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Israel's offensive in Gaza is taking a terrible human toll that can only climb the longer the fighting goes on, with mounting risks of wider war. The U.S. needs to push vigorously and without delay for a ceasefire.
Nearly a million Rohingya remain stuck in Bangladesh, with little hope of going home soon, as violence rises in the camps and international agencies trim their assistance. Donors should scale the aid back up, while Dhaka should modify its approach to allow for long-term planning.
More and more women are joining the criminal outfits battling for turf in Mexico, heightening the dangers these groups pose. To arrest this trend, and to help offenders leave these groups, authorities should cooperate with civil society to provide alternative pathways to earning a living.
A rebellion in the Amhara region risks plunging Ethiopia into wider conflict. The federal government should seek talks with the militants as part of efforts to resolve the country's interlocking crises. Outside powers should keep nudging Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to take this conciliatory tack.
Frictions along the India-China frontier have heated up following a burst of fighting in 2020, the first in decades. The danger of more will lurk as long as the countries disagree over where the line lies. Both should take steps to manage the mounting risks.
Migrants from far and wide are trekking northward through the Darién Gap, a dense jungle where they face dangers including criminal predation. Steps to improve law enforcement, ease crises in countries of origin and provide more humanitarian aid would push policy in the right direction.
There are many risks looming over the next electoral cycle in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To mitigate these risks, the government should ensure that all parties can campaign freely, and African and Western powers should encourage the parties to find compromises and prepare for mediation in case it is needed.
The danger of armed confrontation over Taiwan is growing, raising the spectre of a direct conflict between China and the U.S. that would have severe global repercussions. Managing this risk will require the parties to rebuild trust by shoring up decades-old understandings.
Polls likely due in 2024 could unsettle Galmudug, a building block of Somalia's federal project, increasing frictions along clan and other lines. State and federal authorities have a shared interest in ensuring a clean vote. They should cooperate toward that end.
Millions of Palestinian refugees rely on the UN Relief and Works Agency for services and employment opportunities. But the agency's finances are in dire straits, putting the refugees' wellbeing at risk. Donors should step up with sustainable, predictable, multi-year funding.
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Giulia Grillo Mikrut
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Cell phone:+46-(0)702011526
About me
I work as International Coordinator at the Education Support Office at Karolinska Institutet.
The programmes I work with are: Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Radiography and Biomedicine (Undergraduate, Master's and Master's in Toxicology).
Bachelor and Master's of Arts in English from Stockholm University.
PhD in English from The University of Queensland, Brisbane (Australia).

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WITASWAN Front PageMarch 2012 ProgramBuglar GirlMarch 2011 ProgramMarch 2010 ProgramMarch 2009 Program2008 InkMarch 2008 ProgramCIFF 2007Spring 2007 Ink & AirWIC DVD ClubMeet Martha RichardsMarch 2007 ProgramMarch 2006 Program2005 Billboard CampaignNews from QuincyMarch 2005 ProgramSeptember 2005 Program
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See photos from the March 29th & March 30th events.
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Adi & Jan (left) & Jan with IWPA President Suzanne Hanney on Saturday 3/29.
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Why Spider-Man would fall off buildings
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Have you ever dreamt of climbing up the outside of a building like Spiderman? Making that dream a reality would require specially adapted adhesive feet that can take advantage of weak molecular forces of attraction between your body surface and the wall, much like a gecko. Felicity Bedford spoke to David Labonte from Cambridge University who has been investigating whether there's a good reason that this wouldn't work for humans...
David - There's only a certain range in sizes that actually use a sticky pad. So you find you find tiny mites, you find big geckos, you find frogs and spiders and many different insects in between, and the question that we were interested in is whether there's actually a limit, or what is the limit to the size you can grow to where you can still use adhesive pads. And there's an interesting problem hidden in trying to stick to surfaces because as they grow in size, the amount of surface area that they have per body volume, goes down, and it's probably easiest to illustrate that problem if you think of a tiny ant. If you look at the ant you mostly see surface area and there's a tiny bit of volume, and if you look at an elephant you see a lot of volume but there's really not much surface area.
Felicity - It's difficult to imagine and elephant climbing with sticky feet. You mentioned quite a diversity of different animals there, from insects all the way through to reptiles. Are the sticky pads and the mechanisms that they use to climb the same across those groups?
David - From all the evidence we have, they're surprisingly similar and, in fact, adhesive pads in climbing animals have been a prime example of what evolutionary biologists call 'convergence,' where you find the same solution appearing in very different animal groups. So, if you think, for example, of spiders and geckos - so they are really, really different animals in terms of their evolutionary history but, if you look at their feet, they just look almost identical. And this, of course, hints at the possibility that these structures are really good in what they do and, therefore, they have evolved multiple since then.
Felicity - So what do these structures look like?
David - So on the feet of geckos, and spiders, beetles, and flies, you would find what we call 'hairy pads' and they are essentially dense arrays of tiny little hairs and on the feet of many ants, and cockroaches, and tree frogs, you would find what we call 'smooth pads' that are essentially unstructured, at least on a microscopic level so you can best think of them as a soft cushion.
Felicity - In front of me we have an array of different machines...
David - Yes, so what you're seeing here is one of the devices that we can actually use to get an idea of how well animals can actually stick, and what you see is a centrifuge here. So we can essentially spin it around at different speeds and we can put tiny little insects on the centrifuge so that they're spun around and at some point they start to slide outwards and, using very simple physics, we can calculate how much force is actually acting on these animals and is pulling them outward.
Felicity - So it's a bit like a merry-go-round in a play park, except insects not children.
David - Exactly, and that for insects it's not very dangerous because they're small enough to not be harmed at all by these techniques.
Felicity - Can we switch it on?
David - Yes, of course you can. If we look at the ant here, right now, and we switch it on and it slowly increases in speed... You can see, at some point, the ant slowly starts sliding outward. So that's the point at which it starts to slide and, if we go faster, and faster, and faster, suddenly it's of the surface.
Felicity - That's quite impressive really. That's certainly not something I would be able to do if this was scaled up.
David - No. Some of the ants can, actually, withstand forces up to 1,000 times it's own body weight so it's really, really impressive what they can do with their adhesive pads.
Felicity - We're all familiar with the Hollywood version of sticky pads in the form Spiderman. How accurate is their representation of him clinging by his fingertips?
David - So, I mean of course, there's a large number of issues if you talk about the scientific accuracy of Spiderman, but if you phrased the question differently and say, well why are there no larger animals with adhesive pads? Then we can start saying something about this because if we scale up our calculations with our data that we have then we find if you go to the size of a human, you probably end up with an unrealistically large fraction of your surface area that needs to be covered in sticky pads and what we calculated it somewhere in the area of something like 40% of your total body area or 80% of your frontal area, which I think is UK size 89.
Felicity - That's going to make it difficult to climb.
David - Exactly, and that's just to illustrate the problem that you face if you grow bigger and bigger. It comes from very simple physical laws that effectively put constraints on what evolution can do.
Felicity - Larger animals - many of them do climb...
David - So, if you go larger than a gecko say, for example, or if you go to a certain size, then what starts to happen is that suddenly the world doesn't look flat to you any more. If you think again of an ant and it climbs on a twig, the twig is effectively flat for the ant, but if you think of a monkey, the monkey can actually grasp around the twig and that's why you start to see a departure from these clinging pads, or adhesive pads, going to something like hands or massive claws, or so on and so forth.


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Skepticism and sports
I found this list of sports-related hoaxes, cons, and tricks to be very amusing, and you should, too. One humorous example they missed was the classic "We Suck" prank that Yale pulled on Harvard in 2004. Yale students dressed up as a Harvard pep squad and handed out cards to the crowd of Harvard students, alumni, and fans cheering their team on at Harvard Stadium. The large home crowd assumed they would be spelling out "GO HARVARD;" when they proudly displayed the cards spelling out "WE SUCK," Yale fans on the opposite side of the field went nuts. View the video here! Good stuff.


