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I have personally suffered from acid reflux in the past and tried everything to get rid of it. I tried medication, apple cider vinegar and even tried herbal supplements but nothing helped me. I kept searching for different things and then realized that if I changed the way I eat and change my lifestyle I could get rid of it forever. Today I am living proof that it can be done and I have now reduced it to almost nothing.
I want to share this with you because I know how annoying and painful it can be. What I am going to do is give you some tips on how you can do the same and I will give you the diet I follow. When you follow a proper diet it can be very helpful in controlling acid reflux and heartburn.
There is no single diet that will work for everyone who has these conditions, that's why each person should customize their diet to eliminate any trigger foods and get relief.
The foods that can trigger acid reflux and heartburn vary from one person to the next, but there are some foods that have been shown to provoke these conditions or cause them to worsen.
Drinking alcohol is a common cause of acid reflux, even if you don't drink a lot. Any form of alcohol should be avoided completely if possible, but if you must have a cocktail, beer or a glass of wine make sure it is only one.
Alcohol relaxes the lower sphincter in the esophagus and allows stomach acid to come back up into the throat. This can cause excessive stomach acid production, which can be very uncomfortable at times. Especially when you are trying to sleep.
For many people an acid reflux diet can make a big difference in the frequency and severity of the symptoms that you experience. When you successfully pinpoint your specific trigger foods and modify your diet to eliminate these problem foods then the results can be amazing.
Foods that are high in fat, greasy fried foods, or spicy foods can also trigger an attack of acid reflux, or make your condition worse.
I found that if I eat small meals several times a day instead of larger meals it helps minimize the heartburn and acid reflux symptoms. Larger meals may cause your stomach to become too full, and this can push stomach acid up into your esophagus and make your symptoms worse instead of better.
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Some other foods to avoid include citrus and tomato based foods and drinks because these can be highly acidic and cause problems. Also caffeine can be a big problem for high acidity. Try drinking green tea that is low caffeine or even herbal teas. Low fat dairy options are also a better choices, because high fat dairy foods can also cause acid reflux.
As you can see from the photo above, I love blueberries. Some people have problems with blueberries because they can be high in acid but I don't have any problems with them so I add them into my recipes. The best way to tell is to just try a few and see if it aggravates your reflux, if you have any symptoms after eating them then you will know to eliminate them. You can substitute them with other berries.
When the proper acid reflux diet is followed the results can be very effective. If you take medication right now for your acid reflux you will discover that when you modify your diet it may be possible for you to stop taking medications or over the counter products intended to treat heartburn. It will take some effort to identify your trigger foods, but once these foods have been identified it is possible to eliminate these symptoms completely by changing your diet.
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President Michel Sleiman, left, holds a news conference with President of Uruguay José Mujica upon the former's arrival on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. (The Daily Star/DalatiNohra)
BEIRUT: Lebanon will no longer provide protection for any other state, President Michel Sleiman said during a trip to Uruguay, appealing to expatriates to preserve their land in their home country.
"We will no longer allow Lebanon to become a platform to send messages to anyone or a place to protect any regime or state except Lebanon and Lebanon only," Sleiman told a gathering of the Lebanese community in the South American country, according to his press office Sunday.
"Lebanon has paid a high price for its freedom and democracy and you were the first to pay such a price after your parents and grandparents emigrated looking for freedom and decent living," he said.
He also praised the "Baabda Declaration" agreed to by the country's political leaders to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts, especially the crisis in neighboring Syria.
Sleiman is on an official visit to Uruguay and has met with a number of expatriates during his visits to the Lebanese Club and the Lebanese Association in Montevideo. The president also visited Lady of Lebanon Church which is considered the only historical Maronite Catholic center in Uruguay.
During his speech at Radisson Hotel, Sleiman also encouraged Lebanese living abroad not to abandon their land in their home country as he spoke about the country's achievements over the past several years.
"I advise Lebanon's youth not to despair or have weak faith in their nation, but meet expatriate youth and see how attached they are to their country," Sleiman said.
"Keep your devotion to Uruguay but keep your loyalty to Lebanon. Most important is for you to preserve your land in Lebanon and reserve a place for yourself there before someone takes your place," the president added.
Sleiman, who also visited Argentina and Peru during his Latin American tour, recounted the Army's achievements in restoring peace and eliminating terror groups including Fatah al-Islam during the 2007 clashes in the Palestinian camp of Nahr al-Bared.
He also said that the government will next week approve the funds to finance the mechanism aimed at allowing expatriates to vote via their respective embassies and consulates for the 2013 parliamentary elections.
Sleiman praised Lebanon's financial and economic situation given regional turmoil and the overall global economic crisis.
"Lebanon achieved economic growth in the previous period which reached around 8 percent but dropped this year due to the situation in some Arab countries," he said.
"Foreign currency reserves are very good about $32 billion in the Central Bank and gold reserves stood at $17 billion while bank deposits have exceeded $120 billion and remittances constitute $7 billion annually," Sleiman said.
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55 Crosspoint Pkwy # 118, Getzville, NY 14068
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"Sadly, what once was a little-known Getzville gem has given way to 'yet another Chinese takeout place,' leaving us with one less destination-quality restaurant for Chinese fare."
Updated! In late February 2009, Sun Garden changed management and chefs, so we've stripped our original 3.5-star rating and updated this review briefly at the bottom. Though we preserve the text and photography from our original review below for your reference, the new Sun Garden isn't the same as its predecessor, save for the menu; the appearance of its dishes remains virtually identical, but they've changed for the worse in taste. We have downgraded its rating and removed it from our list of local favorites.
The Prior Story (2008): The difference between good and great Chinese food is not, by any means, a trivial one. Years ago, discerning Western New Yorkers became accustomed to suffering through Peace Bridge delays and Customs interrogations solely for the purpose of dining at Ming Teh, a small but utterly classy riverfront restaurant in Fort Erie; today, its closest suburban approximation - Chang's Garden - is gone, lost to a fire. If you consider ambience the critical factor in a Chinese meal, you'll still want to cross the Canadian border, but if the food's what you're after, you'll find virtually all of Chang's culinary charm at Sun Garden, located on Crosspoint Parkway in Getzville. Designed primarily as a takeout restaurant, and utterly lacking in visual charm, Sun Garden is currently the area's best place to get an authentic Chinese meal. Delivery is offered locally, and recommended.
