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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE necessity for action of this kind is shown by the recent capture in Colorado of a huge old dog wolf with a definite record of having killed about $3,000 worth of stock. Interesting as wolves are, filling their place in the wilder ness, their habits bar them from being tol erated in civilized regions. PLAINS COYOTE, OR PRAIRIE WOLF (Canis latrans) Western North America is inhabited by a peculiar group of small wolves, known as coyotes, this being a Spanish corruption of the Aztec name coyotl. They range from north ern Michigan, northern Alberta, and British Columbia south to Costa Rica, and from west ern Iowa and Texas to the Pacific coast. As a group they are animals of the open plains and sparsely wooded districts, ranging from sea-level to above timber-line on the highest mountains. They are most at home on the wide brushy or grassy plains of the western United States and the table-lands of Mexico. Within their great area coyotes have devel oped several distinct species and a number of geographic races, distinguished by differences in size, color, and other characteristics. Some attain a size almost equaling that of the gray wolf, while others are much smaller. They are less courageous and have less of the social instinct than gray wolves, and on the rare occasions when they hunt in packs they form, no doubt, a family party, including the young of the year. They appear to pair more or less permanently and commonly hunt in couples. The young, sometimes numbering as many as fourteen, are born in a burrow dug in a bank, or in a den among broken rocks and ledges. Young animals are readily tamed, and it is entirely probable that some of the dogs found by early explorers among western Indians may have descended from coyotes. Coyotes are a familiar sight to travelers in the wildest parts of the West. Here and there one is seen trotting through the sagebrush or other scrubby growth, or stopping to gaze curiously at the intruder. If suddenly alarmed, they race away across the plains with amazing speed. At night their high-pitched, wailing howls voice the lonely spirit of waste places. With the growth of settlement in the West and the steady decrease of large and small game, coyotes have become more and more de structive to poultry and all kinds of live stock. As a result, every man's hand is against them, reinforced by gun, trap, and poison. Despite years of this persistent warfare, their acute intelligence, aided by their extraordinary fe cundity, has enabled them to hold their own over a great part of their original range. Their depredations upon live stock have been so great that many millions of dollars have been paid in bounties for their destruction. This method of control has proved so in effective, however, that the Federal Govern ment has engaged in the task of suppressing them, together with the other less numerous predatory animals of the West, and has placed about 300 hunters in the field for this purpose. The complete destruction of coyotes would, no doubt, upset the balance of nature in favor of rabbits, prairie-dogs, and other harmful ro dents, and thus result in a very serious in crease in the destruction of crops. The coyote supplies much interest and local color to many dreary landscapes and has be come a prominent figure in the literature of the West. There it is usually symbolic of shifty cunning and fleetness of foot. What ever his faults, the coyote is an amusing and interesting beast, and it is hoped that the day of his complete disappearance from our wild life may be far in the future. ARIZONA, OR MEARNS, COYOTE (Canis mearnsi) The Arizona coyote is one of the smallest and at the same time the most handsomely col ored of all its kind. Its home is limited to the arid deserts on both sides of the lower Colorado River, but mainly in southwestern Arizona and adjacent parts of Sonora. This is one of the hottest and most arid regions of the continent, and for coyotes successfully to hold their own there requires the exercise of all the acute intelligence for which they are noted. Instead of the winter blizzards and biting cold encountered in the home of the plains coyote, this southern species has to endure the furnacelike heat of summer, with occasional long periods of drought, when water-holes become dry, plant life becomes dor mant, and a large part of the smaller mammal life perishes. The Arizona coyote, like others of its kind, is omnivorous. In seasons of plenty, rabbits, kangaroo rats, pocket gophers, and many other desert rodents cost only the pleasant excite ment of a short stalk. With the changing sea sons the flesh diet is varied by the sugary mesquite beans, juicy cactus fruit, and other products of thorny desert plants. Wherever sufficient water is available for irrigation, small communities of Indians or Mexicans are to be found About such centers many coyotes usually establish themselves and fatten on poultry, green corn, melons, and other fruits provided by the labor of man. Many of them also patrol the shores of the Gulf of California and feast upon the eggs of turtles and other spoils of the sea. The arrival of men at a desert water-hole is quickly known among these alert foragers, and when the travelers arise at daybreak they are likely to see tell-tale tracks on the sand where one or two coyotes have walked in and out be tween their sleeping places and all about camp. Shortly afterward the campers, if inexperi enced, may learn that bacon and other food are contraband and always confiscated by these dogs of the desert. These camp marauders often stand among the bushes only 75 or 1oo yards away in the morning and watch the in truders with much curiosity until some hostile movement starts them off in rapid flight. 424
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Simon Imrei
Blues & folk singer/songwriter Simon Imrei has spent the last 15yrs writing, recording and performing music around Australia both under his own name, having released two acoustic EP's and two full length albums, as well as with the likes of live sensations The Basics (feat. Gotye), alt-country troubadours Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes and Americana sweethearts The Weeping Willows.
Having grown up on the Mornington Peninsula, Simon spent his childhood riding in the back of cars along tree-lined roads and through quiet towns listening to the catchy choruses and the pop sensibility of 80s/90s radio. At home, it was his parents' record collection which paired the storytelling songs of Paul Simon and James Taylor with the bluesy guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix and Santana. It wasn't until after a family Christmas watching his uncle play Buddy Rich rudiments on his drumkit, that Simon discovered his love for rhythm. This underlying aspect of movement and groove has underpinned his guitar playing and songwriting ever since.
Over the years, whilst he hasn't always toured under his own name, Simon has kept a steady roster of gigs, playing right across Victoria in cafes, pubs and winery settings. His live performance brings a mix of blues/soul and folk inspired cover versions and songs from his catalogue to life onstage and blends looped beats & layered riffs with subtle rhythms and honest storytelling.
Now in 2018, Simon has just released his second album of original material; a special two-part collection dubbed The Sum of Scenes. The two-disc album showcases a diversity of songwriting as well as many of Melbourne's world-class musicians including Ben Franz (The Waifs), Gretta Ray, Josh Bridges (Mustered Courage), Brooke Russell, & more.
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Howard let a caller named Booger play a round of The Chuck Zito Game, explaining that Chuck had been presented with several simple either/or choices--if Booger could correctly predict three of Chuck's decisions, he'd take home a cash prize. Here are the options, followed by Booger's guesses and Chuck's answers:
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3. Would you rather punch someone in the face or crack them in the ribs? Booger: face. Chuck: "A good punch to face. That lasts longer."
4. Cumming on her face or having her swallow your load? Booger: swallow. Chuck: "I'd rather have them swallow my load than f***ing cum on their face."