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Last week it rained almost every single day. I grew up in the desert of Mesa, Arizona so rain is actually something I enjoy. I HATE going out in it and getting wet but I LOVE staying indoors, reading a book, drinking hot herbal tea or cocoa and making something yummy in my crock pot. I also lucked out and found beef roast on sale at my grocery store. Woo hoo! So I decided I would make my family some beef stew.
I posted THIS yummy beef stew recipe on my blog last year but the recipe I'm sharing today is more of a simple version. Like one your grandma or mom made growing up. I love the basic, beefy flavor. My boys love soups and stews and they really enjoyed this one. It's a great way to sneak some veggies into them with no complaints! Give it a try a let me know what you think!
Simple Crock Pot Beef Stew:
Print Recipe HERE
- 2-lb. beef roast, cubed
- 2 cups sliced carrots
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tsp. quick cooking tapioca
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
- Combine beef, carrots, potatoes and onions in slow cooker. Sprinkle with tapioca, salt and pepper.
- Combine tomato sauce and water. Pour over beef and vegetables in slow cooker. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Cover. Cook on LOW 8 hours. One hour before cooking time ends, add frozen peas. ENJOY!


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The Role of Hard Work, Saving and CAAB's IDAs in the Launch of a Photography Business in Washington, DC
Dion King always had a dream: to be his own boss and open his business. In late 2012, that dream became a reality as Dion launched his photography company in Washington, DC: King D Photography.
"The biggest challenge I faced when I launched King D Photography was not having access to money to buy the type of equipment I knew I needed in order to satisfy my clients' demands," said Dion King. "I wanted my clients to have access to great quality work. I know that if I do a good job they will treasure those photographs because they highlight major events in their lives like weddings, pregnancies, birthday parties as well as corporate events. In order to do this you need to have the right equipment. I couldn't afford the equipment or get a loan from a bank."
Dion was able to launch his business thanks to his entrepreneurial vision and hard work and the money from his Individual Development Account (IDA) from Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB). While Dion had the aspiration of buying professional camera and flash equipment to take high quality pictures at his client events, he was still short of the necessary amount of money to buy the right type of professional equipment. When Dion learned of CAAB's Matched Savings Program he felt it could be the solution to his problem. "I was extremely fortunate to learn about CAAB and the IDAs because it gave me a chance to save, get a match and achieve my goal."
In the Spring of 2012, Dion learned of CAAB's IDAs through the Project Empowerment Program of the District of Columbia Government's Department of Employment Services. "Project Empowerment was helping me deal with overcoming employment barriers. While I was taking care of that aspect of my life, I also wanted to launch my business to have access to other sources of income." Dion approached CAAB, went through the application process and was told he qualified for opening an IDA. Immediately after opening his account in May 2012, Dion started saving money on a monthly basis. Eventually he saved enough money to qualify for the full match of $4,000 to be used for expenses associated with King D Photography. While Dion saved money in his IDA, he also received additional support, orientation and financial education from CAAB. "CAAB's financial education classes taught me to budget and save. This was very important for me and for my business."
Besides growing his business in the Greater DC Area and the Mid Atlantic region, Dion also has a vision and a game plan to launch a non-profit organization in Washington, DC to work with at-risk youth to provide them with life skills and personal development. "I believe that if at one point in your life you received help from someone or if you get blessings, then it's our responsibility to give back to others."


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Have you ever spent your time running around all day long but at the end of it, you didn't know what you actually accomplished? It's so frustrating when you realize you were busy, going from one thing to the next, but you didn't get around to doing anything you intended, or needed, to do.
It's easy to live this way in our world today with so much going on all the time. But I can't find any Scripture in the Bible where God commands us, or even suggests to us, that we be busy. However, it does talk a lot about being fruitful, bearing good fruit in our lives.
There are two ways we bear good fruit. One is by displaying the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). And the second way is by getting out in the world where God has planted us and being good to people.
I'm talking about helping people who are hard to love or don't seem to deserve it. Or giving to the poor and getting involved with people so you can make a difference and help make their lives better, rather than spending all of your time trying to make yourself happy.
I've discovered that being selfish and self-centered never makes anyone happy. Living for God is really just the opposite of that. God does want to bless us and give us the things we need, but when we give our lives to Him, our purpose is to serve Him.
Who Do People Think You Are?
In Matthew 12:33b (AMPC) Jesus says, "The tree is known … by its fruit." And this is how people know who we are. Just as you recognize an orange tree by the oranges it produces, you recognize a Christian by the fruit of their lifestyle.
I've said often that you won't be recognized as a Christian just because you have a Christian bumper sticker on your car or you wear Christian jewelry or go to church every week. Most of the time people won't care what you have to say if your behavior doesn't back it up.
The fruit of our lives is seen in our behavior—what we do to help others and our attitudes—as well as what we say. It's the visible expression of the invisible work that God is doing in us.
Jesus says in John 15:8 (AMP), "My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples." In other words, we're not proving anything to anyone simply by what we say. It's the fruit of our lives that proves who we really are.
So it's good for us to frequently ask ourselves: Who am I helping in my life? How am I making a difference or making someone else's life better?
How to Bear Good Fruit Every Day
The key to bearing good fruit is found in John 15:5, which says, "I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union from Me] you can do nothing."
Jesus is telling us that as we spend time with Him in prayer and by studying the Bible, His Spirit is working in us, changing us little by little (2 Cor. 3:18), causing us to reflect His image or characteristics more and more. It's a progressive transformation that takes time and requires a consistent commitment throughout our lifetime.
If you aren't spending regular time with Jesus and growing in your relationship with Him through prayer and Bible study, I want to challenge you to reevaluate your priorities and put first things first. The truth is we put our time into what we really want to do. And if something is truly important to you, you will find time to do it.
God's Gift to You
God created you because He loves you, He wants to have a personal relationship with you, and He wants to do amazing things in you and through you. Every day is a gift from God and it's so precious!
Ephesians 3:20 says that God "is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us." He has a plan for you and He will give you everything you need to fulfill your destiny as you seek Him and grow stronger in your faith in Him.
I want to encourage you to focus on Jesus and live by the wisdom He reveals to you in His Word. Choose to do today what you will be happy with later on, and no matter what the cost, you'll find that the good fruit it brings is more satisfying and fulfilling than just being busy any day of the week!


