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Title : Brooklyn Sunset
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Description: Another beautiful sunset from one of my favorite spots. I can just be a witness to the glory of nature and hope that I can capture it.
About the Artist
- Member Status: Platinum
- Artist: Craig Grant (CraigAnthonyGrant)
- Current Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Subjects: Abstract, Animals / Wild Life, Architectural, Black & White, Landscapes, Macro, Other
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This large French marble sculpture of Cupid and Psyche depicting a recumbent Psyche held in Cupid's embrace, her face lifted for his kiss, rising on a naturalistic base. The green marble revolving stand has been made to fit the sculptures large oval base, it has carved decoration to the column.
French. Circa 1880
After Antonio Canova (Italian 1757-1822)
Measurements for the stand - Height 106cm Width 66cm Depth 36cm
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Trevor Hicks-Collins, President of the 2011-2012 Weber State University chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society, will be the Commencement Speaker for Spring 2012 Graduation at Weber State University. Trevor will focus on Academics, Leadership and Service in his speech, and how he was able to exemplify success in these areas. He has served as an influential leader for Golden Key on campus and throughout the Northwest in achieving goals set for himself and enabling others to unlock their own potential. Special thanks and congratulations to Trevor Hicks-Collins and Weber State University for furthering the mission of Golden Key International Honour Society.
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Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. As an international honor society with more than 400 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, Golden Key is committed to a high standard of scholastic achievement, and an ethos of integrity, innovation, respect, collaboration and diversity.


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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-11-22
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[01] Education minister on World Day for Children's RightsEducation Minister Evripides Stylianidis on Saturday addressed an event held on the occasion of the World Day of Children's Rights on Nov. 20.
"We are trying to sensitise the Greek society and the State on the provision of children's' rights," he noted, adding: "We are reactivating the Children's Observatory, which focuses initially on briefing youth, activating society and the state to taking the mandatory initiatives in order to protect these rights in action."
In response to press questions about the issue of classes in public schools teaching religion, and about charges claiming that some teachers request the reasons children want to be excluded from the lessons, the minister said the issue has been permanently resolved by the curricula the ministry has sent to all public schools, adding that the ministry's circulars must be followed.
[02] Willem Dafoe in ThessalonikiThe 49th annual Thessaloniki film festival will conclude with a screening of films on Saturday evening, in tandem with the international debut of Greek director Theo Angelopoulos' new film "The Dust of Time".
The international awards will be bestowed to the winners on Sunday evening, while the ceremony for national productions comes on Monday.
Noted Hollywood actor Willem Dafoe, who appeared in Angelopoulos' film, also spoke at a master class session on Saturday, where he stressed that he was happy to participate in the latest Angelopoulos production, dismissing concerns of how big or small a role is for the actor. He also expressed his respect of the noted filmmaker's work.
Caption:US actor Willem Dafoe during a masterclass, at the 49th film festival in Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 November 2008. Dafoe spoke about his relationship with Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos and presented the film of Danish director Lars von Trier 'Antichrist', where he acts. EPA/NIKOS ARVANITIDIS
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I had no intention of today being my "off" day.
I weighed in yesterday. Today starts a new week. So one of these 7 days is a "free" day.
I had no intention of today being that day - but this morning I woke up hungry and gave in to non plan food. Today has been off since then - yummy but off.
So that means tomorrow I wake up and need to be focused.
The next 6 days need to be on point.
I will be here every day the next 6 days - proving to myself that I can stay focused and on point. I can do this. If I want good outcomes I need to do the work.


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Do you love Fast Food? Do you know someone infatuated with the King of Burgers?
The Burger USB Flash Drive (please note NOT a real Burger!) is a great gift for anyone who loves Burgers. The item is made of plastic, is 25mm Tall, 35mm Wide and 50mm Thick. (All measurements are approximate).
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With a hefty 8GB of storage there are few files that you can not store on this handy little flash drive!
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So far we have not had one of our flash drives fail, however we provide a 2 year warranty on all of our flash drives.


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I started this blog as part of a digital media class I took last spring quarter. The goal was to select a topic we were passionate about, stick to it for 10 weeks and collect a certain amount of views (1000 I believe). Thanks to all of you I successfully reached that goal! Thank you for clicking!
Then the class ended, I thought I would continue blogging but summer hit hard and researching, planning and writing fell to the wayside. Continue reading


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Wanna make a kickass vegan cannoli without all the fuss of making your own shells? Well, friend, we are happy to report your pastry prayers have been answered in the form of these amazing and super simple Vegan Cannoli Cones!
Let me start out by saying this was originally going to be an ice cream recipe.
Needless to say, the ice cream recipe was a bust, but what we did notice about one particular batch of "failed" ice cream was that it was a dead-on match for cannoli filling. 😍
But of course, not wanting to go through the mess of figuring out how to make homemade cannoli shells or take another trip to the grocery store, we had a thought…
Ice cream cones kinda taste like baked cannoli shells, right?
When we searched for this seductive combination on Pinterest, we learned that we were not the first to have this thought. In fact, the cannoli cone has already become something of a Pinterest miracle, but we hadn't yet seen one made vegan.
And thus, out of complete and total necessity this recipe for vegan cannoli cones was born. 😁
These vegan cannoli cones would be so perfect for a birthday party or any kind of event, really. You could even set up a little cannoli cone bar with various toppings like chocolate chips, cookie crumbles, strawberries…HOW COOL DOES THAT SOUND?!
Okay, maybe my definition of cool is a little skewed 😅, but still…that would be one awesome party in my book.
The one great thing about these vegan cannoli cones (besides how awesome they taste) is they're SO easy to make. It's another one of those scenarios where you really only have to know how to use a blender / food processor in order to make this recipe. And maybe a spoon; the fancy-pants piping is 100% optional. 😉
But if you DO wanna get fancy with the piping, we highly recommend stocking your kitchen with a cake decorating kit like this. We are just starting to experiment with ours, and if this recipe is any indication, we will be using it a LOT!
Seven of the eight ingredients in this recipe for vegan cannoli cones are easy to find items you probably already have in your kitchen right now, but there is one special *magic* ingredient if you will, the ingredient that adds all that luscious white chocolate flavor, luxurious texture, and also allows these vegan cannoli cones to hold their beautiful shape out of the fridge / freezer for several hours. And that ingredient, my friends, is cocoa butter. 😍 😍
Cocoa butter, for those of you who don't yet know, is the fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It's used to make everything from chocolate (HELLO, WE LOVE YOU ALREADY) to moisturizing skin and hair care products. You may not find this stuff at your local grocery store, but it's incredibly easy to purchase on Amazon: We went with the 1-pound bag of this brand here.
One pound is actually a lot more cocoa butter than I realized, but that's okay. I've been finding new uses for it every day. Some of which are sure to make their way to this blog over the next few months, so if you decide to order some of this magical stuff, we will definitely not leave you high and dry without recipes for long!
Or, you can just feel free to make these vegan cannoli cones over and over and over. 😋
Watch us make these Vegan Cannoli Cones in under 60 seconds!
So, the next time you're throwing a party, shower, or, hell, even on a random Thursday night when the week's been rough and the cannoli cravings hit you hard, give this vegan cannoli cones recipe a try! And when you do, let us know about it! Tag us in all your adorable vegan cannoli cones photos on Instagram (we're @theplantpowercouple, with the 'the') or Facebook (just Plant Power Couple there).
We cannot wait to see what you come up with!
Other Vegan Dessert Crowd-Pleasers:
- Vegan Peanut Butter Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies
- Vegan Peppermint Patties with Almond Baileys
- Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting
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Yield: 8 -10 cannoli cones
8-Ingredient Vegan White Chocolate Cannoli Cones that will ROCK your next party or, hell, even a plain ol' Thursday night! These bad boys are so much easier to make than a traditional cannoli but still have all of that incredible creamy / crunchy texture and flavor combo that will make your heart do jumping jacks...seriously.
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- 1 16-oz package firm tofu
- 1/3 cup cocoa butter , melted in the microwave or carefully on the stove
- 1/3 cup refined coconut oil, also melted
- 1/2 cup organic white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
- 8-10 ice cream cones (check ingredients to ensure vegan friendliness)
- 1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp refined coconut oil
- First, melt and measure out your cocoa butter and coconut oil, one at a time. We did this by heating each in a small pan on low heat, stirring until almost completely melted. Then, remove them from heat and stir until completely melted. Now, you can measure them out. You can alternatively use a microwave, just be sure you are at a low heat and stopping often to stir.
- Next, add all filling ingredients (excluding the chocolate chips) to your food processor and blend on high, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, for about 2-3 minutes or until the oils have emulsified and a thick, luscious texture is achieved.
- Now, you'll add half of this mixture to a pastry bag and the other half to a freezer-safe container. Stir 2 Tbsp of the chocolate chips into the mixture in the freezer container and place both in the freezer for 30 - 45 minutes to set. If you don't have / aren't comfortable with pastry bags, feel free to skip this step and put all the filling into the freezer container.
- While your filling sets, prepare your cones (optional): In a small saucepan, add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Cook on a very low setting, stirring constantly until the mixture is almost completely melted. Then, take it off the heat and stir until completely melted. Dip the top of each cone into the melted chocolate and set aside. Then, fill each cone with a small drizzle of chocolate. We used shot glasses to keep the cones upright, but any glass / dish will work. Place the cones in the freezer until the filling is ready.
- When the filling has set, spoon it into the cones until completely filled. Then, pipe on some filling in a circular motion, creating ice cream cone like peaks. Sprinkle with the remainder of the chocolate chips and ENJOY!
These vegan cannoli cones are best when eaten immediately. We suggest storing the filling in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to a week.


