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So how come the Master Key Experience represents such a break through for many members?
Why do more and more people spread the hashtags #MasterKeyExperience, #NothingLikeIt and #TheresNothingLikeIt on social media?
Well, first let us look at what drives hundreds and even thousands of people, of whom many never ever wrote a blog before (among them myself) to start posting every week for six months and beyond.
Of course it´s a requirement, and I think that´s why many people do it in the beginning, though from personal experience I can say that my reason shifted fairly early during the course because I felt that it really worked.
My focus moved because of the different lessons and exercises we went through and i felt that my life started to change for the better, I was growing!
So, having been a customer and explorer of the "self-help" industry and into personal development for quite a few years – what was the difference?
At first I neither understood nor appreciated it, though later during the course my perception changed and with increased understanding it occurred to me that the real value of the Master Key Experience and as You can see from the video there are quite some challenges when trying to make changes and that´s why I (and I think many with me) never really followed through before while working on my own.
The biggest game changer for me with the MK was that it finally provided an environment for change and a group of like minded individuals working towards similar ends.
An environment that does not only allow us to grow but actually facilitates growth – and everybody knows that growth is our natural state and we feel our best when we are growing!
If You think about that, it´pretty close to Hills definition of a true mastermind which to me explain the effectiveness of the course!
I cannot recommend highly enough that You give Yourself the gift of joining the next course and if it was a long time ago You learned new material and You think You might get overwhelmed, then rest assured that Your guide and other members will be there for You.
BTW, if the bird below can figure out that puzzle, for sure we can figure out our own lives and what we want them to be like 😀
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Kimzey Debuts with a Win in Window Rock
Championship Bull Riding presented by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, September 8, 2016 – Reigning CBR World Champion Sage Kimzey outlasted four bulls and twenty-three riders in his return to the Championship Bull Riding arena in Window Rock, Arizona. Kimzey captured $15,575 and his first event title of the new season as he debuted at the Navajo Nation CBR presented by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation on the second stop of the 2017 CBR Made in America Road to Cheyenne tour.
"There are no greater rodeo or bull riding fans than here at the Navajo Nation, its incredible people and crowds and they are knowledgeable about the sport, it's amazing how super supportive they are, it is always fun to come out here because the fans, they love it," said Kimzey after signing autographs for almost two hours after the event concluded.
Kimzey, who was absent from the first tour stop due to a scheduling conflict, made up ground this week adding 266 points to the leaderboard which placed him in the number two position in the CBR Road to Cheyenne World Standings after two events, but according to the four time World Champ, it was not easy to get past one of his fiercest competitors.
"Demond (Haynes) is a tough competitor, and the bulls at this caliber are all great, it's a toss-up of who stays on in the final four," said Kimzey.
In addition to Kimzey's lion's share of the $30,000 purse, he took home a pair of custom Fenoglio Boots, a cowboy hat from American Hat Co., and a custom engraved Hyo Silver trophy buckle and valuable points on the CBR's Road to Cheyenne televised bull riding tour.
Round One
It was a dead heat after section one between the riders and the bulls as four qualified rides energized the fans. Kimzey set the pace early as the number one man out of the chutes. He rode 125 No Dry County (Hurst) for the first time for 89.5 points. Wyatt Rogers answered with 87.5 points on the CBR's bull of the year candidate and National Finals Rodeo bull Yellowhair, owned by Lyndal Hurst.
Riding on special invitation, New Mexico's Travis Briscoe rode Championship Pro Rodeo's Comanche Moon for 88.5 points. Demond Haynes of Houston tied the lead with 89.5 points on Wreck 'Em (Green Acres/Rawson-Harris).
The bulls regained control of the second section with only two riders, J.T. Petit and Denton Fugate earning scores. Native rider Cody Jesus was 7.68 seconds in his homeland debut, as the bulls would ultimately take control of the round.
Section three was all about the new guys as rookie sensation Boudreaux Campbell earned the highest score of the group spurring Jeri Harmon's perennial bucker, 9100 Kojack for 88.5 points. Also new to the tour, David Hudson from Athens, Texas, was the last rider to post a score of 87 points on 121 Bloodshot (C & M).
With eight qualified rides on the leaderboard, four rides would advance to the second round based on time ridden including Jonathan Brown and Cody Jesus who rode 7.75 and 7.68 seconds respectively on their first bulls. Mickey Andrews and Demetrius Mitchell would also have a second opportunity to advance to the final four based on time.
The crowd fell silent as the first ten riders bucked off, all in under six seconds. With Sage Kimzey and Demond Haynes tied at 89.5 points apiece from round one, the back judge's score awarded Haynes the number one slot which determined which bull he would attempt in the semifinals. Kimzey was matched with his old friend C735 Jack Tar, a grudge match that would put Kimzey on top after he rode him for 88.5 points. Haynes would also get an old friend, EG25T Destination Unknown (Jaynes) who he once rode for 96 points when the bull was just three years old.
Haynes and 25T would earn 90 points for the round win and Haynes earned the edge he needed to select his final four bull first.
Shoot Out Round
Haynes would select Sharky, a new bull from Silver Creek. Kimzey decided to stick with JQH and chose Loan Shark. Campbell took NFR round winning bull Cactus Jungle (Hurst) which left Travis Briscoe with Silver Creek's Lead Pipe Cinch.
Briscoe was up first and was awarded a reride on Silver Creek's Lead Pipe Cinch, but in a surprising twist, the veteran bull rider opted to take his 77 point score, a difficult decision that ultimately proved profitable as it earned him a $8,675 check. If he had bucked off the reride his earnings for the night would have been $1,500.
Up next was Boudreaux Campbell who could not quite get the highly decorated 207 Cactus Jungle to the eight second whistle. Kimzey would ride next and after a struggle in the chute, he was awarded a re ride.
"My first bull came out and the bull was not up to par so I was rewarded a reride..I knew the new bull was a good bull, (Venom). You have to clear your head when you get that tired. I had a second chance at a lot of money and crucial points for world standings, I asked myself before I rode that last bull, how bad do you want it?" describing the shoot out round to a group of reporters.
Kimzey was 88 on the reride bull Venom, owned by Ty Rinaldo Bucking Bulls, but Hanes was patiently waiting in the chutes. Haynes who selected 21 Sharky came down early on the bull from Silver Creek.
Kimzey and Briscoe would split the bulk of the shoot out round prize money as the only two riders to cover their draws in the final four man round.
World Standings Race
World Champion Sage Kimzey made the most of his first CBR tour stop. Now perched just two points behind leader Taryl Smith with 266 points, Kimzey heads to Laughlin to attempt to gain the number one ranking in CBR. Smith, the leader with 268 points was unable to defend his title in Window Rock due to a groin injury received in Huron, South Dakota during the CBR season opener on September 1.
Rookie rider Campbell Boudreaux continued his consistency qualifying for his second final four shoot out round. Campbell came up short of the 8 second whistle in the final round, but added valuable points from round one to his world standings third place position where he is tied with Corey Atwell and Demond Haynes at 179.5.
Brought to you by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation, the annual CBR event was part of the 70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair celebration, the largest Native American fair.
Shoot Out Window Rock Results
1, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, OK, 266 points on Loan Shark (JQH) , $15,575.00. 2, Travis Briscoe on Lead Pipe Cinch (Silver Creek), Edgewood, NM, $8,675.00.
Average Results
1, Sage Kimzey, 266 points, $15,575.00. 2, Travis Briscoe, 165.5, $8,675.00. 3, Demond Haynes, Houston, TX, 179.5, $2,250.00. 4, Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, TX, 88.5, $1,500. 5, Wyatt Rogers, Rose City, OK, 87.5, $500.