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Scam Letter(s) from Valentina Sidorova to Kristjan (Denmark)
Letter 1
Ciao+Privet+Hi=Nice to hear from you,
My dear Kris!
How I can find the right words to pick up your attention? I don't think that only beauty is important for men, of course it is very good when the lady is beautiful but more important in my opinion her attitude towards her man and husband. I firmly believe that I'm able to make such conditions to my husband when all he would think about is his coming back home to me... I love my home and always make it cozy and pleasant keep it in order but what is more important I am able to be a good listener, friend and lover (I'm not afraid to state that as I know what I am talking about). If your goal is to find the right woman for own family I know you wouldn't have any regrets paying your attention to me.
If I touched you I'd be happy to know that you are going on to read about myself.
I write you more about myself, as you know my name is Anna, I am 27 y.o. my measurements are 100-62-89 cm I am 165 cm high. My birthday is on the 19th of January 1980. I was born in Gorskoe in Donbass region in Ukrainian a family of a miner (my father Vyacheslav) he died 2 years ago and my mom was a cook in a children garden she died 1,5 year ago. I was born when they almost lost their hope to have a baby and were a little bit old for having a baby but I was very lucky being brought up in my family as they loved me very much and spoiled me a little bit. I was suffering a lot when my father died in the mine and my mom was very ill and couldn't walk she stayed in bed I was looking after her but one night we had no electricity during the night they switched on and it was an inflammation of wires in our house and as Gorskoe is a small town neighbors helped only me: they took me out of the house full of fire where stayed my mom and all we had I have lost all my family and other things in that fire...
But it was 1,5 year ago now I live in the same town and have my work as I have graduated from the University of Donetsk and my speciality is an economist. I couldn't find a good work by my speciality but I have found a work as an accountant in the library as you can't get books free of charge so i am dealing with all paper work and figures who and how much paid for using our library service. I like my job it is quite calm and i have a bonus to take books at home and to read them and bring back free of charge. I can't tell you that i am rich girl but I am earning my living, unfortunately I don't speak English and I do hope that this is not a reason to stop to write each other as in my plans I am going to study it.
So well you know quite enough about me and now I would like to tell you what I am doing here in the Internet. I live in a small town almost all our young men went to Russia or abroad to earn money so all my neighbors are women so you can realize that I have nobody near me to meet as my future husband as i have no relatives here any more I don't care if I will live in my native town or go abroad, there is nothing to keep me here and all I dream about is to meet a nice, smart, caring man who likes simple things in this life and who is so lonely as I am. I am very affectionate person I am well hearted and my friends say that I am very good friend, future wife and future mother because I can do a lot of things and I am living on my own. Well honey I don't want to keep you sleeping while you reach the end of my letter so I will put three points and will wait for your soon reply. Feel free to ask me any questions and wait for some of mine the next time.
Please don't forget to add to your letter some pictures I would be happy to have them for myself, ok?
Looking forwards to get your soon reply.
Sincerely yours,
Letter 2
Hello my dear Kris,
I am so glad and happy to get your letter as I was awaiting for it so much! I would like to start my this letter with my favorite phrase: "Dreams are coming to be a reality if you really want it to be". Do you agree honey? I am dreaming a lot of meeting a good man who can become my husband in a while. And I do hope it can be my dear. I am not very ambitious girl and all I am searching for is a nice man with a sense of humor, who is not lazy and who is interested to have nice happy family life but to stay active as I adore all kind of activities. And I am sure my dreams have to become a reality which I would like to live in. Maybe we will dream on together and so we will have double power upon our dreams and they will be realized faster, what do you think? I am sure you will tell me this, right?
It is so good that you are not scared that i can't speak English I am sure we will sort it out and maybe you will wish to study Russian who knows. But I consider that we have to be honest with each other from the beginning so I am informing you that I am using Translation firm who helps me with computer as I am not good at it and translations as well. Yes, I am paying for their service but I am not going to ask you to help me even if it is hard to do myself. I consider that man always offers his help to a lady he care about and no one lady will beg for anything, right?
And now it is time to tell you how I lived for last 1 year and half I suppose you are very interested to know this, right? I am working only 6 months at my new work and the last year I was in Kiev because I have had a relation with a man who seemed serious but only at the beginning he asked me to make some pictures and he paid them and then he asked me if I would like to go abroad with him I became worried why to go abroad and moreover to live there? And once I awoke during the night and went to the kitchen and found that man sleeping on some papers I looked in it and was terrified as they were contracts by which he was going to sell me like a thing!!!!! All I have got from these "relations" good quality of pictures as the next day I took my things and pictures and I had enough money to be back home and while he was on some meeting even maybe about signing that contract as for me i was coming back home. So now i am not so easy to believe in man I am sorry. If you would like to know more just ask me I will answer you but I prefer to stop here.
So, after I have such experience i hate all kind of games and plays and now I am dreaming to meet a sincere man who hate lie and who is serious in his decision to find his wife. My ideal one is in this way he smiles very often like to laugh, go in for sport (I like gym very much and will make him a company), can work and take care of his wife and family, doesn't mind if I work while we have no kids as then I am going to dedicate my life to bringing up our kids, can do some work around house (all what man can do I am sure you know what I mean) and as a person he has to be responsible and kind, tender and strong and to be gentleman and MAN in this life for his woman. I am ready to dedicate myself to family life and to take care of our house, to cook our food and to keep all in order and clean. But I would expect my man to take care of me as well so I can visit salon of beauty to be good looking for him, I am not very fond of cloths but when it is necessary I prefer to have it, and hope we can go outside at least once a week. I am kind of person who loves to make good pleasant surprises and to make your mood high, and what about you?
I have some questions to you and they are important for me please answer them all ok?
* Are you that man I am talking about?
* Are you able to take care of your woman and wife, your family?
* How do you see a good family for you?
* How do you feel to have an active life together?
* Do you like my personality?
So I am finishing my letter to you and anxiously waiting for your soon letter with answers my questions as I don't want to make mistake in my life and want to have a serious relations with you.
Letter 3
Hello my dearest Kris,
You have made my day with sending me your letter and you can't imagine
how happy I am and how fast my heart is beating now! All is because of
you dear! Thank you very much for answering my last letter I am so
pleased of it!
Let me answer your questions dear from the beginning of my letter.
> I like you tell me your phone number if please you would do so and
> also more details about your address in Ukraine,
I can't give my address because I don't trust to Internet and I have been near sold as a prostitute so i don't trust a lot to men now hope you can understand this. As for telephone i have no mobile or simple it so sorry but I can't give you the number if i have no telephone
> I was trying to look your town up but I have not got
> any result to fynt it, what is the nearest Big Airport from you !!!!!!
The nearest town is Donetsk, for sure you will find it.
You know I like you writing style I feel that we have a lot of common and maybe we will have a good chance to build our relations up to such level when we will get married, how do you feel about it?
I feel that i would like to tell you that i am attentive, caring, romantic person but I know reality of life and can take care of myself. For me first come the family I was brought up in this way and then my belief in God (I am Christian and visit church each Sunday and big church holidays). The family is one thing that I am going to stand for and I am seeing my husband to be my protector and provider and to think about family and then about his work and the other things. I firmly believe that happy family life gives to men and women force to fight any troubles and love is saving such couples and help to over live even tough times, do you agree with me honey?
For the moment I have no possibility to enjoy happy family life all my days are alike and empty without my relative and my man but if the first case i can't change I am sure that in this kind big world there is a good man like you for me and we will make our own family. I can tell you what my days look like now, I am waking up and go to heat the water because I have no hot water and take a shower then I am preparing to go to work, the library opens at 9 am and by that time I am already at my working place, then we have a break between 1 pm and 2 pm and we work until 7 pm. I am coming back home and prepare something to eat and sometimes I watch TV sometimes i read book if I have few work around house. Usually I met my few friends on week-ends. And how is your ordinary day goes? Tell me more about it? How do you like to spend your week-ends? What will be changed if we are together?
I am finishing my letter and waiting for your soon dear reply with my open heart!
Thinking of you! Missing you!
Letter 4
Hello my darling Kris,
Wow, thank you for your wonderful letter and you are surprising me with each your letter I love to get them and i love to answer you and I feel you so close to me and I hope that you are really serious to me. I have to confess that I like you and I do hope that one day we will be together. Tell me please if you feel the same with me and you also would like to be with me?
There are many men here in Ukraine who are interested in having sex and that's all. I am not that kind of woman who needs it badly, I prefer to make love with my one and only one, my dear man whom i take care and who cares of me, because there is nothing more beautiful than clean and sincere relations when you feel love towards your man and when you know he feels the same to you! Do you agree with me? Are you the same? There are a lot of couples here who stay together only for bring up their children, they cheat each other and it is not possible to call their relations even warm ones. I don't want such story in my life, I am dreaming about getting married once and to live with my one man the whole my life and i hope you also don't like cheating and you can't accept it in your life. I consider when you really care of your second half you think always about his/her feelings and never want to hurt them, is it the same for you?
Hope our children will be alike with you and we will bring them up in love and harmony! You know maybe I will surprise you right now but I like football and I would be happy if we can go to watch matches together, I like bikes and hope to ride on it one day. I like mountains and dream one day to go there. As for my life I have never smoked and not going to do that i don't like alcohol I can drink a little bit of light wine on holiday or meeting friends by occasion but I don't think it is good to drink every day. And what is your opinion as for subject? I hate drugs as they take away many of lives of people and especially young people.
I like gardening and animals and dream to have a cat as I have no animals at all right now. I love nature and going out of town and to make BBQ it is so nice. My friends consider me as communicative, friendly, helpful when it needs, joyful and attractive but they are women so I don't believe them too much;)))
As we have nice and good relations honey I also would like to discuss the following theme with you... You know that I am using translation firm and that I am paying for their service I would like to suggest you to take care of your letters as it is a little bit difficult for me and in this way we both will know that each one pays for himself/herself and it is fair, I am not insisting but if I will go on in this way I will not manage to hold for a long so please consider this option and tell me in your next letter ok?
I really miss you my darling, so I hope to hear from you soon.
Love and kisses from yours Anna
Letter 5
The Exclusive Service - Translation Department
Dear Sir,
We are glad to present our firm "The Exclusive Service, Gorskoe" we are a provider of Internet&Computer support, translation service for individuals, converting any documents in electronic way, scanning any kind of documents. Our firm was created in 1996. Since that time we are supporting any individuals with our service, by our experience the best advertisement for our company is numerous quantity of our clients who came to our firm by ads in newspapers, magazines and by advice of our clients.
Among different kind of support for individuals we have such service as providing our clients with creating e-mail address, any other computer service and translating of any kinds of texts. Your lady Anna is one of our client and she holds all expenses for our service. By her ask we send you our price list in order to inform you the rates she was paying and to introduce you with our service.
You know that your lady Anna can't hold all expenses herself and if you are interested to help her with sharing them for translating of your letters you are welcome to use our service. If you are interested please write back to our e-mail: email@example.com and we will send you more detailed information.
With best regards,
"The Exclusive Service Gorskoe", Ilona, the executive manager
Letter 6
The Exclusive Service - Translation Department
Dear Kristjan,
Thanks for writing us we send you all information you asked about:
address: off. 319, 97, Lenina Str., Gorskoe, Ukraine, 91000
tel number:+3 8050 27 17347
web page: we don't have as we don't need it.
We inform You about The Rates for our services:
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per letter from English to Russian 5 USD;
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Matt & Leslee Holliday teamed up with the team to Uncork for a Cause for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The evening featured the release of Matt Holliday's very own 2007 Napa Valley red wine, Holliday, a premium cabernet blend cellared and bottled by Hill Family Estate; Napa, California. This was a fantastic wine, not just something to display on your mantle.
The evening included a sampling of many wines provided by The Wine & Cheese Place, a fantastic selection of cheeses from around the world, finger foods, and a silent auction with autographed baseballs, bats, jerseys, photos and more from your favorite athletes. Matt Holliday's wine was available for sale with personalized autographs from the All-Star slugger, with proceeds from the evening benefiting the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From their humble beginnings with one boy's wish to be a police officer, they've evolved into an organization that grants a child's wish every 40 minutes. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is the largest wish granting organization in the world! Thanks to all of those who came out in support for this incredible cause.
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Create this lovely and delightful summer time sampler. It's perfect for gift giving! Won't it be lovely on a shelf! It's guaranteed to bring a smile to everyone who sees it!
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Should a Christian School have a Strategic Plan?
Before we answer this question, there are other questions that need to be asked and answered:
- Is Strategic Planning biblical?
- Is there a biblical foundation for the concept of Strategic Planning or Is it just something that we have borrowed from the business world?
Mark Marshall, a Christianity Today contributor states,
"By principle and by example, God's Word establishes strategic planning as one of the ways He works in and through His people. There are a number of leaders in Scripture who thought and acted strategically. Yes, strategic planning is found in Scripture."
Before we look to the Bible for examples of strategic planning, another question must be asked and answered:
- What is Strategic Planning?
- How can we find examples of something in the Bible if we don't know what it is?
So, lets start with the definition of the word "strategy."
A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
The terms tactic and strategy are often confused: tactics are the actual means used to achieve an objective, while strategy is the overall game plan, which may involve complex operational patterns, activity, and decision-making that govern tactical execution. Another way to describe the difference is to use football as an example. Every NFL team has a game plan for each season and in fact, for each game. The game plan consists of high level strategies such as stopping the run, possessing the ball longer than the opponent and having fewer penalties than the other team.
The tactics are the specific actions and methods for employing the strategies and achieving the strategic objectives. A team may snap the ball each play with only a few seconds on the play clock to try and maintain a longer possession of the ball. The team could also conduct more running plays than passing plays to eat up more time on the game clock. These are tactics designed to achieve the strategic objective of possessing the ball longer than the opponent. The collection of tactics comprises the strategy, but strategy comes first. Too often Christian schools are looking for a few good plays to run and not taking the time to create a game plan. This leads to a flavor of the month condition where new singular idea after idea is tried and fails. It is random and unintentional and will not work.
A strategic plan involves the setting of strategic objectives and developing high level strategies that allow a school to select and implement actions and tactics to achieve those strategic objectives. An example of a strategic objective for a school is, "to become financially self-sustaining." A tactic to help achieve this strategic objective could be to hire revenue producing non-educational personnel to drive funding and revenue.
How should strategic objectives be developed? What determines the school's annual game plan? Strategy and strategic objectives should represent the most important next steps a school can take to move one step closer to realizing its vision and mission. Strategic objectives are derived from a thorough understanding and relentless pursuit of vision and mission.
Vision is the purpose of the school. The "why" the school exists. Mission is the how, at the highest strategic level the school will achieve its purpose. Vision and mission comprise the destination of the school – where it is going and how it will get there. It is vital for a school to understand where it is with respect to its purpose and destination. Understanding where the school is and where it is trying to go allows it to set a few next step strategic objectives to reach the destination. Once achieved, more strategic objectives are set to take the next steps. A strategic plan is therefore, the vision, mission, core values and strategic objectives of the school. The only components designed to change are the strategic objectives.
So, let's look to the Bible for those examples and principles. Mark Marshall points to these examples in the Bible in his article in Christianity Today:
David was a strategic thinker from boyhood. He did not defeat Goliath with his might or strong armor. He defeated Goliath using a God-given strategy that pinpointed the weakness of his enemy. Later, as a leader of soldiers, David used strategy in battle. David needed men who could think and plan strategically, and God gave him the men of Issachar (1 Chron. 12:32).
The Old Testament is filled with examples of leaders who established strategic plans and carried them through. What about the New Testament? We can point to Jesus Christ as a great example of one who had a strategy. He began by recruiting His leadership, developing them, then sending them "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8, NIV). His strategy included some public teaching and miracle working. Ultimately, His strategy took Him all the way to the cross, the grave, and the resurrection. Jesus Christ knew the plan to provide redemption for all of mankind long before leaving heaven to carry it through.
So, should a Christian school have a strategic plan?
The Bible concludes that strategic planning is biblical. David developed and implemented a strategic plan. Jesus followed a strategic plan in the salvation of the world and is in fact the author of strategic planning and everything else we study and can learn about.
Proverbs 29:18
18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.
Yes, absolutely, Christian schools should have a strategic plan!
More importantly though, the plan should shape and lead to the implementation of tactics to live out a school's vision and mission. Everything it does tactically should support, align and advance the vision and mission. Sadly, the tactics we chose to implement often have little to do with our purpose or why we exist. Most Christian schools state that their purpose is in some way to Disciple students, but when the activities and tactics are examined, too often little is being done to achieve this stated purpose.
Too many Christian schools have a strategic plan that was simply created to check off a box for accreditation and then it went in a drawer never to be seen again. Vision and mission statements are written on the walls but have no real impact on day to day decisions. The vision and mission of a Christian school is the filter and lens through which all tactical decisions are meant to be made. If they are not, then the existence of a strategic plan is sadly of little value. Without the existence and implementation of a strategic plan there is no vision and we are destined to "cast off all restraint," which is usually evidenced by conflict, bickering, financial challenges, low morale and other symptoms of a vision-less school. The good news is, this can be overcome!