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The object of this partnership is to educate Bitcoin traders and investors about the current tax laws and how to apply them in stating cryptocurrency profits and incomes. Indian authorities are aimed to find the best approach to Bitcoin and the other kinds of cryptocurrencies. The recent declarations of the regulators that new instructions would be accepted in a short time, have not been followed by real actions. So the attempts to enforce the control on this sphere have led to summaries that this task in not going to be simple at all. According to last month media reports, new frameworks and rules were waited by the end of March.
Though they failed to to introduce extensive regulations, the Indian authorities are focused to tapping into crypto earnings. In a previous month the Income Tax Department released notifications for thousands of cryptocurrency investors, as news.Bitcoin.com reported.
The Cryptocurrency Advisory Plan will help Indian bitcoin investors and traders in this year's tax campaign. The biggest tax filing platform Cleartax joins the Indian bitcoin exchanges and wallet providers Zebpay. They are both objected to support taxpayers to understand and abide by the law regarding taxation of the transactions with cryptocurrencies.
Cleartax declared it has the tax and technological expertise "to help people understand how bitcoin works". Besides, the platform has started tax filing services for cryptocurrency investors. The Cleartax CEO and founder Archit Gupta claimed that together with Zebpay they are going to "simplify taxes for Indians". The head of exchange at Zebpay, Nischint Sanghavi added that he believes the partnership with Cleartax will simplify tax planning for Zebpay`s customers.
In February about 100,000 cryptocurrency investors received tax notices from India`s Income Tax Department. Questionable dubious transactions, authorities investigated some of the cryptocurrency exchanges, and banks paused many of their accounts. Then the governmental pressure caused significant drop in trading volumes.
The authorities in Delhi have set a number of warnings against investing in BTC. Also the largest commercial banks have restricted severely the operations of local exchanges and individual cryptocurrency traders, even before any law demanding such measures is adopted.


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Interpretation of dream: Circle
To dream of a circle, denotes that your affairs will deceive you in their proportions of gain. For a young woman to dream of a circle, warns her of indiscreet involvement to the exclusion of marriage.
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Ohio has recently changed its expungement laws to make it easier for people with convictions on their records to have them permanently removed. The requirements are very specific and you need the assistance of a lawyer to go through the process; however, it can make your life a lot easier if you are successful.
At Heagerty & Associates, we understand the impact a criminal record can have on you. Patrick J. Heagerty is a former public defender and has been in practice for more than 10 years. He practices at the local, state and federal levels and has the knowledge and experience to get your record expunged if you meet the correct criteria.
A Change In The Laws
Prior laws allowed that you could only have one conviction on your record to be eligible for expungement and that conviction could only be for certain crimes. Recently, the Ohio legislature has made changes that allow a person who has two misdemeanors or one felony charge on his or her record to be eligible to have those charges removed, and they have updated the list of crimes that can be expunged.
Regardless of the crime committed, you must have completed your sentence and waited one year prior to applying for expungement. Certain crimes are not eligible for expungement, such as murder and other crimes of violence. Our attorney will review your case and tell you if you are eligible. If so, he will guide you through the process and help you get your record cleared so all of your rights are returned to you.