Bull Team Results
Jaynes Gang The Jaynes Gang / Johnston & McKinney, 282.34, $20,000. 2, JQH Bucking Bulls #1, 276.60, $12,000. 3, Championship Pro Rodeo/Kevin Ruggs, 273.95, $8,000. 4. Barker and Barnett, 273.67, $5,000.
For interviews, press credentials and more information please contact Leigh Ann Schroeder at 940.902.1112 or email@example.com.
About Championship Bull Riding –
Located near the cowboy capital of the world, historic Weatherford, Texas, Championship Bull Riding (CBR) is an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the very best elements of the sport. Under the direction of CEO Benny Cude and bull riding icon Tuff Hedeman, CBR has grown into an organization that works to put the best riders on the best bulls, delivering world-class qualified rides and entertainment to its legions of world-side fans. CBR has two tours, riders begin in the Horizon Series earning points to move onto the elite Road to Cheyenne Tour. The Road to Cheyenne Tour culminates in July in Wyoming at the legendary Cheyenne Frontier Days where the world champion bull rider earns a $100,000 bonus. The CBR Bull Team Challenge is also part of the tour events where stock contractors bring their best bulls and compete for annual cash prizes that total over $1 million. Providing opportunities for contestants, stock contractors, fans and sponsors is why CBR is the REAL COWBOY SPORTtm. CBR is featured at over 70 venues across the United States with national television programming on the Fox Sports Networks for 26 consecutive weeks in prime time. Follow CBR on all major social media platforms as Championship Bull Riding and CBRbull.com. For more information visit www.cbrbull.com or call 817-626-BULL (2855).
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The Chicago Daily Tribune reported today on the marriage between a prince and princess, who live and work in Chicago. It is a "real life romance, composed of the things of which movies are made," that culminated in a wedding at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. It was a marriage "that might have taken place in a palace of the old Russian czars."
The priests "chanted the service in Russian, while a mixed choir, sheltered by a screen, responded." The bride and groom held "slim, ribboned candles" throughout the ceremony. At one point in the service, red velvet and gold coronets "were held over their heads successively by seven pairs of ushers." When of all this "royal pomp and circumstance was finished," the bride and groom left the church to be "greeted outside by a group of shopgirls from a loop department store who pelted them with rice."
The bride is a shopgirl and her husband works as a clerk in a Chicago clothing store. But it was not the bride and groom's jobs that caught the attention of the press. The bride is Princess Alexandra Galitzine, and her husband is Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch of Russia, a nephew of the late Nicholas II. Prince Rostislav is the son of Nicholas's sister, Grand Duchess Xenia, and her husband, Grand Duke Alexander.
Alexandra, known as Aleka, and Prince Rostislav met in London "some years ago." Earlier this year, the princess came to live in Chicago with her mother.
She started working in a local department store shortly after her arrival. Prince Rostislav arrived three months later, and soon became a salesman in a clothing store.
The fourteen ushers included the bride's brother, Prince Nicholas Galitzine, Col. Michel Lasaref, Prince Michael Cantacuzene and Adlai Stevenson.
After a weekend honeymoon, the bride and groom will return to to their respective jobs. They will reside with the princess' mother at her home, 38 East Walton Place in Chicago.
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The successful Birmingham's Hidden Spaces project is reaching out to the public to ask them to submit oral histories to the project's growing library of material. Two public engagement sessions will be held in the Library of Birmingham, on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of November. The collated recordings will be stored digitally and then then made accessible to the public via the Hidden Spaces website and potentially in future exhibitions.
Members of the team will be on hand at the engagement days to make audio and visual recordings of interesting stories relating to spaces covered in the previous supplements and exhibitions, a list of which can be found on the project's website. The team is also looking to hear from people who have interesting stories relating to other buildings and spaces not covered by the articles.
The team will be present from 10am to 4pm each day.
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We highly recommend the National Audubon Society's Field Guides. They're a good size, durable, well-organized, and feature very clear photographs which – despite the artistry of the line drawings you find in many nature guides – is highly practical, especially when the subject is Mushrooms. (Audubon has 20 field guides currently in print, see here.)
Perusing the Field Guide to Mushrooms, for example, you find the evocative common names of the fungi themselves, such as Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum): "the white pore surface bruises easily, and a detailed drawing can be etched into the surface that on drying will remain permanently."
There's the ominous-sounding Strangulated Amanita and Brown-toothed Crust. Groovy-sounding Green Stain Earth Tongues ("used in the making of Tunbridgeware, the dark green-stained veneer of English dinner tables and wooden plates), Yellow Rabbit Ears, and Tumbling Puffballs. The Dryad's Saddle ("odor and taste like watermelon rind") and Beaked Earthstar (unsurprisingly, "one of the most distinctive"). Not to mention Carbon Balls, Green-headed Jelly Club and Slimy Gomphidius (which sounds hideous).
In our cautious view, Mushroom Guides are best read as literature. Despite the excellent clarity of the guide, it's still feasible to make a dangerous error while collecting mushrooms.
Best-selling author Nicholas Evans (The Horse Whisperer) accidently served poisonous mushrooms to himself, his wife, and two other family members, with awful consequences.
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Competition Time! (Ends Tonight)
This is the prize kindly donated by Louise, as you can see a rather special box of Thornton Chocolates.
Billy being bowled over!
THE BEST CAPTION to the photo wins a box of Thortons Chocolates kindly donated by Agatha's Mum "Louise" who will choose the winning caption. Competition closes Friday at midnight.You may enter as many times as you like!
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Thoughts on a Cold December Day
While driving down the near vacant beach road this past week I was drawn to the sight of the beach accesses, their parking slots empty of vehicles, looking forlorn with sand creeping up the walkways and steps, nudged along by recent storms. These entry points host a promise of a path leading up and over the dune line, ghostly images of summers past lurking among the spent sea oats. What lies just over that shifting pile of sand is of course the Atlantic Ocean, but I'm never quite sure what else I'll discover. Will the sea be rough and tumble or satin smooth? Are the dolphins cruising past, trying to keep pace with the low flying line of pelicans? Is the wind causing the birds to tuck beak and bill under their wings? Are there treasures of sea glass and shells scattered along the water's edge? But with a strong northeast wind kissing my cheek, I temper my urge to explore and sit in the cocoon of my car, balancing my paints and sketchbook on the dashboard and my lap trying to capture the feeling of uncertainty before me.
December is like that brief moment before crossing over the dune, somewhat predictable yet offering a hint of tingling anticipation, hoping you'll take the bait. You can almost hear, in the gloaming of the day, the earth softly sighing, pausing in this last month of the year to catch its breath and reevaluate what has been learned over the last 11 months and pondering what the next 12 months will teach us. Just as we know the ocean is on the other side of the dunes, we can also be sure next year will bring more of the same; joy and heartache, happiness and woe, excitement as well as boredom and routine, in other words - life. But the question in our minds is always in what format all this "life" will be presented and what the percentages will be. In this season of hope I dream of more positive than negative, more laughter than tears, all within a new layout to explore.
And finally, at my last stop, I catch a glimmer, a brief glimpse, a fleeting image of what's ahead, and it's sparkling in the December light.
Pasternak says life creates incidents to divert our attention from it so that it can get on with the work it can only accomplish unobserved.


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I'm piss tired enough with people spamming my inbox already with irrelevant idiotic questions. Like I need more from the Maple Community.
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I'm piss tired enough with people spamming my inbox already with irrelevant idiotic questions. Like I need more from the Maple Community.
