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I love making this at Christmas – kumquats are fairly easy to find in most supermarkets and it makes a lovely gift
Kumquat Spoon Sweet – this is adapted from a recipe by the 'Delia' of Greece, Vefa Alexiàdou
NOTE – although the actual cooking time is 1hr 15mins, you need to allow 7 days for allowing each step to stand and cool
1 kg fresh kumquats
1.5 kg sugar
250ml golden syrup
Day One – Rinse the kumquats, and prick each one several times – I find that stabbing them with a wooden skewer does the trick! Put them into a large pan and cover with water and cook for 40mins and then drain. Put the fruit back in the pan and pour in 1 litre of water and then leave it to stand in a cool place for 24 hours.
Day Two – Remove the kumquats from the water, put to one side. Add 750 gms of the sugar to the soaking liquid and bring to the boil, stirring it to make sure the sugar dissolves. Allow the mixture to boil for 5 minutes, without stirring. Now return the fruit to the pan, remove from the heat and allow the mixture to stand again for 24 hours.
Day Three – Divide the remaining sugar into 4 amounts (187.5 grams each). Again remove the kumquats, putting them to one side. Put the first of these smaller amounts of sugar into the pan, bring to the boil until the sugar has dissolved. Return the fruit to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Again allow to stand for 24 hours.
Day Four – Repeat the process of removing the fruit and adding the next amount of sugar, boiling until it dissolves. Then returning the fruit to the syrup, boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Allow to stand for 24 hours.
Day Five – Repeat the above process.
Day Six – Repeat the above process.
Day Seven – Do not remove the kumquats from the syrup just add the golden syrup. Cook for about 10 15 minutes making sure, of course, that the syrup doesn't caramelise or burn. Remove from the heat.
Allow the kumquats to cool in the syrup, gently shaking the pan from time to time.
When the mixture is cool, transfer t sterilised jars and seal.


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Whether you are new to yoga or have been practicing for many years, we all have a "moment." A moment where something shifted and our practice allowed us to see ourselves and the world around us in a different way. A moment where we fell out of a pose and laughed and it was everything. A moment that showed us we're stronger than we realized. A moment where we finally kicked up into headstand on our own and couldn't believe it. A moment where we could finally let it all go and just be.
That "moment" is different for everyone and this summer we want to celebrate YOUR yoga moments. We also want to acknowledge the many yoga studios all over the world that make so many incredible yoga moments possible. Want to share your yoga moment with us? Here's how.
This week's Yoga Moment comes from Emily Johnson during her practice at Indigo Wellness Studio in Moline, IL.
"Last winter, I had a really tough day. It seemed like everything was crashing down at once and I was reaching my limit of what I could handle. I was particularly disappointed that things had come to a head on a Tuesday, because it might jeopardize my weekly Power Yoga class. As I filed a police report that night, I had the urge, for only the second time in my life, to go home and mix a stiff drink to curb the emotions I was reeling from. Instead, I kept driving west and made it just in time for my class. Instead of temporarily diluting the difficulty, I channeled the intensity of my emotions onto my mat. I found strength in what I had been thinking of as weakness. Towards the end of class, I felt comfortable in Dolphin Pose, which is unusual for me. For some reason, I just knew, could just feel, that my legs would be willing to lift and the rest of my body support a headstand. I don't know why this occurred to me, since I had never even attempted a headstand before, but with the help of a wall and a careful instructor, up I went. It was exhilarating. I didn't want to come down. I felt so powerful – emotionally and physically. My mat has become the place where I work through all kinds of emotions, positive and negative, ever since."


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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Daily Dinosaur Heads
Dinosaur Drawing: Anatomy and Sketching. It almost brought tears to my eyes. Part of the Gnomon Workshop series, taught by the epically awesome David Krentz. Lovely stuff.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
A daily - an infestation
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Three D's
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Olden days - a punk-ass, Lisa Loeb-style post
Francisco Pulpo in the Studio by a younger Miles, damnit. 1994/5!!!!!So what the hell am I doing? Here's a mid 90's era drawing that I was thinking about tonight. I think I need to rebuild some concentration/focus and bring something bigger to the party. I did some drawing today (2010, people!) and found myself rusty as all get out. Muse, I invoke thee. Let's get it on. I don't want to kick off without having raised a bigger ruckus. Why am I adding up to less than the sum of my parts?
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Arms & Ether - Number 55 - Invasion of the Women!
p.s. yes a massive site redesign is still scheduled for the summer
p.p.s. yes, still going to be rolling in 3D as well. . . aieeee!
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Polygon Girlfriend - Part Two
First stab at the head and did some more work on the arms. I need to do some refinement on the back and feet as well as more on the hands. If you compare yesterday's image, somehow her butt became Sponge Bob muscly. It's called the Smooth Brush, Miles. Look into it. Okay, I will. Tomorrow.
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Polygon Girlfriend - Part One
Here's girlfriend number one made today in ZBrush using BaseMeshBravo. I separated the head off, so that's why she looks like Maskatron1. I'll work something up for her Fem Bot2 face tomorrow. It'll be just great. I've been looking at some exaggerated female toys for inspiration hence the silly proportions. The arms and hands need some TLC.
End Notes
1. Maskatron. A powerful robot capable of mimicking the appearance of Oscar Goldman and others.
I, Maskatron2. Fembots. A series of powerful and deadly life-like androids, designed and created by Dr. Franklin.
uh oh.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Grumble grumble
detail of the Age of Reptiles Mural by Rudolph Zallinger
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
More ZBrushing
I've been continuing to work in ZBrush, inspired by the excellent Gnomon tutorial by Scott Patton. I've refined my base mesh a bit and have been experimenting with how far I can push it into different forms quickly (10-20 minutes). I'm finding that having relatively expressive hands and feet that are easy to pose is a good thing in a base mesh, so I plan on going back and refining those later. I've also made the mesh less bulky than in the first pass (see last post -- ed.).
Here's the latest, Base Mesh Bravo:
Here's the latest, Base Mesh Bravo:
self-portrait as bulb-headed carnivore. still working on this one. . .
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It's often those who are least qualified to give advice who seem most inclined to give it, and Luis Suarez has likely received more unsolicited advice in the last two weeks than one person could ever need in an entire life time. He should leave England while he still can, he should stay at Liverpool because he owes the club a major debt of gratitude, he should see a therapist, he should start his own line of snack cakes for hungry footballers, etc. on and on and on.
But there may yet be two people in the world who could offer actual legitimate advice to the striker: his wife Sofia, the person who knows him best, and Mario Balotelli, the person who knows his situation best.
"My wife has made observations," Suarez said, "like 'You were arguing with the referee and the defenders too much, you didn't really seem up for it today. You might as well have not been on the pitch.' I go away, think about it and realise she was right.
"She said people must go away and think that is what I am like on the pitch, even though I'm usually relaxed and easy going. Having a wife that closely watches the game is good. She knows me better than anyone else and I want her observations to help me play better and be a happier person."
Familial shame is a powerful motivator and while reports of Sofia having her UEFA coaching badges remain unconfirmed, it's clear that she's not wrong. Whether Suarez's personal embarrassment with his wife translates to improved behaviour on the pitch when he returns next fall is anyone's guess, but it certainly can't hurt.
There are many words used to describe Mario Balotelli — "troubled" might be a generous adjective — and during his short time in England he managed to rack up an impressive list of controversial moments that might rival Suarez's own list of indiscretions. He was quick to express his dislike of the English press upon his move back to Italy in February, and Balotelli empathizes with Suarez's situation, no matter how self-inflicted it may be.
"Suarez is now somebody that the whole of England finds interesting," Balotelli said. "It doesn't matter if people like him or don't like him, they will always be interested in exactly what he is doing. Like they were with me.
"My only advice to him is ignore everything that people say about you. The only thing Suarez needs to do is concentrate on football."
Helping children confront their school yard bullies probably wouldn't hurt Suarez's image, either, but for a man who could stand to be out of the spotlight for a bit, going back to basics and concentrating on his game is certainly a good place to start.


