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Omar Malik writes a good knock-about review of Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell's Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics (Books, 13 March), but he clearly read a different text from the one I've got. The book is erudite, analytical and thought-provoking. The authors have a unique but accessible style that incidentally contains a plethora of useful footnotes. I wish there were more books like this. I need both empirical and theoretical work to make sense of risk.
The book is well organised and discusses the history and political economy of risk and important decision-analytic methods and systems theory linked to geopolitical questions. There's an excellent contribution on risk and the tensions between rich/powerful nations and poor/powerless nations and the tensions between the causers of pollution or environmental degradation and the potential or actual sufferers of such ill-effects. All solid stuff – and far more important to mention in a review than the odd preoccupation with demasculinisation that the reviewer has.
The reviewer, in contrast, perhaps reflecting his past life in the sky as an RAF pilot, was flying by the seat of his pants and offered up a stream of amusing asides and contradictions. He wished that the book's insights were "better grounded". So there are insights – many of them – but pilots need to be grounded sometimes. He laments the emphasis on theory but starts by talking about utilitarianism: an oxymoronic link if ever there was one. And Henry Kissinger, the reviewer seems to suggest, was not an ideologue, which tends to ignore the vast historiography and revelations for the period in question.
Andrew Watterson
Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group
University of Stirling


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April St. Francis Merril
Time Period
1940 to Today
Subject CategoriesActivist, Charitable and Community Work, Equal Rights
Notable Facts
Present Vermont Native American Chief, activist who has been working to achieve Abenaki recognition. A leader in the successful preservation of a three acre Abenaki Cemetery and Village in Grande Isle County.
Personal Information
Date of Birth1968
Primary ResidenceSwanton
EthnicityNative American
Historical Significance
April St. Francis Merrill also known as April Rushlow was born in Vermont in 1968. She's now lives in Swanton, Vermont. April St. Francis is known as the first Vermont female Abenaki Chief and daughter of former chief Homer St Francis. April St. Frances Merrill grew up watching her father fight for state and federal recognition through protests such as fish ins. As she grew up she lived off the land as some of her ancestors did; learning the way of Abenaki life. At the age of 16, April St. Frances Merrill ran for a seat on the Abenaki tribal council and became acting chief at 28 when her father contracted cancer. In 1996, she took over all duties as Chief of the Missisquoi--St. Francis Band-Sokoki Tribe. Her father died in 2001.
St. Francis Merrill wants to preserve the ethnicity of the Missisquoi and help members take advantage of opportunities in education, employment, housing and healthcare. She and her members started a kindergarten and sent children to Vermont public schools when kindergarten was mandated for Vermont. The dropout rate in the 1980's for Abenaki was 80% and now is only 3%.
St. Francis Merrill led a fight to stop excavation of an ancient Abenaki burial ground along the Missisquoi River in Swanton-Highgate. A reburial ceremony was held.
St. Francis Merrill worked with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs to preserve a three acre Abenaki Cemetery and Village in Grande Isle County. As St.Francis Merrill said, "My people hunted, fished, trapped, and lived off of the land here. Burial issues are very important to my people; we believe that if our ancestors are at unrest then this interrupts the well being of our entire community. We need to protect our ancestors for the well being of the Abenaki Nation."
Organizations or Movements
- April St. Frances Merrill is a leading activist in the Abenaki struggle for state and federal recognition in Vermont. Her mission is to preserve the ethnicity of the Missisquoi and help members take advantage of opportunities including education, jobs, housing and healthcare. She stated, "Our children cannot apply for Native American scholarships because they're not considered Native American without state or federal recognition." Federal recognition is given by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, which the Abenakis have petitioned for two decades.
- April St. Frances Merrill's role as chief is a nonpaying full-time job where she brings awareness to the state of the Abenaki.


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SIRLEY KASTON RECIPE2: Navy Bean Puree with Steamed Vegetables
Here is another participant to our Food Blogger Contest "A menu for the Mediterranean Diet" II edition: Sirley Kaston from Instanbul/TURKEY. In fact we had many food blogger from Turkey this year: thanks to our Turkish partner!
According to the Contest Regulations, each food blogger should have proposed a menu made by 3 recipes, to reinterpret in an original manner a "Mediterranean style" convivial meal:
FIRST RECIPE: Appetizer or first course including vegetables among ingredients;
SECOND RECIPE: second or main course;
THIRD RECIPE: dessert based on fruit.
That is to say that recipes needed to be inspired from the principles and values belonging to the Mediterranean Diet, recognized Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage on November 16, 2010 and realized with the ingredients composing the Mediterranean diet food pyramid created by Ancel Keys. Recipes have also to contain extra virgin olive oil coming from at least one of RECOMED countries.
Sirley's Mediterranean Diet menu foresees 3 recipes:
• Bloody Greek Mary, suggested combined with tamarind sherbet
• Navy Bean Puree with Steamed Vegetables, suggested with a White wine like Narince
• Honey and Bee Pollen, suggested with a cortado with a semi-sweet coffee bean
200 gr Navy Beans
800 gr water
50 gr shallot
5 gr salt and 5 gr grounded black pepper
15 gr pea
15 gr string beans
10 gr horseradish
30 gr Extra Virgin Olive Oil with low acidity
10 gr lemon juice
5 gr pomegranate molasses
40 gr squash
100 gr beets
Soak the navy beans in warm water overnight.
Boil the navy beans with shallot, salt and black pepper for an hour until they are tender.
Don't throw the water, we can use it for the puree. Blend the whole ingredients with a blender.
Steam the vegetables, season it with salt and pepper.
Marinate the horseradish with lemon juice and EVOO. Cover the beet with aluminum foil and bake it for an hour at 200 C Degree. Cool it and peel. Cut long segments.
Put the puree at he bottom, vegetables on top and the radishes on the side. Drizzle some pomegranate molasses and EVOO.


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Ms. Shelly brings to the studio her many years of experience in dance education and performance. Dance and performance have always been a focal point in Shelly's life. She started dance training at the age of three at Giacobbe School of Dance in Louisiana. Most of her professional dance training was at Dance Inc., in Ellisville, Missouri. There she realized the performing arts were to be part of her future and she began teaching dance classes.