Posted 11 March 2008 - 05:08 PM
Actually, explosion's casting speed is affected by weapon speed, that's why a lot of f/p mages cap their luk for an Evil Wings, since it's the highest "fast" staff/wand (there are 5, if I recall it correctly).
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Casting speed is set in the tab and isn't affected by what weapon you've chosen. Neither is attacking speed or any character. An Explosion's cast speed is only affected by Evil Wings, if I recall correctly, and no other weapon, regardless of its attack speed.
Posted 11 March 2008 - 08:53 PM
Poisonous mushroom / street light/ heart staff / hinomaru fan/ Evil Wings
These are all the fast staves/wands that affect explo's casting speed. =]
Posted 11 March 2008 - 09:04 PM
False alarm; found out Backspin Blow and Double Upper are both 100% Stun rate =)
Which reminds me, I may implement "Orb Gathering" as opposed to always having 5 Orbs at a time as well for Crusaders.
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Someone remind me to update the main post when I wake up.
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I'm not double posting, I swear.
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I keep hearing from axe saders that their panic is horribly unstable
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I keep hearing from axe saders that their panic is horribly unstable
I couldn't remember for sure, but I thought Panic was always a Stab. Or was it Coma? Or has there been new information saying that it actually does vary? Well, it was one of the main arguments that Axe Crusaders didn't perform well. And now Brandish is the argument since it always stabs and slashes each once.
Of course, since you suggested it.
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EDIT: Ok, I tried out my damage range, even threw in numbers for maple hero, got my Blast damage range with fire, checked potential ACB output, and yeah, it works well. For best results I recommend entering your stats into the '+ Equips' seciont. I believe that it's possible that it's not added stats (from equips) that alter your damage range so much as BASE stats, then equip stats added on, which may well be why the Hidden-Street calculator might be inaccurate
But yeah, basically, it worked, and it worked well
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I'm going to move the Compare to where the Monster things are and swap them around since it would save more space. Hopefully, it would work out so that no scroll bars are necessary. I may have to make a resolution choice in the future so that people who are still using 800x600 (LOL) won't be upset.
Is anyone having issues with it ever lagging? If so, let me know where and when so I can see what the possible problems are.
Posted 26 April 2008 - 07:07 AM
I'd prefer if more people tried it though =/ Not too helpful if no new variables or opinions are tossed into the mix.
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As you will know if you've been following this blog, I've been doing a few posts on character development. Well, for today's post, I wanted to finish that series by talking about how I come up with character names.
The truth is, it's not hard. There are a lot of resources out there that writers can use to come up with character names, even fantasy characters like the ones I write. Baby name websites are pretty good, and while some of the names suck, there are gems among them. One of my book's characters is named Aldric Rookwood. If my memory is serving me correctly, "Aldric" came from one of these sites (it's French and Italian). "Rookwood," on the other hand, comes from the Harry Potter books, and is the name of a Death Eater.
So you have two possible places you can look right there. But online and in books aren't the only places you can find character names. Street names are good choices, as are city names (particularly in the case of last names). So, a phone book and an atlas are two places you can look. You can also steal names of people you know, and if you are writing something not taking place on earth, you can try your hand at inventing names.
Jor-El, for example, sounds like it could be the name of a dish soap, so you can always take brands of products on the shelf at Walmart and try to change it up a little to invent a completely new name. This is how I came up with the name of an elfish town in one of my stories, called "Kaja Reaz." The bottom line is, there're lots of tools available if you want to come up with names that are unique sounding to the reader.
If you like what you see, don't forget to reblog and follow. See you guys next time.


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there stood a cross...
reminding us that,
even in the midst of chaos and tragedy,
there is still hope.
Some people would chock up finding the cross amonst the rubble to coincidence or chance..
but I know different...
That cross appeared for a reason.
To give people hope.
I was reading an article about a family that lost a loved one during the attacks of the World Trade Center...as soon as they saw the Cross, they knew everything was going to be O.K.
They said they felt the very presence of Jesus.
It's amazing how two beams intersected in the middle can come to represent so much.
Only God can leave handprints like that.
Only God can give that kind of hope.
I hear they are building a memorial and placing the cross there. I pray that it is a beacon that shines and reminds people from all nations and denominations, that Jesus provides hope, even in the rubble of our lives,
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Army is now slated to play its 3rd game in Yankee Stadium agsint Rutger, another against Notre Dame, which is also play a neutral-site game versus Wash St. in San Antonio. There have been rumors of a college football game in Wrigley Field (NW and or Illinois) swirling in Chicago sports radio. This along with the NHL's Winter Classic seems to be the sports marketing rage.
I generally like this idea for the college game: exposure to a new fan base, new scenery, publicity, etc. At the same time, I would not want to see Michigan sacrifice a home game to play at Comerica or Ford Field. Some college stadiums/programs just have too much history and lore to not play every game at its home field.
With that being said, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing UM play an away game at a neutral site. Northwestern v. Michigan at Soldier Field or Wrigley would be pretty neat. Wisconsin v. Minnesota in Lambeau Field. Boston College versus whomever at Fenway Park is another.
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State of the Industry
Dairies, processors see new growth opportunities in Iowa
Editor's note: As part of our monthly "State of the Industry" series we take a look at the cheese and dairy industry across the United States. Each month we examine a different state or region, looking at key facts and evaluating areas of growth, challenges and recent innovations. This month we are pleased to introduce our latest state Iowa.
By Rena Archwamety
MADISON, Wis. Rolling farmland, welcoming communities and an abundance of milk processors make Iowa's northwestern and eastern regions like a promised land for dairying.
Dairy herds are making pilgrimages from other parts of the United States, Canada and Europe to settle in Iowa's far northwestern corner along the Interstate 29 corridor, and many existing dairy herds in eastern Iowa are continuing to expand.
"We are seeing a tremendous amount of growth in the northwest, where they have a little larger herds, and virtually all family-owned," says Lee Kilmer, extension dairy specialist and professor of animal science, Iowa State University.
"A lot of the European herds are in the 300-cow range. Families from Canada and the West Coast have 1,000 cows plus," Kilmer says.
Though not as immediately noticeable, there also is growth in Iowa's other concentration of dairies in the eastern part of the state.
"We have seen growth in production and cow numbers, which has increased a lot in the last five years. More in northwestern Iowa, but eastern Iowa also is expanding," says Erin Vagts, industry relations manager and executive secretary, Iowa State Dairy Association. "The northwest certainly is noticeable, with people coming in from other areas. The eastern part tends to be more internal expansion."
Iowa is one of the rare states to have seen an increase in both its production and its cow numbers over the last five years. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, in 2007, the state's dairy farms produced nearly 4.3 billion pounds of milk, up from 3.8 billion pounds in 2002. Iowa also rebounded from a low of 193,000 head of milk cows in 2004 to 213,000 head in 2007, its highest number in seven years.
Iowa produced more than 147.2 million pounds of cheese in 2007. According to the Iowa State Dairy Association, Iowa nationally ranks eighth in total dairy products processed, seventh in cheese production, sixth in cottage and American cheese production and fourth in ice cream production. The state's capital, Des Moines, also is the No. 1 city per capita in milk consumption.
"We have a really great location here, and plenty of processors available," Vagts says. "We're pretty dairy friendly here. We're proud of the dairy industry in Iowa."
A strong dairy production base has attracted and kept several dairy processors in Iowa. Swiss Valley Farms, Dairy Farmers of America, Wells' Blue Bunny and Wapsie Valley Creamery are some of the major names in the state.
