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A Pattern for All
A Pattern for All
Conference Name
The One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication Type
Conference General
Year of Publication
Bateman, Merrill J. (Primary)
Date Published
October 2005
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Place Published
Salt Lake City
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The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is a pattern for all. … It is the good news—the timeless doctrine and atoning powers of the Lord Jesus Christ.A Pattern for All
Merrill J. Bateman
Of the Presidency of the Seventy
Recently, a participant on a radio program questioned the international appeal of the Church, given its origins in New York, its headquarters in Utah, and the Book of Mormon story of an ancient American people. As I thought of friends in Asia, Africa, Europe, and other parts of the world, it was apparent that the discussant did not understand the universal nature of the restored gospel or the all-encompassing applicability of its ordinances, covenants, and blessings. The worldwide significance of the Prophet Joseph Smith's First Vision and the Book of Mormon are not measured by location, but by their message regarding man's relationship to God, the Father's love for His children, and the divine potential within each human being.
The prophetic call through all ages has been, "Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him" (Moro. 10:32; see also Matt. 5:48; John 10:10; John 14:6), that salvation is through the Only Begotten Son of the Father (see John 1:14, 18; D&C 29:42). The call is universal and applies to all of God's children, whether African, Asian, European, or any other nationality. As the Apostle Paul declared to the Athenians, all of us "are the offspring of God" (Acts 17:29).
The Father's plan of life, with its central focus on Christ's Atonement, was prepared before the foundation of the world (see Abr. 3:22–28; Alma 13:3). It was given to Adam and Eve, and they were commanded to teach it to their children (see Moses 5:6–12). Over time, the posterity of Adam rejected the gospel, but it was renewed through Noah and then again through Abraham (see Ex. 6:2–4; Gal. 3:6–9). The gospel was offered to the Israelites in Moses's day. But a sterner taskmaster was required to bring them to Christ, given centuries in apostasy (see Ex. 19:5–6; D&C 84:19–24). The fulness of the gospel was finally restored to Israel by the Savior Himself in the meridian of time.
One of the most illuminating passages of scripture regarding this sequence of apostasy and restoration is found in Jesus's parable of the wicked husbandmen (see Mark 12:1–10). In the parable, Jesus reminds the people of the many prophets who have been sent through the ages to raise up righteous nations. He then states how the messengers were rejected again and again. Some were beaten and sent away empty. Others were killed. And then, prophesying about His own ministry, Jesus tells His listeners that the Father decided to send His "one son, his well beloved" (Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 12:7), saying, "They will reverence my son" (Matt. 21:37).
Jesus, however, knowing His own fate, then declared:
"But those husbandmen said …, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
"And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard" (Mark 12:7–8).
Following the Savior's death and those of His Apostles, doctrines and ordinances were changed, and apostasy set in again. This time spiritual darkness lasted for hundreds of years before rays of light would once more penetrate the earth. The Apostle Peter knew of this Apostasy and prophesied following the Savior's Ascension that the Lord would not return for His Second Coming until there was a "restitution of all things" (see Acts 3:19–21). The Apostle Paul also prophesied of a time when the members would "not endure sound doctrine" (2 Tim. 4:3–4) and that a "falling away" (2 Thes. 2:2–3) would precede the Second Coming of Christ. He, too, referred to the "restitution of all things," saying that the Savior "in the dispensation of the fulness of times … might gather together in one all things in Christ" (Eph. 1:10).
The Lord directed the Restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith. The "restitution of all things" began in the Sacred Grove with the Father and the Son appearing to Joseph Smith. In vision, Joseph learned of God's personal nature—that the Father and the Son are separate, exalted beings with bodies of flesh and bone.
At the beginning of most dispensations, a book is given to the newly called prophet. Moses received tablets (see Ex. 31:18). Lehi was given a book to read concerning the destruction of Jerusalem (see 1 Ne. 1:11–14). Ezekiel was given "a roll of a book" (Ezek. 2:9–10) containing the Lord's message for the house of Judah in his day. John the Revelator on the Isle of Patmos was shown a book with seven seals (see Rev. 5; D&C 77:6). Is it any wonder, then, that the Lord would provide a book containing the fulness of the gospel as part of the "restitution of all things"? The Book of Mormon has the power to draw all men and women to Christ. Its references to the Savior's Atonement are the clearest on record with regard to its purpose and powers.
The Holy Spirit has whispered to my soul that Joseph saw the Father and the Son in the Sacred Grove and that the Book of Mormon is true. I am grateful for the additional knowledge concerning the Savior's Atonement contained in the Book of Mormon. One of the titles given to the Savior is that of Only Begotten Son of the Father. For example, the Apostle John in his Gospel states that he beheld the majesty and glory of the Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration and that His glory was that of the "only begotten of the Father" (John 1:14; see also John 1:18). The Book of Mormon likewise uses this title many times.
Unlike mortals who inherit the seeds of death from both parents, Jesus was born of a mortal mother but an immortal Father. The seeds of death received from Mary meant that He could die, but the inheritance from His Father gave Him infinite life, which meant death was a voluntary act. Thus, Jesus told the Jewish people, "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself" (John 5:26).
On another occasion He stated:
"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
"No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father" (John 10:17–18).
The infinite nature received from His Father gave Jesus power to perform the Atonement, to suffer for the sins of all. The prophet Alma in the Book of Mormon teaches that Jesus not only took upon Himself our sins but also our pains, afflictions, and temptations. Alma also explains that Jesus took upon Himself our sicknesses, death, and our infirmities. (See Alma 7:11–13.) This He did, Alma said, so that His "bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know … how to succor his people" (Alma 7:12).
The prophet Abinadi further states that "when his soul has been made an offering for sin he shall see his seed" (Mosiah 15:10). Abinadi then identifies the Savior's seed as the prophets and those who follow them. For many years I thought of the Savior's experience in the garden and on the cross as places where a large mass of sin was heaped upon Him. Through the words of Alma, Abinadi, Isaiah, and other prophets, however, my view has changed. Instead of an impersonal mass of sin, there was a long line of people, as Jesus felt "our infirmities" (Heb. 4:15), "[bore] our griefs, … carried our sorrows … [and] was bruised for our iniquities" (Isa. 53:4–5).
The Atonement was an intimate, personal experience in which Jesus came to know how to help each of us.
The Pearl of Great Price teaches that Moses was shown all the inhabitants of the earth, which were "numberless as the sand upon the sea shore" (Moses 1:28). If Moses beheld every soul, then it seems reasonable that the Creator of the universe has the power to become intimately acquainted with each of us. He learned about your weaknesses and mine. He experienced your pains and sufferings. He experienced mine. I testify that He knows us. He understands the way in which we deal with temptations. He knows our weaknesses. But more than that, more than just knowing us, He knows how to help us if we come to Him in faith. That is why a young Hispanic woman suddenly realized that she was more than a speck in the universe when the Holy Spirit gave her a witness of the Restoration. She felt God's love, that she was His daughter, and realized that He knew her. It also explains why the plan of salvation seemed familiar to my Japanese friend as the missionaries taught him and as the Holy Spirit confirmed his purposes on earth and his potential.
I testify that the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is a pattern for all. It is not the location of events that matters; it is the good news—the timeless doctrine and atoning powers of the Lord Jesus Christ. I bear witness that He lives, that He is the Christ. I testify that the gospel restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith is Peter's "restitution of all things." I bear witness that President Gordon B. Hinckley is the Lord's prophet today. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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(Washington, DC) – A victim of forced labor in cotton production and three Uzbek human rights defenders filed a complaint on June 30, 2016, against the World Bank's private lending arm, the Cotton Campaign coalition, the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights, International Labor Rights Forum, and Human Rights Watch announced today.
The complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was filed with the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, an independent accountability unit attached to the IFC. It seeks an investigation into forced labor connected to a $40 million loan to Indorama Kokand Textile, which operates in Uzbekistan. The forced labor victim, who requested confidentiality, and the rights defenders Dmitry Tikhonov, Elena Urlaeva, and a third who requested confidentiality, presented evidence that the loan to expand the company's manufacturing of cotton goods in Uzbekistan allows it to profit from forced labor and to sell illicit goods.
"The IFC should support sustainable rural development in Uzbekistan, not projects that perpetuate the government's forced labor system for cotton production," said Tikhonov, who fled official retaliation against his human rights advocacy and is in exile. "The ombudsman should investigate the IFC loan to Indorama, which we believe violates international law and the IFC's own policies prohibiting forced labor."
The IFC loan to Indorama is the latest in the World Bank's increasing support for Uzbekistan's coercive cotton system, amounting to more than US$500 million. The complaint also raises concerns that the IFC's support for the country's banks does not address the banking sector's role in supporting the government's forced labor system.
The World Bank approved the loan in December 2015, despite a report from the International Labour Organization reaffirming the problem of forced labor and the United States' opposition to the loan, due to "forced labor in the cotton sector." Last week, the US government gave Uzbekistan's government the lowest possible ranking in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report, stating "government-compelled forced labor of adults remains endemic during the annual cotton harvest."
The Uzbek government controls all of the country's cotton production and sales. Officials force farmers each year to grow the national cotton crop, and then force more than 1 million citizens to harvest the crop, all under threat of penalties. While global pressure led the government to significantly reduce forced child labor in 2014, since then officials have increased forced labor for adults. The government has not addressed the root causes of forced labor, including the corrupt financial incentives for officials to use coercion and repression of citizens who report labor abuses.
For Indorama and other cotton processors in Uzbekistan, the sole source of cotton is the government's forced labor production system. The complaint says that the goods Indorama and other cotton companies in Uzbekistan process and sell to global companies is made with this forced labor.
"Until the Uzbek government stops using coercion and forced labor, companies doing business in Uzbekistan's cotton industry like Indorama cannot meet fundamental human rights standards or the IFC's labor standards," said Urlaeva, the elected leader of the Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek government's denial of freedom of association and repression of human rights monitors enables it to operate its forced labor system. Over the last year, officials retaliated brutally against Tikhonov, Urlaeva, and other rights defenders for reporting about forced labor. Police arrested, beat, and filed charges of "disorderly conduct" against Tikhonov, and the same day his home office was destroyed by arson, eventually forcing him to flee the country. Officials have arrested Urlaeva five times and subjected her to body-cavity searches twice. In this climate of fear, only one victim of forced labor dared sign a complaint to the IFC, and only anonymously.
"The IFC loan to Indorama creates new incentives for the Uzbek government to try to silence citizens who speak out in defense of their rights," said Umida Niyazova, director at the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights. "Why should public funds benefit Indorama at the expense of victims of repression and forced labor?"
In Uzbekistan, income from the sale of cotton to cotton processors like Indorama disappears into secret account known as the "Selkhozfond" (Agricultural Fund), which is housed in the Finance Ministry. The Selkhozfond is a completely non-transparent account that is not included in the state budget. Only the highest level government officials have access to the fund and knowledge of its use.
"This loan risks further fueling corruption at the highest levels in Uzbekistan," said Brian Campbell, legal adviser to the Cotton Campaign. "The World Bank Group should help address corruption in the industry before sinking more money into it."
The Cotton Campaign is a global coalition of human rights, labor, investor, and business organizations dedicated to eradicating child labor and forced labor in cotton production.
"The IFC is setting a dangerous precedent by funding a company that knowingly processes forced labor cotton," said Jessica Evans, senior researcher and advocate on international financial institutions at Human Rights Watch. "The World Bank should realize that it can't end Uzbekistan's use of forced labor by flouting its labor commitments and investing in the country's most abusive industry."
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Well it's been a good month if you've been a musical note, because I've been playing you, on my nice new Mac, and recording you too, if you sounded good. It hasn't been very good if you've been an ecological idea. Sorry, ecological ideas.
In the mean time I was asked to do an essay for a Danish culture magazine and a talk in Arkansas after fire dancers—they want me to follow that?!
The UC system is losing a lot of money at present. My money saving scheme is to videoconference. I don't believe most of us profs. know how much power there is in the new computers. My friend Mark who does music recording for a living borrowed about $12 000 to start a studio in the mid-90s, on gear that took up an entire room. You can now get most of said gear in your average $1000 or so MacBook and about $500 for Logic, the state of the art Mac sequencer. Of course the gear comes with all kinds of loops, presets and other automated devices. Walter Benjamin eat your heart out.
I guess the eco link is that a lot of my songs are about lawns...I am obsessed with lawns. They are like flat Barnett Newman paintings that everyone has in front of their house. The house sticking out its tongue to show what a decent individual you are. Individual, not unique. They are so much an intrinsic part of the fantasy space that is post-war US suburbia. They perform the same function as the big empty spaces in corporate buildings: look at my private property, look at the privacy of my property, behold, in public, how private I am, I am just the same as you, but different—I am a different version of you, I am an uncanny repetition of you, my space has no decoration, I am not feminine, I am a non-feminine being, I have crew-cut grass, don't walk on it please, look but don't touch, this is private property, keep off, but admire by all means, look at this big empty space with nothing alive on it, it's a symbol of the flat green stuff in my wallet, this is totally ordinary weirdness, this is weird total ordinariness, there is queerly nothing queer about this lawn, you know, nothing to distinguish it from your one, but remember, it's mine, not yours. And so on and so on...


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Confucius' grandson comments about the Way and human nature. Tr. Legge (en)
It is only the individual possessed of the most entire sincerity that can exist under Heaven, who can adjust the great invariable relations of mankind, establish the great fundamental virtues of humanity, and know the transforming and nurturing operations of Heaven and Earth;– shall this individual have any being or anything beyond himself on which he depends?
Legge XXXII.1.
Call him man in his ideal, how earnest is he! Call him an abyss, how deep is he! Call him Heaven, how vast is he!
Legge XXXII.2.
Who can know him, but he who is indeed quick in apprehension, clear in discernment, of far-reaching intelligence, and all-embracing knowledge, possessing all Heavenly virtue?
Legge XXXII.3.
The Doctrine of the Mean – Zhongyong XXXII – Chinese off/on – Français/English
Alias Zhong Yong, Chung Yung, Tchong Yong, The Unwobbling Pivot (Pound), La Régulation à usage ordinaire (Jullien).
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The goal of this first unit of The Physics Classroom has been to investigate the variety of means by which the motion of objects can be described. The variety of representations that we have investigated includes verbal representations, pictorial representations, numerical representations, and graphical representations (position-time graphs and velocity-time graphs). In Lesson 6, we will investigate the use of equations to describe and represent the motion of objects. These equations are known as kinematic equations.
There are a variety of quantities associated with the motion of objects - displacement (and distance), velocity (and speed), acceleration, and time. Knowledge of each of these quantities provides descriptive information about an object's motion. For example, if a car is known to move with a constant velocity of 22.0 m/s, North for 12.0 seconds for a northward displacement of 264 meters, then the motion of the car is fully described. And if a second car is known to accelerate from a rest position with an eastward acceleration of 3.0 m/s2 for a time of 8.0 seconds, providing a final velocity of 24 m/s, East and an eastward displacement of 96 meters, then the motion of this car is fully described. These two statements provide a complete description of the motion of an object. However, such completeness is not always known. It is often the case that only a few parameters of an object's motion are known, while the rest are unknown. For example as you approach the stoplight, you might know that your car has a velocity of 22 m/s, East and is capable of a skidding acceleration of 8.0 m/s2, West. However you do not know the displacement that your car would experience if you were to slam on your brakes and skid to a stop; and you do not know the time required to skid to a stop. In such an instance as this, the unknown parameters can be determined using physics principles and mathematical equations (the kinematic equations).