Part of the classical disconnect between Asian restaurants and their American patrons is merely an issue of surroundings: even if the food is better at, say, a strip mall Chinese restaurant than at a Burger King, some people would pick the Burger King or a more expensive alternative based solely on the fact that it looks nicer inside. Small Chinese restaurants tend to suffer more from this phenomenon than others; they often put more money into their kitchens than their decor, and cater to clientele that would sooner take food home than dine in. Sun Garden almost exemplifies this trend, though its seating area is a little cleaner, and a lot less cramped, than the norm. At lunchtime, a line forms in front of a large counter where the owner places menus, takes orders, and hands over food. Near the entrance is a refrigerator loaded sparsely with drinks - generally, few in variety and quantity - which we typically avoid in favor of a quick stop at the same plaza's well-stocked deli. One might guess from this that Sun Garden has no ambition to be a full-service restaurant, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Highs: Having eaten our way through Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, say nothing of Chinese restaurants elsewhere outside and inside the United States, we feel very comfortable saying that the food Sun Garden serves is as close to the real thing as you'll find locally - or elsewhere. Unlike many aesthetically similar Chinese restaurants, Sun Garden's ingredient proportions, preparation, and portion sizes are right on: dishes such as the Happy Family ($10.50), which combines chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, scallops, lobster tail and vegetables, are equal parts meat and broccoli, snowpeas, and baby corn; this is an amazing feat. They're also delicious, whether served on the spot or delivered, as they come out hot and coated, not soaked, with brown sauce. Homemade pork or vegetable dumplings, served steamed or fried, are decidedly more delicious than the frozen ones sold by most restaurants; their thick skins hide fresh, tasty fillings that go perfectly with the included vinegared soy sauce.
Other dishes, such as the always vegetable-heavy Moo Shu Pork, Beef, or Chicken, arrive just as expected: flavorful, loaded with cabbage, and offset with thin pancakes and dark brown soy and sugar Hoisin sauce. These side items are textbook, not stunning, but combine with the Moo Shu to fulfill exactly the vision that was in your mind's eye before ordering.
Sun Garden even does wonderfully when it's catering to the Western palate. General Tso's Chicken, an American favorite that combines battered, wok fried chicken with a spicy chili tomato sauce, is high in chicken and low in batter - the correct combination, and one that far too many places abuse in the name of cutting costs. Its dish is garnished by steamed broccoli, rather than overwhelmed or padded by it, another trick that far too often results in Tso disappointment. Similarly, its renditions of simple noodle dishes, fried appetizers such as imitation crab and cream cheese wantons, and egg rolls emerge properly cooked, but not dripping with grease. Achieving the right balance for fried foods is not easy, as China's actual restaurants seem as comfortable with grease as they do with choking pollution, but Sun Garden gets the flavors just right. Despite this, the prices are aggressive - most likely because there's so little staff and decor overhead.
As a side note, Sun Garden offers a comparatively limited menu of Thai dishes that aren't quite as authentic as its Chinese fare, but otherwise do just fine on taste. We wouldn't dissuade anyone from trying these items - they're a bonus rather than a drag on the menu, offering a handful of options to change up your order - but unlike the Chinese food, the Thai items are unlikely to win any awards.
Lows: There's no doubt that Sun Garden's seating is at best forgettable, and at worst off-putting - assuming you're looking for a nice dine-in experience, or just to avoid walking out of a restaurant with the smell of a wok on your clothes. While it's not the shabbiest Chinese dining area we've seen locally by a long shot, the lack of a wait staff, silverware, and real beverages could easily be remedied in a larger, more complete version of this restaurant; they're only tolerable because the owner and his delivery/cooking-focused staff are so friendly.
On a separate note, while Sun Garden's menu is classic in the sense that most patrons will find whatever they want on the list, you won't find a special regional menu a la Chang's old Northern Specialties menu, say nothing of the Hong Kong, Mongolian, Dim Sum, or Taiwanese menus we have seen floating around at other places. This is a shame only in that Sun Garden does so many things well that we'd love to see risky options, too; if there's any local place we'd trust to do dim sum justice, it's this one.
The Verdict: As a take-out or delivery Chinese restaurant, Sun Garden so exceeds our expectations for the dollar that we'd be tempted to give it our very highest rating; the food is so consistently great that we actually do show up to eat there on nights when we just can't wait for delivery. But environment counts for something, and here, Sun Garden comes across as a seriously overachieving take-out restaurant with a little space for people to eat in a rush. So, until this place grows too big for its current space, order delivery or bring it home, crack it open, and savor it - you'll be hard-pressed to find better Chinese food locally.
Updated March 2009: As readers initially noted in tips, the once great Sun Garden has changed management, telling customers that its prior owner has gone on an extended "vacation." Although the new managers claimed to be using the prior recipes, we ordered a number of our earlier favorite dishes in an effort to ascertain how much of a difference there was between the past and current food. The results weren't bad, but also weren't anything special: the Hot and Sour soup was thinner and less spicy, the Steamed Dumplings weaker in meat flavor, the Happy Family higher in vegetable content and lower in meats and seafood, and the General Tso's Chicken less crispy than before. While none of the changes is profound, and we'd still class the items as fine to good, each of the items we ordered was below par given the prior restaurant's performance, closer to a China King than a local standout.
In any case, Sun Garden is no longer worthy of a special drive, and as it has narrowed its delivery radius, we don't expect that we'll be ordering much from the place any more. Sadly, what once was a little-known Getzville gem has given way to "yet another Chinese takeout place," leaving Western New York with one less destination-quality restaurant for Chinese fare. Our updated 2.5-star rating and removal of Sun Garden from our list of local favorites says everything that needs to be said; thanks to our readers for keeping us up to date with the change in management.


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Megan Levy Journalist and broadcaster Waleed Aly didn't mince words when he faced off with Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull on The Project over the plague of domestic violence in Australia.
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Megan Levy Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson has launched a withering attack on Tony Abbott's prime ministership, declaring that his "laundry list" of own goals had distracted him from leading the country.
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Sure, you can use them nearly anywhere (unlike analog cigarettes) without lingering smoke odors or ashes all over your car.
But undeniably, one of the coolest things about purchasing an e-cigarette is picking a model that totally compliments your personal style.
Both genders can appreciate selecting an e-cigarette that looks cool, but an increasing number of e-cigarette users are looking for stylish, girly e-cigarettes.
Here are eight options for style-conscious e-smokers:
1. Green Smoke Stylish Pink Long Battery:
Meant for existing Green Smoke users, this delicate pink battery pairs with Green Smoke cartomizers, with a green LED that lights red when active. Yellow cartomizers lend a bit of a classic analog cig look to these highly rated personal vaporizers.($49.99, battery only)
2. Blu Cigs Starter Kit:
Not everyone is into pink, but if you're looking for a stylish option that matches everything, the sleek black Blu Cigs Starter Kit is an excellent choice. It has a bright blue LED, and charges in the pack, making it one of the most portable e-cigs on the market. ($69.95)
3. V2 Long Cig 140mm Battery:
Another battery mod for existing users, this glamorous, lengthy battery comes in black, white or stainless steel. It comes in either manual or automatic, and in addition to having a long profile, the battery life is also extended. ($24.95)
4. Totally Wicked Tornado E-Nic Starter Kit:
Totally Wicked's Tornado is a favorite of seasoned e-cig users everywhere, with a sturdy frame and copious vapor- a definite selling point. This manual model has a light-up button and comes in bubblegum pink or lipstick red. Like most Totally Wicked products, construction is solid and products have detailing, like an engraved Totally Wicked logo on the cig's end.