Studying theatre and dance performance in college was a perfect path for Shelly's love of the arts. While studying dance, theatre, arts history and choreography, she was able to continue teaching young dancers. She performed in many college theatre productions and completed her internship at the Walt Disney World Resort. In 1992 she graduated from Fontbonne College in Missouri with a BA in Performing Arts.
A diverse collection of experiences in child care, education, and business management gave Shelly all the tools to open her own studio in 2003. Partnering with her husband, Footworks Dance Studio in Winter Garden, Florida grew into a very successful business. They gained national attention for their innovative classes and marketing when published in Dance Studio Life Magazine. Shelly teaches her nationally recognized Dance with Me and Creative Movement classes at Miss Maria's. She has also earned numerous awards at competitions as well as education dance certifications throughout the country.
Shelly lives in Lenexa with her husband Mike and their two cats, Jadie and Mamie. She loves teaching dance and looks forward to seeing her students each week.


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Street artist Roa keeps things large and in charge with his massive animals. Whether it's dead gators, or skinned rabbits Roa brings the carnage of the wild into the urban streets for all of us to enjoy.
Street artist Roa keeps things large and in charge with his massive animals. Whether it's dead gators, or skinned rabbits Roa brings the carnage of the wild into the urban streets for all of us to enjoy.
Welcome to the hotel Au Vieux Panier in Marseille, France where graffiti artist Tilt has literally painted graffiti on half of the room. Covering every square inch of exactly half of the room with a mix of tags, throw ups, and more drips than your last DIY paint project, I cant help but think that Tilt's room is a metaphor for the double lives that most graffiti artists lead. By day they are a minimalist going to work and paying your taxes and by night you are busy climbing billboards and vandalizing everything in sight. (images big addict, via my modern met)
Most people think of graffiti as a plague similar to weeds popping up all over your pristine yard. NYC artist Gina Dawson ran with this concept creating sculptures of dandelions and other assortments of weeds out of colored paper and installing them all over the city.Dawson's take on graffiti is an interesting one with her works embracing the idea of graffiti as a plague and creating an unexpected and beautiful approach to one of our favorite urban blights.
It's always interesting to see what graffiti writers do in the fine art world. Some keep rehashing the same work on canvas, losing all of the power that energized the work by having it in the streets. However some artists such as the legendary Dutch graffiti artist Delta take what they've learned through their years of painting letterforms and create amazing new works that re-imagine architecture, space, installation and painting. Wondering what Delta's graffiti looked like back in the day? Click the read more button and check out the last image.
Christian Stearry is great example of what happens when one spends their entire youth skateboarding- it begins to permeate every aspect of your life. His illustrations are focused on the tongue-in-cheek jokes found in growing up "bad," whether it's through graffiti, drinking, or being that guy that brings his bong everywhere. Lucky for us, it works.
A1One (aka Tanha) has claimed his influences to be as diverse as Australian Aboriginal art to Mayan narrative hieroglyphics, but what stands out most in his recent works is his strong connection to his Persian heritage and his Iranian homeland. A1One has been gaining recognition lately and rightfully so. His colorful, intricate scrawls on Tehran's walls and canvases artfully blend Arabic calligraphy with current street culture, as well as address social issues around the globe.
German graffiti artist Andreas von Chrzanowski (A.K.A Case) has to be one of the better hyperrealist painters using spray paint. Check out some more of his sprayed wizardry after the jump.
Apparently McDonalds is embracing graffiti with full force and using it as part of their greasy interior decoration. This is only happening in France and Japan so far but if we're lucky we'll have some graffiti wallpaper in the Boise Idaho stores in no time. What's worse than graffiti in the crappiest fast food spot on earth you ask? Graffiti in the crappiest fast food spot on earth being used without the artists permission or compensation. Sure the graffiti writers didn't ask for permission to paint your city streets but something about this just doesn't feel right. Next thing you know we're going to be eating a McBansky or a Space Invader fries. What do you think? Should the artists get compensated or can Mcdees do as they please?
Read more background info about McDonalds graffiti campaign after the jump.


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Reports have surfaced linking Celtic star Moussa Dembele with a move to English giants Liverpool.
According to the Glasgow Live website, the Anfield club could be set to pay up to £20 million pounds for the services of the 20 year-old forward.
They reported that would consist of £10 million up front with a the same in add ons.
Dembele has already netted 17 times for Brendan Rodgers' side since joining from Fulham in the summer.
Glasgow Live reported Liverpool are prepared to quadruple the striker's wages to £60,000 a week.
Dembele could have moved to an English Premier League club last summer, but opted for to go to the Scottish Premier League club in search of first team football.


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The push notifications are branded with your logo and company name.
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With a lot of excitement, I approached Ayala Arbely, who led our Hackathon in Israel, and then went on to do it again in Pune, India earlier this month.
"Tell me all about it, Ayala!" I said.
In Pune, we've got about 80 software developers, who fielded 13 teams! Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Nikhil Kelkar, the site manager, together with the facility and IT managers, the Hackathon area was successfully set up in the 5th floor gym over a two-day period. All the modern exercise equipment was pushed to the edges of the large space, and tables, chairs and computers were hauled up to the well-lit, open floor.
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Nikhil, the site manager, summed up their Hackathon this way, "The buzz that our event created across the Pune R&D group was very encouraging – you can see that our young Manufacturing team is really bustling with energy and creativity! This was an excellent platform to stimulate that much needed enthusiasm to bring up and prove new ideas." He further added, "Zvi Feuer's (SVP of Manufacturing Software Solutions at Siemens PLM Software) push for disruptive innovation is showing results and you'll see more of this here in Pune R&D going forward. I believe the next step is to generate collaboration spaces that go beyond the regular domain boundaries. And by the way, it was tough to pick one winner - I saw everyone win that day!"
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Blocking a Biological BullySubmitted by Dr. Eliaz (view website)
Galectin-3 may sound like the name of a planet out of "Star Trek," but in truth, this biological protein can be much more ominous. I shed light on the subject of Galectin-3 and its role as a chronic disease culprit, in a recent lecture presented at the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) 2012 Convention & Exposition. In this presentation, I shared breakthrough research demonstrating that the protein Galectin-3 is an active biomarker, and therapeutic target, for numerous life-threatening diseases. I also revealed how Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) derived from citrus fruit peels, has the unique ability to bind and block Galectin-3 throughout the body – just one of MCP's many essential health benefits.