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On Saturday, I made accidental vegan muffins. Maple Banana Oat and Nut muffins, to be precise.
I LOVE THEM. I may never go back to using eggs or milk/dairy in my muffins (well, that's a lie, because I love my blueberry muffin recipe which has both). But these muffins are seriously just as good… if not better. They are moist and fluffy and buttery tasting (even though NO BUTTER!) and sweet and all the things you want in a muffin.
Oh, did I mention this recipe uses no refined sugar and 100% whole grains? Yep. These are nutrient-packed, guilt-free muffins, so you can feel good about having
one three for breakfast.
Here's the story. I woke up with a strong hankerin' for muffins and the urge to bake something. So, I went for it. But when it came time to add the eggs and milk- oh no! I had run out of both! But I had already started everything! WHAT WAS I TO DO?
Then, I came across this article explaining how to substitute chia seeds mixed with water for eggs. GENIUS!
If you have ever made chia seed pudding before, or even had a chia pet growing up, you know that when the seeds come into contact with water, a gelatinous layer forms around the seeds, forming a gooey mixture than is similar to… well, eggs! When eggs are used to bake, they help bind everything together. The same thing works with the gelatin created by the chia seeds- it acts as a binding agent to keep the muffins from falling apart.
PLUS, the chia seeds give the muffins a really awesome crunchy texture, similar to poppy seeds.
To make a substitute for one egg when baking, mix 1 tablespoon of chia seeds with 3 tablespoons of water, and allow to sit for approximately 5 minutes. I left my chia seeds whole (for that awesome crunch), but you can use ground chia seeds as well. You can also use flax seeds as an egg substitute in a similar way.
I love eggs, and I believe that they are one of the most healthy foods to eat on the planet. But how about all the health benefits of chia seeds? Vegan or not, you HAVE to give this a try at some point. It's truly magical.
The other thing that makes these muffins extra special: cardamom. The best spice EVER. Have you ever tried it? If you have ever had Indian rice pudding, then you know what cardamom is. It's unique and warming, and usually added to sweet foods; it's similar to cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice (I add it to my granola).
If you don't have cardamom, don't worry- you can omit it and this recipe will turn out just fine.
These will stay good for a week at room temperature in an airtight container, or you can freeze for a later time. Enjoy!
Maple Banana Oat and Nut muffins (Vegan!)
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds mixed with 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup coconut oil softened or melted
- 1/3 cup maple syrup plus more for drizzling tops of muffins
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom optional
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup rolled oats plus more for sprinkling tops of muffins
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds or other nut, plus more for sprinkling tops of muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 and line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners.
- Mix together the chia seeds and water. Set aside for at least 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the coconut oil and maple syrup.
- Add the bananas and the chia seed and water mixture; mix until well combined.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and water; mix until well combined.
- Stir in the oats and whole wheat flour until just combined.
- Fold in almonds.
- Pour batter into prepared muffin pan, filling almost to the top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of muffins comes out clean.
- These will stay good for a week at room temperature in an airtight container, or you can freeze for a later time.
- The provided nutrition information does not include any added sodium from seasoning to taste, any optional ingredients, and it does not take brands into account. Feel free to calculate it yourself using this calculator or by adding the recipe to Yummly.


