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Edgard & Cooper Senior Rabbit And Duck
We are Edgard & Cooper, mutts on a mission to help pets eat fresh! We don't use meat meal to prepare our dog food. And we never will! Because that's some nasty stuff. Meat meal is made of intensely processed offal: cooking, squeezing, heating, grinding. This goes on until all oil, fat and water has disappeared and only a powder remains with added synthetic antioxidants. This powder gets transported all over the world, where water, oil, fat and flavours are added later on. Yikes! Edgard & Cooper took matters into their own paws and inspired the world's first 100% fresh meat kibble. Where fresh MEANS FRESH!
Doing it for the Dogs!: Every year we give 10% of our profits to animal charities to help other dogs less fortunate than us to find new homes or eat a deliciously nutritious meal.
Key Benefits
-100% meat meal free
-Gluten & grain free
-Fruits, berries, botanicals and herbs
-10% of all profits go to dog charities
-Ethical award - the ethical company organisation
-Holistic approach
-No fillers
-Great for sensitive tummies
-High quality proteins with high biological values
Product Information
A delicious and wholesome meal made directly from deboned rabbit and deboned duck with no fillers, so it's packed with the very best protein. This means it is highly nutritious and easily digestible. Every pack bursts with tasty veggies, fruit and botanicals, giving me all the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants I need to keep me healthy nose to tail. This grain free recipe is gluten free and contains natural prebiotics so it is good for sensitive tummies.
Naturally good for you!
Environmentally Friendly: All of this goodness is packed in a 100% compostable & recyclable packaging which reduces the overall impact from the dog's environment. Locally sourced fresh meat means fewer food miles and a lower carbon footprint.
Recommended for
A deliciously healthy and wholesome meal for senior dogs (8+)
Rabbit, Duck, Potato & Plum
Rabbit 37%, Duck 30%, Potato 4%, Plum 1%, Minerals, Mannan-Oligosaccharides (MOS) 0.3%, Linseed Oil 0.25%, Salmon Oil 0.2%, Fructo-Oligosaccharides (FOS) 0.2%, Thyme 0.15%, Laurel 0.15%.
Nutritional additives/kg: Vitamin D3 450 IU, Vitamin E 40 mg.
Trace elements: Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate 12 mg; zinc oxide 42 mg; manganese oxide 3.2 mg; calcium iodate, anhydrous 0.5 mg.
Analytical constituents: Crude protein 10%, crude oils and fats 5%, crude fibres 0.8%, crude ash 2%, moisture 78%.
Changing to the delicious Edgard & Cooper dog food? Our advice is to introduce gradually using our transfer plan!
- Day 1 & 2: 75% former food, 25% Edgard & Cooper
- Day 3 & 4: 50% former food, 50% Edgard & Cooper
- Day 5 & 6: 25% former food, 75% Edgard & Cooper
- Day 7: 100% Edgard & Cooper, WOOF!
Feeding Guide
Please see additional image for feeding guide.
- Teeny Tiny Dogs 1-5kg: 90-300g a day
- Smallish Dogs 6-10kg: 350-520g a day
- Dog-Sized Dogs 11-20kg: 560-870g a day
- Great Big Dogs 21-30kg: 900-1180g a day
- Looks Like a Horse 31-40kg: 1210-1470g a day


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Tooth Ache Pain The Size of Tampa
Patients often come into our Tampa, Florida dental practice and complain about 'a toothache the size of Tampa'. I understand this kind of pain, and realize that when you describe it like that, it really hurts. I can help.
Tooth ache pain for anyone in Tampa can be unbearable. At the very least, toothache pain can cause you to avoid eating certain foods, certain temperatures, and even talking. Severe toothache pain can be downright debilitating, forcing patients to go to extreme measures to alleviate the pain.
Around Tampa, the most common causes of a tooth ache include tooth infection, decay, injury, and loss of a tooth. Tooth pain can also occur after a tooth has been extracted, or after an oral surgery involving anything from a tooth or your jawbone.
I can help you better understand the source of your tooth ache pain, and in most cases can provide a nearly immediate remedy. In severe cases, we are equipped to council you on a variety of resolutions. We also offer oral sedation dentistry for patients anxious about dental services.
Of course, the best way to avoid tooth ache pain is to visit your Tampa dentist often, and to care properly for your teeth including the regular regimen of brushing and flossing.
If you are experiencing tooth ache pain, and just can't stand it any more, please give me a call; I am standing by to help. We also offer cosmetic dentistry services such as teeth whitening and dental implants.
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Preparation Time 30 minutes
Cooking Time 30 minutes
Ingredients :
1 1/2 cup chiroti rava
1 tablespoon Maida - all purpose flour
1 cup Bombay rava - Sooji
1 1/4 cup Jaggery powder
1/2 cup Groundnut oil
1 cup rice flour
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon elaichi powder
1 tablespoon spoon ghee
3 cups water
Check our other delicious sweet recipes here :
Kajjaya - Atirasa - Anarasa
- Mix chiroti rava, maida, salt, turmeric powder with a tablespoon of groundnut oil in a bowl.
- Add water and make dough kneading well. It should be soft like paratha dough.
- Let it rest for about half an hour.
- Dry roast semolina for just 2-3 minutes. Don't over roast it.
- In a thick bottomed kadai, boil the water and add Bombay rava. Cook it on low heat.
- When it's cooked, add jaggery and elaichi powder and cook further to make sajjige or sheera and add the ghee.
- Set the cooked sajjige - sheera aside and let it cool completely.
- Make small balls of the cooled sajjige.
- Now knead the dough and make small balls from the chiroti rava dough and roll them round. Here if you think the dough is tight, you may add a few spoons of water and knead it to make it soft.
- In the rolled dough, put a sheera ball and cover it around the way we do for parathas.
- Cover it lightly with rice flour and set aside.
- Like this make the obbattu balls from all the sajjige balls.
- Heat the tava.
- Lightly press the obbattu ball, and roll with chapati pin into round obbattu or puran poli using rice flour on both the sides.