This extensive body of research was presented to hundreds of naturopathic oncologists at the annual conference, and received excellent feedback from attendees. OncANP is one of the largest naturopathic oncology organizations, providing advanced training in naturopathic oncology to improve quality of care and patient outcome. It was truly rewarding to share cutting-edge information demonstrating Galectin-3 as a breakthrough biomarker, and highlighting Modified Citrus Pectin's ability to promote health and prevent disease from multiple angles.
Galectin-3: The Rogue Molecule
Galectin-3 is a protein produced naturally by our bodies, but elevated levels can lead to chronic inflammation, fibrosis, heart disease, metastatic cancer and organ failure. By binding and blocking excess Galectin-3, Modified Citrus Pectin prevents this rogue molecule from wreaking havoc throughout the body.
In 2011, the FDA approved a simple blood test that measures circulating Galectin-3 levels. This test is approved by most health insurances as a tool for evaluating risks and prognosis of progressive heart failure. The test can also be used by doctors to determine Galectin-3 induced risk to the liver, lungs, brain, kidneys, and other organs, as well as risks of cancer progression and metastasis.
Versatile Health Benefits of MCP
MCP has been extensively researched and proven to reduce cancer proliferation and metastasis, predominantly through its unique ability to enter the circulation and bind to Galectin-3 receptors on the surface of cancer cells.
Recent studies also demonstrate that Modified Citrus Pectin significantly enhances immune function, and reduces Galectin-3 expression and disease severity in fibrosis-induced kidney injury. Furthermore, MCP is proven through multiple clinical studies to remove lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium from the body without reducing essential minerals.
I also shared new research showing that MCP, when combined with two of my advanced poly-botanical formulas, works synergistically to inhibit aggressive breast and prostate cancer cells. This study was presented at the last Experimental Biology meeting and is currently in press for publication. Researchers found that MCP, in combination with either the breast or prostate formula, further inhibits the metastatic processes of adhesion and migration of breast and prostate cancer cells.
These new discoveries demonstrate that Modified Citrus Pectin can potentially help address many serious health conditions which currently have limited treatment options.
Honokiol for Cancer and Anti-Anxiety Support
I concluded my presentation at OncANP by sharing research on the powerful and versatile botanical compound, Honokiol. Extensive data demonstrates that Honokiol provides numerous health benefits as an anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-anxiety and neuro-protective agent. Honokiol is a powerful active compound derived from the Traditional Chinese botanical, Magnolia officinalis bark. Honokiol is safe to use with conventional cancer therapies, and has also been shown to work synergistically with Modified Citrus Pectin to increase anti-cancer support. For more information and published research on Modified Citrus Pectin and my unique poly-botanical formulas, visit www.dreliaz.org.


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"Not that one."
"Ew, THAT?"
"That's itchy!"
I growled, rolled my eyes and threw the three dresses I had in my hand on the bed.
"Really …?" I asked and thought briefly about smacking myself upside the head.
"Don't even think about that, you'll give me a concussion!" my brain said.
I fell down on the bed, back first and groaned.
"It's hard enough to chose clothes for a date as it is, but with you two nags it is literally impossible!" I said.
"Virtually", my brain said.
"Literally", my body answered and refused to let me get up again. "See? I win."
My body sounded proud.
My brain just scoffed.
"Okay, so no dress, no skirt …", I began but was interrupted immediately.
"I didn't say that. I said not THAT one", my body said.
"Why?" I asked.
"It makes me look fat", my body muttered.
"Get over your vanity and think more practically, will you?" my brain said.
I decided to sit this one out. Well, lay this one out anyway. I felt like turning my head back and forth as if watching a tennis match, only that in my case, of course, I couldn't see anything. When your body argues with your brain, there's not much to see.
"Black skirt does NOT go with a black blouse!" my brain said indignantly.
"Why?" my body asked.
"I am surrounded by fashion grumps", my brain sighed, and I pictured it throwing its hands into the air.
"Can we speed this up a little?" I asked. "I have to be there soon and I would really LOVE to wear some clothes."
"Maybe you should try the nude look", my brain suggested.
This time, I did smack myself … hey, it made me feel better, so it was worth it.
Eventually, we agreed on an outfit and I was on my way to the restaurant.
"Remember, you two will be quiet. The entire evening", I warned when I pulled into the parking lot.
"Pffft," my body said, "as if brainiac here will be able to shut up for even five minutes."
"Well, SOMEBODY has to carry the conversation" my brain shot back.
"Yes, and it's going to be ME!" I interjected. "I don't want to hear any smart comments or feel anything unpleasant. Did I make myself clear?"
My body and brain didn't answer.
"Good" I said, painted a smile on my face and got out of the car.
"Just one thing …" my brain said and I jumped.
"WHAT?" I said and earned a surprised look from a couple that was also walking towards the restaurant. I gave them a grin that was a mix between embarrassment and creepy cheerfulness. "What?" I whispered under my breath.
"I hope he's not boring" my brain answered.
I groaned again (I have done that a lot lately), shook my head, then opened the door and walked inside.
I spotted Collin in a booth by the window.
"Not … a … word" I hissed through clenched teeth, then walked up to Collin and gave him a quick hug. "Smells good" my body said.
"Quiet!" I hissed.
"Beg your pardon?" Collin said and frowned.
"Nothing!" I said in a voice that was a tiny bit too high, then smiled and sat down across from him.
"So, how was your day?" he asked while I was looking at the menu.
"Will you look at that?" my brain whispered, "they have the calories listed on here now."
"Good, just a lot of interesting … conversations" I said and brought my hand to my forehead to rub it.
"About time," my body said, "New York had that for a while. I need to know what I am eating!"
I successfully ignored that comment.
"Are you okay?" Collin asked.
I nodded.
"Sure she's okay," my body said, "she just wants you to be a gentleman and catch her when she pretends to faint." I kicked myself in the shin and winced.
"Hey, who do you think has to deal with the pain being sent down there?" my brain asked in an offended voice.
"Please excuse me for a second" I said, strained to muster a smile, got up and walked into the restrooms.