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goals for 2009
- Travel to Africa (countries visited: Namibia, South Africa)
- Faux-hawk (bonus: donated 10+ inches of hair to Locks of Love)
- Be a real tourist in DC (DC double-decker tour, National Cathedral, boat ride on Potomac River, National Museum of Medicine and Health)
- Read 5 books (see Read and Read for titles)
- Save money, spend less on unnecessary items (good progress, on-going)
Complete and with one month before 2009 ends too! Hooray!
I started updating/forwarding my mail to my California address last week. I moved out of my apartment yesterday. As I prepared to vacate my unit, apartment management said the following things:
- "Judging by your character…I don't have anything to worry about." – apartment manager regarding move-out walk through procedures
- "You're a very nice, good person. I'll miss you." – elderly apartment handyman/groundskeeper
Thanksgiving 2009
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It brings together my three favorite Fs: family, friends, and food.
The "week" surrounding Thanksgiving has been and will continue to be busy, to say the least. Work has been full of preparing staff for travel and my transition out of the office. In spite of all that, Thanksgiving lingers on my mind.
Pre-Thanksgiving – The Countdown
Food doesn't taste the same in the days leading up to this year's Thanksgiving feast. Ordinary dishes look boring and taste bland. Did I mention I'm moving out of my apartment this weekend and with that comes my efforts to clear out (eat) whatever food is left in my fridge?
On Thanksgiving Eve, this Lose Weight During Thanksgiving Dinner article from Women's Health appears in my inbox. Out of curiosity, I check it out. As expected, the tips are aimed at the weight- or uber health-conscious during this season. In less than 5 minutes, I realize WH's must've sent this to me by mistake. Or perhaps it's a futile attempt to make me break with tradition. Obviously, WH is not aware of the special place Thanksgiving has in my heart stomach.
Here's my game plan: I will follow tradition. Translation: I intend to eat exactly opposite of how WH's advises.
- Wine: This is a no-brainer. I hardly drink alcohol. Maybe I'll have a few sips this year. Stay tuned to see what the beverage options are.
- Applesauce: Not on the menu, but there's a possible (healthy) substitute: simple salad. Maybe I'll get a few pieces of greem to wet my palate. Again, we'll see…
- Turkey: Slap on the dark meat and crispy skin!
- Stuffing: Bummer, there's only one kind on the menu this year and it's not the regular bread stuffing. Oh darn, guess I'll take one for the team.
- Gravy: Add to mashed potatos and turkey please!
- Cranberry sauce: This might be the only item where I'll eat less than recommended. Then again, maybe not…
- Candied sweet potato: I actually asked friends to make this so not having any is out of the question.
- Pumpkin pie: Don't mind if I do! Add a slice of pecan pie to the plate while you're at it. Is a la mode an option?
Clearly, these healthy tips were not intended for me on this holiday.
Note: I'm not encouraging anyone to binge-eat now or ever. I normally try to eat healthy throughout the rest of the year and treat myself to this, and a couple other, occasions. 🙂
Thanksgiving 2009 – The Feast
Thanksgiving menu (click on photo for visually stunning descriptions and a larger image):
I spent much of the holiday cooking and eating in the company of great friends.
I cooked ham using my mom's recipe and made a simple salad. During the day, I snacked on brie, chutney, crackers, and chips while other dishes were prepared. It was impressive to be in the kitchen as almost every dish was made from scratch (exceptions: bread and wine)! Did I stick to the plan laid out above for the feast? For the most part. I was so stuffed I only ate a couple bites of dessert. Not to worry, though, pies make for a great breakfast!
My favorite part of the day was the one-on-one conversations with everyone: Honest and heart-felt. So real. Open-minded and unbiased. Love and understanding. Admiration and inspiration.
I am thankful for so much. I hope others are as blessed as I am.
Post-Thanksgiving – The Gluttony?
No way. There were a TON of leftovers. After a two-hour pilates session dedicated to sweating out turkey and ham fat – and not to forget heaps of sugar and butter that went into almost every dish – a few of us are rallying together for a post-feast meal. Or two. Or three.
Thanksgiving welcomed in the holiday season. Let's be merry.
education > war
The enemy is ignorance.
3 Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson is the story of one man's mission to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It starts off as Mortenson's gift of gratitude to a remote village that helped him regain his strength after an attempt at climbing K2. As the events of September 11th unfold before his eyes, the story turns into a lesson that America can learn from: invest in education rather than war. By the way, check out More Schools, Not Troops, an Op-Ed piece weighing in on the discussion to send more troops to Afghanistan.
If the Taliban utilizes
The Wahhabi strategy…bringing the brightest madrassa students back to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for a decade of indoctrination, then encouraging them to take four wives when they came home and breed like rabbits
and the students they recruit come from low-income, under-privileged villages, it's not surprising that the
Wahhabi madrassas…they're churning out generation after generation of brainwashed students and thinking twenty, forty, even sixty years ahead to a time when their armies of extremism will have the numbers to swarm over Pakistan and the rest of the Islamic world.
Thinking about this makes me question America's priorities on the home front – the low-income, under-served, under-privileged communities. If we can offer American children a "balanced education and the tools to pull themselves out of poverty", society would reap the benefits: more open minds, higher educated population, fewer gangs, less violence. People would learn to communicate with words instead of weapons.
I especially agree with Mortenson on this point:
If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs.
A balanced education is the best strategy available to win the war on ignorance and even the War on Terror. Encourage young minds to think outside the box instead of brainwashing them with them with unlimited time in front of the television or radical Islamic fundamentalism.
I realize this is simple in principle but difficult in execution. Education is a long-term investment in which the gains don't appear until years later. On the other hand, even if a war wages on for years, there's at least some evidence to show in the interim, i.e., images of combat and weapons, destroyed communities, orphans and casualties.
Education has given me a lot of opportunities. Granted, the first 12 years were free and I'm paying back student loans from my undergraduate education, but I wouldn't trade in those years of learning for anything else. Money comes and goes and the current economy proves that job security is fragile. Education is one of those rare gifts no one can ever take away.
This book replenished me with hope. It offered an alternative picture of the Middle East that mainstream media doesn't provide. I learned about another part of world, its people, and their culture and religion.
it's your body, your health, your life
Let me preface this entry by admitting I am not the healthiest or most athletic person. Trust me. Witnesses and plenty of evidence are available upon request.
[Sugar.] Where does it all end up? Yep, right in that jiggly jelly roll hanging over your jeans.
– Women's Health magazine, November 2009
Since I am neither one of those, I consciously think about the items that go on my shopping list before I take my weekly trip to the grocery store. For the most part, I'm good about adhering to the list (e.g., fruits, vegetables, protein) but sometimes I stray and impulsively purchase indulgences (e.g., ice cream, chips, cookies) too. On the whole, I try to do more good than harm to by body. After all, I've only got one.
Women's Health magazine reports that the #1 weight-loss tip is to reduce your sugar consumption (click on above link for full article). I'm not a doctor or nutritionalist, nor do I have fancy letters behind my name, so I won't confirm or denythe information it provides. Instead, I will offer my personal experiences with food.
My eating habits is best described as "in phases." Past examples, all of which I've stopped:
- every morning for at least 6 months: stop into Starbucks for a tall cup of Pike's Place. Prior to that, I'd pick up daily grande chai lattes.
- late spring into summer: fresh, home-made salads for dinner
- late-summer to mid-autumn: baked frozen pizza (sometimes accompanied with salad or greens) for dinner
I snack a lot – cookies, chips, popcorn, nachos, candy, and the list goes on and on. On occasion, I have an insatiable appetite/bottomless stomach. I can eat a full meal and still have room for a "snack" afterwards. Impressive, I know ;), but such cravings do not result in smart or healthy decisions, I know 😦 .
On a whim, I picked up a copy of Women's Health at the airport before my trip to Africa. I've read other health and fitness magazines in the past- as in flipped through at doctors' offices and if friends subscribed – so I'm not sure why I felt compelled to purchase this one.
After I returned from Africa, I started paying attention to what went into my body and how it made me feel. I thought about what I was doing while eating. I considered my lifestyle and how I spent the hours in a day and week.
My steps towards a healthier lifestyle:
- I decided I didn't need a daily dose of caffeine anymore so I stopped drinking coffee. Starbucks adds up, even if you're only ordering a cup of black coffee.
- I swapped my daily visits to Starbucks for a monthly gym membership. Great decision.
- I exercised at the gym immediately after work. The gym was conveniently between my office and the metro station. I had no excuse no to work out before I went home.
- I stopped eating pizza on a near-daily basis. Rather, I planned meals in (semi-)advance. This also helped me appreciate real (fresh made, not frozen, not carry-out) pizza more.
- I cook more.
- I snack smarter. I munch on fruit in addition to junk food. If I eat chips, I also eat an apple.
- I drink more water.
- I still eat slow.
I was lucky enough to be raised on home-cooked meals. No matter how busy her day was or how early it started, my mom always made sure there was food on the table or in the refrigerator. Even when she wasn't home. My dad was the same way whenever I visited him.
Breakfast is the most important meal. My mom always made sure my brother and I ate every morning before she dropped us off at the bus stop and/or to school. Milk, juice, and water were always available; soda hardly ever. Fresh fruits were snacks. Junk food was in the house but not a staple.
Now, every time I want to be healthier, I revert back to home-cooked meals (and not just salads). As a self-proclaimed foodie, I like to have options.
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with banana and crushed walnuts, add soy milk to make it less thick. Multigrain waffles with nutella spread and banana. Cereal with banana and soy milk. (I opt for soy milk because 1) it lasts longer than regular milk in the fridge and 2) I like the texture and flavor.) Beverage: tea, juice, or smoothies.
- Late morning snack: optional.
- Lunch: Varies a lot. On Sunday night, I usually cook in large quantities and pack them into smaller portions for the work week. Sometimes I'll cook the night before. Sometimes this is my biggest meal of the day since I'll have more time to digest and/or expend the extra energy working out that day.
- Afternoon snack: Large fruits – apples, grapes, peaches – are filling! I like them pre-cut so I prepare this snack in the morning.
- Dinner: Varies a lot. Depends on my apetite, where I am, who I'm with, what I'm doing.
- Dessert: optional.
Granted, my simple meals aren't nearly as delicious and flavorful as the dishes that come out of my mom's kitchen, but they are healthier more nutritious than frozen pre-made, fast-food, and carry-out meals. They're also more filling yet contain less sodium and oil.
I drank plenty of soda during high school and college but I hardly touch the stuff now. I noticed the sugar highs and crashes after a can of soda and decided this was something else I could do without. I might purchase a bottle of Dr. Pepper every couple months, but the heavy taste of syrup keeps me away for another few months. I'll drink Sprite when I'm sick. It's probably to my benefit that I have an extremely low-tolerance to alcohol too.
Recently, someone asked me to do her a favor. When I opened the top drawer of her desk, I was shocked (and slightly gross out) to find several full-size chocolate bars stashed there. This person is not physically active or in shape, to say the least. This person is also a parent of a few kids. One of the most irresponsible things you can do as a parent is set a bad example for your children because, consciously or unconsciously, they will learn from you.
Honestly, I believe parents set the example for their children when it comes to eating habits. If kids don't learn at a young age, imagine how much damage they can do to themselves when they're older and living on their own because they don't know any better? Stock your home with healthy options that are accessible to kids. Prepackaged individual servings of fruit comes to mind. If kids want to eat junk food, they must also be active. Sign them up on sport teams, take them to the park, let them run around. Play and be active with them!
Finally, I understand why doctors and nutritionists mean when they advise parents to help their children develop healthy eating habits early!
training heels and discount fashion for a cause
Soon after I could walk, I began what I like to call Training Heels Academy . My mom's shoe collection traces back as far as my memory goes. Boxes and boxes stacked against the wall. I distinctly remember eyeing one pair of slip-on heels – black velvet lined with silver with shiny, glittery metallic pieces that adorned the strap. This was my favorite pair. My training began with this pair. I'd slip them on and practice walking in them. Left, right. Left, right. Needless to say, my dress up days served me well. I wanted to wear heels then and I still enjoy wearing them now. That first pair of heels is long gone, but now I can walk around in heels all day and dance in them all night.
In three weeks, one day in DC will stand between me and California. In preparation for the move from East to West Coast, I purged my closets – yes, two – one bedroom, one walk-in hallway. Since I arrived, I haven't been completely satisfied with DC's style.
DC's style is preppy, conversative, and can be, quite frankly, bland. LA's style is laid back and trendy. Stylists assemble outfits almost effortlessly. New York's style is bold fashion. Designers are willing to take risks and experiment with designs, fabrics, prints, etc.
Whilest clearing out my closet and apartment, I created two piles: to keep and to donate. I shipped most of my keepers to California. Things I no longer want are going to:
- Soles4Souls received 10 pairs of assorted footwear (i.e., boots, flats, shoes). I chose this organization because they accept any type of shoe. I took my shoes to a store where S4S has a drop-off box. The store offered an on-the-spot $25 discount on any purchase made that day.
- Goodwill will get clothes and random items from my apartment. Even better, donation centers accept old bras! This is more for the ladies – how many of you have old bras you no longer wear that are taking up space in your drawer?
- Craigslist visitors are purchasing my old furniture. Thank you for participating in my income-generation project!
- Flipswap received 3 old cell phones – 2 weren't worth any monetary value so trees were planted for them. 1 was worth $9.08 – cha-ching! Free shipping label available too.
- Bestbuy gave me $10 for recycling my old bulky, overheated, broken-screen laptop.
- Some family/friends, too! They get apartment stuff and clothes that I no longer wear and would be great additions to their closets.
In the process, I found and reclaimed my inner fashionista.
Fashion tip: For any ladies looking to expand their wardrobe (without shrinking your wallet), consider this: convert your dresses into tops. It's more common to convert tops into dresses – just add a belt – but the reverse is possible too. Add a new look to your closet without spending a pretty penny.
I regularly wear dresses I'd normally wear to go out with friends to work but I add a skirt over it for a new look (and propriety, of course). It's fun because the complete outfits look good (compliments!) yet no one knows my tops are actually dresses unless I tell. Common sense tells me this goes without saying, but just to be safe: not every dress is appropriate to wear as a top and vice versa. Not every dress-converted-to-top is appropriate to wear to work.
Now that the clutter is (nearly) out, the burden of moving is gone. I couldn't have asked for a better occasion to slip into my skinny jeans and strap on my booties. I've decided to live (or walk) in these and various pumps until I report for Staging. My feet have the next two years to wear flats.
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Have you noticed that WA Review you find on the internet finally is currently promoting this merchandise to their own commission? Since wealthy affiliate trainers are allowing their members to foster the course itself for 50 percent commission.
How seriously can you take Those reviews? Do not ya think it's gonna be bit biased?
Well here is a real unbiased Review of Wealthy Affiliate from somebody that went through the course but isn't currently encouraging it.
Meaning I'm just going to talk Concerning weakness and the strength of this course, no holds barred.
I've studied affiliate Marketing classes such as Wealthy Affiliate.
Let me explain everything that I've learned about it here.
Wealthy Affiliate is a Training course showing individuals how to earn money online.
1. First, Allow Me to explain what Affiliate marketing is and then I'll enter what you can find out as soon as you turn into a Wealthy Affiliate manhood and if it's worth it or not?
2. The Good and the Bad of all Wealthy Affiliate program.
3. My recommendation. Should you join Wealthy Affiliate?
What's affiliate marketing?
Its making money by promoting Other people's merchandise. If your referral link generates a sale you get a commission for that referral.
Folks promote either Physical products or product like weight loss guidebooks.
Easily the area that Offers affiliate chance for physical product is Amazon.com
For informational products and Everything between, there is clickbank.com
Anyone can register and start Marketing as an affiliate away.
Its simple gets Their own distinctive link and if they are able to generate traffic and people go to Amazon or clickbank through their connection, and they purchase anything from these sites, they will earn a commission. 5%-7% for Amazon, and for clickbank it is dependent upon the offer.
There is so many supplies at Clickbank to select from, this is how it is possible to check.
Go into"Affiliate Marketplace" At the peak of the website
Then you Anything you want
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What are a Few of the Bad about Affiliate Marketing?
