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FARMINGTON, Utah -- Since November of 2014, Fox 13 has partnered with Intermountain Donor Services to encourage you to become an organ donor by sharing the stories of those who have donated or received a life-saving Gift of Hope.
These days Kaidence Stephenson looks like any other 9-year-old child, but the Farmington girl's journey to reach that point has been a complicated one.
When she was 5 years old, a virus affected her heart and it didn't recover. Doctors installed an artificial heart to bridge the gap until she could receive a heart transplant.
The transplant was done in December of 2007 using the heart from a boy named Devohn, and the two families formed a close bond afterward, even vacationing together. But four years after the transplant, Kaidence developed coronary artery disease. Her mother, Shauntelle, was devastated.
"How do I tell Devohn's family? Because I didn't want it to feel like they were losing him again," Stephenson said of that time.
After a lot of prayer, Shauntelle and her husband put Kaidence back on the donor wait list. It took 292 days before another heart became available in August of 2014.
But this time they did not get a letter from the donor family, so they don't know who they are.
"They said they'd send a letter, and we haven't heard anything," Stephenson said. "Of course, we'd always love to be able to have a relationship with them."
These days Kaidence is healthy, but her vocal chords were affected by being intubated so often. She may speak softly, but her words are heartfelt.
"I think I've been given such a big gift, and I'm really thankful," she said
Shauntelle is so grateful to the families who chose organ donation. If not for them, Kaidence wouldn't be able to play with her brother, 6-year-old Carden.
"I think Kaidence's mission is a little different, and we're not in charge of it, but we'll do the best to hopefully help our donor families know how grateful we are for what they've given us, and take care of her the best that we can," Stephenson said.
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"Wow, did you hear about what [person you do not care about] did last night? He [drunk action you do not care about], and everyone put it on their Snap stories."
"Yeah I did. Hey, remember that time [genuinely meaningless intoxicated interaction] happened?"
(Repeat until you both retreat to the warm comfort of Instagram)
According to all of those college brochures your mom left on your desk senior year, college students spend their days sitting on the grass having passionate discussions about Proust and post-colonialism. But more likely than not, you have probably found yourself eavesdropping or participating in a conversation more like this one. Aside from the occasional classroom debate, it seems that college students today may indulge in cotton-candy conversations much more often than the meaty ones: easy to consume but ultimately completely insubstantial.
Conversations that consist of anecdotes about times that you've gotten drunk or generic responses mumbled while scrolling through your Facebook feed are hardly the pinnacle of human interaction and thought. When the conversations end, you've learned nothing about the other person, yourself or the world.
In a time of emoji sentiments and Facebook flame wars, is the art of conversation dead? The way we speak to each other nowadays seems a world removed from the conversations that some of our country's founders enjoyed.
Thomas Jefferson, whose 274th birthday falls on Thursday, would have been particularly disappointed. The third president, known for his role in purchasing both Louisiana and other human beings (with a recent boost in popularity thanks to a smash Broadway musical), was an avid supporter of intellectual conversation.
Jefferson enjoyed inviting people to his house for what would become known as Jeffersonian Dinners, parties of four to eight people that centered on a single topic of conversation. Jefferson encouraged his guests to engage in heated discussions and strived to create energetic conversation between political and ideological adversaries. His hope was that, through meaningful conversation, guests from all sides of the political and social spectrum would find common ground.
We can learn a great deal about conversation from these dinners. Great conversations require a diversity of ideas and a willingness to listen to ideas that make us uncomfortable. They also require us to be comfortable with challenging each other, calling out inconsistencies and weak arguments. Great conversations are impossible without a degree of disagreement.
Truly meaningful conversations take real effort. The ease of casual, brief conversations make them a mindless part of our everyday lives, but genuine conversations can be transformative. Jeffersonian Dinners were planned, organized and regulated; they didn't just happen on the spot. As college students, we would benefit from putting forth the same effort toward our own interactions. So sharpen your wits, dust off your talking points and set the table for some interesting conversation.
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Amazing Roast Pork Loin aka "Pied Piper Pork Loin"
Cindy hails from Dunkirk, New York. Thank you Cindy, for adding humor to our Sunday supper with your story.
I have a funny story to contribute from my last "Mom's Weekend" at Ohio University.A large group of moms, along with their sons and daughters, were planning a dinner together to celebrate Mom's weekend…if I recall, there were about 12 of us. We were unsuccessful getting a reservation for a large group on such a busy weekend, so my son Wyatt and I, decided to cook dinner in his small apartment and take it down the street to the girl's apartment… a much nicer, larger place.We wanted to make Wyatt's favorite pork roast. So, off we went to the grocery store and picked out a pork loin roast, fresh green beans, red-skinned potatoes with dill, salad fixin's and nice, crusty bread. He had always wanted to know how to make this roast, so he helped with the preparation.After the roast was finished cooking, we packed up all of the food we had prepared, and set out for the other apartment, leaving the hot roast in the pan. Wyatt carried the pork roast in the pan down the street, high over his shoulders. The sidewalks were full of moms and students, and as people caught a whiff of the cooked roast, most turned around asking what was in that pan. Some students started following us….it was so funny. I then started calling it the "Pied Piper Pork Loin".
It is a simple recipe that I cook often, especially around the holidays. The aroma of the pork, garlic, rosemary, combination in your kitchen is heavenly… and you won't have many leftovers.Bon Appetit!"Pied Piper Pork Loin"
Pied Piper Pork Loin
Yield: 6-8 servings
1 – 3 lb. pork loin roast
1 – Tablespoon olive oil
4 – Cloves of garlic finely minced
Pepper to taste
1/3 – Cup of whole grain mustard
4 – Sprigs of fresh rosemary (removed from stem and chopped)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pat the pork loin dry with a paper towel to remove excess moisture and remove all excess fat from the top of roast. Rub the roast with olive oil. Pepper to taste. Sprinkle the top of the roast with finely minced garlic. Spread the mustard evenly over the minced garlic and top with chopped rosemary.
Place uncovered in a shallow roasting pan and bake in 350 degree F. oven for 20 minutes per pound. Final internal temperature should read 150 degrees on a digital, instant-read meat thermometer.
Let the roast rest for 10 minutes. The temperature of the roast will continue to rise to 160 degrees F.
Carve and serve. Enjoy!


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by Mike Smith (HCS 1941-48)
A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour! - Byron
I left school in July, 1948 with a feeling of failure.
