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What do you do when you knock on your teenager's door on a Sunday morning and—surprise!—not one, but three people smile bashfully back at you? Well … you keep calm and make food. And a very large pot of coffee. I had cheese biscuits on the go for Number Four's bacon and egg breakfast sandwich, so adding a few more for his sister and her friends was an easy stretch. I had a hankering for muffins, so I whipped up a gluten-free batch with raspberries, lemon and coconut. Not just for me, you understand (sure, sure) but because it's never a bad idea to have muffins lurking in the house …
I hope you've had a few good bites yourself this weekend!
PS Happy Mothering Sunday to my friends in the UK. X
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Homeopathic HgH+ represents a true anti-aging breakthrough in natural medicine. This safe, orally-administered preparation takes the high profile of pharmaceutical human growth hormone (HGH) in an easy-to-take, effective alternative to expensive injections.
This formula offers a way to enhance immune response, increase lean body mass, stimulate neuro-endocrine system balance, and achieve optimal physical and mental performance. Its homeopathic preparation achieves these benefits by encouraging the body to produce more of the hormone on its own, "reminding" it of its proper function at the sub-molecular level. Homeopathic preparations are generally regarded as safe by all authorities, due to their extreme dilution, which renders their active ingredients nearly undetectable by the most sophisticated of measurements.
Still, homeopathy is a favored genre of health care to millions around the world: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II employs one in her personal service!
Meanwhile, the startling clinical proof has been established that injection therapy with synthetically-manufactured HGH, which replicates the hormone created naturally in the pituitary gland, can literally reverse the aging process! One study's participants, aged between 61 and 81, "rewound the clock" by 10-20 years, after 6 months of injections, which is a phenomenal result. Unfortunately, such treatment can cost many thousands of dollars, out of the reach of many who would like to reap its benefits.
At first glance, it may seem too good to be true that a single hormone could have so many far-reaching effects. But as we look more closely at the scientific evidence from human studies, and at the physiological interactions between growth hormone and the body's various symptoms that affect these areas, everything begins to fall into place.
Daily growth hormone secretion diminishes with age, to the extent that a 60 year old may secrete only 25% of the HGH secreted by a 20 year old. By ages 70 to 80, virtually everyone is quite seriously deficient in growth hormone, resulting in SDS, or Somatotrophin (growth hormone) Deficiency Syndrome. Symptoms include loss of muscle and increase of fat, decreased healing ability, a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and lower life expectancy: in other words, the symptoms of the disease called aging.
Practically everyone over the age of 40 has some signs of encroaching SDS.
The decline of growth hormone with age, sometimes referred to as somatopause, is directly associated with many symptoms of aging, including wrinkling, gray hair, decreased energy and sexual function, increased body fat and cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and more. Many of these symptoms have been associated with younger adults who have growth hormone deficiency; in that sense, the biological age of these particular adults has exceeded their chronological age.
The good news, however, is that clinical evidence demonstrates several astounding facts: by replacing growth hormone, we can dramatically reverse these symptoms, to restore hair color and growth, regain bone tissue, increase energy and significantly reduce body fat, along with a score of other health benefits. Improved muscular strength, endurance, skin tone and texture, disappearance of wrinkles, new hair growth, greater immune response, body flexibility, and even sexual potency, are but a few on this very long list of impressive results, proven in medical research.
Life Choice Homeopathic HgH+ offers a safe, economical alternative to injections, in a formulation supported by Adrenalinum for the adrenal system, Thyroidinum for the thyroid, Pituitarum Posterium for the pituitary, and Insulin for the pancreas, in order to ensure proper absorption and maximum benefit. For more information on the benefits of HgH+, click here.
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Strategic Mission Interface
Strategic Mission Interface, or SMI for short, replaces the main menu for Splinter Cell: Blacklist. It's a large table in the Paladin, which is the 4th Echelon's Head Quarters. Interact with it to view your available Campaign Missions, 4th Echelon Missions, Spies vs. Mercs modes, and ShadowNet Challenges.
If you don't want to hover over all the missions on the map, use the shoulder buttons to filter each mission type.
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This Maple and Pecan Roasted Butternut Squash recipe is really easy to make and needs only 4 clean, real food ingredients!
It's great for a side dish and has a warm, enticing aroma while it's roasting.
This recipe makes a small batch, enough for 2 servings, so just double or triple the recipe if you need to make more.
Most roasted butternut squash recipes use butter and brown sugar to sweeten it, but this healthier version uses maple syrup, a natural sweetener.
And, it's vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.
Want more healthy side dish recipes? Check out Roasted Smashed Potatoes with Smoked Paprika Habanero Sauce, Spicy Turmeric Twice Baked Potatoes, Spicy Lemon Sauteed Broccolini or my Clean Eating Cookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating snack and side dish recipes just like this one that you will love!
5 Fast Facts About Butternut Squash:*
- 2/3 cup contains 80% vitamin A
- 100 g contains 35% vitamin C
- good source of fiber
- excellent source of antioxidants
- high in carotenoids
5 Fast Facts About Maple Syrup:*
- contains manganese and zinc
- super high in anti-oxidants
- helps with inflammation
- 1/4 cup contains more calcium than the same amount of milk
- 1/4 cup contains more potassium than a banana
5 Fast Facts About Pecans:*
- contains naturally occurring anti-oxidants
- helps to lower cholesterol
- high quality source of protein
- contains more 19 vitamins and minerals
- excellent source of vitamin E
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Maple and Pecan Roasted Butternut Squash
Yield 2 servings
Vegan / Gluten-Free / Dairy-Free / Paleo-Friendly / No Refined Sugar
- 2 cups organic butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons organic maple syrup
- 1/2 cup organic pecans (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Primal Palate Organic Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Prepare the butternut squash:
- Peel the butternut squash and cut it into small cubed pieces.
- Add the cubed butternut squash on a baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 425 degrees for approximately 30-40 minutes, or until they are soft and tender, tossing them halfway through.
- Remove them from the oven and reduce the heat of the oven to 400 degrees.
Prepare the meal:
- When the butternut squash are ready, add them to a medium sized bowl with the remaining ingredients and gently stir until everything is combined.
- Transfer the mixture back to the baking pan lined with parchment paper and spread evenly.
- Return the baking pan to the oven and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees, tossing at least once halfway through, taking care not to burn them.
- Remove from oven and garnish with additional pecans and/or chopped chives.
- Enjoy!
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I've been lucky to work with great clients on really successful projects such as Hobbs, Bobbi Brown, Harvey Nichols, Magnum, ITV, Twinings, Jergens, Bourjois, Max Factor.
I've seen my illustrations feature in magazines such as Marie Claire, Look, InStyle and Emirates Woman, Gurgle Magazine.
I've drawn live fashion illustrations for Carven, Selfridges, Bobbi Brown, Personal Stylist Team at INTU Lakeside, Hobbs, and Vogue's Fashion Night Out.
I get lost in Illustration and I love drawing anything from the hottest new beauty product or trend, to delicious food and drink, to taking inspiration from retro fashion advertising campaigns and films.
"There's nothing I love better than drawing. Whether it be live illustration, working with editorial teams or brands or working with PR or creative agencies to come up with new ideas and bringing fresh and exciting concepts to life"


