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Does anyone else have more information on Stinging Nettles" It is a local weed, found in gardens, pastures and ditches, and I changed to another picture of what it did to my right arm and hand and the left hand, too, the one that pressed the unfeeling weeds, at the time, into my hide as I carried them out to the trash barrel without gloves or long sleeved shirt! I have NEVER endured so much pain, itching, lack of sleep—of course—-I have already written more on the Fingernail posts—-but hesitated to even approach this topic as it probably has nothing to do with diabetis, BUT it sure has added to my STRESS LEVEL!! I have had the sores for 5 years, Diabetis for 3 years, diagnosed at 74 yrs, a bit late in life, I THINK!! But if stress contributed to my onset, this little topic can have the credit!! What in the world can a person use besides the Domboro soaks powder that is used for Posin Ivy, Poison Oak—-it does seep and stpread at times, have to spend 6 or 8 hours a day in order to keep it drawn out enough to STAND!! It started at 22-23 hours a day! I looked up the site suggested by one of our friends, agree with it, I do know where I got them, just having trouble getting them dried out and GONE No Drs believed me, thought I was just digging myself—NOT!! Have also seen 3 dermatologists—the same—-that about buried me alive!!!!! Thanks to any help!! PAt R
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try amonia,as kids raised on a farm you could be running through tall grass and not know it until it was to late.know this might sound crazy this advice was given to us (me & my 6 cousins) by are Granny.Pee on it.Thought she might had slipped a gear or something,at the grand age of 6 how could this older woman know more than us?? Next time one got me on the leg,u would be suprised how pain effects any logic of a wise age of 6.But it worked.I know I spelled it wrong but u should be able to cypher it out.Its the amonia
Oh, THANK YOU!!! I got it and will try it on a small spot!! You know, I think that it is the wise, older generation, that has the cure!! Modern science is at a loss—-and Clorox in dish water, can take out the sting for awhile too—now that sounds contradictory but it must be the chemical reactions——SALTS do NOT work but the Domeboro powder for the soaks, does—it is an older remedy too. I will try it on a small area-. Thanks! Pat R
Also a mild mix of VINEGAR water—-made it too strong one time——I have cooked some old fashioned oats and am going to try that this eve—it eases up—off and on the past few days—but started burning badly last night, had to get up and fix a poutice for my right hane then stuck it in a plastic bag—-can't be too tight as it gets HOT and makes it worse. Thanks to all—on Mon will pursue more—-will try the ammonia first—-what was that about urine? I didn't read that—
Later and THANKS!! If anyone else gets into it, give me a ring on this site. I have pages on my PC of my experiences, was thinking of donating a copy to the library for any other poor souls who get into it as no Dr seems to know. Thanks again, pat r
Did you mean to PEE on it, or was it that you had a GRanny Pee?? I watched a session of Survivor years ago, when they were on an island, and someone did pee on a bite of some fish, or such on his foot——-and it did help! I have tried the cooked oatmeal, last night—-probably not the same as an oatmeal bath—it gradually started to burn after about 15 mins so gently washed it off, then made a poultice out of wet rag, and the Domeboro powder. This morning they are BETTER!! So may put some more on later to really see—-Will try the things suggested every few days to see if one works—-Thanks!! PR`
So sorry to hear that didn't work for you and that it burned, Pat! :) Are you going to try to locate an integrative Dr. in your town? P.S. urine is effective for a jellyfish sting-don't know about anything else.
Pat, I have heard of them, but have never seen them. Maybe they're not in North Carolina-don't know. That looks extremely painful! Have you tried soaking your arm in an oatmeal bath to soothe it? Or a cold compress might help. A homeopathic doctor may be able to help you. Good luck, dear! Renee :)
Thank you, Renee!! Probably some homeopathic method would probably do more for it than what I have been treated with! In all fairness to Drs., I had 13 shots, one daily, of Levequin—I think—a high powered antibiotic IV, anyway, that Dr was TRYING—but I had to see his PA one day for something for pain, and he tried to tell me that I had HANGNAILS!! After that, the regular Dr turned cold too—-
They did try cortisone shots, helped a bit——but no one would stay with me until it was really cleared—-it would improve, then any lotions or creams, antibiotic or whatever, would make it worse, it was like it was being FED, would then swell, turn a bright read and BURN, ITch almost past my endurance. They took 2 biopsies but found only dead, calous hide—-after a healing process of sorts, BUT the places they dug into got WORSE< kept reinfesting itself, drain, deeper and on down into the BONE!! Now that is where the REAL pain was—-I BEGGED for pain shots, I have NEVER done that before—-At least I have it drained and dried to the point now where it is at least bearable—-but have had to start taking pain pills again—-I will NOT hesitate to start begging for PAIN SHOTS again, if I HAVE TO!! My spirits have been so crushed I really HATE to open myself up to more emotional pain, but am feeling better in that respect, and think that now, I could stand my ground without being hateful——
Imight try the oatmeal, that has not been used yet, mostly their creames which have always seemed to aggravate it—tried about 12 different ones, Dr prescribed—forgot and the other day I used Neosporin again! WOWOW!!!!! That seems to have started the whole process over again, at least it is still on my right knuckles and palm—-
Than you so much for answering!! That means as much as anything!!!! Pat R
Okay, I understand now that the key is keeping it dry, right? Has any of the doctors said that you are taking an unusually long time to heal because of the diabetes, or is it normal for the healing process to be this drawn out? Is the pain a burning sensation or something else? It's too bad that the doctors are not sympathetic. I have heard of stinging nettle being used in Chinese medicine as a remedy for stuff. A homeopathic doctor could possibly help you-what do you have to lose! Please keep us updated on your condition-Renee
Thanks for your input—-I do not bring it up to Drs anymore—-I think that I ran the extent of their knowledge, then they decided it was "all in my head'! NOT!! They waid that I was NOT allergic to them—-?? All of their treatments have either failed or made it worse, they got so they would not converse with me on the subject. So I will try here—
I have seen RECIPES to COOK them and then EAT THEM, but I don't believe that I will even TRY THAT ONE! haha—I have read only bits and pieces on the nettles—how horribly they itch and burn, so think that has nothing to do with my having acquired diabetis later on. I also HEARD that in the old days, if a child got into them, the mom would take a handful and deliberately rub it into them to take the itching OUT!! well, this gal thinks THAT is a CROCK! I do not see how in the world that would help anything!
