, Brownback said he wants the state to pass a constitutional amendment stating that debt will be paid before any other spending.
He wants to move local elections from spring to fall, when more people participate.
And, of course, he still wants to change the way Supreme Court justices are selected, preferably giving that power to the governor so he won't have to deal with those pesky checks and balances.
Brownback ended his speech in full preacher mode, quoting "the Ancients" as saying that the state's actions should be "first pure, than peaceable, gentle, open to reasonk, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere."
That ought to last all of overnight, until the governor's budget is unveiled.
I'll give you dimes to dollars that his spending proposal will not be gentle, or open to reason. And the Capitol in Topeka will not be peaceable any time soon.


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A microlite two-seater glider of the Indian Air force (IAF) made an emergency landing in a ground here Sunday, police said. There were no casualties.
According to a police officer, the incident took place around 10.30 a.m. in east Delhi's Shastri Park area.
The glider landed in a Delhi Development Authority ground near Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, police said.
"The glider developed a minor technical fault and had to make an emergency landing," said the officer.
Neither the pilot and co-pilot nor anyone on the ground was injured, said the officer.
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Edited by Neri Salvadori, Pasquale Commendatore and Massimo Tamberi
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Pasquale Commendatore, Ingrid Kubin and Carmelo Petraglia
Geography, Structural Change and Economic Development
Theory and Empirics
Edited by Neri Salvadori, Pasquale Commendatore and Massimo Tamberi
The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who in the post-war period analyzed regional inequalities, structural change and dualism, and the modern literature on economic growth. The latter has emphasized the existence of multiple equilibria, bifurcations and various types of dynamic complexity, and clarified the conditions for the emergence of phenomena such as cumulative causation, path dependence and hysteresis. These are the typical ingredients of structural change, economic development or underdevelopment.


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Design services are something that every business needs, but they're not always a priority in tight small business budgets. When the budget is very limited knowing where you can save money without compromising quality can make a huge difference in the final result of your design project.
In today's post, I share some tips to maximize your design budget, whether you want to build a website by yourself or hiring a professional designer to do the job.
Plan your design project carefully
The first step of any design project is a good planning.
Having a project plan will give you a clear understanding of how much everything can cost and how much time each part of the project will take.
For example... if you need to build a website, you can:
- Make a list of every task/item that your project requires: domain, hosting, email services, website builders, design software, etc.
- Research solutions and prices for each of them.
- Write down what is included in the price, as different provides offer different things in their packages.
- Compare prices and read reviews.
Then, you can take your project plan to a designer and discuss your budget. Your designer may be able to adjust the budget by taking off unnecessary things or adding others that you may have overlooked. A designer can also give you an estimate on time and cost to complete your design project so that you can compare.
This exercise will help you decide whether you want to do everything by yourself or it's worthy to hire a designer.
Use web templates
If you are building the website yourself, web templates will make your life much easier. If you are hiring a web designer, a template will also make your total website cost more affordable.
Bespoke web design is a lot more expensive than building a website from a pre-made template. Web templates speed up the process of building a website allowing the designer to complete your project quicker. In the business world time is money so, the less hours the designer has to dedicate to build your website the more money you save.
The hard thing is to find the right template to suit your needs. Finding a template requires a lot of research and a good understanding of all different web components included. Wordpress catalogue is so large that finding what you are looking for can take you a long time. Squarespace gives less choices but this can actually save you time finding a template for your website.
Some web templates can be edited to suit your specific needs, but then again customisation comes at a cost. You will need to hire a web developer to edit your template, adding an extra cost on your website budget.
Buy ready-to-use graphic components
Like templates, ready-to-use components not only can help you build your website quicker but can also save you money as your designer doesn't have to create every graphic element from scratch.
For example…
If your website needs photographs, it's a lot cheaper to buy stock images than hiring a photographer to take photos. In the same way, it's cheaper to buy a ready-made icon set than designing one specifically for your website.
Some great places to find ready-to-use design assets are:
- creativemarket.com
- envato.com
- graphicburger.com
Choose flexible and scalable solutions
If you are building your first website, you may want to do it in two or three different stages. By dividing your project in stages you can launch a basic website and then add new features and functionalities as your business grows.
For example…
If you want to sell products online, you can start selling through third party websites and have a basic website for your business. Then, if your products sell online, in a few months time you may want to add a shop and sell your products directly from your own website, saving money in third party commissions.
To upgrade your existing website, you probably don't need a complete new site. Your current website could be redesigned or extended with new features. However, depending on the website, the platform in which is being built and the number of changes required, it might be cheaper to build an entire new website that re-designing and upgrading your existing one.
For example…
If you have a shop in your Squarespace website and want to add a wish-list feature, unfortunately Squarespace doesn't have this functionality just yet. For that reason, your entire website would have to be migrated to Wordpress to be able incorporate that feature.
This is also why good planning is important, if the wish-list was in your add-on feature list for future stages, Squarespace wouldn't have been the chosen solution in first place.
Negotiate design packages
Many designers offer their services in packages at a discount rate. By working with the same designer in different design projects you can get packages and discounts that can also save you some money.
For example…
If you are looking to have a new brand and website designed, ask your designer if there is any specific package that combines both projects.
Hire a design consultant
If you feel confident enough to build your own website, you might want to consider hiring a designer as a 'consultant' to can give you some guidance along the way. As your designer doesn't have to build your website from scratch you can save some money by doing it yourself. But your designer can still help you with:
- Reviewing your budget to make sure that you haven't overlooked any important cost and advising on areas where you should spend a bit more and others where you could save some dollars.
- Giving you access to discounts and special rates from providers. Designers usually go shopping around comparing solutions and prices from different providers, negotiate prices and get discounts for bringing repeating business.
- Training you on the relevant website builders and giving you a hand if you get stuck while building your own website.
- Identifying and avoiding mistakes that can incur unnecessary costs. For example, you may find a fantastic hosting offer and grab it. Then you find out this offer has hidden fees and end up paying more with that provider than with others.
In summary, a good designer is someone who understands people's budget constraints and maximize the money available according to the client's business objectives. If your budget is tight, your designer can research and find the best solution for your design project to suit your budget.
Here is a checklist of important questions to ask your designer before starting a website project, as they will have a critical impact on your design budget.
- Do you offer a free first consultation to discuss my project requirements?
- How much does the annual hosting and domain registration of my website cost?
- Do you custom design or use templates?
- Do you charge by the hour or by the project?
- Can my project be split in two or more stages?
- Can additional add-ons and optional functions be quoted separately?
- How much does it cost to update my website post sign off?
- Do you offer a monthly maintenance option?
- Do you offer free CMS training?
- Do you offer design packages?
- Do you offer consulting services? (in case you want to build the website yourself)
- What are the ongoing charges after my website is completed?
Your turn
- How much do you think is reasonable for a small business to spend in building a website?
- Would you build a website yourself to save your business that cost or are design services a necessary investment?