The kinematic equations are a set of four equations that can be utilized to predict unknown information about an object's motion if other information is known. The equations can be utilized for any motion that can be described as being either a constant velocity motion (an acceleration of 0 m/s/s) or a constant acceleration motion. They can never be used over any time period during which the acceleration is changing. Each of the kinematic equations include four variables. If the values of three of the four variables are known, then the value of the fourth variable can be calculated. In this manner, the kinematic equations provide a useful means of predicting information about an object's motion if other information is known. For example, if the acceleration value and the initial and final velocity values of a skidding car is known, then the displacement of the car and the time can be predicted using the kinematic equations. Lesson 6 of this unit will focus upon the use of the kinematic equations to predict the numerical values of unknown quantities for an object's motion.
The four kinematic equations that describe an object's motion are:
There are a variety of symbols used in the above equations. Each symbol has its own specific meaning. The symbol d stands for the displacement of the object. The symbol t stands for the time for which the object moved. The symbol a stands for the acceleration of the object. And the symbol v stands for the velocity of the object; a subscript of i after the v (as in vi) indicates that the velocity value is the initial velocity value and a subscript of f (as in vf) indicates that the velocity value is the final velocity value.
Each of these four equations appropriately describes the mathematical relationship between the parameters of an object's motion. As such, they can be used to predict unknown information about an object's motion if other information is known. In the next part of Lesson 6 we will investigate the process of doing this.


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Air Medical Physician Symposium (AMPA 2019)
The Air Medical Physician Symposium (AMPA) is designed to address topics pertinent to the prehospital and emergency care of the critically ill and injured patient. Physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists and allied healthcare professionals will be provided information that offers them a deeper understanding of the essentials of care required for the complex patient requiring critical care air and ground transport. Lectures will be presented that will help participants develop leadership skills.
Target Audience
Physicians, PA, NP, RN, Paramedics
Learning Objectives
- Use state-of-the-art information to enhance and influence their clinical practice in the critical care air and ground transport environment, increase their skills, and influence their awareness of the unique environment in which they deliver medical care.
- Describe non-invasive ventilation, REBOA, what the literature says about prehospital blood transfusion, and ketamine induced RSI.
- Apply discussion and case presentation to controversial therapies for the treatment of status asthmaticus, effective prehospital hemorrhage control, toxicology interventions, and administering drugs with no IV.
- Discuss task saturation and situational awareness, evolving concepts in optimizing resuscitation performance, challenges and resources for new CCT members, blood products in HEMS, and is a pressor a pressor?
- Summarize a review of critical care literature, prehospital antibiotics for sepsis, specialty gases in specialty transport, therapeutic misadventures in the mechanically ventilated, and emergent analgesia.
- Assess the benefits of hypertonic saline versus mannitol in the transport environment, oxygen as a lethal agent, considerations in compartment syndrome, and is an elevated lactate the next vital sign?
- Describe the extraglottic device, ultrasound in critical care transport, using simulation to troubleshoot, and the reality of reimplantation – care and disposition of traumatic digit amputations.
- And, get your "CCTM in 5"!
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Anthony Baca, MBA, MSN(c), RN, LP, CFRN, CCRN, FP-C
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Patricia Petersen
Anna Pickens, MD
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If you know me at all, you know I love a spreadsheet. There's just something about sorting data into rows and columns that appeals to me. And a spreadsheet that tracks my personal progress toward a goal is just irresistible. So, naturally, I was drawn to #GoTheDist when I read it about it over at I Go Through Life in Inches and Pounds. (Detailed instructions on how to join are available there.)
I love the simplicity of it. Pick a quantifiable fitness goal. Break it down into quarterly increments. Then, chip away at it, a day a time, while the spreadsheet does the math and lets you know where you are. And you can see who else has joined and support each other.
My goal for 2013 is to run/walk 365 miles. This was also my goal in 2012, and I was on track until November, when I was sidelined first by the Endless Cough and then by gallbladder surgery. Here's to a happy and healthy 2013.


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Trading the thrill of the ECB chase
During July's ECB monetary policy meeting, president Draghi managed to convince governing council members to make a number of dovish alterations to the opening statement (including references to lower levels of rates, tiering and QE), although he underwhelmed in the delivery of his dovish message during the press conference. Nevertheless, with Eurozone growth and inflation data continuing to disappoint and trade tensions, which have hit the export orientated German economy particularly hard, remaining elevated, we have maintained a view that the ECB will cut rates and restart QE at their September policy meeting.
Market expectations of a substantial easing package from the ECB were reinforced by last week's comments by the Finnish central bank governor Olli Rehn who emphasised the importance of the ECB outlining a 'significant' and 'impactful' stimulus package that overshoots market expectations. The impact of his comments were to significantly push Eurozone (and global) bond yields lower with roughly 2/3s of the Euro denominated investment grade bond market now trading with a negative yield. We believe the prospects of further significant easing by the ECB will be Euro negative, particularly as the ECB pushes Eurozone rates deeper into negative territory and investors reach for investments in other markets that offer more attractive yields. This trend has been apparent before each of the prior 4 ECB rate cuts in negative rate territory.
Evidence that significant changes in the ECB policy stance can drive domestic portfolio flows can be seen in the changes to domestic portfolio allocations as the ECB cut the deposit rate to negative levels in 2014 and prepared the market for the start of QE purchases. Domestic flows in Eurozone bonds turned sharply negative as investors fled abroad seeking higher yields. Substantial domestic fixed income outflows were featured throughout the period when the ECB was conducting QE and were partly responsible for suppressing the Euro's value. It was only when the ECB signaled the end of QE was near that the trend in domestic fixed income outflows turned. With yields now substantially more negative than when the ECB first cut the deposit rate negative and the prospect of substantial QE purchases ahead, we anticipate Eurozone domestic investor fixed income flows will turn sharply negative again.
Beyond the September meeting, the outlook for the Euro is likely to become more nuanced as the market will need to weigh the increasingly prevalent smoke signals of German fiscal easing (likely Euro positive), a likely twitter storm from President Trump arguing that the Euro is being unfairly devalued, a global trade outlook that is likely to remain challenging, and easing by other central banks. It may be that once ECB easing has been delivered, the value of the Euro could stabilise or even bounce. However, we believe in the short-term it will be the prospect of sub-par growth and significantly more negative rates that will likely drive capital flows from Eurozone markets keeping the Euro under pressure over the next few weeks.


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Health care costs are "a hungry tapeworm on the American economy," Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett says, and now his firm is teaming up with Amazon and JPMorgan Chase to create a new company with the goal of providing high-quality health care for their U.S. employees at a lower cost.
The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction with the health care plan for employees of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. The trio unveiled their new venture in a news release.
"The initial focus of the new company will be on technology solutions that will provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost," the companies said.
The enterprise unites three of the largest and most envied companies in their respective sectors — from retail to banking, and including Berkshire's wide portfolio of companies such as Geico and Fruit of the Loom. And in Buffett, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, the companies also have veteran leaders who have shown an ability to solve vexing business problems.
According to recent annual reports, taken together the three companies employ more than 950,000 people worldwide.
The three CEOs say they're aware of the enormous challenges they face.
"The health care system is complex, and we enter into this challenge open-eyed about the degree of difficulty," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "Hard as it might be, reducing health care's burden on the economy while improving outcomes for employees and their families would be worth the effort."
Responding to the announcement Tuesday morning, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn told CNBC "we agree in that philosophy. We think that individual workers should have to pay less for health care."
Still, the Trump administration already "created association health-care plans, which is the exact same thing that those companies did," Cohn said, referring to an executive order last October that sought to make it easier for employers to combine efforts in offering insurance. That order also opened the possibility some groups could get coverage across state lines — "a move that Republicans have long advocated as a way to lower costs," NPR's Scott Horsley explained at the time.