"WHAT do you think you're doing?" I growled.
No answer. I bit my lip.
"Please, please, PLEASE, just be quiet for a little while! I really like this guy and don't want to make a fool of myself!" I begged.
Still no answer.
"Fine" I said testily, went to wash my hands and walked back out. I could hear my brain and body giggle. This was going to be harder than I thought.
We finally managed to order, and for the next hour or so the two voices remained quiet. I began to relax. This wasn't going so bad.
"Do you want to go for a stroll?" Collin asked after paying the bill.
"Sure", I said.
He got up, helped me out of the booth and then lead me out of the restaurant. We walked for a while and came to one of he small lakes that were scattered around the shopping area. Collin sat down and looked at me. I sat next to him and he leaned over to kiss me.
Your kisses lift me higher, like the sweet song of a choir …
I tried to ignore my brain as best as I could.
Oh, oh, oh, I feel my temperature rising, help me, I'm flaming, I must be burning a hundred and nine!
I pulled away from Collin.
"Maybe we should … walk a bit more", I said.
He looked at me in surprise but agreed. We walked a little more but he turned again to kiss me.
The flames are reaching my body … it's hard to breathe …
"Oh boy," I said, winding myself out of Collin's embrace, "would you look at the time … I gotta get up really early tomorrow" I said and grinned apologetically. "No problem", Collin said and brushed his hand over my hair. He brought me to my car and kissed me again, then we agreed on meeting in a few days for coffee. I opened the door, sank into the driver's seat, waved while he was walking towards his own car and finally let out a deep sigh.
"Thanks SO much, guys, you've made my night so much better!" I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
"You are welcome, honey, you know we'll always be there for you", my brain said graciously.
"I've noticed …", I responded dryly, turned the key and navigated out of the parking lot.
"But, seriously," I said after a few moments, "Elvis? Really?"
"It seemed appropriate" my brain said and giggled.
"I can't wait for our next date!" my body said, and for the first time today I had to agree with it.


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TED's Chris Anderson on How to Give a Killer Presentation ~ via Harvard Business Review, published June 2013.
Why Empathy Is The Force That Moves Business Forward ~ via Forbes, published May 30, 2013.
Class of 2013: Start Designing Your Life ~ Ideo's Tim Brown's commencement speech at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Information in 2010. It's been adapted a bit for length, but his advice to you is the same: start designing your life. via Design Thinking | Thoughts By Tim Brown, published May 21, 2103.
Big Innovations Question the Status Quo. How Do You Ask the Right Questions? ~ via FastCo.Design, published March 17, 2011.
Tina Seelig on The Science of Creativity ~ 'It's time to make creative thinking, just like the scientific method, a core part of our education.' via Fast Company, published April 17, 2013.
35 Scientific Concepts That Will Help You Understand The World ~ via Business Insider, published May 27, 2013.
Transient Advantage ~ via Harvard Business Review, published June 2013.
Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life ~ Adapted from a commencement address Philip G. Zimbardo delivered at the University of Puget Sound earlier this month. via Greater Good Science Center, published May 28, 2013.
Forget Work-Life Balance. The Question is Rest Versus Effort ~ Dan Ariely on why we should rethink…* the calendar. via Big Think, published May 30, 2013.
There Are As Many Reasons As The Population Of New York To Use The Dictionary of Numbers ~ The Google Chrome extension Dictionary of Numbers allows users to translate large numbers into human terms. via FastCoCreate, published May 24, 2013.
The Discoveries That Promote Metacognition & Self-Directed Learning ~ via Teach Thought, published May 29, 2013.
Crowdfunded Telescope Lets The Public Explore Space ~ ARKYD is an orbiting space telescope that can be controlled by the public – its primary aim is to make space exploration accessible to anyone who is interested. via PSFK, published May 30, 2013.
'Warning' Signs That Encourage You To Do The Opposite ~ The 'Nature's Playground' campaign: To reinvent its reputation, and encourage visitors to enjoy its country houses across east England—national conservation charity National Trust approached UK-based consultancy The Click Design to create physical tongue-in-cheek signage. via Design Taxi, published May 29, 2013.
Lewis and Clark, Meet Foursquare ~ MyReadingMapped makes historic journeys come alive. via Atlantic Cities, published May 29, 2013.
Design Thinking & Education: Annette Diefenthaler, IDEO ~ Annette Diefenthaler, a Senior Design Research Specialist & Project Lead at IDEO, discusses creating and launching IDEO's Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit. via Vialogues, published May 23, 2013.
The Purpose of Philosophy is to Ask the Right Questions ~ Slavoj Žižek on how Philosophy is not here to provide all of the answers. What it can do however, which is more powerful, is ask the right questions. via BigThink, published May 28, 2013.
Take A Secret Look Inside The Cocoon As A Caterpillar Transforms To A Butterfly ~ Using three dimensional X-ray imaging, we can now see the magical process of metamorphosis up close. via FastCoExist, published May 24, 2013.
New playlist: Design giants ~ From graphics to products, check out these 13 TED talks by some of the world's greatest designers. via TED Blog, published May 28, 2013.


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The wonders of drug of abuse.
The mythical being underside for several society. The 'norm' for several others. And pollutant if you have CFS/PVFS/ME ...
I call back once I premier got Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome/CFS subsidise in 1995, I thought that having a cocktail or two wouldn't affect me any otherwise to my PRE-CFS years. Unfortunately I didn't recognize what I was doing to myself.
I didn't know how disappointingly alcohol can feeling the austerity of this CFS ...
Nowadays I don't touch potable at all, and haven't through so for a few old age now. I'd a bit see at lowest possible a few work time in the day alternatively of one sick-abed for weeks on end because of one spiked drink!
Because once you have CFS/M.E., you strength as recovered be heavy chemical element low your oesophagus...
Okay - so that scrutiny may possibly be a midget 'dramatic', but you get what I tight right?
You see once you have CFS/M.E., you are promising to create **alcohol intolerance**...
The small wet portion - even a wee bit,
can distribute you into a reverting - as I learnt the difficult way abundant years ago.
Having an spiritous serving now and once more was adequate to tip the soberness of my PVFS/CFS ended the circumference and put me in bed indefinitely.