Last weekend, approximately 3,500 people came together in northwest Iowa to celebrate the opening of Green Meadows Foods, a new 200,000-square-foot cheese factory in Hull, Iowa. (See "Green Meadows Foods hosts grand opening celebration for new cheese and whey facility" in last week's issue of CMN.) The plant will produce 80 million pounds of cheese and 47 million pounds of whey powders each year.
Cheese produced at Green Meadows will be distributed nationally by Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth Wis., and its whey will be sold both domestically and internationally. Milk will be supplied to the plant by Land O'Lakes Cooperative as well as by Green Meadows owner and founder Shep Ysselstein, who runs a 7,000-head dairy operation near Rock Valley, Iowa.
"Shep, our founder, having a sizable amount of milk himself, wanted to add value to his milk and provide a market for the milk in that region," says Tim Czmowski, general manager, Green Meadows. "He had been thinking about it for 10 years and became very active in planning in 2005. Construction and breaking ground occurred almost exactly one year ago."
The new plant also will help support current growth in northwest Iowa's dairy farms.
"The region, what's called the I-29 corridor, has been identified by many in the country as a very prime area for dairy development," Czmowski says. "It was recognized by Shep that milk was plentiful and there was plant capacity needed. The fact is that there was wonderful opportunity for dairy development in this region."
In addition to northwest Iowa, Czmowski says the region also includes southeast South Dakota, southwest Minnesota and northeast Nebraska. He says he has seen a reverse in the trend of Western expansion that now is favoring the upper Midwest.
"It's reversing a little bit of a trend, where dairy expansion has been out in the West, in California, New Mexico, Idaho and Texas," Czmowski says. "This is really an opportunity to return some of that lost dairy industry to the upper Midwest."
Davenport, Iowa-based Swiss Valley this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and it has processing plants in Dubuque, Luana and St. Olaf, Iowa, as well as others in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
"Our plants are located very close to our members, who are very committed, very loyal dairy farmers here in the upper Midwest," says Donald Boelens, CEO, Swiss Valley. "That's an advantage of being located where we are. There still are a lot of family farms in the Midwest ... not that corporate farms are bad, there's just a little more pride and joy associated with the family farm."
Of the 1.4 billion pounds of milk Swiss Valley annually procures, 40-50 percent comes from Iowa farmers, with the rest coming from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
Swiss Valley's cultured cheese plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was forced to close earlier this year due to damages caused by this spring's floods. (See "Farmers look to begin long road to recovery from floods," June 20, 2008, www.cheesemarketnews.com.) Boelens says Swiss Valley still is able to manufacture and distribute its cultured products from other facilities, but 47 jobs were lost through the closing.
"It was a devastating thing," he says. "We had to close the facility. We lost a fair amount of money through the closing, and a fair number of employees lost their jobs. We also lost some customers."
Some producers also were hit hard by the spring storms.
"There were plenty of people all over the state affected," Vagts says. "Producers were affected by the tornado, then people were hit by floods and power outages. But Iowans really came together to help each other out."
While the state has many advantages that have attracted new producers and processors, one challenge to growth is the need for more labor, particularly in northwest Iowa.
"Labor challenges, it's an ongoing battle," Kilmer says. "In northwest Sioux County, the unemployment rate is about half a percent. That's about as full as a county can expect to get."
Czmowski says Green Meadows, however, has not had any trouble finding qualified employees.
"Even though the unemployment is lower in this region, we've had good success, adequate applicants, and have been able to find good quality people," he says. "We have had 800 applications filed for the current 85 people we need."
Green Meadows anticipates that many more jobs will be created in the region once the facility reaches its second phase. Citing an economic impact study from Iowa State's extension services, Czmowski says the new plant eventually will result in an additional 1,500 jobs being needed in the region as well as 40,000 more cows. He also says he has heard of some dairy expansions being planned in the region that will help assist in Green Meadows' growth.
"We plan to grow, and we see demand for cheese continuing to grow," Czmowski says. "With that, milk balancing will be important."
Boelens says Swiss Valley also has seen much opportunity in Iowa's dairy future.
"I think, depending on what happens in the global market and the economy, certainly a lot of areas of the world need dairy products. I don't see why they can't come from Iowa," Boelens says. "There are a lot of opportunities for folks in Iowa and other Upper Midwest states to increase production. We can supply not only the United States but also the globe with quality dairy products."
Dairies have expanded and economic development teams have actively been recruiting dairies to grow Iowa's industry, but Vagts says in addition to economic opportunity, people are drawn to Iowa for its welcoming environment and as a great place to live and bring up families.
"We continue to see producers continuing to expand and see people coming into the state," Vagts says. "It doesn't seem like we'll be slowing down any time soon."
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The project dates from 2008 and, according to sources, it should have been produced by Jagged Films. At this project William Monahan should collaborated, the screenwriter for "The Departed" by Martin Scorsese.
But in the meantime Scorsese and Jagger made the documentary "Shine a Light", which presented two concerts of Rolling Stones in 2006, in New York. The documentary features stars like theformer U.S. President Bill Clinton, Jack White and Christina Aguilera.
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DOE: Party-list constituencies to get share of CFLs
ENERGY Secretary Jose Rene Almendras has assured lawmakers that their districts will be included in the distribution of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) of the agencys electrification program in the country.
Appearing before the House Committee on Appropriation hearing, Almendras said there is a total of 3.6 million CFLs to be distributed to 1.165 million households under the Philippine Energy Efficiency Project (PEEP) CFL Distribution – National Residential Lighting Program.
Almendras said CFLs will also cover the 182 congressional districts, the areas of concern of the 51 Party-list representatives and of the 17 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional offices.
Almendras said a total of 10,000 CFLs each will be distributed to target beneficiaries in the congressional districts and party-list groups which will start next month.
Almendras apologized for the delay in the distribution which was initially scheduled in the latter part of August. Each household beneficiary will receive 2 pieces of CFLs.
Almendras said the estimated annual savings to be generated from this project would be 64.8MW deferred power plant capacity, 83 MWh energy savings, P828 million monetary savings and 44,702 tons of CO2 emission reduction.
We welcome this development now that party-list groups are already included in the CFL distribution, Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Party-list, Alagad) Marcoleta said.
Reps. Raymond Palatino (Party-list, Kabataan), Teddy Casiño (Party-list, Bayan Muna) and Michael Angelo Rivera (Party-list, I-CARE), who were present during the hearing also lauded the electrification project of the DOE.
Rep. Eduardo Gullas (1st District, Cebu) said energization of sitios is the most important electrification project and gave his full support to the approval of the departments budget.
House panel chair Joseph Emilio Abaya (1st District, Cavite) suggested to Almendras that his department can tap the committees network in the information dissemination.
Rep. Nur Jaafar (Lone District, Tawi-Tawi) volunteered to shoulder the costs of delivery; handling and storage of the CFLs in his district to fast-track its distribution to his constituents.
The budget of the DOE has decreased from P8,814.7 billion this year to P4,347.1 billion in 2013 due to the non-inclusion of budgeted items for the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines which comprised 83% of the departments budget.
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'Wayward Pines' Recap: Ethan Becomes Sheriff?
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When "Our Town, Our Rules" ended, a crazed Sheriff Pope had just been run over been Ben Burke, shot dead by Ethan Burke, and then snatched by the monsters that live on the other side of the electrified wall running the perimeter of
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When we open Ben is hyperventilating over what he's just done and seen his father do. Instead of fleeing
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Ethan drops off his stunned wife and son at the house after telling Theresa that their every action is being watched. By whom, he does not know. He explains that he came to
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to find Bill and Kate. Their only way to survive, he says, is to pretend to be happy and go along with the craziness until he can figure things out.