In effect I left two weeks before the end of term. This was the year of the London Olympic Games and I had got a job in one of the centres housing the competitors. I cannot now remember how I arranged this but it was in response to a request for students ie University students. It was certainly not organised through the school; I was the only one from school to take part and all the other helpers in the centre had already completed at least one year at a University.
Nowadays many years and millions of pounds are spent building new stadia and Olympic villages to house the Games. London was chosen for the first post-war games because it would be possible to use existing facilities and therefore stage the games in 1948. Otherwise it would have been necessary to wait until 1952.
Events were staged at Wembley, the stadium and pool, at Harringay arena and other existing sporting venues. The least satisfactory was probably Henley where the river is too narrow and quite unsuitable for Olympic competition.
Anyway, I left school early to report to the Greenford School which had been turned into a hostel for the Greek and Lebanese teams. Presumably that school, and others, had closed early to allow this. I was employed in the kitchen to wash up, peel potatoes and generally make myself useful. Apart from an administrator and a chef, the helpers were all students so we were all young people together enjoying a brief paid holiday job and involved in a great happy occasion. During our off duty time we were able to pick up free tickets for events and I saw some of the athletics, wrestling and basket ball. I also attended the opening ceremony, but I had booked a seat for that.
School speech days had been abandoned during the war and were not re-introduced until 1948. It was held the day before term ended and, as I had never been to one, I felt that I ought to go and managed to arrange my duties to have the time off. For nearly two weeks I had been working and playing in a new environment. The Speech Day did not seem to have anything to do with me - I had already moved on. This feeling was not lessened by the fact that I did not actually go back to the school. The new hall was still not finished and the old hall was too small, so Speech Day was held in the Harrow theatre, the old Coliseum soon to be knocked down to make way for a supermarket.
Many years later I was taken aback when a cousin remarked that I had been a bit of a rebel in those days. I had been a prefect, joined the school party to Switzerland, performed in the school concert, participated in the clubs and societies, rugby, cricket, athletics and table tennis. This does not appear to be the behaviour of a rebel. But, against the wishes of my parents, I had jibbed at going to medical school and so my family saw me as a rebel.
Why did I think I was a failure? Why, when I was thinking about this forty years later, did I again feel churned up with anger and frustration?
I seem to have a capacity for forgetting unpleasant things. I either forget the event completely, or remember that something was upsetting but cannot remember the details. It is, therefore, not easy after all this time to account for the state of mind of this eighteen year old who was me.
The sense of failure is fairly simple to explain. In my first year I had formulated two ambitions, to get 'Colours' for Rugby and to win the prize for service to the school. I achieved neither. Although I had taken part I had not been in the first team for any sport. I had taken no prizes; even had there been prizes throughout my school career I would not have received any, so I could not say 'except for the war I would have had such and such'. The Higher School Certificate Examination results had not yet been published but I knew that if I had passed it would be by the narrowest possible margin; this would not be regarded as success at home. So I had been an all rounder who shone at nothing, and I had no idea what I was going to do.
When I was about five I announced that I was going to be a doctor when I grew up. If I had said that I was going to be an engine driver it would have been taken as the typical utterance of a small child and not a serious statement of intention. Being a doctor fitted in so well with my parents hopes that they were unable to accept that it was just the whim of a child. At fifteen I had to chose what subjects to study in the sixth form. I wanted to do languages. My parents attitude was most surprising. I am quite sure that for any other person they would have said that a university education is the prime consideration and the subjects taken are of secondary importance. My wish to do Arts was met with 'What do you want to be? Do you want to teach?'. No, I did not want to teach. 'Well, what use is an Arts degree unless you want to be a teacher?'
So I was persuaded to do science. Most boys in the science sixth did Chemistry, Physics, Pure and Applied Mathematics. Instead of Applied Maths. I joined the small group of putative medics and took Botany and Zoology. One can see that far from being a rebel, I was amenable.
During the first year in the sixth form I worked very hard but floundered and got poor results. At the beginning of the second year I expected to be made a prefect but was overlooked. My Mother told me much later that this was because it was felt that the responsibility would affect my work with which I was having difficulty. Apart from the fact that this rates the amount of responsibility too highly, nobody bothered to tell me this. I just thought that I had been slapped in the face. At this stage I can remember feeling that there was no point in working hard if one could not achieve anything, so I did very little work in the whole of the second year and, hardly surprisingly, failed to get my Higher School Certificate.
In those days the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate were respectively the equivalent of O and A levels but one did not get a certificate unless one passed in a minimum number of subjects, unlike the present system in which one can get a certificate showing a pass in just one subject. To get a Higher School Certificate one had to get a minimum of passes in two subjects and a subsidiary pass in a third. At this first attempt I failed in everything except Pure Maths and this one pass was, therefore, worth nothing. I had to take Maths again with the other subjects the following year.
At the beginning of my third year in the sixth form I was made a prefect and I was also appointed captain of the 2nd XV. This meant that I would not be considered for 1st XV selection when team changes were made. I was not asked if I wished to accept the captaincy on these terms. Because of this arrangement to secure a stable captaincy for the 2nd XV it had been the practice to award Colours to the captain, but when the Colours were awarded my name was not called. Again, nothing was said to me and, stupidly, I did not ask, so I never found out if this was an oversight or a deliberate decision.
No member of the staff discussed with me the problems I was having with the work; there was no concept of tutoring although we did have someone who was nominally Form Master. There was no Careers master in the school and so far as I know nobody got any careers advice. On second thoughts that is not quite true. Towards the end of my last term, when it was known that I did not intend to go to University, my Form Master asked me what I intended to do after National Service. I said that I would obviously have to get a job but had no idea what. My final report included 'Recommended for a business career'.
And so I left school with a sense of failure but really my parents and the school failed me.
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Selecting a backpack for Scouts can be confusing; here's one that I think fits the bill.
Backpacks fall in to two basic types; ones with an external frame to which the pack bag is attached and ones with the frame built into the bag (internal frame). In my experience Scouts are better off with external frame backpack because they are easier to pack and adjust. Internal frame packs are generally lighter and have a narrower profile but more difficult to pack correctly and usually do not have the same range of size adjustments.
One key consideration in selecting a backpack for a Scout is whether or not it will fit him next year, let alone three years from now. Ideally the pack should be adjustable for a pretty broad range of sizes.