· Highly competitive: you do not make any revenue If traffic can't be generated by you. This is the challenge. When everyone can sign up for these affiliate supplies for free (very low barrier for entrance ), now you have a circumstance where there's a boatload of competition for many affiliate opportunity out there. Unless you use paid traffic, most people get traffic from creating a site and rank it in Google, which is what Wealthy Affiliate teaches, but the challenge is there is only 10 spots on the first page of Google. And you need to compete for all those spots with thousands of affiliates around the globe.
· Some offers may have conversion prices or reduced commission: Not all affiliate offers were created equal. Some offers pay out more percent per sale. Despite sending them tons of visitors that isn't just converted by somer offers nicely. It's necessary to pick a good deal that works nicely and pays out high. Start looking for supplies that are the most popular in your niche at clickbank.com, or examine other affiliates rated on page 1 of Google inside the market and look at which type of offers they're promoting. Those are the great offers.
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· Untruthful Marketing: Affiliate advertising creates an environment where some people today promote products to make money not automatically because the product was tried by them or they genuinely believe in it.
What is great about Affiliate Marketing?
· Hassle-Free: You don't need to carry any solution or fret about customer order fulfillment, you just have other businesses do all that, you just promote their product and produce a quick proportion of the sale. So its very hassle-free in this way.
· No Confusion Getting Credit for Sale and Getting Paid: Because you rely on technology to do the monitoring for you, affiliates never have to worry if they are getting their credit or not. With hyperlinks which automatically track visitors using cookies, it's so east and accurate
· Possible for Big Cash: If you got the skills to create large visitors to your affiliate link, you have the capacity to earn a great deal of cash without worrying about fullfilling orders.
· So many affiliate offers out there: Whatever that thing you May Be into, there's probably an affiliate program for it to make money
The Way to Earn Money with Wealthy Affiliate?
So there is two ways to create Money mula with WA.
1. You follow their course and Build your own niche affiliate site and attempt to generate traffic to it to make your affiliate commission
2. Or Promote wealthy affiliate Program itself to make 50 percent of this sale if you're a member
My Wealthy Affiliate Complaint
I personally do not know if its own A good idea to simply enable anyone and everyone to market Wealthy Affiliate in this manner since you're going to make group of WA members who haven't really reached any level of success with affiliate marketing yet but they are promoting Wealthy Affiliate today like its the best business opportunity online.
Where is yo road credit brah?
You end up creating a lot of Hype endorsed by no experience or evidence.
Potentially fostering a Situation where individuals are joining Wealthy Affiliate, not because its the best affiliate marketing training class online but for the interest of re-marketing the course to other people for profit.
This is starting to look Pretty similar to a MLM (Network marketing), is it not?
Though they adamantly Claim they aren't. What Is Wealth
Anyway, just an observation I Made, since I run into numerous low-carb sites out there promoting Wealthy Affiliate like its the bee's knees.
Which is why most Individuals initially won't locate wealthy affiliate negative reviews.
Most training classes Out there today is gonna permit their pupils to turn around and sell the course for 50 percent of their sale.
I mean shouldn't the course Itself be?
Not telling pupils to turn Go and around sell the course?
I mean that is what you're Effectively telling your pupils, when you let them go find affiliate offers to promote all which are 5-25percent commission and then you offer them the opportunity to promote Wealthy Affiliate to get 50 percent commission.
I don't believe its Ethical to market something which you yourself haven't experienced any success with yet.
Just not my style. ya dig?
Is Wealthy Affiliate worth it?
WA was started by two Carson Lim and guys Kyle Loudon back in 2005.
Though they Appear to be Adding some things here and there for there members, to be entirely honest, their affiliate instruction looks dated.
Here is the strategy at a nutshell.
1. Find a niche you adore
2. Identify the "low-hanging Fruit" aka keywords which are obsucre rather than that competitive
3. Construct a site and write great Content relating to this"low-hanging fruit" aka low rivalry key word with low search volumes
Like I mentioned above, your ability To succeed with marketing is based on your ability to generate traffic.
Here is the Significant issue
This Sort of strategy might have Worked back before 2012 if the contest was easy as shit.
And there wasn't this flooding of Search engine optimization men dominating Google's very first page with powerful affiliate websites you see now.
It may be carried out.
However, You want SEO abilities that Are far beyond the reach of what is taught in Wealthy Affiliate.
That isn't some biased opinion.
In 2019, you will need skills Like making your own blog network of powerful domains that is niche applicable so you may use them to create your own traffic to your affiliate site.
That is still the #1. Ranking factor in Google. High-quality backlinks from websites that are actual.
Not quality content or Low-quality links such as forum posting, blog commenting, social media links, etc..
Fundamentally, whenever another Site and you link , it is just like a vote in the eyes of Google. The more quality links pointed from market websites that are relevant to you, the higher you will rank in Google.
Writing"quality material" and Hoping it will rank to page 1 is simply very old school plan that doesn't work anymore. What Is Wealth
This is what I call old-world SEO that worked pre-2012.
In 2019, you have the Ability to make powerful backlinks for you or yourself will not make any money with affiliate marketing.
Affiliate marketing is Most likely one of the internet money making opportunities out there.
SO much rivalry.
Tried all business opportunities on the market.
This might put it into Perspective for you little better.
Part of this reason Wealthy Affiliate coaches tell you to go after"low-hanging" fruit is that the coaches themselves definitely understand that with what they're teaching it's impossible to rank for medium-sized keyword phrases.
And this strategy might have Worked back before 2012, to help students create like $50-$100 per day if you built many sites which target these"low hanging" fruits.
But in 2019 I doubt you can Make that.
And there's a reason Known as"low-hanging fruit", because lookup volume is quite very low that it is almost not worth going after for many SEO's.
Its the Exact Same thing as combating For scraps.
You Need to work and Still earn less money than others with abilities.
Why don't invest in receiving While doing work skills that are better , so you can earn money?
Also after the Google Panda Upgrade in 2016, most of these fruit cannot be rated by power websites anyways.
Google likes powerful Authoritative websites nowadays like this blog.
So many people are Desperate to make bucks on what's the best business opportunity on the market for them they don't utilize discernment.
I see this error all of the time. What Is Wealth
Hard work, commitment and Discipline is significant but if you're in the vehicle, you may only get up to now.
I had a breakthrough when I realized this.
Other WA Features Offered Within the Program
· Website builder with 3,000 templates
· Siterubix web builder
· Webhosting for 25 websites
· Support staff if you run into problems with a site
· Feedback on your website
· Assessing for the health of the site
· Security and Backup of the Website
· Site comments — they teach you how to convince others to comment on your site because they think engagement helps with positions
· WA's own website registrars, asserting it is less costly than namecheap.com but I found this to be false…
· Site speed plugin like cloudflare
Most of these attributes you can Get at GoDaddy.com or many other web hosting companies such as site security and remarkable support if you encounter any technical troubles.
It seems a lot was rebranded by them These features for their students.
I found that the website comments You receive is basic since they just believe that its the website content, loading rate, and social participation that matters for rankings.
In 2019, you'll waste a lot Of time building websites like these and not be able to get any rankings.
The game has changed.
Wealthy Affiliate cost?
There are few membership Options
Free subscription — basic Training about the best way best to build an affiliate site and how to get traffic to it. You can earn up to 15% for boosting Wealth Affiliate. You also get two free site using wordpress topics.
Premium Membership $49 per Month or $359 annually — accessibility the affiliate training that WA has to offer. You earn 50% for boosting wealthy affiliate instead of 15%.
I guess the free membership Training will give you some thoughts on what affiliate marketing is all about but to actually become successful with just the training is doubtful.
Anyone seirous About making money on the internet with Wealthy Affiliate is gonna want cover the $359 per year to the premium membership.
Summary What Is Wealth
Overall I believe that this Affiliate marketing class is obsolete now.
You cannot just write quality Content and anticipate your website to rank and create traffic, even if you target low competition keywords.
Think of how much more Competition there is compared to 2012 or 2005, which was wealthy affiliate was started?
Every year, the degree of SEO Skills required to make money with marketing increased appreciably.
Now its all about whoever is Capable to create high-quality niche backlinks.
I'd be hard-pressed to Discover Any new WA member making good money by using their training course.
So why do you still see so Folks speaking good about WA and promoting it?
Because WA offers 50 percent Commission once you join for boosting their class.
This created an environment Where you have these people that are affiliate marketers boosting Wealthy Affiliate within an amazing affiliate course despite the fact that they have.
From an experienced eye, it's Easy to spot.
It Appears that the Men and Women that are only Making cash with WA these days are the ones promoting WA.
Let us take a look at some of These WA student sites boosting WA for the commission that is 50 percent.
I google "Wealthy Affiliate Review" which still get approximately 8,100 monthly hunts
You see websites like
newsonlineincome.com and eliteaffiliatehacks.com
At the top position, so these Are actual WA students making money. Their"top" students.
You can use tools Moz domain authority that is like checker to get an idea for how strong these sites are.
I am not overly impressed with A DA of 18 for eliteaffiliatehacks.com
My site journalreview.org is DA of 30
newsonlineincome.com is DA of 23, . All these sites are beatable by other SEO's with abilities that are great or a effective site like mine overtime.
I mean my tree Support Site in Grand Rapids, MI has a DA of 23, (grandrapidstree.com).
BTW this tree service site Makes me 2,000 per month.
While I look at who is on the Initial page to get"Wealthy Affiliate Reviews" I see bunch of poor websites which are easy enough to beat.
Try searching affiliate that is real Terms like"best indoor heaters" What Is Wealth
You're now dealing with sites That are DA 40-80 on the page.
You want to build more Powerful websites? You need backlinks.
Lets look into that real quick.
eliteaffiliatehacks.com has 72 Domains linking to him
So it is obvious he knows at Least something about SEO that isn't educated in the WA course.
Now we need to look Because you can have nowadays which will damage your site and bunch of low quality links, quality of these links.
Most of his links are site Remarks made by someone coined"Tony Omary"
Again these are what is called No-follow hyperlinks, so its not giving power that is ranking to you.
He does have 30 do-follow Hyperlinks however, which is more than WA websites out there hence why he's on peak of the search rankings.
They're still not the most High-quality links but its just enough for him to be on page for now.
By assessing the WA Sites Search Engine Optimization.
And with these kinds of Backlinks I know because rank for affiliate terms that many will never make a dime with affiliate marketing will be harder than rank page for WA term that is related.
Sometimes the truth can hurt.
What's Great About Wealthy Affiliate?
My hope is that folks Joined WA to get an understanding that there are opportunities to make money online and in least it makes you begin thinking like an entrepreneur.
There is one caveat there Are chances but its only abilities can make money on the internet.
At the end of the day.
Skills Pay The Bills.
I went through many Biz opportunity before I discovered a mentor who taught me legit-ass skills.
If you are a reader of this Site, ya'al kno.
Traffic that is free is where it's at.
This is one thing where WA got it right.
For a novice, I too believe That using Free Traffic over Paid Traffic (FB advertisements ) is the better way to go.
Why? What Is Wealth
As with traffic that is free, You are able to make progress towards liberty.
Every website you are able to rank To page 1 of google has the capability to generate money for one month after month on auto-pilot.
This is how you can begin Creating multiple streams of income on your own.
Retire from your 9 to 5 job Knowing your bills are going to be taken care of by those websites that are ranked and generating income.
Now I have the time and money To start new jobs.
That is what an Authority site. Basically, a website that rankings for many many keywords on the internet.
I wouldn't recommend something Such as this for a novice.
It is Only a lot harder, and Requires a good deal more.
If you are new to making money Online, you will need something that could make you money.
So you don't get Discouraged and quit.
You will be kept by quick wins Motivated, which can be important to succeed in this online shit.
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To apply or receive further details and support, please phone YMCA Canberra on (02) 6242 4040 (ask for Nadine or Jenny) email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website https://canberra.ymca.org.au/what-we-do/outside-school-hours/ A reminder that the early morning library supervision that occurred in 2019, running 8-8.20am will no longer run. This was a short term measure whilst more formal before school care operations were arranged. School supervision by staff will occur at 8.20am and conclude at 3.30pm. This is half an hour before and after formal school hours. December 18 Newsletter 18 Dec 2019 Click here to view the December 18 Schoolzine eNewsletter! Furniture - Small Chairs 18 Dec 2019 Today we have set up our Year 1/2 classes with new furniture for 2020 (Year 3/4 will be the last classes toward the end of next year to have new furniture). This has freed up about 60 small sized chairs. These are stacked in piles as you enter B Block, along with a few student desks. These are to a good home. First come, first serve. If you would like some, know someone who would like some, please take them. We will not be able to store any for anybody as storage is very limited at school, so you would need to take them with you straight away. Those not collected will be donated to other businesses and organisations over January. Before School Care YMCA 2020 13 Dec 2019 As mentioned, in 2020, YMCA will be operating Before School Care from our School Hall. We would love to see as many families as possible accessing this service. This service will operate Monday-Friday from 7am and include breakfast. To apply or receive further details and support could we ask that you please phone YMCA Canberra on (02) 6242 4040 (ask for Nadine or Jenny) email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website for further information https://canberra.ymca.org.au/what-we-do/outside-school-hours/ A reminder from the start of the 2020 school year, supervision at school will start at 8.20am (30 minutes before the start of the school day). The library will no longer be open at 8am. This was a short term measure whilst we secured a formal Before School Care arrangement. Any questions, please make contact with myself or YMCA directly. Year 6 Graduation Liturgy and Celebration Dinner 12 Dec 2019 This is to advise that our Graduation Celebration Dinner will go ahead regardless of weather on Tuesday 17 December. We have made the decision to relocate our dinner celebrations into the library (which is air conditioned) to ensure the heat and/or smoke haze doesn't impact on our event and to ensure everyone will be comfortable. The prediction is for 37 on Tuesday. We are looking forward to celebrating our Year 6 students, firstly in the Church at 5.30pm and followed by dinner in the school library. Thank you for your ongoing support. December 11 Newsletter 11 Dec 2019 Click here to view the December 11 Schoolzine eNewsletter! December 11 Newsletter 11 Dec 2019 Click here to view the December 11 Schoolzine eNewsletter! K-2 Swimming 10 Dec 2019 This is a message for parents with students in K-2 who are participating in the swimming program at the moment. We are receiving more student requests for food at recess and lunch time because they are hungry after swimming and eating more food. Could we ask parents in K-2 to please pack extra food, especially for lunch time after they get back from swimming. Also, we are having a few students present with rashes from the increased swim activity in chlorine water. We ask if parents can ensure that students have a good bath/shower wash every night with soap and moisturise their skin after. Any questions you may have, please discuss with your child's teacher. Carol Event - Cancelled 09 Dec 2019 Unfortunately, we will be cancelling tonight's Carol Event. I have just been advised through Catholic Education, following information from the Chief Health Officer, the ACT Health Directorate has recommended that all outdoor activities in schools be cancelled today due to poor air quality. Students are remaining inside for playtimes for the rest of today and tomorrow during recess and lunch. As mentioned previously, we can't move to the hall due to only having an evaporative cooling which will suck in the smoke haze. Without the cooling in the hall, it would not be comfortable for everyone to be in there. At this time of year, it is also very difficult to move the night to another night with other events being held within the school and wider community. Community Council will look to hold a little cake stall soon at a pick up or drop off to still raise some money for Companion House. The food vans were also expressing concern with employing staff to work outside. I have been focusing on the weather due to the rain causing issue last year, would never have crossed my mind regarding smoke haze. Of course, we are fortunate not to have any fires in the ACT at the moment and keep those affected by fires at present in our prayers. My sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your understanding. Latest News