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Senior Ashley Oldshue posted back-to-back double-doubles in leading the Emory women's basketball team to a pair of UAA home wins.
The 6-foot-2 Oldshue averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in contests against Brandeis and New York University. In addition, she shot 63 percent (17-of-27) from the floor and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the free throw line in helping the Eagles raise their overall record to 13-5, 4-3 in the league.
Oldshue dialed up a career-high 30 points, grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds and came up with three steals in a 70-57 decision over Brandeis. She was successful on 11-of-18 field goals and eight-of-nine from the charity stripe in tying the program's ninth-highest individual game point total in school history. Oldshue scored 17 points and totaled 10 rebounds over the final two quarters of play, helping Emory a 42-22 scoring advantage over the Judges that erased a seven-point halftime deficit. She followed that effort by registering a team-high 15 points (13 in the second half) and a game-high 10 boards in a 70-49 outcome over NYU. Oldshue finished six-of-nine from the floor and was successful on three free throws in four tries in notching her 14th straight and 17th double-figure scoring performance of the campaign. In the final stanza, she blocked a pair of NYU shot attempts and in the process became the school's all-time leader in that category with 105 rejections. Her effort vs. NYU represented hre fifth double-double of the year and 16th of her career.
Through 18 games, Ashley leads the team and ranks third among UAA players in scoring average (16.8 ppg) and is second on the league ladder in field goal percentage (.563, 116-of-206) and and fifth in rebounding (8.0 rpg).


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After almost 3 years of intense study and enormous commitment of time I am incredibly thrilled to let you know I have just received acceptance by the MTA Board of Directors as a Member of the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Along with this acceptance came the award of the prestigious CMT (Chartered Market Technician) designation which is considered the gold standard for technical analysis. To put this in perspective I am one of less than 1900 people worldwide to have been issued this since its founding in 1989.
I do have to admit that without question that this was the most challenging, demanding and humbling educational/learning experiences I have been involved in. If you look at the list of my credentials this is saying a lot. As such, it is the one I am most proud of.
The CMT is the only technical analysis training designed by professionals, for professionals. While there are countless technical analysis training programs available, only the CMT is designed to provide broad exposure to the classic literature in the field while emphasizing state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Over the past year while preparing for the final, level 3 exam, we have been working hard behind the scenes revamping both our investment methodology and process to incorporate the new found knowledge and expertise. In my opinion it could not come at a better time as the investment world is rapidly changing and advisers who don't recognize it and adapt will likely be woefully unprepared for what I believe is likely ahead.


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Every year Clips4Sale attends trade shows not only in the US, but also around the world and we meet so many studio owners in our travels that we thought it would be great to speak to some of them about their fetishes!
We will be filming many more in-person interviews as Clips4Sale attends the different trade shows and we look forward to showcasing our studio owners even more! So if you are at one of the trade shows we're attending, come up and say hi and ask when we'll be interviewing so we can find out all about you and your fetish too!
Our first videos were filmed at Fetish Con 2018 with Becky LeSabre as our interviewer. Enjoy!
Click Here to Check Out the Latest Clips4Sale Video Interviews
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The Pittsburgh City League recently crowned the Allderdice Dragons as 2017-18 basketball champions in both men's and women's basketball. The Westinghouse Bulldogs were drubbed in both championship games. Over the past few years, the City League has contracted to six teams as schools like Peabody, Oliver and Schenley have shuffled their students to one of the remaining schools. And although the number has decreased, these schools have churned out their fair share of top stars over the years.
In terms of all-time prestige, the former Schenley High School is king. Before it became luxury apartments, Schenley High was a superstar factory. The school churned out talent like DeJuan Blair, a former Pitt star who moved onto pro ball; former NFL player Darnell Dinkins; basketball player D.J. Kennedy; and former NBA/ABA player Maurice Lucas. Outside of athletics, the school boasts a veritable jazz hall of fame, including George Benson, Ray Brown, Stanley Turrentine and Walt Harper. And if that's not impressive enough, former WWF Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino roamed those halls, as did Andy Warhol.
Nowadays, Taylor Allderdice sits atop the City League in terms of producing famous alums. While Schenley produced jazz stars, Allderdice is in the hip-hop game: Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Beedie and Pittsburgh Slim are all Allderdice men. Local legends Myron Cope, Bob O'Connor and Richard Caliguiri are former Dragons as well. The recently deceased comedian Marty Allen is also a grad, along with film director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).
Below, the City League's six-team configuration is ranked according to the biggest star each school has produced. Since the No. 1 school is already known, contenders will be ranked from first to last.