Proper fit is important to comfortably carrying a full pack; a pack that is too large or too small can make an otherwise fun camping trip kind of miserable. Packs should fit a Scouts torso length (from the base of the neck to the top of the hip bone) and his hip measurement (waist measurement just above the top of the hip bones). It's important to note that trouser waist size and hip size may be two different numbers.
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Balzer, Wolfgang and Reiter, MichaelORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-8746 (1989) Completeness for systems including real numbers. Studia Logica, 48 (1), pp. 67-75. DOI: 10.1007/BF00370634Full text not available from this repository.
The usual completeness theorem for first-order logic is extended in order to allow for a natural incorporation of real analysis. Essentially, this is achieved by building in the set of real numbers into the structures for the language, and by adjusting other semantical notions accordingly. We use many-sorted languages so that the resulting formal systems are general enough for axiomatic treatments of empirical theories without recourse to elements of set theory which are difficult to interprete empirically. Thus we provide a way of applying model theory to empirical theories without "tricky" detours. Our frame is applied to axiomatizations of three empirical theories: classical mechanics, phenomenological thermodynamics, and exchange economics. (author's abstract)
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On Thursday afternoon, the Cincinnati Bengals released the surprising and uneasy news that rookie wide receiver Mohamed Sanu sustained an injury in practice and was going to be evaluated by the team's medical staff. Then, on Friday, head coach Marvin Lewis broke the unfortunate news that Sanu suffered a stress fracture in his foot. Give the recovery timeframe, Sanu will be done for the 2012 season. He will seemingly end the year with 16 catches, 154 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
Now, in all honesty, those aren't exactly paltry numbers--especially for a player who looked to be destined as the team's No.2 receiver going forward for the rest of the season. However, it's in the last three games where Sanu has really proved his worth. In those three victories, Sanu has had 11 catches for 98 yards and all four touchdowns. Additionally, he has also ran the ball four times for eight yards with two first downs on those carries. More importantly, Sanu has taken some major heat off of A.J. Green, which was a major problem for the Bengals' offense in 2011.
I've noticed that most fans here at Cincy Jungle have embraced the "That sucks, but they'll get past it", and/or the "next man up" mantras. On paper, that looks to be a logical attitude on the situation. I, personally, am not as optimistic on the situation as Josh Kirkendall apparently is, but I also don't see this as something that will stop the team from making the playoffs--if they replace Sanu's production adequately.
The team is getting back slot receiver Andrew Hawkins for the first time in two weeks, as well as a finally-healthy Marvin Jones to help the now Sanu-less receiving corps. After all, the coaching staff has a lot of faith in Jones, as they had plans to give him a bigger role before he was injured in the Steelers game back in October.
Here's the thing though: Jones and Hawkins don't give the offense what it had in Sanu. First, let's look at size. Sanu spends quite a bit of his time in the slot, which is where Hawkins will now be getting a lot of time at once again. Hawkins has quite a bit of speed on Sanu, but the rookie literally has seven inches of height on "Baby Hawk". The one-handed highlight grab off of a fade route that we saw Sanu make against the Raiders is not a play that we will see Hawkins make at any point. While Hawkins has a knack for making some tough catches, I find it hard to believe that he'll be as adept at making tough, contested catches as Sanu is and was.
I'm a big fan of Marvin Jones (as I am of both Sanu and Hawkins as well). However, it seems as if Jones' strength is beating coverage on deep routes and not so much on the intermediate and shorter routes. While that's a very valuable skill and will help out this offense (on a side note, has anyone else noticed how hard of a time opposing cornerbacks have with covering Jones on deep patterns?), they'll still need someone to make the tough catches across the middle and on the sidelines. That's not to say that Jones can't do that, it's just that we haven't had much of a sample size to go on. Unfortunately, it will have to be a trial by fire type of thing with Jones from here out.
The other thing that Sanu brings to the offense is versatility. We have seen him line up as a wildcat quarterback and throw a deep touchdown, as well as a halfback and pick up tough first downs on carries. While Hawkins can do some of these gadget plays, they won't be the same ones that Sanu is capable of. It's the ability to make plays from different areas of the field and disguising things that will be missed here.
Basically, the Sanu injury will be forcing all offensive receiving options, including tight ends, will have to pull together to make up for the loss of No.12. That statement isn't to say that Sanu's production is irreplaceable or that the team is missing someone along the lines of Green, but the offensive gameplan will have to be altered. There was a growing chemistry between Dalton and Sanu, particularly in the red zone, and that chemistry will have to be recovered somehow.
The Bengals have been cruising through the past three games as a finely-tuned machine and unfortunately, one of the cogs needs to be replaced. The pieces that they're using to replace him aren't the same, but if used properly they could keep the machine running at a high level. They'll need to if they want to continue to push towards the playoffs. Next man up, right?


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Just before 8:30 a.m., authorities said the driver of a box truck lost control of the vehicle as it traveled westbound on Interstate 540.
The truck ran off the right side of the road and continued traveling until it reached the outbound lanes of Glenwood Avenue near Lumley Road.
The driver of the truck, 26-year-old Jonathan Arrington of Raleigh, was declared dead at the scene. No other vehicles appeared to have been involved in the crash.
Authorities are still investigating what caused the accident.
The crash shut down the outbound lanes of Glenwood Ave. for a couple of hours as officials worked to clear the area.
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I Tried a Full-Body Trampoline Workout, and Here's Why I'd Go Back Again and Again
Five minutes into our warmup, I was fully out of breath and my calves were burning like hell. And yet, I couldn't stop smiling because I felt like I was transported back to my childhood at some kid's birthday party. A couple of coworkers and I took the Air Conditioning workout class at San Francisco's House of Air, which is a massive trampoline amusement park for children and adults alike. The three of us sweat it out for 55 minutes on trampolines, alternating between sets of cardio and strength training, with little to no rest in between. Let me tell you: it was challenging, so fun, and exactly what my morning needed.
According to Carlee Williams, House of Air's marketing coordinator and Air Conditioning instructor, jumping for just 10 minutes offers the same benefits as running for 33 minutes does. And after experiencing the class first-hand, I can definitely see how. Jumping up and down alone was honestly enough of a workout, but adding jump squats and plank jacks in between really upped the difficulty. The full-body workout included high-intensity intervals of jump variations (jumping jacks, straddle jumps, tuck jumps, and pikes) and conditioning exercises like mountain climbers and donkey kicks.