- Now put the obbattu on the tava and cook it over medium heat putting a spoonful of groundnut oil on both the sides.
- Do obbattus like this with all other balls.
- Serve hot with ghee.
- They taste equally light and tasty even when they are cold and also on the next day, provided there are any leftovers!
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Weaving Tales From the Dismal Swamp to Moral Monday Marches
NABS Talking here; once again talking about our theme for the 2018 Festival, Weaving Tales from The Dismal Swamp to Moral Monday Marches. This time we'll take a look at the Moral Monday protests and how that story strikes a similar theme to the resistance and endurance expressed in the Dismal Swamp.
Rev. William Barber speaking at a Moral Mondays rally on July 15, 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Mondays
Rev. William Barber was head of the North Carolina state chapter of the NAACP when he saw a need, in 2013, to protest the conservative agenda of the North Carolina legislature by forming a broad-based alliance led by religious leaders. It was called "Moral Monday." The movement spread to Georgia and South Carolina, then to Illinois and New Mexico and on. Since then Rev. Barber has joined forces with the Kairos Center of the Union Theological Seminary in New York and shares the leadership role of their new project with Rev. Liz Theoharis.
Believing that we are in a kairos moment (a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of crucial action: the opportune and decisive moment (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kairos)) the Kairos Center works globally to strengthen and expand transformative movements for social change. The project is now called the "Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival." It takes its name from the spring 1968 protest planned by Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. It encourages grassroots leadership in the fight for health care, living wage jobs, social justice, voting rights and an end to poverty.
The original Moral Monday marches involved protestors entering the state legislature building to bring attention to their issues. The numbers of protestors grew from just under a hundred on that first Monday to thousands on subsequent Mondays. Some of these protestors were arrested for civil disobedience.
Now, under the banner of the Poor People's Campaign, a 40 day nationwide coordinated action was planned for the spring of 2018 to end on June 23, the final day of the 1968 campaign.
The Rev. William J. Barber is confronted by state troopers at the doors of the Kentucky Capitol during a demonstration organized by the Kentucky Poor People's Campaign. The group was barred from the Capitol following an outdoor rally that included a denunciation of the nation's first work requirements for Medicaid. (Lexington Herald Leader June 5, 2018; Bryan Woolston AP Photo)
During the 40 day period ending June 23rd, protestors in 40 states have participated in the "Poor Peoples Campaign". There were arrests in many of those demonstrations. However, in Frankfort, Kentucky 400 protestors were turned away from the Kentucky state capitol on June 4th. New rules for admission had been put in place after "Poor Peoples Campaign" demonstrations on several Mondays in May. This set off new concerns and calls for an explanation of a policy of citizen demonstrators being barred from their state capitol. If not there, where should one seek redress from one's government. Protesters returned to the state house on the following Monday and again were not admitted.
This story that began at the local level in North Carolina has become a national movement. It is the story of citizens taking responsibility for holding government accountable. Their stories are inspiring and echo the stories of resistance and determination of Maroons in the Great Dismal Swamp.
The story of Moral Monday Marches is not yet complete and still it needs to be told. We are the National Association of Black Storytellers, we must tell it; that's what we do!
NABS Talking will be back with another great post next month.
Also, watch for myths and legends from the Dismal Swamp.
Join NABS in Cary NC, October 31st through November 4th for the 36th Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference, where inspiring stories are born, live and reign.
Amy Johnson
Why Were Peaceful Protestors Barred from Kentucky Capitol? By Kent Gilbert, Lexington Herald Leader, June 5, 2018. http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article212566619.html
Thirty-four protestors advocating for $15 minimum wage arrested in Raleigh NC, Monday June 11, 2018; https://www.pressrush.com/author/8351474/anne-blythe
The Southern Strategist, by Jelani Cobb, New Yorker Magazine, May 14, 2018 pgs 68-75.
"Moral Monday" Movement Turns 5 Years Old with Rally, April 30, 2018 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2018-04-30/moral-monday-movement-turning-5-years-old-with-rally
Man behind Moral Mondays, by Lisa Rab, Mother Jones April 14, 2014. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/04/william-barber-moral-monday-north-carolina/
Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement; Cleve R. Wootson, Jr., June 29, 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/06/29/woe-unto-those-who-legislate-evil-rev-william-barber-builds-a-moral-movement/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fd5f6c4da7ee
Kentucky Poor Peoples Campaign Shut out of State Capitol Second Week In A Row; Tues. June 12, 2018. https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2018/06/12/kentucky-poor-peoples-campaign-shut-out-state-capitol-second-week-row


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1951 General Motors LeSabre: A Laboratory on Wheels
1951 General Motors LeSabre: A Laboratory on Wheels - One оf thе earliest concept cars ever built wаѕ thе 1951 GM LeSabre. (Note іt wаѕ nоt а Buick but rather thе General Motors LeSabre).
Harley Earl, thе first person ever appointed as vice president іn charge оf styling, headed thе design оf what wаѕ originally dubbed simply thе XP-8.
Within thе GM Styling department а team wаѕ handpicked bу Earl tо handle thе car's advanced styling. Engineering іtѕ mechanical systems wаѕ аn even more ambitious matter.
Thе structural aspects оf thе LeSabre wеrе as radically different as thе styling. Most оf thе body panels wеrе оf light-weight cast magnesium.
1951 General Motors LeSabre: A Laboratory on Wheels
Magnesium wаѕ being used іn aviation applications like thе first intercontinental range bomber, thе massive Convair B-36; іtѕ use іn аn automotive application certainly added а flavor оf thе exotic tо what wаѕ аn astonishing car fоr thе time.
Thе front fender valence, cowl, door lock pillars, аnd deck lid wеrе single large castings оf magnesium.
Thе remaining panels wеrе оf sheet aluminum. Ribs wеrе cast into thе deck lid tо add strength tо this large piece.
Casting these members іn magnesium wаѕ а difficult achievement; multiple attempts wеrе required tо get thе correct shape fоr these components іn order tо get adjoining panels tо align perfectly.