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Corporate videos for promotions, Gold Coast
Videos for events, marketing, advertising and corporate promotions
Incorporating drone / aerial services
Our video productions are perfect for:
- capturing public events for a visual record and for ongoing promotions
- documenting work progress — for all companies across many industries
- social and website media.
Holt Street Tunnel — Brisbane
Comdain tell the story about their successful tender to create the Holt Street Tunnel infrastructure in Brisbane. They chose Sure Shot Film as their video production company to create an effective corporate video to explain the process and execution of the project.
Orbit VFX video
VFX video production for Orbit Enterprise promoting their travel platform to individuals and companies. Visual effects from our video production company have been produced to create informative and engaging demonstrations of how products and services work.
Brisbane Fashion Runway 2017
Our video production company had the pleasure, and lots of fun, shooting the Brisbane Fashion Runway fashion parade in November 2017. A terrific arts event, showcasing up and coming designers and fashion companies.
Topcon — Morgan Earthworks, Ballina
Decksheet, based in Brisbane, commissioned this effective instructional video to demonstrate to company's clients how to lay timber decking easily and effectively.
Murphy's Hotel — Queensland Heritage Restoration
Queensland Heritage Restoration chose Sure Shot Film as their video production company to capture the progress of their awesome work on Murphy's Hotel at Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Great for historical documentation.
Decksheet — new generation of decking
Decksheet's corporate and instructional video that demonstrates to the company's clients how to lay timber decking easily and effectively.
VAC Group
Sure Shot Film's corporate video production for Brisbane-based VAC Group highlights the business's well-oiled headquarters and business processes. Great production work, incorporating professional drone aerial videography.
Brookwater Residential and Golf Course, Brisbane
Sure Shot Film is the video production company chosen to produce this neat clip to promote this golf course at Brookwater in Brisbane. Masterfully designed by Greg Norman, the award-winning public access course offers a golfing experience you won't easily forget.
Garden Grove — real estate development
Garden Grove developers chose Sure Shot Film as its video production company to produce this beautiful video to highlight and promote the beautiful real estate near Brisbane.
University of New England Residential Colleges, Armidale
The University of New England commissioned this corporate video production to promote their residential colleges offers on-campus accommodation services to students, providing academic support and options for independent and catered services.
TECO Refrigerator
This 2.5-minute marketing video production advertises TECO's two-door refrigerator.
Australian Supercross Championships, 2016, Toowoomba, Queensland
Australian Supercross Championships 2016 — this event video says it all: these guys are champions! We hope to be at next year's event to capture some more great footage of the pros.
Orion Hotel, Brisbane
Orion Hotel in Brisbane —this video production captures and promotes everything this friendly venue has to offer.
Kerbside catwalk — fashion parade | Sure Shot Film
Video production in Brisbane taken in 2016 at the Kerbside Catwalk fashion parade showcasing Brisbane's designers and artists.
Kurilpa Derby 2015, West End, Brisbane
Kurilpa Derby 2015, West End, Brisbane: What a great day! This video production was produced with basic equipment in what was a spontaneous opportunity to capture the essence and spirit of fabulous community event. I had a ball. We all had a ball!
Our video productions service Brisbane, the Gold Coast and beyond
We're Brisbane-based and available for work on the Gold Coast, interstate and regional areas. We've worked for a range of companies and businesses across many industries from fashion parades, infrastructure developers, real estate, restaurants and pubs, and community events.
We're CASA certified to operate drones commercially.


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When you first moved in, you had good intentions: You bought a filing cabinet, carefully folded your clothes into closets and bureaus, and vowed that your kitchen countertops would never be (too) cluttered. But before you knew it (or had even finished moving in), life happened: Opened letters and stray keys carved out homes in nooks, every book became a "coffee table book," and your bed became "storage space" for clothes.
Have no fear—our favorite space-saving solutions for every room in the house are here to rescue you:
Our new magnetic knife rack keeps knives out of the way, but within reach.
In the kitchen, use wall and air space wherever you can. If you're able, hang pots and pans, keep herbs in hanging planters, and retire your knife block for a magnetic holder like this one from Peg and Awl, which will keep your knives out of the way but still within arms reach. Made from reclaimed chestnut and fitted with rare Earth magnets for strength, it'll even look good doing it. You'll be amazed at how much space you free up.
Take a look at your desk and remove everything that you don't use everyday and keep your knickknacks to a minimum—just a cluster of flowers, a special object, and a few beautiful desk accessories are all you need.
Even if it's just a row of hooks, create a weight-bearing place to hang things up right where you enter your home, so even filled bags have a home that's not on the couch or right beside it. Coats, throws, and umbrellas can also find a home here.
Use storage solutions that can do double duty: a single-level bookcase that doubles as a bench, a butcher block installed with shelves for appliance storage, a mirror that opens to reveal secret shelves, or Madelynn Furlong's copper pipes that come togethre as a hanging rack. They're as easy to make as they look: Just thread a thick cotton rope through pipes and fasten them overhead to a ceiling hook.
Bathroom shelves can get overrun with all the messy necessities of everyday life—but function doesn't always have to mean sacrificing decor. Take some time to make your shelves beautiful by choosing objects that will house the things you use everyday—a glass bowl to store makeup brushes, shelves for beautiful linens, or an ornate soap dish—then alternate them with things like a vase of flowers or art.
If you don't use an item of furniture every day, you may not need it at all. Free up floor space and exercise your creativity by repurposing found items when you're in need of propping up some flowers or a side table to hold your glass of wine. Consider built-ins, like the benches above, which open to reveal hidden storage within them—perfect for tucking away throw pillows or blankets when you don't need them.
What are some of your own space saving tips? Tell us in the comments below!
This post originally ran last summer, but we brought it back today to ensure a better-organized (for now, at least) new year.
Photo of copper rack by Madelynn Hackwith Furlong; photo of living room by Mark Weinberg; all others by James Ransom
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Breaking the internet isn't as hard as you think; just offer 5.3 million students an around-the-world trip and a cash prize of £25,000.
The world's largest travel provider for young people teamed up with Student Problems and Campus Group to promote one of their biggest prizes to date – what student could resist?
Our team created a social-first promotional video to host on Student Problems (our most followed student-focussed page) and several of our favourite communities to target STA's primary audience. The video drove 13,000 entries in 24 hours and resulted in one click every four seconds, thus temporarily crashing the STA Travel site…
But that didn't stop us reaching over 5.3 million people to achieve unprecedented results, including 31,906 entries and 11,182 comments on the Student Problems post alone.


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Wine o Clock
Award winning family wine merchants, House of Townend, are always on hand to assist us in ensuring we only offer the finest quality wines for you to enjoy.
We spoke with passionate wine connoisseur, Rachel of House of Townend, to gather some details on the latest addition to our wine list, and seasons recommendation. "A wine that jumps out to me is our new Fiano, an Italian white wine. A fresh, subtle and intriguing wine, made from the native Fiano grape in the warm vineyards of Puglia, nestled in the 'heel' of Italy. The wine shows an intriguing blend of grapefruit, lime, almond nut and slight herbal notes – with a cut of citrus acidity and slight minerality."
Awarded a Silver Medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017, this wine is a superb match for shellfish, grilled or poached fish and even roast chicken.


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We can all agree that in order to actually enjoy an action movie, you need to accept the fact that all the characters represent particular archetypes and that the plot is based on the director's personal representation of the script. Essentially, the easiest way to make the public understand the role of an actor implies utilizing clichés, because the spectators are already familiar with them from other motion pictures. However, some of these clichés fringe on absurdity and it becomes even worse when you realize that their usage is absolutely vital to the plot of the movie. In the action genre – perhaps also in the romantic comedy category – these "formulas" are significantly more obvious and ridiculous. Let's find out what they are.
1. A true badass never looks at explosions
If you threw a grenade over your shoulder at the gas pump, well, just to have it blow up in flames, would you look? Probably not, after all, you already know what's going to happen, big explosion fire everywhere, blah blah, boring! If you see yourself in this description, that means you're probably perfect for the protagonist – or antagonist, works both ways – of an action movie. The shear fact that the "badass" character does not even flinch when the roaring flames engulf the surroundings suggests that he is way too experienced to even glance at the results of his actions to give a damn. After all, which villian can go on for 5 minutes without blowing something up?
2. The villain insists on killing the protagonist by himself
Antagonists who seem to be pouring virtually unlimited funds in financing armies and constructing massive, state of the art doomsday devices have an obsessive compulsive need to go head to head with the protagonist, be it in a firefight or unarmed combat. If they don't have a showdown, then the whole world domination/destruction plan was all in vain. Of course, they completely ignore the fact that their nemesis is highly trained and skilled, as opposed to them. A variant of this cliché presents the over-pumped, overconfident antagonist who could in fact squash his opponent like a bug. But what do you know, he doesn't!
3. It's over, he's dead … or is he?
You notice that the hero empties two ammo clips in the chest of the antagonist, chops off his right hand, rolls him in a carpet, puts him in the trunk and drives the car off a cliff. By all accounts, the villain should be pushing up daisies, but there about 30-40 minutes of the movie left, how could that be? Oh right, skipping over the next 10 minutes, you find out that the antagonist wasn't really dead, just furious. Don't worry, the next time he gets killed is for real!
4. I'm getting too old for this
While there is nothing wrong with supporting the idea that not every old person is helpless, Hollywood directors insist on utilizing the elderly as main "badass" protagonists, only so they can have the "I'm getting too old for this" line. Now you're not only rooting for the character because he is so hardcore, but also because the age represents the impediment he had to overcome in order to save the world/neighborhood/country/girl. At the same time, in this case age stands for experience in ass-kicking.
5. Mercy for the villain!
The protagonist shoots his way through the vast armies of the villain, gets into the classical firefight with him, the two empty ammo clip after ammo clip trying to kill each other, but when it comes down to the killing blow, he can't do it. The scene is usually spiced up with the villains' second attempt to kill the protagonist, which typically justifies the necessity of murder. After all, the main character is the good guy and he would never kill unless he was forced to.