Next, Ethan takes Pope's keys and heads to the Sheriff's office to raid the stockpile of guns. There he is met by Mayor Brad Fisher, some other young kid, and Pope's secretary Arlene, all gathered to congratulate him on his new position as sheriff and to eat celebratory cake. What the hell? Seriously? Dang.
Ethan confidently asks who appointed him Sheriff and gets no answer whatsoever. Fischer, however, does admit he's relieved to have a new sheriff. Why? We will soon find out.
Theresa Takes Ben to Wayward Pines Academy
At school the next morning, Ben and Theresa are met by student counselor, Megan Fisher. Immediately Megan hones in on Ben's artistic ability and he admits he plays guitar. Spooky.
Megan meets with Ben in her office and asks three questions. Where are you from, where do you live, and where is home? Ben suspiciously answers all three questions the same: Seattle. Does he miss it? Yes. Why? He can't really say. Why aren't his parents taking him home? Because they can't. How do you know you can trust your father after he's lied to you before? That question stumps poor Ben. I think it's safe to say there's going to be some brainwashing going on in Ben's life fairly soon.
At the end of the school day Ben eschews Theresa's directive that he wait for her to walk him home. He meets an attractive schoolmate who befriends him and offers to walk him home. Ben asks the girl about the monsters he saw on the other side of the wall. She avoids answering and shows interest in him before a frantic Theresa
Nurse Pam Makes a Citizens' Arrest of an Insurgent
Nurse Pam bursts into the Sheriff's office dragging Peter McCall (Justin Kirk,
) and demands a reckoning against the realtor. McCall had spray-painted one of the downtown buildings with "In a time of universal deceit, the telling the truth is a revolutionary act." Ethan refuses to have anyone killed, Nurse Pam gets snarky and then leaves.
Ethan explores his new office looking for answers. Under the area rug he finds a hidden cubby containing files on every single person in Wayward Pines. The files reveal each residents' origins.
Theresa Explores Downtown Wayward Pines
A map in hand, Theresa walks down the wide main street set against a lovely backdrop of craggy mountain and blue sky. When she stops into the toy store where Kate works, Kate winds-up a music box to allow them a moment of private discussion. Theresa reveals that she was once a secret service agent. That was unexpected. She accuses Kate of hurting her family and leaves.
Ethan Interrogates Peter McCall
Ethan finally finds another person who is willing to be straight with him. McCall says he's been in Wayward Pines for at least eight years. Nurse Pam calls once again, demanding McCall's reckoning. Ethan shows Peter the file Sheriff Pope was keeping on him. Peter gets misty-eyes when he sees a photo of himself with his wife and kids. He tells Ethan how he cheated on his family back in his real life. One night he took a girl to his hotel room, then awoke to find Nurse Pam in his room.
McCall reveals that he now walks with a cane because he tried to escape once by climbing the face of the mountains surrounding the town. That's the only way to escape, he tells Ethan, except death.
Wayward Pines Focuses on the Children
Surprise, surprise. School counselor Megan used to be a hypnotherapist before she came to Wayward Pines. It turns out Megan is married to Mayor Brad Fisher. Theresa invites Megan to dinner and they agree to meet at the Biergarten with their husbands later.
At dinner, Megan emphasizes that boundaries, and consequences for ignoring those boundaries, are very important. She's not that subtle about it either.
While the wives are in the bathroom, Ethan mentions the look of fear in everyone's eyes to Fisher. He is going to get to the bottom of the mystery if he has to work his way through every single resident trapped there, by George. During a moment of privacy, Fisher tells Ethan in a low voice that Wayward Pines, especially the school, focuses on developing the minds of the children. Hmm ... interesting.
When the wives return, Ethan wastes no time in asking the group what they think about the public executions. Talk about confronting the elephant in the room!
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Ben Gets a Guitar For Doubting His Past
In Ben's next counseling session with Megan, he is asked the same three questions, but this time when asked where he lives he says he doesn't know. Megan reinforces his ambiguity by surprising him with a brand new guitar.
Later while his parents are out with the Fishers, the girl from school throws pebbles at Ben's bedroom window, inviting him out into the forest. Don't trust the siren, Ben!
Ethan Cuts Off Nurse Pam During Her Speech
The whole town seems to be out to dinner at the Biergarten that night. Nurse Pam stands and makes a manic and righteous speech about the law until Ethan interrupts her. Ethan promises the assembled that he will bring whomever is responsible to justice.
On their walk home, Ethan and Theresa run into Dr. Jenkins, (who looks a lot like Mr. MaGoo), as he's checking on his hybrid foliage. Ethan tells Jenkins about the pressure to have a reckoning for McCall to which
Jenkins responds, "Perhaps the best things in the world require the biggest sacrifices." Yowsa, this guy is clearly a Frootloop dingus. Ethan tells Theresa to head home while he heads back to McCall at the jail house.
Ethan Emancipates McCall, then McCall Emancipates Himself
Ethan takes McCall from his jail cell to hide him, so he's not executed by someone willing to kill him if Ethan won't. While Ethan is gone, Theresa gets a note offering her the job of realtor, taking Peter's job.
McCall says you can't escape your past, and that his past has caught up with him. McCall manipulates Ethan into a hug, then throws himself at the electric fence where he is fried. McCall figured that Ethan needed to be seen killing him in order to maintain his status in the town.
Nurse Pam shows up at the sheriff's office after finding out McCall is dead and admits that she is better suited to be in charge of the town. She's scary, that one.
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Ethan tells Theresa to stay safe while he's gone for a while. He takes supplies and guns and starts to climb the face of the mountain like McCall once did. What next, folks?
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Designed in 1847, this New York City house is a rare jewel, not only the four-storey building retains many of its original details, but it is offered for sale publicly for the first time. The West Village residence is extravagant in its own right, but it also houses Mitchell Lichtenstein, son of the famous pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a half-room, decorated with dozens of works of art by the owner's father. According to The New York Times, there are many curiosities and antiques interspersed throughout the house, as well as accents dating back to 1880, such as four mirrors with mirrors on the floor. Although Lichtenstein probably takes all the steps he takes with him when traveling, the unquestionably unique style of the residence is sure to stay abreast of the next 170 years.


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Well we add six new turtles to the Opfel family. Each person in the family has thier own turtle. I know some of the names are Zelda, Makenna, Bosta, and more, but I can't remember them all. They are easy and pretty much mess free.
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This year we headed up to California for our Spring Break. We had a good time hanging out with cousins and siblings. We had a fire pit at the beach where we roasted hot dogs and marshmellows for the kids and fish tacos for the adults (thanks to Matt and Brooke). Than we ended the night with dutch oven cobbler that Jack and Amy made. It was fun to hang out. I can't wait for the beach in July.
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I turned fifty on Tuesday. I've been thinking about this new decade with hope. Ever since I turned forty-nine my focus has been on fifty. You could argue that I'm not really living in the present....and be right. But, for me I need to look back and examine so that I can look forward with clarity and possibly understand what it is that I really want out of what's left of this life.
In the early days of dealing with my son's addiction, I held on to the past (i.e. what I did and didn't do) with a death grip. I'm not sure why. I guess I wanted to know why he was an addict. I figured if I knew why then I could fix it.
I've been on a long search trying to understand. "I've been to at least one hundred thousand Al Anon meetings", as Father Tom Weston SJ would say. I've been to many Saturday night open AA speaker meetings. I've taken some weekend Ignatian retreats to better understand the Spiritual Exercises. I volunteer at the jail in the Homeward Bound program. And, I've bought many books. If I laid down all of the books that I've bought in the last few years and put them end to end they would extend from my home in Tennessee to........Never mind......that is probably not information that the Dad or I want to look at too closely.