When a **normal** being gets crocked they may cognizance a bit bad for a day or so, after which, they're wager on to 'normal', healthy fund and impatient to go. But once a creature next to M.E./CFS gets stoned - or even has retributory one drink, they're apt to grain suchlike 'death warm up' for what seems look-alike an eternity!!!
Personally, I don't in fact like beverage some so I don't go without it. But even if I did,
I have realised that drug of abuse no long makes me knowingness the way it in use to previously I had CFS...
Drinking street drug now feels close to I'm feeding myself poison, and my article reacts fittingly - i.e. a flare, or worse, a lapsing - and I suffer the results for a long, prolonged time shortly.
Unfortunately, maximum of us CFS sufferers are right not weapons-grade satisfactory to escape the poisons of drinkable.
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So if you have M.E./CFS, it is possible that you may have matured an intolerance to drug of abuse.
And that's not forgetting that inebriant likewise affects the effects of antidepressants (often prescribed to CFS sufferers to immoderation their fatigue and to sustain sufferers sleep lightly)! So if you're attractive antidepressants, it's in spades something to take on in worry.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
I spent the x-mas holiday on the boat, I was able to complete the install of the second layer of 1/4" battens on the overhead in both the forward and main cabins. I also finished the cabin sides in the forward cabin. All of these areas are now insulated with 1/2" foam sheets.
I made paper templates for the cabin sides forward, cut then out of some 3/16 ply I had at the house. I've not installed them yet, I'm holding off to be sure all the water intrusion is fixed.
Speaking of water; I knew the port seals were leaking. I found a source online for the seals, and hope to start replacing them this weekend. the seals It took a long time to find these. I spent a lot of time online, ffollowed by walking into random window and glazing retailers.
I found another source of water, the hull to deck joint. Both the prior owner and myself had taken time to seal the edge of the joint where the balsa core is exposed with epoxy, but in several places the upper and lower flange of the joint had separated enough to let water seep in to the interior of the boat. During the few heavy rain storms we've had, this added up to a good inch of rain pooling at the foot of the forward berth. Last week I was able to grind away the paint and get down to bare fiberglass, applied a coat of neat expoy (fast cure) followed by a coat of thickened epoxy. I used the spreader to force some of the expoy into the gap (when there was one) and then smoothed the whole mess out.
It still needs another coat to fill in small voids, but.... wait for it, no water in the forward cabin!
I hope to place the order for the foam for the mattress next week.
Lastly, I began some engine work; The seal that goes around the output shaft leaks, letting oil get onto the rotating prop shaft/ coupler and flings oil all over. I got the whole mess taken apart, but forgot the new seal at the house. I should have that installed tomorrow night, New Years Eve.
Lastly, I plan to move the boat to her new slip on Saturday morning.Not a bad way to ring in the new year.
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Hi Justin,ReplyDelete
I was curious about the results of reglazing your portlights. Our Y30 has a couple of leaky windows, and if possible I wanted to learn from your experience. Drop a line when you can!
Thanks, Rob in Bellingham.Replies
If you want the two components to be joined together permanently, use polyurethane.Delete
Think of polyurethane as an adhesive rather than a sealant. Its grip is so tenacious that its bond should be thought of as permanent. If there seems to be any likelihood that you will need to separate the two parts later, do not use polyurethane to seal them.
Polyurethane is the best sealant for the hull-to-deck joint. It is also a good choice for through-hull fittings and for rubrails and toerails, but not if rails are raw teak because some teak cleaners soften it. Like polysulfide, polyurethane should not be used on most plastics--acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, or ABS.
The cure time for polyurethane is generally shorter than polysulfide, but still may be up to a week.
For bedding plastic components or where insulation is desirable, silicone is the default choice.
Calling silicone a sealant is something of a misrepresentation. It is more accurate to characterize it as a gasket material. If you accept silicone's adhesive abilities as temporary, you will find it is the best product for a number of sealing requirements. It is the only one of the marine sealant trio than can be safely used to bed plastic. It is an excellent insulator between dissimilar metals--use it when mounting stainless hardware to an aluminum spar. It is the perfect gasket material between components that must be periodically dismantled--beneath hatch slides, for example.
Silicone retains its resilience for decades and is unaffected by most chemicals, but it should not be used below the waterline. Because it depends upon mechanical compression to maintain its seal, silicone is not a good choice for sealing hardware on a cored deck. Exposed silicone is a magnet for dirt and repels paint, so never fillet with silicone, and don't use it on any surface you plan to paint.
Silicone sealants typically set in a few minutes and reach full cure in less than a day.
For an adhesive seal of plastic components, select a silicone/polyurethane hybrid.
An adhesive sealant maintains its seal even when stresses pull or pry the bedded components apart. The sealant stretches like the bellows joining the two sides of an accordion. This accordion effect can be especially useful for plastic portlight installations where the portlights are captured between an inner and outer frame. Although silicone has amazing elasticity, its lack of adhesion means any expansion of the space between the frames is likely to cause the seal to fail.
Either polysulfide or polyurethane would provide a more dependable seal, but polysulfide is certain to attack the plastic, and polyurethane prohibits any future disassembly. The answer to this dilemma is a hybrid sealant--part silicone and part polyurethane. Marketed by BoatLife as Life Seal, this mixture promises a longer-lasting seal for portlights and other plastic fittings where compression of the sealant cannot be assured.
For more information about sealing and bedding, consult Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair by Don Casey.
What Sealant Do You Need?Delete
by Don Casey
In every Marine Center you will find an array of different sealants and caulks sufficient to make your head spin. With so many choices, how do you know which one you need?
It is not as difficult as you might think. Virtually all modern marine sealants fall into one of just three types, each with specific characteristics that make it the best choice for some jobs and unsuitable for others. Selecting the right sealant is essentially a matter of identifying the materials you are wanting to seal--specifically if any component is plastic--and of determining the likelihood of ever needing to separate these components.
If neither component is plastic and if you want to preserve your ability to disassemble the joint, use polysulfide.
Polysulfide is the most versatile of marine sealants. It is a synthetic rubber with excellent adhesive characteristics, and you can use it for almost everything. As a bedding compound it allows for movements associated with stress and temperature change, yet maintains the integrity of the seal by gripping tenaciously to both surfaces. It is also an excellent caulking compound since it can be sanded after it cures and it takes paint well.