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Math Curriculum
Constructivist Approach
The Compass math curriculum was designed using a constructivist approach to mathematics. Tasks and lessons are designed to give children space to create, invent, experiment with, and make sense of mathematical ideas and truths through exploration, collaboration with others, and reflection on their own practices. The intention of constructivist mathematics is to help children see the math period as a time to make sense of and communicate about math rather than finish a set of tasks.
Content Spiral: Our math curricular scope and sequence is carefully designed to be a coherent spiral. Throughout the K-5 progression, there are many opportunities to return to specific mathematical content areas and concepts in order to have multiple chances to master strategies, make connections, and support students in building upon their schema for numbers and space.
Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice: We incorporate the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice into our curriculum. These practices emphasize critical methods and strategies for effectively communicating and logically solving math problems.
Mathematical Literacy: We strive to make our students literate in the language of mathematics. Compass students are given experience in dissecting the language of word problems and are prompted to explain their mathematical thinking in written response. Our end of workshop discussions provide many opportunities for students to verbally explain their problem solving methods and receive constructive critique about their clarity.
Computational Fluency: While implementing a constructivist curriculum we also emphasize the importance of computational fluency. After proving that they have conceptually mastered specific areas of mathematics, we encourage students to adopt efficient knowledge and practices for problem solving. Examples of this include having automaticity in combinations of 10 or multiplication combinations of numbers up to 12, as well as specific efficient algorithms or procedures.
Reasoning and Logical Problem Solving: Our math block provides students and teachers time to explore complex problems as a class. Teachers select or write problems with rich, engaging contexts, multiple entry points for the range of students in the class, and enough difficulty to make students grapple with disequilibrium without becoming discouraged. In each classroom, educators place emphasis on the problem solving process.
Daily Structure of Math Workshop
Math Workshop is comprised of the following elements. These elements aren't stagnant and may or may not be completed in this order each day.
Setting up the Activity: At the beginning of the workshop, the teachers set up the situation or activity in which students will explore. This may include discussing specific learning benchmarks and goals for the day, posing a problem or a task, discussing past work, or modeling an activity. This element may happen once in the lesson or multiple times depending on the length of each exploration.
Exploration and Work Time: Students work within the context of the activity that was set up. This may include exploration of a topic or problem, small group or partner work, playing games, or doing individual work. During this time, teachers are conducting guided math groups or rotating throughout the room to support or assess individual students or groups.
Discussion/Share: At the end of each math workshop, there is a discussion or share. This is a forum for students to be exposed to new strategies and ways of thinking about math. Students spend time explaining, defending, and justifying their own work to other class members. Students also evaluate, critique, and question the work that others did during the work time. Together as a group, the students make new assumptions and create new rules surrounding mathematical topics. They also evaluate how the work they did during the exploration time aligned with the learning benchmarks or solved the problem that was posed at the beginning of the math workshop.
Curricular Resources
We believe that no one math curriculum is perfect for fitting the needs of a diverse range of learners. We use resources and lessons from a variety of curricular sources that emphasize a constructivist, problem-based approach to mathematics to piece together engaging units of study that meet the benchmarks, skills, and practices detailed in the New York State and Common Core State Standards. Our main curricular resources will be comprised of TERC Investigations, Contexts for Learning, and Marilyn Burn's Math Solutions materials