5. SmokeStik Pink Limited Edition Starter Kit or Hendu Elite Starter Kit:
Pink is my personal preference, but if you're more of a purple girl, these girly e-cigarettes win hands down in that regard. The SmokeStik Pink Limited Edition Starter Kit looks like what Barbie would use if she had an e-cig- a perfect 1960s pink with cubic zirconia LED, trimmed in gold that calls to mind a solitaire engagement ring. The SmokeStik Hendu Elite Starter Kit comes in a sophisticated brushed silver with a matching cartomizer and a jewel-like purplish-blue LED. Although the SmokeStik Pink Limited Edition Starter Kit is only available while supplies last, the SmokeStik Hendu Elite Starter Kit is part of the line's permanent stock. ($99)
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The Joye 510 was my first e-cigarette, and that's the case for many e-cig users, due to its ease of use, durability and popularity within the "vaping" community. This "kit" is actually just atomizers and batteries in pink for someone who already has cartridges and chargers. But the LED is purple, making this popular starter cig a good choice for beginning e-smokers who want a girly pink option.
7. MaxxVapor Pro in Pink with Pink LED:
A nice, standard and sturdy personal vaporizer, this model comes standard with a pink case or car charger in addition to the average e-cigarette starter kit goodies. It's also a long model, mimicing the lengthy cigarette holders fashionable women used to use. ($69.99)
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This model comes in "bubblegum pink" and "royal purple," with a wall charger and starter tip. ($69.99)
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THE arraignment in a Nairobi court of two Iranians accused of having explosives has opened a new front in the diplomatic row between Israel and Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of plotting terror attacks against its (Israel's) interests in Kenya. Netanyahu further accused Tehran of being a sponsor of international terrorism. "Iranian terrorism knows no borders," Netanyahu is quoted as saying in a statement from his office.
"After Iran sent its agents to murder the Saudi ambassador on US soil, the country has engaged in attacks in Azerbaijan, Bangkok, in Tbilisi, in New Delhi, and now we have just discovered a plot for a terrorist attack in Africa," Netanyahu said. "The international community must fight against this major player in the world of terrorism," he added.
According to the court charges against Ahmed Mohamud and Said Mausud, the two Iranians were arrested after they were found with 15 kilogrammes of RDX explosives in circumstances which indicated that they were armed with intent to commit a felony. They were arrested in Nairobi and led investigators to the Mombasa Golf Course on Mama Ngina Drive where the explosives were found. They both denied the charges before Principal Magistrate PC Biwott, just a day after the June 25 grenade attack on a bar in Mishomoroni area of Mombasa that killed three people.
The Iran government has denied any knowledge of the duo and said their identities were not known. "The identities of these persons are not yet known to us and the Iranian embassy in Nairobi is seeking to obtain information and a consular visit," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said, quoted by state news agency IRNA. "As long as the identities of these persons are not obtained, we cannot make any comment about this matter," he said.
Yesterday, London's Daily Mail reported that the two Iranians had planned to attack Israeli, US, British or Saudi targets inside Kenya. It said the foiled attack appeared to fit into a global pattern of plots by Iranian agents. Previous plots were uncovered in the US - against Saudi Arabia's ambassador - as well as in Thailand, Azerbaijan and India.
The newspaper reported the two are believed to be members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, an elite and secretive unit that acts against foreign interests. Quoting officials within, the Mail said the advanced explosives the two Iranians had and their links to the Quds Force indicate that the mission in Kenya was cleared by the highest levels inside Iran's government.
However, the story says it's not clear how much central direction Quds operatives receive from top Iranian leaders. Five Iranian scientists with links to the country's nuclear programme have been killed in the last two years. Iran has pointed an accusing finger at Israel, US and British intelligence agencies for the attacks. In return, Israel blames Iran for alleged reprisal missions on Israeli property and personnel overseas.
Iran has denied any links to attacks outside its borders. "The reason basically is that to some extent, there is an al-Quds operation against Israel, which is a reprisal to Israeli attacks on Iranian physicists and scientists," Anthony Cordesman, a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies told the Mail in London. "It is much more likely if they were to do anything in Africa that they would try to find Israeli targets rather than US, British or Saudi targets," said Cordesman.
Several resorts on Kenya's Coast are Israeli-owned, as is Nairobi's largest and newest shopping mall, the Westgate in Westlands. Militants in 2002 bombed the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel outside Mombasa killing 13 people. The attackers also tried to shoot down an Israeli airliner at the same time. An al Qaeda operative was linked to those attacks.
The newspaper said it is unlikely the Iranians were working in concert with al Shabaab because the two groups come from two different branches of Islam and don't normally cooperate. Internal Security acting minister Yusuf Haji refused to comment when was asked at a news conference on Friday about the case against the two Iranians. Haji said the the issue was not only "sensitive" but he could not comment on a matter pending before the court. He said more information would come out when the prosecution presents its evidence.


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Water habitats given a boost
28th May 2012
Water dwelling wildlife on the Waitrose dairy farms will have welcomed the recent rain after reports of the wettest April for over 100 years.
This timely boost to farms' ponds and streams is hoped to fuel a continued rise in sightings of wildlife species that need a clean water environment.
"Over the last six years, increases in sightings of kingfishers, dragonflies and other wildlife dependent on watery habitats have shown that species are thriving on Waitrose dairy farms. This reflects the high standard of water quality and habitat provided by the farmers," comments Tim Oliver, who heads up the retailer led wildlife scheme WildCare, which operates on 60 Waitrose dairy farms supplying essential Waitrose milk and cream.
Ponds provide great value to wildlife and many of the Waitrose dairy farms have one or more on their holdings. "Two years of low rainfall means that water tables have dropped to worryingly low levels across much of England. The recent heavy rain has filled many ponds and is providing at least some short-term relief.
"This is excellent news for the wildlife which is dependent on habitats near to, or in, the water," comments Tim. "It is important that a variety of water sources is maintained across the farms as different species require a range of habitats.
"For example, the dipper needs fast flowing clean water that is favoured by its insect prey, while dragonflies prefer to lay eggs in slow moving or still water. All of these habitats are ultimately dependent on rainfall," informs Tim.
Although otters are notoriously difficult to see due to their shy nature and nocturnal habits, there are signs that they are also beginning to take advantage of the aquatic habitats on offer across the dairy farms.
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All this books and stuff, that isn't what it should all be about. What we need is real wizardry.
All is not well within the Unseen University. The endemic politics of the place have ensured that it has finally got what it wished for: the most powerful wizard on the disc. Which could mean that the death of all wizardry is at hand. And the world is going to end, depending on whom you listen to. Unless of course one inept wizard can take the University's most precious artefact, the very embodiment of magic itself, and deliver it halfway across the disc to safety...