When а panel wаѕ flawed, thе magnesium wаѕ melted аnd recast again – even multiple times when needed. Thе floors wеrе aluminum honeycomb sandwiched between aluminum sheets.
Magnesium аnd extensive labor wеrе partly responsible fоr thе staggering price tag fоr this one-of-a-kind car which amounted tо approximately $500 thousand оr even as much as $1 million (which іѕ today roughly thе equivalent оf $5 million аnd $10 million.)
Thе complex body with stiff sills аnd driveshaft tunnel wаѕ set upon а ladder-type frame made оf chrome-moly steel; wheelbase measured 115 inches.
Thе parallel wishbone front suspension wаѕ atypical, too. Itѕ A-arms wеrе cast alloy with thе upper A-arm pivot rod being imbedded іn а solid piece оf cylindrically shaped rubber which itself wаѕ encased іn а steel casting.
Hydraulic tubular shock absorbers wеrе attached tо thе steel casings аnd thе lower A-arms. With thе rubber іn torsion, іt acted as аn effective springing medium – аt least fоr а while.
Eventually, thе rubber began tо lose іtѕ elasticity resulting іn Chayne replacing thе setup with torsion bars. Thе rear оf thе chassis received а transaxle comprised оf а modified Buick Dynaflow with а DeDion differential attached tо it. (Some years later а four-speed Hydra-Matic replaced thе Dynaflow.)
Thе DeDion setup іѕ а type оf semi-independent suspension with а drop-center beam axle connecting thе two driving wheels aft оf thе open, double-jointed drive shafts; іt іѕ separate frоm thе final drive unit which іѕ attached tо thе frame.
A transaxle combines thе final drive unit with thе transmission which іѕ located between thе driving wheels; іt separates thе transmission frоm thе engine, thus moving а significant portion оf thе weight towards thе rear tо provide improved weight distribution іn rear-wheel drive cars.
Thе rear-mounted torque converter wаѕ driven аt engine speed which made possible thе installation оf а generator аnd hydraulic pump іn thе rear оf thе chassis. Each wаѕ driven bу thе input shaft оf thе transaxle.
Thе hydraulic pump operated four built-in jacks (one аt each corner) tо raise thе car when needed (i.e., changing а flat tire). Thе double-jointed axle shafts wеrе made оf magnesium аnd thе rear suspension wаѕ а tapered single leaf spring mounted transversely.
Thirteen-inch wheels helped make thе car low, but tо get adequate braking, 3 ½-inch wide, 9-inch diameter finned brake drums with four brake shoes per drum wеrе used.
Thе overall height with thе top up measured јuѕt 50 inches; thе cowl height as measured frоm thе ground peaked аt а mere 36.25 inches.
Thе engine wаѕ yet another amazing piece оf engineering fоr thе day. It wаѕ аn experimental V8 with aluminum block аnd heads displacing 215 cubic inches – а volume obtained with а square bore аnd stroke (3.25 x3.25 inches).
Thе block extended below thе crankshaft centerline; іtѕ main caps wеrе cross-bolted. Wet cylinder liners wеrе centrifugally cast оf Ni-Resist iron. Problematic аt first wаѕ thе intake manifold design.
Before thе actual engine wаѕ constructed, а mockup wаѕ made аnd sent tо GM Styling. Joseph Turlay, who wаѕ іn charge оf engineering thе special V8, wаѕ told bу Harley Earl tо make thе engine аt least six inches lower.
Turley's initial thought wаѕ thаt his boss's order wаѕ impossible tо accomplish. However, with some ingenuity he dіd it. He reduced thе height оf thе oil pan аnd added а windage tray tо keep thе crank throws frоm aerating thе oil.
Thе flywheel size wаѕ reduced without sacrificing thе mass required bу substituting bronze іn place оf iron; this alone reduced engine height bу 1 ½ inches. A Roots-type supercharger wаѕ neatly packaged јuѕt above thе intake manifold which served as thе valley cover.
Thе chain driven camshaft wаѕ suspended frоm thе bottom оf thе intake. Combustion chambers wеrе hemispherical with thе intake аnd sodium-filled exhaust valves mounted аt а 90-degree angle tо each other.
Thе intake rocker arms wеrе mounted transversely оn thе engine, while thе exhaust rockers pointed fore аnd aft. This unusual arrangement allowed fоr а more compact engine tо fit within thе limited space оf thе engine compartment. Valve seats wеrе stainless steel inserts.
There wеrе even more mechanical marvels tо thе LeSabre. Thе oval grille іn front as stated earlier іѕ nоt really а grille, but rather а door which hides аnd supports close-set headlights. When thе headlight switch wаѕ set tо "on" thе door moved inward, rotated 180 degrees, аnd thеn moved outward with both headlights aglow.
Instrumentation fоr thе LeSabre wаѕ extensive аnd іtѕ upholstery wаѕ оf leather.... Fоr more оn thе LeSabre purchase а copy оf thе author's book, "Motorama: GM's Legendary Show & Concept Cars," available fоr pre-orders аt Amazon.com (release date іѕ January 15, 2015


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From now until the 22nd The Wounded King – "a character study in evil" and the first story in The Martuk Series, Vol. 1 – is FREE over on Amazon.
You can go ahead and click HERE for an excerpt.
And how about a look at the cover?
From now until the 22nd The Wounded King – "a character study in evil" and the first story in The Martuk Series, Vol. 1 – is FREE over on Amazon.
You can go ahead and click HERE for an excerpt.
And how about a look at the cover?
A quick excerpt from THE TALL PRIEST, the fourth book in The Martuk Series, Vol. 1, A Collection of Short Fiction (available now for pre-order):
I was blood.
The taste of it raced 'round my teeth and flooded my throat. The warmth of it fell from my eyes and stained my cheeks. The red of it dripped off my chin to wander along my neck and down my chest.
I'll give you my son, she'd said, the Seer from the Mountains. Leave me here to do what must be done and I'll give you my son.