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"My partner and I want to try BDSM, but we don't know where to start."
If we had a dollar for every time we've heard that at events....
...we'd probably have around $150, plus or minus.
Anyways, being a bondage/kink beginner may seem intimidating, but it's really not! It's really just determining what you're into, mutually agreeing on how it's gonna go down, and then following a recipe from start to finish. No whips and chains required!
(It's cool- you can get creative and more spontaneous once you've learned the ropes...pun intended.)
Here are our top 5 tips on dipping a toe into bondage play, if your vibe is vanilla!
1. The first rule of BDSM is that you ALWAYS TALK ABOUT BDSM. In other words, COMMUNICATION and CONSENT is key: Before, during, and after BDSM play. First, talk about what you'd like to explore together. Orgasm control/delay? Temperature play? Impact play/spanking? All of which are completely accessible for beginners, and they require little investment (but a little bit of research). Once you've determined your gameplan (ALWAYS have a gameplan, especially when first getting started.) How you'd like to start, what you do and DO NOT want during play, and aftercare as well- how to help the body recover from either some light spanking, etc. ... or bask in the bliss of a mind-blowing orgasm (because BDSM and power exchange is alllllll about the build-up). And lastly- the good ol' SAFEWORD. Choose a random word that won't necessarily take you OUT of the situation ("PRIME RIB!" could go either way, no?) -- but something out of the ordinary that you wouldn't necessarily hear during sex, or in a BDSM session. Some that we've heard, according to friends in the past are "banana" or simply the stoplight concept: "red" for PUT A HALT ON IT! (Also, those weren't according to friends JFYI, because we freaks.)
2. A blindfold is the gateway to BDSM play! At least that's our motto around here. BDSM stands for Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, and Sadism/Masochism. In other words, it's an exchange of power. Using a blindfold removes the 'submissive' partner's ability to see - which means they are putting the dominant partner in the driver's seat of their pleasure -- and the whole experience. This doesn't mean the Dom/Domme (dominant) gets to go buck wild and inflict pain and suffering, so hold your damn horses! It essentially means the opposite. The dominant assumes the role of a caretaker throughout the process - checking in frequently to ensure that the sub hasn't reached a threshold of discomfort or non-consent. (Always, ALWAYS remember the first rule of BDSM!)
3. Once you're comfortable with the new power roles, take another step. Introducing different types of sensory play is an organic step in a creative direction. Sensory play includes temperature play - incorporate a massage candle poured lightly down the back. Not just any candle can be used - ouch! A soy-based massage candle with a pour spout is a great example, because the wax will not burn the skin; it is a mellow warming sensation. And think outside the box! Look around the house - anything can be a sensory tool if you're creative enough! Christmas tree branches as a faux flogger? YES. Both sides of a hairbrush? YES. The flat side makes a badass paddle for beginners, and the bristley side feels awesome being traced on the back of the knees, shoulders, and on the bottom curve of the butt. Follow that up with an ice cube over the nipples or near the clit! And keep that blindfold on, people! Having one sense removed heightens the others.
4. To keep a session going (and enjoyable), switch up/alternate your techniques and tools -- it isn't a race to the finish. Take your time with your partner (or ask your partner that you'd like to experience X, Y and Z at least once during) - again, it's all about the buildup. Incorporating multiple types of sensual pleasure - and taking the sub on a journey of pleasure (and maybe a bit of sexual frustration) is the goal. Orgasm control is the art of building up sexual energy and stopping just before going over the edge. The practice is also known as edging. Once you determine the tools that will be used, it's just like following a recipe if you're a beginner. Your partner doesn't need to know the sequence of things, as long as you do (at least at first). After that, it's a matter of taking their lead by paying attention to their breath and body movements to guide you. Look at it this way: the submissive's physical reactions are the North Star!
5. All done with your first session? Back to rule number 1! You can open discussion right after, or the next day, whatever suits your preference. But talk. About. It! What did you like the most? What do you want to see less of? And what do you want next time? Again, just a simple blindfold can be the gateway to new sensual experiences with your significant other - and this level of communication is a fasttrack intimacy enhancer. Everybody wins! A reasonable next step would be a set of soft wrist and/or leg restraints (unless you're into the metal police handcuff thing). BUT taking that step does require a different level of education. Stay tuned for our next blog, which is safety tips for bondage restraints, starring our 3-piece BIND kit! (Shamless plug, you know it.)
Have fun, play safe!
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Shop these cute small round candy boxes in white that you can use for packing Valentine's Day candies, chocolates or fudge! This set of six candy boxes have a pretty ruffle edge on their white bases and come with clear lids so you can see the little sweets inside. They are the perfect candy box size for wedding, baby shower or birthday favors too! Add a label to the top to personalize them. These mini candy boxes can also take a direct pour of chocolate or fudge. See other candy boxes we carry here.
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Telescoping Ramps$599.00
When permanent ramps are not available or feasible, the Silver Spring Aluminum Telescoping Wheelchair Track Ramps are the ideal solution. They can be set up to accommodate any wheelchair, regardless of the distance between wheels. Telescoping wheelchair tracks are ideal for short rises such as porches, stairs, and curbs.
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- Lightweight aluminum construction which support up to 600 lbs
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Party Panache, Ice Box Cookie Cake
We spent a lovely fall weekend on the coast celebrating a birthday
I made some mini cupcakes in lieu of a birthday cake, perfect for little hands and non-guilty bites
They were terrible! No flavor and the weirdest consistency~ let's just say I tossed the whole batch and went to Plan B
Plan B was creating a dessert on the fly with what I could find in the pantry and fridge
I did have a pint of heavy cream, so decided to combine that with HH's private stash of Milanos to make a layered dessert with cookies, caramel and whipped cream
Whip cream with a little powdered sugar and almond extract for flavor and then layer away
Swirl the caramel into the whipped cream
Top with cookie crumbs
Refrigerate for several hours or overnight to allow cookies to soften…plenty of time to make a birthday vignette!
I love to make signs with chalk in pens, and I designed this one using Picmonkey. I used the Theme Celebrate for the banner, party hat and balloons. I got the gifts from the Santaland Theme and added the text using "coffee break" for happy birthday and Sketch Book for the large "T," which is my daughter's nickname
Of course you can do some sketches by hand, but I like to use Picmonkey because you can change colors and move things around with just a few clicks
Once I finalized the design I copied it on this chalkboard easel for a birthday vignette
5 Minute Ice Box Cookie Cake
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 20 chocolate filled shortbread cookies like Pepperidge Farm Milanos
- caramel sauce
- Whip cream with sugar and almond extract until stiff peaks form.
- Use a 8″ round or square deep dish.
- Put a layer of 8-9 cookies in the bottom. Spread with half of the whipped cream.
- Top with a drizzle of caramel and repeat layers, reserving one cookie for crumb topping.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to soften cookies before serving.
Note: If you want to make an easy caramel sauce from scratch see Vanilla Caramel Dessert Sauce here
We love a celebration, and "the birthday fairy" always visits to create a special setting for the birthday boy or girl
We used this same chalkboard for CC's birthday earlier this year
and for my recent Gulf Coast Bloggers meeting
Life is short, have a celebration!! 🎈 🎉 🎈
You might also want to try this Chocolate Chip Kahlua Ice Box Cake here
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs
Celebrate and Decorate, It's Overflowing, Rustic and Refined, Sunday Brunch, USS Crafty
Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, Project Inspire, The Scoop, Something to Talk About, A Stroll Thru Life, Treasure Box Tuesday
Crafty Staci, Hit Me with your Best Shot, Tickle My Tastebuds, Wow Us Wednesday
Creative Ways, Favorite Things, Full Plate Thursday, Share Your Style, Work it Wednesday
Home Matters, Idea Box, Painted Drawer, Weekend Retreat, Your Turn to Shine
Comments8 Responses to "Party Panache, Ice Box Cookie Cake"
The dessert looks amazing… and sounds pretty tasty, too! Love your chalkboards! The colors and fonts are so fun and whimsical! ~Rhonda
Well you saved the day, Jenna, with your yummy icebox cake!!! Your chalkboard birthday sign for your daughter turned out great. Thanks for sharing all the others, too.
I love those Milano cookies! This sounds yummy, I think I'll give it a try with their mint version! Thank you for sharing. It looks like you had a great time!


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Rustic Creek 7.25-8.5" Triple Strand Bracelet
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Warm colors are created with Czech glass and other stones for this handcrafted multistrand bracelet finished with antique brass. The Rustic Creek line is the most unique jewelry line we have for this season, with warm colors abounding throughout.
- Antique brass (lead- and nickel-free)
- Czech Glass, Druzy, Jasper
- 7.25-8.5" adjustable length, lobster claw clasp
- Our unique handcrafted designer jewelry for women is made in America, each design created individually in our personal design studio in Floyd
- Free US shipping on orders over $75
- 30 day returns + exchanges
- Lifetime workmanship guarantee
- Our natural gemstones, Czech glass and crystals should be lightly cleaned of body oils and debris with mild soap and warm water applied directly to the stone.
- Store your jewelry in airtight jewelry boxes or zip-top plastic bags to decrease oxidation of metals.
- Keep in a cool, dry place. Avoid wearing your jewelry in water when swimming or showering.
- Due to the many different stones in our jewelry, we do not recommend using harsh cleaners on your jewelry or 'dipping' your jewelry in a solution.
- Use a polishing cloth to polish your sterling silver items. You should not use polishing cloths on the matte brass items as this could cause the plated external layer to eventually wear off.
We want to be as happy with your jewelry as possible, so we offer returns and exchanges within 30 days of your item's delivery. Simply contact us and let us know if you would like to return or exchange an item(s).
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Blake Shelton is struggling to give up his Sexiest Man Alive title now he's been replaced by Idris Elba.
The country music star was crowned the Sexiest Man Alive 2017 by People magazine editors, but he has now been taken over by the British actor, who was revealed as the 2018 winner earlier in November (2018). Accordingly, Blake has jokingly admitted he's finding it hard to let the title go.
"Can I be honest? I feel like when I gave up my crown, sexy ended," he laughed to Entertainment Tonight on The Voice red carpet on Monday (19Nov18). "It just ended in the world. So, until I get it back, it doesn't exist anymore."
When asked about when he thought about People's latest choice, Blake, who is dating Gwen Stefani, humorously added, "I'm sure this new guy is a nice guy… He's a great guy. I mean, I don't see it myself. I'm really the only person I've ever seen it with, but…"
The Thor actor Idris appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to announce the news and he admitted he was "really happy" with the honour, which would make his mother "very, very proud".
"I was like, 'Come on, no way. Really?' Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, 'Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.' But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise – an ego boost for sure," he joked.
However, his 16-year-old daughter Isan, who was recently named the 2019 Golden Globes Ambassador, admitted she wasn't so comfortable with the decision.
"I was looking forward to seeing who it was, and then when I found out it was him, it was kind of awkward. I don't really agree… handsome, yeah, but I can't, no. It's really weird," she told ET.
Other actors to have been named People's Sexiest Man Alive since the title began in 1985 include Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.