Jumping around may look simple enough, but I was surprised at how much core strength was required to stabilize myself the entire time. If your core isn't engaged, it is much more difficult to control your body in the air. At first, we used the trampoline to assist our movements, but once we transitioned into the second half of the class, we learned how to work against the trampoline to add resistance and enhance the workout. Although we used our core throughout the entire class, the workout really worked every inch of our bodies. Because we were using muscles that aren't typically activated in a traditional workout, Carlee warned us that we would be more sore than usual the following morning. A full day hasn't even passed yet, and I can already tell that I'm going to be in a lot of pain tomorrow.
In addition to being a superfun workout, jumping on a trampoline also comes with some amazing benefits, according to Carlee:
- Elevates energy and mood levels: "Releases endorphins stimulating feelings of happiness, while oxygen flow increases brain function, making one feel more alert."
- Improves immune system: "Stimulates lymphatic flow, promoting up to 15 times increased body circulation, naturally removing toxins."
- Improves cardiovascular system: "Strengthens heart function and enhances respiratory efficiency by increasing blood flow and oxygen."
- Increases muscle strength: "Tones muscles, especially core and leg muscles, improving posture and decreasing body fat, assisting in coordination, body awareness, and sense of balance."
- Increases bone strength and density: "Provides just enough impact to produce bone minerals that assist in improving bone strength and density, reducing the chance of medical conditions like osteoporosis and arthritis."
By the end of the class, I was completely exhausted and energized at the same time. The workout never really felt like a workout, and the fact that I was able to tone and strengthen while having a great time was purely a bonus. I seriously cannot wait to do this again.
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The Hagop Kevorkian Center is proud to announce that from March 19-April 30, 2018, Trita Parsi, the Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), will join us as Kevorkian's Spring 2018 Practitioner-in-Residence. During his time with us, he will lead a special workshop open to graduate students at the Hagop Kevorkian Center and others by permission and as space allows.
Workshop Description: Is Iran misunderstood? Accused of being the number one state sponsor of terror, revolutionary Iran has been an anti-status quo power in the eyes of its rivals since its inception. Through mischief and destabilization, Tehran has sought to establish its hegemony in the Middle East, Iran's detractors in Washington, Riyadh and Tel Aviv assert. But how does it look from Tehran's perspective? Is Iran obsessed with resurrecting the ancient Persian empire – albeit with an Islamic disguise – or is the majority Persian/Shia power playing defense in a region dominated by Arabs and/or Sunnis? This workshop will try to put the students in the shoes of Iran and experience the Iranian geopolitical predicament from Tehran's perspective. The workshop will meet 4 times (plus a final panel discussion), and review specific regional crises or episodes in US-Iran tensions from the perspective of Tehran, while seeking to answer the question: What does Iran really want?
Meeting Times/Dates: Mondays, March 19, April 2, April 9, and April 16, 5pm-7pm, with a final event on Monday, April 30, 2018.
Location: Hagop Kevorkian Center's Richard Ettinghausen Library, 255 Sullivan Street at Washington Square South.
Trita Parsi is an award winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations. Parsi's second book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012 and was selected by Foreign Affairs journal as the Best Book of 2012 on the Middle East. His latest book - Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy (Yale University Press, 2017) - reveals the behind the scenes story to the historic nuclear deal with Iran. Parsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins' School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D. He founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran. Parsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill and at the United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, handling the affairs of Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Western Sahara, and in the General Assembly's Third Committee, addressing human rights in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq. Parsi studied for his Doctoral thesis on Israeli-Iranian relations under Professor Francis Fukuyama at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to his PhD, he holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Uppsala University and a Master's Degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, George Washington University and Georgetown University, as well as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and as a Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC. He is fluent in Persian/Farsi, English, and Swedish. Parsi's articles on Middle East affairs have been published in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Jane's Intelligence Review, the Nation, The American Conservative, the Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and others. He is a frequent guest on CNN, PBS's Newshour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, the BBC, and Al Jazeera.


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Hundreds shoot down first Lincoln flume, with a second on the cards
Splashing success: The Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia's first Lincoln Flume was a huge success with lucky ticket winners, and the event is hoped to be back again soon.
Flaxengate in Lincoln took on the role of a giant waterslide on July 12, with hundreds of lucky ticket winners zooming down the slope past cheering spectators.
The flume, which was just over 100 metres long, was inspired by a project by artist Luke Jerram called Urban Slide, and was made possible by the hard work of many local volunteers.
The event was hosted by the Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia, and saw over 2,000 people bid for one of 425 winning lottery tickets at £3.
Some 14 local businesses that signed up for corporate packages also gained group spots on the slide – bringing the total taking part to around 500.
Duncan Gerrard, organiser from the rotary club said that the demand for the flume topped anything that they had first anticipated and "there are a few dates on the table" for a potential second slide for the city.
"Today has been absolutely fantastic, we've had people come dressed for the occasion, donating on the day and having a lot of fun.
"Of course we organise lots of major events for the city including the Lincoln Santa Fun Run and the annual Sausage Festival, and we are looking to bring bigger and better events to the city to raise more money for local charities."
Altogether, about £6,000 has been generated by the flume, with funds going towards local charities including chosen charity partner Linkage Community Trust.
Their segment of the money raised will go towards the charity's £250,000 Boultham Park Appeal.
Money was being donated throughout the day too, through collection pots and ice cream sales.
Those lucky enough to grab a winning ticket and a slot on the slide were sent down the sloe on a lilo, while a team of volunteers kept the water and bubbles flowing.
Some even donned their best fancy dress costumes for the occasion, and A Lincolnshire Police man and 'The Stig' even took part.
The event was supported by a number of local businesses. Among them was Connie Doull Photography, who took photographs of each person that took part.
Money made from the images will go towards the final fundraising total. They can be found over the next coming days at www.conniedoullphotography.co.uk.
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Jordan Peterson Takes on the Tower of Babel
The public intellectual sees the story as a warning about idolizing the intellect (rationalism) and pursuing heaven on earth (utopia).
In a series of online videos, best-selling author and public intellectual Jordan Peterson provides innovative interpretations of Genesis. This essay seeks to explicate and develop his reading of the story of the Tower of Babel. Peterson sees the story as a warning about the dangers of idolizing the intellect in utopian attempts to make heaven on earth.