I've been looking for truth. Like the apostle Thomas, I am looking for direction. "I am the way and the truth and the life." Jesus said in John 14 :6. When my Son went to his second stint in rehab the counselor met with us on family weekend. "He's really honest. But, he's not very truthful." He said.
What a strange thing to say. The Dad and I looked at one another puzzled. This counselor, this recovering addict would teach us a lot about life. I was asked to teach a class in the jail called Moral Reconation Therapy. I didn't really want to teach the class. I didn't even know what the word reconation meant. The class taught me and the students to stop making decisions based on pleasure or pain and to start making decisions on moral reasoning or right and wrong.
Truth is what is real. Period. Honesty, simply put, is our perception of truth. Growing up, if you hear that you are lazy enough, it becomes what you believe about yourself. But, is it truth?
I write in an effort to mine for truth. I look back at my family looking for what is real...not what I've always heard. There is a lot of alcoholism and addiction in my family. What does that mean? What does that say about me? Does that mean that my son is doomed to live his life out in active addiction?
I've learned so much. I am really no different than the alcoholic or addict. At the root of it all, we all feel uncomfortable with who we are or what we think that we are. We've been listening to those voices whether from within or without telling us that we are not enough.
Those voices that say, "You should be ashamed of yourself."
Those voices saying, "It's your fault."
Those voices that tell you to be afraid.....every waking moment of every day.
The difference between them and me......I can have a drink and think, "no I'd rather save those calories for chocolate." They can't. I have diabetes and when my blood sugar drops, my hands shake and I start sweating and my body aches for sugar. I told my endocrinologist, " I think my drug of choice is sugar." He said, "Yes, diabetes acts very much like addiction. You get low and crave sugar. You eat the sugar and you feel sick again and it starts over and over again. You can't live with it and you can't live without it.
I get that analogy. My son has a disease just as my ancestors have. Disease is hard to live with, no matter what the disease. Disease, regardless of the kind affects the whole family. But, with addiction, nobody wants to talk about it.
I do.
I want to respect the privacy of my son. But, I will not let fear or shame keep me sick. I'm not ashamed of the addict or alcoholic. I hope one day they will find their way past fear and shame.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The filing deadline for state and federal candidates running in this year's elections in South Carolina is at hand.
Ahead of the noon Sunday deadline, it's already clear that incumbents Gov. Nikki Haley and U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott face primary challengers this year.
Haley is again being opposed by state Sen. Vincent Sheheen in a repeat of the 2010 gubernatorial race.
Six Republicans, a Democrat and a Libertarian have filed to oppose Graham this year.
A Republican and two Democrats have entered the race against Scott, who has never run in a statewide election. Scott represented the 1st Congressional District before being appointed by Haley in 2012 to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Jim DeMint.
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After all, the ketchup-makes-everything-better phenomenon is not a new thing.
Some dip their Kraft Singles grilled cheese in it...
I merged Kraft and Heinz over 20 years ago. I don't know what the big deal is. pic.twitter.com/Dd80UqRUDN— Chris Farias (@KITESTRING) March 25, 2015
Some top their mac and cheese with it...
Heinz & Kraft are merging. Vindication for everyone who has been criticized for putting Ketchup on KD #FoxKatZ1035 pic.twitter.com/LIq9azjITe— Scott Fox (@ScottFoxonair) March 25, 2015
Perhaps with this powerhouse merger that will form the fifth-largest food company in the world, we will soon see delightful blue boxes of Kraft ketchup-y macaroni and cheese on grocery store shelves. One can only hope.
In the meantime, while we wait for the convenience of premade boxes, there are plenty of pasta-ketchup mashups out there to satisfy your craving.
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That cheese! Once you eat all that glorious topping in a cheese-induced frenzy, you'll discover ketchup-infused goodness under there.
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Not only do you get to indulge in this drool-worthy cheeseburger pasta, but you have to clean only one pot afterward.
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Ketchup, barbecue sauce, cheese. What more could you want in your mac? Oh, it's made in the slow cooker. Double win.
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For the health conscious, I present raw, vegan mac and cheese with broccoli and ketchup. Homemade raw ketchup, of course.
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In case you're not in the mood for faux cheese (gasp!), this simple ketchup-infused pasta will hit the spot.
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Lemon cake is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE !! I have it for my birthday celebration each year in August, when fresh lemons go to their height … so GOOD CHOICE, in my viewpoint!!:-RRB- Being my favored, and after attempting ALL the dishes … I have actually discovered this set to be the most convenient and most tasty of all. The dish is from Epicurious Magazine dated1945 They have actually created as a layer cake, yet I have actually additionally done this as a sheet cake and in a bundt cake frying pan … exercises wonderful whatever frying pan you place it in. I directly believe the whipped lotion and confectioner sugar icing is a little wonderful. Rather, I whip with each other lemon curd and one huge container of sour lotion. Garnished with fresh raspberries and mint sprigs, this cake is lovely to check out, too!! DELICIOUS!! Hope this assists!!
For cake layers
2 mugs looked cake flour (not self-rising; filter prior to determining)
3/4 tsp cooking soft drink
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 mug entire milk
2 1/2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
1 stick (1/2 mug) saltless butter, softened
1 mug granulated sugar
2 huge eggs
For icing
1 mug whipping cream
1/2 mug confectioners sugar
Lemon curd, cooled
Garnish: fresh raspberries and mint sprigs
Make cake layers: Preheat stove to 375 ° F. Butter 2 (8- by 2-inch) round cake frying pans and line bases of each with rounds of wax or parchment paper. Butter paper and dirt frying pans with flour, knocking senseless extra. Sort with each other flour, cooking soft drink, and salt. Mix with each other milk and lemon juice (mix will certainly curdle).
Beat butter in a huge dish with an electrical mixer till luscious. Progressively sugarcoat, defeating till pale and cosy. Include eggs 1 at once, defeating well after each enhancement. At the same time include flour mix and milk mix in sets, starting and finishing with flour, blending at reduced rate till simply integrated.
Divide batter in between frying pans, smoothing tops. Cook in center of stove till a tester appears tidy, regarding 20 mins. Great in frying pans on shelfs 10 mins, after that invert into shelfs, get rid of paper, and amazing entirely.
Make icing: Beat lotion and confectioners sugar with cleaned up beaters till it simply holds tight tops. Fold up one 3rd of whipped lotion right into lemon curd to lighten, after that layer in continuing to be whipped lotion.
Assemble cake: Put 1 cake layer, rounded side up, on a cake plate and spread with one 4th of icing. Leading with 2nd layer, rounded side up, and spread top and sides with continuing to be icing.
• This batter could be baked in 16 (1/2-cup) muffin mugs regarding 15 mins; or in a 13- by 9-inch baking frying pan regarding 25 mins. Cut in half cake crosswise to create 2 (9- by 6 1/2- inch) rectangular shapes and layer in very same fashion as above.
Makes 1 (8-inch) layer cake
1 box Duncan Hines cake mix
1 little box split second lemon dessert
1/2 mug powdered milk
1/2 mug sugar
1/2 mug lemon juice
1/2 mug water
1/2 mug oil
5 huge eggs
2 mugs powdered sugar
1/3 mug butter, thawed
3-4 tbs. lemon juice
Mix all completely dry active ingredients with each other. Mix in water and lemon juice. Beat in one egg at once, and after that defeat whole mix for 2 mins. Put right into bundt frying pan and cook at 325 degees for 50-60mins.
When amazing, drizzle polish over cake.
Making Glaze:
Location 2 mugs powdered sugar in tool blending dish. Blend in dissolved butter and lemon juice.