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When I first saw a northern harrier the etymology traced back, made sense.
The bird splashed from the prairie—like a reverse dive—and dropped a vole feet in front of me. The harrier swung low over the grass: flapping its wings, teetering, and soaring, it looked back towards me and I noticed its owl-like face. I knew the word, harrier. It's a military jet that can take off and land vertically, that strafes low over battlefields. In that instant of flight, the word's meanings changed for me. The bird's flight looks like the jet's flight. Or rather, the jet moves like the bird. The meaning of a raptor changed for me too that day. I knew of peregrine falcons, eagles, osprey, and vultures. This harrier was something different.
In the harrier is a splendid symmetry to its environment. Its adaptations are remarkable, a physiology and suite of traits harnessed for the grassland and marshland habitat. The harrier slides, like a chess piece across the board. The harrier dips and banks with its long and narrow tail, its movements as natural as a feather floating to the earth. The harrier listens, it hears, with its facial disk that directs sound to its ears. The harrier hunts, taking the best traits from many other raptors: mid-flight, hovering, on-foot, vulturing. The harrier dances, males in spring, spiraling through the air like a giddy pilot. The harrier, hawk of marshes.
There was a time when harriers didn't dance. The DDT years. Fran Hamerstrom, who found time to produce a 25-year study on northern harriers during her landmark research on the prairie chickens of central Wisconsin's Buena Vista Grasslands, noted the decline. She linked DDT to a crashing number of breeding harriers in the years 1965-1970.
Harriers are endangered in Iowa. They are rather rare in southern Wisconsin, where they enjoy grasslands of 250 acres or more. They like to nest in wet areas in wet prairies, among cattails, bluejoint, or prairie cord grass. Heavily modified agricultural landscapes do not seem to support many harrier populations. Harriers frequent Faville Grove, where the grassland habitat is rapidly expanding. There are three harriers at Faville Grove right now, two males and one female. They haunt the lowland prairies near the Crawfish River, which must contain abundant voles. This spring, I hope to see the harriers dance, see them breed, see them hover low over the prairie like few other birds.
Fran was like few other people, full of personality and ingenuity. She worked on the harrier project on the side, unpaid but persistent. She once perceived criticism from the Conservation Department, and quipped "You don't mind if I play bridge in my spare time do you?... Well I'd rather trap hawks than play bridge."
She collected dozens of harrier biopsies and stored them in her freezer. Unable to pay the expensive lab fee for each sample, Fran waited. One day a man showed up at her house; she told him to go look at the eagles by the shed, but the man stayed and talked about raptors and DDT. He was invited to stay for lunch. Then dinner. Fran made one of her famous pies and they soon had a deal: the man—who worked in California analyzing biopsy samples—would analyze the samples for Fran. In exchange, Fran would send pies.
In exchange for sitting on the nest, the female harrier is rewarded with an easy meal from the male. He will cruise along, meadow vole in talons, and drop the vole into the air, where the female catches it. Often, the female will land two or three times before she returns to the nest, in order to confuse any watchful predators.
Fran's work began with a simple question: Do harriers mate for life? Her scientific inquiry led to a quarter century of research and the mentoring of hundreds of "gaboons," her faithful field workers who helped trap, band, and track the breeding harriers for the season. She was the cook for her crew of gaboons and made pies and cakes but hid them in the house from the gaboon's ravenous appetites. Fran lamented that she couldn't hide the ice cream anywhere but the freezer.
A small mouse, the meadow vole rules over the harrier. The vole population cycles every four years, crashing and rising. The number of harrier nests and fledglings corresponds directly with the number of voles in an area. The number of polygynous harriers increases during high vole years. In high vole years, conditions are good, and the "wealthy" males breeders can afford more than one mate.
A debutante, Fran shunned a wealthy inheritance on the east coast for the marshes of central Wisconsin. She recognized the necessity of banding individual birds to realize individual case histories—to learn about migration routes, breeding pairs, and lifespan. Of course, she used rings accumulated from childhood and attached them to the birds. She eventually ran out of rings and had to modify the bands for the harrier project. She used plastic strips designed for outdoor furniture on the harriers for identification. The company who made these strips discontinued them, and Fran hoarded her meager supply.
The northern harrier seems a truly American bird. A fierce hunter, a bit paranoid around the nest, a graceful soarer, and a reveler in the wealth of abundant voles, the bird fits into the American conscience as it fits onto the grasslands of the continent. In her book on harriers, Fran says "modern man prefers to ignore the value of fire, prevent floods, and get rid of beaver." In essence, society loathes the disturbance associated with early successional habitat of the harrier and so the harrier is loathed. But I wonder if the harrier is even noticed...one would have to go outside to see one.
Fran Hamerstrom finished her harrier study at age 75, and died 15 years later in 1998. In the Buena Vista Marsh, Fran found a wealth of questions that sustained her, from prairie chickens to harriers and kestrels. She developed ingenious methods for catching and marking these animals for further study. Despite her limited supplies and budget, Fran was a scientist in the truest sense, and she made lasting relationships, first with her husband Frederick, and also with thousands of gaboons, students, and colleagues. Her obituary in the New York Times stated: "She only occasionally swept around the piles of turtle shells, snowshoes, wildlife gear, books and files, all of which served as evidence of what it was that pleased her."
By Drew Harry, Faville Grove Land Steward