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11 Reasons Why You Should Drink Water In Copper Vessels
Written by Swaati on February 15, 2023
Studies show that water stored overnight (for at least eight hours) in a copper vessel gets nourished with all the health benefits of copper.
Copper is necessary for your body as it regulates the growth of your body, regulates enzymatic reactions, enhances the health of connective tissues, and ensure the efficient utilization of iron. You can attain all these benefits and more by drinking water stored in copper vessels. Check out some of them here.
1. Aids Weight Loss
Tired of following countless fruit and vegetable diets in vain? Try drinking water stored in a copper vessel regularly and be amazed by the results. Copper has the ability to get your digestive system back in shape. It will also help your body cut down fat quickly and effectively.
2. Prevents Premature Aging
Copper happens to be a strong antioxidant and it safeguards the cell membranes with the help of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase, keeping you safe from free radicals. Copper can help slow down aging, keeping your fine lines and wrinkles at bay. It also promotes cell regeneration, replacing the dead skin cells with new and healthy ones.
3. Heals Wounds Faster
Copper is known to heal wounds quickly, owing to its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and antiviral properties. Its ability to stimulate cell regeneration is another factor that contributes to quick healing. Copper can also boost your immune system and heal you from the inside, curing various internal infections, especially in the stomach.
4. Stimulates The Butterfly Gland
A thread that binds together many patients who suffer from thyroid diseases is that they have very less copper content in their bodies. Copper is an important mineral that regulates the functioning of thyroid gland. Though mostly observed in people with high thyroid hormone levels, a copper deficiency could pose a threat to those with low thyroid hormone levels too. Regular consumption of water from copper vessels can make up for copper deficiency and keep a check on your thyroid levels.
5. Reduces The Risk Of Cancer
Free radicals play a major role in the growth of cancerous cells in your body. The strong antioxidant properties of copper can eliminate these radicals and cancel out their negative effects on the body. Though it has not been scientifically proved, certain copper complexes are believed to possess anticancer properties too.
6. Manages Melanin Production
Copper plays a vital role in producing melanin, a pigment that gives color to your eyes, skin, and hair. Melanin protects your body from sun damage and helps heal wounds faster. A major reason that might be causing untimely graying of hair or pigmentation of skin could be the fact that your body is devoid of copper. Lack of melanin is also a factor that causes your eyes to lose their beautiful color as you grow older.
7. Keeps Anemia At Bay
Copper's role is often overlooked when it comes to your body's ability to absorb iron. Your body will become anemic when there is a shortage of iron in your bloodstream, causing many symptoms like fatigue, muscle aches, weakness, and digestive problems. Copper is necessary not just for cell formation and regeneration, but also to ensure that the right amount of iron is absorbed into your blood. It helps absorb iron from the intestinal tract and in the release of iron into your body from storage sites like the liver.
8. Eliminates Digestive Problems
Copper regulates the contraction and relaxation of your stomach, thus facilitating the smooth passage of food along the digestive tract, eliminating discomforts like acidity and gas. It can also kill harmful bacteria in your intestines, keeping your stomach free of inflammations, infections, and ulcers.
9. Makes Sure Your Heart Is Healthy
Studies prove that copper can keep a check on your heart rate and blood pressure. It regulates your cholesterol and triglyceride levels and dilates blood vessels for better blood circulation. Additionally, copper is known to prevent the plaque accumulation in your arteries, which is a leading cause of heart disease.
10. Enhances Brain Function
Our neurons have an outer layer called myelin sheath, which helps transmit signals from one neuron to another. Copper helps synthesize a class of lipids called phospholipids, which are necessary for the formation of the myelin sheath. Thus, copper can help your brain function faster by increasing the speed and efficiency of signal transmission. It is also known to prevent seizures, owing to its anti-convulsive properties.
11. Gives Relief From Arthritis Pain
Copper has strong anti-inflammatory properties which can provide great relief to arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis pains. Additionally, copper is known to strengthen your bones and immune system, which is necessary to prevent arthritis and other body pains. Consuming water stored in copper vessels acts as a strong home remedy to relieve arthritis pain and other joint discomforts.


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All Mixed Up is a local Evansville "Cottage Industry" bakery which makes the most amazing cupcakes, cakepops, cakes and cookies! I highly recommend them!
Happy first birthday Lilian Grace!
Who's the prettiest one year old in town? Oh, Miss Lily I think you quite possibly could be! This fabulous birthday girl is another one of my newborns, all grown up! And you better believe she was rockin her tutu like a princess!
Here's what I love about Lily... she's happy just about all the time, her eyes sparkle, she has the softest whispy hair, she loves to dance, she's a Colts fan, and she can put a serious hurt on a cupcake! But mostly I adore her spunky, fun personality! As her Mommy always says "Lilian Cazee, you're amazing!" I honestly love this little pink princess! {I'm also pretty fond of her lovely parents too!} The happiest of birthdays to you sweet girl!
What an honor and joy to witness and photograph the arrival of beautiful Abrielle Rose. Her Mama is a rock star, having a totally natural labor and delivery even though she had been on pitocen for hours. It was a quick labor too! I arrived at sunset and she was here at 8:17! I honestly never get tired of the miracle of birth! It's such an intense emotional experience. I have to say, I think these are my favorite type of images to capture!
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Yesterday evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook was honored for 'corporate leadership' during EPIC's Champions of Freedom event in Washington. Cook spoke remotely to the assembled audience on guarding customer privacy, ensuring security and protecting their right to encryption.
"Like many of you, we at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to make tradeoffs between privacy and security," Cook opened. "We can, and we must provide both in equal measure. We believe that people have a fundamental right to privacy. The American people demand it, the constitution demands it, morality demands it."
This marked the first time that EPIC, a nonprofit research center in Washington focused on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues, has given the honor to a person from the business world. The hosts of the event included cryptographer Bruce Schneier, EPIC president Marc Rotenberg, Lobbyist Hilary Rosen and Stanford Lecturer in Law Chip Pitts.
Cook was characteristically passionate about all three topics. A theme that has persisted following his appearance on Charlie Rose late last year to define how Apple handled encryption, his public letter on Apple's new security page in the wake of the celebrity nude hacking incidents and his speech earlier this year at President Obama's Summit on Cybersecurity at Stanford — an event which was notably not attended by other Silicon Valley CEOs like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Yahoo's Marissa Mayer and Google's Larry Page and Eric Schmidt.
Cook lost no time in directing comments at companies (obviously, though not explicitly) like Facebook and Google, which rely on advertising to users based on the data they collect from them for a portion, if not a majority, of their income.
"I'm speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information," said Cook. "They're gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that's wrong. And it's not the kind of company that Apple wants to be."
Cook went on to state, as he has before when talking about products like Apple Pay, that Apple 'doesn't want your data.'
They're gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that's wrong. Tim Cook
"We don't think you should ever have to trade it for a service you think is free but actually comes at a very high cost. This is especially true now that we're storing data about our health, our finances and our homes on our devices," Cook went on, getting even more explicit when talking about user privacy.
"We believe the customer should be in control of their own information. You might like these so-called free services, but we don't think they're worth having your email, your search history and now even your family photos data mined and sold off for god knows what advertising purpose. And we think some day, customers will see this for what it is."
That, in case you missed it, is an epic subtweet of Google's Photos product, which was just rolled out at I/O.The fact that Photos is free of charge, and Apple's products are not likely spurred the talk about "very high costs."
That product uploads all of your photos, with unlimited storage, to Google's cloud, organizing, improving and giving you access to a deep history of your images. By many accounts, Photos is a fantastic product, but even early on people have begun to point out the obvious tradeoff that you're making when you sign up.
Cook then switched gears to talk about encryption — directly addressing the efforts by policy makers to force Apple to offer a 'master key' that would allow government agencies access to consumer devices.
"There's another attack on our civil liberties that we see heating up every day — it's the battle over encryption. Some in Washington are hoping to undermine the ability of ordinary citizens to encrypt their data," said Cook.
"We think this is incredibly dangerous. We've been offering encryption tools in our products for years, and we're going to stay on that path. We think it's a critical feature for our customers who want to keep their data secure. For years we've offered encryption services like iMessage and FaceTime because we believe the contents of your text messages and your video chats is none of our business."
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been waging a war on "pervasive encryption," painting it as an enabler of terrorism. Every security researcher and logical human being on the planet understands that this is ridiculous. And Cook is one of them.
"If you put a key under the mat for the cops, a burglar can find it, too. Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people's accounts. If they know there's a key hidden somewhere, they won't stop until they find it," Cook continued.
"Removing encryption tools from our products altogether, as some in Washington would like us to do, would only hurt law-abiding citizens who rely on us to protect their data. The bad guys will still encrypt; it's easy to do and readily available."
Cook then took it a step further, noting that weakening encryption could have a 'chilling effect' on our First Amendment rights.
The bad guys will still encrypt; it's easy to do and readily available. Tim Cook
"Now, we have a deep respect for law enforcement, and we work together with them in many areas, but on this issue we disagree. So let me be crystal clear — weakening encryption, or taking it away, harms good people that are using it for the right reasons. And ultimately, I believe it has a chilling effect on our First Amendment rights and undermines our country's founding principles."
Cook said that Apple designs its products to "collect the minimum amount of data necessary to create great experiences."
It could be argued that it doesn't gather enough, as Google Now, Google on Tap and other holistic offerings have the potential to give users much more lateral movement and 'delight' moments on Android specifically due to how much data Google gathers on its users. And Google has its own safeguards in place including anonymizing data (stripping out personal information). But that is the fundamental tradeoff that Apple is willing to make, says Cook.
"We don't just grab everything, so we're not the richest target for those who want access to that kind of data. And for encryption — well we're continuing to do the right thing, and we are moving forward. In an era where our information is digital, portable and sought-after more than ever, we want to build products that keep people's information safe."
Cook then laid out an Abraham Lincoln quote (which I vetted, it's true): "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
"We shouldn't ask our customers to make a tradeoff between privacy and security. We need to offer them the best of both," Cook wrapped up. "Ultimately, protecting someone else's data protects all of us."
Sales And Truth
It's a masterful stroke of speechifying. As I've mentioned before, by taking this stance (which I do not believe to be disingenuous, their profit centers support it), Apple has put all other cloud companies in the unfortunate position of digging themselves out of a moral communications hole to prove their altruism when it comes to user data.
I'm not saying that Cook is correct in brutalizing the motives of companies like Google or Facebook — but it does craft a strong portrait — because Apple is safer and 'not interested' in your data casts a cloud (ahem) of doubt over pretty much every other company in its league.
I'm honestly surprised that it took this long for Apple to begin leveraging this particular 'fine print' point of how it does business. Part of it can be chalked up to its overall reluctance to be transparent about security issues — which it has handily reversed itself on over the past nine months. Still no public bug bounty, though, which would be sweet.
Apple is a corporation that makes money off of its customers. In that, it's identical to any other tech giant and should be regarded with a healthy critical eye and skepticism, period. Though Apple has achieved massive scale, there is always the threat that an alternate model like Facebook's or Google's will undermine their profit centers.
The way in which it makes its money, then, is Apple's new north star sales tool. And, like all the best marketing, it's possible that it's based in a fundamental truth: we could all be selling our 'selves' for a sale price.