Her words the darkest of shadows clouding my calm, I'd returned to Uruk that morning, the Seer's son, an unexpected charge, in hand. Soon I'd stood in the Temple, my explanations useless, The Elder's rage quiet and terrifying. Moments later, I, a powerful priest in a land of powerful priests, had been dragged across the stone to face my fate.
Now I kneeled, a powerless man in a prison of wood and stone, broken and bloodied in the dead of night.
By morning I'd be a corpse.
I'll give you my son.
Those words, heavy with heartbreak, had come from the Water first.
Days ago in a small room hidden far beneath the Temple, I'd stood with my beloved, The Elder, as the shimmering pool had whispered
"Don't. Please," The Elder said as I'd waited, gripping the edge of hollowed stone, my face dipped low as I silently called to the Gods.
The Veil…
The Darkness…
It comes…
the Water whispered, answering me, the words caressing my cheeks.
He'd begged and pleaded, the Elder, this most powerful man in a city of powerful men. Implored me to turn away. Allow the Water to hold its tongue. Keep its secrets. "It's dangerous and I can't bear to lose you," he said, his voice thick.
"I need to speak with the Gods," I said, braced with uncommon courage. And I'd ignored him, leaning forward, blade in hand, to slice, to watch, to see. To listen and hear, the blood dripping from my wrist the key unlocking my fate.
And the Seer from the Mountains had appeared in the shallow bowl, the words
Take my son
falling from her lips.
These words, these three syllables, soon to be spoken a three nights walk from Uruk where she, the Seer, and I would stand, watching, under the shade of trees.
Take my son
Hearing her, I'd pause.
For that the guards put me in chains.
More words would be spoken on that path a three nights' walk from Uruk, a darkening sky above. Of dangerous shadows and ravenous demons. Of monsters and magic. Of battles being fought and wars being lost. Here. Now. Unseen yet all around.
My heart, my gut, trusting her, I'd listen.
For that I lost my eyes.
Days later, now days ago, the tears wetting her cheeks as she stood, silent and waiting, her story at an end, my heart heard
my son
and, against logic and reason and rules, braced with yet more uncommon courage, I'd relent.
For that the guards cut out my tongue.
Learning I'd heard and listened and trusted, my secret beloved, The Elder, had grown dangerously quiet. Discovering I'd acted against logic and reason and his rules, he betrayed me. In response to my misplaced courage, he ripped out my tongue, robbing me of my words, my knowledge, my secrets. And then, my eyes dug out and tossed to the hounds, those two words
my son
finally took from me the pleasure of seeing the sun, the moon. The once-adored face of the love who betrayed me.
The Water in a small, secret room far below the Temple had spoken of that, too.
As had the sky, the earth, the forest, the stones…
Days ago.
Now I turned. My long legs tucked under, I rested on my knees, the cold stone of the cell burning my shins. In the dark of blindness, I heard them. Other prisoners. Their sighs and whimpers, tears and whispers. Heard the shuffling of thin fabric and the shivering of bare flesh. Felt the Silent Other, a stranger to me, waiting, watching. Drawing near, slow and patient, from the other end of the earthen hall.
A Silent Other I'd glimpsed when my eyes could still see, though I stood in the shade of trees under the gathering grey of relentless clouds. He haunted me still, this Silent Other, this stranger. His dishonest smile cutting through the terrifying darkness. The leather cloak falling from his shoulders hemmed with the clattering clank of tiny bones.
I swallowed the memory away, the blood from the still-bleeding root creeping down my throat. It still stung, that stolen tongue, though the burn in my missing eyes had given way to an exhausted thump, thump, thump.
Had I tears, I would have wept. For all I'd lost. All I'd never have. For mistakes and regrets. Lies. Betrayal. The ache of a broken spirit.
For my stupid willingness to abandon reason and peer into an endless wall of black.
But I'd been warned.
Days ago.
the earth had whispered.
the trees had echoed.
the sky had promised.
I'd been warned.
"Be prepared to be taken outside of your comfort zone…a stunning world…awestruck…These stories are not only about magic they are MAGIC!"
Yep, the first official review of The Martuk Series, Vol. 1, A Collection of Short Fiction has been released and it's amazingly kind and generous. Want to see for yourself? You can do so HERE
And the book? Available June 20th but you can pre-order it HERE
Okay, back to work.
A quick excerpt from THE WOUNDED KING, the first book in The Martuk Series, Vol. 1, A Collection of Short Fiction (available now for pre-order):
"Yes, soon," she said, her ample flesh shining with oils and unguents beneath a thin layer of cloth as she sat back on a low chair of polished wood.
"A king, a great king, is dying. So, yes, the Gods will come forward and swallow our sun. And the Dark Gods, those who obey me, those who listen when I call, will come and fight and return it to us. As they always do.
"You've seen this how many times?" she asked as she turned to me.
A young girl with dark hair and even darker eyes kneeled in front of Mother, cradling the woman's large feet and, a small knife in hand, set to work.
I shrugged, unable to respond.
She watched me, waiting for an answer.
"But the Priest," I said, my clumsy tongue reaching for words it couldn't find. "The Elder. He said the Dark Gods come when he calls, when the sun is swallowed, and –"
The girl waited as Mother shook with laughter.
"That silly old fool." Tears ran down her cheeks as she fought to catch her breath. "As if the Gods would listen to a barbarian from the mountains."
She snapped her fingers, the girl returning to her work, the knife cutting the delicate nails, the polished stone beneath littered with the slender shards.
"Do you believe he has more power than me, a God? He is old now, yes, and with that comes some power, of course, perhaps. But do you believe he could rule over one who is supreme? One who cannot die?"
Her eyes had narrowed, challenging me to disagree, to doubt.
I simply shook my head.
"What can he do?" she asked.
"Call the Rain, or so he says. Foretell the futures of worthless strangers. Maybe he can make a potion to bring you love or give you health or, I don't know, make you a great warrior. Does it matter?
"The Gods, the Dark Gods, mind you, listen to me, one of their own. They come when I call. They rule when I say they can rule. And they, at this moment, are taking the King as their own."
"The wine is poisoned." The words came from me, careful and quiet.