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Psalm 6
"O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in the hot displeasure.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
My sole is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for the mercy sake.
For in death there are no remembrance of the: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with tears.
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly."
Remember to Smile 🙂 God loves you!


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Growing up my diet has always consisted of T.V. dinners, boxed starches, microwaveable vegetables and, if I was lucky, a trip to Mickey Ds. My mom was pretty much a fan of cooking quick fix meals, and by the way, she still is. Now, I won't completely throw my mother under the bus. She occasionally baked from scratch, cakes and pies that is; and although unhealthy choices, back in those days, I hardly ever gained a pound.
Who would have known, some very distance years, that eating a lot of processed foods would affect me the way it's affecting so many Americans. Eating these unnatural foods are having killer consequences contributing to overweight and obesity issues, diabetes and other illnesses that it makes one realize that changing to a healthier diet can counteract negative side effects.
So what is processed foods and why should we be leery of it?
Processed foods is anything that has been altered from its natural state. Basically, all the junk foods, boxed foods and foods with preservatives, additives and other chemicals added to what we eat should be avoided.
Let's for a moment take a closer examination at some of the ingredients to watch out for when making a purchase at the grocery store.
Avoid products containing:
Sulfur dioxide
Benzoic acid (aka sodium benzoate)
BHA Propylene glycol
Refined or bleached flour
Knowing what to look for is beneficial to your health!
Now on to the topic of...
The basic principle of clean eating is consuming foods that are whole or closest to its natural state. If you try this new concept of eating, overtime your body will adapt to your new eating habits.
Below is a beginner guide to jumpstart eating clean. Try it and comment below. Let Silk City Love NJ know if it was easy or hard for you to make the change.
It is hard to try to fit in exercise with a busy lifestyle. The truth is most people do not have the time and they have to figure out how to schedule a workout while balancing work, family, and personal life.
Okay, so you don't have time to go to the gym; you're tired of spending your money on DVDs that repeat exercises over and over and over again, and now the weather is changing. Where do you go from here? Thank God for the YT. YouTube has increasingly gained popularity and people all over the world are building a platform to create their own content, followers, and channels for all to enjoy. With so much access to this new form of entertainment, why go out and buy a DVD when you can workout with people who understands the needs of people who are wanting to get in shape. Here are a couple of my favorite YouTube Fitness trainers whom have inspired many to work towards their personal fitness goals, and the best part is it's FREE! Check out these profiles on some of the hottest YouTube trainers who'll whip you into shape in no time.


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Students are suing Cranfield University over the recent staff strike.
The group court action has students seeking tuition fee refunds over the teaching time which was lost when lecturers took industrual action over changes to their pension rights.
Each student could be entitled to hundreds of pounds in compensation.
A spokesman for Asserson, the firm of disputes lawyers who are coordinating the claim, said: "The universities who are responsible for any 'refunds' to students have so far almost without exception given no indication that they plan to offer compensation, even though they currently hold the savings from salaries withheld from staff on strike days.
"To date students have lost a total of 14 days of teaching at more than 60 universities across the UK. Further strikes remain a possibility as the two sides in the dispute over pensions for university staff have still not reached agreement ."
The claim would be brought against all relevant universities by way of a Group Litigation Order, which is the way the courts deal with claims involving hundreds or thousands of claimants.
A Cranfield spokesman statement said: "The university respects the right of our staff to strike.
"Staff have worked hard to keep any disruption to students to a minimum, whether by arranging cover or by rescheduling lectures.
"During this time, we have been able to maintain a high-quality learning experience for our students."
> The claim is open to all students in the UK who have been affected by the strikes, including UK students, EU students and non-EU foreign students.
To find out more or to sign up to the make your own claim, visit www. universitycompensation.co.uk


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Annual Leave
A generous annual leave entitlement with the option to buy additional holiday via a salary sacrifice scheme.
Pension Scheme
From your first day, you are autoenroled into our pension scheme administered by the HTA. All employees are eligible to join the pension scheme and will have access to free pension advice.
Life Assurance
If the worst should happen, it's important that those close to you have some protection, so we cover all employees at 3 x basic salary for Death in Service.
Cycle to Work Scheme
A tax efficient loan scheme is available for our employees to purchase a bicycle (for the purposes of getting to and from work). This is open once a year to our employees, and you get to choose your own bike!
Annual Flu Vaccination
We are aware of the risks that Influenza can cause so we run a clinic every year for our employees to attend. If you can't make that day, we will give you a voucher to exchange at a local pharmacy.
Discounted National Garden Gift Vouchers
A 10% discount when purchasing our national garden gift vouchers. Great for yourself, or when buying for a family member as a gift?
Westfield (Health Care Cash-Plan)
Employee wellbeing is important to us which is why we pay for all of our employees to receive a basic level of Health Cover. That cover can be enhanced through choice of the employee. The cover includes up to 21 benefits and services including: Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Counselling, & Homeopathy services.
Free Fruit
We understand the importance of supporting local businesses and looking after everyones wellbeing. Therefore, we receive a weekly delivery of fresh fruit from a local farm shop for our staff and visitors to enjoy free of charge.
Gardening Club
Of course we have space to practise what we preach! We have a green space for all employees to enjoy.
We ask our full-time employees to work a 35-hour week. Our office hours are 0830-1730.
Dress down Friday
We really enjoy our Fridays here at Horticulture House, so to celebrate, we dress down for the day.
We are always looking to improve our staff benefits and will happily receive any recommendations from our staff.


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National Council of Jewish Women New York
A Faith in the Future. A Belief in Action.
NCJW NY is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW NY strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. NCJW NY serves New Yorkers from all walks of life, from all racial and religious backgrounds. For 125 years, NCJW NY has been fostering women's leadership and addressing the city's inequities through both direct social services and advocacy for systemic change.
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Grab a glass of your favorite King Family Vineyards wine and enjoy local food trucks!
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Continental Divide will be serving food starting at 1:00pm. Blue Ridge Pizza, and Moe's BBQ and dessert from La Flor Michoacana and Sliced Cake will start at 5:00pm.
Local musician Matthew McAllister's and his band will take over the show at 5:00pm.
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2017: BowWave @ Beakerhead Festival
BowWave is a technology-driven excuse to revel in the beauty of the Bow River. See the river. Play the river. Illuminated, interactive shapes stretched out on a 200-metre gravel beach
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Frequently, we offer a perspective of ourselves that is a manufactured version of how we imagine others see us. We allow others to view us through strategically placed lenses: to demonstrate our charisma, our sexuality, our strengths. These offer a satisfying view but, in fact, are a barrier dividing the viewer from the reality of who we are. Rare viewers, who invest deeper and are willing to explore the spaces between, will see vulnerability unavailable to most. This work is about interacting with each other in the most intimate context.