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The pudding in these parfaits is thick and gets its cheesecake-like flavor from the vegan yogurt.
The magic bean ingredient? Well, that would be the cooked red lentils. I promise you no one will know they are in this decadent dessert.
I do use silken tofu, but you could make it with all yogurt instead, it just won't be as thick.
Sandwiched in between layers of vanilla cookie crumbs, it's something all your dinner guests will want seconds of. It's a great mini dessert to serve in shot glasses at your next party.
Vanilla Rosewater Parfaits
- 1 cup 262 g vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup 192 g cooked red lentils
- 1 container 12.3 ounces/349g silken tofu
- 1 tablespoon rosewater
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar more if using plain yogurt
- 3 cups 240 g vanilla cookie crumbs (*use gluten-free cookies to make gluten-free or leave them out and just have pudding)
- Add everything except for the cookie crumbs to a food process and purée for about 8 minutes. Stop every few minutes and scrape down the side of the bowl to make sure it all gets smooth.
- In 8 small (10 ounce) custard cups (or in shot glasses to make minis) layer the crumbs on the bottom, add a layer of the tofu mixture, more crumbs, another layer of tofu and end by completely cover the top with the rest of the cookie crumbs.
- The mixture will thicken up when you refrigerate the parfaits, so put them in the fridge at least 2 hours before serving but will keep covered for a few days.


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It's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.
Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to [email protected].
The Yale School of Architecture will kick off their Spring '19 lecture series next Thursday, January 10. Lecture events include Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse about "Other Tropics", Iwan Baan in his "Two Sides of the Border" exhibition talk, Adam Yarinsky on "Posthumous Collaborations", Nancy Levinson on "Marginal by Design: What Happened to Architecture Journalism?", and a keynote address from Sou Fujimoto, to name a few. Other events this semester include the "Natures of Ornament" symposium, the "Japan, Archipelago of the House" exhibition, and more.
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I need to test multiple separate browser sessions simultaneously (to simulate remote collaboration). This works easily in in Chrome and Firefox but not so in Safari. I keep getting the following error message:
Could not create a session: The Safari instance is already paired with another WebDriver session.
I tried running multiple instances of the standalone Selenium server on different ports but this also did not help:
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar -port 4445
And neither did running it from different user accounts. Is there any way I can do this without having to run multiple instances of the full OS?


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AUSTIN Stacks kept their county league title ambitions on track with a win over arch rivals Kerins O'Rahillys at Connolly Park on Saturday night on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-5.
O'Rahillys were without all their key players through injuries, holidays and Kerry duty and found it tough going against a Stacks side who effectively ended the Strand Road team's chances of a top two place.
Austin Stacks had the aid of a strong breeze in the first half and they notched up three points before a fine goal from Kevin Walsh levelled matters.
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That was the only score O'Rahillys managed in the first half though and Stacks' superiority showed with four more points before the break, with the scores 0-7 to 1-0.
The contest was all over 12 minutes after the restart when the home side had five unanswered points before Strand Road's first point of the game on 43 minutes.
They traded three points apiece until Jack Morgan struck a goal for Stacks with four minutes left to seal the deal. The Rockies now go joint top of the league with two games left. A home victory over Kilcummin and a win away against Templenoe are needed to guarantee a County Final place. Scroll down for match action…


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Roc 4 Life Contest Winner: Introducing Atlas'
Roc4life.com and GangStarrGirl.com teamed up back in May in search of a dope female mc for the "Roc Your 16 Bars" contest. It was tough competition as the ladies really stepped it up but in the end, Harlem native AtLas' was the winner. Get to know her as she talks about her affiliation with MC Lyte and her love for hip-hop.
Category: Contests/Giveaways, Emcees, Hip-Hop
About the Author (Author Profile)Starrene Rhett Rocque is a recovering journalist who often fantasizes about becoming a shotgun-toting B-movie heroine.
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Damn! She's nice…and talking about something. Oh yeah, the site looks great too.