There are several stages, at first they ITCH, deeply—-a bump may arise, when scratched, it contains an acid like substance that will run into the crevices of fingers etc—and start a whole new area. My problem was that I pulled the weeds, you do not feel the hairs on the stems at the time, only later—-too late—- and PUSHED them down into my hide as I carried them back out to the trash barrel—so THINK that is one reason they got so imbedded into my system in the first place. The few others I have found that BRUSHED by them, just itched and burned, one man had been mowing an area by a fish pond—with NO SHIRT etc on, just his sandals and shorts. He itched and burned for a month and nothing would relieve it, it finally faded away, but he just brushed them, where I pressed them into my flesh. My whole arm seeped, mostly just to an adjoining area, but then it seems to get into your system—-I have WATCHED white pillars of STUFF GROW out of certain parts where that fluid would run—and water and soap, do not wash it off—it just kinda sets up. I ran out to our local Dr in so MUCH PAIN—-she said that it was white like a yeast infection, rubbed at it with a paper towel/soap and water, and the little white pillars just stayed right there and continued to BURN like FIRE!! She then got a sample of cream for yeast infections, and IT PUT OUT THE FIRE, so to speak.
Trouble is, I don't know what it was, she had to leave the hospital because of differences—-so had no recourse there, went to another hospital and started over, but the issue changes—-I got dirt on the inside of my finger tips, one time, was trying to work in my garden a Bit—-turned my hands over and there were little white specks starting to GROW on the pads of my fingers!! I still had some of that sample, so used it and after 3 days, it cleared up, only to take shape in other areas. Where I put pressure on pulling, the weeds, like at the bases of my fingers, the right side of my hand that depressed the weed deeper, were worse, would seep, dry, peel, then start over, took about 7 or 8 times to soak the stuff out dry enough, to clear up—-then another area would break out, like it was in my system—and I have just never been able to get it all dried out and STOPPED!
To warn others, the weed is grayish, and in the fall has these neat looking little Japanese-looking lanterns, the seeds—that I always waited to turn a pretty orange, I had seen a flower like that, but these never turned, stayed green. NEVER, NEVER touch them with bare hands—I would NOT WISH this on ANYONE!!
Frankly I began to think that it was all in my head, I must have been a bad, bad, little girl!!!! But I have worked thru that, I am not any "badderthan anyone else—am trying to stay positive/ laugh—but it sure is hard!
Do you know how to get in touch with a homeapathic Dr? PR
Okay, Pat try the ammonia and urine remedies. Try the ammonia first and give it time, maybe days, and if no improvement, try the urine. If the poster has any more info about how to apply these, could you please let Pat know. Sometimes, old home remedies are better or just as effective as medicine. You want to find a doctor of integrative medicine. Look under Physicians in yellow pages and then Integrative. It is not listed as such in my phone book so yours may be the same. You can try an online search for one in your area. If that produces no results, try looking under health food stores in yellow pages (it should be listed under this or health products, etc.) and call them and ask if they know of an integrative doctor in your area. Some of these people are very knowledgeable or atleast have heard of local doctors who practice homeopathy. Do not give up! I know there is relief for you and please keep us posted on your progress. Lots of Love, Renee :)
Pat, I tried to call the one homeopathic Doc in my town (who I have seen in the past) to try to get help for you but his office is closed until Jan. 4th. Let me know if you can't find one and I will call mine back next week and see what he suggests. :)
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The political mind game unfolding in Arunachal Pradesh could not be more intense. All directed to the sole objective of interpreting the Supreme Court verdict to suit their purposes and act accordingly to checkmate the rival political party.
It's interesting that all political groups and constitutional authorities concerned, the Governor and the Speaker in Itanagar vow by the Constitution, Supreme Court verdict and propriety, yet are doing everything possible to flout it, either by finding a loophole or grey areas in the judgment or by making twists and turns, throwing new technicalities and questions of law which could be settled by the court in due course and hoping to win the battle for now.
The Congress strategists made the surprise move on Saturday morning to remove the ousted-and-restored chief minister Nabam Tuki and elect Pema Khandu, son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, as the new Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader. The Speaker who happens to be Tuki's cousin had taken a position that he can't convene the Assembly in a two-day notice and hold the floor test.
By doing so the party had found a legitimate reason to not to hold the scheduled vote of confidence for Tuki government on Saturday. Since Nabam Tuki has already resigned, he does not need a floor test to prove his majority or otherwise. That could be taken as a smart move made by the Congress, at least under given circumstances when the numbers were clearly stacked against it. Only two days ago, ousted chief minister Kalikho Pul had paraded 42 MLAs in Guwahati.
But since the Supreme Court has turned the clock back to December 15, 2015, the Congress party can still technically claim that it has the numbers which even the Governor would be bound to accept now. It was only later that 30 of Congress MLAs led by Pul defected to People Party of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Governor's role becomes important here. Now that Supreme Court has come down heavily against the Governor JP Rajkhowa, currently on leave on account of illness, the acting governor Tathagata Roy would be expected to strictly go by the book. While he is expected to invite Pema Khandu to form the next government (going by the strength of Congress party as on December 15, 2015), but he may not oblige the Congress by giving an extended deadline to prove majority on floor of the House. The time in all likelihood would be short.
The Congress strategy and strength would be challenged again. As of now, the Congress has only 15 MLAs in the House of 60, but is hoping that some of the rebels would come back, since Tuki is no longer at the helm. Pul of the People Party of Arunachal Pradesh with a current count of 30 MLAs and BJP with 11 MLAs would make everything possible in their command to ensure that Congress does not get an easy passage to power. BJP's leader from Assam Himanata Biswa Sarna is on to the task and party president Amit Shah is being kept posted of all the developments.
On Saturday, the newly-appointed leader Pema Khandu claimed that the Congress has the support of 45 MLAs and two Independents.
The vote of confidence as and when it happens would be expected to contain all the drama. Two critical questions have to addressed before or on that day, with or without the judicial intervention, whether ousted and then restored Speaker Nabam Rebia would preside over the proceedings or the vote of confidence against him would be taken first. Secondly, what happens to the fate of 14 MLAs whom Rebia had expelled on December 15 on charges of indulgence in anti-party activities? So far, Rebia's conduct has not been above board and Supreme Court has made very strong observations on Speaker's conduct and laid down norms for future.
The Congress has pulled a surprise and saved the day for itself but it's going to be a tough weekend ahead. Can it sustain long to win the battle? The BJP has not revealed its counter strategy yet.
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Las Vegas' Caravels has a very mid-west hardcore emo thing going on, and they do it really well. Their sound is dense and huge and powerful (except, of course, when the breakdown comes!). Sacramento's Di Bravura is NUTS. The two songs on their split with Mane Horse sound like at least three bands playing at the same time, with Rancid's Tim Armstrong singing over it all. Yikes. San Jose's Leer and Santa Cruz's Mellican will be there to up the mosh-ante. Damn good thing that Digitalis is hosting an all-ages shows; the kids need to come to this one.
