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It appears I'm on a granola bar kick this week.
and I can't be stopped.
But I didn't think you'd mind too much?
Experimenting with granola bar recipes (and flavours) is one of my favourite things to do. It's rare that I don't have a bar tucked away in my purse for "emergencies". You know, hangry attacks! Eric went so crazy for these bars he insisted I post the recipe on the blog RIGHT THIS SECOND so who am I to argue? I imagine that I'll be making these a lot over the summer and stashing them in the freezer over the next several months. That's if we can keep our paws off them for that long (unlikely, really).
Much like my Feel Good Hearty Granola Bars, these bars are also lower in sugar than most (5.8 grams per bar). This time I used just 1/4 cup of coconut nectar syrup which is a fruity-tasting low-glycemic sweetener. It doesn't seem to give me sugar crashes like regular cane sugar does. Due to its fruity flavour, I don't find it works in all recipes. For instance, it's not my favourite sweetener in some chocolate recipes, but in granola or fruit-based recipes it tends to always blend in nicely.
The only caveat with this recipe is that the bars don't hold together perfectly, so I recommend storing them in the fridge and not letting them sit at room temperature. Best to take one straight from the fridge and stuff it in the face! It's a hard task, I know. They definitely aren't "travel" bars (unless you don't mind it turning into loose granola at room temp).
Oh and for the record, I did try baking a batch in the oven for curiosity's sake and the no-bake version won by a landslide. The baked bars held together a teeny tiny bit better, but they tasted less sweet and a bit bland. I don't think it's worth the extra time or oven heat, personally.
Like most granola bar recipes, this one is versatile so be sure to let me know what flavours you come up with in the comment section. Think we can come up with 52 flavours, or what?
No-Bake Almond Joy Granola Bars
14 small bars
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Easy no-bake granola bars inspired by the popular Almond Joy Chocolate bar flavour. Roasted almond butter, mini chocolate chips, and coconut unite to create one tasty bar that's whipped up in 10 minutes (no oven required!). Recipe adapted from Yummy Mummy.
- 1.5 cups rolled oats (use certified gluten-free if necessary)
- 1 cup rice crisp cereal
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup roasted almond butter
- 1/4 cup coconut nectar syrup (or brown rice syrup - see note)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of fine grain sea salt or pink Himalayan salt, to taste
- 1.5 tablespoons non-dairy mini chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life brand, optional)
- Line an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with two pieces of parchment paper, one going each way so it's easy to lift out.
- In a large bowl, stir together the oats, rice crisp cereal, sliced almonds, coconut, and chia seeds.
- In a medium pot over low heat, melt the coconut oil. Remove from heat and stir in the almond butter, coconut nectar, and vanilla, until smooth.
- Pour wet mixture over dry and stir well until thoroughly combined. Add a pinch of salt to taste and stir again.
- Spoon mixture into the pan and roughly spread out (but don't pack down yet). Sprinkle on the chocolate chips in an even layer. Wet hands lightly and then press down the mixture until even. Use a pastry roller to roll it out and pack it in even more.
- Transfer pan to the freezer for about 10 minutes until firm. Slice into bars, wrap, and store in the fridge or freezer. These bars fall apart easily so I don't recommend leaving them at room temperature for longer than a few minutes.
I do not recommend swapping the coconut nectar or brown rice syrup for any other liquid sweetener. Other sweeteners won't be sticky enough to bind the bars.


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Marjorie Rosen recently appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #311.
Marjorie Rosen is most recently the author of Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town Into an International Community.
Condition of Mr. Segundo: Kicked out of bed.
Author: Marjorie Rosen
Subjects Discussed: The white and non-Hispanic white majority in Bentonville, Arkansas, numerous houses of worship, multiculturalism, the largest population of Marshall Island immigrants in the United States, work for unskilled laborers, exploitation at Tyson and Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart's $319 billion annual profit and its failure to offer proper healthcare, sentiments from former Bentonville mayor Terry Black Coberly, whether or not Wal-Mart is good for Bentonville, The Whistler Group, Wal-Mart, Christian-based merchandise, and staying in denial about being a "Christian company," mandatory Saturday morning meetings, "diversity groups," the conflict between Saturday morning meetings and shabbat, St. Paul Wal-Mart worker Abdi Abdi fired for praying on work breaks, the difficulties of integrating with a white community, trying to get Wal-Mart middle managers to disclose salaries, relative salaries and Bentonville's relative economy, Bentonville housing, the abuses of the Bentonville and the Rogers Police Departments, the culture of fear spawned by Section 287(g), Rogers Mayor Steve Womack's racist sentiments, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and white privilege, and the reasonable unification of culture.
Correspondent: Ajaydev Naliur said to you that the most difficult part of integrating into the larger white community was "not being able to socialize with them like we do with the Indian families. The people at work never say, 'A.J., come to my house for dinner, come to my home.'" Now if Naliur has only a professional relationship with the Americans and he fears bringing Indian food even to the Walmart food day potlucks, then surely there's a multiculturalism problem here. And I'm curious about why there's this lack of integration.