text: Science, Tech, Math › Science Heat of Formation Table for Common Compounds Share Flipboard Email Print PM Images/Getty Images Science Chemistry Basics Chemical Laws Molecules Periodic Table Projects & Experiments Scientific Method Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Medical Chemistry Chemistry In Everyday Life Famous Chemists Activities for Kids Abbreviations & Acronyms Biology Physics Geology Astronomy Weather & Climate by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels. Updated June 26, 2019 The molar heat of formation (also called standard enthalpy of formation) of a compound (ΔHf) is equal to its enthalpy change (ΔH) when one mole of compound is formed at 25°C and 1 atm from elements in their stable form. You need to know the heat of formation values to calculate enthalpy and for other thermochemistry problems.This is a table of the heats of formation for a variety of common compounds. As you can see, most heats of formation are negative quantities, which implies that the formation of a compound from its elements usually is an exothermic process.Table of Heats of FormationCompoundΔHf (kJ/mol)CompoundΔHf (kJ/mol)AgBr(s)-99.5C2H2(g)+226.7AgCl(s)-127.0C2H4(g)+52.3AgI(s)-62.4C2H6(g)-84.7Ag2O(s)-30.6C3H8(g)-103.8Ag2S(s)-31.8n-C4H10(g)-124.7Al2O3(s)-1669.8n-C5H12(l)-173.1BaCl2(s)-860.1C2H5OH(l)-277.6BaCO3(s)-1218.8CoO(s)-239.3BaO(s)-558.1Cr2O3(s)-1128.4BaSO4(s)-1465.2CuO(s)-155.2CaCl2(s)-795.0Cu2O(s)-166.7CaCO3-1207.0CuS(s)-48.5CaO(s)-635.5CuSO4(s)-769.9Ca(OH)2(s)-986.6Fe2O3(s)-822.2CaSO4(s)-1432.7Fe3O4(s)-1120.9CCl4(l)-139.5HBr(g)-36.2CH4(g)-74.8HCl(g)-92.3CHCl3(l)-131.8HF(g)-268.6CH3OH(l)-238.6HI(g)+25.9CO(g)-110.5HNO3(l)-173.2CO2(g)-393.5H2O(g)-241.8H2O(l)-285.8NH4Cl(s)-315.4H2O2(l)-187.6NH4NO3(s)-365.1H2S(g)-20.1NO(g)+90.4H2SO4(l)-811.3NO2(g)+33.9HgO(s)-90.7NiO(s)-244.3HgS(s)-58.2PbBr2(s)-277.0KBr(s)-392.2PbCl2(s)-359.2KCl(s)-435.9PbO(s)-217.9KClO3(s)-391.4PbO2(s)-276.6KF(s)-562.6Pb3O4(s)-734.7MgCl2(s)-641.8PCl3(g)-306.4MgCO3(s)-1113PCl5(g)-398.9MgO(s)-601.8SiO2(s)-859.4Mg(OH)2(s)-924.7SnCl2(s)-349.8MgSO4(s)-1278.2SnCl4(l)-545.2MnO(s)-384.9SnO(s)-286.2MnO2(s)-519.7SnO2(s)-580.7NaCl(s)-411.0SO2(g)-296.1NaF(s)-569.0So3(g)-395.2NaOH(s)-426.7ZnO(s)-348.0NH3(g)-46.2ZnS(s)-202.9 Reference: Masterton, Slowinski, Stanitski, Chemical Principles, CBS College Publishing, 1983.Points To Remember for Enthalpy CalculationsWhen using this heat of formation table for enthalpy calculations, remember the following:Calculate the change in enthalpy for a reaction using the heat of formation values of the reactants and products. The enthalpy of an element in its standard state is zero. However, allotropes of an element not in the standard state typically do have enthalpy values. For example, the enthalpy values of O2 is zero, but there are values for singlet oxygen and ozone. The enthalpy of solid aluminum, beryllium, gold, and copper are zero. The vapor phases of these metal have enthalpy values.When you reverse the direction of a chemical reaction, the magnitude of ΔH is the same, but the sign changes.When you multiply a balanced equation for a chemical reaction by an integer value, the value of ΔH for that reaction must be multiplied by the integer, too.Sample Heat of Formation ProblemFor example, heat of formation values are used to find the heat of reaction for acetylene combustion:2C2H2(g) + 5O2(g) → 4CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)1) Check to make sure the equation is balanced.You'll be unable to calculate enthalpy change if the equation isn't balanced. If you're unable to get a correct answer to a problem, it's a good idea to check the equation. There are many free online equation balancing programs that can check your work.2) Use standard heats of formation for the products:ΔHºf CO2 = -393.5 kJ/moleΔHºf H2O = -241.8 kJ/mole 3) Multiply these values by the stoichiometric coefficient.In this case, the value is 4 for carbon dioxide and 2 for water, based on the numbers of moles in the balanced equation:vpΔHºf CO2 = 4 mol (-393.5 kJ/mole) = -1574 kJvpΔHºf H2O = 2 mol ( -241.8 kJ/mole) = -483.6 kJ4) Add the values to get the sum of the products.Sum of products (Σ vpΔHºf(products)) = (-1574 kJ) + (-483.6 kJ) = -2057.6 kJ5) Find enthalpies of the reactants.As with the products, use the standard heat of formation values from the table, multiply each by the stoichiometric coefficient, and add them together to get the sum of the reactants.ΔHºf C2H2 = +227 kJ/molevpΔHºf C2H2 = 2 mol (+227 kJ/mole) = +454 kJΔHºf O2 = 0.00 kJ/molevpΔHºf O2 = 5 mol ( 0.00 kJ/mole)= 0.00 kJSum of reactants (Δ vrΔHºf(reactants)) = (+454 kJ) + (0.00 kJ) = +454 kJ 6) Calculate the heat of reaction by plugging the values into the formula:ΔHº = Δ vpΔHºf(products) - vrΔHºf(reactants)ΔHº = -2057.6 kJ - 454 kJΔHº = -2511.6 kJFinally, check the number of significant digits in your answer. 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My approach to creating is experimental and intuitive leading to unpredictable outcomes. Manipulating images digitally enables me to play with colors, shapes and textures, which in turn allows me to engage the viewer with the final results.
My concern for finding a healthier approach to making art has led me to a variety of alternative printmaking methods. At present I have been exploring the photopolymer gravure process which I was first introduced to at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. I'm especially excited about printing multiple colors using color separations using polyester plate lithography process.
My passion for technical processes provides a continuous expansion of visual imagery. For the past year I have been drawn to explore the city, people and nature. My desire is that my prints will evoke a new way of viewing the world and be savored by those who choose to enjoy my work
I taught high school art for 30 years in the Chicago Public Schools. Earned a Masters Degree in Inter-Disciplinary Arts from Columbia College in'02. Recent exhibits include: UIC Health Center Exhibit "Adrift" 2016, Evanston Art Center, 2016, Bridgeport Art Center, Juried Group Exhibit 2015, Lens International, Juried Group Exhibit, 2015, and Inspiration Corporation Juried Exhibit 2014.


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The council are currently recruiting the following apprentices:
- Joiner
- Electrician
- Bricklayer
- Plasterer
- Industrial Heating Engineer
- Industrial Service Engineer
This is a fantastic opportunity within the local authority and we would encourage all who are interested in the above fields to apply with the references stated below:
Please log onto www.myjobscotland.gov.uk, within the Vacancy Search Section and enter the following reference numbers:-
- Bricklayer Apprenticeship – SLA03922
- Electrical Apprenticeship – SLA03924
- Joiner Apprenticeship – SLA03925
- Industrial Heating/Industrial Service Engineer Appenticeships – SLA03926
- Plasterer Apprenticeship – SLA03927
then click on "search and apply".
Closing dates for application is Wednesday the 7th March.
Good Luck!!


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Painting workshops taught by Calgary based fine artist Sharon Lynn Williams
I have been holding monthly critique classes in my home for the last 6 years. This involves a group of 4-7 artists bringing several pieces of artwork to each meeting. I can say it no better than one of my long time students did:
"For many years, I have been taking art lessons from Sharon, and when she ceased to give formal classes, I have attended many of her critiques. These I enthusiastically recommend. In my mind, the word 'critique' does not express Sharon's approach: rather, she guides each artist on an exploration of his/her own painting, seeking the artist's goal for the piece, commenting on what works well, and offering suggestions for improvement. Each individual critique is tailored to the ability level of each artist, so both novices and the more advanced benefit. What I think is also valuable is that several artists' works will be critiqued in each session, offering a chance to learn from a variety of work. I end by noting that Sharon honestly comments on each work, noting strengths and weaknesses, but her approach is gentle: I have left each of her critiques feeling that I have gained valuable insights and suggestions for improvement, but always in a supportive and kind manner. I will iterate: I recommend Sharon's critiques without reservation."
PD, Calgary
Please email me if you would like more information, or to join us!!
Personal Expression in Acrylic
Leighton Art Centre
Saturday and Sunday, September 14/15, 2019
For info and to register, please go HERE.
Acrylic Answers
Art Society of Strathcona County
Sherwood Park, Alberta
September 21-22, 2019, 10-4 each day
We will be studying how to handle edges in a quick drying medium, the use of transparent and opaque paint as another contrast available to acrylic painters, and how to use the brush as a tool in different ways to vary mark making.
For info and to register, please go HERE.
Personal and Expressive Colour -all media
Kensington Art Supply
Sunday, Nov 3, 2019
For info and to register, please contact Tami Hort at 587-360-4668 or email email@example.com
Encaustic Two-Day Workshop
Leighton Art Centre
Nov 23 & 24, 2019
For info and to register, please go HERE
Please check back soon, as classes are added as available!
To arrange a workshop, please contact me.