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2013 was a banner year for Solar ETFs thanks to the favorable green energy trends and Obama's 'Climate Change Action Plan'. Basically, the demand for renewable energy trends is growing rapidly for electricity generation across the globe. Additionally, global warming and high fuel emission issues have resulted in the growing popularity of this clean energy source.
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Better economies of scale, increasingly cheaper panels and modules, as well as faster Chinese expansion leading to an oversupply of equipment have pushed the prices down of panels.
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Both TAN and KWT have sizable exposure in these three countries. While China takes up 35% of TAN's $356 million of assets and the U.S. consumes 26%, KWT puts $23.7 million of assets in the U.S., Taiwan and China in proportions of 28%, 20% and 18%, respectively.
A few days back, this emerging global solar industry had been through choppier performances thanks mainly to overcapacity and falling prices. However, India's recent venture will certainly give a much-needed boost to the Chinese solar industry thus benefiting the ETFs greatly (read: Are Solar ETFs in Trouble? ).
Both the funds are currently hovering near their 52-week high level. TAN recorded a 52-week range of $15.00-$41.97 while KWT registered an impressive range of $35.39-$83.15 per share. The range clearly explains what a stupendous rally the duo has seen in last one year (see all the top Ranked ETFs here ).
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The demand for solar panels in utility, commercial and residential projects is surging in the United States. The EIA projects that utility-scale solar capacity will expand by about 40% between year-end 2013 and year-end 2015 in the U.S., in tandem with considerable consumption growth in renewables for electricity and heat generation purpose.
The U.S.-based solar companies including SunPower ( SPWR ) , SolarCity ( SCTY ) , First Solar ( FSLR ) and SunEdison ( SUNE ) all have decent Zacks Ranks. SPWR and FSLR currently carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and SCTY presently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) suggesting that these stocks still have more to offer, though it's unlikely to outpace the stellar performance of 2013 (read: First Solar Earnings Beat Puts Solar ETFs in Focus ).
Demand is also building up in Japan. Japan's domestic solar cell shipments more than tripled year over year in the time frame of July to September, while exports shrank two-thirds. Also, Japan closed its nuclear fleet following the Fukushima disaster in March 2011 leading to a surge in renewable energy options.
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The short-term moving averages of TAN - the bigger Solar ETF - are well above the long-term averages as depicted in the chart below. This suggests continued bullishness for this ETF.
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Custom Table Length: Industrial grade extruded aluminum table is stable with no flexing, and comes in 6'-8'-10'-12'-14' lengths. There is an added $425 charge for a 14' table because we add an extra leg in the middle for rigidity. Laminated Table Top: Top is durable and cleans easily. A plastic grid is fastened to the top to hold patterns. Clear tops are available for an extra charge. 2" Heavy Duty Fabric Rollers: Flexing and bowing is reduced due to thick wall of the anodized aluminum tubing. Fabric Rollers on Adjustable Friction Locks: Turn the roller by hand from anywhere, saves a lot of walking. No aggravating ratchets. Top Fabric Roller Lifts: Raise one end or both ends to adjust batting or remove unwanted threads. Roller lifts with some help from 2 hydraulic springs. When you're finished just push it back down and it stays. Diagonal and Circle Tools: Diagonal and Circle tool fastens into the channel on the back of the table. Make the perfect circles, and crosshatching. 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A while back, I had a client ask me at what age should one start to teach their kid's about money? In the next few day's, I will breakdown my answer by age group.
It's actually easy to teach kids about money. Turn your day-to-day activities into learning experiences. Trips to the bank, store, or the ATM machine, for instance, can be a perfect opening for a discussion about your values and how you use money. When children are very young, you can work money concepts into your child's imaginary games, like playing pretend store or restaurant. Read on for some fun, simple ways to introduce finance to your child.
Ages 2 and 3
A 2- or 3-year-old faced with a choice between a penny, dime, and nickel will almost always choose the nickel because of its size. But while very young, children won't fully understand the value of money, they can begin to learn the names of coins. One way to do this is to play the coin identification game. You and your child can trace around the outside of various coins and color in the shapes. Then invite your child to match the coin to the image while discussing each one's name. (Note: Toddlers may try to swallow coins, so always provide close supervision.)
Young kids love to play store, but an imaginary shop in the living room is more than just a fun way for your child to exercise his imagination. By exchanging play money for goods, your child begins to understand the basics of commerce. Use cereal boxes, fruit, sponges, or paper towels as store items. Together, make pretend money and shop till you drop.
I would like to hear from you. What age do you think one should start to teach their kid's about money? Comment below with your answers.


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WildLands Defense
Working to inspire and empower the preservation of wildlands and wildlife in the West.
WildLands Defense
Working to inspire and empower the preservation of wildlands and wildlife in the West.
WildLands Defense
Working to inspire and empower the preservation of wildlands and wildlife in the West.
MissionWildLands Defense is dedicated to protecting and improving the ecological and aesthetic qualities of the wildlands and wildlife communities of the western United States for present and future generations. WLD does so by fostering the natural enjoyment and appreciation for wildlands habitats and wildlife by means of legal and administrative advocacy, wildland and wildlife monitoring and scientific research, and by supporting and empowering active public engagement.
Mystery Grand Canyon Animal Is a Gray Wolf—Can It Survive?
KAIBAB PLATEAU, Arizona—On a recent evening not long after dusk, Natalie Ertz stood in a meadow near the Grand Canyon's north rim and howled like a wolf.
There was a good reason for the howl.
Ertz, the executive director of a nonprofit group called Wildlands Defense, was hoping to catch a glimpse of an animal that has been notoriously elusive here in recent days. . .National Geographic Online
Environmentalists Couldn't Stop the Slaughter at Idaho's Annual Coyote and Wolf Derby
"The objective," said Ertz, "is to be very much in their face, to let them know we're out here on patrol, looking for violations of federal law. We want to project the image that we could be anywhere, everywhere."
A related objective was to stand in open defiance of what Ertz described as "a culture of death." …
Natalie [Ertz, WLD Executive Director) howled three times like a wolf and smiled…
Also read about WLD's infiltration of the first annual derby in VICE Magazine: How to Kill a WolfVICE Magazine
[Letter from Nevada] | The Great Republican Land Heist by Christopher Ketcham[Brian] Ertz had grown up in Boise, and as a teenager his backyard was the wilderness of southern Idaho and northern Nevada, the vast Great Basin steppe that ecologists have come to call the sagebrush sea. . .