There was a man and he had eight sons. Apart from that, he was nothing more than a comma on the page of History. It's sad, but that's all you can say about some people. But the eighth son grew up and married and had eight sons, and because there is only one suitable profession for the eighth son of an eighth son, he became a wizard. And he became wise and powerful, or at any rate powerful, and wore a pointed hat and there it would have ended …
Should have ended …
But against the Lore of Magic and certainly against all reason – except the reasons of the heart, which are warm and messy and, well, unreasonable – he fled the halls of magic and fell in love and got married, not necessarily in that order.
And he had seven sons, each one from the cradle at least as powerful as any wizard in the world. And then he had an eighth son . .. A wizard squared. A source of magic. A sourcerer.
Summer thunder rolled around the sandy cliffs. Far below, the sea sucked on the shingle as noisily as an old man with one tooth who had been given a gobstopper. A few seagulls hung lazily in the updraughts, waiting for something to happen. And the father of wizards sat among the thrift and rattling sea grasses at the edge of the cliff, cradling the child in his arms, staring out to sea. There was a roil of black cloud out there, heading inland, and the light it pushed before it had that deep syrup quality it gets before a really serious thunderstorm.
He turned at a sudden silence behind him, and looked up through tear-reddened eyes at a tall hooded figure in a black robe.
IPSLORE THE RED? it said. The voice was as hollow as a cave, as dense as a neutron star. Ipslore grinned the terrible grin of the suddenly mad, and held up the child for Death's inspection. 'My son, ' he said. 'I shall call him Coin. ' A NAME AS GOOD AS ANY OTHER, said Death politely. His empty sockets stared down at a small round face wrapped in sleep. Despite rumour, Death isn't cruel – merely terribly, terribly good at his job. 'You took his mother, ' said Ipslore. It was a flat statement, without apparent rancour. In the valley behind the cliffs Ipslore's homestead was a smoking ruin, the rising wind already spreading the fragile ashes across the hissing dunes. IT WAS A HEART ATTACK AT THE END, said Death. THERE ARE WORSE WAYS TO DIE. TAKE IT FROM ME. Ipslore looked out to sea. 'All my magic could not save her, ' he said.
THERE ARE PLACES WHERE EVEN MAGIC MAY NOT GO. 'And now you have come for the child? ' NO. THE CHILD HAS HIS OWN DESTINY. I HAVE COME FOR YOU.
'Ah. ' The wizard stood up, carefully laid the sleeping baby down on the thin grass, and picked up a long staff that had been lying there. It was made of a black metal, with a meshwork of silver and gold carvings that gave it a rich and sinister tastelessness; the metal was octiron, intrinsically magical.
'I made this, you know, ' he said. 'They all said you couldn't make a staff out of metal, they said they should only be of wood, but they were wrong. I put a lot of myself into it. I shall give it to him. ' He ran his hands lovingly along the staff, which gave off a faint tone.
He repeated, almost to himself, 'I put a lot of myself into it. ' IT IS A GOOD STAFF, said Death. Ipslore held it in the air and looked down at his eighth son, who gave a gurgle. 'She wanted a daughter, ' he said. Death shrugged. Ipslore gave him a look compounded of bewilderment and rage. 'What is he? ' THE EIGHTH SON OF AN EIGHTH SON OF AN EIGHTH SON, said Death, unhelpfully. The wind whipped at his robe, driving the black clouds overhead. 'What does that make him? ' A SOURCERER, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE. Thunder rolled, on cue. 'What is his destiny? ' shouted Ipslore, above the rising gale. Death shrugged again. He was good at it.
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Invernizzi was born and raised, in Milan, Italy, and studied art and design at the elite Istituto d'Arte Beato Angelico. He became interested in bonsai after seeing the film The Karate Kid, Part III; he was struck by the scene where Mr. Miyagi "explained that the sense of life is expressed through a beautiful bonsai." In 1991 he began working with Milan bonsai artist Salvatore Liporace, with whom he studied for five years. In 1997 he completed a college degree in Graphic Design and Industrial Design, then moved to Japan to begin a three-year apprenticeship under bonsai master Masahiko Kimura. He was Master Kimura's first non-Japanese student.
Since 2001, Invernizzi has been touring internationally conducting bonsai workshops and demonstrations, including as headline demonstrator at a number of high-profile bonsai exhibitions. He published a book in 2003 on his training in Japan, Vado in Giappone sulla via dei bonsai (Going to Japan on the Bonsai Trail), and has published articles in bonsai periodicals throughout the world. His work has won Best in Show at the Italian Bonsai Exhibition and the Ghinko Bonsai Congress, as well the Crespi Bonsai Cup.


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: We only bath our JRT when he gets really soiled or rolls in something stinky. We bath him probably once every four or five months. Daily brushing seems to take care of the dirt and sand he gets himself into. When we DO bath him is there a special shampoo we should use? I bought a whitening shampoo but now I'm worried that this may be too harsh for his coat. Also, are baby wipes o.k. to use on him? Lastly, is there a type of comb that is especially useful for removing dead hair. My guy sheds SOOOOOO much! I'm beginning to think that the hair issue is a losing battle!! Any info you can give me would be helpful. thanks - Emily.
Well it sounds like you are on the right track about bathing your terrier. Too many baths can lead to all sorts of skin conditions.
I can only attest to what I use on my terriers and that is baby shampoo. Some might disagree with using this but most are very mild, ph balanced and if it's good enough for a baby's skin I figure it's good enough for my "fur babies'" skin :) I have never had any skin problems with either of them.
Also the best grooming tool I have ever come across is a semi-soft rubber curry that I picked up at my local farm store. It's a very small one intended for around the face of a horse, so it's more flexible than your regular curry comb but not quite as soft as the ones sold in your pet speciality stores. If you can find one like this, that's what I recommend (I always buy a bunch of them and pass them out to my friends) but if you can't, then the currys you find at the pet shops will be better than most anything else. BTW, they are also great for getting the hair off of your upholstered furniture!
Even with the curry though you will still find hair. A daily brushing will keep it to a minimum though.
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It has been known for some time that, during the Cold War, the RAF Airbase at Machrihanish in Kintyre was used as a store for American nuclear weapons.
The unusually long runway at the base – part of which is now the civil airport at Campbeltown, the vague rumours about the area fuelled by high level security and, later, a markedly high volume of UFO reports from the Kintyre peninsula led to Machrihanish being christened, worldwide, as 'the UK's Area 51′.
The original Area 51, in America, in the Nevada Desert at Groom Lake, has only had its existence even admitted by the CIA in August this year, 2013. They say that it was used for testing Cold War U2 spy planes – which will certainly have been the case. Whether it was used for even more secret purposes, as the conspiracy theorists hold, may never be known.
Area 51 was the location for the famous 'Roswell' story – that a downed alien spacecraft was/is held and studied in the facility; and that post mortems were carried out on its crew.