Rosen: No, it's interesting that you choose A.J. I think it was his problem.
Correspondent: Yeah?
Rosen: Yeah. Because he was so timid about everything. About sharing Indian food. You know, there are Mexican restaurants. There are Chinese restaurants. There are all sorts of restaurants in the area now. Not an Indian restaurant yet. But he was so timid about it. And yet there were other Indian families. Like the Kulkarnis, who were not at all. Who said to me, "Many American friends, we invite them to dinner." And I kept wishing they'd invite me for dinner. You know, because I love Indian food.
Correspondent: Yeah.
Rosen: But when push came to shove, A.J. said that he was hesitant to embrace American values. Mostly because of his daughters. He has two teenage daughters. And he was very, very afraid that they would become too Americanized. And then he would lose control of them, in terms of boyfriends and in terms of setting up arranged marriages. And it's definitely in the picture for him. And he wants to keep his girls under his wing.
Correspondent: But A.J. likewise wants to hold onto his job. And maybe the timidity comes from the fact that if he brings in the Indian food, by his standpoint, he could risk raising ire and possibly having people make fun of him. Or, I suppose, putting a red flag on the cultural divide. So is it really fair point to A.J. and say, "Hey, it's your problem." Because he is, in fact, the guy who is bringing sodas and pretzels and potato chips and the like. Basically conforming to American society.
Rosen: He said it was his problem.
Correspondent: He said it was his problem?
Rosen: He said it was his problem when I spoke to him about it. I said, "Gosh, people love to share." Especially in terms of food. People are very open to that kind of thing. He said it was his problem and his timidity. It's funny. His wife, it's been harder for her because it's taken her a longer time to learn English. Now that she's learning English, she works at a day care center. She's having a great time going to weddings of friends without him. Because she's much more willing to socialize with Americans somehow. Now that she's learned English, it's easier for her.
Correspondent: Well, if she's the social butterfly, has she brought Americans to her place? Or anything like that?
Rosen: Not yet. She's still fairly submissive. A fairly submissive wife. On and off for the first two years that I spoke with them, I would visit them when I'd come into town. And I'd ask what he thought about something. And then I'd ask what she thought. And she'd say, with no irony, "I think what he thinks."
Correspondent: Interesting.
Rosen: But now that she's learning English, and she's more comfortable in her own community and basically in her own skin, I really have detected a change in her. It's really lovely to see that.
Correspondent: By comfortable in her own skin, do you mean as she's learned English? What do you mean by that?
Rosen: As she's learned English. She's been able to take a job and hold a job by herself. And I think that's given her a little bit of freedom. Not, I would say, a lot. But a little bit of freedom.
Correspondent: Freedom to further integrate with American culture?
Rosen: Yes.
Correspondent: Or…because it seems to me that we're getting a one way signal here. I mean, shouldn't multiculturalism work where everybody integrates together? And everybody goes, "Hey, Indian food. Hey, American food," and that kind of thing?
Rosen: Well, I think it's nice that she has American friends from the day care center where she works who invite her to their wedding. Which entails a whole day of traveling and celebrating. I mean, to me, that's a gesture in a community that maybe ten years ago would not have made that gesture. And she would have been too timid to go without him.
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The best jawline slimming treatments in Croydon
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At a Glance - How can Botox® be used to slim jawlines?
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Jaw slimming Botox® Overview
Botox® is commonly used to temporarily paralyse muscles of the face to soften wrinkles, particularly those that occur due to facial expressions.
The masseter muscle is the muscle which runs along your jawline near the ear. You can feel if you clench your jaw tightly. It is used to move your lower jaw up and down and side to side.
Some people have overdeveloped masseter muscles, which can present as a wide, square jawline, teeth grinding (bruxism) and jaw pain.
If your primary concerns are of a cosmetic nature, an experienced, medically qualified aesthetic practitioner will be able to offer an appropriate treatment.
However, if jaw pain (e.g TMJ) or teeth grinding are your main concern, you should see your GP or your dentist first to rule out other problems and to explore other treatment options.
This Glowday Treatment Guide has been edited and medically verified by Andrew Rankin.
How does Botox® for masseter muscle reduction work?
Botox® and other botulinum toxin drugs such as Vistabel®, Dysport®, Azzalure® are potent neurotoxins derived from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Muscle contraction happens when nerves release a neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) onto muscle cells, causing those cells to contract. When Botox® is injected into a muscle, the release of acetylcholine from the nerves stimulating that muscle is prevented.
The muscle contractions are weakened, preventing the masseter muscle from contracting so much. Following the first treatment, the masseter muscle will atrophy (waste away slightly). This will result in the jaw line becoming more 'v-shaped' and less square.
A side effect is that you will experience a reduction in jaw clenching and/or teeth grinding.
Who is suitable for masseter muscle treatment using Botox®?