Ertz explained why the sage steppe was called a sea. "Because in the spring the new shoots on the sage, iridescent, light, and soft, bow in the wind and what that creates on the landscape is an evocation of the wind on the sea. And when the wind blows at dusk after the rain, there's the sweetest smell.". .Harper's Magazine
Support WLD
On-the-ground presence. Extensive experience wielding media and law. Unparalleled conviction.
Natalie Ertz
Executive Director
Inspired by a howl with the late Phantom Hill Wolf Pack of central Idaho, Natalie Ertz has been tracking and monitoring wolves in the central Idaho backcountry for over six years.
During much of that time, Natalie served and learned from Lynne Stone of the Boulder-White Cloud Council providing oversight of the federal and state MANagement of wolves.
Natalie's passion for wolves and public landscapes is inspired by a deep appreciation for the wild, an appreciation borne on-the-ground.
Katie Fite
Director of Public Lands
Katie Fite brings over 30 years of on-the-ground experience to WLD's advocacy.
As Western Watersheds Project's Biodiversity Director, Katie has monitored more public ground–from Modena to the Modoc to Mcdermitt, the Lemhis to Little Blue Table to the Little Lost to Leslie Gulch, from Jarbidge to Jump Creek to Jim Sage, the Pahsimeroi to the Pancake Range, Calico Mountains to Castleford–and brought more headache to those anti-environmental bureaucrats at BLM and Forest Service than arguably any other single person in the Western United States.
Brian Ertz
Litigation Director
Brian Ertz is Natalie Ertz's brother. Brian is in his final year of law school, currently serves as the Chair of the Sierra Club's National Grazing Team, Conservation Chair of the Sawtooth Group of the Sierra Club and previously spent 7 years as Media Director for Western Watersheds Project. Since that time Brian has consulted a variety of public interest environmental nonprofits on administrative, policy, and media advocacy.


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'Kick-Ass 2' International Trailer Focuses on Hit-Girl (Video)
Can Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) put her vigilante days behind her and just enjoy being a teen? As it turns out, no.
The international trailer for Kick-Ass 2 follows Hit-Girl on her first day of high school, where she gets through a gym-class dance exhibition by pretending she's fighting ninjas and is approached by Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) about getting back into the superhero game.
VIDEO: Jim Carrey on His Character's Look in 'Kick-Ass 2'
Soon she's joining a team that looks like the misfit Avengers. Led by Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), the team doesn't take long to find the type of violent action fans of 2010's Kick-Ass will remember.
Kick-Ass 2 is directed by Jeff Wadlow and also stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse as the leader of his own team of super villains. Based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., the film is slated to hit theaters Aug. 16.
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The 'Salt' actress Angelina Jolie has sent a letter to Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston early this month. Jennifer Aniston was shocked when she received a mail from Angelina Jolie.
Angelina Jolie Spurs Russian Patriotism at Salt Moscow Show (Photos)
Hollywood Arts Angelina Jolie whipped up Soviet-era nostalgia and patriotism for Mother Russia at the Moscow premiere of her spy thriller "Salt".
Inception Becomes Recurring Dream At The Box Office Angelina Jolie's 'Salt' Opens Strong in Box Office #2
"Inception" remained the No. 1 movie in us box-office and Angelina Jolie's 'Salt' opens strong but down in box office #2.
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Attend 'Salt' Premiere in LA Pictures or Photos Gallery
Hollywood super star Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was finally able to sit back and enjoy the Los Angeles, California premiere of her latest film, "Salt," on Monday night and she after months and months of hard work.
Angelina Jolie says "Motherhood Is The Greatest Adventure Of All" And She Enjoys It
Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous and sexiest Hollywood actress who has starred in exciting films like, 'Tomb Raider' and 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.' She says that "motherhood is the greatest adventure of all." This beautiful holly wood actress raises six kids with her partner actor Brad Pitt.


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Saturday, February 15, 2014
The Apple Cult: How It Functions and Recruits
To think of Apple as just another company, even one that is Illuminati controlled, is preposterous. This company does not just have customers, it has devotees. Lovers of Apple products will wait days and days in line for whatever new iPad, iPhone, or other Illuminati device that is being released. No other electronics company can boast such a fan base, and why's that? It's because Apple followers have been brainwashed and continue to allow themselves to be placed under mind control. This is why we refer to Apple as a cult. It can be nothing else, and it's one that glorifies Satan.
To increase its following, Apple uses several brainwashing techniques. The first is through education. The schools are the Illuminati's first line of attack on our minds. Here, we are taught "truths" such as how the Earth is warming, that Oswald killed JFK, and that Americans have landed on the moon. Schools have been using Apple products since the very first Macintosh was released. At first, all students used them, but that has since changed due to the high costs of Apple products. Today, the use of Apple products are reserved only for the "best" students. This allows subtle mind control techniques to affect these kids as well as conveying the message that Apple is for "smart" people. To further reinforce this, Apple products are heavily marketed to hipster groups or rather people who want to breakaway from structures such as organized religion.
Let's analyze one of Apple's classic commercials, the easy-going laid back young adult (Apple) compared to the uptight guy in the suit (PC). The juxtaposition shows how close-minded and ignorant the man in the suit is, while the relaxed kid is taking things in stride. What this is really saying is that young people who want to rebel and be themselves should come over to Apple. Through the company's advertisements, they are working furiously to brainwash the youths of the world. This is just one more of Apple's mind control methods.
By convincing people that its products are not only good but also stylish, Apple makes being a part of its cult a very popular notion. Most people who buy Macbooks and other such products have little knowledge of what they can do, and even these products have built in features to control your mind. The small sound bytes and rhythms they emit work in-sync with Hollywood conditioning to make you more susceptible to suggestion. The color schemes and designs also work on your mind to make you feel in need. For example, Apple products consistently use colors that make people feel hungry. When you are hungry, you are far more susceptible to making poor choices. Studies have been conducted that have proven this, but they were performed by the Illuminati and the results were buried. Of course, the researchers were bribed to prevent any leaks.
Through the use of traditional brainwash methods (education and propaganda) as well as scientific means (sounds and colors), Apple has a tremendous power over our minds, and the cult doesn't stop there either. Most of those who fall into the cult are people with at least three Apple products (iPad, iPhone, and iMac). They are of little significance to those in the higher echelons but will follow the company's will. In essence, they are like your casual churchgoer. Aside from being a name on a membership list, they have no importance within the religious body. The next level are the Apple "geniuses" who toil at the various Apple stores. For a job that barely pays above minimum wage, there is much competition. These are young people who are ready to dedicate their lives to the cult. They believe in Apple and want to help it fulfill its mission. They are also screened thoroughly before being hired.