Drizzle over cake and cool.
— Lemon cake.
— On Nigella ' s web site, there is a wonderful Lemon drizzle cake dish tat is extremely simple making.
— A simple means is to make use of a typical white (chiffon) boxed cake mix and replacement 1 mug of lemon juice for 1 mug of water, and the whole egg as opposed to simply the whites.
— Bake the cookies, one sheet at once, in the center of the stove for 10 to 13 mins, or till the lemon curd is sparkling and the cookies are gently browned at the sides. Turn around the sheet from front to back midway via cooking to guarantee also browning. When cookies are done, transfer cookie sheet to a cake rack and allow stand till the cookies tighten a little, 1 to 2 mins. Utilizing a spatula, move the cookies to cake rack. Allow stand till entirely cooled down.
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Aithne, not yet ready to plunge headlong into the water, dangled her feet into it and let them get halfway adjusted. Faith, but the water was cold! Like as not, she'd go numb before she got warm.
Taking another deep breath, she exhaled before answering. "Da- my father- sent me his cloak and his harp." She won't understand, Aithne. "They aren't just mementos or gifts. He knew I would want to honor him when I heard..." The tears welled up again, and she waited a moment before continuing. "I wasn't at his funeral. As his daughter and his student I should have been. I want to remember him... to do the ceremony again, this evening."
She sought for the proper words. "I can't do it quietly in a corner. That would be dishonor, rather than honor. But I don't think your people... I don't think any of you will understand it.
"I... I don't want to be a disruption, but it's a very public thing by nature. I was hoping you could help me to not offend anyone."
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Yes, cats should be spay/neutered. Likely 99.9 percent of all veterinarians agree. However, ask about when to do – and now you've asked a trick question.
The recommendations for when to spay/neuter cats are all over the map, and are often unspecific.
For example, one clinic website reads, "Cats should be spayed or neutered sometime under a year, preferably under six to eight months."
"No wonder clients are often confused, or simply put spay/neuter off," says Dr. Glenn Olah, president of the Winn Feline Foundation, the non-profit funder of cat health studies. "If we're the experts, we should offer a clear direction to cat owners."
Esther Mechler, of Brunswick, ME, is the founder and president of Marian's Dream, a non-profit that began 30-years ago with a focus on putting an end to pet overpopulation.
She said that last year a light bulb went off in her head. "I thought, what a difference it will make if we get veterinary consensus on when to spay or neuter cats; it seems so simple doesn't it?"
That light bulb went on after several visits to animal shelters. According to the ASPCA, about 1.4 million cats are euthanized annually in American shelters. There are many reasons, of course, over-population is a big one.
"Births do continue to outstrip homes," Mechler adds.
Dr. Julie Levy, professor in Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville says, "We're getting close to saving all the healthy and treatable dogs, at least in more parts of the country than ever before, but we're clearly not there with cats."
Mechler partnered with Joan Miller, San Deigo, CA-based chair of outreach and education with the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) to recruit various volunteer experts to participate what would be called the Task Force on Feline Sterilization. The group (which I was a part of) met in Orlando this past January, just prior to the North American Veterinary Conference.
Miller, a legend in the cat world for her countless contributions over many decades, says, "I believed that if we could, as a group, manage to create a specific recommendation on when to spay/neuter cats – lives will be saved. It was also important that our decisions were based on science."
To that end Dr. Kirk Breuninger, veterinary research associate for Banfield Pet Hospital, Vancouver, WA presented results of a literature review on gonadectomy in domestic cats:
*There's evidence to determine that spaying before the first heat cycle has protective affects against mammary cancer occurring later in life. Obviously, this is important, particularly since about 90 percent of mammary cancer is malignant.
*There's no evidence to suggest pediatric gonadectomy up to five months is linked to any increased risk of disease.
*There's a general lack of well-designed studies in cats to inform regarding all likely potential outcomes later in life of gonadectomy by five months. But we do know spay/neuter before the first heat has many benefits; obviously there is no first litter; there can be no pyometra (uterine infections), uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer or problem births.
Breuninger adds, "Like with so many other areas, the review evidence is far more robust in dogs."
And that's actually a part of the problem explains Olah, who practices in Albuquerque, NM. "For many reasons many veterinarians defer to dog guidelines, because the studies in cats haven't been done and just because there are still veterinarians who in some ways assume if it works for dogs it will work for cats. Maybe some veterinarians are just being lazy – I don't know."
"There are legitimate concerns about long-term health affects regarding spay/neuter in dogs which are now being studied," says Levy. "At this point, there's no evidence to indicate similar concerns in cats."
So, here's what's happening now. Without a definitive recommendation when to spay or neuter, some cat owners just don't follow through and spay neuter doesn't happen until after the first heat.
"Most cat owners just don't know that a female can even get pregnant at four months, and certainly at five months, leading to unwanted litters" Miller says.
Also, depending on the practitioner's recommendation, there's a gap between the last vaccine and the suggestion to spay/neuter several months later. And in that gap time – ooops – the cat winds up pregnant.
Olah adds, "When cats go into heat they're not always ideal pets."
Cats in heat (particularly males) are more likely to spray, inter-cat aggression may more likely occur, there may be overnight vocalizing, and certainly indoor cats in heat want to get out to find a "hook up." If they don't get out, they may be anxious which can lead to a wide assortment of behavior problems. If they do "escape," they become prone to being hit by cars, and unvaccinated, feline leukemia and the feline immunodeficiency virus become a risk. These cats may also not be protected from parasites.
While there's no robust study to support the notion that behavior of in-tact cats is an issue, members of the task force agreed it's likely the case. And when behavior problems occur, the human-animal bond may fracture; subsequently those intact young cats may more likely be relinquished to shelters, or put outdoors forever.
The accumulated evidence supports the notion to Fix by Five (as in five months), which all task force members supported.
"Everyone in the room believed that consistent messaging to pet owners currently doesn't occur, and would be beneficial, and that unwanted pregnancies do occur which contributes to the cat overpopulation problem," says Olah. "There doesn't appear to be a downside to spay/neuter for kittens by five months."
Also, the Fix by Five plan may encourage more veterinary visits because there's new data which points out how many kittens just appear – and are taken in by compassionate cat lovers. If the kitten seems healthy, they may not run to the veterinarian for an exam, and might not realize know how early cats might get pregnant. Many of these kittens may remain indoors/outdoors, and they don't keep a feline version of Harmony.com to meet a match.
Levy adds further support. "Most shelters are already doing this (pediatric spay/neuter), and also veterinary students are being trained in shelters, so they're doing this. It all makes perfect sense."
Levy says she is hopeful that organized veterinary medicine signs on to the recommendation to Fix by Five, which can easily be a part of existing kitten care packages.
The Task Force created a document, with the hope of organized veterinary medicine supporting (which has begun to happen). The final paragraph of that document reads;
"Given the known benefits of sterilization and the lack of evidence for harm related to age at which the procedure is performed, the Veterinary Taskforce on Feline Sterilization calls for veterinary practitioners and professional associations to recommend sterilization of cats by five months of age. This provides veterinary practitioners with a consistent message that may increase veterinary visits and spay/neuter compliance while reducing the risk of pet relinquishment and unwanted offspring."
Mechler is pleased with the work of the Task Force, "Veterinarians and related professionals have led the way. I'm confident the public will pay attention – cat lives will be saved."


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I was given this book in exchange for a honest review and it was amazing. I will read almost anything but my wheelhouse is science fiction and history, this book was both.
Everyone knows the legend of Sleepy Hollow but the Headless Horseman had been scarce for ten years. His last victim, Ichabod Crane. A stranger shows up questioning the story and believing this was a cover for foul play. He may get more than he bargained for.