Coming after Noah and the Flood, the story of the Tower of Babel begins, "Now the whole earth had one language and few words" (Genesis 11:1). These first people said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth" (11:4).
In Peterson's view, they want to create a path to heaven and, ultimately, to "build a structure that's so large and encompassing that it can replace heaven itself." Using their reason, they seek a utopia.
God intervenes, "And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men had built" (Genesis 11:5). According to St. Augustine in the City of God, this language should not be understood simplistically. God does not "come down," understood as moving in spatial location. God is not a material body limited to one particular location. Likewise, God cannot be ignorant of anything.
As St. Thomas Aquinas notes, God knows everything in creation, not by looking outward and seeing things, but by knowing himself from all eternity as the First Cause, Prime Mover and Creator.
Then "the Lord said, 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.' So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore, its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth" (Genesis 11:6-9).
Peterson notes that this passage seems to portray God as jealous and petty. But if God is perfectly good, all-wise and all-loving, God cannot do evil, unwise and petty actions. So, what is going on here?
Peterson sees the story as a warning about idolizing the intellect (rationalism) and pursuing heaven on earth (utopia). Rationalism makes reason an idol, replacing God. It should be noted, however, that warning about rationalism is not condemning reason. Unlike some religious traditions, the Catholic Church champions the compatibility of faith and reason, including the study of philosophy (the love of wisdom). The Church founded universities. Likewise, it is a myth that the Church opposes science. But rationalism goes much further by considering reason alone as all that is needed for human flourishing.
In Paradise Lost, Milton's Satan represents this rationalistic approach. As the greatest of all created minds, the devil thinks that he has no need of God. Peterson notes that Milton "had intimations of what was coming, as human rationality and technology became more and more powerful. The intimation was that we would produce systems that dispensed with God, that were completely rational, that were completely total, and that would immediately turn everything they touched into something indistinguishable from hell. Milton's warning, embodied in the poem, is that the rational mind that generates a production, and then worships it as if it's absolute, immediately occupies hell." Those who worship the intellect think reason alone provides all that the human person needs for full flourishing.
In fact, knowledge alone cannot establish the best condition possible (salvation). Knowledge alone does not make us good. To know what is right is one thing. To do what is right is something else, requiring not just knowledge, but virtue. Knowledge alone cannot perfect our relationship with God or with human beings.
The Tower of Babel is also a symbol of utopia. God interrupts the building in Babel because utopian dreams of heaven on earth actually bring about hell on earth. In order to bring about utopia, totalitarians seek strict uniformity in speech and action. Individuals who don't conform are punished or even killed. As one utopian apologist for Josef Stalin put it, "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs." Or, in the case of communist attempts to create utopia, without killing more than 85 million people.
Peterson provides powerful critiques of utopian visions. First, utopian visions of equality of outcome seek the impossible. In every area, among human beings and lobsters alike, dominance hierarchies spontaneously emerge. Individuals must seek something valuable in order to remain alive. Whether it is hunting wild buffalo, harvesting Maize corn or harnessing solar energy, some individuals are better at pursuing what they seek than others. As economist Thomas Sowell points out in Discrimination and Disparities, inequality of outcome results from numerous factors out of our control.
Second, utopian dreamers lack humility about their knowledge. Large social systems are extremely complex, and any intervention may bring about unintended and unwanted consequences. Rather than concentrating power in central command, it is much better to leave decision-making in the hands of those closest to the realities in question. They know the local situation best. In Catholic thought, the utopian temptation to an all-embracing world order is contradicted by the principle of subsidiarity: "Neither the state nor any larger society should substitute itself for the initiative and responsibility of individuals and intermediary bodies" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1883).
Third, some individuals focus on the problems outside of themselves because it is (initially) easier than dealing with the man in the mirror. As Peterson notes, "All of you who made announcements to yourself every January about changing your diet and going to the gym know perfectly well how difficult it is to regulate your own impulses and to bring yourself under the control of some ethical and attentive structure of values. It's extraordinarily difficult. People don't do it. Instead, they wander off, and I think they create towers of Babel." If we cannot even perfect ourselves as individuals, how can we possibly perfect society as a whole?
Fourth, focusing on a utopian vision distracts us from significant improvements that are actually possible to achieve. Unlike establishing a utopia, we can actually become a better version of ourselves. For this reason, 12 Rules for Life focuses on taking personal responsibility for what we do in daily life.
Finally, in Notes From the Underground, Dostoevsky imagines what would take place if we ever did create utopia. He thinks we would be dissatisfied and smash the utopia in order to enjoy the unexpected adventure of life.
In every generation, we are tempted to idolize the intellect. In every generation, we are tempted to create a utopian heaven on earth. The Tower of Babel is, therefore, a story of everlasting relevance.
Christopher Kaczor is professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and the author of
The Seven Big Myths About the Catholic Church, The Seven Big Myths About Marriage,
and Life Issues, Medical Choices, among other books.


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Michigan appears to be, essentially, one party consent so long as the call is recorded by one of the participants.
I also told her numerous times I was recording all of our interactions to serve as a blanket statement.
She is consistently threatening to intentionally violate our... View More
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If you have a custody agreement, then the only thing that matters is whether she - and you - are complying with its terms. If you two are making further agreements, that's cool, but understand that an agreement isn't an agreement unless both parties agree. When one party says "we... View More
I just filed a ppo and 3rd parties against my ex that we have 2 previous domestic violence but I dropped in 2010 bc the court didn't do anything after he broke his ppo 4x and the 2nd I didn't show from fear etc. I want to press charges against both my ex and his girlfriend and will show up this... View More
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You should contact your county prosecutor's office. You should also contact the police concerning any new allegations. Whether the prosecutor will "reopen" the 2021 case is discretionary and will depend on how they feel they can prove that case. Whenever you don't show up,... View More
We are a small business in Colorado, who had a customer record our conversation without consent . We would like to possible pursue a case against this customer pursuant to Michigan's eavesdropping statute prohibits recording in-person and telephone conversations without consent from all parties,... View More
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If you're looking for criminal charges, contact the police. If you're looking for civil damages, they problem will be what damage you've sustained? Did they just record the conversation for their own purposes? Have they posted it on a blog or something and it's affected your business?
is in the same state as the threatener? Is this because Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce and make laws pertaining to the foregoing power and phones and the internet are considered to be interstate commerce?