We talked to a former Apple store "genius" who we will identify as Steve about what went on during the interview process. Steve told us the first round was fairly generic where the manager asked about education and work experience. It wasn't until the next round that the questions took on a more fanatic level. Questions about one's devotion to Apple, dedication to its mission, and why they love the company abounded. Those who indicated the least hint that working for the Apple store was anything less than an experience of a lifetime were quickly removed from the pool. Upon being hired, Steve said the brainwashing continued during training and was much more intense than in any other job he had worked. By the time it was all over, he said that he was to the point where he would die for the company. It was that powerful. Steve told us that he didn't think of himself as an employee but a man on a great mission. Fortunately, the brainwashing couldn't overtake Steve's ego. He quit after working there for two years when he was passed over for promotion to "genius leader." However, Steve did tell us that he felt like certain people were being selected for higher duties within the company. These people all fit a certain profile. They had dysfunctional families, high intelligence, and few friends, pretty much the exact same traits cult members exhibit.
What we here at IW have determined is that Apple functions similarly to a church. We have provided a chart below as a reference for this analogy.
Apple Church
Level 1: Product Owner Member
Level 2: Apple "Genius" Deacon
Level 3: Researcher/Senior Manager Clergy
Level 4: Corporate Manager Bishop
Level 5: Corporate Executive Archbishop
Level 6: Board Member Cardinal
Level 7: CEO Pope
Just like a church, Apple functions with the same sort of hierarchy. People regarded Apple's first CEO, Steve Jobs, as a sort of demigod who was revolutionizing the world. When he supposedly "died," Apple supporters mourned across the world. He was more to them than just a businessman but an almost spiritual leader. Through brainwashing, these people believed that Apple products had changed their lives, when in reality they had not.
That's what Apple is, it's not a company, not a brand, it's a cult. A cult that worships Satan. It works throughout our entire society to select more members of the Illuminati while programming everyone else to become mindless drones. Do not fall for this! And remember that the "i" in iPhone stands for Illuminati.
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10 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2014 at 7:09 PM
Luciferian, not Satan. Satan is an application. Excellent article.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the props! We also appreciate the feedback.ReplyDelete
The world is totally messed up every normal thing has a message behind it. The big companies have got illuminati strings attached . Good article. Totally agreeReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 12:02 PM
Disney, coca cola, i phone, Monster Energy drink.... the lust goes on and on.... EVERYONE WATCH OUT FOR THIS STUFF.... JESUS SAID "MY PEOPLE WILL PARISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE."ReplyDelete
They even have a instruction of how employee 'should behave' or choose their words when dealing with customers: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/how-to-be-a-genius-this-is-apples-secret-employee-training-manual/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2016 at 1:06 AM
Thank you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2017 at 1:52 PM
Must have been really, really good stuff you smoked/used whilst writing this.ReplyDelete


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West Sussex County Council adoption service is offering a chance to meet their adoption team, ask questions, and learn what it takes to become an adoptive parent.
The event is running as part of National Adoption Week, from Monday November 4 to 10, and is organised by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering.
It aims to encourage people to think about whether they could offer a child a permanent home.
Peter Evans, cabinet member for children – start of life, said: "Choosing to adopt a child and offer them a permanent home is a wonderful thing, but it is also a life-changing decision.
"I would encourage anyone who is considering adoption to come along to the open evening to find out more about the process and what's involved.
"Adoption is open to more people than you might think and parents can come from all walks of life, regardless of their marital status, sexuality, or cultural background."
For more information, please contact the Adoption Team on 0330 222 7775 or visit http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/adoption


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Thomas von Planta is the founder and managing director of CorFinAd AG, an advisory firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. Thomas worked for Goldman Sachs, mainly in Investment Banking in Zurich, Frankfurt and London for around ten years and was the interim Head of Investment Banking and Head of Corporate Finance for the Vontobel Group in Zurich between 2002 and 2006. Thomas is experienced with M&A, capital markets and private equity transactions in the German speaking region and across Europe. He holds a degree in law from the Universities of Basel and Geneva (Dr. iur.) and is an attorney-at-law by training. Thomas also serves on companies' boards.
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Auriemma Consulting Group Introduces Prepaid Compliance, Customer Experience Roundtables Amid Slew of New Launches
September 14, 2015
(New York, NY): Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG) today announced new entries into its global portfolio of Industry Roundtables, expanding the platform to new market segments and burgeoning areas of the financial services and retail industries.
Roundtable offerings introduced this summer bring the platform's suite of resources – professionally-facilitated executive meetings, proprietary benchmarking, and advisory services – to issuers of prepaid cards for the first time and highlight the increasingly critical area of customer experience.
The groups are the first in a range of new Roundtables ACG will bring to market through the first quarter of 2016, including expanded credit card offerings and groups aimed at the merchant and acquirer communities.
"It's exciting to see the market demand for our Roundtables continue to grow across the financial services landscape," said Tom LaMagna, who leads the practice. "We provide a service where members can regularly achieve enormous return on investment through any one of the Roundtable activities – meetings, benchmarking, advocacy, targeted surveys, and networking."
Prepaid Compliance Roundtable
The first-ever ACG Roundtable dedicated to the prepaid industry, the Prepaid Compliance Roundtable centers on risk management in a growing market subject to increasing regulatory oversight. The group, which convenes Legal and Compliance executives for issuers of general purpose reloadable (GPR), payroll, government benefit, and gift cards, aims to enhance understanding of state and federal regulations impacting prepaid programs.
"The regulatory burden is rapidly intensifying in the prepaid space," said Jeff Tennenbaum, ACG's Director for Global Business Development. "The Prepaid Compliance Roundtable is a venue for industry participants to work toward common goals in maintaining compliance at the state and federal levels, as well as ensure that related Anti-Money Laundering and fraud risks are appropriately measured and rigorously benchmarked."
A multitude of leading financial institutions and retailers offering prepaid cards attended the group's July meeting. The session focused on compliance management strategies related to recent regulatory and legislative activity, including:
- Preparedness for the CFPB's proposed rule to regulate prepaid accounts and concerns regarding Regulation Z and Regulation E.
- Strategies for Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance, challenges associated with customer identity verification, and solutions for suspicious activity monitoring.
- Development of comprehensive vendor management programs and risk management controls to assist with ongoing third-party relationship management.
- Conformity with the unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP) standard and recent changes to disclosures, privacy policies, and terms and conditions.
- Compliance with state-specific legislative activity.
The Prepaid Compliance Roundtable is an outgrowth of ACG's well-established debit card product management group as well as compliance groups in credit card and auto finance. The next meeting of the Prepaid Compliance Roundtable is scheduled for mid-November.