text: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is hiring a new Senior Director of Nursing Services to oversee Critical Care, Neurosciences and Ortho-Spine. This role will have 24/7 accountability for clinical and administrative responsibilities within these units. Responsibilities will include project management, strategic initiatives and executive nursing duties. The successful candidate will lead complex change initiatives and have a broad area of responsibility, with 4-5 departments reporting up to them. There will be a great deal of rapid cycle change and complexity of scope, so the position requires someone with a demonstrated record of successful outcomes and the ability to manage finance and productivity. The Senior Director will assume overall responsibility for the development, coordination and evaluation of clinical programs of nursing care, education and research related activities for Critical Care/Neuroscience/Ortho-Spine units at Inova Fairfax Hospital. This individual will maintain a strong focus on the selection, development and support of the individual Patient Care Directors and Nurse Managers. In collaboration with the CNE, the Senior Director is responsible for the implementation of system wide initiatives related to nursing and model of care with particular emphasis on continuity of care, the nurse-patient-family relationship/experience and the development of appropriate accountability systems. The Senior Director works collaboratively with other disciplines and departments to ensure that programs are well planned and that services are fully integrated to ensure a patient-centered, outcome driven approach to care. They are responsible for the developing goals and the appropriate management of human, fiscal and material resources within his or her division. This role reports to the CNE and may act on behalf of the CNE in her/his absence and depending on facility, a matrix reporting for non-nursing related issues to Vice Presidents and Service Line Administrators. The Senior Director participates with the CNE in long range planning, goal setting and program development related to nursing. They will also work collaboratively with respective Physician Chairpersons, CMO and Service Line Administrators in program development and all departmental initiatives. The Senior Director participates with Senior Management in policy development and program planning. They will provide direction and management to direct reports and all employees in department as well as handle employee relations matters in coordination with Human Resources. About Inova Health System Inova's five hospitals include more than 1,700 licensed beds and 16,000 employees. Inova encompasses the full array of health services, including the area's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level IV neonatal intensive care unit. Inova is also home to nationally and internationally recognized Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI), Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) focused on genomics research, Inova Neuroscience Institute and Inova Children's Hospital. Inova is a global leader in personalized health, which leverages precision medicine to predict, prevent and treat disease, enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives. At Inova, we serve more than two million people each year from throughout the Washington, DC, metro area and beyond. We are shaping the future of health through our integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes. Our commitment to health and wellness is further reflected in our sustainable practices. Inova is home to world-class researchers, expert medical specialists and renowned scientists, who are driving innovation to improve patient care, prevent disease and promote wellness. IND1


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Briercrest Christian Academy
Launch Into Life.
As a body of learning, we are part of each student's journey of faith and career preparation-not just a destination point. Briercrest Christian Academy, an important facet of Briercrest College and Seminary, provides a unique learning environment that enables us more fully to walk this journey with our students. What's so unique? Well, we get to blend the best of both worlds in many ways.
Briercrest Christian Academy provides competitive athletic teams that give students and coaches the opportunity to integrate their spiritual, academic, social, emotional, and physical development.
At BCA, we put a lot of time and energy into athletics because we feel they are a significant opportunity for students to learn important values that will make them happy and successful in life. While winning is great, our highest value is on each individual and team striving to commit their athletic efforts to Jesus, and honouring Him with their level of effort, sportsmanship, and moral character.
BCA holds associate status with Prairie South School Division and graduates meet all provincial regulations to receive a Saskatchewan High School Diploma. BCA is also an integral part of Briercrest College and Seminary. As a small high school that is part of much larger institution, BCA students get individual attention in small class sizes but the facilities and opportunities of a large school campus.
Qualifying grade 12 students can elect to take college classes in their spare periods.Many of Briercrest's college classes can be transferred to receiving institutions across Canada and beyond. With three provincially authorized degrees, 18 additional BA programs, and partnership agreements with University of Saskatchewan, Minot State University and Sask Polytechnic, Briercrest College offers university transferrable courses in a Christian college atmosphere.
Our Launch Pad
1. Holistic Growth - Heart, Soul and Mind.
2. Personal Development - Become more of who you are.
3. Educational Encouragement - Be prepared and get ahead.
4. Safe Environment - Build fun, strong, and healthy relationships.
5. Spiritual Formation - Experience life to the fullest.


text: Tom and I love to cook but buying herbs in this city is just absurdly pricey. That's why we've been trying our hand at growing our own basil, rosemary, thyme and ginger… let's just say, some are going better than others. What I like the most about it is how much the green adds life and brightness to our home. Since then, I haven't been able to stop filling the apartment with any sort of botany I can get my hands on.


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About Our Bournemouth School
Our English school in Bournemouth offers the opportunity to learn English in a typical English seaside town. The resort town combines summer shows, great nightlife and excellent shopping which makes it a year-round destination for tourists.
The school is in a building with three floors, located in the affluent residential and shopping area of Westbourne. Only five minutes by bus from Bournemouth town centre, the college is located on a main street and has a lovely patio at the back that can be used for working or socializing in the fresh air.
Bournemouth is an Exam Preparation Academy, which means that they specialise in supporting students to achieve the highest possible IELTS result. IELTS preparation classes will be available in the morning and afternoon and you will have the option to take regular mock IELTS tests. Teachers who have been trained to specialise in IELTS will teach you and you will receive support throughout your course with tutorials and study plans focusing on maximising your IELTS score.
- We also have a Young Learners school in Bournemouth less than ten minutes' drive away, where students aged 12-17 can learn English
- Bournemouth has been voted the best seaside town in England, and the fourth best in Europe
- Intensive English (2 weeks, 20 weeks, 24 weeks, 32 weeks)
- General English (2 weeks, 20 weeks, 24 weeks, 32 weeks)
- Vacation English
- CLIL Methodology
- Kaplan's Teacher Training Course
- Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Preparation
- English for Business
- IELTS Exam Preparation - Intensive
- IELTS Exam Preparation - Supplementary
- Student Residence
- Student residences are specially selected apartments, hostels, and dorms that provide a fantastic living experience. Enjoy a more independent lifestyle and the social aspects of living with new friends.
- Homestay
- Join our homestay program and live with a British family during your time in Bath. Share meals with your hosts and practice your English outside of school in a relaxed and informal situation.


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INTRODUCING TV Greats: Our Favourites from the North, which celebrates iconic shows made up North from Life on Mars to Top of the Pops and includes Sir Jimmy Savile's last BBC interview. Catch it tonight at 8.15pm, BBC2.
NOT LEAVING HOME WITHOUT Elizabeth Arden's limited edition Swarovski eight-hour lip protectant stick, right, at counters nationwide (£19).
HITTING the dance floor in 70s metallic platform sandals by Miss KG at Debenhams (£75). Party-tastic!
NAILING IT with nail glitter for gorgeous tips. Simply dip still-wet nails into glitter and seal with a topcoat.
CONGRATULATING Dancing with the Stars' new champion JR Martinez and talk-show host Ricki Lake – she shed more than 20lb while dancing on the show, dropping two dress sizes. Go, girl!