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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the NDA 1 2019 notification and application form. The application form has been released at upsconline.nic.in. The candidates will be able to fill the application form till February 04, 2019 (06:00 pm). Under National Defence Academy and Naval Academy total, 342 (208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 92 for Air Force) and 50 vacancies are there.
The only unmarried male candidate's who are not born earlier than July 02, 2000 and not later than July 1, 2003, are eligible to fill the NDA 1 Application Form 2019.
In the application form candidates need to fill the valid details. The application fee for the exam is Rs 100/-. The fee for SC / ST candidates, sons of JCOs, sons of NCO and sons of ORs are exempted. Candidates can make the fee payment by using Net Banking, Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card or by depositing the cash in SBI bank.
The registration process will complete in two parts. In part 1 of the registration, candidates need to fill up the Personal Details, Educational Qualification Details, Communication Details. After the completion of Part 1 registration, the applicants will receive a Registration Number. For processing to the part 2 registration candidates need to mention the Registration number and DOB in the login page. In the part 2 registration candidates need to fill up payment details, select examination center, upload photograph and signature and agreeing to a declaration. After filling, all the details click at the submit button. On successful completion of the registration process, an auto-generated email will be sent to the candidate's registered email-id.
The candidates can withdrawing their application form from February 08, 2019 to February 14, 2019 (06:00 PM). The candidates who will submit his application form before the last date for those NDA 1 Admit Card 2019 will be issued by the commission.
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The NDA 1 Examination is scheduled to be conducted April 21, 2019. UPSC will conduct the NDA 1 written examination. Candidates should note that there will be negative marking for each incorrect answer. The candidates who will qualify the written exam those will be called for appearing in the next round i.e. SSB.
After successful conduction of the examination the commission will declare the NDA 1 Result 2019. The result will be based on the performance of the candidates. The result will be declared at the official website. Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) will start from January 02, 2020.


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Tumon is known for its beautiful beaches along its shores. Many hotels on the beach side provide bungalows for activities like banana boating and kayaking. These water activities provide an excellent opportunity to experience the waters of Guam firsthand. If you are not in such an adventurous mood, the vibrant colors and soothing sounds provide an excellent environment for lounging on the sand while achieving the perfect sun-kissed skin. If you decide to dip in for a swim, the waters are calm enough for relaxation while providing sufficient waves for beach play. If the daytime scene isn't convincing enough, the sunsets will take your breath away. Shades of orange and pink contrast against the deepening shade of the ocean to create the perfect ambiance for a romantic walk on the beach.
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A review of this time-testing Cable Beach all-inclusive is tough to write, since big changes are about to come to the property. The resort has passed through many hands and many brands over the years, and is currently seriously showing its age, though the guest rooms with their modernist wood furnishings remain comfortable.
However, at press time the Melia was undergoing extensive renovations (though remaining open as it does so) to become part of the new, behemoth Baha Mar complex being built along this 3,000-foot stretch of sand. It's slated to open in December 2014.
Designed to compete against the Atlantis across the water, this new resort city will feature four other, newly built hotels, including a 200-room Rosewood, a 300-room SLS LUX, a 700-room Grand Hyatt, and a 1,000-room namesake Baha Mar hotel-casino—plus 30 restaurants, a performing arts center, two spas, 20 acres of pools, and an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
You can keep up with the ongoing project at www.bahamar.com.
A few more notes on the Meliá itself: "The Level" rooms are Meliá's "club" rooms, with dedicated check-in and restaurant reservation services, private sections of the pool and beach, and upgraded amenities. Also note that you can just get a room-only rate in summer, and sometimes (on doubles) in early and late winter as well.


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81. The Old Peabody Pew: A Christmas Romance of a Country Church
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
fiction, 1907
third book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge
Kindle book, 49
finished, 12/22/11
Because I read this on the Kindle, my 'copy' doesn't have this old cover, but isn't it wonderful!
I read perhaps her most famous book seven years ago, and jotted down these words.
'Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm 1903
By Kate Douglas Wiggin
Recorded Books read by Barbara Caruso
Fiction A
This was wonderful and as fresh as if it were just written. It felt a bit like Anne Of Green Gables, and Pollyanna. Rebecca's family is very poor, and she is given the chance for an education by going to live with two old maiden aunts. The young girl has a wonderful, cheerful outlook on life. I have a sense that all these books were written about a girl who could be an example to the reader. She isn't without troubles and problems, yet she remains steadfast and optimistic. Even as a grown woman, I found myself learning from her. Well written with memorable, real characters.'
I found The Old Peabody Pew to be equally so. It is a lovely, enjoyable Christmas romance. We meet the Dorcas Society, a group of 'excellent women' as Barbara Pym would have described them. They care for the material needs of the church, the Tory Hill Meeting-House in Edgewood, Maine, doing as much of the work themselves as possible, and getting a few excellent men to do what they cannot. Kate Douglas Wiggin founded The Dorcas Society of Hollis & Buxton Maine, and was its first Honorary President. There is a short article about it here. The Old Peabody Pew is performed as a fundraiser each year in the very church named in the story, the Tory Hill Church. I'd love to attend this annual event.
The pre-Christmas project in our story is cleaning the pews and putting in as much carpet as they could afford. They put in a stretch of rug down the aisle, and then go to work on their own family pews. They talk as they go about their work, and the reader gets to know the various personalities, and some of the town stories. Kate Douglas Wiggin doesn't turn her writer's eye away from the sadnesses of life, but she also offers humorous aspects. Mrs. Burbank notes that
"indeed, most of those who once owned the pews or sat in them seemed to be dead, or gone away to live in busier places."To which Lobelia Brewster replies:
"I've no patience with 'em, gallivantin' over the earth. I shouldn't want to live in a livelier place than Edgewood … We wash and hang out Mondays, iron Tuesdays, cook Wednesdays, clean house and mend Thursdays and Fridays, bake Saturdays, and go to meetin' Sundays. I don't hardly see how they can do any more 'n that in Chicago!"We also learn that Lobelia 'would not have considered matrimony a blessing, even under the most favourable conditions.' But the Widow Buzzell sees life quite differently. Speaking of her late husband she says,
I used to think Tom was poor company and complain I couldn't have any conversation with him, but land, I could talk at him, and there's considerable comfort in that. And I could pick up after him! Now every room in my house is clean, and every closet and bureau drawer, too.The Peabodys of the title are all dead now, except the son Justin, who is one of those who moved away looking for more opportunity. Mrs. Burbank has recently sent him a request for a contribution for church repairs at an address in Detroit. Justin tried to live in Edgewood. He worked the farm and though he did everything right, he 'could not make the rain fall nor the sun shine at the times he needed them.' He had a terrible time with crows and various insects.
The women have spoken of him as being weak, by offering this information, the reader learns that he did make an honest attempt before heading west. Yet even there, after he's earned some money, he invests it and loses it, showing us that maybe there really is something called bad luck and that it happens even to good people who try. The news is full of people in our own time who have worked all their lives and now have no job or house.
Our heroine is Nancy Wentworth, a thirty-five year old schoolteacher; a kindly, cheerful person with a hidden melancholy, for she is in love with Justin. The descriptions of their relationship from ten years earlier show readers that we are in a very different time and place. Love was expressed quite modestly and innocently in such a society in those days. Nancy recalls a time when she sat in the Peabody pew with her friend, Justin's sister Esther.
Justin sat beside her, and she had been sure then, but had long since grown to doubt the evidence of her senses, that he, too, vibrated with pleasure at the nearness. Was there not a summer morning when his hand touched her white lace mitt as they held the hymn-book together?And after his two years of trouble with the farm, when he was downtrodden and leaving Edgewood, he says upon parting.
"You'll see me back when my luck turns, Nancy."And to her these words were 'a promise, simply because there was a choking sound in Justin's voice and tears in Justin's eyes.' Nancy 'lived for' this phrase all the years since. Then she receives two anonymous letters listing meaningful verses from the Bible which raise her hopes that they might be from Justin.
Nancy tells the women that she will clean and carpet the Peabody pew rather than her own because it is more visible in the church, and also in honor of her friend, Esther. She comes back after her supper, and does her work alone in the church. At least she believes she is alone.
I dearly loved this book. You may read it online here.
Many of her books are also available here, as well as on Kindle.
This is my third (adult) book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge.