Customer Experience Roundtable
Building on a range of Customer Service-oriented ACG Roundtables, the Customer Experience Roundtable hones in on an increasingly critical function within financial institutions: ensuring that the end-to-end customer journey is designed thoughtfully and executed responsibly across all channels and lines of business.
"Customer experience management is fundamentally different in the digital era and since the CFPB established its Consumer Complaint Database," Tennenbaum said. "Financial institutions must evolve to ensure a positive experience at all stages of the customer lifecycle."
The group's first meeting was attended by Customer Experience and Advocacy executives responsible for managing customer interactions at several of the nation's top financial institutions. Sample topics include:
- Cross-channel complaint management strategies and use of analytics to strengthen complaint programs.
- Proactive complaint response and resolution strategies to limit impacts to customer experience.
- The role of Customer Experience in product development and "go to market" strategy formulation to vet potential issues.
- Creation and alignment of customer advocacy standards across channels and functions to foster brand preference.
- Organizational structure relative to other functions (e.g., Compliance, Customer Service) and lines of business within the institution.
ACG offers Customer Service Roundtables in credit card, auto finance, and retail banking. The firm's Credit Card Customer Service Roundtable dates back to 1999 and is attended by the majority of the top US issuers. The next meeting of the Customer Experience Roundtable is scheduled for mid-October.
Late 2015: Credit & Marketing Operations
This fall, ACG will expand its core credit card offerings with a pair of operations-focused groups.
The Credit Operations Roundtable, launching in November, will focus on business processes and compliance matters associated with application processing, applicant authentication/verification in light of the PATRIOT Act, AML, and KYC concerns, operational efficiency, and quality assurance.
That same month, the firm will introduce a Marketing Operations Roundtable focused on various operational challenges issuers face in the direct marketing function (e.g., vendor management, internal communications, capacity planning), as well as compliance and legal issues (e.g., income capture, versioning, email and social media marketing).
As with other ACG Roundtables, these new groups will include robust benchmarking that is only available to members. With their launch, ACG will offer Roundtables for credit card executives at all stages of the cardholder lifecycle, with 11 groups covering account acquisition through risk management.
Early 2016: Retail Payment Acceptance & Acquirers
Several ACG Roundtables are in the development phase as the consultancy further diversifies its portfolio of offerings.
Building on the success of the Brand Partner Roundtable, ACG's first retail-based group designed for merchant partners managing co-brand and private label credit card programs, the firm is preparing to expand its Roundtable offerings in the retail space.
The Retail Payment Acceptance Roundtable, slated to launch in the first quarter of 2016, will be geared toward retail executives who oversee payment operations. The group will emphasize topics related to the evolving risk, technology, and regulatory environment retailers face with respect to payment acceptance. Sample topics will include EMV and evolving point-of-sale (POS) systems, fraud and tokenization, mobile payment acceptance, and data breaches.
"These are topics we routinely deal with across our Roundtables," Tennenbaum said. "We're excited to bring our payments and lending expertise to the retail sector."
A Roundtable for acquirers is in the early stages of development for Q1 2016.
About Auriemma Consulting Group
ACG is a boutique management consulting firm with specialized focus on the Payments and Lending space. We deliver actionable solutions and insights that add value to our clients' business activities across a broad set of industry topics and disciplines. Founded in 1984, ACG has grown from a one-man shop to a nearly 50-person firm with offices in New York and London. For more information about ACG's Industry Roundtables, please contact Tom LaMagna at 212-323-7000 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Unique design objects. Made from leftover scraps of high-quality wood from our plank production, which take on new life in the hands of creative people. The core concept of the collection is functionality combined with the material properties, sensuous qualities and dimensions of the pieces. Bricks is the first product in the from Leftovers collection.
A decorative design object where creativity is given free reins. Bricks can be used as a beautiful cutting board, a unique tray or a decorative object. It is a product that calls for inventive use, striving to become a fundamental element in your every day life and contributing with a natural aesthetic.
Bricks is created by Design Studies, where Hans Peter Dinesen, who is fifth generation in the family company, is a key player.
"Even the smallest piece of wood is valuable when we want to use the tree trunk respectfully".
— Thomas Dinesen
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Jewellery Courses
Hatton Garden Area Guide
Hatton Garden is London's jewellery quarter -
and the best place to buy all of your jewellery supplies!
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National Rail:
Kings Cross St Pancras station 25 minute walk away from Hatton Garden
15 minute combined journey & walk via Farringdon station using the Circle, Hammersmith & City or Metropolitan Lines.
Chancery Lane (Central Line) – 5 minute walk
Farringdon (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines) – 10 minute walk
Holborn (Piccadilly Line) – 15 minute walk
Kings Cross St Pancras (Victoria, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines, Piccadilly Line, Northern Line) – 25 minute walk
From: Kings Cross St Pancras:
Bus 46 from Stop D, towards St Bartholomew's Hospital
Alight at High Holborn/Chancery Lane Station, Stop C.
From: Waterloo Station/Tenison Way
Route Bus 521 from Stop H towards London Bridge Station
Alight at Holborn Circus/Fetter Lane
Please Note: Our classes are suitable for those aged 16 and over & for health and safety reasons, all students need to wear closed toe shoes when coming to the workshop. If you have any access requirements, please contact us before booking a course. And due to our small class sizes we are unable to offer transfers or refunds on our courses once booked. Please make sure you can make the date before booking. Thanks LJS x


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Especially in volatile times, dividends can be a way for investors to more effectively safeguard returns. Many publicly held corporations pay out a portion of their earnings to shareholders, giving investors a payback whether the stock price goes up or down. Cramer's Rule Number Four in his "15 Rules for Playing Defense" calls these "buffers."
Calculated as a percentage of share price, dividends have the potential to be cut or changed and yields vary as share prices fluctuate. For the purposes of this report, dividend yield calculations are based on trailing dividends, so dividend cuts yet to occur have not been taken into account. In fact, the #1 company on this list announced a cut in its dividend earlier this year, from $1 to $0.75, but in all likelihood it would remain in the top spot, given its current share price.
Be sure to check whether a dividend is set to change or if new announcements come out regarding changes before you buy, as they occur at a company's discretion. Often, a dividend yield that is too high may be more of a warning sign than an opportunity.
So, what are the biggest dividend yields on the S&P 500? Click ahead to find out!
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I think excitement is always made more electric when it carries a crackle of nostalgia, like the anticipation of meeting up with a dear friend you haven't seen for over a decade. It's for this reason that I'm especially looking forward to Friday's London launch of Andy Tauer's new fragrance, Orange Star, because perfume launches are events I strongly associate with my childhood.