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Bingo! phone lines and internet connections are matters of interstate commerce. But it is not always charged as a federal crime; more often than not, it would be a state-level charge.
Of the Gov.Cera plan, or MSHDA. He proceeded to tell me how he doesn't think I have a disability, I should go back to work
He's in pain everyday and he works, He doesn't feel as tho anyone should be on disability.Any insight, Because I'm really
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Are you already renting under MSHDA or some other program? Your landlord does not get to decide if you are disabled or whether you qualify under any program.
I am a 23 year old EMT and she is a 39 year old ER nurse. Despite my effort she will not confirm with me if she is pregnant. She only tells me that she is "handling it".
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Why do you think she is pregnant? And if she is, why do you think it's by you? There is a process to establish paternity before birth, but you'd need a whole lot more than a feeling she is pregnant. And she would otherwise be able to "handle it" as she sees fit anyway.
I was inside their home because they hired our company to treat for pests. All electronics are supposed to be unplugged. She had a video camera set up and eavesdropped on my conversation with an employee while she was somewhere else watching on her phone. She's now sent it to my office and trying... View More
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You have two issues: 1) you were in someone else's home, with no reasonable expectation of privacy; 2) this is an employment issue. Any one, right or wrong, can make a complaint. Good employers will assess the complaint and want to hear your side of things before taking action. It could be as... View More
Everytime i got him to call, he says my wife is listening on speaker too.. so i don't think there going to disclose any info. If its a privacy law Is there a way around it?
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What information are you seeking? If the phone is in his name, then he has access to his records. Instead of involving the phone company, why does he not just download them and give them to you, or give you online access to those records?
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Absent some court order to the contrary, while exercising parenting time, the parent may decide if and when the child has access to a cell phone.
I purchased an item from a dealer who misrepresented the item and began lying about that misrepresentation the minute my check was cashed so I began recording conversations with them without their consent. I want to put these recordings in reviews online and give to the corporation/ brand of... View More
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Your question raises a couple different issues, so I'll break it down in parts.
(1) Is it illegal to record the phone call?
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After six months trying to arrange a payment schedule as promised by client, the client requested more work prior to pay. I declined and offered a payment schedule. Point person misunderstood and responded by dissolving business relationship and demanding digital web/email account access... View More
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Do you have a written contract with the client? If so, you should examine the terms of any default provisions. If you do not have a contract, it is a trickier situation and you probably have the right to terminate the contract without further liability to the client. However, you need to examine... View More
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No and no. Individuals may have a right to sue and recover for libel/defamation however if named in and injured reputationally by fake new stories.
him opened the document without his permission and deleted it. Do I have a case against her for deleting and reading my private document to him?
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I don't see it.If they both had access to the email and he never changed his password, it's not the US mail she interfered with.
The document itself is an electronic copy so it's not as if she destroyed something irreplacable.
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Route 226
Crowborough - Alderbrook - Rotherfield - Mayfield
Route 226 operates 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
It is funded by East Sussex County Council, Mayfield Parish Council and a Crowborough development fund. It is part of the county wide Rider network.
This service now serves Mayfield in lieu of the 224.
Concessionary passes are accepted on this service.
Concessionary bus passes may also be used on this service.
Discovery Ticket – your ticket to explore:
Discovery fares – one day tickets available from the driver:
Adult Discovery - £9.00
Child Discovery - £7.20
Family Discovery - £17.50 (for up to 5 people; including at least 1 adult and a maximum of 2 adults.
Discovery tickets will be issued and accepted by operators in West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and East Hampshire (subject to exclusions, see here for further details.)
Download timetable in pdf format from here
Rollators and baby buggies can normally be accommodated. Wheelchairs can only be accommodated by prior arrangement. Our policy for the maximum size and weight is the same as for other public services as follows: Maximum weight 300kg including user. Maximum length 1200mm Maximum width 700mm. Vehicles outside these parameters cannot be carried on board for mandatory safety reasons.


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The latest thing we heard about the Verizon Nexus 6 was that the handset would be launching in December, although the device is still not available.
Now according to a recent report, the Verizon Nexus 6 will be launching on the 26th of February, the news comes from a leaked internal Verizon screenshot.
The Nexus 6 has been available for about 4 months from other carriers, the handset comes with a 5.96 inhc QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Verizon Nexus 6 is powered by a quad core Snapdragon 805 processor and also comes with 3GB of RAM plus a choice of 32GB or 64GB of included storage.
Other specifications on the Nexus 6 include a 2 megapixel front facing camera and a 13 megapixel rear camera. The handset also comes with 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth and a 3220 mAh battery.
As soon as we get some confirmation from Verizon that the Nexus 6 will be available in the 26th of February, we will let you guys know.
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In 1928 Indian Physicist C. V. Raman demonstrated that
monochromatic light passing through a substance scatters and
produces a spectrum that is unique to that substance. Raman found
that bands appearing in the spectrum distinctively characterize the
chemical composition of the substance illuminated.
Since the 1960s the precisely monochromatic light emitted by
lasers has enabled numerous scientific and industrial applications
of spectroscopy based on Ramans work to detect and quantify the
presence of chemical compounds in solids and liquids.
ARIs Laser Gas Analyzer exploits the phenomenon that gas
molecules struck by laser light absorb it and re-emit light at
frequencies different from the laser. The molecular bonds of each
gas molecule uniquely determine the resulting Raman Shift
frequency(ies) of the re-emitted light. The shifts are so discrete
and precise that the intensity of light observed at various shifted
frequencies is directly proportional to the concentrations of
constituent molecules in the atmosphere.
The heart of the Laser Gas Analyzer is a detector module that
shines a safe, low-power laser through a gas sampling chamber. The
chamber has eight ports, each fitted with an optical filter and
light sensor to measure the intensity of light at a specific
When an atmosphere sample is analyzed pumps draw the gas to the
sampling chamber. A media filter at the intake removes particulate
In the chamber the gases pass through the laser beam, and the
molecules emit their characteristic light signatures. Electronics
for each light sensor provide a digital signal quantifying its
particular gas component.
The detector is connected to a specially-built computer that
logs, interprets and displays the sensor data. The computer
typically communicates with the control systems for the equipment
being monitored and controlled.
Custom-fitted piping and a proprietary valve manifold subsystem
connect the detector to the phyiscal environment being measured. The
valve manifold assures
that the gas samples drawn from multiple sources and locations each
are presented uncontaminated to the sampling chamber.