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Alkeus Pharma will present one poster comparing several potential clinical approaches for the treatment of Stargardts disease, also known as juvenile macular degeneration. Stargardts disease is the most common form of genetic macular dystrophy and is believed to affect approximately one in 10,000 individuals in the United States. Another poster will highlight preclinical results of ALK-001, Alkeus Pharmas lead compound, for the treatment of Stargardts disease.
About Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, Inc Alkeus Pharma is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing new treatments for blindness. Its lead compound, ALK-001, was specifically developed to treat Stargardts disease. Orally delivered, the compound is designed to slow the formation of toxic pigments in the eye called lipofuscins, which are believed to be partially responsible for visual deterioration. By slowing lipofuscin formation, ALK-001 has the potential to halt visual loss in patients with Stargardts disease and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). For more information, please visit www.alkeuspharma.com
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Ingredients :
- 1 1/2 cup Milk
- 2 cups Sugar
- 3.1/2 cup Maida [all purpose flour ]
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 th cup Ghee
- Oil to fry
Method :
Mix ghee, sugar and milk in a pan and heat it till the sugar melts and the mixture starts boiling. Turn the heat off, as soon as the mixture starts boiling. Let the mixture cool down. Mix maida in above mixture and keep adding it till you get a nice, stiff dough. The consistency of the dough should be such that you should be able to roll it. [not too thin, not too stiff.] Heat oil, in a kadhai. Divide the dough in equal parts, roll it, into round shape like a chapati. [it should not be very thin.] Cut it with a knife into small squares. Fry in oil, on medium heat, till you get light brown colour. Serve these nice crispy, crunchy shankarpali with tea.