I should point out that I was never fortunate enough to attend any myself, but I did get to hear about many of them from my mum. She's worked in perfume retail in the Middle East for quite some time, and back in the 80s, when I was still young and fragrance houses still spent ridiculous amounts on parties, she was invited to several high-profile extravaganzas, which she'd then describe to me in mouth-watering detail. There was the launch for Calvin Klein's Escape which featured a mini-play wherein a man on horseback rescued a damsel in distress and then sailed off into the Gulf with her on a tiny raft. There was the party for Lacroix's (much-maligned) C'est La Vie, at which the man himself signed my mum's Spanish fan. And I'm fairly certain there was a funny story surrounding the launch of Dior's Dune at which a synchronised swimming presentation ended in rather comical fashion. I listened to all these tales, utterly rapt, and totally unaware that decades later, perfume would still hold an important place in my life.
So even though I suspect that Friday's gathering won't be as dramatic as those my mum experienced in the 80s (and if Mr Tauer ever happens to read these words, I'm sure he won't mind my saying that), I have no doubt that the evening will bring back many old memories... and, more importantly, that it'll also create some new ones.


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MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Over the last decade BiH has increased its efforts to address environmental challenges and has harmonised the legal aspects of environmental protection in each of the entities through a set of environmental laws prepared in accordance with European Union directives. The laws on environmental protection of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Brčko District (BD) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Laws on Waters are the founding legal acts that govern the sector.
BiH has signed numerous multilateral agreements within the field of environmental protection: the Convention on Biological Diversity (2002), the Framework Convention on Climate Change (2000), the Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/ or Desertification (2002), the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (2001), the Danube Convention (2006), the Aarhus Convention (2008), the Bern Convention (2008), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (2008), the Cartagena (2008), the Kyoto Protocol (2009), the ESPO Convention (2009), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2010) and the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol of the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer (2011).
A considerable number of strategic documents were drafted during the period 2000-2012 and these represent the basis for continuous efforts in BiH to implement reforms within the environment sector. A National Capacity Self-Assessment was conducted in order to identify country level priorities and needs for capacity building targeted at addressing global environmental issues and, in particular, to enhance the capacity of Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet its existing commitments under the four top priority UN conventions. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2008-2015 has been adopted and is now being revised to meet the requirements of the CBD Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets.
BiH produced, through the support of the UN, under the leadership of UNEP, and cooperation with key national stakeholders, the first State of Environment Report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SOER 2012). Apart from the overview of environmental performance and assessment of the efficiency of the implemented protection measures, the report identifies key questions related to the protection and improvement of the present status of the environment. The work on SOER also indicated the insufficient human and technical capacities for the fulfilment of the international environmental obligations of BiH.
Forest Coverage, Biodiversity and Climate Change Threats
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country rich in biodiversity. The country is considered to be among the top five countries in Europe in terms of biodiversity with a high number of endemic and relict species. More than 5,000 species and sub-species of vascular plants, more than 100 species of fish, over 320 species of birds and other components of biological diversity have been identified in BiH. Forests represent a very significant natural resource in BiH. The forest cover extends to 50% of the total territory of BiH and is distributed equally between the two entities. Most forest areas are classified as high forests.
However, data on biodiversity in BiH is scarce and BiH has still not established a central or coordination body for monitoring the status of biodiversity. The amount of territories designated as protected areas in BiH are relatively small and extremely low in terms of the percentage of protected territory compared to the total territory of BiH, far below the European standard. The management of existing protected areas is also a matter of considerable concern.
BiH is considered highly sensitive to climate change threats due to its 'climate-sensitive' and economic sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and the hydropower/energy sector. The First National Communication of BiH under the UNFCCC (Framework Convention on Climate Change) compiled the 1990 base year inventory of greenhouse gases. This assessment of vulnerability in adaptation to climate change shows that BiH has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions.
Potential of Renewable Energy and Biomass
BiH possesses significant resources for generating energy. The theoretical hydro potential in BiH amounts to approximatelyy 99,256 GWh/yryr., while the technical to approximately 23,395 GWh/yr. The energy potential of a small-scale hydro power plant in BiH amounts to 3,520 GWh annually. BiH has significant solar radiation ranging from 1,240 kWh/m2 in the north to 1,600 kWh/m2 in the south, while average annual sunny hours amounts to 1,840.9. The theoretical potential for solar energy in BiH amounts to 67.2 pWh, which exceeds the total consumption of energy in the country. Currently there are no wind power plants that are connected to the high voltage network. However, between 1999 and 2012 potential locations were identified for building wind power plants in BiH.
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The total annual abstraction of water for public water supply amounts to around 1% of annual renewable water. Groundwater and springs are of special significance as they are mainly used for water supply (89%), while 10.2% comes from rivers and 0.8% from natural lakes and artificial reservoirs. Yet the current infrastructural capacity of the water supply system is a matter of serious concern. Due to damage and a lack of maintenance during the war (1992-1995) most of the water and wastewater systems, which date back more than 25 years, suffer from a high level of network leakage. The sewage system in BiH is inadequate both in terms of the capacity and technology used. Sewage systems only exist in the central parts of cities, while the urban fringes and rural areas are served largely by inadequate and inappropriate septic pits. The latter seriously endanger the quality of surface and groundwater which are important sources of drinking water.
Seventeen years after the end of the conflict BiH still faces the problem of a high level of landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination. BiH is the most landmine contaminated country in Europe and certainly one of the most contaminated in the world. Despite the efforts made and significant improvements in mine action management landmines and UXO still represent one of the main threats to the safety of citizens and economic and social development in BiH. Although a great deal of work has been invested in the process of the identification and clearance of landmine contaminated areas they can still be found almost all over the country. To date, in the post-war period 1,689 people have been affected by landmines including 593 fatalities.
In 2008 a new demining strategy was adopted in BiH. The objective of the 2009-2019 Mine Action Strategy is to completely eliminate suspect area of the first and second category of priority by the end of 2018, reducing it through general and technical survey and mine clearance and to completely eliminate third category priority suspect areas using prohibitive measures and survey activities. However, experience to date indicates a major discrepancy between the realistic need for mine action in BiH and the possibilities of the country and its supporters. Given the current level of progress in terms of demining and land clearance it seems unlikely that the objectives of the strategy will be met by 2019; this is mainly due to the lack of sufficient funds: the existing strategy cites the annual financial requirement for demining at approximately 80 million BAM (40 Mil EUR).


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Lower, East, and West Price Hill Communities
Price Hill Will works closely with all three communities, often acting as the staff residents need to implement neighborhood projects and plans. For example, when the City's Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) focused on Lower Price Hill in the Spring of 2016, Price Hill Will staff helped the Lower Price Hill Community Council with building conditions surveys, staff and food for a huge neighborhood cleanup, and administering over $73,000 in donations for the NEP signature project of a skate park for the neighborhood.