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"Our Ear Trumpets are like the sixth member of the band. Without them, our sound isn't complete. They capture the pure sound of our instruments and voices, delivering it with clarity and precision. Not only do they sound incredible, their old school aesthetic enhances our stage presence. We consistently have audience members comment on how great these microphones look and sound."
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is upping its investment in cloud computing, with a new, $1 billion cash infusion, making it more of a competitor to Amazon, Google, and Microsoft than ever before.
The funding will be used to expand Aliyun's international presence, extend its alliance-based ecosystem, and to build new products that it can offer at lower costs, the company announced in a press release.
This is the second of recent signs that Alibaba's getting serious about its cloud business. Just last month, Aliyun signed a series of new partnerships with the likes of Intel and data center company Equinix to localize its cloud offerings without having to build its own new data centers.
Right now, cloud computing only constitutes a small chunk of Alibaba's $2.8 billion in revenue last quarter, but this new investment prove Aliyun doesn't plan to slow down.
Right now, Amazon leads cloud computing in the US, on track to book more than $7 billion this year from its Amazon Web Services infrastructure business — that's than its four closest competitors (Salesforce, Microsoft, IBM, and Google) combined.
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Try Try Again: Persistence in Politics
A candidate may be elected for many reasons; by the values they hold, by the platform they stand for, by the party they represent or finally by sheer persistence to get elected.
Last night Toronto Councillor Raymond Cho finally accomplished his desire to be elected to a higher level of government. Cho won the by-election for MPP of Scarborough-Rouge River and will vacate his city council seat. Previous attempts by Cho to win either Provincial or Federal elections illuminates how persistence may pay off in politics.
Cho has run for different levels of government, under different party banners for decades. His first attempt to win a political seat dates back to 1988, finishing third as the Federal NDP candidate. His run for municipal councillor was successful in 1991 and he has been elected/re-elected to a municipal council ever since.
Politics personifies persistence.
One of the issues with political persistence is the optics of entitlement. Many municipal councillors do not resign from their position when running for other levels of government. Despite their pledge to not take a pay cheque during the election process, they return to their position if defeated. Absentee councillors cannot fulfill their duties and run a campaign to the full extent both require. If a councillor cannot do both roles effectively, their elected full-time job will likely be the victim to their ambition.
There is a benefit municipally if a candidate is defeated for Provincial or Federal elections.
If an incumbent councillor is defeated in their attempt for other levels of government, it may strengthen their grip on their municipal seat with the exposure saturating their riding/ward. For some voters, it isn't the politics that matter, it is name recognition. Creating or strengthening ties to a political party (where not 'exist' municipally) will likely help during municipal election. The fact councillors are not required to step down also means they have a job waiting for them in their defeat.
Many who are defeated from winning their first political position also reap the benefit of elections. In 2014 Joe Cressy lost to Adam Vaughan in a federal by-election. Given the high profile of the election race (to replace then mayoral candidate Olivia Chow), even his loss gave him maximum exposure politically. With only four months between the federal by-election and the municipal election, Cressy eventually won a crowded race with 41%.
Returning to last night's by-election result, Cho's opponent Neethan Shan lost again to Cho. Cho and Shan have been opponents during several elections, in which Cho retained his council seat or both lost Provincially. Shan has run several times municipally for councillor & trustee, provincially for MPP and has only been successful in 2 of 7 elections. Shan had won in 2006 as a trustee in Markham and a by-election for TDSB trustee earlier this year. His persistence may finally work in his favour if he were to decide to run to replace Cho's now vacate council seat if a by-election is to be called.
An underlying message with persistence is how voters interpret failed candidates. When many voters hear arguments for "change" in representation, do candidates that have run for several previous elections actually count? Dependent on the level of government, how much change will occur to a region for a politically savvy candidate? The politics may be different but the paradigm of election cycle mentality will not change. This is not to belittle political experience. Given the importance of roles of elected officials, experience should actually have some requirement as a prerequisite.
When will persistence pay off next; possibly in 2018. The Provincial government may call a spring election in order to not have concurrent elections with municipalities. Dependent on the result of the election, several incumbents or candidates may take an opportunity to run in the municipal election. Forward thinking would-be politicians may take the opportunity to create name recognition and also lay the foundation for their possible council election team. If incumbents decide to not run Provincially, the temptation by would-be candidates to prepare for a double election run may be tempting.
Similarly, if council candidates are looking for positions in Provincial politics, the ability to run for an election while not giving up a seat may be enticing. The incumbent advantage is well documented (with 37 of 38 councillors returning) but a chance to leave the playground of Toronto Council for the green pastures of Queens Park may be worth the effort. There really is no downside for a councillor to run for MPP. If they are successful, they avoid a municipal election without party structures and possibly a dozen opponents. If they are not successful, what opponent will effectively use the "their recent election campaign shows their focus to serve as your councillor".
A word for voters: In each election if you have the chance, ask the candidate what their motivation? Brush aside all the obvious talking points and decide if their response aligns with your view of that elected position.
A word for candidates: A candidate cannot be for "changing the system" if they have been integrated for years. Be honest and have an answer why this time you should be elected to represent your community.
In the next elections, it will be interesting to see who returns to defeat incumbents or position themselves are the anointed representative if the seat is open. The politicos will be watching.


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Here are some tips to get you organized so you can start becoming an expert on the journey to being a beauty expert.
Fill an empty pot or a tiny jar with the moisturizer of your preferred moisturizer. Use a dab of moisturizer to freshen up when your skin is dry.
Allow your hair to air dry naturally as much as you can in order to protect it. When you take into account that hair dryers are often followed by curling or straightening irons, you are doing a lot of damage to your hair and scalp.If you have to dry it, dry your hair with the lowest setting. Your hair will remain at its silky soft for many years.
If you do not do this you may clog your pores and clogged pores.
Pimples appear unexpectedly and keep us from looking our best. Leave the toothpaste on your skin for roughly ten minutes or so. This will reduce the pimple less noticeable.
Use a product called "hot spray" prior to running the hair before blow drying it.This product, which helps hair to dry quickly and prevents split ends, can prevent split ends before the happen and help hair dry faster. It works by locking in moisture and smells terrific!
Only apply shimmer in a few areas and only in places where you are sure it will be hit by light. You be able to achieve a glowing effect that looks pleasant. When using a highlighter, put it on your brows, brows and nose, and cheekbones; then set with loose powder.
These tips should have given you plenty to think about when deciding how to improve your beauty. That was a lot to read through, but at least you should have an idea of what to do and where to begin with your personal beauty regimen. If you find success with some of these tips, why not come back and try the rest?motilium 10mg tablets


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Robotic butterflies and moths flutter their wings in response to live feeds of local air pollution. The cleaner the air quality, the livelier their movements.
UV printed paper wings, brass and aluminum custom robots, Raspberry Pi, DC motors, wicker chair, custom pillow
In collaboration with Martin Richard Peach, Chris Millar, Réseau de surveillance de la qualité de l'air and the Montreal Space for Life/Espace pour la Vie.
Jardin Botanique de Montréal February 22 to April 29, 2018
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Insert Nuts
No special tools are required to fasten these insert nuts. Just screw a fastener into the center of the nut. Good for blind holes.
Well Nuts
Get a secure hold, seal out moisture, and insulate against vibration and electrical conductivity with these well nuts. They consist of a brass machine nut with a rubber sleeve that expands as they are fastened for a tight grip and seal.
Jack Nuts
Create threads in thin or brittle material with these jack nuts. When tightened, the body of the nut buckles and pulls up against the underside of the mounting surface for a secure hold.


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Exceprts from the statement issued by the Central Bank of Ireland:
The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has fined Bray Credit Union Limited ("Bray Credit Union") €98,000 and reprimanded it for breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (the "CJA 2010"). All of the breaches (save for one) persisted for 5 years and 7 months, and have been admitted by Bray Credit Union.
The CJA 2010 requires all credit and financial institutions to adopt and implement adequate policies and procedures appropriate to their business to prevent and detect the commission of money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Central Bank's investigation found that all of the breaches (save for one) occurred from the enactment of the CJA 2010 on 15 July 2010 to February 2016 and represented significant failings in Bray Credit Union's anti-money laundering/countering of the financing of terrorism ("AML/CFT") framework and procedures. In particular, the breaches involved widespread failings in the following areas:
- Policies and Procedures: failure to adopt adequate policies and procedures, in particular in relation to customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, training and record keeping;
- Customer Due Diligence: failure to conduct adequate customer due diligence on certain new and existing members;
- Monitoring Dealings with Customers: failure to monitor and scrutinise member transactions;
- Monitoring and Management of Compliance with the CJA 2010: failure to adopt policies and procedures to monitor and manage compliance with, and the consistent internal communication of, policies required under the CJA 2010; and
- Record Keeping: failure to retain certain records required under the CJA 2010.
And the Central Bank lays out why the penalty landed where it did:
In deciding the appropriate penalty to impose, the Central Bank considered the following matters:\
- The serious and widespread nature of the conduct relating to the failure to implement a number of key requirements of the CJA 2010.
- The extended period of time over which all of the breaches (save for one) occurred, spanning the period from 15 July 2010 to 25 February 2016 (5 years and 7 months).
- The fact that the monetary penalty will be payable from Bray Credit Union's reserves.
- The co-operation of Bray Credit Union during the investigation and in settling at an early stage in the Central Bank's Administrative Sanctions Procedure.
- The actions taken by Bray Credit Union to remediate the breaches.