"Smaller businesses could pool their employees together to get more purchasing power," Cohn added Tuesday, "so they could save money on health care."
NPR's Scott Hensley tells Morning Edition there is precedent for the case of a non-health care company wading into the health care business — "in fact, it has happened repeatedly."
"One of the most prominent examples is what is now Kaiser Permanente, a big provider of health care in this country. It started with the Kaiser shipyards and providing, first, workers comp kind of care and, later, more integrated health care for employees," Scott explains. "So it is possible."
The particulars remain scarce at the moment, though. Details such as the company's name, base of operations and long-term leadership weren't included in a joint news release about the new company that was sent out Tuesday morning.
At the start, the new company will be led by executives from each of the troika of giant firms: Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold, a managing director of JPMorgan Chase; Todd Combs, an investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway; and Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon.
JPMorgan's Dimon said, "The three of our companies have extraordinary resources, and our goal is to create solutions that benefit our U.S. employees, their families and, potentially, all Americans."
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The world is witnessing an instant diaspora. Typically, it might take years or even generations for citizens of a country to spread around the world in search of opportunities or fleeing danger. In Afghanistan, tens of thousands are leaving in a matter of days - 28,000 people are out, as of yesterday, we're told - U.S. citizens, Afghans, many others. The U.S. is rounding up commercial airliners to carry them to third countries. In a moment, we'll go to the Kabul airport, but we begin with NPR's Quil Lawrence, who once was NPR's Kabul bureau chief and has stayed on this story. Quil, good morning.
QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: Good morning.
INSKEEP: We mentioned 28,000 out as of yesterday. How many remain?
LAWRENCE: It's not clear. There was supposed to have been 10- to 15,000 American citizens in Kabul. There are tens of thousands of people who have special immigrant visas. Those are Afghans who helped American troops, served alongside them - interpreters and such. There are tens of thousands more of women leaders, journalists, civil society - people who fear some sort of reprisal of persecution by the Taliban. The president - President Biden has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which means that these American airline companies are loaning the military 18 planes to transport people from the region.
INSKEEP: Just an amazing story. An entire layer of society, presumably the more democratically or open-inclined people, are leaving. What are the - how are the planes going to be used to get them out?
LAWRENCE: Those planes are basically just taking pressure off of the military. They're not flying into Kabul airport, which is dangerous. And Kabul airport's in this little bowl of mountains. It's considered hard to defend. They'll be taking pressure off the U.S. military by flying Afghans from third countries. The President Biden was speaking yesterday, and he stressed that all the Afghans coming to the U.S. are going to be vetted and get background checks in a third country. He seemed to be defending against fears that these Afghans could be some sort of threat, which had been raised by some, you know, right-wing talk show hosts. And he also praised how these Afghans served alongside U.S. forces, you know, saving American lives on the battlefield.
INSKEEP: In that news conference yesterday, did the president suggest the evacuation can really be done by the end of the month, as he's wanted to do?
LAWRENCE: He wouldn't commit to that. The numbers have been ramping up, but it's been chaotic. There have been a lot of stops and starts - the airport closing down because of security concerns. He said so far, the Taliban have not been seeking trouble with the U.S. They've been letting U.S. citizens and some others move toward the airport. But it's not clear how the Taliban would respond if he asked for some sort of extension. The Taliban have said that there would be a reaction if that happened. Neither side has made an ultimatum.
INSKEEP: How is the president defending this withdrawal, which was so criticized, especially at the very beginning?
LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, he said simply that it was time to end the war; would it make sense if we stayed for another five years or 10 years? He said it was no longer worth Americans risking their lives for what was no longer in this country's vital national interest. But - and he said it would have been untidy no matter when the U.S. decided to leave.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: The evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul is going to be hard and painful, no matter when it started or when we began. It would have been true if we had started a month ago or a month from now. There is no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss, the heartbreaking images you see on television.
LAWRENCE: And, you know, all that might be true, but he was sort of sidestepping the question of how the U.S. could be so unprepared for the rapid arrival of the Taliban in Kabul and the evaporation of this government that the U.S. spent 20 years building.
INSKEEP: NPR's Quil Lawrence. Thanks for your reporting, as always. Appreciate it.
LAWRENCE: Thank you, Steve. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Healthier Alternatives to Store Bought Spice Blends
When you cook as much as we do you're always looking to try new things, whether it's seasonings, marinades, or methods. You are always looking for ways to take a tried and true recipe and change it up a bit so things don't get boring. I know we get in ruts sometimes and when this happens one of the first things we look at is the seasonings we are using.
Of course, you can just go to the store and grab a bottle of some massed produced seasoning, but then you are are at the mercy of that manufacturer when it comes to ingredients and quality. It could have MSG and who knows what else in there.
What we like to do is make our own spice blends using the best quality ingredients we can find and store them to use for the next few months.
Spicy SPG (Salt – Pepper – Garlic)
SPG is a fairly common seasoning mix. It forms the basis for a lot of the house spice or house seasonings out there. Our take is a little different because it's quite spicy. It's got the black pepper bite you usually see with SPG with a pronounced fiery hit from the toasted chilis.
- 2 TBSP Himalayan Salt
- 2 TBSP Dried Cayenne or Red Chilis
- 1.5 TBSP Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 TBSP Granulated Garlic
- 1 TBSP Coriander Seeds
- Toast the coriander seeds and the chilis over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
- Combine the toasted chilies and coriander in a mortar and pestle with the remaining ingredients. Grind until fine and uniform in appearance. A spice grinder works fine as well.
- Transfer to a spice container for storage.
2 Other Superstar Seasonings
One of our all-time favorite spice blends is Emeril's Essence Creole Seasnoning. It's the Cajun seasoning by which all others are judged. We use it on sautéed chicken and fish multiple times a week.
This is one that we've mentioned a few times before, but the Hot and Numbing Wing Spice from Kenji Lopez-Alt at Serious Eats is amazing. It's the perfect wing spice. Put this on crispy wings and I can't get enough.
If you are going to take the time and effort to make your own homemade spices then you are going to want to make sure they stay fresh as long as possible.
That is why we use these glass jars from Infinity Jars for proper storage. They are air proof, light proof, and will keep your spices fresh for many months.
Just look at this example they have on their website.
2 Month Chive Test
This is a lab test comparing effectiveness at storing chives in (from L to R) the Infinity Jar ultraviolet screwtop jar, an amber screwtop jar, and a clear glass jar. Infinity Jar clearly out-performed the other jars by keeping the chives green and fresh. Chives are among the most fragile and easily perishable herbs you can find at a grocery store. Much like your lotions, essential oils and other products, improper protection against visible light, as seen in the amber and clear glass, will lead to a fast decomposition and degradation.
What initially drew my attention to these screw top jars was the beautiful, dark violet glass and the sleek design. The deep violet color looks great and is the secret to the their impressive preservation capability. It blocks out harmful light rays that degrade organic matter, while allowing two beneficial light rays that are laboratory proven to preserve and extend shelf life for up to 2 years! You won't find that at your grocery store!
What are your favorite spice blends and how do you like to store them?
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It's hard finding work in this economy. But the economy had nothing to do with this gent not getting a job with the sheriff's department in Warren County, Mississippi. That would have been due to the outstanding warrant for his arrest! Per The Herald Tribune (Florida):
Authorities say Ronald Wade walked into a sheriff's department in Mississippi to apply for a job as a jailer.
So, after the routine background check – whoa there buddy!
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the 31-year-old Wade was wanted in Florida on a warrant for driving under the influence-manslaughter.
Pace said Wade had been involved in a wreck in Manatee County, but was never arrested on the charge. The initial background check revealed the warrant for his arrest. Deputies arrested Wade on Wednesday.
That's one tough collar right there. Mr. Wade waived extradition and is heading back to Florida. Here's the source.