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And Marjorie had done her best. Not only had she fought for an alcohol free county, but she'd done her best to raise her own children up to be god fearing, teetotallers. They were all three 'good' kids. They never got in a lick of trouble, not under her watch.
Her husband, he was a different story. He seemed to get caught in the sticky web of sin far too often and Marjorie had spent so much time on her knees in prayer for his soul that sometimes she thought she might be stuck there forever.
She'd forgiven him his failings time and time again. The other women, the gambling away all of their savings, the bruises he'd left on her fair skin. She's forgiven it all, until he stopped caring. He no longer seemed to care if she was disappointed. He was no longer even trying. Ever since the kids moved out, he brought his liquor home with him. He even had the nerve to leave it out in the open.
Marjorie was devastated, to say the least. Embarrassed that she had let her husband fall so far down into sin, she prayed harder and longer.
Until the morning that she stopped. She had been sitting at the kitchen table, drinking her coffee, wondering where her husband was. He hadn't come home in two days. Again. It wasn't even strange anymore.
Marjorie knew where he was. He was at Suzanne's place down the road.
The last time she'd seen him, he'd been drunk, stumbling around, telling her to buzz off. "Fly away now" he'd yelled, shoving her so hard she'd slammed her head against the wall, "Buzz off!" he'd screamed and then he'd laughed so hysterically that he'd nearly fallen on his ass right there in front of her.
'Because what does that word mean then, fly?' she thought, staring at the half empty bottles strewn about the table.
She picked one up and tipped it to and fro, watching the dark liquid inside. Wondering what kind of magic it held that it could so utterly destroy her life, even though she'd avoided it through everything.
The longer she stared, the more her mind wandered. She found the sloshing liquid mesmerizing, making waves as she held the bottle this way and that. 'It's like a little ocean!' she thought, feeling somewhat hysterical.
She'd done everything right! Everything! Slish-slosh went the liquor.
She'd never even had a sip! Slish-slosh… and some spilled out onto the table.
Marjorie watched the liquid as it pooled beside her coffee cup. She tipped the bottle again, watching as some of the elixir spilled right into her coffee cup. She pretended not to notice.
'Slish-slosh' she thought as she watched more of the alcohol spill into her coffee cup until it was nearly overflowing.
'Ooops!' she giggled to herself.
"Oh well!" she said aloud, "We can't let this go to waste, Marjorie. Coffee is expensive!" she mocked her husband's oft repeated phrase. As if she spent more on coffee than he did on his women and alcohol. She gulped down the doctored coffee, her eyes tearing up as the alcohol burned a path down her throat. 'What the heck?' she thought. 'Why would anyone ever want this?'
Then the numbness hit, the soothing caress of the alcohol made her feel almost soft, warm. She tipped the bottle, emptying it into her coffee cup and drank it all.
The scream was loud. So loud that she almost scared herself with it. Marjorie started to understand why some people called alcohol 'liquid courage' as she continued to scream out all of her frustrations. All of the years, the decades of abuse, of hurt, of giving up everything only to be treated like she was less than nothing.
Her arms swept the kitchen table clean and she didn't even flinch as the bottles went crashing to the floor. She felt nothing as shards of glass hit her legs. She cried out, knocking the table to its side and didn't even notice when her husband walked in the back door, staring like she was a woman possessed.
Marjorie wondered why her husband used the drink as an excuse to be such an asshole, such a useless unfaithful ass. Because as far as she was concerned, the alcohol only made everything clear.
'Everything is crystal fucking clear right now,' she thought. 'I'm done.'
And just like that, something washed over her. A wave of surety like she'd never felt. She was done. She was done forgiving and excusing. She was done being a doormat. She was done letting her need to control everyone else's habits and problems. She was done with her husband blaming her, taking his pain out on her. She was done with it all.
She turned to the stairs, leaving her husband gaping silently at the mess in the kitchen. Marjorie didn't notice the bloody footprints that she left on the stairs from all of the tiny cuts in her feet. She went to her bedroom and packed up her most important items… and realized that she didn't have many.
She grabbed her hidden stash of 'fun money' and thought that a new life sounded like the best kind of fun she could have ever had. She'd been saving for years, waiting for her husband to come around so they could finally go on that real vacation, but it had never happened.
She tucked the money into her bag and walked back down the steps, past her husband and out the door. Onward to a new life that she deserved. And she never touched another drop of alcohol in the rest of her long, happy life.


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I've been using the Aveda Smooth Infusion Shampoo, Smooth Infusion Conditioner and Smooth Infusion Nourishing Styling Creme and it has made such a difference. This trio cut down the frizz and overall bulk of my hair. You know when moisture penetrates the cuticle of the hair, frizz happens and the hair expands making it big and bulky. Overtime, I have noticed that my hair has become more smooth overall, with little to no frizz, even in high humidity. I can go a few days without washing, and simply smooth a bit of the Styling Creme into my hair to control and flyaways or frizz.
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My Week 07/02/2018
On Monday I attended a planning inquiry about proposed new housing in Hassocks to make the case that local people should be deciding where development goes through their neighbourhood plan.
The public were literally silenced at the meeting and have effectively been shut out of the decision-making process. Instead, an army of developers and QCs were in the room, all expressing their view on detailed aspects of a village they didn't live in.
I raised these points again in another Commons debate on planning this week, and I also spoke about the blight caused by the promoters of the unwanted Mayfield new town.
Later this week I will be speaking in a debate on bank closures, which has been of great concern in our towns and villages.
Retail banking has changed rapidly, with more and more people now banking online. Rural branches now have very few visitors.
But high street banking services are still needed, for instance by the elderly, local charities and voluntary groups, and of course local businesses.
The good news is that post offices can provide most of the necessary banking services - but this does require them to be open and fully functional.
Tuesday was a big day at Westminster as we celebrated the centenary of giving women the right to vote.
Today only a third of MPs are women, which is progress, but there is further to go. However, there is growing concern about the abuse and intimidation of candidates at elections which has especially affected women.
A female candidate who had stood in Bristol spoke at a lunch in Pulborough last year about her experience of this, and the audience was rightly horrified.
This week the Prime Minister asked the Committee on Standards in Public Life to undertake a review into abuse and intimidation – mostly of women – in elections and to ensure social media companies help to sustain a genuinely open public debate in the future.
Of course, online bullying doesn't just affect political candidates. Coincidentally, this week my constituents Katie Price and her mother Amy visited the Commons to put their case for new measures to tackle online bullying.
They spoke about the horrible bullying of Katie's son, Harvey, and I have been supporting their campaign.
The Government has also announced a Law Commission review of legislation relating to offensive online communications. Social media has transformed our society and politics, and can be a force for good, but it cannot be allowed to be a platform for hate.


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I cant remember a time of greater excitement than the summer holiday ritual of organising my school pencil case ruthless discarding, generous re-stocking and general stationary over-hall, signalled summer had arrived. Naturally, my days of blue striped pinafores and doily-patterned socks are long-gone, but this forgotten stationery fetish has today been re-ignited by Urban Decays new Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Colour crayons.
Said crayons deliver a clever 3-in-1 combo of liner, colour and gloss, with a pleasingly gooey formula loaded with plant derivatives to protect and rejuvenate the delicate skin on your lips. As is Urban Decays way, the crayon is packed with some punchy pigments for an intense, long-lasting colour - available in three high-voltage creams (Crush, F-Bomb and Punch Drunk), and two glitzy sparkles (Adrenaline and Big Bang).
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This site is the Smackjeeves mirror site for Puck where older comics are posted. The actual Puck website contains the latest content at...
Puck originally started as a university newspaper comic way back in the prehistoric days of 1998. It was reborn in 2011, and is now running weekly, in color. You can see the original run of eighty strips AND the new colour strips all here!
Happy birthday, Mr. President.
Just to reassure those of you who are fearing the worst, no cake will be involved when Puck finds out about the pregnancy.
After getting a better look at Phoebe's shirt, my wife and I had this exchange:
HER: That shirt's very Swedish urban.
ME: What the heck is Swedish urban?
HER: You know the section of H&M that I never shop in?
ME: Yes.
HER: That's Swedish urban.
ME: Oh.
Fascinating what you learn sometimes.


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This is a list to enable members to find geophysical contractors across the world.
Thanks to Ken Witherly and Pat Killeen for compiling this list, and Chris Wijns and Tim Archer for providing lists of additional contractors.
To add your company to the list please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Draig Geoscience
180 Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup, WA 6018
Energeo Pty Ltd
Energeo Pty Ltd, Level 1, 457 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill QLD, 4000 Australia
Fender Geophysics
Fender Geophysics Suite 3A, 5 Waltham Street Artarmon NSW 2064
Frogtech Geoscience
Suite 17F, Level 1, 2 King St, DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
Gap EOD
2/16 Duncan St, Brisbane | PO Box 5745 West End QLD 4101
Gap Geophysics Australia
2/16 Duncan St, Brisbane | PO Box 5745 West End QLD 4101
GBG Australia
18 Fennell St., North Parramatta, NSW 2151
Level 1, 2 Sabre Cresent JANDAKOT, 6164
GEM Geophysics
GEM Geophysics, 8 Water View, Bouvard, WA 6211 Australia
Geolog, 7 Enterprise Court, Dundowran, QLD 4655 Australia


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Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels.
Lokker N, Sanders L, Perrin EM, et al. Pediatrics. 2009;123:1464-1471.
The US Food and Drug Administration discourages the use of over-the-counter cold medications in children younger than 2 years. Despite this, most parents in this study thought such medications were entirely appropriate for their infants, and appeared to be unduly influenced by the product labeling and graphics. Prior research has identified low health literacy as a prominent risk factor for misinterpreting prescription drug labels. This study also found that limited numeracy (the ability to apply arithmetic operations to everyday tasks) was a risk factor for incorrectly interpreting the product labeling. A prior trial used pictorial displays to explain medication dosing in children and resulted in fewer errors and improved adherence.
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Therapeutic errors among children in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.
McD Taylor D, Robinson J, Macleod D, Macbean CE, Braitberg G. J Paediatr Child Health. 2009;45:304-309.
This study found that very young children are at particular risk for over-the-counter medication dosing errors, often made by family members at home.