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Alumni Events
Spectrosynthesis - Asian LGBTQ Issues and Art Now
Employing "spectrum of light" as the theme, this exhibition addresses LGBTQ community's rich history and its appeals for peace, love and diversity with rainbow as its symbol. On the one hand, the spectrum of colors can be seen in a rainbow, a phenomenon caused by the refraction of white light. Rainbow and light are two sides of the same coin, implying that this exhibition is not about the binary opposition between light and darkness, but as diverse and inclusive as the spectrum in terms of its artistic expression and exploration of LGBTQ issues. On the other hand, light is the everlasting source of energy for the creatures on Earth. It treats and nurtures all living organisms fairly and equally, and promises them growth, hope, and kindness. Based on their similar backgrounds in culture, language, geographical location and ethnicity, 22 artists from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore are showcased in the exhibition with a total of 51 artworks. The exhibition represents the life stories and related issues of the post-war Chinese LGBTQ community as the artworks on view touch upon a profusion of subject matters such as identity, equality, exploitation by mass media, social predicaments, comments on individuals/groups, human desire, as well as life and death.
Grantees: Wang Jun-Jieh, Hsi Shih-Pin, Su Hui Yu
2017 Mipaliw Wetland Art Festival
Mipaliw, to practice the intention of beauty out of mutual assistance.
9 local and 2 international artists, after a month long residency in Fengbin Township and with the help from each other as well as from local habitants , completed their artworks in Shitiping and Fuxing, creating 11 eye-catching installations that bring a whole new scenery to the East Coast
Grantee: Dungi Sumi
2017 Jodori Khiang - Community Artfest
Jodori Khiang is a community-engaged project that aims at revitalizing the Jodori District in Taipei City through art. Facilitating cultural activities in everyday living spaces is a way in which social responsibility of the arts can be practiced.
"SUZU 2017: Oku-Noto Triennale" aims to be an unprecedented festival in which participating artists can rediscover the charm of the place, its patterns of life and its people, while engaging locals and supporters from elsewhere, jointly create an art festival where traditional culture resonates with contemporary art.
Grantees: Wu Chi-Tsung, Chen Shu-Chiang
Memories Interwoven and Overlapped: Post-Martial Law Era Ink Painting in Taiwan
"Memories Interwoven and Overlapped: Post-Martial Law Era Ink Painting in Taiwan" features works of diverse categories and media, including ink and wash painting, meticulous heavy color painting, gouache painting, installation, video, and animation; in terms of style and expression, all the works manifest artists' realizations and sentiments of life, social and cultural concerns, dialectics on history and reality, and the depth and breadth of ink art exploration, exhibiting vibrant creative energy and dynamics. Through interpretation of and dialogues with exciting works of 24 artists from different generations, this exhibition aims to investigate the intertwined relation between Taiwanese ink painting and politics, and present artists' diverse creative visions inspired by overlapped and interwoven historical memories, as well as the splendid and exciting new look of ink art constructed on such visions, concretely, and in details, presenting and explaining the course of development of Taiwanese ink painting from the lifting of martial law up to the present time.
Grantees: Wu Chi-Tsung, Tseng Chien-Ying, Pan Hsin-Hua, Yuan Jai, Yao Jui-Chung
The Daydream of Delusions --TSENG Chien-Ying 2017 Solo Exhibition
Grantee: Tseng Chien-Ying
The New Vision of Printmaking
This exhibition explores some of the current practices by artists working with printmaking who are approaching the form not specifically as printmakers but are in many cases using print as one of a number of forms of expression or in combination with other media. They represent new forms of engagement that is informed by current art practices and the impact of digital media, the relation to drawing and photo based media, as well as in some cases, durational, installation and performative practices. This is represented in the different cultural traditions in Taiwan, London and Madrid where most of the artists gravitate to or are based. It is possible to recognise some of the specific cultural conditions that inform the work from each country and the extent to which traditional forms of printmaking have been embraced or even rejected. The exhibition therefore highlights how these artists apply the concepts of print to their artistic expression. By presenting the prints created from different aspects and in different forms, the viewers will get a grasp of the new vision of printmaking which comes along with the departure from old traditions.
Grantees: Yao Jui-Chung, Wang Jun-Jieh, Ho Meng-Chuan "Isa"
Grantee: Sheu Fang-yi


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CALGARY – In a matchup featuring two 8-2 squads, the UBC Okanagan Heat fell in three sets to the host University of Calgary women's volleyball team 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) on Thursday night at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium.
Playing in front of a boisterous crowd for the Dinos' Block Party, Calgary was able to overcome some nervous energy to win three-straight tight sets and win their fifth in a row. Calgary move into sole possession of first place in Canada West with a 9-2 record and the loss drops UBCO into third place in the conference at 8-3 and will have a chance to even the score with Calgary tomorrow night.
The Heat took a lead early in both of the first two sets comfortably hitting the technical timeout with a lead only to see Calgary storm out after the break and take both by a score of 25-21. UBCO appeared rattled at the beginning of the third and let U of C jump to a lead. A reversal of fortunes appeared to be in play as the Heat took back the lead and had a 21-20 edge only to have Calgary score 5-7 to finish off the match.
First set:
The Heat got off to a quick start in the opening set, building a 8-2 lead early on. The Dinos pulled within two at 12-14, following a kill by Pexman, which put the Dinos within striking distance. The score remained close with the Heat leading 21-18, but a kill by Jaylynn Moffatt started a eight-point rally and was capped by with a superb play by Vinnell to clinch the set 25-21.
Second set:
The second set was a close one for the majority of play, as the two teams were tied up several times throughout. The back-and-forth play continued to 19-19, when an attack error by Siobhan Fitzpatrick gave Calgary the 20-19 advantage. The Dinos continued to lead by two, and refused to give up control, finding their way to set point, and ultimately taking the set 25-21.
Third set:
The third set was another close one, as the Heat fought back after the Dinos opened the set with a 2-0 advantage. A kill from Pexman and a series of errors increased the lead to 6-3, which later turned into 10-8 and 15-14. The Heat managed to tie things up at 16-16 and went on to take a small lead. Hungry for a sweep, the Dinos swiftly took a 24-22 lead on an attack error by Aidan Lea and it was a kill by Vinnell that clinched the set 25-23.
Inside the numbers:
The Heat were outhit by the Dinos, .188 to .144. UBCO's best offensive set came in the final one, as the Heat hit .233 as a team, with 11 kills and just four errors. Neither team displayed a strong service game, Calgary managed four aces in the match while UBCO spun just three. Calgary's advantage was in recording just three service errors compared to eight for the Heat.
UBCO leaders:
Ann Richards led the Heat with 16 kills as she hit .243. She also added five digs to her stat line. Aidan Lea noted 10 kills, while Sophia Furlan and Sara McCreary added 11 and 10 digs, respectively. Sara McCreary had 30 sets in the three set outing.
Calgary leaders:
Pexman led the Dinos with 15 kills, while Beth Vinnell added 14 kills and Jaylynn Moffatt had seven. Brianna Solberg added three kills and no errors, while Kennedy Snape notched 11 digs.
What's next:
These two teams will be back in action on Friday evening as they take the court for a 4 p.m. PST start time for the last match of 2017. Both teams will head into the semester break following the Friday match.
~ with notes from Olivia Krol, Dinos Communications