ARIs Laser Gas Analyzer and Controller combines the LGA with
existing process gas control valves and safety systems on site.
The system monitors process conditions and adds process gas in
response to reaction needs in real time. This ability results in
tighter control of reactive processes as well as the opportunity to
reduce process gas consumption significantly.
Because the system measures all types of reactive gases in
near-real time, accurate atmosphere control of industrial gas
processes can become easier to understand and control.
For example, when used with non-standard atmosphere mixtures for
heat treating, the sophisticated control enables improvements in
processing speed from 20% to 50%, enhancing heat treating facility
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All About Having a Gastric Band Fitted
Gastric banding is an alternative form of surgery to having a gastric bypass in that it's designed to help people who are very overweight and need to lose weight to avoid their health problems as a result of carrying too much weight becoming more serious.
The procedure involves fitting an adjustable band around the upper part of your stomach in order to create a pouch. When you then eat, the pouch fills up quickly and then slowly releases the food though a gap into your stomach and then follows the usual digestive pattern.
The benefit is that, as the pouch fills up quickly, this will cause you to feel fuller on much smaller sized meal portions and therefore you'll lose weight as a result as you won't feel the need to eat such big meals.
Preparing For SurgeryYou'll have already had routine blood and urine samples taken and your blood pressure checked about 2 to 3 weeks prior to surgery so on the day of surgery itself, you'll have a final blood pressure check, another urine test and your heart rate monitored.
You might be asked to wear compression stockings to prevent blood clots forming in the veins of your legs but this is simply a precautionary measure and shouldn't concern you. You might also be asked to take a drug called heparin which is simply to thin your blood and, once again, this will help to prevent clotting.
The ProcedureHaving the gastric band fitted can either be done through open surgery or even via keyhole surgery these days and it only takes between half an hour to an hour to complete, depending upon which type of surgery you have.
The band is fitted using special instruments and then adjusted by adding or removing fluid in the band. You're likely to need to have the band readjusted a few weeks after the surgery as the result of swelling caused by the initial operation and whichever type of surgery is used, you'll be placed under general anaesthetic.
After The OperationYou may feel some pain or discomfort in the immediate aftermath of the surgery but you'll be given pain relief to help with that. Over the first 24 hours following surgery, you'll only be able to drink clear fluids and won't be able to eat solid food and it's possible that your surgeon will advise that you only have a liquefied or pureed diet for the first few days afterwards.
If you've had open surgery, you may initially need to have a catheter fitted in order for you to expel urine and you may also have other small tubes draining fluid from the wound but this should only be for a couple of days. As soon as you feel able and usually within a day or two, you'll be asked to get out of bed and walk about a bit as this will help prevent both clotting and chest infections from occurring. You might also be taken for an X-ray to ensure the band is correctly positioned.
Recovering at HomeThe crucial thing about having a gastric fitted and it being a success is that you'll be required to follow a strict diet which will be a whole lifelong lifestyle change. If you eat too much, not only will the operation fail but you're likely to feel or be sick and feel nauseous. And, in the early stages of adjusting to a new diet, you may also need to take a regular multi-vitamin supplement to compensate for any shortage of nutrients.
Like any major surgery, there are always elements of risk attached such as potential problems with blood clots and wound infection and there's a possibility of the band slipping, breaking or becoming dislodged which may require further surgery to remove or adjust it but, in general, it has become a well practised and routine procedure which, if you follow the lifestyle changes with regards to diet afterwards, can prove to be a very successful procedure in helping you to lose excess weight which will help you to avoid other health problems associated with obesity so any benefits far outweigh the risks.


text: Princess Alena: After the slave cleaned my patent leather sneakers with his tongue, it is now my bare feet. He has to take off my fetish sneakers and lick the sweat on my feet and, above all, suck my toes clean. I want to see how he licks the spaces between my toes clean and blows my toes. Come on, wash my feet with your tongue again.


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Is Twitter the next Second Life?
Lance Armstrong loves it. Oprah's all over it. Ashton Kutcher found a million people to follow him on it. Heck, Barack Obama used it to get elected president. So why is Twitter in trouble?
According to David Martin, Vice President of Primary Research at Internet traffic monitor Nielsen Online, the site suffers from a retention problem. From month to month, Nielsen data says, just 40 percent of Twitter's users return to it.
The microblogging service has been the tech darling of late, racking up new users at a dizzying pace. When daytime diva Oprah became a user live on her TV show earlier this month, the site saw a 43 percent increase in traffic, Hitwise reported.
But the Oprah crowd – and thousands of new users like them – aren't coming back nearly as often as they need to be if Twitter's growth is to be sustained, writes Martin.
"There simply aren't enough new users to make up for defecting ones after a certain point," Martin says in his blog post.
In supporting his argument, Martin looks at MySpace and Facebook from when they were new on the scene like Twitter is now. This chart shows that at similar times in their lives, the two social networking giants had double the retention rates Twitter has now. And, as fans are quick to point out in fields of comments around the Web, Facebook offers so many more ways to interact.
Still, maybe numbers don't tell the whole story.
As John C. Abell points out in Wired, people interact with Twitter in many more ways than just visiting twitter.com.
Cooks are publishing recipes 140 characters at a time, and ferries telegraph their comings and goings, and scientists use it to send telepathic messages, and guilt-ridden souls confess anonymously, and audiophiles turn it into a music discovery engine, and politicians are announcing their candidacies and even tweeting from the House floor, he writes.
As many of the its users are quick to point out, Twitter would exist even without the website – on mobile phones (the source of that pesky – or perfect – 140-character limit) and through standalone applications like Tweetdeck. And for those that "get it," the service's utility remains, regardless of numbers.


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We all need those recipes that satisfy a broad range of different tastes and ages. This is one to take note of. Everyone I know loves this soup, including adults, teenagers and 3-year olds. It's easy to make, but has a lovely mix of flavors and is a step up from a more traditional lentil soup.
I discovered this Curried Lentil Soup Recipe in Bon Appétit a few years ago. The only thing I change is to leave out the butter and use Home Cooked Beans instead of canned.
This recipe is also the first time I came across adding puréed beans to a soup. The combination of whole lentils with puréed garbanzo beans is brilliant. The idea lends itself to all sorts of combinations and is especially helpful for vegan families trying to add creaminess to soups and other dishes. I think puréed white beans would add a yummy, mild creaminess to a lot of different soups.