[Austin Dragon] does a wonderful job being true to the original story while writing [Hollow Blood] and asking the "what if"? The superstitions of the era led to many stories but few as well known as the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The idea that there may have been more to it is a great twist.
I have read some of [Dragon's] futuristic science fiction and it was nice to see an author with versatility. I have enjoyed all the books of have read by him but so far [Hollow Blood] is my favorite.


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Hello Miriam, I'm Dr. Deb and I'll do my best to help you today.I'm sorry for this concern for Nelly. I do have a few additional questions to ask about her first, if you don't mind:1. Does she produce anything when she gags? Mucous or food or hair?2. Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between vomiting and coughing. Would you say her behavior more closely resembles one or the other? 3. No weight loss, correct?4. Any change in her diet?5. Have you had her seen for this condition?
There may be a slight delay after I receive your answers since I have to type up a response to you. Thanks for your patience. Deb
OCCASIONALLY SHE PRODUCES FOOD, OR JUST MUCOUS! Mainly nothing! I think she is coughing more than gagging.No change in diet or behaviour or weight other than we have always been best friends and she has always followed me everywhere, a little more now maybe!
Miriam: Thanks so much for the additional information.An occasional gagging with food or mucous produced wouldn't concern me too much since it doesn't take much to trigger this reflex in a cat. There could be any number of possible causes such as late onset inflammatory bowel disease or rapid ingestion of food or a hairball problem.And, since it's doesn't happen very often, then this is less reason to be terribly worried about it.However, coughing can sometimes be a little different since this isn't something that a cat typically does. And, unfortunately, there could be a number of possible causes for it, ranging from not too terribly serious to possibly more worrisome.
1. Feline Asthma is a very common cause of coughing in a cat. This condition is similar to that seen in a human where there is inflammation in the lungs which is triggered by something in the environment such as pollens, smoke, aerosol sprays, etc.
This is often a somewhat difficult diagnosis to make. Chest x-rays might be suggestive as would bloodwork (eosinophils might be elevated but they aren't in every case). I often diagnose this condition based on a cat's response to steroids. If they are 100% better, then this is the diagnosis. It may seem like a crude way to diagnose this condition, but if I rule out other possible reasons for the signs first (see below)then I don't worry about side effects from steroids. This LINK discusses this condition in detail.
2. Bacterial infections such as Bordetella or mycoplasma infections can also cause a cat to cough and are equally difficult to diagnose in some cases. If I suspect that this might be the cause, (especially if she's an outside cat), then I'll dispense Doxycycline 5 mg/kg twice a day to rule them out.
3. If Nelly is an outside cat, then lung worm is a possibility. This is a parasite that is most often diagnosed with a fecal sample. One effective treatment would be panacur.
4. Heartworm disease. This disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and depending on where you live, may be a possibility. We do have a test for this which is often done in a vet's office. Unfortunately, we don't have an effective treatment for it in cats. This disease is different in a cat than in a dog and the coughing is related to inflammation in the lungs. Steroids can be used to treat this inflammation. This LINK discusses this condition. 5. Heart disease. These cats usually have other signs in addition to coughing such as weight loss or exercise intolerance. Stress might trigger a worsening of the condition. A chest x-ray can be useful in determining if there is an enlarged heart or fluid in the chest but ultrasound is usually needed to determine the exact diagnosis.
Some cats can develop esophagitis which can sound somewhat similar to coughing but isn't exactly vomiting either. If you think she might have this condition, you could safely give her over the counter Pepcid AC, 1/4th of a 10 mg tablet twice a day.
I hope this helps and gives you an idea of the many possible explanations for her behavior. I wish I could narrow the list down for you but, unfortunately, there are just too many possible reasons for her behavior.
But, should be too worried? I wouldn't be at this point because she's not otherwise acting ill. Deb
Hello Miriam,
I'm just following up on our conversation about Nelly. How are things going with her? Deb


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Niccolo, pursuing his good fortune, took Rassina and Chiusi.
The monument is from Chiusi, and of the fetid limestone of that district.
Orlando di Chiusi also received the habit from the hands of Francis.
The ruins of the castle of Chiusi are three quarters of an hour from Verna.
Chiusi: a very ancient Etruscan city, full of antiquities and famous for its tombs.
The neighbouring lake of Chiusi is of similar character, but much smaller dimensions.
To him Bianca found means of pointing out that the bishopric of Chiusi happened to be just then vacant.
She was on horseback, riding with her husband to his official post at Chiusi, for he was governor of Chiusi and Caprese.
There is the lake of Chiusi, set like a jewel underneath the copse-clad hills which hide the dust of a dead Tuscan nation.
Monte Cetona is yonder height which rears its bristling ridge defiantly from neighbouring Chiusi.


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BUFFALO -- Robert Sacre, Canadian native, knew exactly what to expect when Gonzaga took the floor against the big bodies of Florida State.
"I knew coming to Buffalo it was going to be a Sabres game, basically,'' Sacre said.
The Zags almost let one slip through the five hole.
Gonzaga surrendered all but the last bits of an 18-point lead before finally staving off Florida State, 67-60.
Gonzaga won by doing what no one else has been able to do against the Seminoles –- shoot the ball. The Bulldgos sliced and diced the Seminoles for 50 percent shooting for the game, ending a run of 67 consecutive opponents held under 50 by FSU.
And they did it by making the easy buckets. Sacre and Elias Harris combined for 26 points (13 apiece) as the Zags scored 24 of their points in the paint and just nine from the arc.
"Anytime you get easy buckets and shoot high-percentage shots, it's a lot easier,'' Matt Bouldin.
Still the comeback or near choke (depending on your team colors) was slightly alarming. Sharpshooting Deividas Dulkys nearly single-handedly brought the Seminoles back, scoring 11 in the final five minutes, including a 3-pointer that kissed off the glass.
"I thought, 'He didn't. … he didn't just bank that in?''' Steven Gray said.
The Seminoles inability to hit free throws in an endgame clank fest and the late rally ended up being their undoing but not before the Zags were forced to get their act back together.
Gonzaga travels the country in the regular season just to prepare for the rigors of March and while Mark Few praised his team's poise, the end game should raise a few red flags considering what could be next -– No. 1 seed Syracuse in essentially a home game.
"It was a little combination of things," said Gray, who finished with 15 points. "We had a little drought there and I think we also got a little panicked and rushed. We forced some things that we shouldn't have."


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*Qualification history
*Guinea have endured a long wait to appear at a FIFA World Cup final tournament, having been excluded for political reasons ahead of Korea/Japan 2002 when they looked well placed to book a ticket. They have not come as close since, though they finished second in their group for Brazil 2014 after a campaign full of promise for the future.
*The team
*In recent years, Guinea have emerged as a highly competitive force on the African continent. They reached the quarter-finals of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations on three consecutive occasions during the 2000s and returned to the last eight in 2015, leaving them hopeful of pushing on to the next level. The fact that most of their players turn out for European clubs has only aided their progression.
*The coach
*Guinean Lappe Bangoura replaced Frenchman Luis Fernandez as head coach of Guinea on 24 May 2016. Bangoura led Guinea to the Orange African Nations Championship Rwanda 2016 semi-final and now his challenge is to book *Syli Nationale's *ticket to Russia 2018.
*The stat
2 – *Guinea lost a mere two games on the road to Brazil 2014, going down on both occasions to an Egypt side that had to work hard for those victories en route to topping their group with six wins from six.
*The former stars
*Aboubacar Sidiki 'Titi' Camara, Pablo Thiam