At Campbeltown in Kintyre, here in Argyll, the former RAF airbase which was the subject of yesterday's Mail on Sunday 'revelation' is now owned by the community's Machrihanish Airbase Community Company [MACC]. They lease the runway and the terminal facilities to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, operator of the civil airport; and are developing plans for the rest of the base they own, to support community sustainability.
In 2014 the area will host the inaugural Scottish Tarmack Rally, organised by Dunfermline Car Club – with the identified circuit's potential already causing a lot of excitement in the petrol-head fraternity – and others, including For Argyll.
Back in the Cold War, there was a mysterious unit of US Navy Seals based at Machrihanish. Their presence was known but their purpose has never been explained.
The 'UK's Area 51′ stories included all sorts of speculation abut the 'Gaydon Hangar' at the airfield, alongside reports of 'an underground city'.
Some years ago – during MACC'S prolonged effort to purchase the site from the Ministry of Defence when they decided to dispose of it, we were told by a defence insider – and published – that American nuclear depth charges had been stored in silos at RAF Machrihanish during the Cold War.
This might well explain the source of the secret 'underground city' tales.
Yesterday's [15th December 2013] Mail on Sunday story does reveal the specifics of the agreement that permitted these weapons to be secretly stored at Machrihanish.
It was a top secret deal between then UK Prime Minister, Harold MacMillan and America's now legendary President, John F Kennedy, during his brief term of office before assassination fifty years ago on 22nd November 1963.
NATO was the Stage Manager, with its Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic putting continual pressure on the UK to agree. Not that MacMilllan was unwilling. His concern was with the political consequences of public discovery of the agreement – and of the presence of the nuclear weapons.
To subvert this possibility, the successful plan was to recognise that there would be local and possibly wider queries, suspicions and rumours but to admit nothing and to say nothing.
But this story is not new.
For Argyll remains the only source to have been able to date to assert publicly that nuclear weapons were indeed held at Machrihanish, and to have been able to identify nuclear depth charges as, at least, amongst the weapons held there in silos.
We noted at the time that the MoD had not bothered even to sweep the Machrihanish site for radioactivity before putting it on the market; nor had it bothered to consult the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency [SEPA], which knew nothing at all of this particular activity at the former RAF base .
Radio active safety in the Cold War days was pretty casual. Some residents in South Kintyre talk of realising now that what they saw being tossed around in a fairly cavalier manner at the naval jetty at Kildalloig on Campbeltown Loch during the Cold War period in question, carried the yellow toxic symbol.
In those more innocent days and in a remote part of Argyll, nobody was that interested and of the few that were mildly curious, few asked any questions.
Postscript: The Campbeltown airbase, with its ultra long runway was a facility for secret testing new USA military aircraft in development – and the remote west of Scotland airspace – and saw the testing of America's B-2 Spirit bomber, pictured top – the so-called Stealth bomber. Its unique shape is seen in many of the sketches drawn by those claiming UFO sightings at the time in the Kintyre and west coast area – and dismissed as nutters.
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While there are border security issues, there is also more to the border story than the stigmas associated with the area. Trade, tourism, retail, international education, and foreign investment link the U.S.-Mexico border and builds strong economic ties that are interconnected and reliant upon each other. The southwest border may share problems, but shares more opportunities, especially with trade.
The unsung hero of our economic recovery is the U.S.-MX trade relations. By strengthening the ties between Mexico and the United States, we can boost the economic output and create more jobs, which have seen staggering improvements over the years. Since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), trade between the two countries has risen nearly 500%. Mexico was the United States' second largest goods export market in 2011. Six million jobs were created in the U.S. because of business with Mexico. For every dollar Mexico gains from exports, fifty cents is spent on American goods, according to the Secretary of the Economy Secretariat of the Economy of Mexico. More than $1.2 billion in goods trade crosses the U.S.-Mexico border each day. For these reasons, trade between the U.S. and Mexico is opportune to create economic results in real-time.
Given our experience with the North American Free Trade Agreement and Mexico's remarkable economic and trade performance, the newest trade agreement under construction is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which can be seen as the NAFTA 2.0. I believe the United States and Mexico can meet the high standards of the TPP and provide substantial economic benefits to the United States in the process to double our exports and modernize our approach to do so. With the current and upcoming trade agreements, it is our responsibility to maintain and support this vital collaboration between the two countries. Naturally, with every responsibility come challenges. It is our job to come up with solutions to border security issues, infrastructure demands and budget constraints.
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Once we are able to increase trade flow via trade agreements and demand in goods and services, the U.S. must also increase border safety. One example of this is the Plan Merida; for every one dollar of assistance the United States has provided through the Merida Initiative, the Government of Mexico has dedicated roughly $13 to combating cartels and improving its security. The federal government must be prepared to open our borders for increased trade, but with that comes more traffic, more trucks and unfortunately, more opportunity for illegal activity. The formula is simple: more trade equates to more border security. I am confident that Enrique Peña Nieto, President elect, will continue to foster positive relationships with the U.S and border community by collaborating with our government to address increased trade and border security.
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The land ports of entry at our border are constrained, outdated and in need for upgrades. Better infrastructure at our ports along the border will allow a faster flow of goods from our ports, while more staffing will bring increased efficiency to trade. We need to hire more men and women not only in green uniforms (border patrol), but also in blue uniforms (customs). Additionally, productivity can be enhanced with improved management to create an environment of getting more done, including better customer service and less wait times. By giving the ports an extreme makeover from the actual infrastructure to staffing, both sides can benefit in the overall process.
Creative Funding
While the U.S. government grapples with tighter budgets, I understand the consequences of asking agencies and entities to do more with less. It's tough. Therefore, we need common-sense, creative funding solutions to give the necessary resources to achieve real results. For example, we can bring in additional funding by creating public private partnerships for investments along our border, including better infrastructure or more staffing. This will allow members of the public and private sectors to work together, collaborate expertise, and operate towards a shared, common goal to improve the flow of goods and services.
I believe that once we are able to look beyond our borders and focus on supporting a more robust trade environment, we will be able to leverage best practices, and address challenges to catapult our southwest border into a 21st century border that fuels our American economy even more. The United States and Mexico share much more than a 2,000 mile border; we share infinite economic opportunities.


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Sony Online Entertainment is taking another crack at the first-person massively multiplayer online shooter genre with Planetside 2. Story will apparently play a bigger role this time around, as the MMOG-specialty shop announced today that award-winning comic scribe Marv Wolfman will be crafting the game's fiction.
A longtime writer for Marvel and DC Comics, Wolfman has been credited as the creator of such popular characters as Blade, as well as the New Teen Titans. He also contributed to various iconic comic franchises, including Batman and Spider-Man. Wolfman is also credited as an "instrumental partner" in the writing behind SOE's recent MMOG DC Universe Online.