"The wine is blessed," came her own words, wrapped in dangerous delusion. "He is healthy and strong. A fighter. But the sun will soon disappear and the Gods, the Dark Gods, will demand a gift for its return.
"Is he not the greatest gift we can give? Greater than any of those nameless souls who stumble through the city?
"Even if we were to bleed them, all of them, and offer an ocean's worth of blood, there is nothing greater than a King. It is his time to pass Beyond the Veil. His time to leave this life and his time to join the others in giving us what we need to rule, as Kings and Gods."
"And the gifts we give …"
I hesitated, not sure how to say what needed to be said.
"During those quiet times, those secret times, in the night, the dark …"
I stopped again.
The girl, her head still bowed, ignored us, the fragile bones falling as they were sliced away, one by one.
Mother watched me, a small smile at her lips.
"In front of the fire, with the Priests …" Another pause as I glanced at the girl.
"Why?" I suddenly asked, the word tumbling out before I could catch it.
"Why what, Almost King?"
I held my tongue, my eyes on the unwilling witness to what we said.
Realizing this, Mother leaned forward and snapped her fingers in the girl's face.
The young beauty looked up and, with a signal from her Master, moved the hair back from the side of her face.
Her ears had been cut off, the gaping wounds stuffed with linen and wax.
And with another snap of the fingers, she returned to her work.
I felt sick, then, the tears welling up in my eyes.
"Why must it be me?" I asked as I blinked, and then blinked again. "Why must I be there?"
"Becoming a God is a gift." She gave a deep sigh as she laid back. "A great and very rare gift, yes. But a gift. And there's a price, as there is with anything given. Power that great demands something in return. Something to be paid first.
"The path to becoming a God is not an easy one, nor should it be." Her eyes once again watched mine.
"And what price did you pay?"
"To become a God?" She grew silent as she watched the wounded girl's hands skillfully wield the knife, the bones trimmed and sliced and discarded by the sharp edge.
"There were others before you," she said, her voice quiet. "Other boys, other girls. Babies. Children. Others, unlike you, who gave themselves. Who gave their lives, their essence, who they were, so that we, you and I, would be who we are.
"The first, a girl, a beauty who had only breathed three, maybe four moons. She was taken ill, this girl, her flesh red and blistered, her breathing thick, her tiny chin stained with blood as she coughed and coughed. Her eyes swollen shut as she cried. Only three or four moons.
"There was no hope, they said. There was only one thing to do, they said.
"And they lit a great fire and handed me a knife and then gave to me this precious bundle, her eyes not yet opened.
"My daughter."
She stopped. The girl now massaged her feet, the nails cut, a flat stone having smoothed the rough edges of her heel and the soles of her feet.
"Her blood blessed me, her gift in the wine. She still lived with me as long as the wine lived. And sip by sip she was there with me, still. A comfort.
"She's a part of everything now, you know." She took my hand in hers, a small smile again on her lips.
"Yes, they burned away her flesh, they did, in the great fire, and took the bones, the tiny bones burned black, and broke them, smashed them, and then ground them to dust, and gathered them in the finest linen and brought them to the Temple."
"To the Temple," I said.
A nod from her. "She still lives there, in the stone, between the stone, the bones broken and ground into dust and added to the stone, the space between the stones, her blood, that blood not in the wine, pressed between the stones with her bones, her Spirit not Beyond the Veil but here still, with me, in my heart, still."
Sitting back, she closed her eyes as the girl gathered the clippings from the floor.
"In the stone, in my body, her blood in my blood, in the wine, still with me. She was the first, but others followed. Others not from my flesh. Not from the flesh of the King, the First King.
"But some were, of course. Yes. Those who seemed healthy at first, but then wouldn't sleep. Or coughed. Those who were fitful, unhappy. Who cried and cried and cried, as if begging for release. She was the first, my daughter, the first to offer a gift, but others followed.
"And they always agreed, they did. Urging me to act, urging me to move forward. To bring their crying bodies, their little bones, to the great fire and release them, release their blood, give themselves to the power of the Temple, to me."
"They?" Though I knew what she would say, I feared her response.
"The Priests. The Elder. They always agreed, always said 'Oh yes, absolutely, yes' And I trusted them. I still do, though my power is greater, much greater. The power of a God, not a mere Priest or Elder."
The girl returned, the clippings at the bottom of a heavy stone bowl, a blunt stone on its rim.
Taking it, Mother balanced the bowl on her lap, the delicate slivers soon ground to dust.
"But you?" she asked as she scooped the fine powder from the bowl and, her fingers stained dusty pale, washed them in a glass of wine. "You were silent, you were healthy, you lived. The Priests, they insisted, but you, no, you I kept. You I loved. You, I knew, would rule and rule well."
She paused, the wine in hand as the girl wiped her fingers clean.
And then she drank.
"I released their tiny souls," she said as she passed the empty cup to the girl, "so that, together, you and I, we would sit with the Dark Gods.
"I burned them so their power would be trapped, feeding us, their strength now ours. The Elder promised that, with their bones forever in the stone, they would always be at our mercy to help us live, help us rule. Life Everlasting ours so that we'll never need to join those useless ones Beyond the Veil.
"His barbaric magic from the hills trapped those in the stone, the ancient prayers guiding them to their fate, their power ours.
"But now you need to pay. If you're to become a God, to rule, then you, too, will need to burn the flesh and grind the bones and give to the Dark Gods what they hunger for."
She paused, her hand on mine, comforting me.
"The first …"
She stopped.
"Oh, my beautiful boy, you don't forget the first. It lives with you always. A shadow on your heart, in your soul. But it gets easier after that.
"Much easier."
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The keys to build true physical power.
July 18, 2018 By Billy
Dear Friend,
The keys to building your physical power are so very important, and there being some real substance to them, they can't be summarized in just one paragraph with a few bullet points. So give yourself the ten minutes it will take because these are essentials for your overall health and longevity. (Note: this is content that can be found in my book, "Infinity Health Manual")
You only get one body in this life, so need I convince you of the value in what we're going to talk about here? The reality is we've steered way off course in this modern day and age with what constitutes a truly powerful body. First, when I'm talking 'power', I'm talking about far more than just strong biceps, quads, and abs! Ha! It's about a deeper strength that's infused with an incomparable life-force that today is seldom experienced. The fact is, the majority of modern exercise is completely missing the big picture. I would like to explain why, and most importantly supply you with the essential keys to fix it; building your true physical power, that is.