However, the solvents in polysulfide sealant attack some plastics, causing them to harden and split. Specifically, you must not use polysulfide to bed plastic windshields or plastic portlights--either acrylic (Plexiglas) or polycarbonate (Lexan). Don't use it to bed plastic deck fittings either, including plastic portlight frames. Plastic marine fittings are typically ABS or PVC, and polysulfide will attack both. If you know that the plastic fitting is made of epoxy, nylon, or Delrin, you can safely bed it with polysulfide. Below-the waterline through-hull fittings are in this group, but when there is any doubt, select an
alternative sealant.
Polysulfide adheres well to teak (a special primer improves adhesion), and is unaffected by harsh teak cleaners, making it the best choice for bedding teak rails and trim. The black caulking between the planks of a teak deck is invariably polysulfide. For this application, a two-part polysulfide gives the best results. Polysulfide is the slowest curing of the three sealant types, often taking a week or more to reach full cure. Because it will adhere to almost anything, polysulfide has a maddening propensity to get on everything, so neatness is called for in using this sealant. Polysulfide sealants will have polysulfide printed on the package, or sometimes Thiokol--the trademark for the polymer that is the main ingredient of all polysulfide sealants regardless of manufacturer.
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I used the spreader to force some of the expoy into the gap (when there was one) and then smoothed the whole mess out.ReplyDelete
It still needs another coat to fill in small voids, but.... wait for it, no water in the forward cabin! -
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Hi Justin,ReplyDelete
My father owned Winterhawk from about the late 1970s through the 1980s. If you want some background information on it, I would be happy to oblige. I just need your email address.
Note - I was very pleased to see someone buy my dad's old boat and lovingly restore it. I have many good memories of sailing with my dad.
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Hey Robert,ReplyDelete
I am selling Winterhawk to a great guy Don.
I'd love to get the two ofyou in touch. Feel free to email winterhawkrestoration (at)gmail.


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Ethereal Riffian - Aeonian NEW Album 2014@The second full-length album called Aeonian is the band's most mature work, which unites all the best talents of its members. The eponimous book merged as a result of our intention to fully disclose the ideas and concepts of this album. While working on the narrative, we realized that from now on books would become an integral part of the band's creative work, for they let reinforce the images created by the music and inculcate them in the consciousness of our listeners.
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Commander of the goodwill fleet of China's People Liberation Army, Rear Admiral Shen Hao has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning, at the President's Office.
At the call, the Vice President expressed his sincere gratitude for the generous contributions and support extended by the Government of China for the development of the Maldives. The Vice President also highlighted the 45 years of excellent relations between the two countries and expressed his confidence in enhancing the relations to new heights in the coming years.
The Commander expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome extended to the delegation and the crew of the fleet, and expressed the importance given by the President of China, His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, to further consolidate the friendly relations existing between the two countries.
Furthermore, the Vice President and the Commander discussed on exploring avenues of further cooperation with the aim to strengthen the relations between the two countries.
The Vice President was accompanied at the meeting by Secretary, Bilateral at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Khaleel and the Under Secretary at the President's Office, Uz. Fayyaz Shathir.
Rear Admiral Shen Hao was accompanied by the new Ambassador of China to Maldives His Excellency Mr. Zhang Lizhong.
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49.31. Up the Imbros Gorge Walk and Cycle in Crete
31. Up the Imbros Gorge Walk and Cycle in Crete
Six kilometres of path, mostly fairly good, climbing gently. There is no difficulty in finding the way but the only way out is at the ends of the Gorge. You cannot give up half way. This is one of the most enjoyable gorge walks in Crete with its narrow canyons and rich vegetation.
Walk up the bed of the stream from the road bridge between Komitades and Vraskas.
The banks at first are rocky but low.
10 min. A path comes into the gorge from the west from Komitades.
15 min. An overhanging cliff provides the first shade.
The path is the stream bed of small stones and gravel.
25 min. The gorge twists and turns before narrowing.
40 min. There are sections of cobbled path climbing past a big rock arch which provides more cool shade.
46 min. The cliff to the east now leans out over the gorge and provides shade in the morning.
50 min. The gorge floor is now broader with scattered trees.
60 min. Well wooded cliffs are now towering above the path and old trees in the river bed are large enough to provide shade.
1 hr 5 min. A well cobbled path climbs west of a large boulder that occupies the valley floor.
1 hr 10 min. The cobbled path climbs more steeply on the west bank and then passes through a narrow wooded cleft in the gorge bottom.
1 hr 15 min. The west bank is a high cliff but covered with shrubs.
1 hr 20 min. An arched doorway on the west bank covers the entrance to a water cistern.
1 hr 25 min. The path enters a narrow twisting canyon where it is possible to touch both sides at the same time for several metres. The rock here is banded white and black.
1 hr 35 min. Another short stretch of cobbled path on the east bank leads into a second twisting narrow canyon where the overhanging rock obscures the sky.
1 hr 45 min. The path enters a third but shorter defile.
1 hr 55 min. There are now well wooded slopes above the path and a power cable is visible high on the west side. The well cobbled path climbs steeply past a fallen tree.
2 hr 3 min. The supporting wall of the road above is now visible as the cobbled path continues to climb.
2 hr 8 min. The valley has become an open basin with a rock arch in the west wall but the slopes are now covered with large trees of a mixed woodland.
2 hr 30 min. The valley is no longer a gorge. Continue up the stream bed until cobbled path re-appears on the east bank, passing beside a concrete water tank.
2 hr 40 min. The path reaches walled fields. Turn left for the main road 500 metres to the west and the small village of Imbros.
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Sam is basically right, he's just cranky.
It took me like 200 years of game time to realize that sectors exist.Literally fought pitched wars (and lost (white peace), and lost (cession of 2 planets (20% of my population) and vassalization) with two empires while 5 planets over my limit.As soon as I figured it out, my economy soared. I didn't even notice until I won my war of independence and went to sort out my economy on pause.
No, no, he did. In the everything else section, at least. Officially, this makes him king.
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From Denny: While Al-Qaeda whines about how other terrorist groups [in addition to them] are fighting each other in Syria and behaving badly, the Colbert Bump is in full swing back here in America.