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Happy Sunday everyone!
I have not done many challenges in the last few weeks, work has taken up most of my energy. But gotta pay the bills - and buy the stamps, paper, ink, ribbon, ...
This is for Jen's Sketch for You to Try this weekend. There are lots of wonderful cards in the SCS gallery too, so be sure to check them out.
The cute flower stamp on this card came from the hot stuff bin at Archiver's and the bling was a package of flower sequins, also from Archiver's. The torn strip is paper from my good friend Sabrina and when you tear it, it shows the color from the other side! Very cool stuff - thanks Sabrina!
Here's the recipe:
Stamps: clear stamp from Archiver's; Friendship Blooms
Paper: Basic Grey, Soft Sky, Sabrina's fun stuff, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: basic black, cameo coral, soft sky, tempting turquoise, markers
Accessories: cb, gel pen, sequin flowers, mini brads, ribbon from Mike's
I used my tempting turquoise spot on the cuttlebugged piece of soft sky to color the dots - first time trying that and it worked much better than I thought. Didn't make nearly the mess I was afraid I would!
I had two gals email me about the pif blog candy that never responded with snail mail addresses, so I am looking for two more folks to step up and claim these packages. If you are interested, please send me an email (see the right hand column) with your address and the first two to respond will get a cool envelope of stuff in the mail. Also, check out my 3000K celebration candy. I'll pick a winner on Tuesday, so get your comments in! Thanks so much everyone who has left comments. Your kind words are much appreciated!
Thanks for visiting - have a wonderful week! I'll be back tomorrow with a card for Julee's Mojo Monday challenge - I just love starting the week with that!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
SFYTT - Happy Sunday!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
BLOG CANDY - 3000 hits!
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesdays Stamping Gathering
Here are the pictures from Tuesday nights gathering. I am having trouble getting used to my new camera and the pictures aren't what I would ultimately like, but we'll go with them for now. There were two cards that no matter what I did I could not get them to photograph worth a darn, so I didn't and to those gals I apologize for leaving your cards out. We had a great time and it was so much fun to meet all these stampers I had not met before. Thanks so much to everyone.
I noticed that I have gone over the 3000 hits mark, so tomorrow I will be putting up some celebration blog candy, so be sure to come back and visit!
Thanks so much for stopping by! ~chris
Monday, March 24, 2008
Blog Candy - PIF - round two!
While waiting for three folks to sign up for last week's blog candy pif, I got another pif package in the mail. I now have five of the packages pictured above ready and waiting for someone to claim them. Meggie is already in, how about you? The only thing you need to do is make up your own little gift package and either post it on your blog or pick three friends and make them a gift of it with instructions that they are to pass on the creative energy to three more folks. It is so much fun! I got a wonderful package from Mary and another from Denise. Just send me an email at the address on the right side of my blog, or leave me a comment with a way to contact you and your goodies will be on their way!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I'm getting close to the 3k hits mark so watch for some more special blog candy coming up soon.
New Stamping Group
I am meeting with a new group of stampers tomorrow night and needed a quick swap card. I totally CASEd this card from SherryLC05 on SCS. I can't wait to meet these gals. I promise to post my swaps on Wednesday.
Stamps: Pretty Amazing
Paper: lavender lace - cs & dp, whisper white, elegant eggplant
Ink: elegant eggplant
Accessories: punches, brads
Thanks for visiting. ~chris
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Cards for the Grandkids
Here's my Easter cards for my grandchildren. We had hoped to have an egg hunt in the yard tomorrow, but the snow kind of put a damper on that idea. We'll hide them around the house and they can stay warm and dry (and so can I)! I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and thanks so much for visiting. I got a new camera, so hopefully I'll get back on track with putting things up to share. I have some more PIF blog candy that I hope to get posted tomorrow or Monday so be sure to come back and check it out. ~chris
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Another Easter card - CC158
Here is another Easter card I made using the colors from this week's color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers - Sage Shadow, Kraft, Orchid Opulence!
Stamps: SU sentiment, Friendship Blooms, One of a Kind
Paper: Sage Shadow, Kraft, Orchid Opulence, Basic Grey DP, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: basic black, orchid opulence, cameo coral
Accessories: punches, brads, ribbon
My camera is acting up but hopefully will get straightened out soon as I hope to have more stuff to post this weekend! We're going to have an egg hunt on Sunday (weather permitting) and maybe I'll get some pix of the grandkids posted.
Thanks for visiting! ~chris
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Extra Special deal for Extra Special Hostesses!
From March 18 to April 30, Stampin' Up! hostesses can earn an EXTRA $25 to use toward Stampin' Up! products of their choice when they host a workshop totaling $350 or more!
This extra benefit is included along with the standard hostess benefits you receive when you host a workshop. The standard hostess benefits include
- A free Spring-Summer 2008 Collection catalog worth $9.95.
- Free stamp sets only available to hostesses (with qualifying orders; select from the products on pages 19-26 of the Spring-Summer catalog).
- Free Stampin' Up! products of your choice.
This extra hostess benefit is only being offered for a limited time, so contact me TODAY to schedule a workshop! My email address is on the right side of this blog page. Thanks so much for visiting! ~chris
Sunday, March 16, 2008
One last possible
One last possible stamp camp card. I wanted a non-easter card and I think this still looks springy.
Stamps: Garden Whimsy, SU loose stamp
Paper: lovely lilac, cameo coral, certainly celery, apricot appeal whisper white
Ink: apricot appeal, cameo coral, lovely lilac, bb
Accessories: punches, brad, ribbon
The ribbon is some that I got from Taylored Expressions and if you have a minute you should really check out her store. Lovely stuff, reasonably priced and great service!
Thanks for visiting! ~chris
Cuttlebug Alert!
Start saving your pennies! Jackie had this link on her blog Just Stamp It on Thursday - click here to see the fall release cb folders and dies - I think I want them ALL! Here's just a peek:
Stamp Camp Possible #2
Here is possibility #2 for tomorrow night's stamp camp gals to make. I am going to try for a bit more sedate and serious card later, but I found this cute $1 bin bunny in my stamp stash and thought he would be fun to try something with.
Stamps: $1 bin image and sentiment
Paper: soft sky, pretty in pink, yoyo yellow, whisper white
Ink: basic black, markers
Accessories: Mike's ribbon, punches, brads
I love SU's combination of One of a Kind stamp set and the boho blossoms punch. I've been stamping and punching and having a ball.
Thanks for visiting my blog. ~chris
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Stamp Camp Possible #1
My Monday night stamp camp is getting together and this is the first of 3 possible cards we'll make. I'm thinking about using my little bunny from the other day and one more in the Easter theme. We're also going to make Nancy Morgan's wonderful little baskets.
Stamps: Season by Season, Just for Fun
Paper: lovely lavendar cs and dp, apricot appeal, certainly celery, cameo coral
Ink: c
Accessories: punches, cb, brads, gel pen, and even though you can't see them in this photo, there are little Robin's Nest dd water blingy things on the bottom of the lovely lavender dp
Thanks for visiting my blog. Be sure to check out the pif blog candy I got yesterday! I will be sending out my own version of Mary's great package to three people willing to play along and "pay it forward" to three more folks.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Blog Candy - PIF!
Okay bloggers ... check out this fantastic package I got in the mail from Mary. Isn't it great. Here's the deal. The first three folks who comment on this blog and let me know that they want to play will get a similar type of package from me. The agreement is that you will then send a package to three other folks. If you don't have a blog and still want to play, you can just pick three folks you want to "pay it forward" to and send them something to spark their creativity and tell them to pass it along to three more folks. This is my first pif challenge and I need your help to keep it going. Just let me know you want to play and send me an email (there's a link in that right hand column down the page aways) and give me your snail mail address and your surprise package will be on it's way to you.
Thanks for playing and for helping me keep this going! ~chris
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Swaps, Make & Take and goodies!