Where we got off course
First, let's consider that we humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, but it's only been relatively recently in our history, with the development of agriculture, that we've settled ourselves into villages and, ultimately, cities. Before that, we were nomads, traveling by foot around the countryside in search of food and moving with the seasons. As a result, our bodies adapted to this kind of physical activity. Today, with our modern lifestyles, we're far less active than we previously were. The bottom line is we do a heck of a lot of sitting, both at work and at home. The modern way of life is not what our bodies were adapted for. And today we see the effects: a commonality of obesity and a host of other issues like heart disease.
The Big Picture
As I've always focused on in my articles, our diets are vitally important for keeping our bodies strong. Eating healthy is an essential start, but putting fuel in is only half of it. You've gotta pump the handle!..and in just the right way.
Building a fit body through the right exercise does extraordinary things for many aspects of our overall health. Improved strength supports joints and bones and, especially, the spine. The spine, after all, is a pillar of the neurological "superhighway" through which the brain exchanges vital information with the rest of the body, and, in turn, is how the body takes care of the brain. Strong body and posture keep that superhighway healthy.
Other benefits? The obvious one is that exercise boosts our metabolism, thus reducing the amount of fat stored in the body. Leanness alone is worth the moderate effort it takes. Exercise also circulates nutrients and oxygen-rich blood to organs and every part of the body, essentially making everything stronger and more resistant to injury.
Furthermore, strengthening your body helps to eliminate everyday aches and pains. Your body heals faster. It's ironic, isn't it? Many people shy away from exercise because of aches and pains, and yet there's no better way to avoid physical discomfort in the long-term than by strengthening the body! Exercise fortifies the parts of the body around those everyday aches and pains, creating an incubating environment for the healing of the weak areas. Building core strength can lessen back pain, for instance. The increased oxygen-rich blood flow reduces inflammation so the body's restorative healing life-force can get in there to work its magic. Done properly (as we'll discuss), exercise essentially becomes physical therapy. I never stopped being amazed when I would witness this at the Ashram Health Retreat where I worked as a trainer for many years. People would experience six days of intensive exercise and leave with their everyday aches and pains gone, or at least substantially reduced.
I've experienced it firsthand myself. Years ago, I suffered from a variety of aches. Due to inflammation, I had plantar fasciitis in the arches of my feet, carpal tunnel in my wrists, and pain in my shoulders (thoracic outlet reduction). I went to a series of specialists, some of whom recommended various surgeries. At the time I was wearing braces on my wrists and doing virtually no exercise other than limping around my living room. Finally, a doctor said something startling. "You need to take those stupid things off your wrists and get to the gym!" I took his simple advice and worked with a professional trainer and my aches and pains all went away within a few months. I didn't need surgery; I just needed to make my body stronger. The impact blew my mind. What a lesson!
Need more reasons to exercise? The data are overwhelming that exercise is a great stress-reducer—quite unlike anything else. Plus, it gives you a sense of achievement, helping to build your self-esteem. How's that for true power? Not to mention that you'll pick up some peace of mind just by getting outdoors for fresh air and sunshine, something tried and tested for millennia.
Most people who decide they're not going to take the time to stay physically active through some kind of consistent exercise have no idea how powerful it can be reflected in the mind and body and what they are missing out on. They lack the comparative experience. But for those who engage in it, they know the benefits can be enormous. Bottom line? The value of exercise is in its ability to significantly enhance life-force, longevity, and happiness. Priceless, wouldn't you say?
As many of us know, there are two general categories of exercise: aerobic, also known as "cardio," and anaerobic which is generally load-bearing or the expenditure of energy in bursts, like sprints. You need to get the heart rate up with sustained aerobic activity, but you need to build muscle via anaerobic activity, too. By building muscle with load-bearing exercise, your body naturally burns more calories on a consistent basis. You're building a bigger engine which requires more fuel! So the priority isn't necessarily losing weight, it's building power which produces a leaner body.
There's one particular exercise that, for the money, is the most efficient in combining both cardio and load-bearing activity: hiking. After all, trekking up and down hills is just what our ancestors did. The distances we are capable of hiking are commonly underestimated. During the one-week program at the Ashram, we'd hike with the guests ten to fifteen miles a day for six days straight! And not everyone was always the most fit. But again, hiking this kind of mileage is what we are adapted to do.
Of course, generally speaking, we don't have the time to hike for hours every day. But even going a few miles at a sturdy pace two or three days per week can have a tremendous impact. You're getting your heart rate up and lifting your body weight as you trek up and down hills, making hiking the perfect cardio and load-bearing activity, all in one. Plus, you're exercising the largest muscles in your body— namely your gluteus muscles and quads in your legs—which therefore has the most effect on your metabolism. And you're strengthening your core, too. When you're hiking over uneven terrain, you're also exercising your smaller, stabilizer muscles—lots of little muscles that all add up. There's a lot you can cover by just walking up and down hills.
Popular ways that people try to replicate this kind of physical activity are in the gym via stationary bikes or treadmills. These are obviously much better alternatives than not exercising at all. But when doing only the same repetitive motion that's offered by stationary bikes or treadmills, you can't really get the same kind of workout provided by hiking and navigating hills. Essentially, all of those stabilizer muscles aren't working so hard. And, you're not getting outside which is always the place I prefer to do at least a portion of my exercise. Do you live somewhere flat? No worries. A brisk walk, followed by doing a few sets of squats while holding a dumbbell to your chest, qualifies as an awesome workout.