Planetside 2 will take place on the planet of Auraxis with a narrative focusing on three warring factions. SOE said this is the first time the Planetside story will be detailed, and it will be supplemented by a "series of episodic backstory fiction" that is set to hit PlanetSide2.com. Wolfman also shared that he will be creating dozens of individual characters to help bring the story to life.
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Super Eagles striker Victor Moses and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama yesterday dismissed fears from Nigerians that Cote d'Ivoire would crush the Eagles in their Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final match at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium here in Rustenburg.
Moses, who scored Nigeria's two goals in their last group C match against Ethiopia on Tuesday, said both Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire have good players and only after 90 minutes of action would determine a winner.
The Chelsea forward, therefore assured that the Super Eagles will go into Sunday duel with full force to cause upset against the Ivorians and reach the semi-final of the biennial soccer event.
"Cote d'Ivoire no doubt has good players in their team but we are equally here with good players in our team, so we are concentrating on the match at the moment.
We will go there with full force, and I think we will cause upset, so we will meet on the pitch on Sunday. We are doing well progressively as a team", said Moses. On his part, Eagles goaltender Vincent Enyeama said though the Ivorians parade a galaxy of stars, the team that will play the best game on Sunday will win, as stars don't win matches.
"Cote d'Ivoire is the favourite team in this championship. You can't take it away from them that they are a good team. It is star-studded team, half of them are playing in the English Premier League and the other half are playing in big teams across Europe, so they are favourites.
"But you should understand that stars don't play football, teams do", Enyeama said.


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What do you mean I used a disc? I was updating via Wifi.... I can still do everything on the wii except view the shop channel. I was playing 007 online today and I can still use the internet channel.
Heres something kind of unrelated. Since I deleted the softmod channels, now I just have blank spaces where those channels used to be and its making my wii menu look all jacked up because my channels are in random places and using 3 pages when it should all be on 1.5 pages. How do I rearrange my channels on the main menu?


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My Mr. F. is moving along.
He's still headless, but at least he has arms now. They look rather flabby, though. I need to take him to Silver Sneakers with me so he can lift some weights.
Mr. F. has been a major UFO since 2009, when I got two arms and one leg done (almost) and quit. Now he's…
Added by Peggy Stuart on September 22, 2014 at 8:30am — 8 Comments
The quilt for Habitat for Humanity's Overall Ball fundraiser is coming along. I finished putting the blocks together with sashing, corner stones and a border.
This involved a consult with Janet and another one with Julie, as we were trying to get by with fabrics on hand. I was scrambling, but…
Added by Peggy Stuart on September 15, 2014 at 8:30am — 7 Comments
Why is my yarn stash in guest room?
This isn't even all of it. Not all of the yarn is in view. I would need a wide-angle lens to get it all in.
Back to the question: A few months ago we discovered we had moths, originating in our Navajo rugs in the storeroom. While I was sad about…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on September 8, 2014 at 8:30am — 37 Comments
The main activity for this week was my "Reflections of Butterflies in Lemonade" quilt top.
I started this quilt on Tuesday. It's the Disappearing Hourglass block from Missouri Star's Quilt Block magazine, the latest issue. There's also a video of how to make it on…
Added by Peggy Stuart on September 1, 2014 at 8:30am — 10 Comments
I had several irons in the fire this week, but the big news is, I'm coming down the home stretch on my Delectable Pathways quilt.
I got the top pretty much put together yesterday. I still have some appliqué to do on leaves that cross over seams. There are also two seams to sew, left…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on August 25, 2014 at 8:30am — 16 Comments
Chugging away on the Delectable Pathways quilt:
This is the last of three panels, and I only have two more flowers left to appliqué.
The Puyallup Socks are done and on my feet:…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on August 18, 2014 at 8:33am — 16 Comments
As you know, our trip to Oregon was necessitated by the arrival of our fifth grandchild and third grandson.
It gave us an excuse to visit our younger son and his family. Soren (now a big brother) especially enjoyed feeding dog kibble to the pups. (He also fed some to…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on August 11, 2014 at 8:30am — 19 Comments
Last week, we had a look at some of my older knitting projects. This week I'm going to show you some of my quilting projects from yesteryear, before I started my blog. Let's start with my first quilt ever...sort of:…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on August 4, 2014 at 8:30am — 4 Comments
While I'm on vacation, I thought I would report on some knitting projects I've made over the years, before I started my blog. For example, this is the first sweater I made for Charlie (my DH).
As long as I've known him, he's been an avid skier. (It's funny; he didn't look like this when I married him. He's still pretty cute,…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on July 28, 2014 at 8:30am — 13 Comments
Wow! What a week! I always have to start with a photo, so here's Kay's rug:
She based this on a photo she took while on a cruise with her late husband. He helped her with suggestions and was a major contributor to keeping her interested in the project. It has been languishing since he passed away, but…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on July 21, 2014 at 8:30am — 24 Comments
The stork decided that Johan Aro Stuart needed to try out his BSJ and his Horse Baby Quilt sooner than scheduled. He arrived Saturday night, four weeks early.
Even though little Johan is pre-term, he is still a good size, 6 lbs 6 oz and 18" long. Other than some…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on July 14, 2014 at 8:30am — 68 Comments
Mary Tudor is finished!
It was 68 days from start to finish, and I was…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on July 7, 2014 at 8:30am — 25 Comments
Two months into my Mary Tudor cardigan I thought I had the sleeves done, when I discovered a major oopsie while taking this photo:
Do you see it? (Sleeve cap on the left sleeve, to your right in the photo.)
The chart symbols for two of the colors are two different sizes of circles, not very…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on June 30, 2014 at 8:30am — 9 Comments
Just a few days before the first day of summer, we got a huge snowstorm.
This is the snow coming off the roof. Where we live, it's common to get snow in June, but it doesn't usually accumulate.
The storm hit on Tuesday, catching us by surprise (rain was predicted) as…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on June 23, 2014 at 8:30am — 43 Comments
The Mary Tudor is coming along.
The first sleeve is finished. I think the sleeve might be too long, but I can't tell until I block it and sew it in. Even though I started at the cuff, it's easy to lengthen or shorten a sleeve. I'll take out one round about where I want to start the cuff by cutting the…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on June 16, 2014 at 8:30am — 39 Comments
Soren's I-spy quilt arrived, and he is clearly enjoying it!
The top for the quilt for his baby brother (due in August) is almost done. Only the embroidered eye on the horse to do, and then off to the quilter.…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on June 9, 2014 at 8:30am — 19 Comments
Last week found me quilting again.
All the cutting is done and I've finished 11 of the 24 pieced blocks for BS2's baby quilt. It will have one appliqué block depicting a little horse, to represent the baby' shorthand year, "Year of the Horse." The blocks are from the quilt "Twin Stars" from …Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on June 2, 2014 at 8:30am — 17 Comments
Soren's I-spy quilt is done and ready to send off:
Here's what it looked like after I got it back from Julie, who did the quilting.…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on May 26, 2014 at 8:30am — 65 Comments
Joanie finished the scarf and James Bond sweater for a friend expecting a baby. She dressed a moose in them and sent them off.