Oh, come on, Sec. of State Kerry and President Obama, just sit back and wait for all those terrorists coalescing in Syria to thrash it out until there are fewer groups. Then you send in the drones. Let these guys do your work for you.
Look at it this way: Stupid is as stupid does. Terrorist groups continue to mass in Syria. Well, we sure know where to find them. It will be like shooting fish in a barrel. At least the IC should be tagging and identifying these now easy to find terrorists.
Meanwhile, rather than write yet another political post and yell at the TV news tonight, our house switched over to Colbert Report and found this awesome indie music group. These folks will definitely benefit from the Colbert Bump. But, you know what, they have game - and lots of it.
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If Ron Paul isn't the Republican nominee and I don't believe that he will be, then it's decision time for liberty activists. As a proud Ron Paul supporter and a libertarian since the early 1970's, I'm thrilled that Ron Paul's 2012 campaign was such a resounding success! We've finally got a real revolution going that has extraordinary momentum, commitment and energy.
While we lacked the numerical strength to outvote the establishment statist neocon socialists who lust for endless wars, big government and big spending, we are amassing substantial power. We energized an entire nation and we succeeded in educating tens of millions on critically important issues like militarism gone mad and banksters gone wild.
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Ever wonder why you feel good after exercising? I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
After exercising for some time (varies from one person to another), your body releases "feel good" hormones commonly known as Endorphins; Endorphins are a hormone like substance produced in the brain to numb pain and elevate your mood, creating "happy" feelings known as "experiencing a runner's high" which is a pleasurable state of well-being. Medically, Endorphins are responsible for many things inside the human body including boosting the immune system.
Whether you've had a rough day at work or just feeling a bit down, a tested technique for conquering anxiety and getting a burst of happiness is exercising.
EXERCISE is the answer.
Go for a quick run, a healthy cheap tip for happiness, or a 30 minute walk, play those insanity videos that have been saved on your laptop since forever.
What are you waiting for? Get off the couch; put on your favorite sweatpants, hit the gym and get going with some exercises (you can do some socialization on the side as well).
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While exercising, make it a habit to mingle with others; interacting with people in a positive environment (say at the gym or the tennis court) has its benefits in mood boosting, and in case you weren't able to go train somewhere and worked out at home, you'll be tired to think of why you were feeling blue anyway.
After you've done it, primp up, have a good cup of coffee and spend some time with a friend, now you're as good as new.
Personally, I feel a sense of accomplishment after hitting the gym; I love it when my muscles start aching and burning, feeling up my 6 packs (yes, I have those) makes me happy!


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Anyone who's lived in England would know that the football (soccer) season over there goes for 12 months. There are nine months or so of actual play, then three months of transfer gossip and/or watching the England national team lamely crash out of a major tournament. Cricket, which is still largely a niche sport in the UK, has to fight for back page real estate even in summer.
Australia is heading this way now too. The football season just won't go away. Summer still belongs to cricket, and to a lesser extent to the A-League, which is doing a decent job of being a summer footy fix.
But the winter sports just won't leave us alone. AFL and NRL, winter's two dominant sporting codes, are muscling their way into the news cycle on a daily basis now, in a deliberate attempt to suck air from cricket and soccer, and to sell 2017 memberships.
Today's news, which isn't really news at all, but which is being reported everywhere, is the 2017 NRL season draw, in which it has been revealed -- and holy crap, you won't believe this -- that teams are actually going to play against other teams next year in matches.
No, but really.
In fairness, there are one or two talking points in the draw, namely that the Rabbitohs will play the Tigers in round one, which means long-serving former Tigers skipper Robbie Farah will front his old club, which he left after an unresolvable feud with the coach. There will also be two Friday night games, the first at 6pm, which is good news for fans having an after-work drink in the pub, but terrible news for anyone trying to battle Sydney traffic, as most of the early games will happen in Sydney.
Otherwise? Whatever. Teams will play teams. Not a compelling news story, if by news, you mean a thing that is actually, you know, new.
But that's how it is now. There are announcements upon announcements from sporting bodies in the off-season, each less momentous than the next. They might be about sponsors, or team list changes, or participation figures at grass roots level, or god knows what.
There are also events upon events in the off-season. The AFL follows its grand final week with club awards nights, then launches into the various drafts. These are ostensibly cattle sales masquerading as public interest. Though to be fair, the AFL has done a good job of giving the draft a kind of game-show drama, using America's NBA draft as its model. If you're really keen, it's on Friday night in Sydney and will be televised.
There are also the tedious end of season tours. Thankfully, the AFL scrapped the International Rules series against Ireland's best Gaelic football players this year, but rugby league just had a four nations thing, which nobody watched because it was on at 3am from England, but which bought the NRL a few more mentions.
Having said all of this, public interest is clearly there. Sydney's Daily Telegraph website splashed with the NRL draw for most of Thursday morning and the lunchtime period. The NRL website had five stories ready to roll. Meanwhile the AFL has published a whopping 71 news stories to its website this week, and it's only Thursday. A huge crowd turned out at Essendon training this week to see nine players returning from drug bans. People care. Some people want football year round.
This reporter is not one of them. Summer is a time to recharge the football batteries. Wake me in, oh, about February, and I'll get my head around winter sports then. Meantime, there's an important Test match starting today which could shape the future of Australian cricket.


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NewsWire: Attack of the Clones meets the Lord of the Luddites - The American Prospect
Attack of the Clones meets the Lord of the Luddites
By Chris Mooney
The American Prospect - May 16, 2002
In his recent American Prospect Online article, "Attack of the Metaphors," Matthew Nisbet lucidly explains why even though it shouldn't, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones will inevitably come to shape this nation's ongoing political debate about cloning. George Lucas's take on this technology, Nisbet argues, resonates with themes from Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and other influential texts concerned with misuses of science, from The Island of Dr. Moreau to Jurassic Park. Besides Star Wars itself, perhaps the most recent work in this genre is Spider Man, yet another tale of hubris, science run amok, and unwise manipulations of nature -- specifically, the genetic engineering of spiders -- by human beings.