As for load-bearing exercise, remember that the gluteus muscles and quads should be your highest priority for enhancing your metabolism and building your overall strength. The seldom-done squats and deadlifts are hands down the best gym exercises you can do because of the emphasis on these bigger muscles as well as your core strength. Deadlifts have an undeserved negative reputation (the name doesn't help—better would be "life-force lifts" or "anti-death lifts"!) that comes from too many people doing them inappropriately, with too much weight and with the wrong form. Just like hiking, bending over or squatting to pick up heavy objects is an ancient exercise; thus our bodies are well adapted to do them. But don't risk an injury. Do them right. Your best bet? Work with the theme "less weight, more reps." Also these lifting exercises don't necessarily need to be committed to with a bar. Using dumbbells or kettle-bells is a great, low-risk way to get started. And why not work with a trainer? I do, and I can't recommend it highly enough!
Remember to maintain stretching as a part of your physical activity. Maintaining elasticity of muscles is vital for a whole host of reasons, the most important of which is prevention of injury, inflammation, and those everyday aches and pains. It's important for maintaining good posture, too. A full body stretch doesn't need to take more than a few minutes. Actually, a common mistake can be over-stretching, which can make muscles weaker. Of course muscles can be re-strengthened, but why put your body through unnecessary stress? If you choose a yoga practice, the idea is to hold the stretching poses for only seconds. It's the strengthening poses that can be held for longer. There is some reasoning however for holding the stretching poses longer, and it's for the releasing of deeper tension. So in a sense there can be a benefit to this. My suggestion if you do the longer stretching poses is to do them only on an occasional basis, especially if building strength is what you're going for.
As mentioned, I highly recommend working with a fitness trainer. What you learned in PE class just isn't going to cut it if a deeper power for the sake of your longevity and life-force is what you're going for. And going to the gym on your own and doing the same routine day in and day out only does so much. It's much more effective and time better spent to shake things up. The variety of fitness activities is endless, and changing up the exercises you're doing on a regular basis will make you stronger faster. A trainer knows best how to do this, and it needn't be time-consuming. With the right kind of intensive exercise, you can get a lot out of a single hour, or even less. Believe me, I've seen the results firsthand through trainers I have worked with, and by my own experience as a trainer at the Ashram. I've witnessed incredible transformations in people of all body types and starting out at all different levels of fitness.
Find the trainer who believes in sticking with the free weights. Free weights have exponentially more impact than machines. Remember that core and lower-body exercises are the most important since, as we discussed above, they're the biggest muscles. Men especially tend to get preoccupied with upper body workouts, partly because they're easier overall since the upper body muscles are smaller relative to the muscles in the legs. It's a matter of balance between lower and upper-body exercises, but placing more of an emphasis on lower-body is the way to go. And of course we're not talking body-building here. Again, we're talking about 'power-building'.
Keep in mind you don't have to work with a trainer every day. Why not start with just two days a week? Of course a good trainer will teach you how to work out on your own, too. I'm confident you'll be very impressed with what you get out of it.
The other days of the week? Hike or go for power walks! I am very much a believer in fast-paced walking. Too easy for you? Try carrying three to ten pound dumbbells (or water bottles) and pump your arms like you mean it. Now we're talking. Or maybe you've got other athletic pursuits—sports that you like to play. Being physically active should be enjoyable, something you look forward to. Yoga, soccer, pottery (well maybe something a little more strenuous), swimming, and biking—they're all good. Need I share my opinion of the contact sports like football that invite injury and wear and tear on the body? Get creative. Join a softball team. Take up tennis. Play ultimate frisbee. Dance! (This one is among my favorites.)
Exercise is certainly neck and neck with diet, in terms of importance for overall health. They're both critical links in the chain of well-being. On the note of diet, I recommend a sturdy dose of easy-to-digest protein following your workout. Naturally, and for the sake of purity and potency, I'm a fan of my post-workout smoothie with Infinity Protein, which is a blend of organic hemp and brown rice protein infused with muscle-enhancing herbs. And of course the Infinity Protein Bars too, which are hands down, the best bars in terms of both pure ingredients and flavor. Remember that when we neglect our diets, we lose the energy and enthusiasm we need to be physically active. It becomes hard to exercise even if we want to. So create the right chemistry with your diet and then pump the handle with exercise, with the restorative nutrition to follow.
As a motivating factor, it's always helpful to remember your physiological health is intimately connected with your mental health – that's your peace and happiness. No question a strong body is one of the foundational elements for a strong mind, only to make us more fit to better navigate through the world of modern-day stressors and still maintain a general sense of wellbeing. It's the strong mind and body together that build true power, and there's no moment like the precious present to jump onboard. I say we go for it.
Over the last seventeen years the Infinity Superfoods have become a powerful force, enhancing the lives of many thousands of people, and it is an honor to have you as part of the team.
Yours truly, and at your service always,
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Source: The Wenatchee World
WENATCHEE — School is starting 15 minutes earlier at three Wenatchee elementary schools this year to provide some extra time for breakfast — after the bell.
"Breakfast After the Bell," part of a state law in effect this year, requires schools with 70% or more of their students qualifying for free and reduced meals to provide breakfast after the start of the school day.
The 2019-20 school year begins Tuesday in Wenatchee.
Columbia, Mission View and Lewis & Clark school administrators have opted to change the bell schedule to provide extra time for the classroom meal. A fourth school, Lincoln, also is participating in the program, but did not alter its start-time.
Previously, the schools provided free breakfast for all students, but it was served in the cafeterias before school started. Now, the morning meal will be served in the classrooms at all four schools.
That means a change of operation for the district's food services department, with the purchase of carts that can be wheeled right into the classroom for quick delivery.
Food Services Director Chris Lutgen said he expects the new program to increase participation which, in turn, will help students perform better in school, with better attendance, fewer trips to the nurse's office with a stomachache or headache, and better focus.
The district's other elementary schools — Newbery, Sunnyslope and Washington — which don't meet the requirements for the new program, will continue to offer traditional breakfast before school. Foothills Middle School students also continue to have before-school breakfast.
Orchard and Pioneer middle school students and Wenatchee High School and WestSide students have access to the traditional before-school breakfast, plus "Grab & Go" breakfasts between morning classes.