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The law requires us to keep your protected health information ("PHI") private in accordance with this Notice of Privacy Practices ("Notice"), as long as this Notice remains in effect. We are also required to provide you with a paper copy of this Notice, which contains our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your PHI.
We may revise our privacy practices and the terms of our Notice at any time, as permitted or required by applicable law. Any revisions to our Notice may be retroactive. Our Notice will be updated and made available to our patients prior to any significant revisions of our privacy practices and policies. This Notice is effective April 14, 2003.
Uses and Disclosure
Treatment. We may use or disclose your PHI to any physicians or other health care providers involved with the medical services provided to you, such as release of your name and insurance information to a specialist providing medical tests.
Your PHI may be used or disclosed to collect payment for the medical services provided to you, such as release of the date and type of treatment we provided to you on a claim for payment made to your health insurance company.
Health Care Operations
We may use or disclose your PHI as part of our internal health care operations, such as quality of care audits of our staff and affiliates, training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.
Continuing Care
We may provide you with appointment reminders or information concerning health issues, benefits and services, or treatment alternatives based upon your PHI that we believe may be of interest to you.
Family and Friends
With your permission, or in some emergencies, we may disclose your PHI to your family members, friends, or other people to aid in your treatment or the collection of payment. A disclosure of your PHI may also be made if we determine it is reasonably necessary or in your best interests for such purposes as allowing a person acting on your behalf to receive filled prescriptions, medical supplies, test results, etc.
Locating Responsible Parties
We may disclose your PHI to locate, identify or notify a family member, your personal representative, or other person responsible for your care. You may determine the extent or recipients of such disclosure, if we determine you are capable. Otherwise, we will disclose the minimum necessary PHI to locate a responsible party.
We may use or disclose your PHI to any public or private entity authorized by law or by its charter to assist in disaster relief efforts.
Required by Law
We may use or disclose your PHI when required by law. For example, your PHI may be released when required by privacy laws, worker's compensation or similar laws, public health laws, court or administrative orders, certain subpoenas, certain discovery requests, or other laws, regulations or legal processes. Under certain circumstances, we may make limited disclosures of PHI directly to law enforcement officials or correctional institutions if you are an inmate, lawful detainee, suspect, fugitive, material witness, missing person, or a victim or suspected victim of abuse, neglect, domestic violence or other crimes. We may disclose your PHI to the extent reasonably necessary to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others. We may disclose your PHI when necessary to assist law enforcement officials capture someone who has admitted to a crime against you or who has escaped from lawful custody.
Health Oversight
We may disclose your PHI to health oversight agencies for audits, investigations, or other oversight activities but only to the extent permitted or required by law.
Deceased Persons
After your death, we may disclose your PHI to a coroner, medical examiner, funeral director, or organ procurement organization to the extent required by law.
Your PHI may also be used or disclosed for research purposes only in those limited circumstances not requiring your written authorization, such as those which have been approved by an institutional review board that has established procedures for ensuring the privacy of your PHI.
Military and National Security
We may disclose to military authorities the PHI of Armed Forces personnel under certain circumstances. When required by law, we may disclose your PHI for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities.
We will use or disclose your PHI only as described in this Notice or as otherwise authorized in writing by you. We may request your authorization to use or disclose your PHI for any purpose but cannot require your authorization as a condition of your treatment. You may revoke any authorization in writing at any time but such revocation will not affect any prior authorized uses or disclosures.
Access and Copies
In most cases, you have the right to review or to purchase copies of your PHI. Please contact our Privacy Officer in writing to request access to or copies of PHI, or with inquiries regarding our copying fees.
Disclosure Accounting
You have the right to receive an accounting of the instances, if any, in which your PHI was disclosed for purposes other than Treatment, Payment, Health Care Operations, pursuant to a signed authorization from you, or certain other disclosures we are permitted to make without your authorization. For each 12-month period, you may receive one free copy of an accounting for any period after April 13, 2003 and up to six years in length. Subsequent requests will be subject to a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Additional Restrictions
You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your PHI, but we are not required to honor such a request. We will be bound by such restrictions only if we agree to do so in writing signed by our Privacy Officer.
Alternate Communications
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI by alternative means or in alternative locations. We will accommodate any reasonable request if it specifies in writing the alternative means or location, and provides a satisfactory explanation of how future payments will be handled.
Amendments to PHI
You have the right to request that we amend your PHI. Any such request must be in writing and contain a detailed explanation for the requested amendment. Under certain circumstances, we may deny your request but will provide you a written explanation of the denial. You have the right to send us a statement of disagreement to which we may prepare a rebuttal, a copy of which will be provided to you at no cost. Please contact our Privacy Officer with any further questions about amending your medical record.
If you believe we have violated your privacy rights, you may file a complaint with us by notifying our Privacy Officer in writing or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as permitted by law. We will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint.
- Attention: Privacy Officer
- Orchard Pediatrics, P.C.
- 6900 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 315
- West Bloomfield, MI 48322-3405
- Phone: (248) 855-7510
- Fax: (248) 855-5626