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Our baby bean is the size of a lemon! To celebrate, we made my very favorite homemade lemonade recipe – my papa's. It has ruined restaurant lemonade for me, because it's 100 times better. It's just a little sweet and a lot tart and just how I love it.
It helps if you make lemon glasses to go with your lemon juicing.
By the way, our "sugar" canister label is a free printable by Ann Marie Loves. You can download the whole pantry set of labels right here.
Ryan is a champion juggler – seriously impresses me every time.
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (roughly 12 lemons – just depends on size)
- 4.5 cups water
- 1.5 cups ice
- Combine sugar, lemon juice, and water, stirring vigorously until sugar dissolves.
- Add ice, allowing a bit of time for ice to melt before serving.


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Since I was a young child, I've loved music. I became a percussionist early on and dedicated over a decade of my life to my beloved drum kit. Today, I own a growing number of synths and keyboards, but my musical mind continues to gravitate around the concepts of rhythm and geometry. I find myself constrained and occasionally frustrated by the layout of a standard keyboard.
I eventually explored the Chapman Stick and its novel Matched Reciprocal Tuning. This tuning allows you to discover music geometrically. Play the same shape with both hands and the chords will be inverse of one another. From there, you can explore by simply moving up, down, left, right, diagonally, etc. It's incredible.
Thus began my search for something similar to the Stick that allowed me to explore my synthesizers in a similar fashion. The perfect controller.
It took a while, but I finally found the new Ableton Push.
What is Push?
Ableton Push is a new control surface and instrument from Ableton, in collaboration with AKAI. It serves a few purposes:
- A session/scene trigger, much like the popular Novation Launchpad. - A musical scratchpad, powered by Ableton Live. You can sit down with a Push and create a new song, start to finish, without looking at your computer once. - A new musical instrument that changes everything. Let's focus on that last part.
Sacred Geometry Ableton Push has a new 'scales' mode that allows you to specify which scale/key you are currently working in. Once selected, depressing any of the Push's 64 illuminated pads in the grid will play a note that is perfectly in key.
Within mere hours of unboxing, I was able to play a simple melody for piano in a harmonic minor scale. This would have been challenging for me on a standard keyboard.
You can ascend a scale two ways:
- Play each of the eight pads in a row, from left to right. - Play three pads, then move up a row and repeat.
Because of this layout, each note is represented on the grid multiple times. Each of the scale's tonic notes are illuminated in blue. When you press a pad, the other instance of that note will be illuminated in green. This makes it extremely simple to switch fingerings when you find yourself running out of grid.
Using the three-pad method is truly incredible. I can select a key/scale and proceed to jam for the hours. I can finally play the deep, emotional music that's been in my head, struggling to get out all of these years.
To play a major triad in any scale, you simply press make a triangle shape on the pads. This pattern works for any scale and any key. Change the key — rinse, repeat.
It allows you to discover music geometrically. And that changes everything.
How To Order a Push
Ableton has unfortunately been having some difficulty meeting the tremendous demand for this instrument. It is currently sold out everywhere and there's a 16+ week production wait if you order one from Ableton.
So, you have a few options:
- Pay $1,000+ to some guy trying to make a quick buck on eBay. Not recommended. - You preorder one from Amazon and play the waiting game. - You get creative. I found mine in an obscure music shop in Toronto by doing a Twitter search for "ableton push stock". The shop, which only has 200 followers, had tweeted a few days before that they had a few available.
The Deep Dive
I get quite anxious while awaiting the arrival of a new toy. Every time I order something exciting, it becomes nearly impossible for me to get it off my mind — I read nearly every review and video available on the internet.
So, here are some nice links I found while doing my obsessive research into the Push:
- Hands-on Review of the Ableton Push - What Does it Mean to Be an Electronic Instrument? - Playing Notes and Chords with Push
Order one. Order one now.