The pattern is the '50s Lounge Jacket from…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on May 19, 2014 at 8:30am — 5 Comments
Like many of the victims of Henry VIII, I seem to have misplaced my head. I'm having so much fun with the Mary Tudor cardigan, I can't put it down.
Mary Tudor was the sister of Henry VIII and did not lose her head but led an adventurous life and apparently died of natural…Continue
Added by Peggy Stuart on May 12, 2014 at 8:30am — 20 Comments
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@Nadafinga said:
I'm wondering if this applies to games that have been cancelled. Since the game doesn't actually exist, its my thinking that it should not have any concepts or characters associated with it, because the game doesn't exist.
The game existed at some point in development. If a dev said the game would contain X, or there was a video released clearly showing X, or a leaked prototype cartridge had X in it, I would think that's sufficient to assert that X would have been in the game, unless we know it was later removed. But if you don't know that it would have been in there, don't add it. Giant Bomb can be a useful resource for cancelled/vapourware games, as long as we don't make assumptions about the unknowns.


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English Country Dance was also popular in France. André Lorin visited the English court in the late 17th century and after returning to France he presented a manuscript of dances in the English manner to Louis XIV. In 1706 Raoul Auger Feuillet published his Recüeil de Contredances, a collection of "contredanse anglais" presented in a simplified form of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation and including some dances invented by the author as well as authentic English dances. This was subsequently translated into English by John Essex and published in England as For the Further Improvement of Dancing. Copies of these books may be found online.
In the early 20th century, ECD was revived in England by Cecil Sharp, who also was known for collecting folksongs. ECD continues today as a social dancing form, in Britain, the United States, and around the world. There are several related dance forms, such as Scottish country dance, Contra dance, and perhaps square dance. There is also English Ceilidh style; a very energetic form that uses simple country dances, newly composed dances and traditional dances that were collected in the twentieth century.
Active Couple - for long-ways sets with more than one couple dancing, the active couple is the couple doing the more complicated movement during any given portion of the dance. For duple dances, that is every other couple, and for triple dances, or every third couple is the active couple. The term is applicable to triplet dances, where typically the active couple is the only couple that is active. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, only the active couple--the "1st couple"--initiated the action, other couples supporting their movements and joining in as needed, until they also took their turn as leading couples.
Arm right (or left) - couples link arms and move forward, returning to their starting positions.
Back to back - facing another person, move forward passing right shoulders and fall back to place passing left. May also start by passing left and falling back right. Called a do si do in other dance forms (and dos-à-dos in France).
Balance back - a single backward.
Both hands - two dancers face each other and give hands right to left and left to right.
Cast off - turn outward and dance outside the set.
Cast up (or down) - turn outward and dance up (or down) outside the set.
Changes (starting right or left) - like the circular hey, but dancers give hands as they pass (handing hey). The number of changes is given first (e.g. two changes, three changes, etc).
Chassé - slipping step to right or left as directed.
Circular hey - dancers face partners or along the line and pass right and left alternating a stated number of changes. Usually done without hands, the circular hey may also be done by more than two couples facing alternately and moving in opposite directions - usually to their original places. This name for the figure seems rather modern, since "hey" also means certain long, and not circular, objects (e. g. fences). Nonetheless, some early country dances calling for heys have been interpreted in modern times using circular heys. In early dances, where the hey is called a "double hey", it works to interpret this as an oval hey, like the modern circular hey but adapted to the straight sides of a longways formation.
Clockwise - in a ring, move to one's left. In a turn single turn to the right.
Contrary - your contrary is not your partner. In Playford's original notation, this term meant the same thing that Corner (or sometimes Opposite) means today.
Corner - in a two-couple set, the dancer diagonally opposite, i.e., the first man and the second woman, first woman and second man.
Counter-clockwise - the opposite of clockwise - in a ring, move right. In a turn single, turn to the left.
Cross hands - face and give left to left and right to right.
Cross over - cross with another dancer passing right.
Cross over one couple - cross as above and go outside below one couple ending improper.
Double - four steps forward or back, closing the feet on the 4th step (see "Single" below).
Fall (back) - dance backwards.
Figure of 8- a weaving figure in which dancers pass between two standing people and move around them in a figure 8 pattern. A full figure of 8 returns the dancer to original position; a half figure of 8 leaves the dancer on the opposite side of the set from original position. In doing this figure, the man lets his partner pass in front of him.
Forward - lead or move in the direction you are facing.
Gip or Gypsy - two dancers move around each other in a circular path facing outward or towards the center as directed (4 bars).
Hands across - right or left hands are given to corners, and dancers move in the direction they face.
Hands three, four etc. - the designated number of dancers form a ring and move around in the direction indicated, usually first to the left and back to the right.
Hey - a weaving figure in which two groups of dancers move in single file and in opposite directions (see circular hey and straight hey).
Honour - couples step forward and right, close, shift weight, and curtsey or bow, then repeat to their left. In the time of Playford's original manual, a woman's curtsey was similar to the modern one, but a man's honour (or reverence) kept the upper body upright and involved sliding the left leg forward while bending the right knee.
Lead - couples join inside hands and walk up or down the set.
Mad Robin - a back to back with your neighbor while maintaining eye-contact with your partner across the set. Men take one step forward and then slide to the right passing in front of their neighbour, then step backwards and slide left behind their neighbour. Conversely women take one step backwards and then slide to the left passing behind of their neighbour, then step forwards and slide right in front of their neighbour. The term Mad Robin comes from the name of a dance which has the move.
Neighbour - the person you are standing beside, but not your partner.
Opposite - the person you are facing.
Pass - change places with another dancer moving forward and passing by the right shoulder, unless otherwise directed.
Pousette - two dancers face, give both hands and change places as a couple with two adjacent dancers. One pair moves a double toward one wall, the other toward the other wall. In this half-pousette, couples pass around each other diagonally. To complete the pousette, move in the opposite direction. Dancers end in their original places. In a similar movement, the Draw Pousette, the dancing pairs move on a U-shaped track with one dancer of the pair always moving forwards.
Right & left - like the circular hey, but dancers give hands as they pass (handing hey).
Sides - Two dancers, partners by default if not otherwise specified, go forward in four counts to meet side by side, then back in four counts to where they started the figure. As depicted by Feuillet, this is done right side by right side the first time, left by left the second time.
Single - two steps in any direction closing feet on the second step (the second step tends to be interpreted as a closing action in which weight usually stays on the same foot as before, consistent with descriptions from Renaissance sources).
Straight hey for four - dancers face alternately, the two in the middle facing out. Dancers pass right shoulders on either end and weave to the end opposite. If the last pass at the end is by the right. the dancer turns right and reenters the line by the same shoulder; vice versa if the last pass was to the left. Dancers end in their original places.