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The Practice that Expands Leadership Every Time
Can you feel good about focusing on yourself? I can.
I think, "How fascinating," when I think about myself, but when my mind turns to others, I think, "They need to improve."
I need to remind myself that you could be right. But I don't need any reminders to notice when you're wrong.
I love the idea of humility but the practice eludes me.
"If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is proud." C.S. Lewis
We weasel out of humility by thinking, "Humility is good for others, but self-service is good for me."
We legitimize self-service. The difficulties and challenges we face become justification to ignore others and focus on our own needs.
"My life is so hard that I can't make room in my heart for anyone but me." Then we add, "Right now," to ennoble self-centeredness.
It's natural to take care of yourself. It's leadership to take care of others.
The opportunity of leadership is taking care of others.
Culture teaches us to say, "I'm number one." But leaders prioritize the care of others.
Serving others – with no strings attached – is humble leadership.
- How might you elevate the status of everyone you meet? You don't have to put yourself down to lift others up.
- What could you do today to make others feel important? You can make others feel important without making yourself unimportant.
- What talents and strengths does every team member possess? An inability to list the strengths of your team members reflects arrogance. Stop focusing on your strengths and their weaknesses.
"The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it." John Ruskin
Where, in this post, is the idea of humility pushed too far?
How might humility expand leadership?
Bonus material:
The Go-Giver (Bob Burg)
Give and Take (Adam Grant)
How some of the Best Leaders Seek Inspiration to Give to Others (Forbes)


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|Together, we can overcome poverty: The vice president, Prof Gilbert Bukenya (R), participates in planting during one of his trips to promote sustainable agriculture in rural communities.
Cotton used to provide prosperity but when corruption and globalisation kicked in, the crop lost its value and the people suffered.
Since then the people of Pallisa have been looking for better alternatives for income generation.
"Fortunately, the parish is naturally blessed with seven spring wells that can ably make fish farming sustainable and transform our people from poverty," explains Mpyangu Eryasa, the Local council chairman of Kasajja Parish, Kakoro sub-county in Pallisa.
However, there was some difficulty containing the water and achieving the level of hygiene required for farming fish.
With a population of 2,500 people, one borehole and seven spring wells ther was plenty of scope, but the community needed ideas and technical input to enable them make their water better for fish production. "It was a case of a lot of water everywhere, but not a drop to drink," says Mpyangu.
Nicholas Makyande, a farmer up stream used run off water from the springs to sink ponds for fish farming. Makyande is the chairperson of the Kalecheru Rural Development Initiatives, a local organisation based in Kasone Village, Kasajja Parish also in Pallisa district, The organisation has 82 members, 79 percent of whom are youths and widows and also cares for 35 orphans whose parents succumbed to HIV/Aids.
With the help of US Peace Corps volunteers Eric and Ranji JohnBull, the organisation accessed funds from the US President's Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (PEPFAR). It helped them to improve the water management system for 17 fish ponds and also helped to pay for the ponds to be restocked.
While this project is still in its infancy, it has a very promising future for the people of Pallisa. Its will become a sustainable business, providing food and employment and is also a good example of how fish farming can support communities that would otherwise remain in poverty.
Fish farming is becoming an inportant industry in developing nations. Projects like this one in Uganda are helping to secure a better future and generating incomes that are lifting many communities across the world out of poverty.


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Get ready to experience one of the most authentic tribute acts ever to hit the music scene as DAYBREAK "The Music & Passion of Barry Manilow" takes you on a musical journey back to the 70's. Fans will experience Barry Manilow's greatest hits the way you remember them. Barry Manilow is considered by many to be one of the most successful pop artists ever and became an international star with a string of hits combining heart on the sleeve sentiment, with lyrical pop craftsmanship and a slick, highly orchestrated production. Barry Manilow recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles including 13 that reached number one. Led by veteran musician and accomplished pianist Joe Hite, DAYBREAK brings to life timeless classics like "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You" and the foot stomping rhythm of "Copacabana" just to name a few. You won't believe your eyes or ears as this 8-piece ensemble presents the Music and Passion of Barry Manilow to perfection while keeping the music alive for generations to enjoy.
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Cargill launches $15 million Cargill Cares Employee Disaster Relief Fund
- Cargill is launching the Cargill Cares Employee Disaster Relief Fund to support employees around the world during times of catastrophic or personal disaster.
- The company is contributing $15 million as an initial start to the fund.
- This fund was initially set up to establish support for the immediate needs of Cargill employees during Covid-19, but it will also serve as a long-term resource for future events.
Saturday harvest key to erasing backlogs
- Beef and pork packers have almost recovered from slow-downs and closures caused by the coronavirus.
- Last week's estimated cattle slaughter was at 658,000 hd., just 11,000 hd. below the same week one year ago. Hog slaughter was estimated at 2.457 million hd., 18,000 more than the same week one year ago.
- An increased slaughter level is good news, however the backlogs of both cattle and hogs remain a burden to producers.
- A key to working through these backlogs will be increased Saturday operation and possibly Sunday kill.
- Packers are experiencing significant profit margins, which may be just enough incentive, along with wage incentives for workers, to make Sunday slaughter a reality.
Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods sign on to thank President Trump
- Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods have signed on to a letter to President Trump thanking him for advocating on behalf of the U.S. farmers, ranchers, food industry workers, and the entire U.S. food and agriculture manufacturing and marketing sector.
- The letter commends President Trump for his negotiation and timely implementation of the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement.
- Key statements included in the letter:
- S. net farm cash income in 2020 is projected to decline 9% or $11 billion from a year ago.
- The agriculture industry is the backbone of rural America as it supports 22 million jobs and accounts for 20% of the U.S. economy.
- S. agricultural exports to China in 2019 surpassed $13.8 billion, supporting more than 2.3 million jobs in the U.S. agricultural sector.
McDonald's U.S. sales stabilize after lockdown caused plunge
- McDonald's U.S. sales declined 19% in April, but recovered most of those losses in May, as consumers got tired of home cooking.
- Due to coronavirus, analysts are forecasting McDonald's revenue will fall 36% in the months of April, May, and June. Despite this, McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski sees the chain emerging "in a position of competitive strength."
- Almost all of McDonald's U.S. restaurants are now operational via drive thru and delivery.
Boxed beef declines
- Choice boxed beef; $227.89 (-0.72)
- Select boxed beef; $213.17 (-1.18)


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I'm One of Several Inventors – Who Owns the Patent?
A recently-acquired client is one of three inventors of a device that received a U.S. patent. She asked me whether she can freely license to an LLC owned by two of the inventors the right to manufacture products covered by the license. I replied "yes" – here's why.
35 U.S.C. Section 262 says:
In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, each of the joint owners of a patent may make, use, offer to sell, or sell the patented invention within the United States, or import the patented invention into the United States, without the consent of and without accounting to the other owners.


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Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen is opening a new location at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, according to shopping center spokesperson Isabelle Braun.
While declining to disclose when exactly the restaurant will open, she said that Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen will be located between Pacific Catch and Taro San Noodle Bar.
Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen is a Turkish-style Mediterranean restaurant with additional locations in Mountain View, San Carlos and San Francisco. It offers Turkish breakfasts on weekends at its Mountain View location. Menu items include slow-roasted rotisserie-style meats and four flavors of hummus: classic, olive and feta, chipotle and beet.
Traditional appetizers like baba ghanoush, dolmades and falafel are offered alongside main plates with gyros and kebabs or wraps served on lavash bread. The restaurant's menu also includes lahmacun, a Turkish-style pizza made on a thin-crusted flatbread with minced meat, vegetables, herbs and spices.
Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen; Instagram: @eatathummus.