If you are self-conscious about having an overly square jaw, masseter muscle Botox® may be a potential treatment to narrow your jawline and produce a more v-shaped lower face.
Additionally, teeth grinding, and jaw clenching will also be reduced.
How should I prepare for a masseter Botox® treatment?
A week before the treatment, avoid taking aspirin, ibuprofen, vitamin E and fish oil supplements. These may increase bleeding and bruising. You can take paracetamol.
If you are taking any prescribed medication, including aspirin, do not stop taking it – consult your practitioner or your GP first.
Avoid drinking alcohol 24 hours before your treatment, as this also increases the risk of bruising.
What happens during a masseter Botox® treatment?
What should I/shouldn't I do after jaw slimming Botox® injections?
After your treatment, you can go about your normal day. It is important, however, that you follow the advice of your practitioner carefully. This will help you gain maximum effect from the procedure and reduce the risk of complications.
You may experience localised redness and pin-prick marks around the injection sites.
The treatment takes around 72 hours to begin working and 2 weeks for the effects to be fully realised, although you may feel most of the effect after 7 to 10 days.
Contact your practitioner if you have any unusual results such as prolonged bruising, swelling, irritation or infection
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Most clients find botulinum toxin injections to be relatively painless and straightforward.
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Record-breaking rains triggered so much new growth across Australia that the continent turned into a giant green carbon sink to rival tropical rainforests including the Amazon, our new research shows.
Published in the international journal Nature, our study found that vegetation worldwide soaked up 4.1 billion tons of carbon in 2011 – the equivalent of more than 40% of emissions from burning fossil fuels that year.
Unexpectedly, the largest carbon uptake occurred in the semi-arid landscapes of Australia, Southern Africa and South America.
It set a new record for a land-based carbon sink since high-resolution records began in 1958, in a remarkable example of ecosystems working to stabilise the Earth's climate.
And that had a global impact. While atmospheric carbon dioxide still rose in 2011, it grew at a much lower rate – nearly 20% lower – than the average growth over the previous decade.
Almost 60% of the higher than normal carbon uptake that year, or 840 million tons, happened in Australia. That was due to a combination of factors, including geography and a run of very dry years, followed by record-breaking rains in 2010 and 2011.
Yet our research raises as many questions as it answers – in particular, about whether the Earth's natural climate control mechanisms could prove even more volatile than previously thought.
The rain that made the world's ocean fall
From October 2010 to March 2011, an extraordinary rainfall event occurred over most of Australia, which resulted in three-quarters of Queensland being declared a flood disaster zone – an area as big as France, Germany and Italy combined.
Averaged across Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology recorded rainfall of 703 millimetres for 2010 and 708 mm for 2011. That was well above the long-term average of 453 mm for the period of 1900 to 2009.
Excess rain reached most parts of the continent, in what proved to be the wettest two years combined since national climate records began in 1900.
Queensland was the worst affected area, with 35 people killed in floods that broke more than 100 river height records, and damaged 30,000 homes and businesses in cities and towns including Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba. (You can see ABC News images of Brisbane before and after the floods here.)
The big rainfall event was part of a global phenomenon called the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which reflects atmospheric pressure changes across the tropical Pacific Ocean, in its La Niña phase.
It brought above-average rainfall not only to Australia but also to other parts of the world, particularly in southern Africa and northern South America.
The power of La Niña to evaporate water from the oceans was boosted by the ongoing high sea-surface temperatures that are part of a long-term trend of ocean warming. That trend has been shown to be associated with the release of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels and deforestation.
This massive rain event was so significant that sensors on-board the twin satellites GRACE estimated a decrease in ocean water mass of 1.8 trillion tons. That remarkable finding was measured by changes in the Earth's gravitational field, brought about by the transfer of water from the ocean to the atmosphere and land surface.
This made the ocean's sea level fall by 5 millimetres from the beginning of 2010 to mid-2011, going against the average sea-level rise of 3mm a year over the previous 18 years associated with global warming.
Australia played a major role in this sea-level fall, for several reasons. It was partly due to vast amounts of rain that fell over Australia. The continent's hydrological characteristics also played a role, with large impediments for rainfall to flow quickly back to the ocean, such as the large continental interior basins.
And Australia was a country in need of a big drink. The parched continent was emerging from a multi-year drought, particularly in the south-east region, meaning the land acted as a huge sponge, soaking up the heavy rainfall.
Seeing the Earth change colour from above
As a result of the unusually heavy rains, the Earth's vegetation "greened" in 2011 in ways not measured over the previous 30 years, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere dryland ecosystems.
This global greening was detected by satellites, which observed increases in canopy foliage extent and vegetation water content, which both imply vegetation growth.
Combined, these measurements indicated that the world's annual production of new plant matter significantly increased in 2011 when compared to the previous decade.
Regions in the Southern Hemisphere including Australia, southern Africa, and temperate South America contributed 80% of the change, especially their savannas and other semi-arid areas.
That winter, June to August 2011, Australia was the greenest that it has ever been seen in the satellite period (since 1982).