Those "second chance" breakfasts previously were piloted at Wenatchee and WestSide high schools, earning the district a "champions of breakfast" award last year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The option helps students who simply aren't ready to eat first thing in the morning.
The guidelines provided by the state superintendent's office say the "Washington Kids Ready to Learn Act" of 2018 reduces barriers created by transportation issues as well.
The Eastmont School District has two elementary schools that qualify for the breakfast-after-the-bell program — Rock Island and Lee. The programs have been operating there for more than five years, so nothing will have to change this year, said Eastmont Food Service Director Susie Howard, who manages the school food services contract for Sodexo.
She said the program is a hit, even with teachers who were skeptical.
"We had some teachers who at first were, 'I don't think so,'" she said. "But they've come around. I think the majority of teachers see how it benefits the students because they get nutrition in their bellies and are ready to start focusing."
Teachers take enrollment, answer questions and do other routine matters while students eat.
"I've seen third and fourth grade teachers review multiplication tables while the students are finishing breakfast," she said. "It's not wasted time and becomes part of the routine."
The number of students participating in the breakfast climbed dramatically after it became part of the school day. Lee went from 36% of students showing up for breakfast before school to 62 percent participating now. Rock Island went from 37% to 72%, and for a couple of years was in the 81% range.
She said the school custodians were a harder sell, perhaps more so than the teachers.
She eased their concerns by striking a deal.
"I promised I would not send out anything with syrup," she said. That means using a French toast stick and banana pancakes that are little sweeter than other options, but don't give the custodians fits.


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I once had a teacher in High School tell me that Jesus wouldn't like that I told a kid to kiss my ass.
He was probably right, I guess, if I thought Jesus had an opinion on my language when there are wars to be fought and bellies to be fed and slavery to be abolished and the kid in my theater class was getting picked on by another teacher because he had good hair and he liked to shop more than he liked shop class, and nobody said anything about it.
Not to mention that the kid I had cursed at had been picking on me mercilessly for two years, and I finally had gotten the nerve to tell him that I wasn't interested in being a chew toy for him to throw around to impress his friends anymore.
I wonder if Jesus has an opinion about that.
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…and the roof came tumbling down – in an organized fashion of course. The back part of the roof was reconfigured as an up-slope 'shed roof' to create a tall wall and capture the view. Actually the entire roof of the house was rebuilt, and we opted to vault every space on the top floor so there is no attic (hoarders be warned!) but bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, hallway all have soaring ceilings. I hope the new owners like mobiles. This first photo is the back part of the roof and dormer getting lopped off. The additional space being framed here is the master bedroom with the money-shot view. The new roof, at a low slope pitching toward the view. I like this because you can see the old angle of the roof, and the new roof above. That's yesteryear's version of plywood on the lower part of the wall. Here is a view from the street showing the new up-slope roof at the back. This is the only change to the house that is visible from the street, so no neighbors took issue with it. In this neighborhood there is a 35′ height limit and we couldn't slope the roof up more than what we did without hitting that imaginary line. Here's a view that normally only a witch would have (hey, it's almost Halloween…) but I climbed a nearby hill to get this shot of the new roof addition being framed. The house in the foreground was a 'twin' of our project – soon to be fraternal! A view of what will be the master bedroom sliding doors. Then they moved on to the front part of the roof and started that. With existing 2×4 24″ on-center rafters, no insulation, it needed an upgrade. All the shingles were glazed in 10 coats of old paint, dry-rot, a lot just had to come down. An interesting still-life at the front bedroom of the house with the roof gone. Here's the house re-clad in new plywood….old shingles gone, roof rebuilt. The old brick chimney is still seen but that was in very poor shape too. Looking up at the back of the house with the huge open areas soon to be sliding doors and windows. That's a 'Simpson Strong Wall', a structural element that provides lateral support when there is almost no solid wall. Other than having a moment frame. I like the way the house has a stacked-up look. A for Asymmetry! Stay tuned – more to come!
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Looks really good. I guess the front of the house is not changing too much except for upgrade of materials. Keep up the great work!


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Looking for more resources for easy and delicious recipes? Here are 4 blogs for cooking at home.
I know it may seem odd that I am dedicating a post of mine to sharing other blogs. These are all blogs I have made recipes from that my family loves.
I hope you find some more family favorites from these fabulous blogs.
4 Blogs for Cooking at Home
Good Cheap Eats
I have been a long time reader of Jessica's blog and own three of her cookbooks. In fact I have a review of Not Your Mother's Make Ahead and Freeze. Jessica has a more real foods approach than I do but her recipes are still super easy.
She has a lot of Mexican inspired recipes which makes me happy because I grew up in Southern California like she did.
Favorites from her blog include:
Jalapeño Burn Pizza
I have a few adaptations of Mel's recipes here on Cookin' Mimi. In fact the Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup is tweaked from one of her recipes.
She is one of my go to blogs when I want to try a from scratch version of a convenience food. I can almost always find what I need in one of her hundreds of recipes.
Drool worthy Mel's Kitchen Cafe Recipes:
Skillet Taco Pie
Lemon Pudding Cake
Chantilly Potatoes
Jamie Cooks it Up!
I cannot look at Jamie's blog if I am hungry. Her pictures make me wish I had a big serving of what she has posted. Since she lives in the Salt Lake City area she has several Utah restaurant copycat recipes.
She always has seasonal and holiday recipes in her sidebar. Another thing is she uses her slow cookers fairly often and has some delicious slow cooking recipes.
Tastiness from Jamie
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Shredded Mexican Beef
Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken and Roasted Potatoes
Tina is one of my oldest and dearest blogging buddies. She is also a fellow southern gal. On her blog you will find lots of family favorite recipes, comfort food, and southern classics.
Favorites from Tina:
No Peek Beef Tips
City Chicken
Apple Pie Pull Apart Bread
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Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released new numbers this Thursday indicating that home sales will drop by 27,000 units or 5.3% in 2018. Although ~5% may not seem like a lot, it will be compounded on top of the expected 4% sales drop in 2017, which adds up to a mighty 10% drop in sales between 2017 and 2018.
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