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A unique combination of 2 highly versatile machines is a huge space saver.
Dual 180 lbs. weight stacks.
Counterbalance Olympic bar allows low starting weights on Smith machine.
Lower safety stops for safe training on Smith machine.
4 Olympic chromed plate holders…2 on each side.
Unique cable pattern on Dual Adjustable Pulley side allows true 1:1 weight resistance or 1:2 weight resistance.
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Instruction placard pictures 5 major exercises but there are many more.
Perfect configuration for personal studios, apartment complexes, hotels, and even homes.
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The global millimeter wave equipment market is anticipated to witness a surge in demand owing to increasing use of wireless equipment worldwide. Further, reducing prices of millimeter wave equipment is anticipated to contribute to market growth. Millimeter waves help reduce antenna problems. Additionally, increasing use of millimeter waves for satellite communication may drive market growth. Millimeter waves allow operators to configure close proximity links with reduced interference. Growing use of millimeter-wave equipment in mobile backhaul may drive market growth. Increasing use of millimeter waves in secure short distance communication such as in LAN is anticipated to favor market growth. Growing need for an additional spectrum may drive the market.
Regions of electromagnetic spectrum occupied by millimeter waves usually consist of a spectrum from 30 GHz to 300 GHz. The millimeter wave band has wavelengths between 1mm to 1m. These waves are longer than infrared or x-rays, but shorter than radio waves. Millimeter waves are generally used for short-distance communication. Millimeter waves offer benefits such as increased bandwidth, enhanced directivity from the antenna, and improved resolution. Millimeter-wave equipment is reducing in size and weight and is increasingly being deployed in systems such as military radar, inter-satellite links, and collision avoidance systems. Millimeter waves owing to smaller wavelengths and antennas are able to achieve tight bandwidths. These waves further reduce complexities in frequency reuse, network design, and interference management.
However, the characteristics of earth's atmosphere may pose a challenge to millimeter-wave applications. For instance, at 60 GHz, oxygen molecules interact with the wave's electromagnetic radiation and absorb energy. Therefore, 60 GHz is not a good frequency for long-range use. Further, millimeter waves travel by line of sight and are blocked by buildings and other structures. Increasing limitations in propagation distance may hinder the millimeter wave equipment market. Additionally, the frequencies in the millimeter-wave band are susceptible to rain, snow, and fog.
Millimeter-wave equipment is widely used across the mobile & telecom sector, commercial sector& consumer sector, and the industrial sector. Millimeter-wave components include antennas & transceiver, interface components, frequency sources & components, imaging components, and communication & networking components.
Asia Pacific countries such as India and China are anticipated to contribute to the millimeter-wave equipment market owing to surging demand for wireless devices. North America and Europe may significantly contribute to market growth over the forecast period.
Key players in the millimeter-wave equipment market include NEC Corp, Alcatel-Lucent, LOEA Corp, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks LLC, Huawei Technology Co. Ltd., E-Band Communications, GigaBeam Corp, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. SiBEAM Inc., Microsemi corp., LightPointe Communications Inc., BridgeWave Communications Inc., Siklu Inc., and Proxim Corp. In February 2015, Siklu announced that its millimeter-wave radio equipment would be integrated into Alcatel-Lucent small cells microwave backhaul portfolio. Radio equipment operating at 60 and 80GHz band would be integrated into Alcatel-Lucent's 9500 MPR range of devices. The equipment will support millimeter waves and provide for high-capacity short-range small cell backhauls in extremely dense areas. Further, these are suitable for fast outdoor and small cell deployments owing to compact form factor low power consumption, integrated antenna and support for lightly licensed/unlicensed bands, and ease of deployment.
In May 2015, SiBEAM Inc. announced the launch of UltraGig design. The design has been integrated into Le Max Smartphone and may offer 60GHz wireless millimeter-wave equipment technology. This design is anticipated to set a new benchmark for low power millimeter wave designs in mobile devices. SiBEAMS technology is anticipated to enhance Letv's film, gaming service, and television experience for mobile consumers. In May 2015, Microsemi Corp. launched 13 new products based on RF, microwave and millimeter-wave equipment technologies. These products cater to various sectors such as defense, instrumentation, communications, aerospace, and industrial markets. In June 2015, Fujitsu laboratories announced the achievement of multiple access multiplexing millimeter-wave beams as a move towards 5G communication systems. This technology enables simultaneous high capacity communication for multiple users and also reduces communication speed. This technology operating in the 60 GHz millimeter wave band reduces radio waves generated outside of targeted direction using array antennas to one-fifth of the conventional amount.
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In contrast to its related industries like consumer electronics and semiconductors, the data center and communications infrastructure industry is expected to be more buoyant with continued strategic investments made to support the increased network traffic and data usage for remote working during the lockdown phase. From school closures necessitating students to use virtual offerings (Google Classroom ) to the governments using business analytics services (Power BI) for communicating virus updates, the demand for communication services and related infrastructure has witnessed an unprecedented rise amidst the global pandemic. Digital services including telemedicine are expected to remain popular even after the pandemic is contained, thereby ensuring strong growth in the communication infrastructure industry. The report will account for Covid19 as a key market contributor.


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David Hunt of Scarborough has taken over an airplane, invaded a day care center, poisoned a town's water supply and even staged a riot. But rather than staking out his house, law enforcement officials around the country and across the world are willing to pay him for his services.
He also offers his advice on fighting terrorism, though he knows his views are likely to be controversial.
Not only does he advocate going after terrorists around the world and killing them, rather than arresting them, but Hunt also says the federal government isn't doing enough to actually fight terrorism, preferring to posture and reorganize instead of tackling the problems.
Hunt is a former Army colonel who served for nearly 30 years, much of it in the Special Forces. He served in "everything from Vietnam to Bosnia," including covert operations in several Middle Eastern countries, according to a recent GQ article.
"I hate when he writes that," Hunt said, looking at an article by reporter Bob Drury in which a detailed account of Hunt's dangerous service record is given, including stints in Iran and Iraq. He didn't serve during the Gulf War, though, as he was stationed in Korea at the time.
Now retired and in security consulting, governments and companies ask Hunt to bring his security know-how to work for them, helping them figure
out how to avoid terrorism, industrial espionage and regular criminals.
"It's private industry and governments," who need help with "everything from their intelligence services, training, security," Hunt said. His company,
D.A.R. Inc., from his first initial and those of his wife and son, has offices in Scarborough and Montreal.
He also trains the Scarborough Police Department's Special Response Team, as well as other police SWAT teams around the country from time to time.
"I train police for free," Hunt said. That's because most police SWAT team members aren't paid much extra for their service, and "most of the time
they have to buy their own gear," Hunt said. He doesn't feel right charging them for training, when they're already risking their lives for free.
He helped protect the Salt Lake City Olympic Games in 2002, by running a series of drills to test local response.
Hunt and a team of former military special-operations soldiers "took over" a day-care center and "poisoned" a local water supply to show local officials how those types of events would happen, and to demonstrate federal responses.
Immediately after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Hunt was hired by companies that insured airlines and were trying to evaluate security before the hijackings. A study group he assembled included former members of Delta Force and the Navy SEALs, as well as a pilot and police officers. They even had plans to take over a plane – which he did in a drill at Logan Airport several years ago – but those were scrapped, he said.
Bureaucracy in the way
Hunt has his own views on national security against terrorism, and they don't agree with those of the Bush administration.
The Department of Homeland Security is too big for its own good, but still too small, he said. It includes only 22 of the 44 federal agencies involved in
fighting terrorism, and has no budget. It also is subject to between 50 and 90 congressional oversight committees, and does not include any intelligence-gathering agencies.
"If you're going to fight terrorism, you have to have intelligence," Hunt said. Also required is a streamlined government bureaucracy.
"The bureaucracy is still there," Hunt said. Many government agencies have very old computer systems without even e-mail capabilities, making
inter-agency communication difficult, if not impossible.
Also important is including local law enforcement agencies.
There are over 600,000 police officers in the U.S., and none of them are able to communicate effectively with the federal agencies. "The local guys aren't in this yet. They feel left out," Hunt said.
And the U.S. is not actively seeking out terrorists. Hunt said he knows of 14 al Qaeda terror cells in the U.S., six groups in Canada and training camps in
South America. Even in Afghanistan, when U.S. troops had the terrorist organization's leaders on the run, there were no U.S. soldiers guarding mountain passes over which the leaders escaped to Pakistan, Hunt said. "We let them go," he said.
The reason, he said, is bureaucratic. There is no one agency and no single person responsible for fighting terror.
The FBI is not the agency to do the job, Hunt said: Terrorism and criminal activity are different.
"Terrorism has to be treated as war," Hunt said. He advocates killing terrorists, wherever they may be found.
He would have teams stationed all over the world hunting down and killing terrorists. "We need a good terrorist," Hunt said, to properly fight terrorism.
He worried, though, that the American public may not have the stomach for that kind of effort.
Another possible avenue of attack against terrorism would be the Russian mafia, and the Western companies that support it, he said. The Russians are funneling money and weapons to al Qaeda. They get their money from Western companies willing to pay to get access to the Russian market. Hunt said those companies know where their money goes, but are greedy enough not to worry.
"Bureaucracy is still fighting us," Hunt said.