Our new study in Nature also shows how fire emissions – normally a big factor in reducing Australia's capacity to store carbon – were suppressed by about 30%, contributing even further to the continent's greening.
In addition to the unprecedented vegetation greening of Australia during 2010 and 2011, we also observe a greening trend over the continent since 1980s, particularly during the months of the Australian autumn (March, April, and May).
That has happened for a number of reasons, including increased continental rainfall over the past few decades; plants growing in an atmosphere with increasing carbon dioxide using water more efficiently; and changes in land management such as fire suppression, expansion of invasive species, and changes in livestock grazing that have led to more woodland.
The upsides of going green
Despite recurrent drought conditions in some regions, there is a current greening trend over Australia.
Overall, satellites show Australian landscapes are greener now than they have been over the past 30 years.
A greener Australia has a number of environmental and other benefits, including better protection for soils, increased soil-water holding capacity and soil fertility, and more plant feed to sustain larger animal populations.
However, more vegetation can lead to less water being available to replenish water tables and feed rivers, even though Australia loses more than 50% of all the rainfall to the atmosphere as soil evaporation, without contributing to vegetation growth.
This is in sharp contrast to temperate and tropical ecosystems, where a large part of the water is returned to the atmosphere via vegetation.
Fire, drought and rapid carbon release
However, we now need to consider whether this growing accumulation of carbon in semi-arid regions of the Southern Hemisphere could become a future climate liability through fire and drought.
Land and ocean carbon sinks absorb around half of the world's emissions from burning fossil fuels each year, which helps to slow the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from human activities.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report found that we are likely to see an increase in climate variability that includes drier, more fire-prone conditions across large parts of the Southern Hemisphere's semi-arid regions, including Australia.
That's a vital trend to consider, because it could lead to a more vulnerable global carbon reservoir.
While we might see more carbon stored in new vegetation growth and soil when extra water is available in semi-arid regions, as happened in 2010-2011, the risk is that more fires and droughts would end up rapidly releasing that carbon back to the atmosphere.
Looking ahead
It is likely that the large carbon uptake during 2011 was short-lived, as suggested by a rapid decline of the sink strength in 2012. Future research will be able to confirm if this was the case.
Arid and semi-arid regions currently occupy 40% of the world's land area. More work is urgently needed to research the best ways to manage these areas, and whether we can increase their soil and vegetation carbon stores as part of our climate mitigation efforts.
While tropical forests like the Amazon remain vitally important as major carbon sinks, this new study and others indicate that semi-arid regions like Australia will also play a growing role in the Earth's carbon cycle.
Increasingly, semi-arid regions are driving variability in how much carbon dioxide remains in the Earth's atmosphere each year. And that has major implications for the long-term, including whether future climate change will slow down or accelerate further.
Pep Canadell receives funding from CSIRO and the Department of the Environment. This article is based on a new paper that he was a co-author of: Poulter, B, D Frank, P Ciais, R Myneni, N Andela, J Bi, G Broquet, JG Canadell, F Chevallier, YY Liu, SW Running, S Sitch and GR van der Werf. 2014. The contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual global carbon cycle variability, Nature. Canadell's contribution was supported by the Australian Climate Change Science Program.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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An exellent report on how Australian can become a carbon credit country without solar or wind.
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This is a very interesting blog by CSIRO – well worth a read!


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You've come to the difficult decision to sell your house, but you realize there is some damage to the property. If you don't have the extra cash to make the repairs before selling, here are 5 tips for selling your house with damage in Salt Lake City.
Tip #1: Include As-Is in Your Listing
One way to sell your house with damage in Salt Lake City would be to include the term "As-Is" in your property listing. This will signify that you are not willing to make repairs to the property before the sale, and any interested buyers will understand this. You must take into consideration that using "As-Is" in your listing will also signify that there is likely something wrong with your property and may deter buyers, especially since you will not fix any damage. On the other hand, there may be investors with large enough portfolios who may not mind As-Is listings.
Tip #2: Inspect and Disclose Everything!
Another tip for selling your house with damage in Salt Lake City is to have the property inspected and make sure to disclose any known damage to potential buyers. Making these inspections and disclosures available on your listing will help the buyers determine how severe the damage is and if they are willing to repair it if they buy it. Some properties may be in such disrepair that it is less expensive to have the structure demolished and build a new structure to the buyer's taste. Some properties have such a great location that the land itself is worth most of the asking price and it is worth buying and tearing down the structure, especially if it is a great waterfront property or has some other fantastic feature.
Tip #3: Visually Spruce it Up
Another tip for selling your house with damage in Salt Lake City is to visually spruce it up. The damage might not seem so overwhelming if the rest of the property is taken care of. This may include a fresh coat of paint, a few new flowers in the flower bed, or just simply pressure washing the property. This will help make the property look more promising and more ready to be occupied. Keep in mind the repairs that will need to be made so you don't waste your money improving the look of an area that will just be destroyed during repairs anyway.