Straight hey for three - the first dancer faces the other two and passes right shoulders with the second dancer, left shoulder with the third - the other dancers moving and passing the indicated shoulder. On making the last pass, each dancer makes a whole turn on the end, bearing right if the last pass was by the right shoulder or left if last pass was by the left, and reenters the figure returning to place. Each dancer describes a figure of eight pattern.
Swing - a turn with two hands, but moving faster and making more than one revolution.
Three hands across or Three hands star - two dancers join right or left hands. Third dancer places right or left hand on top. Dancers move in the direction they face.
Turn - face, give both hands, and make a complete circular, clockwise turn to place.
Turn by right or left - dancers join right (or left) hands and turn around, separate, and fall to places.
Turn single - dancers turn around in four steps. 'Turn single right shoulder' is a clockwise turn; 'turn single left shoulder' is a counterclockwise turn.


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The Green Mountain Boys were historically, the militia of the Vermont Republic. Today it is the informal name of the Vermont National Guard which comprises the Vermont Army and Air National Guard.
With several hundred members, the Green Mountain Boys effectively controlled the area where New Hampshire grants had been issued. They were led by Ethan Allen, his brother Ira Allen, and their cousins Seth Warner and Remember Baker. They were based at the Catamount Tavern in Bennington, only a short distance from the New York seat of government in Albany. By the 1770s, the Green Mountain Boys had become an armed military force and de facto government that prevented the Albany government from exercising its authority in the northeast portion of the Province of New York. New York authorities had standing warrants for the arrests of the leaders of the rebellious Vermonters, but were unable to exercise them. New York surveyors and other officials attempting to exercise their authority were prevented from doing so and in some cases were severely beaten.
When the American Revolutionary War started in 1775, Ethan Allen and a force of his guerrillas, along with Massachusetts Colonel Benedict Arnold, marched up to Lake Champlain and captured the important military posts at Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Crown Point, Fort Ann, and the town of St. John (Battle of Fort St. Jean) in Québec. The Green Mountain Boys later formed the basis of the Vermont militia which selected Seth Warner as its leader. Some of the Green Mountain Boys preferred to stick with Ethan Allen and were captured along with Allen in August 1775 in a bungled attack on the city of Montreal. A member of this unit was Congressman Matthew Lyon.
Vermont eventually declared itself an independent nation in January 1777, and organized a government based in Windsor. The army of the Vermont Republic was based upon the Green Mountain Boys. Although Vermont initially supported the American Revolutionary War and sent troops to fight John Burgoyne's British invasion from Canada at Hubbardton and Bennington in 1777, Vermont eventually adopted a more neutral stance and became a haven for deserters from both the British and colonial armies. George Washington, who had more than sufficient difficulties with the British, brushed off Congressional demands that he subdue Vermont. The Vermont Army version of the Green Mountain Boys faded away after Vermont joined the United States as the 14th U.S. state in 1791. They returned for the War of 1812, the Civil War, and later more formally as the Vermont National Guard.


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To a casual bystander, the annual summer gathering known as the Alliance Defense Fund Academy looks for all the world like an especially congenial class reunion – lots of lively greetings and laughing around tables and plenty of stirring speeches and presentations.
But across 15 years, the event has grown beyond its original conception as a time for legal training, making new friends and growing a fledgling legal ministry. Today, the Academy has become a vibrant microcosm for the Alliance Defense Fund of exactly what that first word, Alliance, really means – and how it's bringing together an increasingly varied array of gifted Christians to advance and defend religious freedom all over the world.
In the beginning, the event was designed solely for attorneys, and they still come in large numbers to brush up on new cases, new regulations, and new strategies for preserving life, marriage, and religious liberty. Through the Academy, ADF has trained more than 1,500 lawyers from all 50 states and from 31 other nations, who have gone on to offer more than $133.8 million worth of combined pro bono/dedicated legal service to the Body of Christ.
" Just being here elevates
of myself."
- Rich Neuland, ADF Ambassador
"I learned more about constitutional law during the one-week legal academy than I did in three years of law school," says Mark Warnick, an ADF allied attorney who describes the Academy as "the finest legal training program I have attended in nearly 22 years of practice."
A few years ago, the Academy added an Ambassadors track for special Ministry Friends of ADF. These men and women, charged with informing and recruiting thousands of other potential Ministry Friends in living rooms, restaurants, and church dining halls coast to coast, received special training at the Academy designed to help them better communicate the mission of ADF and understand the basic constitutional underpinnings from which the ministry operates.
For most, the Academy proves to be both a thrilling and sobering look at what's happening on the scrimmage lines of the law, and their first real exposure to the people whose hard work drives the ADF objective.
"It's kind of stunning to see how well spoken everybody is," says Rich Neuland, an ADF Ambassador from Rancho Santa Margarita, California. "This is a group of people who are clearly gifted in every way – intellectually, in the way they express themselves, and especially spiritually. God is a big part of their lives … evident in the way they talk and the subject matter of their talk. Just being here elevates what my expectations are of myself."
Two years ago, recognizing the increasing legal challenges facing America's churches, ADF began offering a new track at the Academy specifically designed to acquaint church leaders with ADF issues and with the legal resources available to them at no charge.
"Many pastors either aren't aware of the laws protecting their right to engage all aspects of our culture, or don't fully appreciate how vital church participation in civic discourse is to our form of government," says Kevin Theriot, ADF Senior Counsel, who helps lead the pastor track sessions. "Once the awareness is generated," he says, "we've seen tremendous results in pastors boldly speaking to their own congregations and sharing what they've learned with other pastors. The ripple effect of the Academy training has exceeded our expectations each year."
- To learn more about the ADF Legal Academy, go to: www.ADFlegal.org/join
- To learn more about the ADF Pastor or Ambassador tracks, please call 1-800-835-5233 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 2011 Academy, meanwhile, saw the summer event expanded to include yet another track – one especially designed to expose media professionals already friendly to ADF ideals and objectives to more of the ministry's activities and objectives in the year ahead.
"They were bowled over by the amount of work and the kinds of work ADF is doing," says Tim Goeglein, who interacts extensively with media for Focus on the Family (See Story). Goeglein, who took part in last year's media track, says, "The most common refrain I've heard is, 'I had no idea ADF did all those things, or that the problems were so extensive.'"
Whatever the track, "the Academy offers everyone who participates a satellite image of a legal battlefield that has no boundaries. It crosses oceans and continents," says Bruce Smith, ADF Senior Vice President for Media Relations, who notes that 19 nations were represented at last year's event. "This is why the work that ADF does matters … because ADF is making a global difference."
"I can't think of any one single event that better epitomizes who we are as an alliance," says ADF President Alan Sears, "and what we as an alliance are trying to accomplish in the legal system, in the culture, and in the courtroom of public opinion, than the ADF Academy."