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I've been thinking about this post I wrote recently on limitation, especially in conjunction with my evocation practices. My approach to evocation, whether its evoking an entity or a specific type of energy, involves the use of a painting or drawing as a gateway. The act of creating the drawing or painting is the initial evocation of the entity, usually finalized with a consecration of some sort.
However, once the drawing or painting is created, the evocation portal is also created. Nothing else needs to be done, save to make sure you close it when not evoking the entity or energy in question. The entire point of it is to remove a lot of effort out of the equation, by making it simple to access to the entity or energy in question when needed, whether in a strict evocation, or to enhance a magical working being done at the time. But it occurs to me that this is also a way around limitation, as R. J. Stewart discussed it. Specifically if the spirits you work with are going to limit how much you can draw on, why not instead create a way to tap into the power current when you need it, where you have a consistent flow of energy or access to enhance or power up your magical workings? You won't necessarily move beyond the limitations imposed, but instead of having to do a lot of work each time, cut down on the effort involved and get the same return you'd have gotten before. It seems like a short cut, but my reason for creating such an approach to evocation was to make it easy to access whatever it was I wanted to work with. I figure if such an entity is willing to work with me, I have its blessing to make that process easier for both of us.
This also depends on whether or not you accept that such limitations occur when you evoke or invoke an entity. Personally I'm inclined to believe in those limitations as my own experiences suggest just that. For example invoking an entity to do a full on possession of the body takes up a lot of energy, and not just for myself but also the entity. At a certain point there is a strain for the entity as well because it is placing itself in a foreign environment that its not necessarily suited to. An evocation portal provides a different level of interaction and one that's not as demanding on either side of the equation. The limitation may still be there, but it'll take longer to come up against, which can be useful for prolonged magical workings. It comes down to being aware of a limitation and the figuring out how to bend it, to make it work for you, instead of against you.
Book Review: The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty by Dan Ariely
This was an intriguing and occasionally amusing book about the behavior of dishonesty and how dishonest people are in general. The author provided a variety of experiments and show cases where he demonstrated that there is some degree of dishonest in most people's behavior, though not so much that everyone is a thief or a crook. A lot of dishonesty ends up being based partially on altruism and in general people don't always weigh the benefit of being dishonest, so much as decide to do so for less rational reasons. It's a book I'd recommend anyone read to better understand the role of dishonesty in our lives, and how it shows up in our own behaviors as well as the behavior of people around us. It can also be useful as a way of looking at dishonesty on the level of an organization and business, though the author doesn't offer too much in the ways of solutions for handling dishonesty, so much as demonstrating its presence in our lives.


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Images hesitate between being and not being. Powerful forces move in dynamic space where background and foreground at times seem to interchange. Colors are as fresh and precious as lacquer. Craftmanship is flawless.
The world that Zao Wou-ki paints is surely one of the rarest and loveliest of those created by man. We see in his art a perfect blending of the cultures of the East and the West.
Zao Wou-ki, Peking-born, received a complete formation as a highly gifted conventional Chinese painter and held a professorial post at the Academy of Hangchow, his alma mater. Chancing on colored reproductions of European paintings wakened him to a different type of beauty, and in 1948 the artist, then twenty-seven, came to Europe.
This move was most propitious. After a period of intense study of old and new masters in the great museums of Europe, he settled in Paris. There, Zao, earnest , talented, and personable, soon made lasting friendships with artists of the avant-garde.
He participated enthusiastically in their experiments and researches, during which he encountered many others who, like him, were searching for liberation from a civilization that had become an iron collar. They came from all parts of the world and looked in every direction. Because of their restlessness, Zao regained an appreciation of his own heritage and resolved that instead of rejecting the Oriental for the Occidental, he would bring about a marriage between the two.
Was there ever a country that honored the line more than China? Every mark had a meaning. Zao attributes the suppleness of his wrist, which he says is ''like the neck of a goose,'' to his long years of drawing calligraphy. He likes to quote the words of the monk Shi Tao: The lightness of the wrist will make the brush fly and dance with a happy detachment. Its variants permit effects of a natu- ralness full of abandon; meta- morphoses engender the unex- pected and the bizarre; and when the wrist is animated by the spirit, rivers and mountains de- liver up their souls.
Modern in appearance, his paintings remain ancient in essence. He had been taught the old Chinese concept: art is the fulfillment of a philosophy of life, the realization of a dream of total communication with the universe. Zao found that these high traditions could be expressed even more vividly in Western lyrical abstract painting.
He makes no preliminary sketches, explaining, ''I never know what I am going to do. The painting lives and evolves slowly as I improvise. My only guide is the picture emerging step by step. . . . I am not an intellectual painter, rather a physical one. I give of myself, project myself.''
Alone in his studio, never satisfied with immediate effects, he works eight to ten hours a day for three or four months on a canvas, yet somehow retains the look of spontaneity.
The accompanying photo is of a softly luminous picture that exemplifies his general rule: each painting must elaborate only one color harmony. Its chromatic scheme ranges from highlighted bisque to the profound red-brown of an exotic wood.
He returns, by instinct, perhaps, to an early Chinese custom of conveying the impression that very minute people are completely integrated into the landscape of the painting and they silently urge, almost force, us to enter and become a part of the action.
It is a game to be played thoughtfully; it then becomes a truly extraordinary aesthetic experience. Zao has the uncanny ability to cause one to feel the quivering of the invisible within the visible.
Americans, with their love of personal involvement, will be glad to know that the works of Zao Wou-ki can be seen in more than thirty museums and public collections in this country.


text: The mission of the The Girl Project is to examine the internal and external pressures of body image that teenage girls struggle with day to day. Today we examined beauty by comparing the body to the landscape of Kentucky. Students performed their work in small groups before taking the stage before an audience of multigenerational women from the Lexington, KY area. Our group shared with the young women of Be Bold and lead small writing workshops based on the writing we created. I was so impressed with the commitment and creativity of this group, and look so forward to writing with them again.


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Increasing parental involvement across languages and cultures
Renaisi's Community Inclusion Team help schools to improve the attainment and attendance of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL).
We do this by building rewarding, sustainable relationships between schools and families, with a particular focus on parental involvement.
In 2015, we worked with over 450 families and 15 schools across London. And we have increased parental involvement in schools by over 50% since 2013.