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On Wednesday, Donald Trump gave a meandering, fact-challenged speech — read from a teleprompter, no less — that framed him and the Republican Party as champions of America's women and racial, ethnic and L.G.B.T. minorities. I laughed out loud, repeatedly.
Trump continues to make the incredible claim that his religion-based anti-Muslim policies on immigration and refugees would be good for members of the L.G.B.T. communities because many of those people come from countries with brutally anti-gay records.
As Trump put it: "I only want to admit people who share our values and love our people. Hillary Clinton wants to bring in people who believe women should be enslaved and gays put to death."
What? Not only has Trump never specified a values-based exemption to his Muslim ban, but also how on earth would a values test be administered? And where is the specific proof that Clinton explicitly "wants to bring in people who believe women should be enslaved and gays put to death"?
Who is buying that nonsense? I know, I know, a disturbingly large percentage of the electorate, but still: This is just a string of lies stitched together with a silver thread.
At another point, Trump said that Clinton "took millions" from countries that "pushed oppressive Shariah law" or otherwise "horribly abuse women and the L.G.B.T. citizens" while not disclosing that, as CNN reported last week:
"[Trump], too, has financial ties to some of the same companies. From licensing his name to a golf club in Dubai to leasing his suburban New York estate to former Libyan strongman Muammar el-Gaddafi, Trump has launched several new business ventures connected to Middle Eastern countries since 2000."
This man gives new meaning to the word hypocrisy.
But he didn't stop there. He also framed himself as the best candidate for African-Americans (a group he once said he hated counting his money) and Hispanics (even though he has labeled many Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals).
Trump said of Clinton:
"She has pledged to grant mass amnesty and in her first 100 days, end virtually all immigration enforcement, and thus create totally open borders for the United States. The first victims of her radical policies will be poor African-American and Hispanic workers who need jobs. They're also the ones she will hurt the most, by far."
He continued:
"She can't claim to care about African-American and Hispanic workers when she wants to bring in millions of new low-wage earners to compete against them."
This is the epitome of the politics of public division that seeks to pit one part of the electorate against the other, a way of making starving dogs fight for scraps. It's revolting and un-American — not only the liberal vision of America, but also the conservative vision of America as articulated by Paul Ryan in 2011 when he was hammering President Obama for engaging in what he thought was class warfare.
At the time, Ryan told The Heritage Foundation:
"The perfection of our Union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.' "
Ryan continued:
"The American Idea is not tried in times of prosperity. Instead, it is tested when times are tough: when the pie is shrinking, when businesses are closing, and when workers are losing their jobs. Those are the times when America's commitment to equality of opportunity is called into question. That's when the temptation to exploit fear and envy returns — when many in Washington use the politics of division to evade responsibility for their failures and to advance their own narrow political interests."
Who is now exploiting fear and envy, Speaker Ryan? Oh yeah, the man you've endorsed.
The question that ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Ryan earlier this month still lingers in search of a sufficient answer:
"You've said, in explaining why you're standing by your endorsement of Mr. Trump, what matters more to you than anything are our core principles. But what core principle is more important to the party of Lincoln than stepping up against racism?"
Trump ended his specious speech with a string of baseless boasts about all the fairy-tale, utopian improvements that a Trump presidency would somehow magically induce. One of those boasts was that "inner cities" — invariably a term of art in American politics for poor minority neighborhoods — "which have been horribly abused by Hillary Clinton and the Democrat Party, will finally, finally, finally be rebuilt."
Again, what on earth does "rebuilt" mean? Never mind. It wasn't supposed to mean anything specific, or have any policy substance, but rather simply to sound positive and impressive.
Trump's speech was garbage, pure and simple. Not only was it too often false, it was also flimsy, an effort to paint himself as a champion of the people who loathe him most.
Maybe the people who support him despise Clinton more than they cherish the truth, but for those who can see this man's naked bigotry for what it is, this speech fell like seeds on a stony place. Nothing will come of it.


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How to Measure for a Bimini Top
Do you have a Bimini Top for a 1992 Bayliner Capri 4.3Twenty footer.
Sincerely Mauricio
We do not carry bimini tops for specific boats boats. We do carry Bimini Tops that are universal in size.
I need to get a new bimini with vinyl front and side windows for a 2006 21' Hydrosport Walkabout. Do you carry this?
Unfortunately, what you are looking for is a factory direct part only. You will need to contact your boat manufacturer.
How much for a 1991 sea ray 200 sun canopy in Spain?
The Bimini Tops are not matched to boat manufacturer. You need to determine the one you wish by size and other features.
How to Measure your Boat for a Bimini.
Lastly, we do ship to Spain.
HELP! Could someone please tell me where to find a bimini top for my 2004 Hunter sailboat??I have been having the hardest time trying to locate one!
Sure - no problem (unless there is something really weird about your setup)… We will need some measurements. The width (where you are mounting it), the height from where you are mounting it (you want to have 6' in overall height) and the length (which would likely be 6 or 8 feet).
I am looking for some sun relief in the front of my boat while drifting, slow trolling, or anchored. I have a 26' 07 Pro line Super Sport.
You could install a small Bimini Top on the bow of your boat. We also have a selection of Sunshades & Umbrellas.


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Jimin from BTS has surprised fans with the release of a new song called "Promise"
Jimin talked about the song on BTS's Twitter saying, "Everyone, you've been waiting a long time for this, right? I'm finally releasing my self-composed track. It's a song for me, but it's also a song for you all. Though I may be a bit lack because it's my first, please listen to it. Thank you to all ARMYs who waited."
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I still insist that i'm drinking one less drink everyday…
Before Udi and Acolyte revoke my Playa Pass…I still got game…(or so i think!)
One of the guys i was "talking" to got mad at me coz he apparently felt like i was not reciprocating affections the way he wanted (ati i was not showing ma excitoz of wanting to see him).
So, he stopped calling me…can you believe this ninja?!!
Two weeks later, he calls me and explains…or rather justifies the reason he went all Cold-war on me. I thot there could have been something there, but that coward move he pulled just put me off completely. And yes i told him that.
He still insists that he pendaz me and would like to see where our relationship can go…*blowing rasberries*
Now the other one…why lie Kels is swooning big time!!
I really penda him and i even told him that…no, not the 3-words. I have told him that i like me- always had. He pendaz me too and he has told me so(so i'm not assuming here!).
Why are we not exclusive?! Well, he lives kinda far from me- errm i mean a few states over. I have never done a long-distance relationship…ever!! He is not to crazy with the distance too.
One of my gal pals thinks that i should give it a try…dunno though.
*heavy exhale*
That aside, It's October (duh)and my birthday is next week….yay!! Another reason to drink!!!


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If you've inadvertently shifted to Sport gear, simply shift back to Drive. The "D" indicator on your dashboard will then light up.
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Berlin's Polar Bear Row
The four-month-old polar bear is the star of the Berlin Zoo, an international celebrity and, as CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports, the center of a bad-tempered row about whether he should have been allowed to live.
Knut is the first polar bear born in Germany in thirty years and that alone should guarantee fame.
Then there's the story of his birth to be considered. He was abandoned with his twin by their mother Tosca. She's a one-time circus bear, a first-time mother. She left her cubs on a rock to die.
Scooped up by zoo keepers with a fishing net, the twin died. Knut spent forty-four days in an incubator. He was bottle fed every few hours by his devoted keeper, and mother-bear substitute, on a mix of baby formula and cod liver oil – now he gets a little chopped up chicken.
Knut has thrived.
With web pages, podcasts, and weekly updates on the local news, Germans are entranced.
Animal rights activists have been enraged. On the front page of newspapers, they have argued nature should have taken its course – better a lethal injection than a bottle-fed Knut, in danger of losing his inner bear.
The zoo has offered assurances to a horrified public that it has nothing but Knut's best interests at heart. Even the animal rights activists acknowledged it would be cruel to put him to death now.
As for the bear, he makes his debut in front of an already adoring public later this week.