Tip #4: Entertain "low-ball" offers
Another tip for selling your house with damage in Salt Lake City is to entertain "low-ball" offers. If you have added As-Is to your listing, disclosed all known damage, and visually spruced up your property, you will most likely be receiving many offers that you feel are a bit too low. You may need to entertain a few of these offers and really take them into consideration. With damage, you will probably not receive offers near the average market value, so you may have to sell at a lower amount than you maybe would prefer.
Tip #5: Sell Directly to a Home Buyer
One of the easiest ways to sell your house with damage in Salt Lake City is to sell directly to a professional home buyer. Most of these buyers are in search of any property they can get their hands on and are willing to purchase them with damage. Most of these home buyers will also make you cash offers with short closing time frames. This would be the ideal buyer to go with because you do not have to work with a real estate professional, you probably won't have to deal with showings or order inspections or do any improvements at all to your property. You will also have to be prepared to receive a lower than market value offer from these buyers since they are willing to put in all of the work and may also pay for your closing costs!


text: This album has an incredible amount of meaning for me. There are multiple ideas and concepts at work here and the music was written and arranged over a 15 year period. The major driving force behind putting together this music was my relationships with my friends. I'm not sure how it works in the corporate world, or other major careers out there, but some of my oldest and closest friends are also my colleagues. I'm lucky enough to "work" with my friends on a nightly basis. A lot of the people that I became friends with back in music school are still my friends, and are still making music with me. My idea was to only use musicians on the record that are people that I've always made music with. At the end of the day, for me, an exceptional musician is not enough. After and during the gig, I want to be able to laugh with them, talk about music with them, and make them a part of the family! This idea also spilled into the production of the CD itself. Every person, from the producing, graphic design, to the photos, I know personally. So many times in the music business, you play a whole gig and you never meet the other musicians. Or you make a CD, and you send the tracks away to be mixed and you never even shake the persons hand. I really loved the idea that every person involved has shared a physical interaction with me. READ MORE


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Clearly, those "Turks" are just trying to steal her away from us!
Once again, the delightful Desi Doyen, co-host and managing editor of The BRAD BLOG's Green News Report was sitting in to guest host on The Young Turks yesterday along with longtime TYTer, Ana Kasparian.
They were both joined in the first hour, devoted to yesterday's stunning Supreme Court health care ruling, by Current TV's Jacki Schechner (an expert in health care legislation issues). The second hour, it was just Desi and Ana.
(By the way, Des will once again be sitting in today, Friday, co-hosting along with TYT top dog Cenk Uygur during the 4p-5p ET / 1p-2p PT hour. I'll try to remember to post the LIVE FEED here at The BRAD BLOG, but either way you can watch the full hour live at TheYoungTurks.com.)
A bunch of highlights from yesterday's two hours, on a bunch of topics covered --- from the health care ruling, to the RW push to close the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, to eating bugs to save the world, to new news on the Miami 'zombie' who tried to eat a guy's face --- all follow below. Enjoy!...


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Picture the following situation: An aid convoy is on the way in a crisis zone in the Middle East. Because it is classified as a war-zone and aid workers are constantly in danger of being attacked or kidnapped and held for ransom, the convoy consists of mainly armoured 4x4s. The convoy comes under attack and an armoured SUV with photographers and journalists is separated from the convoy and being chased by insurgents. The vehicle is being shot at heavily and during the shooting, tyres are also hit. The driver of the SUV notices that the attackers are driving a sedan and decides to steer away from the road and to keep driving through the dirt, with flat tyres, in an attempt to shake off the attackers. Because the sedan is not suited for the off-road conditions, the attackers have to give up their chase and let the journalists go. In the meantime, the driver keeps going and has called for help. They keep going until it is safe to stop and wait for a pick up by helicopter. The next day, the vehicle is picked up by armed forces and returned to the compound where it came from. Everyone in the vehicle survived.
A few things stand out from this story, which is an actual (summarised) reference TSS International received from a customer. Firstly, the passengers of the vehicle were well protected by the armouring of the vehicle. Secondly, the driver clearly acted in a way which contributed to the survival of himself and the members of the press in his car. Finally, this car was lucky to have a reliable set of runflats installed, which extended the mobility of the vehicle and allowed it to get out of the danger zone with flat tyres and wait for back-up.
We were really proud to hear a real-life reference like described above. It confirms that TSS is right to always strive for the highest quality, because in emergency situations, the lives of armoured vehicles' users depend on the material they use. The armouring is a crucial part of the survival, but when an armoured vehicle is standing still in a danger zone, it is a "sitting duck" and the armour will not give enough protection, no matter how well it was built.
With the weights of armoured vehicles increasing all the time due to the required protection levels, TSS has collaborated with customers to develop a special Heavy Duty Wheel which can support the armour of their vehicles. Starting in 2010 with a 1500kg payload per 18" wheel (and a specially designed runflat as well), the payload of TSS Heavy Duty WheelsⓇ has been increased with each update. 1600kg in 2011, 1800kgs in 2012 and even 2000kgs in 2017! For luxury armoured vehicles, 20" Wheel Assemblies are also available, with a payload of at least 1600kgs.