There are any number of reasons, plot not the least of them, that modern science fiction and fantasy take up these motifs with such frequency. But here -- as the U.S. Senate's cloning debate fortuitously coincides with another Senate cloning debate contained within Attack of the Clones -- Idea Log would like to draw attention to one oft-neglected factor. When it comes to the relationship between the fantasy and sci-fi genres and worries about technology, there's a huge elephant in the room. So huge, in fact, that it's some half a million words long. The novel in question, in case you hadn't guessed, is J.R.R. Tolkien's 1954-55 fantasy romance The Lord of the Rings (LOTR).
Tolkien's impact on both science fiction and fantasy is immense. It's probably no exaggeration to say that the fantasy genre as we know it today, which encompasses hundreds of English language novels published each year -- many of them "Tolclones" -- wouldn't exist without him. As Jane Chance, a Tolkienist and English professor at Rice University, once put it to this writer, "He's not only the grandfather of 'Dungeons & Dragons,' but of the entire sci-fi fantasy genre as a popular phenomenon." Indeed, the greatest Tolclone of them all may be Harry Potter. The parallels between Rowling's "Wormtail" and Tolkien's "Wormtongue" -- or between her soulless, black-clad "Dementors" and Tolkien's "Ringwraiths" -- are only the most obvious ways that her books draw on LOTR.
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Jennifer: You're right, there's not much left.
Marty: Doc's never coming back.
Marty: I'm sure gonna miss him, Jen.
[Bell Sounding]
Marty: What the hell?
Marty: Doc!
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Marty: Doc! Doc!
Doc: Marty! It runs on steam!
Doc: Meet the family. Clara, you know.
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Doc: These are our boys!
Doc: Jules!...
Doc: And Verne! Boys, this is Marty and Jennifer.
Marty: Doc, I thought I'd never see you again!
Doc: You can't keep a good scientist down. After all, I had to come back for Einstein, and well, I didn't want you to
be worried about me.
Doc: Oh..I brought you a little souvenir.
Marty: It's great Doc. Thanks.
Jennifer: Doctor Brown? I brought this note back from the future and...now it's erased!
Doc: Of course it's erased!
Jennifer: But what does that mean?
Doc: It means that your future hasn't been written yet, no one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it
a good one, both of you!
Marty: We will, Doc!
Doc: Stand back! All right, boys, buckle up!
Marty: Hey, Doc. Where you going now? Back to the future?
Doc: Nope, Already been there!


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The Joys of Playmobil and Mega Bloks
Names proven to many, these toys offer bright and colourful items that help children's imaginations soar. There isn't any limits to what a young child can do when playing with Playmobil or Mega Bloks, and each has its own features that makes them unique and favoured by children around the world. Playmobil
Playmobil is small plastic figurines and accessories that are about 3 inches in height. Recommended for ages Four years old and up, Playmobil has a large number of lines that interest both boys and girls. One of the best features of Playmobil is that its designs are made to meet the current trends and interests of small children.
For example, Playmobil has shifted their focus towards the modern, suburban dollhouse to mirror modern times. These accessories include pull-out sofa beds, giant screen TV's and modern kitchen appliances. For boys, the feeling with Playmobil is the same. While cowboys and Indians were after the popular focus, boys are now able to use their imaginations with Playmobil's type of pirates, deep sea diving and zoo animals.
Not only does Plamobil do a great job in making their toy sets manipulate the current world, but they also allow small children to dabble in the things they love. A young child interested in construction or trains will use Playmobil toys to identify and act out these objects.
Mega Bloks are large plastic blocks which are ideal for children 12 months and up, yet some sets are produced for children even younger. These brightly coloured blocks are offered in sets that are used to build whatever the imagination allows. Mega Bloks grow with the popular trends and possess licensed characters including Dora the Explorer or Wonder Pets. Playmobil Dollhouse
It is often times these very licensed characters that inspire new suggestions for Mega Bloks sets. Kids love being able to interact with their favourite characters, whilst using their motor skills and inventive niche to build gadgets. While most Mega Bloks sets are made to interest both children, some sets are designed for a specific gender. These comprise of Disney Princess sets for ladies and Xtreme Sports sets for boys.
While there are many similarities between the creativity and imagination that Playmobil and Mega Bloks allow, there are numerous things that sets these toy products apart.
The pieces in Playmobil sets have their own functions and set up a scenario for kids to play with. Playmobil sets also feature sets that go back to years ago, allowing kids to try out things that once existed. Mega Bloks on the other hand, are designed to be built with, so pieces can be used to make just about anything. Mega Bloks sets introduce the latest characters and come in a number of sizes and colours, interesting a variety of ages.
Furthermore, Mega Bloks have a tendency to focus on the present-day characters that kids enjoy, while discontinuing older lines. Playmobil keeps producing most of the same lines of toys, but new updates and expansions.
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Squeeze the lemon juice over the bananas. Melt the brown sugar and butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Place the bananas in the skillet cut-side down and saute, flipping carefully once color has developed on one side. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the bananas.
Remove the skillet from the heat and add the rum. Carefully ignite with the flame from the stove or a match. As the flames begin to subside, carefully spoon the sauce over the bananas.
Prepare 4 serving dishes with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. Top with a banana slice and generously spoon the sauce on top. Serve right away.
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Welcome to my web site!
This site is here so you can get to know me better. I know a lot of people don't know what to ask someone when they are having a conversation so I've put all the important info on me in these pages. So the more pages you check out..the more you'll know about me. :) I'll update this site frequently, so make sure to check back often.
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Febuary 4, 2003
I decided it'd be a good idea to update my site again. There's some new pages on here that I've added over the past few months (Revelations, my online test results). And I finally put my other writings on here. I'm soon going to be adding some more pages when I get some time. Enjoy.
April 21, 2002
I haven't updated this site in over a year (except a few little things here and there). So I did a complete over-haul. Everything is updated so you know the most current things about me, instead of stuff that I don't even like anymore.
March 24, 2001 My old web page disappeared of the face of the internet so I've made this brand spanking new one. Enjoy!
If you have read ALL of these pages then GOOD FOR YOU.. you must be bored by now. If you only read a little section it's ok.. my life isn't that interesting anyways. So I thank you and "In case I don't see you.. good afternoon good evening and good night".
This is a picture my friend Alan took of me at Blackstone April 19th, 2003.
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