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Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump As Presidency Crumbles
President Donald Trump, already facing mounting calls to step down or risk impeachment, suffered further ignominy Friday when Twitter permanently suspended his account, saying the US leader is too dangerous to use the platform.
After a "close review" of tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account, "we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," Twitter said.
The unprecedented move, which severs Trump from his 88.7 million followers, is an astounding setback for the president in the chaotic waning days of his administration.
It could also prove an insurmountable hurdle should the brash Republican choose to mount a political comeback in 2024, as he has hinted he could do on multiple occasions.
With his presidency imploding, Trump signalled a final, unrepentant display of division by announcing -- in his final tweet before the ban -- that he will skip the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20.
"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going," he tweeted.
Biden responded this was "a good thing," branding Trump an "embarrassment."
However, Biden showed how wary he is of the growing rush to impeach Trump -- and deepen the nation's political divisions -- over his incitement of crowds who stormed Congress on Wednesday.
"That is a judgment for the Congress to make," Biden said, adding that the "quickest" way to get Trump out was for him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to take over in 12 days.
"I am focused now on us taking control as president and vice president on the 20th and to get our agenda moving as quickly as we can."
Two days after Trump sent a mob of followers to march on Congress, his presidency is in freefall, with allies walking away and opponents sharpening their teeth.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that Democrats will launch impeachment proceedings unless Trump resigns or Vice President Mike Pence invokes the 25th Amendment, where the cabinet removes the president.
"If the President does not leave office imminently and willingly, the Congress will proceed with our action," Pelosi wrote.
In a jaw-dropping moment, Pelosi revealed she had spoken Friday with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley about "preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike."
"The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people," Pelosi wrote.
House Democrats, who already impeached Trump in a traumatic, partisan vote in 2019, said the unprecedented second impeachment of a president could be ready next week.
"We can act very quickly when we want to," Representative Katherine Clark told CNN.
A draft impeachment resolution being circulated would charge Trump with a single article: "incitement of insurrection."
Whether Republican leaders of the Senate would then agree to hold a lightning-fast impeachment trial before the transition is another matter.
But Republican Senator Ben Sasse told CBS News he would "definitely consider" articles of impeachment if and when they are introduced, while Senator Lisa Murkowski became the chamber's first Republican to openly call for Trump's resignation.
In the House, top Republican Kevin McCarthy said: "Impeaching the president with just 12 days left in his term will only divide our country more."
Trump, whose actions Wednesday capped his relentless efforts to overturn Biden's November 3 election win, finally conceded defeat on Thursday and appealed for calm.
"A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power," Trump said in a short video.
However, the evidently reluctant concession, in which Trump failed to congratulate Biden or directly admit defeat, was too little, too late to calm outrage over his role in the Capitol invasion.
Five people died in the mayhem, including one woman who was shot dead and a US Capitol Police officer. Flags over the Capitol were lowered to half-staff Friday.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos became the second cabinet member to quit, after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, telling Trump in a letter that such "behavior was unconscionable for our country."
Multiple lower-level officials have also left. According to reports, the only reason the trickle hasn't turned into a flood is the decision by senior figures to try to maintain stability during the transition to Biden.
Trump, however, appears to have lost the grip he once exercised on both the Republican Party and his own staff as he rampaged through his turbulent four-year presidency.
Speaking to CNN, retired Marine Corps general John Kelly, who served as Trump's chief of staff for 18 months, said the cabinet should consider the 25th Amendment but believed the president had already been put into a box.
"He can give all the orders he wants but no one is going to break the law," Kelly said.
After the ban, Trump took to the official @POTUS account to accuse Twitter of "trying to silence me."
"Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech, and tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me -- and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for me," he said.
The post was swiftly deleted by Twitter.
Twitter also suspended Trump's campaign account @TeamTrump.
With the president muted, son Donald Trump Jr took to Twitter to call the platform's move "absolute insanity."
While his father is banned, "the ayatollah, and numerous other dictatorial regimes can have Twitter accounts with no issue despite threatening genocide to entire countries and killing homosexuals etc," Trump Jr steamed.
Founder of communist China Chairman "Mao would be proud," he said.
In a blog post, Twitter explained that the suspension was based on factors such as evidence that plans for future armed protests were proliferating on and off the platform, "including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021."
Between drastic Covid-19 crowd restrictions, the absence of Trump, and a new "unscalable" fence around the congressional complex, very little about the inauguration will be business as usual.
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Preparation is the key to perfection
This extensive exterior preparation system is similar to the one we undertake when Interior House Painting. Our attention to detail is what sets us apart from other exterior house painting companies.
Our key preparation steps include:
- We sand all surfaces and sand in between coats
- We remove all flaking paint, blisters and rust
- We fill gaps, cracks and imperfections
- We power sand weatherboards and other flat surfaces
- We plane windows and doors to ensure the function after painting
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This lovely photo absolutely delighted me when I first saw it! Many of the photos in this album are from my great-grandparent's courtship years. Because of that, I have shared this quote several times:
"Then in 1914 I met Claude A. Ellis who had just returned from a mission to the Eastern States, and I thought he surpassed all the others with his refined manners and his blonde wavy hair. We were real friendly with Hazel Berrett and William Gibson who returned with Claude from the same Mission. We had all our dates together and went in a little rubber tired buggy with a black horse."1
A rubber tired buggy with a black horse, huh?
I'm pretty sure this very cool photo is the rubber tired buggy with the black horse that Blanche mentioned in her autobiography. I love to find photos that help illustrate letters, journals, and histories. It allows for the reader to make a delightful connection between text and image!
This album page is clearly missing some photos. The back of the remaining photo has no additional information.
This post is part of a series sharing this wonderful old family photo album. You can learn more about the album here. A digital version of this photo album can be viewed on Flickr here.
Happy Monday, I hope you are all well and happy! xoxo


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A movie tie-in edition of A Wrinkle in Time, now a major motion picture--with an introduction by director Ava DuVernay.. In 1962, Madeleine L'Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children's literature and is beloved around the world. Now Disney is taking it to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, and newcomer Storm Reid, the major motion picture bring the world of Wrinkle to life for a new generation of fans. . This movie tie-in edition of the timeless novel features the complete, unabridged original text; an introduction by the film's director, Ava DuVernay (Selma); and eight pages of photos from the movie. This title has Common Core connections.


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I have been practicing. Over and over and over. That is the beauty of digital technology. I am trying to overcome my zoom lens habits and breathe like an ultra-wide angle photographer. Amateur photographer, that is.
I have never been one to take photographs of scenery. I can't see how it will matter when all is said and done. But, people I love. There is a different story. They are the story. So. I must learn to use my coveted Canon 10-22 lens taking photographs of people. That is what I have displayed here. It helped that my "subject" was feeling quite cooperative. Even let me put a ribbon in her hair. And grandpa gave her things to do in the garden. That helped.
The trick is getting close enough. Kids don't like grown-ups to be right in their faces. And, kids become weary of the camera. That is why I have usually taken pictures of children with a zoom lens. I can sneak up on the moment that way.
I asked Afton if I could take a picture of her beautiful hair bow. She kindly tipped her head. I felt like I was right on top of her. It is so fun to see how this lens reaches around the edges of the space. I snapped away because I knew that she wouldn't put up with my closeness for very long.
I was in heaven. I had the most cooperative of subjects this day. She was patient and wonderful. When she asked to take a picture of me, I said "sure". She did a pretty, good job trying to hold my heavy Canon 50D camera. I had the feeling I was going to like these photographs even before I saw them.
This is a little, green apple. It fell from the tree too early. Afton knows she can't eat it but she is fascinated with it. It is absolutely perfect. I wonder what she is thinking?
I buy my sunglasses at the dollar store. It is true. If I had a nickle for every pair of sunglasses I have broken or lost or shared to death I would be a billionaire. So, I never mind when a little person asks to "borrow" my sunglasses. That is especially true if I get a photograph out of the bargain.
So, I am a little further along on my learning curve as of this day. A little more comfortable with the nuances of the lens and more aware of flipping my brain around to accommodate a different way of looking at things. I am more in love with the lens every day . . . thanks to little Afton.
afterthought . . .
I confess that I did take a few pictures of "things" today. Grandpa likes to paint with watercolors and is always looking for new things to paint. Wonder if he will paint this one?