The Rodgard BPX Runflat (designed especially for TSS) has also evolved to meet the payload requirements and is now also easier to install than ever before.
Thanks to the close collaboration with our partners, we have managed to reach maximum performance on all components, including a tailor-made braking system for armoured vehicles. MOV'IT Security BrakesⓇ are available for most popular armoured vehicles, including the Toyota LC200, MB G-Class, Nissan Patrol Y62, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and many more, ensuring uncompromised braking performance.
Although most products are Heavy Duty and therefore also heavy-weight, TSS ProtecTankⓇ adds protection, but saves weight compared to armouring a fuel tank. TSS ProtecTankⓇ is the true and original self-sealing fuel tank protection on which many NGO's, special forces and the likes depend in the danger zone. TSS ProtecTankⓇ has been tested by TNO in the Netherlands and Beschussamt in Germany and requires no modification to the vehicle.
Armouring a vehicle is a task done with great precision and care, but protection is compromised as soon as a door or window is opened. That is why most armoured vehicles are equipped with an intercom, like from B&G Electronics, allowing for closed-window communication with the surroundings of the vehicle, for example at a roadblock. LED-lights (red and/or blue; white and/or yellow) in the grill can help clear the road when a quick getaway is crucial.
One of the most recent developments in the Civilian Armoured Vehicle market is the adoption of shock-mitigating floor mats. In case of an under vehicle explosion, the floor moves upwards up to 4 centimeters in a fraction of a second, potentially shattering the feet of the occupants. The mats act as a buffer between the feet and the floor, reducing the risk of injury up to 90% and increasing survivability.
TSS is a 44-year-old family business, located just south of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. TSS believes in quality & service and is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company. TSS supplies to various armouring companies worldwide, who in their turn build vehicles for NGO's, UN Agencies, Heads of State, Special Forces, CIT-companies and many more.
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TSS International
Zuideinde 30-34, P.O. Box 2013, 2991 LK
Barendrecht, The Netherlands
Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00 (GMT+1)


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Reading 1 Jon 3:1-10
The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,
and announce to it the message that I will tell you."
So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
according to the LORD's bidding.
Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;
it took three days to go through it.
Jonah began his journey through the city,
and had gone but a single day's walk announcing,
"Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"
when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast
and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.
When the news reached the king of Nineveh,
he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe,
covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh,
by decree of the king and his nobles:
"Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep,
shall taste anything;
they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.
Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God;
every man shall turn from his evil way
and from the violence he has in hand.
Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath,
so that we shall not perish."
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way,
he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them;
he did not carry it out.
Responsorial Psalm PS 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19
R. (19b) A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
Verse Before the Gospel Jl 2:12-13 Jl 2:12-13
Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart
for I am gracious and merciful.
Gospel Lk 11:29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
"This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here."
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.


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5 Ways to Be a Better Listener (And Improve Your Job Search)
Shut up.
That's right. Shut up.
I'm not being rude. I'm trying to help you with your job search and career advancement.A lot of job search and career advice is focused on what you, the job-seeker, need to say. How to answer interview questions, what to say when networking, perfecting your elevator pitch, etc. But what a lot of that advice does not cover is the other half of this communication—listening.In order to interview, network, and interact with people (and get the results you want), you need to learn how to listen. Good listening skills are so important that they not only help recent graduates find and maintain jobs but also help higher-up executives to be better leaders.It is through listening that you're able to connect with other people, understand issues, and thus effectively solve problems. Your words aren't going to hold much weight if they don't have the knowledge and context to back them up.Also, people don't want to be talked at. They want to have a conversation, give and take. Simply meeting someone in your industry and throwing your elevator pitch at them won't get you a job. Just like conducting an informational interview with someone won't do you any good if you're not listening to their story and asking the right follow-up questions.The thing is, we've learned to focus on the other side of things. We want to ask the right questions, give the right answers, and make the best point. We've lost the ability to really listen to other people without our thoughts flowing to our own agenda.So, how can you become a better listener?
Shut up
No, really. Shut up. This is way harder than it sounds. A lot of the time, when we're listening to someone, we're really thinking about what we're going to say afterwards. Don't worry, this is something that everyone does.There are a number of reasons why we can't give our full attention to the speaker—we have a really great point to make, we're anxious about sounding smart or funny, we want to react to what they're telling us. But the thing is, when you're half-focused on what you're going to say next, you miss parts of what the other person is saying.To break this habit, try out this exercise:Find a willing partner and find a quiet place to sit. Then, ask them to tell you about something that happened to them that day. Here's where it gets difficult—you are not allowed to say anything. You can't respond at all. Even after the person is finished with their story. You simply end the activity by thanking them for telling you the story and that's it.This exercise takes a while to get used to. You're going to want to comment, comfort, and/or share your own story with that other person, but you can't.This forces you to completely stop thinking about your side of the conversation and teaches you to listen to what another person is saying just for the sake of listening.