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7 Life Lessons Applied In Marketing
How you organize your life around and within your family, your neighbors, friends, colleagues, etc. and how you behave toward them, you should do the same toward your business associates, employees, affiliates, customers, prospects, etc. Behavior in business is not, or should not be different then behavior in private life, because it's part of life, it's part of communicating with others within a community (smaller or worldwide community).
Here I am not talking about big corporations, here I am talking about natural ways that we human beings operate and appreciate each other for our values, knowledge, accomplishments and integrity.
We all learn from our experience. Our elders are giving us advices but we tend not to listen to them. They have more experience than we do, and they are wiser than us in most cases, but still. It is truth that is better to learn from mistakes of others, and some of us are wisely using this fact, but still most of us tend to learn from our own mistakes. It is in our nature.
When we mature intellectually, many things in our lives become more clear and easy to understand. In my opinion, besides level of knowledge, intellectual maturity has less to do with age and more to do with intelligence.
When you reach a point in life when some situation calls for your experience to solve it, then you realize the true value of the knowledge that you possess.
Now let's sit back and review what we already know and how it can be put into a marketing perspective.
Share Information with Others
In any business, especially in online business, it's important to share useful information with people that interact with you. Any information which can help others to solve their problems, which can inform or warn others about certain problem that they will encounter in the course of their work, or just simply something which can make their life easier is valuable information.
The e-book, report or software that you give away for free to somebody that subscribe to your website or blog is an example of sharing useful information with your audience.
All information posted on websites/blogs, incorporated into e-books or reports, or embedded into software packages are treated as intangible resources and that is exactly what people need and want. Use every situation and moment to share that information with your audience. Share your experience with your audience, share brand new info on methods, techniques and technology in your industry. They will appreciate that a lot.
Just look at yourself, remember the moment when somebody else gave you information that you needed. That information solved your problem and you have been so appreciative for that. So, do good, helpful things to people, and you will be treated better as well.
Today information is the most valued commodity, and it's in high demand. As you provide more and more useful information to your audience, you will become more trusting and more respected, and all that for a good reason - you share with your audience.
This is the way to establish yourself as serious entrepreneur and knowledgeable person in your field. When people trust you, they will come to you for advice and they will use your products and services. But make no mistake, if you fake your intention, people will see through you.
Friends, Teamwork, Partnerships
We, as humans, build relationships whole our lives. Starting from our childhood we connect with others and form groups according to our sphere of interest. Those relationships helped us in growing up process, in evaluation and determination who we are and how we see ourselves in societies around us, and finally it helped us to determine our path for the future.
When it comes to business, we also need friends or business partners. It's important to build relationships with others within same or related market segment in our industry to build alliances and complement each other on the market. Mutually beneficial relationships will elevate our business and open up many opportunities that we will not have on our own.
These alliances will also expand our customer base. We need to build networks, team up with others in joint ventures to elevate our businesses. From those partnerships all benefit, including a customer.
Apologize When You Make Mistakes
Everybody makes mistakes. Mistakes are what make us humans. If our mistakes are unintentional, then we are honest persons, but still, we need to apologize for that because that is at the expense of the others. Whether they are your friends, employees, partners or customers – apologize.
When it comes to business, and you find out that your product or service is less than satisfactory to the customer, or your part of the deal with your partner wasn't what you promised (regardless of the reasons), do not deny it, come clean and admit it, and apologize for it. Then, the next step is to correct it. Explain to them how you are going to correct it.
As I always say, be a real man or real woman and admit your mistake and then correct it. You will keep respect that they have for you. If you weasel your way out of the situation like that, I don't think that people will trust you anymore.
Accept Learning as a Lifelong Process
After finishing school or college our learning process is not finished. No matter in which business or industry we are competing, marketing trends, technology, ways of doing business is changing very fast. They are changing faster every year, especially in online business.
Demands are also changing. If you want to take advantage of this ever changing business environment, trends and demands, you have to adapt your business practices to those changes in order to keep your business running.
How are you going to do that? We all are going to do that by learning. We need to learn about new technologies, techniques, methods of operation, new ways on how to approach customers and prospects, etc. within our market segment (niche). We need to find the ways to better connect with our customers in order to anticipate their needs and to serve them better.
Also, we need to learn, as much as we can, about our direct and indirect competitors, to see what they are doing, how they are approaching those issues, how they cope with change, etc. so that we are in good position to compete, or even better, to keep one step ahead of them. This has to be a task on an ongoing basis.
Do Not Steal Other People's Intellectual Property
Theft of intellectual property is a frequent phenomenon on the internet. Any kind of information is available, on any subject, of any industry, of any niche, on the internet. All this information is very easy to copy and paste on website and claim them your own. This is qualified as theft of intellectual property and punishable by law in many countries around the world.
This is a very bad thing to do, and it doesn't do any help to people who do that. On the contrary, they lose their credibility, reputation and trust what they had before. Besides losing their trust and ability to prosper in the online community, they, in some cases, end up with penalty payments and also jail time.
There are the ways in which you can post somebody's else content or material on your website, but that goes with permission of the owner of that content or material and agreed acknowledgement that you give him/her by mentioning his/her name, placing link to his/her website, etc.
It is totally OK to reference someone's content on your website/blog, provided that you give acknowledgement of origin.
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In 2014 New Creation Christian Academy added Shotgun Sports
to their Athletics Program. The Varsity, co-ed team is sanctioned
through GICAA.
Conditioning begins in August in for preparation for the season,
which begins in September.
Check the CALENDAR for dates and meets. Google directions
to away meets will be linked on the calendar.
The Shotgun Sports team practices at Griffin Gun Club.
Location of NCCA hosted Meets varies year to year.
We offer both Middle & High School teams.
Joey Maddox
2018-2019 Crusaders Middle School Shot Gun Sports Team


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SHAMEEZA and SHANEEZA MOHAMED
Nominating Organization: Sadie Nash Leadership Project
My name is Shameeza Mohamed and I was born in Georgetown, Guyana. When I was six years old, my grandmother, twin sister, and I came to America in order to get a better life and have more opportunities. My grandmother adopted us so that my parents could figure their own lives out. My parents were divorced and did not want to live with each other and after my sister and I came to America, it was especially hard to keep in contact. We are writing to seek your financial support in helping me reunite with my mother. My mother left us when we were 18 months old because she was not able to provide for us and could not handle the emotional challenges of raising two twin girls. My father, on the other hand, is frequently in trouble and remains in and out of prison. We would love to meet them before it's too late.
Since coming to the U.S., I have not gone back to see them or been able to connect to my Guyanese roots. My parents continue to live in Guyana but they are not together and they lead separate lives. Recently, I was able to find a picture of my mother for the first time ever and that is the closest that I have been to be able to see her and connect with her. I have some contact with my father via phone calls but I have not been able to reunite with him either. Now that my sister and I have just turned 18, we are more conscious of being able to go back to Guyana and we want to be able to experience what it is like to meet our parents and reconnect with our homeland.
In the next year, my sister and I will be embarking on new adventures as we are going off to college; we wish to take this trip with our grandmother this summer so that we may move into our young adults lives knowing we have the support of our birth parents and home country. Meeting our mother and father for the first time in about 11 years will give us a new outlook on life, especially since growing up without the love of your parents is a harsh reminder of what we missed out on. We need our community to support us! In order to truly find myself, this trip is needed and in order to reconnect with my Guyanese roots we ask for your support.
Hello Vuelo is raising funds to send Shameeza, Shaneeza, and their grandmother to Guyana this summer to visit their parents


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Following up on my Staple Plug-Ins post, I wanted to share a few tools I use that do a great job at specific, unique tasks. Leave a comment below and let me know what your "special occasion" plug-ins are!
UAD Ocean Way Studios. I've had Ocean Way for a couple years and I'm still so pleasantly surprised every time I use it. It seems to completely transport recordings into different, and much nicer sounding environments. It's been a lifesaver when the tone of an acoustic instrument hasn't landed quite right, and it's also great in place of a reverb when you're looking to create spaces that are small but not totally dead.
Sonic Charge Bitspeek. There are a lot of vocoders out there, but this one has a beautiful tone and unmistakable crunchy edge, like if Stevie Wonder was a Speak & Spell. You can hear it on the bridge of my song "Desolation" (and you can compare it with the other very normal vocoder that also punctuates that song).
Soundness SoundSoap. This has been an essential tool for when I find myself recording in less than ideal locations, like a dentist's office. It almost magically removes any consistent background noise. Air conditioning, refrigerator hum, amp buzz - smell ya later!
Dada Life Sausage Fattener. Jet Engine turned me onto this. If something, anything, needs to sound FATTER, slap this on. Never fails.