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Bryant's Ragnar
Ragnar's Stats
- Male
- Born: 10/8/14
- 55-60 lbs
- 22" tall at withers
- UKC & ADBA Registered
- Purple Ribbon Bred
Ragnar's OFRN Bloodlines consist of Hemphill, Wilder, Sarona, Flametree, Sitzes, Pritts, Heinzl, Loposay, Clouse, Camelot, and Dangerzone blood.
Ragnar's mother is Little Ann. You can find Little Ann's pedigree here:
Ragnar's father is Jack and you can find his pedigree here:


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Green Onion Slicer Plus
For fast, fresh sliced garnishes, salad toppings, appetizers, soup starters and more, choose the Green Onion Slicer Plus. It makes mounds of perfect 3/16-inch slices in just one labor-saving stroke. Faster than knives or scissors. Razor-sharp blades are individually replaceable. Wall-mount design saves valuable counter space.
- Labor Saving
- Time Saving
- Consistent cut size for portion control
- Wall mount saves counter space
- Legs support a foodservice 1/4-inch pan
|Model #
|Replacement Blades
3/16-inch cut
55225-6 (pack of 6)
Attention CA Residents:
WARNING: -- Cancer and Reproductive Harm. This product can contain or expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm. Please note that by posting this Proposition 65 Warning, we are notifying you that one or more of the Proposition 65 listed chemicals may be present in a product. With Nemco products, the exposure to these chemicals may be of no significant risk to you, but out of caution, we have elected to place a warning on our site to make sure our customers are informed of any possible risk. For more information, please go to : https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/


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New baby card no.2! ;D I loved colouring this adorable image from Sylvia Zet @ Whimsy Stamps.
I've used my Derwent Inktense Watercolour Pencils to colour in this cutie.
Image stamp: Whimsy Stamps
Digi papers: Pink Petticoat
Sentiment stamp: Crafters Companion
Nappy pin die: Marianne Design
Border die: Joanna Sheen
Thank you for visiting today :)


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There are some signs or money lines on the palm which makes the person very successful and wealthy in one's life.
Let's see the different combination of money lines which can be found on the bearer's hand.
1)Fate line towards Jupiter
If the fate line running straight to the mount of Saturn suddenly moves towards Jupiter mount as shown indicates the bearer will achieve outstanding success and wealth in his or her life.
Fate line curving towards the mount of Jupiter indicates the person has got great ambitions in one's life and these ambitions will keep on motivating the person to move higher and higher in one's career no matter how challenging the path is.
It also sometimes indicates the person will be lucky in the matters of love and relationship.
2)Branch from Sun line to Mercury mount
Single vertical line on the mount of Mercury indicates sudden unexpected financial gains.
If the branch from the Sun line joins the line on the mount of mercury represents that the bearer will earn reputation and fame from this unexpected huge amount of money earned.
3)Lottery Triangle
Triangle formed at the beginning between the life line and the head line as shown is known as a lottery triangle.Such kind of formation is considered as a very lucky sign to have on the hand as the person keeps on getting easy money either in the form of lottery,gambling or any other form.
Bigger the triangle,bigger will be the monetary gains in the bearer's life.
Remember guys,triangle formed should be distinct and well marked.
4)Branch from Fate line
If the fate line ends under the mount of Jupiter and another branch from the fate line goes to the mount of mercury is a clear indication of extraordinary success and wealth in a person's life.
The person takes the leadership qualities from the mount of Jupiter and business and communication skills from the mount of mercury making him or her very successful in making money either in business or one's career.
5)Triangles on Heart line
Triangles on the heart line or upward branches from the heart line as shown indicates good amount of money earned and retained by the person.Timing of the money earned can be traced with the timings on the heart line.
6)Line connecting Heart line and Head line
If the line connects the heart line and the head line and from this line Sun line emerges which goes straight to the mount of Sun as shown indicates the person will achieve fame and wealth at the cost of anything that comes his or her way.