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Meet the author: Sarah Hilary
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Crime category: British Crime, Police Procedural
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: October 5, 2017
Format: Paperback
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Mad Scientist Muscle is a muscle building program created by Nick Nilsson the "Mad Scientist of Exercise". Nick got this name because of his unorthodox training methods and exercises that are quite effective. This program is no different, it includes a series phases that take you all the way to overtraining and then back again.
==> Official site of Mad Scientist Muscle <==
Mad Scientist Muscle Review
Who is Mad Scientist Muscle for?
Mad Scientist Muscle is actually for a wide range of individuals. It is for that is in the early intermediate to advanced levels of training. Beginners don't need to be training like this as their muscles are still getting use to weight training. Beginners should wait until after they have been doing weight training for about 3 to 4 months before they start this program. Beginners shouldn't have any problem seeing results with any program.
What is Mad Scientist Muscle about?
The Mad Scientist Muscle program is based on 2 principles. The first is planned overtraining and rebound and the second is Training to better support muscle growth.
Planned Overtraining and Rebound
Since your body is constantly adapting to what workouts you give it, in this section Nick will teach you how to steadily increase your workouts to the point that you are overtraining and then back off back to undertraining.
Training to Better Support Muscle Growth
This section is broken down into 4 parts. These include building a stronger frame, connective tissue that surrounds your muscles, pumping nutrients into your muscles and your nervous system.
Check out my previous post for more on these 2 principles.
Does this program work for Hardgainers?
This Mad Scientist Muscle could actually remove your "Hardgainer Status". That's how good this really is. Nick has a special structural training method which is an integral part of this program and this will make it easier for your body to keep and build muscle.
Is Equipment needed to follow the Mad Scientist Muscle?
Nick Nilsson actually works out at home as well, or at least that is where he is working out in the majority of his videos. To use this program you will need barbells, dumbbells and a bench. Nick also recommends a power rack if you can get one. Some of them can be quite expensive.
Is there Mad Scientist Muscle Supplements Required?
Nick has included a section about supplements and recommends a few but they are totally optional. You can still get great results with this program regardless of whether or not you take supplements.
How long are the Mad Scientist Muscle workouts?
Each of the workouts in this program is between 45 minutes to 1 hour long. The program is based on 4 days a week but you can adjust it to 3 days. Any workouts over 1 hour long can actually be worse for your progress.
How much is Mad Scientist Muscle?
The cost of "Mad Scientist Muscle" is pretty reasonable at $47. This is less then an hour of personal training and it would take weeks to get all this information from a personal trainer.
There is also an upgrade option but you don't necessarily need it to get great results. I had to go for it though. It includes "Mad Scientist Muscle Frankenstein" edition and "The Best Mass Exercises You've Never Heard of".
It's Mad Scientist Muscle Frankenstein Edition which is another phase you can do once you have gone through the program. This is for the kind of mass that scares young children.
There is also "The Best Mass Exercises You've Never Heard of". This is a 528 page pdf file so it's packed with 119 great mass exercises for all your muscles. You also get access to the video library for this product. There are 21 back exercises, 18 chest exercises, 18 thigh/quad exercises, 15 shoulder exercises, 11 bicep exercises, 11 tricep exercises, 10 hamstring exercises and 7 calf exercises.
==> Pick up Mad Scientist Muscle <==
What is Included with Mad Scientist Muscle?
- Mad Scientist Muscle – 86 page pdf file.
- Mad Scientist Muscle Workouts – 92 page printable pdf of all the workouts you will do in the program.
- Online Video library of over 200 Exercises – This is great for those that are unfamiliar with exercises. You'll probably learn a few new ones and you may even realize you have been doing some all wrong.
- Nick Nilsson as your trainer – Just email Nick with any of your questions and he will help you out. This isn't some customer service it is actually the author Nick Nilsson.
Mad Scientist Muscle Bonuses
Nick has included a boat load of extra bonuses with this program. I thought it was already a great deal but then I found all these extra bonuses which doubles it's value.
- Lean Muscle Meal Plans – Who wants to gain muscle with fat? Not me! These plans are designed to support muscle growth. There are meal plans for 6 different calorie target amounts. Each are around 66 pages. Luckily there is a quick start guide. You also get Dr. Berardi's Low Carb meal plans.
- Nick's Classified Muscle Building Reports – 45 Killer Intensity Techniques including Arms, Chest and Intensity Techniques.
- Testosterone Unleashed by "The Muscle Nerd" Jeff Anderson – Shoot your Natural Testosterone Levels through the roof.
- 7 Ways to Bust a Plateau Report.
Negatives of Mad Scientist Muscle
I'd like to say something bad here but it's hard to come up with something for such a quality product. Obviously if you want a program that provides you all types of workouts then this isn't it. This is about building mass quickly and for the future.
If you are more into performance oriented workouts then you may have to change the split training that is in the program.
Mad Scientist Muscle Reviews
I searched around to see what people were saying about "Mad Scientist Muscle" and here are some of the user comments.
- "I am gaining muscle faster at age 43 than I did in my 20's."
- "Nick's book is an incredible book to have & if you follow it as he has outlined for the reader, you will be in for an awakening."
- "For weight-lifters or bodybuilders looking for a new approach – I highly recommend it!"
- "As soon as I implemented this program's approach, I broke out of a 3 month plateau and was on my way to more gains in both muscle mass and muscle strength."
- "I have never been so excited about a muscle building program in my 20 years of bodybuilding until I read "Mad Scientist Muscle"!"
Is there a Mad Scientist Muscle guarantee?
Nick Nilsson has a 100% satisfaction guarantee for life 2 full months.
You will also notice that Nick's business is an accredited business with the better business bureau and has an A+ rating. There is no reason to doubt this.
Where can I buy Mad Scientist Muscle?
You may find this program in a couple places online but to get the program with the all of the bonuses and exercise video library you need to purchase it from the Official site.
==> Official site of Mad Scientist Muscle <==
Mad Scientist Muscle ebook was created by fitness author Nick Nilsson. Nick is also known as the "Mad Scientist of Exercise". That's where he got the name for this book. He specializes in muscle building programs and exercise techniques that no one knows about. This Mad Scientist Muscle program includes some very unique techniques for building muscle and getting out of a muscle building plateau.
==> Go to Mad Scientist Muscle <==
Here is a breakdown of exactly what Mad Scientist Muscle is all about.
Mad Scientist Muscle
Mad Scientist Muscle is broken down into 2 principles that when combined provide explosive muscle building results.
Mad Scientist Muscle Rule #1
Many people are under the impression that Overtraining is bad for you. It's easy to fall into this assumption as many fitness experts and books scare people into undertraining because they don't want to overtrain. Everyone is scared that their body will be unable to recover from the volume or frequency and start to break down.
The truth is that you body is great at adapting to what you give it. This is why people hit plateaus. This is why fitness experts recommend that you change your routine every 3-6 weeks to stay out of a plateau.
Nick has a great technique to fix this problem. In the Mad Scientist Muscle program he uses a technique of temporary overtraining. This is where you will get to the point of overtraining so your body adapts to this and then you back off to overcompensate. This is where the results are.
Accumulation and Intensification Phase
This phase can easily be summed up by saying that for a few weeks you will slowly increase your number of sets for each bodypart while decreasing rest periods until you get close to overtraining. This is the Accumulation phase.
Once you reach this point of overtraining then you reduce the training volume and increase rest periods and increase the amount of weight that you are lifting. That's where the intensification part comes in. This is where the growth happens.
Mad Scientist Muscle Rule #2
Many people think that they can't gain muscle because of their genetics. This is somewhat true but there are many other factors that can be changed to actually help you with muscle growth despite what your genetics say.
This principle is about how you can better support muscle growth. Nick talks about it in the terms of building a house. Here is how he explains this Rule #2.
"You're going to be able to build a bigger, better house (i.e. muscle mass) when the walls and beams are thicker and stronger (bones and connective tissue), you have more room to build (fascia), the plumbing is better (your circulatory system) and your electrical system is more efficient (your nervous system)."
These are the 4 factors that you will go through in this Mad Scientist Muscle program to get on track for faster muscle growth.
Building a stronger frame is about preparing your body to actually support then new muscle that you will be building. There are many times that I have worked out and felt that my body was holding me back because it couldn't support any more.
Bumping out your walls is about stretching the fascia which is your connective tissue that surrounds your muscles. In order to grow your muscles bigger it needs to be stretched to allow for the extra room for your muscles.
Plumbing is the pumping of nutrients in to your muscles as well as oxygen. Your muscles need nutrients and oxygen to grow. This high rep training technique allows more blood to flow through your muscles. This is somewhat like drop sets that get your blood flowing to your muscles.
Electrical System
This phase is about making your nervous system work to it's full capacity. This technique involves using a moderate weight and doing twice as many reps then you would normally do without negative resistance. Those kids that were fooling around at the gym may have been on to something.
I'll be posting my unbiased no holds barred Mad Scientist Muscle Review in a couple days so come by and check it out.
==> Check out Mad Scientist Muscle <==