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Title: Eluded
Author: Lyra Parish
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Cover Designer: Cover It! Designs
There isn't a glass slipper or Prince Charming.
I've lived it and now it will be told.
Welcome to my personal hell…
I once saved lives and now… I can so easily end them.
Women are drawn to me like a moth to the flame, and like the moth not all of them continue on. Some are broken, others are damaged, and a few never make it out… but it's their decision. Only they often don't know that until it's too late.
Fuck the rules, I create my own in a world where I have nothing left to lose. Living is a game, and I'm the reigning champion by being stronger and smarter than my prey.
This is your warning. If you radiate vulnerability… Well, you could be my next victim. Don't try to hide. I'm not easily eluded.
Sometimes people strive to be different, to step out of the fucking box, only to be misunderstood. The public doesn't understand me but who really gives a fuck. Who are they? Mice. They go to work every single day and spin the same wheel that gets them nowhere. Work. Marriage. Kids. Die.
I search for adventure.
I love control.
When I find trouble, I make it my bitch.
Everyone calls me Abbot. First name isn't needed. I truly believe there is power in a name. My friends respect me, my enemies fear me, and regardless of what I do, at the end of the day I'm still a killer. Apparently, that's what defines me.
About the Author
Words make the world go round. I love to write, travel, and sing really loud at the top of my lungs in the shower. Sweet love stories (along with the dirty ones) make me gush. I am firm believer that a person can never have too many cats or cups of coffee, and that the F word is necessary.
Forget the beach! Give me a gel pen, a stack of blank paper, and beautiful mountains.
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Our cookbook often calls for adding herbs to a recipe. The good folks at Cooksmarts came up with an amazing infographic to help you out when you're ready to branch out and try something new.
Our cookbook often calls for adding herbs to a recipe. The good folks at Cooksmarts came up with an amazing infographic to help you out when you're ready to branch out and try something new.
If you're going to splurge and have eggnog, you really ought to make it yourself. It is quite easy and delicious! Seems like the New Year is a perfect time to serve this up for some guests!
A delicious treat that your family and guests will love. Not nearly as hard to make as you might think. Read the recipe to learn more and be sure to watch Betsy's video to see for yourself! Makes 6 servings.
Animal Welfare Approved, Free-Range, Cage-Free... sometimes all those terms sound the same. It can be confusing. Vox did a great write-up of what all those different terms mean and what you should be looking for with your eggs...
Parsnips are really super good, probably my favorite side right now. Consider doubling this recipe and save the extras for the next morning to make cakes fried in bacon fat to have with your eggs.
This is the BEST salad for summer (or when you wish it was summer). It is quick, easy and surprisingly filling as a stand alone meal
This is probably Betsy's favorite dressing to have around. It is quick and easy to make and is great on just about everything. Think salad dressing, chicken, veggie dip, veggie salad, gyro, etc.
The inexpensive kitchen tool everyone needs. We use our immersion blender ALL the time... from smoothies, to soups, to aioli/hollandaise to pate. This is the best investment for your kitchen -- saves a TON of time.
Remember the restaurant Pannekoeken? Here's our version. These pancakes are quick, easy and super tasty. They aren't so great for those of you on a traditional or GAPS diet… but whatever, go for it! These taste great and have lots of healthy short and medium chain saturated fats and CLAs thanks for the pasture raised butter, eggs and coconut oil.
Why didn't we think of this sooner?! A bacon, avocado, and tomato sandwich was the perfect meal when Betsy came home from a long day of marching band and Jack had a long day of farming while parenting a toddler. Quick, easy, filling, super tasty, and loved by every member of the family. We will be making this again. And again and again….
Our chorizo isn't dried like a traditional sausage, so it is a bit more versatile. Here is a simple dish that works for breakfast or dinner.
Nothing goes with a great burger or fries like some delicious roasted beets! These are good warm or refrigerated. You can also freeze the beets before topping and save them for a quick dish later.
Great with our Moroccan-Style Chicken. A sweet treat and so easy to make!
This is a delicious dish. Remember: If your spices are old and don't have a robust smell to them, it is worth getting new ones before trying this dish. Don't buy spices at big box grocery stores. How long do you think the turmeric sits on the shelf there before someone buys it? Shop for these spices at a local Co-op with a good bulk spice selection.
Here is an amazingly simple and tasty recipe for your pork chops or loin roasts. We took these chops off at around 135 degrees.


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Create a New End Table from an Old Bar Stool
Edited by Jmgf, Eng, Olivia, Emmanuel M. Lardizabal and 3 others
Creating your very own end tables is one way of maximizing old materials and enhancing your personal creativity. Make something new and exciting out of things you already have around your house, and let the inner, creative you radiate even though the furniture that you have picked out, or adapted for your rooms.
Tables play a very important role as pieces of furniture in every home, and more often than not, the tables available in our local department stores and furniture centers all have the same look, are not constructed of sturdy materials and are more expensive than they should be. Why invest in a new tables that you can see in almost every furniture store, and in many people's homes? Do it yourself and spare yourself the expense plus you receive the added bonus of having o unique table you're sure no one else will have.
This can be used as a stand for figurines, picture frames or flowers in a vase. Recycle the materials you already have and go create that unique dream table!
End tables are as the words suggest, tables placed at either end of the sofa. Most often, these are square tables, often with a drawer or two. They hold lamps, vases magazines and knick-knacks. Round tables would be an ideal shape for end tables, and they compliment the rectangular shape of the sofa, and often the coffee table. Take a look at your living room, and consider how many pieces of furniture there are rectangles.
End tables are important pieces that compliment every living room, and helps fill in the gaps from the lack of appliances or furniture. Often they are similar in style to the coffee table. Most often, they hold lamps.
- Old Stool
- Wooden Top (either a square or circle, according to your preferences)
- Wooden Glue
- Gloss Lacquer
- Colored Paint
- Visualize the style you would like to incorporate into your end table. Note that it should also go well with your house or room's over-all theme.
- Prepare your old wooden stool and wooden top (make sure that the width of the wooden top is in proportion to the size of your stool so your wooden top won't be oversized, making it unstable.
- Using your wood glue, place the wooden top you have decided on for your end table and glue it to your old stool. Let it completely dry for approximately an hour or so that you're sure that your table becomes stable.
- To really secure it, you might want to screw it to the original stool top - screwing from underneath, and making sure it doesn't completely penetrate the new table top.
- With your colored paint, design away the color of the table that you desire. You can include ribbons, stones and glitters to decorate your table according to your preferences. Let it dry completely.
- After designing, coat your table top with lacquer so you'll have a glossy finish effect. Glossy paint should be dried before using your end table. Don't do this if you want a matte appearance.
- You might want to cover the table top with a piece of leather or vinyl for a unique look.
- OPTIONAL: Consider using a piece of wood to create a shelf below, where the foot rests are, and you can store things there, place a picture frame, magazines, etc.
- 3Voila.
- If the end table is not proportional, this may interrupt the beautiful view of your living room but it may still be used for different purposes.
- End tables which will carry a heavy load should be fixed and made properly so it won't collapse later.
Questions and Answers
How to make log bar stools?
Log bar stools are easy to make in a way that you are able to preserve the original shape of the stool. You do not even need to polish it further as keeping the raw look of the wood will give more character to your wooden barstool.
What you basically have to do is measure how high you'd like to make your bar stool. If you prefer that the topmost part of the stool is wider than the rest of the parts, allocate about 4 inches for that to add up. What you would do is get wood that's wider and cut about 4 inches of that and you would need to attach it to the top.
If your log barstool is not high enough, you can just leave it as is and there is no need for a stepladder. If it's rather high, you may need to anchor a few small bars of wood to the bottom part so that that can be used to step on to get up the stool.
If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
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This is an old recipe I found in Moogie's cookbook during a recent visit to Colorado. I remember having this years ago at The Waybury Inn in Middlebury, Vermont (the inn is still thriving but it appears the Hot Fruit Compote has been replaced on the menu with the likes of wasabi, dusted porcini and tangy pomegranate sauces). Still might be one of "those comfort foods" with a roast loin of pork on a cold winter evening.
"Combine 1/2 cup each: prunes, pears, peaches, pineapple with 1 1/2 c apple sauce and arrange in casserole. Then add 1 t cinnamon and 1/2 t each ginger and nutmeg. Add the juice of 1/2 lemon and its grated rind. Mix the fruits and place covered in a 250 degree oven for at least one hour before serving. The longer it bakes the better it is. Other fruits can be substituted and either fresh or canned may be used. This makes a delicious condiment with all meat and foul."
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Waybury Hot Fruit Compote
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Wow!! My friend was just telling me about his fruit compote recipe with these ingredients, and mentioned the Waybury Inn (our friends used to live in Vermont). Lo and behold, you have duplicated his recipe and now I have the proportions. Thanks much!ReplyDelete
I visited the Waybury Inn in the last few years and was really disappointed. The Currier & Ives prints were gone, the food was different, and so was the feeling. In the early Sixties, I went there frequently. Twice Robert Frost dined there while I was there.ReplyDelete
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