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Neal Stephenson practices alchemy of the literary variety, turning words into gold in the successful conclusion of his Baroque Cycle, The System of the World. Perhaps because he's been racing to get to this third and final volume, this book is the most accessible of the series (not counting his earlier linked novel, Cryptonomicon).
Stephenson dives straight into the political and religious machinations that will, within decades, turn 18th-century England into the industrial powerhouse of the western world. While familiarity with the previous two entries in the series, Quicksilver and The Confusion, is probably a given for any reader of this novel, a brief summary of "The story thus far" is provided at the beginning of the book for readers who are just getting started.
Natural Philosopher Daniel Waterhouse returns from the New World to England only to find himself caught up in a number of intertwining intrigues. He is intimately involved in the private manufacturing of a new machine about which other parties are very curious; the Tory and Whig parties are positioning themselves in readiness for the succession battle after Queen Anne's death; and mysterious assassins have been attacking eminent Natural Philosophers including Daniel himself on the day he arrives in London.
Daniel, who has also been tasked with trying to heal the rift between Sir Isaac Newton and the German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus, teams with Newton to investigate the attacks. However, Newton has a secondary, private motive. In his role as Master of the Mint, he has long been at war with Jack Shaftoe, King of the Vagabonds, a counterfeiter also known as Jack the Coiner, who intends to sabotage the realm.
There is of course much more going on in this wide-ranging 900-page novel. Daniel's return to England after long years away gives Stephenson plenty of opportunities to use his extensive historical research on the era. The character's observations and asides on aspects of 18th-century British life and society slip seamlessly into the narrative.
At nearly 3,000 pages, Stephenson's exceptional trilogy is an achievement on an epic scale that will delight science fiction readers for years to come.
Gavin Grant writes from Northampton, Massachusetts.


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Boffins develop method of driving computers insane
Test machine 'claimed responsibility for terrorist bombing'
Boffins in America report that they have successfully developed a method for driving computers insane in much the same way as human brains afflicted by schizophrenia. A computer involved in their study became so unhinged that it apparently "claimed responsibility for a terrorist bombing".
The research involved meddling with a neural network setup dubbed DISCERN, built by Professor Risto Miikkulainen, a top comp-sci boffin at the University of Texas. Grad student Uli Grasemann assisted in the process of driving the machine bonkers.
"With neural networks, you basically train them by showing them examples, over and over and over again," says Grasemann. "Every time you show it an example, you say, if this is the input, then this should be your output, and if this is the input, then that should be your output. You do it again and again thousands of times, and every time it adjusts a little bit more towards doing what you want. In the end, if you do it enough, the network has learned."
In the computer pottiness experiments, DISCERN was taught simple stories. But they tinkered with the automated mind in a fashion equivalent to the effects of an excessive release of dopamine in a human brain. In humans this tends to cause people to "hyperlearn" – to make incorrect connections between stored information.
This meddling duly sent DISCERN off its rocker in short order. According to a Texas Uni statement describing the research:
DISCERN began putting itself at the center of fantastical, delusional stories that incorporated elements from other stories it had been told to recall. In one answer, for instance, DISCERN claimed responsibility for a terrorist bombing.
In another instance, DISCERN began showing evidence of "derailment" — replying to requests for a specific memory with a jumble of dissociated sentences, abrupt digressions and constant leaps from the first- to the third-person and back again.
The crazed, burbling computer was evaluated by a top psychologist, Ralph Hoffman of Yale uni, who confirmed that it did indeed have bats in its belfry in much the same way as a human suffering from schizophrenia.
"We have so much more control over neural networks than we could ever have over human subjects," says Grasemann. "The hope is that this kind of modeling will help clinical research."
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Chrome 70 makes auto-login optional following pressure over privacy
The new browser also has better web apps, fingerprint authentication and AV1 video.
Google released Wednesday a new version of its Chrome browser that allows you to opt out of a controversial feature that signed you in to the web browser if you logged in to Gmail or other Google websites.
The new version addresses two changes to its predecessor that got Google in hot water when the updated browser arrived in September. One was the addition of data files called cookies that stuck around for Google sites even when you told Google to delete them. The second change logged you in to the browser -- though it didn't synchronize browser data -- as soon as you logged in to a Google website.
The cookies are gone now, which means you'll have to log in to Google sites anew after you've cleared cookies. The Chrome sign-in feature is now optional, though enabled by default.
Both changes were intended as conveniences. The browser sign-in feature was useful to avoid inadvertently leaving your own search and browsing history on a borrowed or shared computer. And logging in is always a pain, so who wouldn't want to make that easier?
But both changes also increased the grip Google has on your online behavior data, information it uses to target ads and track you around the web. The bigger a presence Google has in our lives, the harder it is to maintain online privacy. Google has a crack security team working to prevent unauthorized data breaches, but most of us give up plenty of information to tech giants like Facebook and Google without batting an eyelid.
The Chrome changes triggered criticism from Matthew Green, a Johns Hopkins University professor and cryptography expert, and Christoph Tavan, chief technology officer at ContentPass. Others including rival browser makers chimed in on Twitter, Reddit and Hacker News. The pressure convinced Google it had gone a step to far.
Chrome 70 introduces some other features, too:
- It expands progressive web app support from mobile devices, where they got their start, to Windows-based personal computers, too. The PWA technology lets programmers package websites into standalone apps that continue to function even without a network connection. MacOS and Linux support is underway.
- It's got new authentication technology that lets website developers use fingerprint readers and hardware tokens to make login processes more secure.
- On personal computers, Chrome 70 supports video encoded with AV1, a royalty-free compression technology from Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Amazon and others designed to squeeze video for better streaming without the patent expense of rival format HEVC.
However, AV1 is in its early days and has no hardware support. It takes a lot of computing power to decode. You can enable it with YouTube's TestTube if you want to try it out. Firefox already supports AV1, too.


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Brush up on your knowledge of plants and animals with these beautifully illustrated life science books from DK's award-winning reference series. Browse this gallery to find books on mammals, birds, botany, gardening, and more. Virtually flip through each page of the full book online, or project it on an interactive whiteboard to enhance a lesson plan. These books are perfect for studying animal behavior, plant growth and development, adaptations, and habitats.
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To complement the information found in these digital books, we have created fascinating mini-lessons and worksheets in our Instant Expert series to introduce all of these key topics to your students.


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Swapping out a piston kit?, don't forget the gaskets. Some will tell you not to worry about them they can be reused, this is sometimes the case but it is always better to replace the gaskets and at this price why not. These high quality kits contain all the gaskets and o-ring need to complete a top end job. This gasket set fit all water cooled KX 60,s from 1985 to 2003.
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With the offseason under way, Around The League examines what's next for all 32 teams. Marc Sessler covers the Browns. **More ...**
The team said Monday that ticket prices will not increase for the fifth straight year, the second-longest streak in the league. Also, the Browns said the average cost of a game ticket is the second-lowest in the NFL.
Browns CEO Joe Banner praised Cleveland fans for their "tremendous loyalty over the years" and the club was rewarding that faith by keeping its tickets affordable.
The team also said fans looking to purchase additional season tickets would not have to buy a PSL (personal seat license) for the new seats at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Browns president Alec Scheiner said the team is committed to improving the game-day experience, which will include a significant upgrade in cellphone service beginning this season.
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Since it's St. Patrick's Day, students will not only be wearing green to celebrate the holiday, but also pledging to "go green."
"We're trying to take the greenness of St. Patrick's Day to kick off the campaign," said Sheela Bhongir, A.S. environmental affairs director. "The goal is to make people more conscious of the decisions they make because every choice has some sort of environmental impact."
The Go Green Campaign will be hosted by A.S. Environmental Affairs Committee and will be from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the bookstore lawn.
Bhongir said, students will have the opportunity to participate in up to 11 online pledges. After they are done with the pledge, students will be given a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a pencil made out of recycled currency with the words "Go Green CSUN."
"The idea is to really encourage CSUN students to go green," Bhongir said. "Even though people think individual actions may not count for a lot, in the long run it really does. If everyone makes a small change in (their) behavior it can make a major difference."
We're trying to spread the motto of "think globally act locally" as well, Bhongir said.
Bhongir said the pledges are simple and fast activities one can do to go green. Such as "taking a bag to a grocery store, visiting a farmers market, eating a healthy vegetarian meal once a week, or taking public transportation."
"We're going to have two tents, one with a whole bunch of laptops for students to click online and take a pledge, and on the other we will be making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and giving them out," Bhongir said.
As part of the campaign, A.S. Environmental Affairs Committee has teamed up with the PB & J campaign, a non-profit company, to try to increase plant based diet foods, and will be wearing T-shirts to help promote them.
"They're trying to spread the word that eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches helps increase plant based diets and are more eco friendly than meat based diets," Bhongir said. "Eating peanut butter and jelly has a lot of protein as well as your necessary carbs.
According to Bhongir, the Go Green Campaign has been in preparation for about three weeks.
"Getting all the different elements and the brainstorming stage took about a week and the next couple of weeks were getting things together," Bhongir said. "We got donations from Vons and Fresh and Easy, the owner is a CSUN (alumnus), so they were happy to donate peanut butter and jelly for us. We're getting the bread donated from a local grocery store."
Ross Myrick, 20, biology major, plans on taking multiple pledges.
"I already do what I can to be green, so taking pledges will only motivate me to do more," Myrick said. "It's important to take baby steps in helping our environment. The more one person does it, the more likely that someone close to them will follow in their footsteps. That's how change happens."
Students who are unable to participate in the campaign kickoff can still take the pledge on the A.S. Web site until Earth Day, April 22.
Bhongir said if people want to get involved with the committee they are more than welcome to.
"We're always looking to make it grow and increase our membership base," Bhongir said.
Cindy Signett, recycling coordinator encourages students to take the pledge to go green.
"It's a wonderful green day to kick off the Go Green CSUN Campaign," Signett said. "I hope everybody comes out, it's really easy to do, go green!"