One think to adjust in this recipe is the amount and spiciness of the curry powder. I tone it down for most children. Curry powders can vary in spiciness, too, so taste yours before adding the full amount or add more if you wish.
You may also like:
Simple Barley Soup
Turnip and Kale Soup with Leeks


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Concorde 12 Month Annual Motorhome Structural Inspection (Aufbau-Inspektion)
Click here for the Concorde Damp Test (Dichtehits Inspektion) check sheet - from 2006 Model Year .
For older Concorde motorhomes, up to and including 2005 Model Year vehicles, the following inspection is completeted.
The following items are checked
- Check the fastening screws of the motorhome
- Check if the outside lacquering and the under body protection are not damaged
- Check the door of the motorhome, grease hinges and locks if necessary
- Check the outside flaps, grease hinges and locks if necessary
- Check the functioning of the combined heating/hot-water boiler system
- Heating/hot-water boiler system: check the level in the equalizing vessel and of the antifreeze
- Bleed the heating system
- Check if the exhaust conduction for the heating system is conforming and fixed
- Check the functioning of the refrigerator, if necessary clean the burner
- Check the refrigerator system switches over from 12V mode to gas mode when the engine is switched off
- Check the functioning of the gas oven and control its aeration
- Check the functioning of water pump for fresh water
- Check the water filter for fresh water system and clean it
- Make a leak test on the fresh water and used water pipes, check the flow, check the water supply points
- Make a leak and function test off the cocks
- Make a leak and function test of the toilette
- Check the charge level of the leisure battery/ies
- Check the function of the control panel and protective circuit-breaker
- Check the automatic charger and its function when batteries are connected in parallel
- Check the function of the light system outside and inside
- Check doors and flaps of the furniture, grease hinges and locks if necessary
- Check the functioning of the fittings and locks of the windows and roller-blinds, grease if necessary
- Check the roof windows (Hekis) and roof ventilators, grease the mechanics if necessary
- Check the functioning of the electrical step, grease the bearing if necessary
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7 terrible starts to father of the bride speeches
You are so proud of your daughter. You want to entertain your guests. And you want your family to know how much you love them while telling your son-in-law just how welcome he is in your lives. And then it all falls apart in the speech from hell!
Here are some sure-fire ways to get the wedding breakfast off to the worst possible start. Each has been taken from draft father of the bride speeches we've been sent (from which we immediately advised removing offending opening!). As ever, all names have been changed.
Joking about the bill
"Good afternoon everyone. As you know, I'm not an emotional man but you may have seen me shed a tear during the service earlier. Yes, there are moments when even a grown man can cry. In my case, I was looking at the happy couple – and trying to work out just how much all this was costing me."
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 4/5.
Referencing his daughter's love life
"Friends and family. What a special day. We knew it would happen eventually. We knew she'd look perfect. And we knew you lot would all turn up for a free meal! The only question was whether she'd marry John, Paddy, Thomas, Henrik or Lee. Fortunately, she chose Olly – which was, if I may say so, a very sensible conclusion to reach!
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 5/5.
Annoyed at the long courtship
"Hello to you all on this very happy day. Sadly, I'm a little greyer than I imagined I'd be on my daughter's wedding day. And I have two more grandchildren than planned. For which Tom, I can only ask, why did proposing take you so long?!"
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 4/5.
Cut and paste humour
"Dearest Friends, family, Josh and Rebecca. How odd it is to be here having given away my precious youngest daughter. I've done it before but this one feels particularly odd. I've learned my lesson though. So Josh, please note that having taken possession, no returns will be accepted after 28 days!"
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 2/5.
Contrived legal joke
Good evening everyone – what a day! Julian – congratulations. Your mum has become a mother-in-law. Dad's become a father-in-law. Your sister has become a sister-in-law. And your brother has become a brother-in-law. Meanwhile, your wife has become THE law!
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 2/5.
Most over-used wedding speech joke of all time
"Joe and Hannah, the Smiths, the Jones, Friends and Families. What a day! I feel hot, flustered and so emotional that even the cake's in tiers."
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 4/5 (unless your guests have never heard it before – because it was great once!).
Well-worn pun
"Gosh! Is this really happening? I mean, one minute Anna's starting school and now she's starting married life. No wonder I'm in shock. And that's just the start. Because when I offered to pay for the wedding breakfast for a hundred people, I thought that meant enough sausage, egg and bacon to feed you all. I was even going to throw-in some fruit juice and cappuccino!"
Father of the Bride Speeches Squeamishness Rating: 4/5.
The alternative
There are so many funny, original and thoughtful ways to begin a father of the bride speech. And an equal number of reasons not to cut-and-paste your jokes or embarrass yourself by referring to the cost of your hospitality or your daughter's relationship history. Here are some ideas. And if this is your first visit to the site, here's an introduction to us.


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Top Marques Monaco Draws Global Luxury Connoisseurs
The 14th edition of Top Marques Monaco, one of the world's most exclusive events, kicked off last week promising four days of extravagance in front of a captive audience of luxury connoisseurs.
As always, the main focus of this year's show is the world of high-end vehicles, with no fewer than seven world premieres focussing on innovation and the transport of tomorrow.
Among the premieres to take place at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum are four supercar launches – the Donkervort G8 RTO, the C10 from Calafiore, the Charlotte Edition of Asfané and a Grand Tourer from David Brown Automotive.
But while these models could be classified as 'conventional' supercars, one particular vehicle being showcased in Monaco is anything but.
Slovakia-based company AeroMobil have used the show to display the commercial design for a stunning flying car priced at more than $1 million. Building upon its version 3.0 prototype unveiled in 2014, AeroMobil says this latest iteration is ready for pre-orders with first deliveries expected by 2020.
There are also a number of other companies trying their hand at creating flying cars and drones to carry passengers around, but few have reached the stage of development demonstrated by AeroMobil.
According to its makers, the teardrop-shaped AeroMobil Flying Car can switch to flight mode in less than three minutes. The wings fold away for driving on roads and swing out for flying.
To fly, the car would need an airfield or another approved place to take off, while owners would require driving and pilot licenses, AeroMobil Chief Communications Officer Stefan Vadocz said.
The AeroMobil Flying Car will be on show at Top Marques Monaco from 20 – 23 April.


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