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Abbas threatens to cancel recognition of Israel if US embassy is transferred to Jerusalem
Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida - Jan. 15, 2017
"The [PA] president [Abbas] calls on participants in the Paris Conference to take tangible steps to implement the international decisions – transferring the American embassy will hinder the peace process, and canceling our recognition of Israel will be one of our options"
"[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday [Jan. 14, 2017] inaugurated the Palestinian embassy at the Vatican. He met with Pope Francis, and again warned against the plan of US President-elect Donald Trump to transfer the American embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem. During the inauguration of the embassy… the president again emphasized his opposition to the possibility that the American embassy will be transferred to Jerusalem, and said: 'The Palestinians are waiting to see what will happen. We hope that this is not true, because it will hinder the peace process.'
President Abbas emphasized that he 'extends his hand to President-elect Trump for cooperation in order to reach peace on the basis of international law.' He added that 'any attempt to give legal validity to the illegal annexation of Jerusalem by Israel will eliminate the prospects of the political process, dispel the hopes of a solution based on two states, and encourage the extremism in our region and in the world.' …
In an interview that was published yesterday in the French paper Le Figaro, President Abbas said that he wrote to Trump and warned him of the consequences of the transfer of the embassy, and noted that this 'will not only negate any legitimacy of the US to fill a role in settling the conflict, but will also annihilate the two-state solution.'
He added that the Palestinians will discuss several options for a response, after consultations are held with Arab states, and said: 'Cancelling our recognition of Israel will be one of them, but we hope that we will not reach that, and that instead we will be able to work with the next American administration.'"
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Chocolate Dipped Snowball Cookies
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Chocolate Dipped Snowball Cookies – make your favorite wedding cookie or tea cake recipe and dip them in chocolate for a new easy cookie truffle! The perfect holiday cookie recipe.
I can't claim responsibility for this recipe idea. This one belongs to my parents all the way. I wish I could remember which one sent me the idea, but either way it was an amazing one: dip snowball cookies in chocolate, like a truffle.
At first, I was intrigued. Why not try it, right? I mean, y'all love snowball cookie recipes and flip out every time I make one. I could at least try to dip them in chocolate and see how it goes. You know how it went?
OH MY GOD, SO FABULOUS. If I had to pick a favorite way to eat my wedding cookies, it would be this one. Coated in milk chocolate and dusted with cocoa powder…forever and ever.
I mean, you combine my Mom's Russian Tea Cake recipe, which is probably one of my favorite cookies anyway, and then you coat it in my favorite substance (chocolate)? Really, match made in heaven.
Basically this chocolate dipped snowball cookies recipe is a method, not a recipe.
Although I do give you a recipe for snowballs, you can use ANY recipe you like. The recipe I list is basic, but make sure and check out some of my other flavors, like chocolate chip or lemon or Reese's stuffed. They'd all be amazing dipped in chocolate.
The beauty about snowball cookies is their versatility. You can make them with nuts or without. You can add chocolate chips or flavoring. Then match the chocolate coating to match the flavor: Lemon + White Chocolate or Stuffed or chocolate + chocolate. I really liked dusting the powdered sugar on top because it gives a hint to what's inside. (FYI, the powdered sugar does not dissolve if you put it on after they harden, even in the fridge.)
And if you're afraid to dip things in chocolate, check out my video on how to make truffles without crying. Ancient video, ancient kitchen, but it gets the point across.
Chocolate dipped snowball cookies are perfect for anytime you want to make snowball cookies a little more special. Or just because you love chocolate and cookies together.
Thanks for the idea mom and dad! 🙂
Chocolate Dipped Snowball Cookies
- 1 cup butter — softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup finely chopped nuts — pecans, walnuts, or almonds or mini chocolate chips, optional
- 16 ounces melting chocolate — almond bark or Candiquik, chocolate or vanilla
- Powdered sugar for garnish — optional
- Preaheat oven to 375°. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Mix butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Stir in the nuts or chocolate chips, if using. If dough is too soft, chill it until you can work it easily with your hands. It will come together fast with a stand mixer, slower with a hand mixer.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon balls of dough onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake cookies for 7-8 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Melt chocolate according to package directions. I like to melt it in paper bowls because it's easy clean up. Dip each cookie into the chocolate, roll and tap off excess. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and chill to harden. You can add sprinkles while the chocolate is wet if you want.
- For garnish, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition InformationAmount per serving (1 cookie) — Calories: 115, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 12mg, Sodium: 40mg, Carbohydrates: 10g, Sugar: 5g, Protein: 2g
Sweets from friends:
White Chocolate Dipped Oatmeal Cookies by Life, Love & Sugar
Chocolate Dipped Cherry Meringues by Lemons for Lulu
Dipped Snickerdoodles by Lemon Tree Dwelling