Neighborhood Planning
- Lower Price Hill Plan – Price Hill Will provided staff support in efforts to keep the Eighth & State NBD listed as an "official" NBD with the City of Cincinnati. Most recently, we are a key partner in an ambitious planning process that looks to redevelop and revitalize the entire NBD. We have also partnered with Community Matters to win a Duke Energy Foundation grant for pre-development work on a key building on W. 8th Street, in the Lower Price Hill NBD.
- Plan Implementation Teams – Price Hill Plan Implementation Teams are charged with carrying out the goals and action items of the Price Hill Plan. While the Price Hill Plan gathered input and participation from over 700 people in the neighborhoods, Action Teams did much of the work of refining and defining the Goals and Objectives of the Plan in seven focus areas. Mirroring this structure, the Implementation Teams are organized to address Housing, Arts & Culture (the Arts Council), Community (the Multi-Cultural Collective), Economic Development & Neighborhood Business Districts (several organizations), Healthy & Safe, Schools, Youth, & Teens (several groups), and Transportation. A Steering Committee of neighborhood leaders meets to confirm progress on the Plan's Action Items.
- Price Hill Plan – Price Hill Will was born out of a neighborhood planning process, in the early 2000s. In 2014, realizing much had changed in the neighborhoods; Price Hill Will funded and helped organize a year-long, Price Hill-wide planning process in partnership with Xavier University's Community Building Institute, the City Planning Department, and all three neighborhood community councils. Once the plan was complete, Price Hill Will organized and participated in presentations to win approval from all three community councils, senior City staff, the City Planning Commission, and the Cincinnati City Council.
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Price Hill Arts Council
The Price Hill Arts Council was formed after a yearlong planning process in the neighborhood from 2014-2015. Through the plan, seven focus areas emerged, one of which was "Arts & Culture". The implementation team for that focus area worked with Price Hill Will to lay the groundwork for an Arts Council, which had its first meeting in September 2015. In September 2016, the council voted to approve a guiding document and elect committee members.


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Anyway this year, as announced tonight at the awards night, the Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers Competition yielded these Results for my BIAB beers:
1st - Pale Ales and Bitters - Special Bitter 42 points (out of 50)and Silver
1st - Stouts and Porters - Dry Stout - 44 points and Silver
1st - Dark Ales - UK Mild - 43 points and Silver
3rd - Lagers & Pilseners - German Pils - 37 and Bronze
Champion Brewer as well with a trip for two to New Zealand for a beer festival in Wellington. Woohoo :twisted: .
Well done my faithful bag and urn :D
The comp is judged strictly to BJCP guidelines. It would be one of the larger clubs in Australia and AFAIK I was the only BIAB brewer to take any prizes, everyone else being 3v, herms, etc. As I said, not blowing my trumpet, just a confirmation to new brewers that when judged impartially against all other methods, BIAB not only holds its own but can be a winner.
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1 onion 1 carrot 1 parsley root 1 leek (white part only) 1 parsnip 1 teaspoon salt 1 pound fresh or frozen smelts 10 whole black peppercorns 2-3 bay leaves
Combine the vegetables, salt, and 2 quarts of water in a 4-quart pot. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, partially covered. Add the smelts, peppercorns, and bay leaves, then return to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, partially covered. Strain the stock, discard the vegetables and fish. Taste the broth for salt, remove bay leaves, and use as directed in the following recipes.
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Per 2.5lbs (1kg) of fish: 1 onion 1 leek 1 bunch of parsley 1 bunch of celery 1 gallon (3 liters) of water
Note: Ukha is fish soup, which tastes best when cooked with sterlet, snapper, or redfish. Also great with pike perch, zander, or any other small fish but carp.
Fish preparation: To create proper texture be sure not to remove scales. Gut and thoroughly clean fish. If using snapper remove gills.
Place fish into pot. Add water. Clean leek and add it to pot. Add onion, sliced celery and salt and boil on a medium flame for 40-60 min.
Served with fish and parsley
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About a month ago the half-naked body of a 15-year old British girl was found on a Goa beach. Initially police said that Scarlett Keeling was only the most recent casualty of Goa's live fast and die partying lifestyle. Their initial crime report siad that she had dies of a drug overdose and drowning.. It took two weeks of agitating by her mother to get the police to preform a second autopsy. Their findings were that Scarlett had been drugged, raped and left to die. The mother has accused the police of taking part in a massive cover-up of her daughter's murder.
Nerlon Albuquerque, the sub-inspector who initially led the investigation has been suspended from duty, while the BBC reports that a senior police official hints and a broad internal conspiracy.
"It is a very complicated story. It has wider ramifications," a senior police official, who prefers anonymity, said.
He hints at influential local politicians being involved in the flourishing drug trade on the beach. – [via BBC]
Yesterday the police announced that they had solved the Keeling case and arrested two men who were said to have been in compromising positions with Keeling before her death. Placido Carvalho and Samson D'Souza have both been arrested. MSNBC reports
"The first arrested accused D'Souza has confessed to his role and has also named four others involved in the murder," Kumar said. The others named by D'Souza would be arrested after evidence against them was established, Kumar said.
But despite the confession, several questions remain–not the least of which were if the interrogations were fair, or if D'Souza confessed only under duress. Sources on the ground in Anjuna tell me that local people believe that D'Souza is only a scapegoat being used to pacify the media interest.
In a few hours I am catching a plane to Panji to report on the Keeling case and dig up whatever I can. For now, at least, the Goan Paradise seems to be lost.


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Tokyo has been accepted as one of three cities to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, joining Madrid and Istanbul. "It is a great pleasure and true honor that Tokyo has been accepted as a candidate city," Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, chairman of the Tokyo 2020 bid committee, said at a news conference Thursday. The […]
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Second cherry blossom festival to take place in Quang Ninh province in March
The Lonely Planet Traveler of the UK, a leading travel magazine in the world, has suggested five must-see destinations in Vietnam for those who wish to make a vacation in the country.
The capital city of Hanoi is introduced as a wonderful urban place with graceful boulevards for discovering.
The northern mountainous city of Sa Pa, which is geographically featured with hike mountain tracks, is the best destination for walking tours.
The world's heritage site Ha Long Bay is a draw for charming coastal lines fringed by white sandy beaches and surreal-looking limestone islands.
The graceful historic old port of Hoi An in the central is labeled as the best place to enjoy local culinary delights.
And, the southern Mekong Delta is suggested for those who love to have experiences of a life on the river.
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