Put away electronics
I don't know about you, but my phone is basically a permanent extension of my arm. It's always there and I'm constantly straining to see if I have a blinking light notifying me of a text or social media announcement. Talk about something getting in the way of my listening!There is no way I can give anyone my full attention when I am looking for a notification on my phone or simultaneously watching a muted television show. I don't even keep my laptop open when I'm conducting an interview these days. Trying to type while listening to the other person or resisting the urge to check my email is nearly impossible. Now, I close my computer and record the call so that I can really focus on what the other person is saying. This leads to a much better understanding of what they're saying, better follow-up questions, and a more in-depth look into their career stories.To be a better listener, you have to rid yourself of electronic distractions. Turn off your phone, close your laptop, switch off the TV—turn off anything that might distract you from the conversation.
Distractions don't always come in the form of electronics. Your mind or body can be their own forms of distraction. Sometimes your mind just won't stop (Did you feed the cat? Should you have gotten a cat in the first place? What is that cute boy/girl down the hall doing for lunch today? Should you ask? If so, what kind of "cute food" should you eat?)If you have too much energy buzzing around your body, it's hard to sit still and pay attention to whoever is talking.That's why exercise actually helps you to listen better. Find time to incorporate active movement into your life to calm your mind and body and prepare you to devote your attention to the other person(s).
Summarizing is a great way to be a better listener because it helps you solidify information in your mind. Sometimes, even though you're actively paying attention to a person, it's hard to grasp what they're saying. Repeating what someone says back to them can help you to form a stronger picture of what they're talking about.
- Again, shut up (or don't be afraid of the pause)
In point number one, I recommended an exercise that forbids you from ever saying anything at all. Now, I am applying this "shut up" rule to a conversation. You can't be completely silent when having a conversation. At some point, you're going to have to talk.BUT here's a secret. That moment is probably not as soon as you think it is. I think this is the best piece of advice that I have ever gotten when it comes to doing interviews. It actually came for Katherine Schwarzenegger when she was talking to me about writing her book, I Just Graduated… Now What?She said that, when interviewing someone, it's important to just wait a while before you start talking—even if there's silence on the other end. You can't be afraid of the pause. A lot of the time, if you wait, the other person will continue speaking and you'll get to hear way more than if you had jumped in.Of course, you have to use your judgment here. Don't make things awkward by never giving a response or asking the next question. Just don't rush into it. Use the control you mastered in the exercise suggested in point number one. Listen and wait.If something a person says brings up a point in your mind, jot it down quickly, then return your full attention to the rest of their sentence. That way you can devote all of your attention to them without the fear of forgetting what you wanted to add.Improving your listening skills will help you better ingest the information you're being given, dissect it, and then give better responses, ask better questions, and improve your communication with everyone.
Homework time!
Give it a try. Try to take the focus of the conversation off of you and place it on the other person instead. Then, after you've improved your listening skills, use all of the extra information you'll be gathering to ask better questions and give better answers.


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[UPDATED] Twin Beams Will Shine ON 9/11 After All
[UPDATE: After the 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced the Tribute in Light won't shine on September 11th this year due to COVID-19, Governor Cuomo stepped up, providing health personnel to make sure it happens.]
Tribute in Light, the twin beams that commemorate the attacks of 9/11, will not shine over lower Manhattan this year.
The health risks during the coronavirus pandemic were far too great for the large crew required to produce the annual Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum said in a statement.
Museum officials hope to have the iconic tribute return for the 20th anniversary in 2021.
In a spirit of unity and remembrance, the city will come together for a Tribute in Lights initiative to inspire the world and honor the promise to never forget. Many iconic New York City buildings will be lighting their spires and facades in blue to honor those killed on 9/11. If you plan to participate in this year's citywide "Tribute in Lights," please let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reading of the Names
The focus of the commemoration has always been the reading of names of those who died on that fateful day. Out of an abundance of caution and in line with the guidance regarding social distancing, family members will not be asked to read the names of victims in person on a stage this year.
We are committed to a live commemoration that will be as beautiful and meaningful as ever, while also protecting the health and well-being of families. We can and will do both.
This year, the names, read by family members, will be broadcast on speakers placed around Memorial plaza. Families may choose to stand near their loved ones' names on the Memorial pools or sit on benches under the trees, without fear of being too close to others.
Throughout the ceremony, there will be six moments of silence, acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell, and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the first moment of silence will be observed at 8:46 a.m.
We understand the disappointment that some within the 9/11 community have expressed with this year's change. The difficult decision was to not put families, who have already gone through so much, potentially at additional risk, while remaining fully committed to enabling all present to hear the names of their loved ones spoken by family members in the serene and sacred setting of the Memorial.
9/11 is the single deadliest terrorist attack in history. Thousands were killed when two planes crashed in the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, bound for Washington, D.C., crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, after passengers overtook the hijackers. May we never forget.