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Music from the 70's – Shambala
Luis Sabor's version of the classic rock song "Shambala" . Rights and royalties are paid. Advertisements
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Help Finish My New CD, PLEASE!
I have almost finished my debut album, but I need just a little help…. Continue reading
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My Fan Base
This is from my show at Cherrywood Coffeehouse , Austin Texas last fall before leaving on my big trip. Well, as long as you can get the audience dancing….
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Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin Texas
This is a shot from a show at Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin Texas back in September 2012, just before leaving on my tour of Central America.
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Cam likes cars...
...but he LOVES people. Cam opened his eponymous auto garage in 1987. He wanted to create a business that puts the customer first, and he has worked diligently over the past 30 years to ensure all his clients are satisfied with their vehicle repairs. Surpassing customers' expectations isn't always easy, but Cam has assembled a superb team of talented technicians that treat each automobile that passes through the shop as though it's their own.
Generations of families have frequented Cam's Auto Service for the care, attention to detail, and "old school neighbourhood garage" ethos that is palpable from the second you walk in the door to the second you leave.
Cam consistently invests in the newest equipment, education, and staff training so that his team is ready to service vehicles of most any make, from past to present. The blue-eyed proprietor is always happy to help customers with automotive issues big or small; understanding that every service is imperative to the safety and wellbeing of his clients.


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(Taken from Free Malaysia Today)
February 4, 2012
What wealth can Taib Mahmud promise Sarawakians when the state has already been ripped off?
KUCHING: When Abdul Taib Mahmud became Chief Minister on March 26, 1981, he promised he would turn Sarawak into the "richest state" in the Federation of Malaysia.
Sarawak then had plenty of resources – oil and gas, timber and land.
But today, 31 years later, Sarawak under Taib has become the third poorest state in Malaysia.
And the question here now is: where have the state's resources gone and to whom?
At a Chinese New Year dinner to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Federation of Kuching and Samarahan divisions' Chinese Associations on Thursday, Taib again proclaimed that by 2030, Sarawak would become the "richest state" in Malaysia.
His declaration, however, rings hollow. Taib and and his family's vast network of businesses that cuts across global borders and the unimaginable wealth amassed puts him firmly as one of the richest in men in the world, wealthier than even England's Queen Elizabeth. His wealth allegedly originated from Sarawak reources.
Responding to this proclamation, Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bain said: "Has he (Taib)become so desperately short of ideas that he is recycling his speeches from 1981 when he became the chief minister?
"This is the sort of promise a fresh-faced leader would make upon assuming office, when he is full of vigour and inspiration, and driven by visions of development and progress for his state and people.
"That Taib should still be spouting his empty promises 31 years after taking office is proof that he has been and is a failure as leader of the state."
No reason to let BN continue
"Let him answer these simple questions: Why is it that you have failed to achieve this status for Sarawak in the 31 years you have been chief minister?
"What exactly have you and your ministers been doing all these years aside from enriching yourselves and your families?
"Why should we give you and Barisan Nasional another 18 years when you have failed us so badly for the last 31 years?"
Bian, who is Ba'Kelalan assemblyman, said that in his speech, Taib called on the people to look at the success rather than the failures in the past.
"What success is he referring to? The most significant statistic and one that speaks volumes about Taib's reign is this: Sarawak has the dubious distinction of being the richest state in natural resources but at the same time, one of the poorest in the country.
"Sarawak also has the dubious distinction of having a chief minister who is reputed to be wealthier than the Queen of England.
"The shocking revelations made over the past year about the Taib regime's wealth, businesses and properties in 25 countries around the world is an indictment of the corruption that has blighted this once pristine land."
Taib has 'robbed' the state
Recalling Taib's pre-election speech in April last year, Bian said at that time Taib had promised that Sarawak would become the richest state by 2020. It was part of the state BN's manifesto.
"So, why now has the goalpost been moved forward 10 years in the space of less than a year?
"Does Taib actually keep track of the nonsense he feeds to the masses? Does he actually have a plan in place or is he making up stories in his old age?
"In his speech at the dinner, Taib also said that every community in the spirit of give and take can find a place in our struggle to build a better future.
"Many Sarawakians can attest that Taib, his family and cronies are exceptionally accomplished in the practice of 'taking' – amassing obscene amounts of wealth from land grabs and awarding contracts to family-controlled companies.
"They have effectively robbed the people of their lands and livelihood so that the once-proud natives are reduced to struggling with poverty and hardship."
Only Pakatan can help Sarawak
Bian added that Taib's claim that Sarawak will become the richest state in country by 2030 was "spot-on" but only if Pakatan Rayat and its leaders come into power.
"I have to agree, however, with one point made by Taib. He is absolutely spot-on in saying that Sarawak will be the richest state in Malaysia by 2030 (or even 2020) because the state has better leaders coming up in the future.
"What he omitted to say was that these leaders are from Pakatan. Our leaders are people-oriented, and not self-serving opportunists like many of the current BN politicians.
"Our leaders are motivated by altruism and not by greed. Our leaders are committed to undoing the damage done by Taib and his ilk.
"Our leaders are determined to make up for years of neglect and abuse of the natives by the government.
"Our leaders have policies to develop and prosper the people and the state.
"I fully support the call of Taib to help these leaders so that they can come up and take the challenges to build our country together," he said.