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Old Architectural Photography
Lancaster Photographers provide high quality old architectural photography for historic property, stately homes and national parks. The edgy style to our photography works perfectly to create classic, dramatic images for advertising, websites and sales material.
If you feel your marketing images are a little dated or need a more dramatic look then contact us now to find out more about the incredible images we provide.
Hotel Wedding Venues
As well as the atmospheric shots of old architecture and historic ruins that suit my style of photography perfectly, wedding venues such as this image of the newly refurbished Villa at Levens would also benefit from my style of photography.
You cannot have your wedding at hotels such as this without capturing the atmosphere and ambience of the surroundings. Sometimes flash is needed in darker properties but too much and you will destroy the ambience.
Whether you want to capture the ambience of your wedding venue or run a hotel and want to convey the atmosphere of the hotel in your brochures and website. You need to speak to Lancaster Photographers.
Is Your Marketing Material As Old As The Property In It?
Using a combination of natural and artificial light, Lancaster Photographers can produce high quality, vivid and atmospheric images of museums, old architecture, historic property and stately homes and gardens. Both internal and external photographs can be for sales and marketing purposes or simply as a framed print or canvas to display sell.
Whether it's photographs of museums or large old architectural photography that you are looking for, Graham from Lancaster Photographers can produce the wow images you need for your marketing.
Website and brochure images need that wow factor to make people want to visit your historic property so wow them with some great photographs of old architecture from Lancaster Photographers.
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Why worry about copyright issues? If you are looking for some great old architecture or landscape shots for prints or canvases or even postcards then get in touch. We take the images and produce the prints, canvases and postcards meaning there is no third party to worry about copyright.


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Customized Customer Service
Jeff Gilman and the JGW team work directly with homeowners, builders and architects, on projects of all size and budget. Every client and every job is unique to JGW and receives the individual attention it deserves. We take the time to understand each client's individual needs, clarify the overall goals of the project, identify the wish list, establish a working budget, and make sure there are realistic expectations about everyone's role in the project. Establishing clear expectations with an agreement of trust is the best way to start our working relationship.
The Success of Your Design is in the Details
The more information we have about your style and budget the better we can serve you. Please take a moment to fill out our online planning guide, or download and print the guide and send, fax, or email it back to us prior to our initial meeting. Only with the requested information we will be able to design with the best cabinet lines for your specific taste, style and project budget.
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Absolutely incredible! Having our kitchen remodel designed and constructed by Jeff Gilman Woodworking has been the best decision we've made in the last 25 years of living in our home. He was there for us from the "conceptual" moment…all the way until the last knob was put on the last kitchen drawer! The work is outstanding, the professionalism the best, and Jeff's attention to detail…superb! We love how he included our ideas, respected our thoughts, and made us feel like we were always part of the project. We are thrilled with our new, beautiful kitchen, and feel so grateful for the attention and care we have received from Jeff Gilman Woodworking Inc. We recommend him with the highest regard.Souheir Rawlings
What great luck! When we made the decision to remodel our kitchen, I went online to find cabinet makers near Bigfork, Montana. I found a website for Jeff Gilman Woodworking. We drove up to Whitefish and met Jeff in his studio where we immediately felt comfortable as we shared our kitchen ideas with him.
To cut to the chase, Jeff was amazing. We had no idea how much would be involved in our remodel. Jeff is not only an expert on cabinets but he is also a fine craftsman. He ended up managing the entire remodel project for us.
I am very pleased with the job Jeff Gilman and his team did. The quality of the Wood-Mode cabinets is extremely high and the finishes are extraordinary. Additionally, Jeff Gilman Woodworking contributed to a number of ideas that made the home more impressive. I was very happy with the initial delivery schedule and the high overall quality of the installation services. Overall, I'm very happy with all of the products and services you provided and would be happy to recommend your work to anyone planning to do high quality cabinets.
We worked with Jeff Gilman when we were doing a complete renovation of our house. We brought our house down to the frame, rearranged and added to our living space. We spoke with Jeff about doing our kitchen area. We gave him all the things we had on our wish list for this area. We were looking for an area that would work for a very active family of five. He came back to us with a design that was not only esthetically pleasing but took full advantage of the space we were working with. The cabinetry choice fit the design perfectly and that along with Jeff's attention to detail made this room the centerpiece of our home.
We custom built our home in 1990 and even though our kitchen was designed and built by a reputable company, it just never felt right. So when it came time for us to remodel in 2010, we brought Jeff in and wow, what a difference. He came up with ideas that just made our kitchen so much more efficient and pleasing. He offered us affordable options for cabinets along with a redesign of our layout which increased our counter space and opened up our work area. The job was completed on schedule and budget and we couldn't be happier.