I think I am getting back on track here. This is kind of a long post tonight. I wanted to feature all the wonderful stuff I have gotten from fellow bloggers as well as my swap and make and take for tomorrow.
Here is my swap for our March downline meeting. I am always so nervous making cards for these super stamping gals in my downline group. I hope to have another slide show of our swaps to put up tomorrow. Everyone enjoyed last month's slide show, so I plan to try it again.
Stamps: So Many Scallops, Curvy Verses, Friendship Blooms
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Spring Fling DP
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: SU Regal Rose ribbon, scallop circle punch, button from my button box
The baskets are from a tutorial by Nancy Morgan (Paper Smiles). They are so cute and so easy and I know the gals are going to have fun making them tomorrow.
This is the wonderful package I got from Chat aka nitestamper on SCS (Me, My Stamps and I) for sending her the pattern for the love notes box. Isn't it spectacular?
This is the blog candy that I got from Cindy Vernon (Creating with the Heart)
This is the blog candy I got from Wanda (My Creative Corner)
Check out these wonderful stamper's blogs, the talent out there is incredible.
Last but not least is the wonderful present I got for my birthday from my ddl Autumn and son Kelly. She knows how organizationally challenged I am and got this to help me be able to put my hands on my paper when I need it. She's the best!
Next week I am going to be paying it forward with some great blog candy, so be sure to come back and check it out. I apologize for the wierd spacing ... I'm still trying to get the hang of this blogging thing.
Thanks for visiting! ~chris
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Happy Easter
I think my mojo is slowly coming back. The toe is much better today and things are starting to look up again! Got some wonderful goodies in the mail and hope to have some pix to share with you tomorrow. This card features some new ribbon from Taylored Expressions - for those of you with a similar addiction to ribbon, her shop is a must visit! See the links on the side of my page for a link to her shop. Card base is gable green and accent colors are pretty in pink, soft sky and barely banana. I used my new cuttlebug dotted swiss folder and also one of the small embossing folders for the square around the bunny. I got the bunny in a bulk buy of stamps on ebay - so many pounds for so many dollars. He's a keeper for sure and it says Eureka Stamps on the side of the wood.
Thanks for hanging in there with me as I try to get my priorities straight! Hopefully, I will get back on track now and have somethings to share every day.
Thanks for visiting my blog. ~chris
Monday, March 10, 2008
Goodies from Heaven ...
Well, maybe not that far, but Canada! I got these goodies from Corinne and wanted to share some pix with you. The first is of my gorgeous wood blocks - this is several sets (my ddl needs some too), but you can get all the details and pricing at Stamping with Roxy.
Corinne is an awesome stamper and a total pleasure to deal with. I also got one of her wonderful pull-out scrapbooks. Take a look:
If you want one too, check out this post on her blog.
I also found one of the cards I made for last week's workshop. I got the inspiration from a card on SCS and now cannot find it. Sorry about that.
Well, hopefully this week will work out better than last! The toe is still really painful, but I'm getting around okay. Have lots going this week and hopefully will have lots to share. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
An Update
Well, here I sit surrounded by wonderful stamps sets and great tools, and zip to show for it. I made a bunch of things today, but none of them came out like I think they should and none are good enough to waste a photo - even a digital one - on. This week has been a bad one. I have been totally swamped at work and at a meeting on Thursday (in front of everybody) I tripped, fell and broke my toe (big toe, right foot). I managed to make some projects for my SAB party on Wednesday and took pictures, but can't find them anywhere. I gave the demo cards away too.
Tomorrow is the start of a new week though! I have a downline meeting on Thursday for which I need 16 swaps and at which I am doing a demo. No clue yet what I'm going to do, but some of my best work is still ahead of me ... right?
Anyway, I have been blurfing like crazy and picking up lots of cool inspiration and hopefully, this week will be better than last. Thanks for being patient with me and come back this week and see if I manage to stamp my way out of this creative funk I've gotten myself into. I'm off to RICE (rest, ice, compress and elevate) the stupid toe. I went grocery shopping today (dh hates to grocery shop) and it probably wasn't the smartest thing I've done lately. Thanks so much for visiting! ~chris
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Kaput Krafts Blog Candy
Just a note to let you know that Wendi at Kaput Krafts is hosting a great blog candy giveaway to benefit a good cause. Go on over and check it out. Back later with some pix of last night's projects! Thanks for visiting. ~chris
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
I'm still alive!
I didn't drop off the face of the earth. Have just been so busy I can't see straight. Need to get through today and then maybe I can get back to normal. Thanks for visiting and come back tomorrow and I will have some images from my party tonight! ~chris


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Cebu Island is a picturesque land that is surrounded by heaps of beautiful green mountains. My trip to Cebu Island was definitely a remarkable and enchanting trip for me, most of the adventure activities progressed were the attributes that stamped a check on my ' Life to do list '. It felt like my life is complete, I managed to accomplish my wish list with ease !
On the 21st of December 2019, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, my family and I made our way out from the hotel. We were ready for our canyoning or canyoneering activity at Badian, Kawasan Falls. Canyoning offers you a mixed of different activities going though canyons by walking, sliding, climbing up and down rocks and going through caves and jumping over waterfalls. Before leaving, we were equipped with safety tools such as the life vest and helmet. Then, we got on two motorcycles to the place. For your information, three people were on each motorcycle. Next, yes, you might be wondering, is Kawasan Falls attached to the canyoning starting area ? Well, absolutely. Kawasan Falls is the last fall that you encounter when you canyoning at Badian.
The canyoning starting point is way on top of the hill, and to get down to the sky- blue river to start the journey, we were given two choices. First, to walk 1 kilometer on a hilly pathway till we reach start point, with no porter included. Second, to ride a 1 kilometer zip line to the checkpoint with additional fees.
For the sake of the adventure, we decided to take the first option, which was to walk with a distance of 1 kilometer to the start point. It was not that challenging, however if you carry a heavy load of goods, I recommend you to prepare a lighter weight bag, the back pain can be stingy. As a reminder, if you want to take beautiful pictures and countless videos of throughout the journey, I decisively advice you to bring your own waterproof camera, or GoPro. It will be a total life saver for you! You should tie the camera/GoPro with an empty plastic water bottle to ensure the camera does not sink or be easily lost. Every group includes an instructor/guide whom will be responsible for your well-being and safety. That also involves securing your belongings and assist in photography and videography. That way, there would be no difficulties in snapping your memorable photos there, in addition the guides are incredibly talented at taking photos and videos. The whole package is extremely reasonable as you get to comfortably experience the canyoning adventure while not worrying about the camerawork. Other than that, you must wear aqua shoes through out the activity, the rocks are slippery and covered with fungus.
During the briefing session, our guide explained about the falls and adviced us to consistently wear all the safety tools given such as the safety helmet and life vest. There were 7 activities in total throughout the whole canyoning adventure, consisted waterfall jumps of heights ranging from 4 meters to 14 meters and sliding down natural waterslides. If you are acrophobic, hakuna matata! The jumps are not compulsory. All activities are fully bound up to your own free will. However, if you decided not to jump, i must say, it would be a wasteful.
Upon jumping the first few cliffs, my anxiety level gradually arisen. The cold, glacial, chilly river water was really enjoyable. The river was partially covered by huge, beautiful cave-like stones up above, in that way, the temperature down below was cold. Some sunlight managed to penetrate the small gaps of the caves but most of the time it was chilly.