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Fun Friday Food Facts 2018 Vol.10
09/03/2018 - 10:26
How could we end National Pie Week without some yummy pie-related Food Facts?
Written by Edward Waddell
- The Guinness World Record for the most expensive meat pie ever sold goes to the Fence Gate Inn in Lancashire which sold its pie for £8195 - or £1024 a slice - to eight guests on November 14, 2005. It was made from £500 worth of Japanese wagyu beef fillet, Chinese matsutake mushrooms (which are so precious, they're harvested under guard), Winter Black truffles, French Bluefoot mushrooms (sold at £200 for 1kg), gravy made from two bottles of vintage 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine, topped with edible gold leaf
- National League Division 2 football side Forest Green Rovers only sells vegan pies to fans in the stadium because millionaire owner Dale Vince, himself, shuns all animal-based products
- Pie might be a British staple but have you ever wondered which kind us Brits like the most? Data this week revealed that the humble Shepherd's Pie in fact receives the most Google searches - a staggering 90,500 each month! Followed by Cottage pie (74k) then fish pie (49.5k)
- Rhubarb - a vegetable so celebrated for its role in pastries that it's also known as a "pie plant" - has a kick to it. While rhubarb has a medicinal history originating in Asia, ingesting a large amount of the leaves can cause severe poisoning.
- When a dessert pie is served with ice cream, as it often is, it's actually called "pie à la mode"


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Marinated Feta Cheese/
This feta will keep up to two weeks refrigerated. Serve at room temperature.
Ready time: 12 hours
Servings: 10
- 500 gram (1 pound) feta
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano, or 1 tsp dried
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup assorted olives
Cut feta into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes and place in a shallow dish. Sprinkle with oregano, mint, chili flakes and peppercorns. Toss gently with olive oil. Marinate overnight.
Pile on platter and surround with olives. Serve with pita or tortilla chips.
One big smorgasbord of appetizers could be suitably accompanied by a festive, dry sparkling wine. By all means keep it affordable, as in Italian Prosecco or Spanish cava. For an especially festive twist, turn that wine into a champagne cocktail by first dropping a sugar cube into the flute, soaking it with two or three dashes of cocktail bitters such as Angostura and adding a half-ounce of brandy. Then top up with sparkling wine. If serving just the marinated feta, try a Greek white, such as assyrtiko from Santorini, or any light, dry Mediterranean white. - Beppi Crosariol


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Art by Christopher J. Meyer.
I successfully litigated my first will contest case in 1978. The federal minimum wage was $2.65 per hour, the average price of a gallon of gas was 70¢ and California's population of 23 million was 15 million less than it is today. The primary focus of estate litigation in 1978 was on the decedent's capacity, undue influence and fraud.
I moved away from estate litigation into land use law in the 1980s and eventually into a national plaintiffs' pharmaceutical litigation practice. Following a relatively short retirement, I returned to the full time practice of law in late 2008. I have been active ever since.
A few years ago, the changing face of America also changed the nature of our law practice. Baby boomers, my generation, became the recipients of immense wealth. Wealth transfers don't always go well - when they don't estate, trust and probate litigation may ensue. Disinherited heirs and trust beneficiaries sought us out. We began to take more and more cases involving estate, trust and probate disputes. We learned that as in pharmaceutical litigation, the location of our office didn't really limit us in civilly prosecuting large estate dispute cases, whether in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento or San Diego.
I applied what I had learned in a decade of hard-fought litigation against some of the world's largest and most powerful pharmaceutical companies. I brought something different to the table than I had in 1978. I now had more decades of experience and an understanding of the harsh realities of litigating against a band of 800-pound gorillas.
We began our estate litigation practice anew. My first impression of the current nature of estate litigation has now been confirmed in dozens of litigated cases throughout California. A significant number of attorneys defending estate, trust and probate litigation are estate planning lawyers whose primary legal focus is the preparation of estate plans - not the trial of litigated disputes. Most estate planning lawyers are relatively comfortable in the probate courts and uncomfortable in the civil courts where jury trials are available. In some ways estate-planning lawyers who take an occasional litigation case are like the family-practitioner physicians prevalent in the 1950s, 60s and 70s - they do everything from delivering babies to performing back surgeries.
Hackard Law, along with just a few other law firms in California, is disrupting the status quo in litigated estate disputes. The law has changed - the old focus on whether the decedent had capacity, whether he or she was estranged or whether deathbed or near deathbed beneficiary changes don't matter because they reflect the testator or trustor's intent. Our experience is that a significant percentage of estate wrongdoing also involves elder financial abuse. The law changed in 2014, and we apply the law. Part of the application of the law is its provision with regard to venue - particularly as to civil courts.
A successful action under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act mandates the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs. This is an effective antidote to a wrongdoer's attitude often exhibited by errant trustees that the trust will pay the costs of defense no matter the wrongdoer's conduct. A financial elder abuser defending against a claim brought under the Act cannot use trust or estate funds in defense. The case is against him - not against the trust or estate. This can often upset the applecart of an overconfident wrongdoer.
If you believe that you have a trust or estate case that also involves elder financial abuse, give us a call at Hackard Law. We'll be happy to talk about your case. We can be reached at 916 313-3030.
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text: If the system is broken, then it must be fixed. The question, of course, is how. It might be helpful to first look toward public policy elsewhere that has succeeded in reducing inequality and involving citizens more in governmental deliberations. In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a municipal policy called participatory budgeting (PB), which has democratized the process of city budgeting, has succeeded in accomplishing just that.Read More