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Larimar, Blue Topaz & Appetite Rough Turtle Sterling Silver Ring
$ 69.00
$ 89.00
Larimar, Appetite Rough & Blue Topaz Sterling Silver Turtle artisan Crafted Ring.
* Larimar, Appetite, Blue Topaz and Ring
* Size 8
* 10.3 g total weight
* Set in SOLID .925 Sterling Silver
* Stamped .925
* Measures approximately 3/4" x 3/4"
A stunning blue Larimar stone is bezel set in Sterling Silver and accented by a rough Appetite and pear and round shaped Blue Topaz. A Sterling Silver Turtle offset to one side finishes this collage of stones to create a unique fanciful underwater design.
The Turtle is an ancient symbol that represents creation, endurance, determination, strength, stability, longevity, fertility, and innocence. The turtle has the wisdom of knowing that all things come in perfect and divine timing sharing the lesson of patience. What ever the reason you decide to wear this little guy, he will remind you of the things you love about vacationing at the beach.Comes in a gift box, perfect for gift giving!
*All items ship USPS First Class Mail with tracking from CO.
Thanks for looking!


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Product Features:
Elegant yet casual. Use it for all your Photo Booth gigs
7.5 feet wide by 7.5 feet tall to accommodate guests of all heights.
Top pocket for pole. Pole pocket does not take from backdrop area for a true 7.5′ x 7.5′ backdrop.
No seam design
Just fold loosely to store
Double stitch, heavy duty pole pocket for extra durability
How to Care: Care Instruction: Dry clean or hand wash only. Hang dry.
Material: 50% Polyester/ 50% Nylon. Taffeta
Backdrop stand sold separately.


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Brad Keselowski didn't just win the race at Martinsville, he flat out dominated the race. Kes won both stages and led 446 of the 500 laps. Even though the racing was "closer" than it had been at the mile-and-a-half tracks, I would call this a whoopin'. Views: 764Read More
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Menard Ready For More New Rules At Las Vegas
Phase Two of NASCAR's new intermediate track handling package for Monster Energy Cup Series cars kicks in this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are among those wondering how the racing will be once a full field of cars is on the track. Views: 344Read More


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We're starting the new year with an exquisite estate sale.
Kitchen is full of great items.
Owner asked us to sell everything!
Everything will be offered for sale.
It's a great way to start the new year.
Come grab some amazing buys. All priced to sell.
Happy 2019! Come see us!
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Cellulose, the most common organic substance in nature, is the main structural component that confers strength and stability to the plant cell walls. It is found in the cell walls as a network of microfibrils (also called nanofibres) embedded in a non-cellulosic matrix. Banana plant farming is one of the main agro-industries in Colombia. This activity generates a considerable amount of fibrous residues called "rachis". This residue is the bunch axis of the plant that is cut during harvesting and usually left in the soil plantation.
The vascular bundles of this material have received attention as new reinforcing agents in the elaboration of composite materials or for the isolation of cellulose microfibrils.
The almond shell waste is used to produce energy from combustion. Considering that almond shell waste contains a very high percentage of cellulose ranging from 30 to 50%, extraction of cellulose nanofillers from almond shell wastes to obtain high added value cellulose nanofibres, might contribute to further revalorization of this product.
Chitin is the most abundant natural amino-polysaccharide, estimated to be produced annually almost as much as cellulose, with two main sources of crustacean shell wastes: shrimp and crabs.
Chitin is a naturally abundant mucopolysaccharide, and the supporting material of crustaceans, insects, etc., consists of polymeric 2-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-b-D-glucose through a b(1-4) linkage. It is biosynthesised by a large number of living organisms. It is easily obtained from crab or shrimp shells, and its production is associated with food industries such as shrimp canning.
The exocuticle and endocuticle layers of the shells are designed to resist mechanical loads, and they consist of a hard fibrous chitin-protein tissue containing calcium carbonate minerals (mostly crystalline, sometimes amorphous). Both layers present a twisted plywood structure, characteristic of cuticle.
The presence of microfibrils suggests that chitin has characteristics which make it a good candidate for the development of nanocomposites. The application of chitin and its derivatives in packaging is a matter of interest in the present.


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As you or your child learns how to drive, it can be difficult to figure out what the best choices are. It can be terrifying to think of the risk that you take when you let them out on the road for the first time, and what can happen if they don't actually know what they're doing. One of the best choices that you can make is to use a driving instructor. There are many providers that do driving lessons in Melbourne. Visit this site for one of the most reputable driving instructor companies.
You Learn the Basics
These are experienced and trained professionals. Driving instructors know the best ways to teach new drivers, and they ensure that all drivers they train go out onto the road with the proper knowledge and skills that will keep them, as well as other drivers on the road, as safe as they possibly can.
Build Real World Experience
Having to spend actual time behind the wheel with someone who knows that to look for can be hugely beneficial. They teach the best ways, and you get experience through them. It helps to be doing the driving yourself in order to get a feel for everything. Often, driving instructors will teach you how to drive on a closed course until you know what you are doing.
Receive Professional Advice
Because driving instructors are trained and have been doing this for quite some time, they are able to offer the best advice available. Instructors share knowledge and build over time, so any mistakes made are met with the best solutions and proper guidance as the driver learns the best methods and the skills that they need for while they are behind the wheel of their vehicle.
Lower Your Insurance Rate
Whether you realize it or not, insurance companies will look at the education you have received, especially whether you have taken any driving courses. If you have gone through a driving course and been taught by an instructor, they are very likely to give you discounted rates because you are a much safer driver than others, in comparison.
Make the Roads a Safer Place
Undoubtedly being properly taught how to drive makes a huge difference to the quality of your driving. They help you get the feel of things behind the wheel, allow you to build driving experience in a safe manner, and even lower your insurance rates. But the best benefit is knowing that, because you know how to drive and have the skills to react quickly to situations, the road is a safer place. All other drivers and passengers in all vehicles are at a lower risk, and you can be comfortable behind the wheel.
Not as Expensive as Expected
Many people opt out of using a driving instructor because they think that it will be too expensive. More often than not, using these courses is not very expensive, and they will actually save you money over time. With cheaper insurance rates, the savings are already noticeable. However, the major savings come in the accidents that are prevented. These are unexpected and unpredictable costs that no one can afford, and you should do everything you can to prevent them.
All new drivers should choose to go with a driving instructor, if at all possible. The benefits are limitless, and they will help you get your license much more efficiently than any other way. Not to mention, there are no downsides to using these services, and only good can come of it.


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MLB trade rumors: Royals interested in Rockies' outfielders
Throughout the offseason, we'll be taking a look at the top news and rumors from the Hot Stove League.
RUMOR: The Royals are interested in acquiring one of the Rockies' talented outfielders
REPORTED BY: ESPN's Jerry Crasnick
THE DETAILS: Kansas City may lose two of its starting outfielders (Alex Gordon and Alex Rios) to free agency in the coming weeks, so the champs are actively searching for quality replacements and the Rockies have plenty of talent for teams in need. After failing to reach .500 for the fifth straight season, Colorado seems destined to sell this offseason. Carlos Gonzalez has seemingly been on the chopping block ever since he signed his seven-year contract in 2011, and young stars such as Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson could also become targets.
LAST SEASON: Gonzalez had a .271/.325/.540 slash line with 40 home runs and 97 RBIs despite struggling the first half of the season. Dickerson hit .304/.333/.536 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs in just 65 games and Blackmon .287/.347/.450 with 17 home runs, 58 RBIs and 43 stolen bases.
OUR TAKE: Gonzalez is the biggest name and would likely make Kansas City fans the happiest, but Blackmon may be the best fit for the team. Simply put, Ned Yost and the Royals like to run. They like to advance runners, steal bases and turn singles into doubles. Blackmon is the only one out of the three with speed on the base paths. The lefty hitter brings a power-speed combination that would complement Lorenzo Cain perfectly atop the batting order and would give them another versatile defender.