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Two duplexes in East Hollywood could make way for a new development of small lot homes.
Earlier this week, an entity affiliated with local development firm Stradella Group filed plans to raze the existing structures at 1134-1140 N. Westmoreland Avenue to make way for the construction of nine-home small lot subdivision. The project would include a total of 20 parking spaces - including 18 for residents and two for guests.
Additional details regarding the project are currently unclear.
The project site is located a block east of Madison Avenue, where construction is now underway for a new pocket park.
Two blocks west, Little Tokyo Service Center is working with Metro on a proposed mixed-use development that could create upwards of 200 affordable housing units atop the Vermont/Santa Monica Red Line station.
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|Necessary for the fragmentation of Golgi stacks during mitosis and for their reassembly after mitosis. Involved in the formation of the transitional endoplasmic reticulum (tER). The transfer of membranes from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus occurs via 50-70 nm transition vesicles which derive from part-rough, part-smooth transitional elements of the endoplasmic reticulum (tER). Vesicle budding from the tER is an ATP-dependent process. The ternary complex containing UFD1, VCP and NPLOC4 binds ubiquitinated proteins and is necessary for the export of misfolded proteins from the ER to the cytoplasm, where they are degraded by the proteasome. The NPLOC4-UFD1-VCP complex regulates spindle disassembly at the end of mitosis and is necessary for the formation of a closed nuclear envelope. Regulates E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of RNF19A. Component of the VCP/p97-AMFR/gp78 complex that participates in the final step of the sterol-mediated ubiquitination and endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) of HMGCR. Involved in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced pre-emptive quality control, a mechanism that selectively attenuates the translocation of newly synthesized proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum and reroutes them to the cytosol for proteasomal degradation. Also involved in DNA damage response: recruited to double-strand breaks (DSBs) sites in a RNF8-and RNF168-dependent manner and promotes the recruitment of TP53BP1 at DNA damage sites. Recruited to stalled replication forks by SPRTN: may act by mediating extraction of DNA polymerase eta (POLH) to prevent excessive translesion DNA synthesis and limit the incidence of mutations induced by DNA damage. Required for cytoplasmic retrotranslocation of stressed/damaged mitochondrial outer-membrane proteins and their subsequent proteasomal degradation. Essential for the maturation of ubiquitin-containing autophagosomes and the clearance of ubiquitinated protein by autophagy. Acts as a negative regulator of type I interferon production by interacting with DDX58/RIG-I: interaction takes place when DDX58/RIG-I is ubiquitinated via 'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitin on its CARD domains, leading to recruit RNF125 and promote ubiquitination and degradation of DDX58/RIG-I. May play a role in the ubiquitin-dependent sorting of membrane proteins to lysosomes where they undergo degradation. May more particularly play a role in caveolins sorting in cells. By controlling the steady-state expression of the IGF1R receptor, indirectly regulates the insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway. .
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SNUSPSNUSP is an esoteric language that is a mix of Brainf*** and Befunge, with a call stack and optional concurrency thrown in. It uses all of the basic Brainf*** commands except the loop commands ('[' and ']'). There is a code pointer which moves through the two-dimensional code space in one of four directions like in Befunge, and it "bounces off" of two "mirrors" ('/' and '\'). For instance, if the code pointer is moving to the right and hits a '\', it starts to move down starting with the character below the mirror. The two other flow control commands are '?' (skip the next character if the element at the memory pointer is 0), and '!' (unconditional skip). This is how SNUSP can get away without Brainf***'s loop commands. The optional '$' (start the code pointer here) rounds out Core SNUSP. There are two additional language layers: Modular SNUSP adds '@', and '#' for call and return from subroutine. Bloated SNUSP adds '&' for thread-split, a two-dimensional memory space (':' and ';'), and random numbers ('%').
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
Listed below are all of the tasks on Rosetta Code which have been solved using SNUSP.
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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Adhesive film isolates the surgical site from lid margins, eyelashes and eyebrow to help reduce the risk of surgical site contamination.
Drape can be used for a variety of procedures.
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Constipation is a common health problem therefore people sometimes ignore it and consider that it can be well treated naturally. But there is a need to know about this problem to live healthy life. Constipation is a decrease in the frequency of bowel movements.
People may have difficulty in passing stools in this heath problem. A constipated stool is hard because it contains less water than normal. Constipation is having three or fewer bowel movements in a week. But there are individual differences in their own sense of when they are constipated, whether it is passing hard stools, straining or feeling full and not being able to pass stool completely. Constipation is a symptom, not a disease.
Most of the time, this problem is momentary and just painful. But sometimes, it can lead to complications or be a sign of a more serious problem. When people suffer from this problem, they must contact doctor and talk frankly about any concerns they has about bowel movements. The normal number of bowel movements depends on the food people eat, how much they exercise, and other things.
There is a common fallacy about constipation is that wastes stored in body are absorbed, are hazardous to health and it can lead to early death. Some people fear that if they retain the waste in their bodies for more than a certain length of time, it will harm to intestine. All these thoughts are not true. Experts believe that older people become too concerned with having a daily bowel movement and that constipation in this age group is overrated. Constipation is very common during pregnancy. A preparation of lactulose and glucomannan is effective and well tolerated in pregnant women. Research report indicates that half of all pregnant women will suffer from constipation at some time during their pregnancy.
There are more chances of having constipation to women who take iron supplements. Women who have been treated for constipation in the past had a higher risk of constipation during pregnancy.
Infant constipation is frequently seen in our society. Infants pass a thick, green-black stool (meconium) i the first 24 to 36 hours of life. The stool becomes more yellow-green as feeding becomes regular. Most infants have stools daily, but some have them only every two to three days. If baby is feeding properly, he/she nay not have constipation. It is unusual for newborn, breast-fed babies to be constipated. Formula-fed babies tend to have drier, less frequent stools than breastfed babies.
When babies switch from breast milk to formula, the residue left in the colon will often increase, causing bowel movements to be more difficult. Another reason of infant constipation may be that baby has a tight anus or there is an allegery or sensitivity. Constipation can be a symptom of a more serious illness or an obstruction. If baby is suffering from this problem, mother must get immediate care and she should contact medical doctor. If an infant is feeding poorly or vomiting, there is blood in child's stool, there is abdominal swelling then home remedies will not be supportive. An infant needs doctor's attention to treat constipation.
People may suffer from constipation due to a poor diet, poor bowel habits, or problems in elimination of stool, whether physical, functional, or voluntary. Poor diet includes eating foods rich in animal fats (dairy products, meats, and eggs) or refined sugar but low in fiber (whole grains, fruits, and vegetables) which may cause constipation.
Poor bowel habits include ignoring the desire to have bowel movements that may instigate a cycle of constipation. After a period of time, person may stop feeling the desire for opening bowel. This leads to progressive constipation. Some people do not use public toilets or avoid going to the toilet because they are busy. Older adults are more likely to have constipation due to poor diet and inadequate intake of fluids, lack of exercise, side effects of prescription drugs used to treat other conditions, poor bowel habits, prolonged bed rest, for example after an accident or during an illness, habitual use of enemas and laxatives
Patient may show signs of a broad range of symptoms of constipation depending on your normal bowel habits, diet, and age. Patient may exhibit difficulty in starting or completing a bowel movement, infrequent and difficult passage of stool, passing hard stool after prolonged straining in the toilet. If patient has irritable bowel syndrome, he may feel abdominal pain, excessive gas, a sense of bloating, and a change in bowel habits. If he has intestinal obstruction, nausea, vomiting, no defecation, and inability to pass gas, there is distended abdomen, headaches, and loss of appetite. Constipation patients have coated (furred) tongue, offensive breath, and bad taste in mouth.
Patients must call health care provider if they have these concerns: Symptoms are severe and last longer than 3 weeks, Recent and significant change in bowel habits, for instance, constipation alternates with diarrhea, Severe pain in the anus during a bowel movement, Symptoms of other diseases in addition to constipation, constipation for 2 weeks or longer with returning abdominal pain, which might be a sign of lead poisoning.
Although constipation may be extremely painful, it is usually not severe. It may be an indication of a serious underlying disorder such as cancer of the bowel. Because constipation may lead to complications, visit to a hospital's emergency department if some serious complication develop such as rectal bleeding, anal pain and hemorrhoids, anal fissures or cracks in the mucous lining (severe pain during defecation in the anal area), fecal impaction (immovable intestinal contents) in very young children and in older adults, rectal prolapse or sagging (Occasionally, straining causes a small amount of the intestinal lining to push out from the rectal opening. This may lead to secretion of mucus that may stain underpants.), recurrent vomiting with constipation and abdominal pain (This may suggest intestinal obstruction and needs urgent hospital treatment.
Doctor may ask patient several questions, conduct a physical exam, and perform certain lab tests to find out possible causes of constipation. Doctor will decide which tests must be done based on symptoms, history, and exam. These tests will help assess the actual cause of the problem. The most commonly used tests may include the following:
Lab tests:
Examining a stool sample under a microscope
Full blood count and blood film
Thyroid function tests if hypothyroidism suspected
Upright plain x-ray of your chest and abdomen - May show free air from intestinal perforation or signs of intestinal obstruction
Barium enema - May reveal a normal sized colon
Assessment of food movement - May demonstrate a prolonged and delayed transit time Sigmoidoscopy may help to detect problems in rectum and lower colon. Doctor will insert a flexible lighted instrument through anus to visualize the rectum and the lower intestine. In colonoscopy, doctor can confirm the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome by ruling out more serious disorders. The doctor also may take tissue biopsies for further studies to assess the cause underlying symptoms.
Doctor gives dietary advice to patient of constipation. It is difficult to treat patients who have chronic constipation. Doctor may prescribe bulk-forming agents in addition to dietary changes. Increased activity in the elderly and regular exercise in younger people will help out to resolve the problem of constipation.
People can do many things at their own level. They must take more fiber or bulk in their diet. Regular physical activity is an important component in bowel health. They can try a daily exercise such as the knee-to-chest position. Such positions may activate bowel movements.
Spend about 10-15 minutes in this position. Breathe in and out deeply. They have to drink plenty of fluids, especially water and fruit juices. It is recommended to drink 6-8 glasses of water daily in addition to beverages with meals. They must always go to the toilet at the same time every day, preferably after meals and take enough time. They must use non digestible sugar (lactulose) or specially formulated solutions.
If a person has good habits, he/she can not have constipation symptoms. People must develop regular bowel habits. They can set aside time after breakfast to visit the toilet. They must not ignore the desire to defecate. It is good to eat balanced diet that includes wheat grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Recent evidence suggests that increasing dietary fiber intake may help some people with hard stools but is not necessarily of benefit to every person with constipation. Drinking plenty of water and fruit juice may solve this problem. Walking is a good exercise to get rid of constipation important.
People must try some home men in initial stage. Bael fruit is good in treating constipation. People who have constipation must consume the fruit everyday for about 2-3 months. They can eat a medium sized pear either with breakfast or else before dinner. It is the best home remedy for constipation as it aids in clearing the whole faecal matter. Guava with seeds is also good fruit which provides adequate amount of fiber to the diet and aids in normal evacuation of the bowels.
People may consume about one or two guavas on a daily basis. Other useful laxatives are papaya, figs, grapes and orange. Person may consume about four or five dry figs soaked in water overnight. Spinach is a perfect vegetable oriented home remedy for constipation. If it is eaten raw, it can be very useful.
Constipation can be completely treated by improving diet and adopting good food habits but if the problem is chronic, one must seek doctor's advice. Note: This information is just for knowledge of disease. If such type of medical condition develops, consult your doctor.