I was wearing Nashata black ultra top and Nashata black iman hijab. If you are a hijabi, and require comfortable and suitable sports attire for this activity, i highly recommend you to consider Nashata Products. If you are not a hijabi, rest assured, there are still so many fashionable and sporty products from Nashata that you can take a peep at ! 😀
During the 4th jump, it was for 7 meters high. It may not sound that frightening but it was actually spine-tingling. The blood curling moment made me hold the line. It took me almost a good 10 minutes for me to finally muster all my courage and took that one inch leap into the midst of air. As my body splashed in the chilly water, a sharp pain started throbbing around my upper back leg area or scientifically called the biceps femoris. It felt more like a cramp but simultaneously felt like a harsh slap. But after a few seconds, the pain faded away, so it was all good. After this tremendous jump, I knew it was going to be way harder for the next few jumps. I expected it to be more challenging for the next jump, so I was mentally ready.
After all the fret and jitters, the moment finally arrived, we reached the 10 meter jump. It was the second last jump, so i knew the adventure was already coming to and end. It was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Since the sun sets early in Moalboal, the guide adviced us to speed up. For your information, the sun sets at around 6 o'clock in the evening. There were no lights at night, although there were small stalls selling barbecue meat and some other snacks. That jump was the only "run and jump" type of a jump. At that hour, many people were already at that end of their expedition, therefore the place was slightly crowded, however still manageable. After witnessing a few of the other tourists and guides doing the jump, I managed to pull out the brave inner-self and finish the jump without hesitation. I must say, when jumping, the gravity pull force seemed 10 times stronger. It felt like someone was pulling you down, but of course that was just the gravity. When i hit the water surface, i felt the same cramp slap pain on both of my back legs. But this time, it was more intense, the pain started to sting. For a moment there after landing, I could not move my body, I was stiff. The guide quickly asked me to swim aside to let other people proceed with their jumps. Subsequently, I had to force my arms to push the water against the current and swim to the sides. The water current was amazingly strong.
Nevertheless, the stream was the most enchanting scenery ever. It was quite an eyeful. The turquoise, serene balletic streams of water shot me in the state of tranquility. In my opinion, even the best quality camera was not capable of capturing the astonishing sight. I had to snap the beautiful scenery with my own eyes and embed it in my memories. The water was so blue, it was like swimming in a fantasy water park. The compound was also upgraded with a man-made water slide by the small falls. It was simply amazing. The environment was also magnificently maintained.
In addition, there was also a tree rope jumping just like a tarzan, except you fall into a pool. Yes, the one with the long rope tied up to the tree trunks. The rope jump was extremely safe and fun. Basically you would just have to hang on to the rope, bend your knees throughout the jump and let go when you reach the middle zone. The guide warned us to not return back to the starting point once you had already reach the middle zone, this is simply because there is a high chance you would scrape your knee or injure yourself when you hit the starting rock. Frankly, you should just finish what you have started in one go.
Moving on with the journey, we reached the last stop, the final jump. It was an intense 14 meter jump. Some of the people ought to skip the last jump because they had enough of the cramp and adrenaline shock. Initially, I too wanted to skip the last jump, but after a long thought, I changed my mind. I knew I would regret the moment, it was a once in a lifetime experience. Where else could I find a majestic river like this? When would i be able to do this again? All those thoughts flushed my brain and subsequently, I decided to take the last jump. The last jump was on top of a fall, yes, right on top. It still gives me the heebie-jeebies every time I recall that moment. I stood on the roots of a huge tree, just a leap away from flying in the air. It was incredibly spooky. With the strong force of the waterfall, whooshing and splashing cold water like a giant creepy octopus, I closed my eyes and held onto my life vest as tight as i could. As soon as I made that jump, my throat voice started to squeak. It sounded like a mouse in the video. As usual, the pain was stinging. It hurt so bad this time, droplets of tears started forming from my eyes. Luckily, there was nobody in line, so i got some time for myself to endure the throbbing pain. After that, i swam to the side and reunite with my family.
Considering we finished all the jumps, we finally made it to the last fall, Kawasan Falls. The falls was so pretty but half of it was marked as a restricted area. The guide explained that it was too deep, and there were a number of death cases due to that fall, because the depth was to deep and it was difficult to recover the person's body. It was kind of scary after he explained that to us. At that stage, there were many stalls and benches. Most of the people who do not wish to do the canyoning would probably just pay an entree fee of about 100 pesos ( if I am not mistaken) from the entrance down below and enjoy that fall. However, I must say that I was grateful to have joined the canyoning from up above, it was more worthy and beneficial, we got to explore more gorgeous rivers and even managed to play with the man-made entertainments. It was worthwhile.
It was around 6 o'clock in the evening when we came out from the park. The 6000 pesos family package also included a complete dinner meal by the beach, we even managed to witness the beautiful sunset by the sea. We got to the restaurant by a tricycle which was also included in the package. The ride only took approximately 5 minutes from the Kawasan Falls entrance to the restaurant.
The food prepared included delicious prawns and a dozen hot mouthwatering spring rolls. You can also order add-on dishes but of course along with some additional fees. After that, we took another 5 minute walk back to our hotel. In a nutshell, it can be concluded that the canyoning activity was totally worth it, i had a jolly time although it was very an extreme sport. I decisively recommend that tourists should do the canyoning venture rather than directly going to the Kawasan Falls. In conjunction with that, the weather factors are crucial in determining the entry of any tourists. It rained on that night, so the next day, the staffs had to close the park due to slippery and dangerous sites.
For some extra guidelines, during any falls or jumps, do ensure that you cross hold your vest and jump with maintaining a straight leg posture, this is to guarantee no injuries. Never try to attempt a cannon ball posture because this would only slap your lower leg with more pressure and leaves you with non-stop pounding of pain and discomfort. You should also bring a waterproof bag, and place your mobile phones and other gadgets in an air-tight plastic bag. Please note, that every tourist behooves personal belongings to assure that there are no loses or any possible damage.


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Meinl cymbals ... inspire!
One of the great things about being a drummer is the opportunity to be different...to be yourself. When you listen to all the greats, they're not like everybody else. They're themselves. We like that.
Today it is difficult to be totally original or 100% unique, but that does not mean you must be like all the others. At MEINL we do our own thing. That's just who we are. And we like to think you want to be who you are, too. There's a freedom that comes with that.
Maybe you know that we are also drummers?
So when we say MEINL is "By drummers, for drummers", we mean it. We are also always looking to create new things for drummers and better ways to do that, so there is a lot of innovation in what we do and how we do it. As you will see on the following pages, MEINL innovations aren't limited to just designing new cymbals. No, they extend to how those cymbals are made, the fact that we are the first to use four types of bronze and that we also offer such a wide variety of traditional and modern sounds. Of course we respect tradition, but really, the future is where we are going.
But the greatest thing for all of us at MEINL is the friendships we share with drummers, and the trust they put in us.
To us, that is our greatest achievement to date. Possibly all of this makes MEINL that little bit different. But then like you we are musicians, and musicians are not like everybody else.
Drummers continually tell us how they become inspired by playing MEINL cymbals. They are inspired by the new sounds that they hear and feel, which at the same time hones and shapes their personal drum style. This is the biggest compliment for us, as well as the driving force behind all our activities! It encourages us to develop new sounds and to push our creativity farther forward.
From drummers for drummers!
Experienced and motivated individuals, who are all drummers themselves, form our executive and creative team. This team plans all of our activities, manages our promotional campaigns and creates inspiring cymbal sounds. Some of our top artists take part in this process also. We are proud to say that we are drummers first!
Stefan Müller
Cymbal Factory Manager & Cymbal Product Manager
With Meinl since 2003
And Know-How
Only MEINL uses 6 different alloys for crafting cymbals, which is more than any other cymbal maker is using today. Because of that, we are able to offer the widest selection of basic cymbal sound characteristics available. Striving for the realization of any possible sound idea makes it necessary to have this diversity, the background in and knowledge of all those different materials.
Constantly trained and highly qualified employees master all challenges within our production team. Most of them are drummers themselves! And if someone is not and starts working for us, we pay for the drum lessons. They know why they are doing what they do, and don't consider it just another 9 to 5 job. It's that dedication which makes the difference you can hear!