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At the beginning of this week my oldest niece – a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, two attributes that make me doubly proud of her – got her four wisdom teeth removed. Reports are that she is doing all right with the swelling starting to subside. She had a monopoly on my sympathy this week until our dog, Avalanche, went in to get "one or two" teeth removed and would up having 14 extracted. I didn't know dogs even had that many teeth! He's laying here in pain, all the normal Avalanche craziness wiped out, and while I'm laughing a little inside – he is a 70 pound, in-your-face kind of dog – I am hoping he feels better soon.
Here's the week's news.
- If you didn't catch Gracen Johnson on our blog and our podcast, here's a good recap that she provided on her blog, Another Place for Me. Here's the important part.
I think this message [Strong Towns] will resonate in Fredericton and I appreciate the work going on at strongtowns.org so I'm getting more involved with their team. In fact, I'll be a regular blog contributor and podcast guest going forward.
- My good friend Aaron Brown of the blog MinnesotaBrown this week weighed in on a controversial mining project here in our home state. He included a couple of quotes from me in an effort to broaden the conversation in a way that I think is very healthy. I'm hoping to have Aaron on the podcast soon because he's not only very insightful, he's a really fun guy to talk to.
Like me, Marohn is frustrated watching the attention local leaders pay the regulatory process on a big project like PolyMet, when obvious, solvable problems are all around.
"Sadly, our trickle down, big project approach robs us of more than our money," said Marohn. "They steal our focus, our energy and our resourcefulness. I think a modern Iron Range leader could make a convincing case that the future is not in chasing these huge investments — projects that will come to us eventually — but in making Range cities strong and healthy places for people to live right now.
- Incidentally, Aaron Brown also had the best Facebook status update this week lamenting Minnesota's current shortage of propane gas, which is an essential commodity when the weather is in the minus 20's.
- I also want to thank the blog Transport Providence for the reference (and research) in a posting and for reaffirming to me that there are a lot of younger people out there who – contrary to the assertions of their elders – don't appear to be in a hurry to change their driving habits, even when they contemplate children.
I feel like we have a value in the United States which says that cars are the way we do things, and then we try to adjust everything we do to that preconceived position. While someday I expect that I may find it useful to get a drivers' license and use a car occasionally, I actually plan on carrying out my parenting duties mostly without a car. That's the way my great-grandparents did it. It's halfway how my grandparents did (they were each single-car households). And now car use is declining again. The ironically named Baby Boom generation is really a blip on the radar screen, even within modern times.
- And someone added the word "stroad" to the site Made Up Words, a collection of words not yet recognized by the masses. I'll take it.
Stroad: A hybrid between a street and a road that's too inefficient to move cars at high speeds, but too swift to facilitate lasting economic strength, by engineer and city planner Charles Marohn.
- Iowa, most important for being the narrative backdrop for the movie Field of Dreams, is apparently going to experience the "fiscal cliff" this year when it comes to transportation. They did what states are allowed to do – and many have done – which is to borrow ahead on their federal transportation dollars. That means that the federal revenue they get this year is going to pay for projects they did in the past. Congratulations to the past. Our apologies to the future.
Whether or not state lawmakers raise the motor fuel tax Iowa this year, Iowa faces a fiscal cliff likely to reduce transportation construction funds – and jobs — later this year.
That's because the money in the federal Highway Trust Fund for the federal fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 will be dedicated to pay for commitments made in prior years, Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino told the House Transportation Committee Jan. 23.
"There will be no more dollars to cover the next fiscal year's program," Trombino said. "Those funds will be eaten up by programs from previous years."
- I have to laugh at the notion of a "cliff" of any type when it comes to transportation spending. If I'm driving headlong towards a cliff, I try to stop. Or perhaps change direction. I don't plow on straight ahead hoping that someone builds a bridge (or a dual divided freeway) before I get there.
[The video from the site won't embed, so check it out here.]
- In Minnesota, our transportation dialog does not include reflection on how we got here, a conversation on how we do things differently, an accounting of whether or not we have made wise investments or a questioning of whether our future plans make any financial sense. Our dialog is simply an obsession on how we get MORE REVENUE. And that revenue needs to come from some very familiar places (because if it didn't, it would force us to reflect, converse, account and question, which we don't want to do). This is so maddening. (Note: listen to this week's podcast with Rick Rybeck.)
"Transportation is built around the premise that the people who use or benefit from it should pay 100 percent of the cost through the gas tax, transit fares, motor vehicle licensing and potentially trip pricing," the interviewer said.
But the interviewer pointed out that the state's investment in improvements to Highway 610 in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis is opening up hundreds or thousands of acres of land for development. "That land appreciates in value tremendously the minute MnDOT announces it's going to build a four-lane, controlled access freeway," the interviewer said. "Shouldn't the state say to the landowners, we would like a return on that appreciation in value?"
[Minnesota Transportation Commissioner] Zelle responded, "Value capture around transit hubs and interchanges of freeways hasn't been done. I like the idea. I'm not sure the state has really thought about that being our role."
"Our funding comes from multiple sources," he continued. "Fuel taxes provide less than half the funding for the Trunk Highway Fund. That funding hasn't been keeping pace with inflation. The county and municipal road systems are largely on the back of property taxes, so we will find little value captures. But we're so capital heavy that we must take a 20-year look. We need dedicated funds to make these investments."
- The brilliant Ian Rasmussen sent me an email yesterday with only a subject line: Atlanta = Fragile. We have been a little smug here in frozen Minnesota in how we've heard of the plight of you poor Georgians. (Ian's from NYC – different kind of smug.) My favorite story is how the National Guard has been delivering MRE's to stranded motorists. I've eaten MRE's. Sitting in your car for hours on end, being handed an MRE would be a bad joke. My initial thought on hearing these stories was, "why would you not just leave your car and walk?" But then I remembered, this is Atlanta. With snow. Can you imagine walking 25 miles home along an expressway, over interchanges, through parking lots and around chain link fences? Now add snow, cold and hunger to a population not attuned to any other those. Makes Cormac McCarthy seem almost reasonable. Yes, Atlanta = Fragile.
The rare snowstorm deposited mere inches of snow, but overnight, the South saw fatal crashes and hundreds of fender-benders. Jackknifed 18-wheelers littered Interstate 65 in central Alabama. Ice shut down bridges on Florida's panhandle and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, one of the world's longest spans, in Louisiana. Some commuters pleaded for help via cellphones while still holed up in their cars, while others trudged miles home, abandoning their vehicles outright.
- Speaking of fragile, it has always astounded me how people in the Southwest who are capable of doing simple math can sleep at night. You take so much water out of the ground each year. Each year so much water goes into the ground. And each year your water level sinks. This doesn't seem like difficult math. I was not aware that San Francisco was experiencing similar problems, but reports that some Bay Area communities could be out of water in four months does not surprise. Droughts are not predictable, after all, says the person to whom documented history began when they were five. Eat, drink and be merry, my friends. When your water runs out, you can simply move here to Minnesota where we have plenty, at least the frozen kind (although bring your propane – we seem to be very short of that).
As the drought in California continues, 17 communities throughout the state could run out of water within 60 to 120 days, state officials said. In some districts, the wells are running dry while other reservoirs are nearly empty.
- For once I am thankful that the Commercial Appeal in Memphis forces you to buy a subscription just to read a single article. The headline is enough to make me depressed. Yeah, all the Memphis area needs is a little more auto-based retail (not).
Southaven outlet mall to get state subsidies
The Outlet Shops of the Mid-South, the outlet mall to be built in Southaven, will receive $33.9 million in state subsidies to get the project underway.
- Apparently the subsidy-givers (which is what I believe a Strong Towns version of George W. Bush would call them) there in Tennessee have not been reading any financial news lately. Like the last five years, but even the last five days where it has been reported that a tsunami of store closings is expected to hit retail. America has a statistically bizarre amount of retail space. It is an artificial bubble looking for a pin. Subsidizing more would be like Noah spending his time working on a process for turning gold into water instead of constructing a boat.
Experts said these headlines are only the tip of the iceberg for the industry, which is set to undergo a multiyear period of shuttering stores and trimming square footage.
Shoppers will likely see an average decrease in overall retail square footage of between one-third and one-half within the next five to 10 years, as a shift to e-commerce brings with it fewer mall visits and a lesser need to keep inventory stocked in-store, said Michael Burden, a principal with Excess Space Retail Services.
- And that housing recovery…..gosh, it is always so surprising (not) when economists are surprised. Leave it to realtors to attribute it to a lack of inventory and pent up demand. Greetings, fellow passenger of the Titanic. I see we've slowed our forward progress somewhat. This gives me time to show you our unique collection of millstones we have on hand. Priced to move in a buyer's market.
Signed contracts to buy existing homes dropped 8.7 percent in December as abnormally cold weather hit much of the U.S., according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors.
The plunge caught economists by surprise. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast pending home sales would tick up 0.3 percent.
- This was an absolutely fascinating article on some of the ways inflation and deflation are manifesting in a globalized market as we experiment with what it means to have a fiat global currency being wildly devalued with no credible or attractive alternative. If you are one of these people who believes economics is an equation you can learn, master and then tweak to fine tune the system, well, I'd love your thoughts on some of these impacts.
The report said they may need capital controls to navigate the storm - or technically to overcome the "Impossible Trinity" of monetary autonomy, a stable exchange rate and free flows of funds. William Browder from Hermitage says that is exactly where the crisis is leading, and it will be sobering for investors to learn that their money is locked up - already the case in Cyprus, and starting in Egypt. The chain-reaction becomes self-fulfilling. "People will start asking themselves which country is next," he said.
Emerging markets are now half the global economy, so we are in uncharted waters. Roughly $4 trillion of foreign funds swept into emerging markets after the Lehman crisis, much of it by then "momentum money" late to the party. The IMF says $470bn is directly linked to money printing by the Fed . "We don't know how much of this is going to come out again, or how quickly," said an official from the Fund.
- Classic.
This weekend we have a bunch of my best friends and Strong Towns supporters in Brainerd for a retreat and strategic visioning session. I'm very excited for all of it. Enjoy your weekend and we'll see you back here on Monday.