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Healthy Vegan Apple Crumble
Such a cheap, easy and healthy desert to make. You'll love it! You can serve with a scoop of vegan banana ice cream (which you can make using just one ingredient – bananas)!
Serves: 15
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Ingredients For Apple Mixture
5 Apples peeled and sliced into thin slices (I recommend using 3 McIntosh apples with 2 Granny Smith apples)
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbs maple syrup
1/2 cup raisins
Juice from 1 freshly squeezed lemon
Ingredients For The Crumble
1 cup wholegrain spelt flour
1/2 cup coconut butter
6 tbs maple syrup
1/3 tsp stevia extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree C)
- In a mixing bowl mix together apples, cinnamon, raisins and lemon juice.
- Transfer apple mixture into an oiled baking dish
- Mix the crumble materials together with your hands until forms a crumble.
- Spread the crumble on top of the apple mixture.
- Place in oven for 1 hour.
- Serve hot with a scoop of vegan banana ice cream (which you can make using just one ingredient – bananas, frozen and then blended to form a smooth texture!
- Enjoy!
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Sometimes you can meet someone whos one loud scream "SILENCE!" can make everyone look at this person and stay quiet for long time.
Imagine a small Havenworlder who try to show presentation on business meeting and everyone ignore him. And then human stand up, scream "QUIET!" and everyone is terrified.
This little Havenworlder's p.o.v could be really interesting. -- Anon Guest
Business is business, they say. It can certainly make strange bedfellows out of disparate entities for the sake of profit. Especially within the Edge Territories. Here, Thrrt was facing a room full of dangerous species, including Deathworlders. Of course she wore her livesuit. There was no way she was going to go without it in the Edge. Some of the others were also in their livesuits, a measure of expedience. Others went without - a measure of their confidence in their ability to withstand whatever the environment could throw at them.
They didn't seem like the roughest and toughest. Many of them were wearing the greys of civil service and at least three of these... Humans... looked meeker than mist. The room was rowdy, all the same. Even the quiet ones were talking. Everything seemed too loud. Too busy. Thrrt spent an illogical minute pondering the relative benefits of running back to proper society and letting these immense monsters have their room of noise. She had to force herself to remember that she was the one signing their paycheques.
She took a perch up high, on the back of one of the tall, Human chairs... this entire place was made for them. She had to steady herself against its automatic articulation whilst also looking authoritative and pretending she meant for things to happen like that. "If we may commence," she said. Her voice was lost in the babble.
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Lewelling Vineyards are an integral part of Napa Valley's rich viticulture history. Patriarch John Lewelling was born in 1811 in North Carolina and was one of 8 children. The original spelling of their family name was Lewallen. In 1850, John migrated west from Iowa to California along with thousands of others and briefly worked in the gold fields near Placerville during California's Gold Rush. Never making it rich in the gold fields, he returned to his agricultural roots; eventually he settled in San Lorenzo (San Francisco Bay Area) where in 1855 he established a very successful nursery and orchard business. John was not the only horticulturist in his family – his father was in the business and so were his three brothers. One of his brothers, Henderson migrated to Oregon with a wagon full of grafted fruit trees (the plant material he transported eventually became the starter material for a number of fledgling nurseries on the Pacific Coast. And incidentally Henderson later established the community of Fruitvale in the east bay (Oakland).
And John's own initial supply for his nursery came from trees he had shipped from back east as well as from his brother's nursery in Oregon. John's nursery and eventually 100 acres of orchards supplied both fruit trees and various fruits to customers in the region. He was well known for his cherry trees and at one point had the largest cherry orchard in the state of California. John Lewelling's business was named J. Lewelling and Sons – referring to his two boys, Eli and Elisha who were part of the operations.
Lewelling Boulevard off of the 880 freeway in San Lorenzo was named after him. And just north of Lewelling Boulevard is a small community called Cherryland with Cherryland Park and nearby Cherryland Elementary School. Blossom Way runs through the heart of this neighborhood. These names are all tied to early agricultural pioneers including William Meeks who was a contemporary of the Lewelling's and at one point was in business with Henderson Lewelling owning and operating a nursery and sawmill in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The Meeks Mansion and gorgeous grounds in Cherryland is highly worth visiting. The mansion dates from 1869, a giant mulberry tree long since fallen but still growing is surrounded by a fence, and a small apricot orchard still grows. Walking onto the grounds is like walking back in time.
Cherryland Park
Meeks Mansion & Grounds
Lewelling Namesakes
Lewelling House Museum
The Lewelling House Museum is located in tiny Salem, Iowa. A visit here is an important look back into two primary factors associated with this particular house, the Lewellings anti-slavery stance and its prominence as home to Iowa's first commercial nursery. Henderson and his wife Elizabeth were early residents of this Quaker community, settling here in 1837 after moving from Indiana (for perspective that is only a year or two before George Yount planted the first grapevines in Napa Valley). This home, now museum was built by the Lewellings in 1843 and was a stop on the Underground Railroad (a trap door and a tunnel are built into the house). The museum is open on Sundays from 10-4pm May through September or by walk-in or other days by appointment (at least 24 hours' notice is required).
Lewelling House Museum, Salem Iowa
Salem, Iowa
John sold his business to his son Eli and moved to St. Helena in 1864 for health-related reasons (looking for a drier climate to fight his asthma) and purchased his first property and in the subsequent years planted several hundred acres of vineyards. By 1868 he owned 400 acres of land in Napa Valley. Along with other St. Helena viticulture pioneers including Charles Krug and Henry Pellet, John Lewelling helped found the St. Helena Viticultural Club (the precursor to today's Appellation St. Helena).
In 1870 he built an impressive Gothic revival style home for his family; this home is also still standing. When phylloxera infected his vineyards, John planted a variety of other crops (chiefly walnuts and almonds) as well as stone fruits. He also built a dehydrator on site for drying fruit including processing grapes into raisins. Much later, John's grandson Raymond Lewelling built and maintained a dehydrator on property from the 1950s through the 1970s. According to an article in the September 28, 1962, issue of the Napa Register, the Lewelling dehydrator was processing walnuts from between 100 and 130 growers each year and could process up to 1,000 boxes of walnuts per day. In the early 1960s there were about 2,000 acres of walnuts planted in Napa Valley.
In 1876 John built the Lewelling Winery on the south side of Spring Street in St. Helena about three blocks west of Main Street (no longer being used as a winery but the building still stands at 1635 Spring Street and is a part of a residential site). A prominent vineyardist, Simon P. Connors built a stone cellar in 1884 on site of what is now Frank Family Winery. After selling the property and cellar in 1887, that same year he leased Lewelling Winery for several years for his winemaking operations.
When John Lewelling died, the California Horticultural Society declared him to be "The Father of California Horticulture".
And it was John who sold 4.5 acres in 1874 to John Thomann, who soon built the Thomann Winery and Distillery located just south of St. Helena. This site and winery eventually became the original Sutter Home (the name that the Trinchero family kept when they acquired this property in 1947). And it is still where Sutter Home hosts tastings.
John Lewelling Grave, San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery
Fast forward many decades. The mid to late 1970's was a time when Napa's wine industry was just at the cusp of taking its vineyard production and quality to the next level. For perspective, today less than forty wineries are still producing wine who were in business in 1975 or prior. Reference the list we have curated through extensive research here. Lewelling Vineyards while growing wine grapes in the mid 1970's – still had much of the property planted to other crops including cherries, prunes and walnuts.
It was around this time that Doug Wight moved back to Napa (John's great, great grandson) after earning a degree in Fruit Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He helped manage vineyards for the historic Louis Martini Winery before starting his own vineyard management business.