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The Hogan/Steeger Letters 6
A few years ago, writer and frequent Age of Aces contributer Don Hutchison came up to our table at PulpFest and handed us a manilla envelope, entrusting us with its contents. When we opened the envelope, there were correspondence between Robert Hogan and Henry Steeger and a copy of the Newton, New Jersey Sunday Herald from October 21st, 1962.
While we don't have a copy of Bob Swift's G-8 homage that ran in the Miami Herald Sunday Magazine on July 8th, 1962, we do have an article on Robert J. Hogan that ran in his local paper, the Newton, NJ Sunday Herald in October of 1962. We posted the article—"Lurid Plots Hatched In Sussex Boro"—back in October. What follows is the correspondence between Robert J. Hogan and Henry Steeger in regard to this article. . .
October 22, 1962
Dear Harry:
Seemed to us the editors did a specially fine job on the local story of G-8. See pages 6 and 7 of our little Sunday Section inclosed. I'm sending a couple of copies in case you might want to send one around to agencies or whatever. If you should want more of this or the Sunday Magazine of the July 8th Miami Herald let me know and I'll get you more.
Seems as if we might interest some soft cover publisher into trying one printing of a G-8. We could offer it with no cost to him and the use of the cover painting for the cover of the book. We could take our royalties later, if any, so the soft cover publisher wouldn't be losing any advance money that the first try didn't earn. If we were going to be north longer I'd take these two G-8 writeups and see what I could do canvassing the various soft cover markets. But we're starting south in a few days. Betty's father is worse and we want to get down nearby where we can help out.
Since we'll be on the move by the time you receive this, I'm giving you the address of the Hogan shanty in Coral Gables.
Sorry we didn't get together while we were north, but maybe next time, let's hope.
Robert J. Hogan
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October 30, 1962
Dear Bob:
I was certainly surprised to see the article about our good friend G-8 in the New Jersey Sunday Herald. Even though the first World War is a long distance away, G-8 still flies all over the place. Thanks so much for sending me the two copies. I enjoyed reading the article immensely.
It would be great if we could find some soft cover publisher who would like to try a printing of G-8. It certainly would be OK with me, Bob, if you know such a publisher. I don't believe I have any friends in this particular field.
I'm so sorry we didn't have the opportunity of getting
together for a bull fest. It would have been grand to
see you, and I can tell from the photographs in the
 Sunday Herald that you look exactly the same as you al
ways did. I was most disappointed to find out you had
 been at the office while I was away. Let's try to arrange a meeting next time you move north.
Here's all the best to you and Betty,
Berkely Medalion would eventually publish a series of 8 G-8 and His Battle Aces unabridged paperbacks from 1969 through 1971—the first three with new cover art by Jim Steranko.


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What does that La Ninã Watch Mean for Minnesota?
The National Weather Service has issued a La Ninã Watch, meaning cool water temperatures are along the equator in the Pacific Ocean, but what does that have to do with this winter in Minnesota?
Well, a strong La Nina generally means colder than normal winters for us. When you look back at similar years, some have had below normal temperatures, and some have had above normal temperatures -- so experts generally feel that there's an equal chance of falling on either side of the below/above normal temperature line in 2021-2022.
La Nina in the pacific also usually means above normal precipitation for Minnesota, which could result in a snowier than normal season ahead.
NOAA's precipitation outlook for January 2022 through March 2022 does indeed call for a chance of above normal precipitation.
The average winter in Saint Cloud typically delivers 48 inches of snow. So you can get a bit of an idea what a 'snowier than normal' winter could deliver.
Interestingly, both the Farmer's Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac are predicting a wetter and colder than normal winter for Minnesota during the 2021-2022 season.
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text: Chinese Horse and Rooster CompatibilityChinese Horse and Rooster have a lot of passion between them. This passion can turn into a nice foundation that leads to a long happy life together. Rooster is a bit of a perfectionist and tends to be rather pessimistic. They will take care of Horse the way Horse wants to be cared for. They may tend to be a bit of a nag, though when things are not running perfectly. Horse is far from a perfectionist and they tend to lose interest in things quickly. They can help each other. Horse can get Rooster to take it easy and enjoy life. Rooster can offer stability to Horse. In business, Horse will need work that keeps them interested. Rooster is excellent at financial management and all practical aspects of the business. Horse is a hard worker and will be very resourceful. When this pairing consists of a Rooster man and a Horse woman, his feelings of inadequacy make him suspicious of others. Her outgoing nature will be challenging. She doesn't like jealousy. She thinks it is an insult. He can't help it though. His natural misogynistic tendencies show through even though he tries to hide them. When this pairing consists of a Horse man and a Rooster woman, he will be flattered by the attention. She is very possessive and he sees this as proof of her affection. As time goes by he will feel depressed by this attention. She hates risky situations and he loves adventure. Choose another Chinese Compatibility Sign OR Astrology Signs - Explore the Star Signs - Home |