Meinl company is a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments based in Gutenstetten, Germany. The brand portfolio of Meinl comprises Meinl Cymbals, Meinl Percussion, Nino Percussion, Meinl Sonic Energy, Meinl Stick & Brush and Ortega Guitars.


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Grinders - Choose pepper - Red + White Kampot pepper
The best pepper in the world also needs a good grinder - not to mention our coarse grain salt. In the grinder section, you'll find all kinds of these high-precision kitchen helpers, which are suitable for grinding Kampot pepper, coarse salt and other dried spices.
You can choose from high quality, durable materials and both modern and classic shapes. Are you a lover of new design who will be charmed by the conical-shaped porcelain grinder, or are you more of a traditionalist who will love the ash grinder? Either way, you can enjoy the CrushGrind® ceramic grinding mechanism with a 25-year warranty, or choose another with a similarly high-quality CeraCut® grinding mechanism. At the same time, you can choose the colours of the grinders so that you always have the right one for your favourite pepper and salt.


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This morning I hit the road to make the 6 hour drive to Oklahoma City to compete in this season's American Ninja Warrior on Friday night, and then hopefully again Saturday night if I advance to the OK City Finals. I'll step to the line this weekend reinforced by the love and support of my friends and family, and with the knowledge that I fulfilled My American Ninja Warrior 8 Pledge to be better prepared for this season that I have for my previous six seasons. I plan to lay it all out on the course with no reservations or hesitancy, and hope my training and experience will take me far and let me play on a whole bunch of obstacles before the run inevitably ends in the water somewhere
Even though it is often a humbling experience, and can be brutal in that it is often over in a flash of an eye or a slip of a hand, I've gotten so much out of this journey in ways I could never have expected. I'm very excited to see where this season's chapter takes me.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
The Man in the Arena – Theodore Roosevelt


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Produce Stocker
Posting Date: Jul 10, 2024
Location: Eastland, TX
Company: Brookshire Grocery Company
Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is a family business based in Tyler, Texas, and currently operates more than 205 stores in four states – Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma – with three distribution centers and a corporate office. BGC prides itself on offering its partners one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry which includes medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, paid time off, stock ownership, a 401k retirement plan, incentive plans, employee discounts, educational scholarships, and access to BGC's 205-acre outdoor recreation area.
Job Summary
Maintains product levels and quality control in produce and floral departments. Ensures fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed in accordance with Company standards and all regulatory food safety practices. Promotes customer service and sales building practices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains full stock conditions on produce and floral display racks, tables, and shelves.
- Operates pallet jack to unload product from warehouse trucks and reloads trucks with return items (Partners must be 18+ years).
- Ensures dated product is stocked, rotated, or discarded properly if unsold.
- Inspects product for quality and maintains quality control and food safety standards.
- Collects empty cardboard boxes and other trash and places into bailer. Must be 18+ years to operate the bailer.
- Assists fellow partners and customers by responding to price check questions and exchanging and/or locating product.
- Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives.
- Provides friendly and customer service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and responding to customer complaints.
- Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures. Complies with all Company policies and procedures.
- Practices high sanitary standards for handling raw and uncooked food products.
- Takes precautionary safety measures when using equipment and work tools under supervision.
- Uses sharp tools for opening boxes. Cuts and trims product to ensure high quality presentation and appearance under supervision.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to operate manual or electric pallet jack (Partners must be 18+ years).
- Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment under supervision.
- Ability to handle objects carefully to avoid damage to items, people, vehicles, and property.
- Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives, box cutters, etc. under supervision.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
- Ability to learn new technology systems, methods and processes using a variety of educational resources.
- Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible.
- Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
- Minimum of 16 years of age required.
- Must be 18 years of age to operate motorized equipment.
- Food Handler certification required.
- Typically involves on-the-job training.
Physical Demands
- Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
- Continuously required to stand or walk.
- Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
- Continuously required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
- Continuously required to bend, kneel or squat.
- Frequently required to talk and hear.
- Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
- Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop or crawl.
- Occasionally exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
- Attendance at work is required.
Work Context and Environment
- Work is generally performed in a retail store.
- Occasionally exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
- Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
- Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
- Quiet to moderate noise level.
Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug free and alcohol-free environment for its partners and guests. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.


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Archivio dell'autore: guti
A sign of life in a long time
After a period of silence due to a series of happy events that, as side-effect, have led to a reduction of the free time and of the tranquility necessary to cultivate the computer graphics , I return here with something completely different.
Although I know that I will leave the tablet to take "dust" for quite a time… but I know also that a day I will return to th CG with (I hope) works as good as I did the last.
In the meantime, I have dedicated myself to something closer to my job, and that I can easily manage despite the many interruptions caused by the new two small inhabitants of my apartment.
It is the porting for smartphone of a typical card game played on the region where I live.
For now there is only the 'Italian' version of it, but I planned to make also the "International" version in english, in order to export the game.
If you are interested and you know Italian language, then you could follow me on the official page of the Apllication…
Turn Table gallery update at Pixologic
I am moving house soon, but before changing some (last minute) big renovations should be made in the new house and so I have to wait a few weeks before i could devote myself again to my "digital" and "real" models.
This is the main reason why I have not updated the blog … : (
But now I finally have the opportunity to post some great news: Pixologic has updated its turntable gallery by adding some of my past works!!!
Thank you very much Pixologic :)
I hope to have soon the opportunity to be able to show something new :)
My first 3D Print
The pack arrived today!
By the way, when I won the contest with the Spawn model I was really tempted to try to make it real with a 3D Print.
I have checked on zBrushCentral and googled a little in order to check the best 3D print services for zBrush creations and I requested some quote to Ownage (seeing their work I can tell that they are really the best!), to moddler and to Offload Studios.
The quote arrived, but, in order to have a 3D print of aprox 5″ of this bust the minimum request was around 600$… I was really tempted, but my wife took off my smile threatening instantaneous castration.
Fortunately my friend (you know Doctor Danko right?) advised me to ask his friend Paolo Camelio who owns a 3D printer and the dream came true without the risk of a eviration!!!
I sliced the zBrush model in some pieces and exported them in STL in order to have a 130mm statue.
Today I received the print and I will start soon with the preparation of the bust!
Here some photo
If you want to contact the friend in order to ask some hint for a 3D Print…
Continua a leggere
Turntables Turntables Turntables
In these days my PC was working hard on night…
I have made a little zBrush Plugin in order to do these stereo turntable: for now it is a bit rough, but I will try to make it a little better in the future.
For now you can download it from this post on zBrushCentral.
All these are made in order to improve a little my portfolio.
If you have some red-cyan google or some other 3D trick you can check the 3D version on youtube.
Hope you like these
please check in the video option and set an higher resolution (I'm sorry but my WP youtube plugin seem not working properly…)
Some other Stereo Turntables
No much time to start some new model… but I renewed a little my portfolio with some new zBrush renders.
Here a sample:
Please check my portfolio page in order to see other new renders :)
The last night I launched on the same model my zBrush macro in order to make a "stereo" turntable.
Here the result:
If you cross your eyes you could see it in 3D… otherwise you could check THIS VIDEO on youtube in order to see this in 3D without crossing your eyes.
In these next days I think that I will run the macro on other model, so in the near future I will post more of these "stereo" turntables.


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Fully 4,098 new infections were confirmed last week, while there were 61 fatalities connected with Covid-19, according to the website koronavirus.gov.hu, which published data from last week on Wednesday.
The number of active infected reached 15,608, the website said. Currently, 770 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital, 11 of them are intubated on a ventilator. Altogether 6,419,996 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 6,206,388 having received a second jab, 3,901,632 a third, and 387,872 a fourth. The number of registered infections since the start of the pandemic has reached 2,162,093 in Hungary, while the number of fatalities totalled 48,245. Fully 2,098,240 people have made a recovery.