Lewelling Vineyards farms one of the oldest continuously-owned family vineyards in the Napa Valley. What is just as remarkable is that the Lewelling family has stayed true to their strong agricultural roots generation after generation. The fifth and sixth generations are now running Lewelling Vineyards, and the seventh generation is already running among the vines. David Wight is the primary winemaker, and his brother Doug has built a successful vineyard management company and has farmed the family property for the last 40+ years. Today Wight Vineyard Management company manages 500 acres of vines in the Napa Valley.
And their vineyard is located in one of Napa Valley's historical who's who of vineyard neighborhoods, each vineyard with its own fascinating and extensive history. Some include the Hayne Vineyard, Dr. Crane Vineyard and the old Edge Hill property.
Doug's daughter Haley (John's great-great-great-granddaughter), moved back to the valley and became a winemaker; she and her husband have their own wine brand, Hayfork. She says, "As a child I roamed my family's ranch with a sense of freedom most children today are denied. I explored creeks, climbed trees, picked berries and walked through vineyard rows searching for arrowheads. I was grateful to know the land, but in my innocence did not realize how quite fortunate I was." It is this connection to the land that is so valuable during one's formative years – you develop respect for the land and when it physically sustains a family through agriculture for generations – that respect is passed on and you become its steward.
The vineyard is eighty planted acres located at the base of the Mayacamas mountains in St. Helena. Because of its proximity to the slopes, the vineyard has benefited from thousands of years of soil erosion coming down from the hillsides. While the soils are not nearly as deep as further out in the valley floor, quantity of production is not necessarily as important when your focus is on making premium wine. For this type of wine, these alluvial deposits/bench land type soils are ideal. This part of Napa is one of the sweet spots for growing high quality Cabernet Sauvignon.
Because their production is so limited only a small percentage of their entire vineyard is sourced for the Lewelling wine. The fruit from the rest of the vineyard is highly sought after by a number of premium producers in the valley including Caymus and over the years they have also sold to Beaulieu Vineyard, Markham and Viader. The family also owns another 200 acres above the valley floor, with much of it is still in its natural state.
Lewelling Vineyard
Lewelling Winery, Helvetia Cellar, Spring Street St. Helena
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The first commercial release of Lewelling was from 1992. Lewelling's production is fairly small each year – typically around 1200 cases. They focus on two wines – a Cabernet Sauvignon and a reserve barrel selection. Some years a small amount of Cabernet Franc is also blended with the Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The 2018 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is dark ruby, showing purplish tinges along the rim of the glass. Offers forward fruit powerful aromatics including of ripe dark cherry, black licorice, dried rose petals and cassis. The bouquet also shows an underlying savory component including aromatics of leather, old cedar box, smoked meats and dried herbs. As it evolves notes of mocha are revealed. Definitely features darker aromatics and definitely makes its presence felt. This wine is ripe, rich and generously layered with an intensity of darker fruit lasting the entire breadth of the palate. Lingers with plenty of fruit along with old cedar box, a hint of dried tobacco leaf, crushed peppercorn and broadly distributed but integrated tannins. Shows plenty of life in its youth, but without any sort of overly energetic tannins. This wine was aged 20 months in 70% new French oak barrels. 950 cases were produced.
The 2018 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Wight Vineyard is very dark ruby in color; the aromatics are even more generous than the 2018 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. Features an intensity of dark fruit including blackberry, plum and dark cherry. The fruit is front and center here but there are also some complementary notes from the barrel aging including light notes of mocha, vanilla and Graham cracker. Shows an opulence across the palate with both dark and red fruits with some notes of blackberry and dark cherry lingering on the finish. The finish is savory with flavors of cedar, an earthy quality, darker spices, cigar smoke and a medium grip of dense tannins which are gravelly in their textural feel but very well integrated. This wine was aged 20 months in 90% new French oak. 600 cases were produced.
Both Cabernet Sauvignons from their 2009 vintage are 100% varietal. The 2009 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon shows a characteristic on the nose associated with several of the wines we have tried from the Lewelling vineyard – a pleasant earthiness or even notes of dusty gravel. It is aromatically elegant – somewhat floral with hints of cigar smoke. The entry is soft with vibrant flavor – and a mouthwatering acidity. It shows bright fruit – more red flavors then dark. The finish is clean with delicate tannins that linger softly. This is a very balanced wine.
The 2009 Lewelling Vineyards Wight Vineyard Reserve is carefully hand crafted each year from individual barrel selections. Slightly more new French oak is used during the aging. The bouquet is very similar to the Cabernet Sauvignon; it needs time to open and when it does the elegant fruit starts to show. There is a black cherry cassis component to the bouquet that develops as it breathes. While the Cabernet Sauvignon is more restrained on the palate this wine carries an additional richness of both flavor and structure. This wine has both character and class. The finish lingers with broadly distributed tannins and slight notes of toasted oak. With layers of flavor and good structure now – it will be interesting to see this wine develop as it matures over the coming years. Hold on to this one, it certainly has some life ahead of it.
The wine is distributed in very select markets nationally (mostly high-end wine shops) as well as direct to consumer via a mailing list. Due to their small production and demand for the wine there is currently a waiting list. Wines are released once a year and are typically offered a year in advance of when they ship to mailing list members.
For more information about their current release wines and to join their waiting list, please visit: www.lewellingvineyards.com
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The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio has truly out done themselves with their latest exhibit, "Grossology: The Impolite Science of the Human Body".
Anyone passing through Cleveland, Ohio from now until January 6, 2019 needs to check this out. This exhibit is included in general admission price! So you can check out the rest of the museum and the exhibit for one price! And members can get in FREE.
My husband and I took the two girls the day after it opened on October 13. It definitely exceeded our expectations. Our whole family loved it – it's an exhibit for all ages.
The first thing that surprised me was that the exhibit is based on a book with the same name. It was written by Sylvia Branzei in conjunction with Science World and Advanced Exhibits. They wanted to make science fun. (The book is for sale in the science center gift shop.)
When we first walked inside the exhibit, we learned about allergies and colds from a really charming animatronic named Nigel-Nose-It-All. The girls loved pushing the buttons and listening to him explain various reasons why their noses run and why. The highlight for them was watching the ginormous snot ball fall from his faucet nose.
Next there was a huge wall of skin to climb. Kids could climb up the wall by holding onto and stepping on pimples, warts, moles, hair, etc. My daughter said that it was "too gross to play on that", so we moved on! Haha! I would definitely say THAT was a complement to the exhibit creators!
We explored the inside of the nose, sounds of the human body, climbed through the digestive system, learned why we vomit, removed waste from a kidney, and we even played on a giant game of "Operation"!
My one year old's favorite was exploring the science behind tooting at the "Toot Toot" station. She learned about it with the air running through rubber tubing and using her fingers to release the air. Apparently, the sound of a toot is very dependent on the shape of your anus! Who knew? Haha!
My 3 year old was able to play her first pinball machine while learning about which foods create more gas in her body. The more gassy the food that the pinball hit, the higher her score climbed!
My 3 year old was also intrigued by burp man! She was able to pump pop into his stomach to build up pressure and then listen to him release the burp.
This exhibit will be open over the holidays except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Ohio teachers receive FREE admission. For more information on admission and discounts available, please see the GLSC Admissions page.
Check out the rest of the museum while you are there too!
We have a membership to the Great Lakes Science Center and attended out of our own interest. This post was not a request from the Great Lakes Science Center and I received no compensation for this post.